Charles b seton (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. 832 pages + plates. 11 colour plates (2 fold-out) : 30 cm. Summary:Chums was established as a boys' weekly paper in 1892 by Cassell & Company, in direct competition with The Boy's Own Paper which had been launched thirteen years earlier. It attracted readers with tales of daring and adventure such as Max Pemberton's 'The Iron Pirate' and Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Treasure Island'; these stories, interspersed with competitions, editorials and rich illustrations, earned Chums considerable popularity. The publication was also notable for its sponsorship of the National Naval Cadets, for which it served as an enrolment tool from 1909, and of the British Boy Scouts. In 1927 Cassell & Company sold Chums to The Amalgamated Press, already known in the field for their publication of Schoolgirl's Weekly and The Modern Boy. In July 1932 it was reduced to monthly circulation, and two years later reduced again to an annual. Publication finally ceased in September 1941 with the onset of wartime paper shortages.…

Zustand: Good. 4to. Nine Loose Pages, Very Good with some creasing, paper clip staining on a few pages.Invoice Submitted by M. William Krasilovsky to Drake Investment, October 27, 1967.TLS Maurice Scopp (Robbins Music Corp) to Lester Cowan, Nov. 3, 1964.TLS Charles B. Seton to Lester Cowan, Feb. 12, 1964.Draft of Letter from Lester Cowan to Harold Fendler, July 9, 1963, with Cowan's MS notes below text. Copy of same lacking MS notation.Typed memo from Lester Cowan to Ann Ronell & Drake July 9, 1963, "Amendments to Agreement" with ink mark. Copy of same.Letter from Ann Ronell to Harold Fendler, July 8, 1963. TLS Harold Fendler to Ann Ronell June 18, 1963. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. on green cloth.