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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Richard Bird; Percy F. Westerman; E.E. Cowper; et al. Illustrated by Thomas Henry; Rowland Hilder; W. Edward Wigfull; Harry Rountree; et al..
Stock no. 1324776
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1928. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Yellow cloth spine with pictorial front cover showing a boy hunting with natives holding spears in background. First story is 'Time Signals' by Richard Bird. Colour frontis + 3 other colour plates and b/w illustrations. Covers edge worn. Spine bumped and slightly grubby. Grubby marks to rear cover. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing throughout, heavy at textblock.

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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL 1924
Written by Hylton Cleaver; H. Mortimer Batten; Charles R. Gibson; Percy F. Westerman; E. Talbot; et al. Illustrated by H.M. Brock; Gordon Browne; H.R. Millar; et al..
Stock no. 1324775
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1924. Good condition.

Blue cloth spine, pictorial front board shows boys in a sailing boat. Colour frontispiece. B/w plates and illustrations throughout. 288 pages. First story is "A Famous Name" by Hylton Cleaver. Boards edge worn and slightly grubby. Spine worn. Damp stain to edges of front free-endpaper. Some foxing.

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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Percy F. Westerman; Richard Bird; et al. Illustrated by H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1324769
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Front cover shows two boys canoeing across lake. First story is 'French Leave' by Westerman. Colour and b/w plates. Spine bumped and rubbed. Corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly edge rubbed. Light grubbiness to rear cover. Foxing throughout.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR SCOUTS 1ST YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; Harold Avery; Tom Bevan; et al.
Stock no. 1324763
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1919. Fair condition.

First year of publication. Green cloth spine, pictorial front cover showing Scout with flag and bugle. First story is "Luck of the Leopard" by Stacey Blake. 4 colou plates, b/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Covers are edge worn and a bit grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper has been blotted out with blue biro scribbles. Belongs to box filled in. Small word in ink to verso of frontis. Frontis is detached but still present. Heavy foxing and some fingering to contents. Hinges are a little pulled causing contents to be slightly loose (binding still tight).

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR SCOUTS 2ND YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; John Martin; W. Percival Westell; Harold Avery; et al. Illustrated by Savile Lumley; N. Sotheby Pitcher; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1324762
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1920. Very good condition.

Green pictorial front board shows a boy scout in shorts with a union jack flag and a castle in the background. First story is "Hogmanay Camp" by Martin. 4 colour plates. B/w plates and text illustrations. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Corners bumped and worn. Some wear to cover edges. Tiny bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Name in ink in belongs to box. Endpapers are browned. Heavy foxing to textblock and some page margins.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR SCOUTS 16TH YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; James H. Prater; Major J.T. Gorman; et al. Illustrated by K.W. Coales; W. Edward Wigfull; et al..
Stock no. 1324759
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Good condition.

Blue pictorial front board and spine, front shows head of scout. First story is "One Baghdad Night" by Prater. 4 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. Covers are edge worn ana bit grubby. Splits at lower edges of spine. Tiny bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Foxing and fingering to contents. Hinges pulled causing contents to be a little loose.

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THE ROVER BOOK FOR BOYS 1959
No author listed.
Stock no. 1323569
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1959. Very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial front board shows 2 aeroplanes, one crashed in the show and the other flying over the mountains. Also a couple of birds of prey being shot at with arrows from the ground. First story is 'When The Red Tide Flows'. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Some light marks to page margins. Small margin tears to a couple of pages. Light page browning else contents clean.

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BILLY BUNTER'S OWN
Written by Frank Richards. Illustrated by C.H. Chapman.
Stock no. 1323520
Published by Oxonhoath Press. 1959. Very good condition.

Red glazed pictorial boards, front cover shows Bunter hunting. B/w illustrations. Colour frontis piece. First story 'Was it Bunter?'. No. 6. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Laminate at spine edges has slightly lifted. Contents are lightly browned, large foxspots to endpapers.

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EAGLE ANNUAL No. 11 (1962)
Written by Clifford Makins.
Stock no. 2137956
Published by Longacre Press. 1962. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green spine. Red pictorial boards showing helicopter rescue. Thelwell endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. 173 pages. Some fading and browning to spine. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased and torn with minimal loss.

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THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 41
Written by H. Mortimer Batten; Charles Gilson; et al. Illustrated by Harry Rountree; George Soper; T.H. Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 2136470
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1919. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Green pictorial cloth. 12 colour and b/w plates. Pictorial spine. Scuffing and bumping to covers; some marks. Small tear to cloth at top of front cover. All plates present. Fold-out page has some chipping, mis-fold and tear to fold.

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THE GREYFRIARS HOLIDAY ANNUAL 1976
Written by Frank Richards; Peter Todd; Martin Clifford; et al.
Stock no. 2135741
Published by Howard Baker Press. 1976. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. Howard Baker Omnibus Volume. ISBN: 0703000756.

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THE GREYFRIARS HOLIDAY ANNUAL FOR 1973
Written by Frank Richards; Edwy Searles Brooks.
Stock no. 1319782
Published by Howard Baker. 1st thus 1973. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Howard Baker Omnibus No 21. Best-loved works from the Golden Years of boys' fiction. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 235 pages. 10 x 7.25". ISBN: 0703000144.

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