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Loyal to the School
by Brazil, Angela
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Blackie & Son, 1921. Not Dated [1921 BL]. Angela Brazil was one of the first British writers of modern schoolgirls' stories. She presented a young female point of view which was active, aware of current issues and independent-minded intended primarily as entertainment rather than moral instruction. They were seen as disruptive and a negative influence on moral standards by some figures in authority during the height of their popularity, and in some cases were banned. It has been suggested that Brazil's tales were intended to be covertly expressive of lesbian themes this title the main protagonist in particular. CONDITION Coffee coloured bds with illus front and spine (top cnrs curved o/w in nice clean condition) 288 pages with 4 illus b/w plates. Copy is bright and crisp with name inside front, some dust spotting to ends and edges. Original DJ has some loss with large piecemissing at spine heel and lower front, chips at spine head and top tips o/w not price clipped or scuffed. In archival cover.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by H L Bacon. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16073
- Title
- Loyal to the School
- Author
- Brazil, Angela
- Illustrator
- H L Bacon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Blackie & Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1921
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
About Ariel Books
We are a small friendly book store stocking a unique selection of rare and out of print books. Currently we are searching for a suitable new location but have had an open book shop since 1998.
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- BDS
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- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Price Clipped
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- Edges
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- First Edition
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- Crisp
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....