THE CHILDREN'S PRIZE 1867 - 68
Written by J. Erskine Clarke.
Stock no. 1404850
Published by William Macintosh. 1868. Almost very good condition.

Contains 24 issues from January 1867 to December 1868. Green boards with gilt titles to spine. Two colour plates and b/w illustrations. SIGNED by Gillian Avery. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Bubbling to cloth on front board. A few light marks to boards. Front joint is cracked by frontis. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Browning to some pages and endpapers. Foxing to some pages and tissue guards, otherwise contents are clean.

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THE CHILD'S OWN MAGAZINE 74TH VOL
No author listed.
Stock no. 1505349
Published by The Child's Own Magazine Office. 1907. Very good condition.

74th annual volume. Glazed pictorial boards show children on a beach with donkeys. Adverts to rear cover and endpapers. Serial story is 'Two Little New Zealanders'. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. 148 pages. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Rear cover slightly scuffed. Worm hole through front cover and damage for 1.75" along front joint. Ink inscription to verso of frontis. Just an odd mark to contents.

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MODERN BOY No. 40 NOVEMBER 19TH 1938
Written by W.E. Johns; Murray Roberts; et al.
Stock no. 1403765
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1938. Almost very good condition.

Weekly magazine, paperwraps. Contains an installment of Biggles' Rescue Flight. Staples a little rusty. Spine torn at top and bottom. Contents detached from covers. Writing in pencil to top of front cover. Some marks to covers. Pages browned.

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MODERN BOY No. 32 SEPTEMBER 24TH 1938
Written by W.E. Johns; Murray Roberts; George E. Rochester; et al.
Stock no. 1503752
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1938. Almost very good condition.

Weekly Magazine. Paperwraps. Contains Pirate and Gentleman the strange story of Captain Misson from the They Flew the Jolly Roger series by W.E. Johns. Staples rusty. Some damage at base of spine. Pencil writing to top margin of front cover. Browned with a couple of edge chips.

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THE CHILDREN'S PRIZE 1869
Written by J. Erskine Clarke.
Stock no. 1402784
Published by William Macintosh. 1869. Fair condition.

Blue patterned boards with gilt titles to front. Contains 9 issues (January - September). Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Board edges are rubbed. Some darkening to boards and a few marks. Front Joint cracked meaning frontis is partially detached. Rear joint is also cracked as are several hinges meaning the binding is a little loose. Possibly two plates and rear endpaper missing. Inscription in ink to front endpaper (dated 1927) and to verso of frontis. Some colouring of b/w illustrations. Some page browning. Grubby marks. A reading copy only.

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THE PRIZE FOR GIRLS AND BOYS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1502681
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd.. 1923. Slightly better than good condition.

Green cloth spine, pictorial front board showing a girl marooned on a sandcastle. Colour plates. B/w illustrations. 162 pages. Spine browned with small splits at top. Corners and cover edges worn. Rear cover has large scratch mark and top outside corner is darkened/stained. Contents are very good.

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THE PRIZE FOR GIRLS AND BOYS 1902
No author listed.
Stock no. 1312071
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co.. 1902. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth, black decoration to front with gilt title-box. 13 chromolithograph plates. 164 pages. Plus 32 page catalogue. Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded. Light musty smell to contents. Some light foxing.

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THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE VOLUME XVI 1841
Written by Sylvanus Urban.
Stock no. 1710405
Published by William Pickering; John Bowyer Nichols And Son. 1841. Very good condition.

Library Binding. July to December 1841. iv 700 pages, b/w illustrations. Includes: The Broadway Chapel, Westminster; Fire at Astley's Theatre; Timber Houses; Loss of life when a boat being launched at Rotherham overturned with 150 people on board; Landslip at Sidmouth; new Lighthouse on the Godwin sands; Restoration of Chepstow Church; Trial of the performance of propeller driven versus paddle driven steamer; proposed new suspension bridge from Hungerford market to Lambeth; notes on Ross's expedition to the South pole with ships Erebus and Terror (note later lost in the search for the North west passage); Abbatial Grange near Yeovil; Triangular Lodge at Rushton, Northamptonshire; Population Britain 26,856,028; Huge fire at South Molton in Devon destroyed 107 houses; Derby town hall destroyed by fire; fire in the Tower of London; Prices of Hay, Straw, Coal, Candles, Corn, Hops etc; numerous other historical events, obituaries, births, marriages and deaths; Index to names at rear. Ex-library (reference) with minimal stamps and new endpapers.

