The Coming of Age of the Chalet School

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 1958., 1958

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'' 224 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 She also wrote plays and numerous unpublished poems and was a keen musician.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 Very Good condition dust wrapper with small piece of paper missing to the top of the lower panel, white paper, black lettering and colour illustration to the spine not faded, not price clipped 7/6. Dust wrapper without any tears and supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. BRENT-DYER, Elinor M. Seller Inventory # 36899

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Coming of Age of the Chalet School

Publisher: Published by W. & R. Chambers Ltd., 11 Thistle Street, Edinburgh, 6 Dean Street, London First Edition . Edinburgh 1958.

Publication Date: 1958

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition