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THE ORANGE BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; Captain Charles Gilson; May Byron; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; H.J. Ford; Cyrus Cuneo; et al..
Stock no. 1325524
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. Circa 1925. Good condition.

Orange and pale blue pictorial boards. 9 colour plates. Numerous b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, corners worn. Cover edges rubbed. Scuffing to rear cover. Name and date in ink to belongs to box. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to textblock and some page margins, some fingermarks to pages.

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THE GREEN BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; George Manville Fenn; Edward Step; G.A. Henty; et al. Illustrated by T.H. Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 1325523
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1926. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green pictorial cloth, black titles. 6 colour plates. Edited by Strang. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, some spotting to covers and a large but light stain to rear cover. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing, heavy at textblock. Dustwrapper is worn, torn and grubby.

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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 PURPLE BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; G. Lusignan; Captain Charles Gilson; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Robinson; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325521
Published by Hodder & Stoughton; Henry Frowde. Circa 1915. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine and purple pictorial boards. Colour plates and b/w illustrations throughout. Large format. First story is "William the Silent" by Lusignan. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed. Some slight fading to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers, prelims 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 PURPLE BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; G. Lusignan; Captain Charles Gilson; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Robinson; Thomas Somerfield; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325452
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1927. Good condition.

Beige cloth spine, purple pictorial boards. Colour plates and b/w illustrations throughout. First story is "William the Silent" by Lusignan. Covers are edge worn and a bit grubby. Spine bumped. Endpapers are browned. Foxing. Name in pencil (heavy) in belongs to box.

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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 SECRET OF THE FENS
Written by K. Wallis Coales. Illustrated by K.W. Coales.
Stock no. 1325242
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1935. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards. Colour frontis. 96 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Foxing.

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THE SKY TRACKERS
Written by John E. Gurdon. Illustrated by S. Drigin.
Stock no. 1325229
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1931. Almost very good condition.

Warne's Adventure Library. Cream boards with blue titles and colour vignettes. 156 pages. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn, spine very slightly grubby. Fore-edge of front cover is worn. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Some hinges cracked. Some foxing to contents.

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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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