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Girl - The Girl's Own Paper. July 1931. 11" x 8ź", 66pp inc. covr, magazine. Contents: Crosswords; Competetion results for May. '31; Our Post Bag; The Old Brigade by May Wynne (chapters 7 and 8 of a continuing serial); Domestic Animals and their Wild Ancestors by W. S. Berridge; The Lump and the Limit: Walking Sticks by Sibyl Haddock (complete short story but part of a series; Haddock, IMO, was a very amusing writer); Making the Best of the Summer by Barbara Adams; A Box made from Post Cards by Estelle Harbord; Drusilla Aylmer's "Dare" by Phyllis Kerr (complete short story); Flower Names by June Wyndham (short); Swimming-Pool Games by Sid G. Hedges; Birds on a Liner (short, description of birds on the 'Mauretania', corssing from New York to Southampton); Violets for Luck by Estrich Mansfield, illus. John de Walton (part 2 of a continuing serial); Wanted - An Adventure by Fora m. Hardisty (complete short story); Placing the Emphasis by Rev. Stuart Robertson (thought for the day type of thing); The Weak Clasp by Jean Ashley (complete short story); The School Play: Some Hints to those Taking Part n It by H. Markham. Adverts. Illustrated with a colour front cover (front girls on cliff-top, back monochrome shampoo add.) and within the text with monochrome drawings and the odd photograph. The individual magazines are more interesting than the annuals because they contain adverts, competitions and the full letters section; they are also considerably more scarce. Cover a bit 'dusty', 'dog-eared' and a few spots, spine wear, original owner's name lightly pencilled at head of front cover, crossword completed in pencil, a generally clean, good, copy. Average.
[Order code:10086 / Price £10.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper. August 1931. 11" x 8ź", 66pp inc. covr, magazine. Contents: Crosswords; Competetion results for May/June. '31; Our Post Bag; The Secret of Trelant by Marguerite Austin (complete short story); A Memory of Alice by May Pemberton (as in 'Looking-Glass'); Cat's Cradle by Marion B. Stanford (complete short story); Hesperus and Phosphorus by Endi Swale (short, star gazing); Orders of Chivalry by Horace Wyndham; The Lump and the Limit: The Limt Makes a Discovery by Sibyl Haddock (complete short story, part of a series); Ice-cream without a Freezer by Margaret Haig (short); Shall we ever Fly to School? by Norah Cameron (includes an aireal photo of Croydon airport, captioned); The Ages of Animals (short); The Old Brigade by May Wynne (chapters 9 and 10 of a continuing serial); Barbara' s Book by Mary Shelley (complete short story); Violets for Luck by Estrith Mansfield, illus. John de Walton (chapter 3 of a continuing serial); The Tale of a Bag by Dora M. Hardesty (complete short story); A Drinking Fountain for Birds and Animals by M. H. Crawford (short); Knowing by Rev. Stuart Robertson (thought for the day type thing); A Marine Aquarium by W. H. Morris. Adverts. Illustrated with a colour cover (front girl on ship-deck waving, back a Sharp's Toffee add.) and within the text with monochrome drawings and the odd photograph. The individual magazines are more interesting than the annuals because they contain adverts, competitions and the full letters section; they are also considerably more scarce. Cover 'dusty' with a few rubs/marks, spine wear, original owner's name lightly pencilled at top of front cover, crossword completed in pencil, partially completed colouring competition; good, generally clean copy. Average.
[Order code:10087 / Price £10.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper. September 1931. 11" x 8ź", 66pp inc. covr, magazine. Contents: Crosswords; Competetion results for July. '31; Our Post Bag; The Fight for the Shield by Jean Ashley (complete short story); Drought as it Really Is by M. E. Brewster (lack of water in South America); Fencing can be Good Fun! by Peggy Whitford; Hangers-on (short); Spilt Ink by Irene Wynn (complete short story); Tea-time by Estelle Harbord (cloths, napkins, cosy, etc); Hints Worth Remembering (short); The Old Brigade by May Wynne (the last 2 chapters of a completed serial); Could I become a Singer? A Career for a Chosen Few; Sourires [smiles] (in French, short); The Lump and the Limit: The Disappearing Necklace by Sibyl Haddock (complete short story, in a series); Two Puzzles with String (The Magic Knot, The Pair of Handcuffs); violets for Luck by Estrith Mansfield, illus. John De Walton (final chapter of a completed serial); A New Collection by Violet M. Methley (on collecting); Australian Gold by C. H. Isles (complete short story); Lamplighters by Rev. Stuart Robertson (thought for the day type thing); My Caravan: The Story of a Girl's Adventure with a Bookshop on Wheels by Lesley Frost (factual account). Adverts. Illustrated with a colour front cover (front girl with dog in autumn scene, back monochrome photo framing add.) and within the text with monochrome drawings and the odd photograph. The individual magazines are more interesting than the annuals because they contain adverts, competitions and the full letters section; they are also considerably more scarce. Cover 'dusty' with slight edge-wear, previous owner's name pencilled at top of front cover, crossword completed, one drawing very neatly partially coloured, a good, generally clean copy. Average.
