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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL

by Richard Bird; Percy F. Westerman; et al

Illustrated by H.M. Brock; D.L. Mays; et al.

Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa. 1930

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.

Stock no. 814185

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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

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