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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Olaf Baker; Percy F. Westerman; C. Bernard Rutley; et al. Illustrated by H.R. Millar; Alfred Sindall; Gordon Browne; et al..
Stock no. 1325090
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth spine with black title and rugby player vignette. Front board shows cowboy on horseback. 4 colour plates. B/w text illustrations throughout. First story "Prairie Boy" by Baker. Covers are slightly edge worn. Spine a bit grubby. Name plate and small booksellers sticker to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to textblock and some foxing & grubby fingermarks to contents. Hinge pulled between half-title page and frontis. One plate half detached.

BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Jeffrey Havilton; Percy F. Westerman; Geoffrey Prout; et al. Illustrated by H.M. Brock; Reginald Cleaver; Rowland Hilder; et al..
Stock no. 1324973
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1932. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth spine with vignette of cowboy standing, front board shows cowboy on horseback. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First story is "Rabbit" Unwin by Richard Bird. Cover edges worn. Spine bumped and slightly grubby. Some light damp stains to rear cover. A few marks to front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper and old price in ink crossed out with pencil to same page. Heavy foxing.

BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by J.G. Fyfe; Percy F. Westerman; et al. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1324972
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1936. Very good condition.

Front cover shows boy hurdling over a gate. First story is 'Paid' by Fyfe. Colour and b/w plates. 287 pages. Spine slightly shelf-worn at top and bottom. Cornerss rubbed and worn. A few light scratch marks and grubby marks to boards. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock, prelims and page margins.

THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR BOYS 25TH YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; Jeffrey Havilton; et al. Illustrated by .
Stock no. 1324834
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1932. Good condition.

Beige cloth with illustrations to front and spine. First story is "Bonne Chance!" by A. Lloyd Owen. Colour plates plus b/w plates and text illustrations. 292 pages. Covers are grubby with damp stains to lower edge of front cover. Spine bumped. Foxing to contents and textblock, some light fingering to page margins.

THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR BOYS 23RD YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; Humfrey Jordan; Gunby Hadath; L.R. Brightwell; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Sindall; Marcia Lane Foster; Terence Cuneo; et al..
Stock no. 1324833
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1930. Very good condition.

Pictorial front board shwoing sailors on a sailing boat with another in the background. Large pictorial onlay to red cloth spine. First story is "The Master" by Jordan. Colour and b/w plates plus b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and covers edge rubbed. Foxing to contents, heavy to textblock.

THE SKIPPER BOOK FOR BOYS 1935
Written by Crawford Kaye; et al. Illustrated by Various.
Stock no. 1324790
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1935. Fair condition.

Pictorial covers show footballers questioning the referee's decision. Colour frontis + photo pages and b/w illustrations throughout. First story is 'Boss of the Caribou' by Crawford Kaye. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge worn. Damp staining to cover and page edges. Contents browned. Hinges cracked and pulled causing contents to be a little loose.

THE ROVER BOOK FOR BOYS 1937
Written by Crawford Kaye; Gilbert Chester; C.A. Bright; et al.
Stock no. 1324788
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1937. Good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Front cover shows cowboys playing football. Colour frontis + 3 other colour plates and b/w illustrations. First story is 'Blind Man's Bluff' by Crawford Kaye. Covers are edge worn and grubby, splits to top of spine. Hinges pulled and cracked causing contents to be a little loose. Contents are well browned.

THE ROVER BOOK FOR BOYS 1929
Written by R.L. Garden; Randolph Mitchell; Jack Ballantine; et al. Illustrated by Various.
Stock no. 1324787
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1929. Good condition.

Colour pictorial boards, front cover shows two boys riding on camels. 4 colour plates, including frontis. B/w illustrations. First story is 'The Shepherd of the Air' by R.L. Garden. Spine and corners bumped, cover edges worn. Spine faded. Covers grubby. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents are browned with slight damp staining at page edges.

THE ROVER BOOK FOR BOYS 1933
Written by Falconer Mackenzie; Richard White; Arthur Radcliffe; et al.
Stock no. 1324786
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1933. Fair condition.

Pictorial covers. Front cover shows a boy on a motorbike trying to lasso a zebra. Colour frontis + 3 other colour plates and b/w illustrations. First story is 'The Buccaneer of the Blue' by Mackenzie. Covers edge worn. Spine worn with splits at top. Frontis is detached but still present. Damp stain to margin of frontis. Contents are heavily browned. Hinges pulled and cracked causing contents to be loose.

THE ROVER BOOK FOR BOYS 1932
Written by Crawford Kaye; Jack Ballantine; et al.
Stock no. 1324785
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1932. Fair condition.

Colour pictorial boards showing two boys hiking with dog. 4 colour plates, including frontis. First story is 'The Shanghaied Mountie' by Crawford Kaye. Chunky volume. Spine bumped, covers edge worn. Some slight spotting to covers. Damp staining to page edges throughout which has also caused curving to the pages.

BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Percy F. Westerman; Richard Bird; Jeffrey Havilton; et al; M.E. Buckingham. Illustrated by Thomas Henry; Ernest Prater; et al..
Stock no. 1324783
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1932. Very good condition.

Front cover shows Indian on horse. First story is 'In the South China Sea' by Westerman. Colour and b/w plates. 288 pages. Covers edge worn. Spine lightly shelf worn at top & tail. Boards a little grubby/marked. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing, mainly to textblock.

BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Richard Bird; T.C. Bridges; E.E. Cowper; et al. Illustrated by Frank Wright; H.M. Brock; Warwick Reynolds; et al..
Stock no. 1324782
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Cream cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows man in snow scene with rifle and snow shoes. Colour frontis. B/w plates and illustrations. First story is "The Dipcote Boost" by Bird. Covers edge worn. Spine bumped and worn at top. Damp stain to lower edge of rear cover. Some foxing to contents.