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THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE VOLUME XV 1841
Written by Sylvanus Urban.
Stock no. 1710404
Published by William Pickering; John Bowyer Nichols And Son. 1841. Very good condition.

Library Binding. January to June 1841. iv 698 pages, b/w illustrations. Includes: Repairs of the Temple Church , London; New schoolhouse at Garsington, Oxfordshire; The appointment of Regimental Schoolmistresses; Repair of Whitby Abbey; Roman find at Risingham, Northumberland; Three churches in Dundee destroyed by fire; Serious flooding on the Thames; Conway Castle; trial of the Earl of Cardigan for shooting someone in a duel; St. Paul's Cray church, Kent; proposed school at Eversholt; Prices of Hay, Straw, Coal, Candles, Corn, Hops etc; numerous other historical events,obituaries, births, marriages and deaths; Index to names at rear. Ex-library (reference) with minimal stamps and new endpapers.

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THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE VOLUME XIII 1840
Written by Sylvanus Urban.
Stock no. 1710403
Published by William Pickering; John Bowyer Nichols And Son. 1840. Good condition.

Library binding. January to June 1840. iv 695 pages, b/w illustrations Includes: The Royal Palace of Greenwich; Dialect of Dorsetshire; Topography of Southport; Ancien ship at Mount's Bay; Shottesbrooke Church, Berkshire; Landslip at Lyme Regis; Penny Postage commenced; Trial of the Newport Chartist Rebels; marriage of Victoria and Albert; Carved Ceiling at Black Boy Inn, Chelmsford; First Stone laid of St. Thomas's Hospital; The New Postage system; Estimates for the erection of Nelson's Column; Huge fire at York Minster; Prices of Hay, Straw, Coal, Candles, Corn, Hops etc; numerous other historical events,obituaries, births, marriages and deaths; Index to names at rear. Ex-library (reference) with minimal stamps and new endpapers. 2 pages 225 & 226 are missing and replaced with loosely inserted photocopies.

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THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE VOLUME XIV 1840
Written by Sylvanus Urban.
Stock no. 1710402
Published by William Pickering; John Bowyer Nichols And Son. 1st 1840. Very good condition.

Library binding. July to December 1840. iv 704 pages, b/w illustrations Includes: Genealogy of the Beauharnais family; Opening of the Crusader's tomb in Botus Fleming Church, Cornwall; Description of Ratcliffe Tower, Lancashire; Failed assassination attempt on Queen Victoria; Paintings in Rochester Cathedral; Celtic finds near Bridgwater; Atmospheric Railway at Wormholt Scrubs with expected speeds of 100 mph!; London and Blackwall Railway opened; Work commences on Laying out Trafalgar square; The Manor House of Samlesbury, Lancashire; The church of Great Yarmouth; the church of Walford, |Hertfordshire; the Martyrs memorial, Oxford; Stocks and Whipping Post at Waltham Abbey; The Judges House at Dorchester; Saxon sundial at Bishopston Church, Sussex; Relics from the wreck of the Mary Rose; Prices of Hay, Straw, Coal, Candles, Corn, Hops etc; numerous other historical events, obituaries, births, marriages and deaths; Index to names at rear. Ex-library (reference) with minimal stamps and new endpapers.

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THE CHILDREN'S FRIEND VOLUME XL JANUARY TO DECEMBER 1900
Written by E. Harcourt Burrage; S.L. Heward; Mabel Quiller-Couch; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1108608
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co.. 1900. Very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. A monthly magazine for boys and girls. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine is mottled/damp marked. Corners are bumped, with some chipping. Page browning.

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