The Cathedral Stories
by Mayne, William
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
V Mayne, William. The Cathedral School Stories. The author attended one of these schools, which are midway between local council schools and the exalted Public schools like Eaton and Harrow.
a. A Swarm in May. (Carnegie Medal). London, 1955, 1st, OUP. Cloth, 6x9, 199p, DW. Illus by C. Walter Hodges. John Owen tries to duck the job, when as the youngest Singing Boy in the Cathedral School, he is chosen to lead an ancient ritual before the Bishop. He resolves his problem and a mystery.
b. Chorister's Cake. Oxford, 1956, 1st, OUP. Bds, 5nx8n, 160p, DW. Illus by C. Walter Hodges. The second choir school book continues the adventures of John Owen and his mates.
c. Cathedral Wednesday. NY, 1960, repr, Brockhampton. Cloth, 5½x8¼, 158p, DW. Illust by C. Walter Hodges. Drawing on his own choir school background, Mayne raises the common school story to literary status.
d. Scratching, Sneezing, and Snoring. A privately printed Christmas Story, 1996, 4x6, 8p, stapled through the fold, signed.
4 vols,
Not ex-library, no internal marks, clean and tight.
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- Bookseller
- Cattermole 20th Century Children's Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 67088
- Title
- The Cathedral Stories
- Author
- Mayne, William
- Format/Binding
- FINE
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Various
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Pages
- Various
- Size
- 6" x 9"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Catalog 67;
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