Ralph Rollington

Rollington, Ralph: A Brief History of Boy's Journals with Interesting Facts about the Writers of Boy';s Stories, Leicester H. Simpson

Half-leather cover G : in Good condition. Cover rubbed and scuffed with light edge wear. Rear cover and spine detached from contents. Ex-lib 111pp :: B/w illustrations :: 220mm x 130mm (9" x 5") :: Customised volume with further 100 + pages of a type and hand written 'Supplement' by Frank Jay outlining his researches at the British Museum on Boys Books and Periodicals. Includes newspaper cuttings, biographical matter, photographs of authors including some signed including one of Frank Jay English

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Rollington, R. ; Simpson, H. A Brief History of Boys' Journals : With Interesting Facts About the Writers of Boys' Stories. [ Cover-title: The old boy's books; a history of the old time journals for boys. Their publishers, authors, artists and editors ]. H. Simpson, Leicester, first edition, 1913.
The Appendix (p. 91-111) signed: H. S. [H. Simpson] gives some "further information concerning E. J. Brett's and G. Emmett's papers, and also some notices of journals which do not find mention in Mr. Rollington's work."

Printed wrappers, 8vo, 111 pp, ills. Wrappers slightly torn at head of spine, slightly cocked, otherwise Good. Letter loosely inserted on letterhead of old Boys' Book Club.

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