Girls’ Own Book

Girls’ annual from the 1950s with stories by authors of books for girls - Oxenham, Bayley, Shaw, Warner, among others. The real find is a detective story written for this audience by E.C.R. Lorac. Plus articles on tennis, embroidering and acting (by Streatfeild), and extracts from Pride and Prejudice and Hiawatha. All for 3/6!