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THE BLUE BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; Tom Bevan; Captain Charles Gilson; et al. Illustrated by T.H. Robinson; Cyrus Cuneo; et al..
Stock no. 1325522
Published by Hodder & Stoughton; Henry Frowde. Almost very good condition.

Stories and things to do. Blue boards with pictorial onlay. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Unpaginated but 1.5" thick. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Prize plate to front pastedown. Small booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Foxing to endpapers and textblock.

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THE GOLDEN BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; Lawrence R. Bourne; Harold Avery; Lionel Edwards; et al. Illustrated by Arch Webb; R.H. Brock; C.E. Brock; Lionel Edwards; et al..
Stock no. 1325500
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1922. Almost very good condition.

Yellow cloth spine. Pictorial front board, showing pirate scene. First story is 'Musholme' by Lawrence R. Bourne. Colour frontis and 5 other plates. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, corners worn. Name plate to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to textblock, some foxing to page margins. A couple of small margin tears, including one of the plates.

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THE NEW BUFF BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; Hugh Banstead; Gunby Hadath; Jeffrey Havilton; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325451
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1934. Almost very good condition.

Buff pictorial boards. Colour plates plus b/w illustrations. First story is "Lost, Stolen or Strayed" by Banstead. Spine bumped, covers edge rubbed and a bit grubby (light white mark to rear cover). Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing, mainly to textblock. Some hinges cracked.

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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 TESTING OF JIM MACLEAN
Written by Dillon Wallace.
Stock no. 1325247
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. Very good condition.

A Tale of the Wilds of Labrador. Pale blue pictorial cloth. 6 b/w plates. 272 pages. Spine bumped. A few small marks to covers. Endpapers lightly browned. Some foxspots.

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THE HEIR OF A HUNDRED KINGS
Written by Herbert Strang.
Stock no. 1325227
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1924. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Pictorial paper boards. Colour frontis and numerous b/w illustrations. 160 pages. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge worn. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned. Some hinges cracked. Heavy foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is worn, torn and grubby and browned on verso.

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BRUNTON COMES BACK
Written by Michael Poole.
Stock no. 1325226
Published by Oxford University Press. 1938. Good condition.

Pictorial boards, front cover shows boys head surrounded by books, spine shows boy in pyjamas. Dark brown background with yellow titles. Colour frontis. 95 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Small hole to centre of spine, spine slightly darkened. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Front joint (between frontis and title-page) is cracked. Contents are browned.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR BOYS
Written by T.C. Bridges; David Balfour; Richard Bird; Jeffrey Havilton; et al. Illustrated by Savile Lumley; Reginald Cleaver; Ernest Prater; et al..
Stock no. 1325134
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards showing boys climbing the cliff's at a seaside. First story is "Linderby's Lesson" by Bridges. Colour frontis. B/w plates and text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly browned. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing, mainly at textblock. Some hinges cracked.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR BOYS
Written by W.K. Holmes; Percy F. Westerman; E.E. Cowper; S. Beresford Lucas; et al. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull; et al..
Stock no. 1325133
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Pictorial front cover shows boys leaping over a fence. First story is 'Polton of the M.T.' by Holmes. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations and plates. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby and faded. Page browning. Some hinges cracked.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR BOYS
Written by Jim Pennant; Percy F. Westerman; C. Bernard Rutley; et al. Illustrated by R.H. Brock; A. Mason Trotter; et al..
Stock no. 1325132
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1935. Almost very good condition.

Orange pictorial boards showing boy swimming and sausages being cooked on camp fire. First story is "The Guardian" by Pennant. Westerman story is "Trapped". Colour frontis. B/w text illustrations. Covers edge rubbed. Spine bumped. Rear cover is lightly foxed. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing, heavy to textblock.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR BOYS
Written by J.W. Ellis; E.E. Cowper; Jeffrey Havilton; C. Bernard Rutley; et al. Illustrated by Ernest Prater; Savile Lumley; T. Cuneo; et al..
Stock no. 1325129
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards showing boys sailing. Colour frontis. B/w plates and text illustrations. First story is "Rosie to the Rescue". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers slightly grubby. Heavy foxing else contents clean.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR BOYS
Written by C. Bernard Rutley; Harold Markham; S. Beresford Lucas; E.E. Cowper; et al. Illustrated by M. MacKinlay; Savile Lumley; et al..
Stock no. 1325128
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards showing boys jumping hurdles. First story is "The Thunderer" by Rutley. Colour frontis. B/w plates and text illustrations. Spine bumped, spine and corners slightly worn. Spine slightly browned. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Heavy foxing. Some joints cracked. Heavy pencil mark to front free-endpaper has been erased.

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