Oxenham (Elsie J.) The Abbey Girls
£150
London & Glasgow, Collins, 1920.
First edition. 8vo. Original pictorial blue cloth.
The second book in Oxenham’s Abbey series, introducing the characters whose ongoing adventures would be the basis for the subsequent books in the popular series.
In stock
Gift and ownership inscription to front endpaper; a little rubbed and bumped at extremities, but overall VG.
Illustrations by Arthur Dixon.
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