[Order code:10088 / Price £10.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper. October 1931. 11" x 8ź", 66pp inc. covr, magazine. Contents: Crosswords; Competetion results for August, '31; Our Post Bag; Founders of Wat End School by Theodora Wilson Wilson (sic), illus. J. R. Burgess (part 1 of a continuing serial); That Orfull Girl: Nancy Lends a Hand by Sibyl Haddock (complete story in a series, humourous); Till Summer Comes: Flowers Indoors in the Winter by Muriel Coates; Sourires [smiles] (short, in French); Janet Learns Photography by A. A. Attwood (complete short story); Nancy-Rose by Dora Olive Thompson, illus. Gordon Browne (First 3 chapters of a continuing serial); A New Calendar? by Herbert Searle (discussion of the League of Nations consideration of simplifying the calendar: The Thirteen-Months Calendar and the American World Calendar; interesting); The Phantom Light by Blanche Percival (complete short story); Number Five the Pussery by E. M. De Foubert, illus. John De Walton (first 2 chapters of a continuing serial); The Marked Forehead by Rev. Stuart Robertson (thought for the day sort of thing); Hints to Hikers by Ida Todd; Skip and Keep Fit by Enid Swale (short); Down at Ballyhungerford by Jane Taylor (beginning a literary life, factual). Adverts. Illustrated with a colour front cover (front girls hiking by shore, back monochrome photo framing add.) and within the text with monochrome drawings and the odd photograph. The individual magazines are more interesting than the annuals because they contain adverts, competitions and the full letters section; they are also considerably more scarce. Cover 'dusty' with slight edge-wear and a couple of paint-test maks on back, previous owner's name faintly pencilled at top of front cover, crossword completed, painting competition neatly completed, two adverts partially, neatly, coloured, a good, generally clean copy.
[Order code:10089 / Price £10.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper. November 1931. 11" x 8ź", 66pp inc. covr, magazine. Contents: Crosswords; Competetion results for September, '31; Our Post Bag; Nancy-Rose by Dora Olive thompson, illus. Gordon Browne (chapters 4-6 inc. of a continuing serial); The Last Caribou Hunt by W. Macmillan (complete short story); Sourires [smiles] (short, in French); Fun for the Social by Muriel C. Sherwin (ideas); Deputies by Ierne Ormsby (complete short story); Founders of Wat End School by Theodora Wilson Wilson (sic), illus. J. R. Burgess (continuing serial); Lighting the Beacon by May Wynne (complete short story); Fir Cone Toys (short); Fireworks for Girls by Alan St. H. Brock; The Autumn Crocus by Mary Carlisle (flowers, short); At the Crossreoads by D. E. Albrighton (thought for the day type of thing); Number Five the Pussery by E. M. De Foubert, illus John De Walton (chapters 3 and 4 of a continuing serial); The Emergency by S. Beresford Lucas (complete short story); A Modern Crusade by May Marshall (short, Toc H, 1915-1918). Adverts. Illustrated with a colour cover (front girls playing leap-frog, back Brocks Firework add.) and within the text with monochrome drawings and the odd photograph. The individual magazines are more interesting than the annuals because they contain adverts, competitions and the full letters section; they are also considerably more scarce. Cover 'dusty' with slight edge-wear, previous owner's name pencilled at top of front cover, crossword completed, painting competition partially, neatly, completed, a good, generally clean copy. Average.
[Order code:10090 / Price £10.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper. December 1931. 11" x 8ź", 74pp inc. covr, magazine. The extra pages are additional Christmas advertising, including a 4pp RTS book list. Contents: Crosswords; Competetion results for October, '31; Our Post Bag; Victory Pie by Margaret Gibbs (complete short story); Nancy-Rose by Dora Olive Thompson, illus. Gordon Browne (chapters 7-10 inc. of a continuing serial); Pearl Essence by Elsie Coldfall (short); Names in China by A. O. Stott; Before the Christmas Party by Barbara Adams (beauty tips); Number Five the Pussery by E. M. De Foubert, illus. John De Walton (chapters 5 & 6 of a continuing serial); Sourires [smiles] (short, in French); Something about Toadstools by M. H. Crawford; Is This the Career for You? by Ivey F. Sewell (short, ideas); Difficult Flora by Lydia S. Graham (as in a girl, not plants, complete short story); Thirty-seven (the number and tricks with it, very short); Ye Plumme Pudding by M. L. Stollard (history); Founders of Wat End School by Theodora Wilson Wilson (sic), illus J. R. Burgess (continuing serial); Intarsia: The Latest Way to Decorate White Woodware by Ida Todd; Three Nines (more number tricks, very short); Margaret's Piano by Mabel J. Chambers (complete short story); How Santa Claus got his Name by Noel Firth (short); Roses in December by D. E. Albrighton (thought for the day type of thing). Adverts. Illustrated with a colour cover (front girl carrying small dogs at railway station, back Sharp's Toffee add.) and within the text with monochrome drawings and the odd photograph. The individual magazines are more interesting than the annuals because they contain adverts, competitions and the full letters section; they are also considerably more scarce. Cover 'dusty' with slight edge-wear, lover 2ž" of back/spine join splitting, previous owner's name pencilled at top of front cover, couple of margin doodles on back cover, crossword completed, 1 add partially coloured, words of another add partially coloured, words of one title partially coloured, a good, generally clean copy.
