Wednesday, September 23, 2015

The Empire Annual for Australian Boys


The Empire Annual for Australian Boys was the generic Empire Annual published by the RTS (Religious Tract Society) between the years 1909 to 1933. This example lacks the title page and frontispiece.





The Children's Story Book

The Children's Story Book was published by Thomas Nelson and Sons who were notorious for not inserting a date in their books. Contains four Enid Blyton stories, namely "Brighteyes and the Raggle-Taggle Folk", "Peeky and the Broom", "A Lovely Surprise" and "The Mysterious Noise".



Sunday, September 20, 2015

Australian Boys' Annual (1914)

The Australian Boys' Annual was the local market edition of The British Boys' Annual, published 1911-1929. Published firstly by Cassell & Co, later by Amalgamated Press.

The year can usually be determined by the number on the title page, lower left, in this case, "14" meaning 1914.



Warne's Pleasure Book for Girls


Warne's published both Pleasure Book for Girls and Pleasure Book for Boys. First launched in 1925. Warne's are better known for their Observer's series and Beatrix Potter series.


Thursday, September 17, 2015

Bo Peep Annual


Unlike Bo-Peep's Bumper Book, Bo-Peep Annual was published by Cassells, from 1882 until 1924.









Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Bo-Peep's Bumper Book


Another Amalgamated Press annual, this one ran from 1925 to 1936. 

The comic ran from 1929 until 1934 with a total of 235 weekly issues.



Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Palmer's Schoolboys' Story Book


Palmer's was a (mercier) clothing store in Park St, Sydney. Perhaps it was better known to later generations as F J Palmer's. This undated volume in the format of an annual was apparently produced in the 1920s, but could well have been on sale until WW2 or later. Possibly published for Palmer's by Collins in the UK.