CHILDREN ANNUALS AND READERS from Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)

Chums Annual 1941 Published by Amalgamated Press, London, 1941. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 348pp. with color plates, black and white illustrations. Red cloth pictorial boards stamped in black and gilt; illustrated spine stamped with year. In very good condition: light soiling to front board and fading to spine; contents are clean without marks, tears or… Read more about this item

The Best of Chums, Philip Warner. Published by Cassell, London, 1978. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 192pp. illustrated. Red boards with black spine titles. Volume is in fine, unmarked condition; unclipped dust jacket has very light shelf wear. CHUMS, An Illustrated Paper For Boys, was an adventure magazine published in New York, London, Paris, and Melbourne. Contents… Read more about this item

CHUMS ANNUAL 1929-30. Number 37. Published by The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London, 1930. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 832pp. with 12 color plates, black and white illustrations. Red cloth pictorial boards stamped in black and gilt; illustrated spine stamped with year. Contents have toning and are otherwise in fine condition without tears, folds, or marks.… Read more about this item

CHUMS ANNUAL 1908. Number 16. Published by Cassell & Co Ltd, London, 1908. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 1140pp. with color plates, black and white illustrations. Red cloth pictorial boards stamped in black and gilt; illustrated spine stamped with year. In very good condition: fading to spine with rubbing at head and tail; rubbing to yapped… Read more about this item

Chatterbox 1911, Clarke, J. Erskine. Published by Dana Estes & Company, Boston, 1911. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 412 pages with both color and black and white illustrations. Red cloth boards with pictorial pastedown to front and stylized blocked titles on gilt background front; gilt titles spine and blocked design rear board. Inscription to pastedown: " To Eleanor from… Read more about this item

Canadian Geography for Juniors - British Columbia Edition, Cornish, George A.; Revised with Additions by Lord, A.R and Denton, V.L. Published by J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, Toronto, ON, Canada, 1944. [xii], 338pp with index; illustrated with indexed sketch maps, diagrams and black and white photos including frontispiece photos. Green cloth boards with black illustrations and titles. Boards have rubbing… Read more about this item

Collins Children's Annual 1963, Various Authors. Published by William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. London, 1963. Laminated pictorial boards, red cloth spine, pictorial endpapers; red top edge. 128 pages with black and white illustrations with colour frontispiece and plates. Includes picture stories, poems, puzzles etc. Contents are in mint, unmarked, condition. Light ripple of laminate adjacent to spine front board… Read more about this item

Rupert Adventure Book No 49. Published by Daily Express, Beaverbrook Newspapers Ltd London 1963. Bestall, Alfred. Illustrated stapled wraps. Not paginated. Front cover shows Rupert flying on a large feather. 1st story: Rupert and the Young Knight, 2nd story: Rupert and the Whirlpool. 1cm closed tear top front cover; rear cover has a few light marks, and… Read more about this item

Rupert Adventure Book No 46 - Spring Adventures. Published by Daily Express, Beaverbrook Newspapers Ltd London 1962. Bestall, Alfred. Illustrated stapled wraps. Not paginated. Front cover: Rupert with a blue bird on his head surrounded by birds, rabbits and a squirrel. 1st story: Rupert and the Sweet-shop; 2nd story:Rupert and the Giant's Gift. Tiny separation to spine tail and… Read more about this item

Rupert Adventure Book No 45 Published by Daily Express, Beaverbrook Newspapers Ltd London 1961. Bestall, Alfred Illustrated stapled wraps. Not paginated. Front cover illustrates first story: Rupert and the Water-Wings; 2nd story: Rupert and the Pillar-Box. Connect the dots puzzle neatly completed in pencil. Postman's maze is completed in a blue thin felt pen - artistic or, plain scribble… Read more about this item

Uncle Herbert's Speaker and Autograph Album Verses: A Choice Collection Carefully Selected and Arranged" by Uncle Herbert. Sold by subscription only. J.A. Ruth & Co, Philadelphia and Chicago, 1887. 8vo up to 9½" tall. 416 pages. Brown cloth boards, black front titles, gilt spine titles; scrolled wraparound borders. Brown decorative endpapers. Rubbing to board edges and light scuffing to boards;… Read more about this item

Rupert Annual - 1974. Published by Beaverbrook Newspapers Ltd., London, 1974. Illustrated laminated boards; Rupert holding snowman. 115 pages. Octavo (20-25 cm high). First story is Rupert and the Iron Spade. The first cover design and end papers by Alex Cubie. This copy is in fine condition without any marks including names and presents in unread condition.… Read more about this item

Adventures Of Rupert. Rupert Daily Express Annual 1950 by Alfred Bestall, Published by Daily Express, 1950. Illustrated hard cover boards; Rupert riding a seashell on front board. 120 pages. Octavo (20-25 cm high). First story is Rupert's Silver Trumpet. Full color illustrations throughout including endpapers. Boards are bright and clean; light rubbing to edges; corners… Read more about this item

A Grand Book For Boys, Various Authors. Blackie and Sons, Glasgow, Toronto, 1935. Decorative boards and spine. Undated, circa 1935. Coloured frontispiece plus two other full page coloured illustrations. Numerous black and white sketches. Light bumping and rubbing to board edges. Light pencil markings residue tape marks on pastedown; significant toning.