BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Richard Bird, Percy F. Westerman, et al
Illustrated by H.M. Brock, D.L. Mays, et al.
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.
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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Richard Bird, Percy F. Westerman, et al.
Illustrated by H.M. Brock, D.L. Mays, et al..
Stock no. 814184
Circa.
1931.
Hardback.
Large format.
Very good condition.
Front cover shows man dressed in white on a horse, riding through what looks like a tea plantation. First story is 'Martingale's Move' by Westerman. Colour and b/w plates. Spine is browned and marked, edges worn. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Glue marks to endpapers. All plates present.
BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Richard Bird, Percy F. Westerman, et al.
Illustrated by H.M. Brock, D.L. Mays, et al..
Stock no. 814185
Circa.
1930.
Hardback.
Large format.
Almost very good condition.
Front cover shows man dressed in white on a horse, riding through what looks like a tea plantation. First story is 'Martingale's Move' by Westerman. Colour and b/w plates. Spine and edges are worn. Covers grubby. Small chip to rear cover onlay. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. 1 plate has 1" closed tear. All plates present. Front joint cracked.
Front cover
Contents
- STORIES:
- Martingale's Move - Percy F. Westerman (illus C.P. Shilton)
- The Escape - M.C. Reynolds (illus Reginald Cleaver)
- The Late Cut - C.O. Leigh (illus Savile Lumley)
- The Hour and the Man - Richard Bird (illus Thomas Henry)
- The Dumb Witness - E.L. Chicanot (illus D.C. Eyles)
- The Adonis Stakes - Jeffrey Havilton (illus Thomas Henry)
- The Shrine on Gopu-La - John Easton (illus M. Mackinlay)
- Safety First (Poem) - W.K.H.
- Marooned - J.S. Elder (illus Norman Keene)
- The Murderous Mandarin - E. Maslin Kearsey (illus Thos. Somerfield)
- My Grandfather's Ghost Story - Capt. F.V. Hughes-Hallett (illus John Cameron)
- Possessions (Poem) - P. Hoole Jackson
- The Scouts (Poem) - Will H. Ogilvie
- "Brown's Tower" - W.K. Holmes (illus Reginald Cleaver)
- The PAssing of the "Grey Ghost" - S.T. James (illus Thos. Somerfield)
- The Golden Chance - N.M. Mathews (illus T. Cuneo)
- The Lone Smoke - Ben C. Robinson (illus C.P. Shilton)
- Little Johnny Boker - J.G. Fyfe (illus D.L. Mays)
- The Black Leopard - A.W. Strachan (illus L.R. Brightwell)
- Jimmy the Coon - William MacMillan (illus Ernest Aris)
- Learning the Ropes - Percy Dent
- "All for a Pair of Trousers" - Patrick Williamson (illus D.L. Mays)
- The Red Albatross by Wilfrid Tremellen (illus C. Fleming Williams)
- The Last Lap - C. Bernard Rutley (illus M. Mackinlay)
- Gorilla Jim's Pets - Percy Dent (illus C.P. Shilton)
- The Challenge - Percy Longhurst (illus H.M. Brock, R.I.)
- The Peruvian Thoroughbreed - Theodore Ruete (illus D.C. Eyles)
- The World in Peril - Michael Poole (illus Roland M. Chandler)
- ARTICLES:
- Speed - A.W. Seymour (illus Angrave)
- Free-lance Jounalism - Stan Hope
- Wild Life in the Outer Hebrides - Seton Gordon (illus with photos by the author)
- The Story of the British Road - G.G. Jackson (illus D.L. Mays)
- Exploratory Surveying in British Columbia - George G. Vincent (illus with photos by the author)
- Schooldays of the Past - J.D. Andrews
- Gallant Gentleman - George Surrey
- On the Grand Banks - Stanley Rogers (illus by the author)
- Tests and Games - Druce Raven
- Cave Exploration - Francis E. Hiley (illus by the author)
- Smuggling Ways and Smuggling Days - C. Bernard Rutley