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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Charles Gilson; Percy F. Westerman; et al. Illustrated by D.L. Mays; Terence Cuneo; et al..
Stock no. 1324777
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1924. Good condition.

Front cover shows aeroplane on ground with white titles. First story is 'A Bolt From the Blue' by Gilson. Colour and b/w plates. Covers are edge worn. Spine bumped and grubby, rear cover grubby. Light foxing throughout.

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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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A LIVELY BIT OF THE FRONT
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 1324679
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. 4 b/w plates. 288 pages. A tale of the New Zealand Rifles on the Western Front. Spine and corners bumped. Some light scuffing and a light mark to rear cover. Name plate to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Some foxing to textblock.

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UNDER THE WHITE ENSIGN
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Edward S. Hodgson.
Stock no. 1324664
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Fair condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. Colour frontis and 4 b/w plates. 256 pages. A Naval story of the Great War. Spine and corners bumped and worn. A few light marks to covers. Name plate to front pastedown, name and address in pencil to front free-endpaper. Hinges pulled and joints cracked causing contents to be a little loose. Frontis has been re-inserted with tape which has now browned with age. Unfortunately 2 of the b/w plates are MISSING.

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THE SEA-GIRT FORTRESS
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull.
Stock no. 1324490
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

A story of Heligoland. Grey pictorial cloth. 4 b/w plates. 296 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Name plate to front free-endpaper. Some light foxing to prelims and foxspots to textblock.

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THE THICK OF THE FRAY AT ZEEBRUGGE APRIL 1918
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull.
Stock no. 1324471
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth. Colour frontis. 4 b/w plates. 256 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Book leans to one side a little. Name plate to front free-endpaper, evidence of some erased pencil markings to same page. Foxing to textblock and some page margins.

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ROUNDING UP THE RAIDER
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Edward S. Hodgson.
Stock no. 1324464
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A Naval Story of the Great War. Green boards with pictorial front cover and spine. Black titles to both spine and front covers. Colour frontis + 3 other b/w plates. 255 pages. Spine bumped. Yellow stain(?) to rear edge of spine. Removal of an inscription to front pastedown has caused some surface paper loss. Foxing, mainly to prelims and textblock.

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WITH BEATTY OFF JUTLAND
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Frank Gillett.
Stock no. 1324338
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A Romance of the Great Sea Fight. Blue cloth with pictorial front board and spine. 6 b/w plates. 284 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Name plate to front free-endpaper, newspaper clipping referring to the death of Westerman taped to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock.

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WHEN EAST MEETS WEST
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by C.M. Padday.
Stock no. 1324251
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1913. Almost very good condition.

"A story of the Yellow Peril". An imaginary story in which Japan and China join together to overwhelm the Northern Hemisphere. Olive green pictorial cloth with gilt titles. Grey endpapers. 6 b/w plates. 292 pages, all edges olivine. Spine bumped. Foxing to contents. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins. One plate has been reinserted in the wrong place (plate opposite pg 211 is opposite pg 196 instead).

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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. 2132738
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1931. 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. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; Some scuffing to cover edges. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Foxing to outer page edges. A few margin marks.

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