The Chalet School Wins the Trick [No 46 in the Series] by Brent-Dyer, Elinor M. [1894-1969] Dust Wrapper Illustrated by Dorothy Brook

Published by W. & R. Chambers Ltd., 11 Thistle Street, Edinburgh, 6 Dean Street, London First Edition 1961. . First edition hard back binding in publisher's original powder blue cloth covers, navy lettering and twin cross lines to the spine. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 216 pages. 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 She also wrote plays and numerous unpublished poems and was a keen musician. Light spotting to the ends and edges. Very Good condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper, white paper, lettering and colour illustration to the spine not faded, not price clipped 7s 6d. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.