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VERY RARE illustrated hardcover book, sorry no dust-jacket. "The British Boy's Annual 1926" By Clarence Winchester, A. E. H., E. M. Williams, Peter Vallence, John Wetherby, A. G. Houblon, John Mowbray, H. E. Boyten, A. E. Hodge, Eric W. Townsend, Gunby Hadath & other leading Writers for boys. This is the First Edition, published by Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1926. Thick & heavy book. 8vo, 23.6 cm x 16.8 cm x 4.9 cm, Blue cloth-covered decorated boards, Gilt & black embossed lettering and decoration (pillars) on spine, Black embossed pillars design similar to spine decoration and gilt embossed lettering on front cover, with inlaid colour vignette showing an Auto-Giro Machine and an Airship (Dirigible) in the sky. 232 pages. Weight: 1.022 Kg. (1022 Grams). CONTENTS ARE MOSTLY IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!!! However, there are several cracks exposing hinges in between pages throughout the book, including a large crack between List of Illustrations page and first page (page 9), pages look uneven. Spine is sunken in, scuffed & darkened, bumped & frayed either end cloth split exposing binding there, lettering & decoration fully visible & detailed but worn away in places, gilt is dull. Cover is slightly marked mostly on back, faded round edges, edges worn & bumped, vignette is scuffed in places, some surface damage to laminate & corners of which 3 are lifted & have creases. Corners are bumped & frayed, boards exposed there. Frontispiece and first page have frayed & creased edges. Some pages (very few) have faint finger smudges in margins, and/or tiny edge nicks & bumps, and/or corners folds/creases. Illustration plate facing page 108 is rippled alongside spine. Top edge is darkened & marked. Light age tanning & occasional foxing throughout, more pronounced on end papers & last page. VERY RARE ITEM, BEAUTIFUL INSIDE!!! Another great volume of The British Boy's Annual, packed full of stories and articles, and richly illustrated in colour & black & white, including pictures on plates and drawings & diagrams amongst text. Included in this volume are: 'Wonders of Modern Aircraft' by Clarence Winchester; 'Held to Ransom' by John Wetherby; 'Two Novel Fretwork Designs'; 'The Last Man In!' by Gunby Hadath; 'An Amusing X-Ray Toy'; 'The "Boy's Annual" Wireless Set' by Ernest H. Robinson; 'King of the Speedway' by John Hunter (Long Complete Book-Length Story); 'Longtooth's Treasure' by Colin Stuart; 'When the Hill-Men Swooped' by Lieut. H. P. Cinnamond, M.C., and much more! We have other volumes of The British Boy's Annual available, so please check our listings, thank you! IN STOCK in the UK!!! We post the same day, or if that's not possible, the very next working day. Seller's Ref: 326-B. N° de ref. del artículo ABE-8099200137
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