THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 1
Written by James Macaulay; W.H.G. Kingston; et al.
Stock no. 1829236
Published by Leisure Hour Office. 1879. Fair condition.

The very first Boy's Own Annual. Large format. Blue pictorial cloth, gilt title block to spine, decorative 'B', 'O', 'A' in gilt to front board, remaining title letters are blue. 8 colour and b/w plates, Chess Board for separate use. B/w illustrations to text. iv and 588 pages. Board edges worn with some fraying of cloth. Top & tail of spine very worn with slight loss. Spine is browned. Boards a little scuffed. Text block browned. Endpapers grubby and marked. Transfers and hand-coloured clippings pasted in to prelims and last few pages. Contemporary inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Large plate 'The Death of Nelson' pasted to verso of frontispiece. Frontispiece is listed as 'Moths' but is of British Butterflies. Hinges are pulled but binding is tight. Grubby marks and foxspots to contents. Chess Board is missing. All other plates present. Overall a Good working copy of a scarce annual.

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THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 13
Written by Talbot Baines Reed; Gordon Stables; Theodore Wood; et al. Illustrated by Frank Brangwyn; Gordon Browne; et al..
Stock no. 1325971
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1891. Good condition.

Large, heavy format. 3/4 red leather binding. Colour chromolithograph frontis. Numerous b/w plates and illustrations. October 4th 1890 to August 29th 1891. Rebacked with burgundy cloth spine, retaining original title piece. New endpapers. Frontis is MISSING and has been replaced with the plate which was opposite page 1. 1 other plate MISSING (Our British Cavalry). Fold-out plate opposite page 289 is creased. Browning and fingering to contents.

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THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 42
Written by Charles Gilson; H. Mortimer Batten; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; T.H. Robinson; Harry Rountree; et al..
Stock no. 1826144
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1920. Good condition.

Large format. Maroon pictorial cloth. 12 colour and b/w plates. Boards lightly scuffed, spine lightly faded and lightly creased. Front hinge is broken and therefore prelims to page ix are loose/detached. Otherwise binding is tight. Folding frontis is torn in two along fold. Page edge browning and a few scattered foxspots. All plates are present. A working copy only.

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THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 48
Written by Dillon Wallace; Harold Avery; Robert Baden-Powell; May Wynne; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; Alfred Pearse; Arch Webb; et al..
Stock no. 1826143
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1926. Very good condition.

Volume 48 1925-26. Large heavy format. Green pictorial cloth. Colour plates (some of which fold-out) and b/w illustrations. Rear board lightly scuffed. Top & tail of spine a little grayed, spine edges rubbed. Lower edge of boards rubbed, lower corners worn through cloth to boards. Front board is lovely and bright. Minor foxing and browning to endpapers. Front joint just starting to crack from bottom. A few scattered foxspots to contents. Mostly clean.

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THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 47
Written by Geoffrey R. Pocklington; Charles Gilson; E. Talbot; et al. Illustrated by L.R. Brightwell; Gordon Browne; Alfred Pearse; T.H. Robinson; Harry Rountree; et al..
Stock no. 1325376
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1925. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. Large format. 11 colour and b/w plates plus b/w illustrations. Vol XLVII on spine. Spine and corners bumped and worn, cover edges slightly rubbed. Light marks to rear cover. Some slight foxing else contents clean.

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THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 42
Written by Charles Gilson; H. Mortimer Batten; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; T.H. Robinson; Harry Rountree; et al..
Stock no. 2136472
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1920. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Maroon pictorial cloth. 12 colour and b/w plates. Some marks and spotting to covers. Wear and chipping to corners. Page browning and foxing.

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THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 43
Written by Charles Gilson. Illustrated by L.R. Brightwell; George Soper; Gordon Browne; et al..
Stock no. 2136471
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1921. Good condition.

Large heavy format. Blue pictorial cloth. Colour and b/w plates. Numerous b/w illustrations. Fraying and chipping to cloth at cover and spine edges. Couple of splits to spine. Some marks to covers; scuffing. Joints are cracked; front joint is partially broken. Foxing and browning. Some page creasing. A reading copy.

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THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 41
Written by H. Mortimer Batten; Charles Gilson; et al. Illustrated by Harry Rountree; George Soper; T.H. Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 2136470
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1919. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Green pictorial cloth. 12 colour and b/w plates. Pictorial spine. Scuffing and bumping to covers; some marks. Small tear to cloth at top of front cover. All plates present. Fold-out page has some chipping, mis-fold and tear to fold.

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THE BEST OF BRITISH PLUCK
Written by Philip Warner.
Stock no. 2113275
Published by Book Club Associates. 1977. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A portrait of the Boy's Own Paper. Articles from the earlier years when the magazine had its widest-ranging appeal. Recreating the vigorous spirit for which the Boy's Own Paper became a household name. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Some light wear to top and tail of spine. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Pale page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased, with a couple of tiny nicks.

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THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL 1903
Written by George Manville Fenn; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1401705
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1903. Good condition.

Volume 25 Saturday 4th October 1902-Saturday 26th September 1903. Large format. Red pictorial cloth with gilt title and date to spine. Pictorial endpapers depicting events in the reigns of the Edwards of England. 12 colour plates. B/w illustrations including Louis Wain cats. Corners and some board edges bumped and rubbed. Top and bottom of spine are bumped. Cloth split to front of top of spine with small tear to top of word 'annual'. Some cloth missing to top and bottom of spine which is browned. Front joint is cracked. Browning and a little foxing to endpapers. Three tissue guards are missing from colour plates. Some page browning and foxing to contents which are generally clean.

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THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 16
Written by Gordon Stables; Talbot Baines Reed; Frederick Treves; W.J. Gordon; Jules Verne; Theodore Wood; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; H.M. Paget; et al..
Stock no. 1201240
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1894. Slightly better than good condition.

Vol XVI on spine. Large format. Green pictorial cloth. Gilt titles. 12 colour plates. Book: all plates present. Slight damage to one plate. Joints cracked. Prelims slightly loose. Some foxing to margins. Name stamp to top and bottom of text block. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine a little faded.

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THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 44
Written by Charles Gilson; Harold Avery; et al.
Stock no. 823452
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1922. Slightly better than good condition.

Large format. Blue pictorial cloth. 12 colour and b/w plates plus numerous b/w illustrations. Vol XLIV on spine. Book: all plates present. Corners worn. Dent to edge of front cover. Top and tail and edges of spine rubbed.

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