1.
Augusta and the boys
by
F. J. B. Bennett
with illustrations by
E. Brier
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons
New Era series.
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Top edge dark green.
Dustwrapper worn and creased, with some loss on spine.
Dustwrapepr price-clipped.
Light wear to edges of covers.
A few makrs to fore edge.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
2.
The First Boys' Paper Omnibus
Collectors edition,
published by Howard Baker in 1981
ISBN: 070300221X.
Greyfriars Book Club, Vol 41.
No. 309 of 400 in a signed limited edition.
Green leatherette boards with gilt letterint and decoration.
Top edge gilt.
In red slip case.
Fine condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
3.
Shirley at Charterton
by
Christabel Marlowe
with illustrations by
Edith Brier
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1950
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Foxing to fore edge.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
4.
5.
Boys will be Boys
by
Ernest Sackville Turner
Revised edition,
published by Michael Joseph in 1957
Red boards with gilt lettering and decoration.
Spine strip slightly faded.
Faint spotting to prelims.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
6.
Boys will be Boys
by
Ernest Sackville Turner
1st edition,
published by Michael Joseph in 1948
Red cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on covers.
3rd impression.
Light wear to edges of covers and dustwrapper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
7.
Shirley at Charterton
by
Christabel Marlowe
with illustrations by
Edith Brier
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1950
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Vinyl laminate applied to covers.
Corners bumped.
Edges of page block foxed.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Name and address on prelims.
Contents generally good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
8.
Harum-Scarum Jill
by
Frederica Bennett
1st edition,
published by Wells Gardner in 1949
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Spine faded and spotted.
Foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
9.
Hindered and Helped - A Story for Boys
Published by Religious Tract Society circa 1900
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Monochrome tissue-guarded frontispiece
Covers lightly worn, and darkened with age.
Dated from prize-label on front pastedown.
Some light foxing to prelims and fore edge.
Contents largely clear.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
10.
Blackie's Boys Annual 1924
Published by Blackie and Son Limited in 1923
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on spine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Stain at base of back cover.
Some slight soiling to edges of page block.
Binding sound.
Faint gift dedication on front pastedown.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
11.
Meriel's Choice
by
Eleanor Luisa Haverfield
with illustrations by
E. Brier and P. K. Swann
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1956
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Maroon lettering on covers.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Faint foxing to fore edge.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
12.
Boys' School Story Omnibus
by
Walter Rhoades and Michael Poole
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1940
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Contains three novels:
"The Whip Hand",
"Jimmy Cranston's Crony", and
"The Captain of Stannards".
Covers worn at edges.
Spine faded and soiled.
A little foxing to fore edge.
Front endpaper removed.
Contents good.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
13.
The Great Book for Boys
Published by Oxford University Press circa 1930
Edited by Herbert Strang.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Covers edgeworn.
Some spottign to fore edge.
Hinges strained.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
14.
The Boys of Willoughby School
by
Robert Richardson
Published by Sampson Low and Co circa 1926
Red boards with black lettering and decoration.
Colour frontispiece.
Prize label on front pastedown.
Spine edges worn and split, with 1cm loss at top of spine.
Spine edges reinforced with tape.
Contents good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
15.
The Great Book for Boys
Published by Oxford University Press in 1927
Edited by Herbert Strang.
Octavo.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Pictorial endpapers in green and white.
A selection of stories and articles.
Authors include Walter Rhoades, A. F. Jackson, Lawrence R. Bourne.
Covers and spine heavily worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Contents lightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
16.
The Collector's Book of Boys' Stories
by
Eric Quayle
1st edition,
published by Studio Vista in 1973
ISBN: 028970412X.
Quarto.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
160 pages.
An overview of boys' adventure stories concerned mainly with books published in the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth.
Minor wear to covers and dustwrapper.
Contents clean and tight.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
17.
The Target Book for Boys
Published by Spring Books circa 1955
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Red lettering on covers.
253 pages.
Colour frontispiece.
Black and white illustrations.
Includes two stories by Frank Richards.
Covers edge worn.
Contents tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
18.
The Lads of Lunda
by
J. M. E. Saxby
with illustrations by
F. W. Burton
5th edition,
published by James Nisbet circa 1900
The Boys Holiday Library series.
Green pictorial embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Top edge gilt.
261 pages.
Light wear to edges covers.
Gilt a little rubbed.
Pages faintly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
19.
The Three Midshipmen
by
William Henry Giles Kingston
with illustrations by
Richard Tod
Reprint,
published by Collins circa 1930
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards with black lettering and decoration.
336 pages.
Not illustrated.
Spine slightly faded.
Prize label on front paste down.
Light spotting on fore edge.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
20.
The Two Boys and What They Did With A Year
Published by Boston (U.S.A) Congregational Publishing Society in 1871
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards with embossed black decoration.
Gilt lettering and decoration on spine.
313 pages.
Some wear to sides of spine and spine ends.
Covers in general a little shabby.
Prelims. marked and soiled.
Heavy fingermarking at the front of the book.
Page 15/16 is badly edge chipped, and has been re-inserted.
Book is complete, and tightly bound.
Apart from the above mentioned faults, is in reasonably good condition.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
21.
The Boys' Budget
Published by Blackie circa 1935
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
160 pages.
Colour frontispiece and majority of line drawings by Ernest Prater.
Covers scraped at edges and soiled in places.
Fore edge stained.
Front endpaper missing.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
22.
Country Scrap Book for Boys and Girls
by
Malcolm Saville
Reprint,
published by National Magazine Co. Ltd. circa 1944
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Neat dedication on front pastedown.
Some foxing to endpapers.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
23.
Roland Davies' Come On Steve Annual for Boys and Girls
by
Roland Davies
Published by Perry Colour Books circa 1947
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue spine.
19cm x 25cm.
128 pages.
Undated volume, date inferred from Christmas gift dedication inside front cover.
Light wear to covers.
Edges and corners slightly bumped.
A little foxing to fore-edge and endpapers, contents generally clear.
Brown mark at centre of fore edge; extends slightly into the edge of a few pages but does not affect the text.
Contents good, but slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
24.
The Modern Wonder Book for Boys
Published by Collins circa 1940
Quarto.
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
384 pages.
Pictorial endpapers.
"All the gems from Storyland".
Gilt on covers and spine rubbed and darkened.
Light wear to covers.
Corners slightly bumped.
Some white marks on back cover.
Fore-edge, prelims and early pages foxed.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
25.
Hutchinson's Boys' Annual
Published by Hutchinson circa 1936
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
19cm x 26cm.
256 pages.
Covers and spine heavily worn at edges.
Covers scuffed and a little marked.
Prize label inside front cover.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)