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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.
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford

£ 34.00 Photo of THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR SCOUTS 2ND YEAR- Stock Number: 1324762

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
Circa. 1920. Hardback. 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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Front cover

Cover of THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR SCOUTS 2ND YEAR by Herbert Strang; John Martin; W. Percival Westell; Harold Avery; et al

Contents

  • Hogmanay Camp. By John S. Martin
  • Boy Scouts in Other Lands. By Arthur O. Cooke
  • Sea-Scouting. By Morley Adams
  • Nature and the Scout. By A. E. Hodge, F.Z.S., F.E.S.
  • The Newspaper: A Story of teh Klondike. By George S. Surrey
  • Weather Wisdom. By Morley Adams
  • Trapped! A Scouting Story. By Walter Rhoades
  • On the Track of the Ancient Briton. By W. Percival Westell, F.L.S.
  • An Affair of Honour. By John Finbarr
  • The Mariner's Compass. By N. Sotheby Pitcher, Lieut. R.N.V.R.
  • Boxing for Scouts. By Morley Adams and Gordon M'Kay
  • Dot and Dash. By Harold Avery
  • Signs and Symbols. By Arthur O. Cooke
  • Sailing for Scouts. By Lawrence R. Bourne
  • Notes on Practical Woodcraft. By Marcus Woodward
  • Elementary Surveying. By Captain A. D., Merriman
  • Fresh-water and Sea Fishing. By Morley Adams
  • Simple Cameras for Scouts. By V. E. Johnson, M.A.
  • The Golden Cave: A New Zealand Scout Story. By L. B. Thoburn Clarke
  • Knots and Splices. By Morley Adams
  • Cyphers and Cypher Reading. By V., E. Johnson, M. A.
  • The Snake of Sakkur. By |Leslie Beresford
  • Savage Scouts and their Methods. By Lewis Spence
  • Why it is done at Sea. By Morley Adams
  • Colour Plates
  • "The raiders scattered the scouts like nine-pins" By Savile Lumley
  • "They caught a glimpse of a face, as teh rock lurched forward and closed teh exit". By John De Walton, A.R.W.S.
  • A balanced lug-sail boat sailing close-hauled. By N. Sotheby Pitcher
  • "Hame lowered him into the cave". By Savile Lumley