1.
Modern Boys Annual 1932
by
W. E. Johns
1st edition,
published by Fleetway in 1931
Large format, glazed pictorial board, cloth spine. Contains one colour and four black and white plates by W E Johns; some articles written by him but not attributed. Edges of covers worn. Contents generally Very Good but some finger marking.
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: medium, Confidence: high)
3.
The Empire Annual for Boys Volume Sixteen
Published by Religious Tract Society circa 1925
Quarto.
Red embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Light wear to covers.
Gilt still bright.
Foxing to edges of page block.
Contents good.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
4.
5.
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: high)
6.
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: high)
7.
Daily Sketch Modern Boys Annual
Published by Waterlow and Sons circa 1958
Edited by Robert Campion.
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
197 pages.
Light wear to dustwrapper and edges of covers.
Dustwrapper price-clipped.
Neat gift dedication on title page.
Pages slightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
8.
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)
9.
Whither Bound? A Story of Two Lost Boys
by
Owen Landor
with illustrations by
William Rainey
Published by Patridge
Purple boards with white lettering and decoration.
Covers a little worn and faded.
Prelims discoloured.
Neat dedication on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
10.
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: medium)
11.
Country Scrap Book for Boys and Girls
by
Malcolm Saville
Published by National Magazine Co. Ltd. circa 1944
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Covers unevenly faded and a little worn, with some spotting at edges.
Neat name and address on front endpaper.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
12.
13.
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: medium)
14.
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: medium)
15.
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: medium)
16.
Famous Boys and how they became Great Men
6th edition,
published by Darton and Co in 1860
Octavo.
Bevilled red embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
All edges gilt.
Dark brown endpapers.
Covers soiled and heavily worn.
Extensive scuffing to edges.
Spine faded.
Corners heavily bumped.
Contents good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
17.
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: medium)
18.
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)
19.
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.
Covers unevenly faded and a little worn at edges.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
20.
The Horizon Book for Boys
Published by Spring Books circa 1958
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
125 pages.
Black and white pictorial endpapers and illustrations.
Stories, quizzes and articles.
Covers a little worn at edges.
Pages tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
21.
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: medium)
22.
The Wonderland Annual for Boys and Girls 1920
Published by Fleetway in 1919
Edited by Uncle Dan.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
19cm x 25cm.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Corners and edges bumped.
Spine faded and worn.
Faint marks on front endpaper, where name erased.
Lower 3cm of p72/73 torn away.
Pages edges fingermarked.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
23.
The British Boys' Annual
by
Eric Wood
Published by Cassell circa 1922
Blue embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers and spine.
Black decoration on covers and spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
18cm x 23cm.
232 pages.
Small address label inside front cover.
Neat dedication on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
24.
Fifty Famous Stories for Boys
by
Leonard Gribble
Published by Burke in 1958
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to edges of covers and dustwrapper.
Name on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
25.
Twenty Six School Stories for Boys
Published by Boys Own Paper circa 1930
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
15cm x 22cm.
Light wear to covers.
Spine faded.
Pages faintly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)