Friends of the Chalet School

The School at the Chalet

First hardback edition with dustwrapper by Nina K Brisley

First published in 1925

Reprinted 1930, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1941 and 1988

Pictorial boards to the first edition - the only Chalet School book to have pictorial boards. Some copies have blue boards.

The first edition and early reprints contained 4 black and white illustrations by Nina K. Brisley which are reproduced below.

Then Joey, feeling her way carefully, was beside her.

She reduced the man to horrified silence.

There, in a little heap, lay Simone.

Looking curiously life-like in the half light.

Second hardback edition with dustwrapper by Mackay.

First published in 1948

Reprinted in 1950 (blue spine), 1951, 1952, 1955, 1958 and 1963

Third hardback edition with dustwrapper by Alan Rigby.

This was published by Dymocks in Australia in 1953.

The spine was plain magenta.

First paperback edition - first style.

First published in 1967 @ 2/6

Reprinted 1968 @ 2/6

Second paperback edition - second style.

First published - Undated @ 3/6 (17.5p).

Reprinted - Undated @ 17.5p and Undated @ 40p; 1978 @ 50p; 1980 @ 70p and 1982 @ 95p

Third paperback edition - third style.

First published in 1985 @ £1.50

Reprinted in 1987 and 1988 @ £1.95 and in 1991 @ £2.99

School Stories 2 in 1

First published in 1992. Reprinted in 1996 (Parragon imprint)

Fourth paperback edition - fourth style.

First published in January 1993 @ £2.99

Reprinted in June 1994 @ £3.50

Fifth paperback edition - fifth style.

The School at the Chalet / Jo of the Chalet School
Published September 1995 @ £3.99

Sixth paperback edition - sixth style.

Published in 1998 @ £3.99

Modern Classics paperback edition.

Published in 1999 @ £5.99

80th anniversary paperback edition.

Published by Girls Gone By Publishing in 2005

Portuguese edition.