The Chalet School Wins the Trick [No 46 in the Series]

Brent-Dyer, Elinor M. [1894-1969] Dust Wrapper Illustrated by Dorothy Brook

Published by Published by W. & R. Chambers Ltd., 11 Thistle Street, Edinburgh, 6 Dean Street, London First Edition . Edinburgh 1961., 1961

About this Item

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original powder blue cloth covers, gilt lettering and twin cross lines to the spine. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 216 pp. Monochrome frontispiece. Author of 101 girls' stories, chiefly with school settings. A holiday spent in the Austrian Tyrol at Pertisau-am-Achensee gave her the inspiration for the first location in the Chalet School series. Her teaching career spanned 36 years with her final post as Headmistress of a school in Hereford. She also wrote plays and numerous unpublished poems and was a keen musician. Fine condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper with tiny indent mark to the spine, white paper and colour illustration to the spine not faded, not price clipped 7s 6d. Dust wrapper without any tears or chips and supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. BRENT-DYER, Elinor M.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Chalet School Wins the Trick [No 46 in the Series]
• Publisher: Published by W. & R. Chambers Ltd., 11 Thistle Street, Edinburgh, 6 Dean Street, London First Edition . Edinburgh 1961.
• Publication Date: 1961
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included