[Order code:10091 / Price £10.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper. October 1932. 11" x 8ź", 66pp inc. covr, magazine. Contents: Crosswords; Competetion results for August, '32; Our Post Bag; Mysterious Margaret by Diana Pares (first 3 chapters of a continuing serial); Phyl's Cave Club by Bertha Leonard (complete short story); Popular Names for Girls (short); Catering as a Career by Winifred Bear; All for Lalmount: A Canadian Ice hockey Story by William Macmillan (complete short story); The Harmonica: A Musical Instrument for Girls by H. A. Bridges; For the Sake of Shirley by E. M. de Foubert (first 2 chapters of a continuing serial); Hockey - Hints to Half-backs by E. Y. Chamberlin (short); Minty and Madame by Dora M. Hardisty (complete short story); An Interesting Handcraft: Passe-Partout by E. Beadle; Bulbs in Sponges (short); Erica and the Others by Joan Herbert, illus. Vernon Soper (first 3 chapters of a continuing serial); Other People (thought for the day thing); Madge's Good Deed by Theo Lynch (complete short story); A Parchment Fireplace Screen (short). Adverts. Illustrated with a colour front cover (front, girls running (sports day), back monochrome shampoo add.) and within the text with monochrome drawings and the odd photograph. The individual magazines are more interesting than the annuals because they contain adverts, competitions and the full letters section; they are also considerably more scarce. Cover 'dusty' with slight edge-wear, hard crease running down front cover (from 1˝" in from front at top to 3˝" in from front at bottom), a good, generally clean copy.
[Order code:10095 / Price £10.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper. January 1933. 11" x 8ź", 66pp inc. covr, magazine. Contents: Crosswords; Competetion results for November, '32; Our Post Bag; The Secret of the Brown Shed by Constance M. Evans (chapters 1 and 2 of a continuing serial); Making things with Moss by S. leonard Bastin (short); A Saxon Gril Makes Herself A New Dress, 1000 A.D.; How to Seat a Fender Stool by Marjorie Bywater; Only a Breath (factual, breathing); The Kimberwick Ghost by hilda Kingsley (complete short story); The Age of an Egg (factual, short); Mysterious Margaret by Diana Pares (final 3 chapters of a completed serial); Making Shadow-Pictures (short); Holiness by Rev. Stuart Robertson (thought for the day thing); Would You Like to be a Detective? (career); Erica and the Others by Joan Herbert, illus. Vernon Soper (chapters 9-11 inc. of a continuing serial); Farm Holiday (poem); For the Sake of Shirley by E. M. de Foubert (chapters 6 and 7 of a continuing serial); Self-defence for Girls by Edwin Felstead (short). Adverts. Illustrated with a colour front cover (girl in winter kit outside, back monochrome shampoo add.) and within the text with monochrome drawings and the odd photograph. The individual magazines are more interesting than the annuals because they contain adverts, competitions and the full letters section; they are also considerably more scarce. Cover 'dusty', edge wear, some creasing and small chip to mid front edge of back cover, a good, generally clean copy.
[Order code:10098 / Price £10.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper. February 1933. 11" x 8ź", 66pp inc. covr, magazine. Contents: Crosswords; Competetion results for December, '32; Our Post Bag; Garry's Friends by May Wynne (complete short story); Making up Crossword Puzzles by Mary Seabright (short); A Pair of Book-ends by Marjorie Bywater (how to make); Erica and the Others by Joan Herbert, illus. Vernon Soper (completion of a serial); When You Leave School: Why not a Career in Salesmanship? by D. W. Hughes; When Flowers are Scarce by Mary Carter (short); The Mystery of Ravenden by Joy Francis (first 3 chapters of a continuing serial); A Helpful Touch by Eve Burnley (short, fashion); Making a Dress - A.D. 1400 by Joan Burr; For the Sake of Shirley by E. M. de Foubert (chapters 8 and 9 of a continuing serial); "As the Rain" by Rev. Stuart Robertson (thought for the day thing); Shaker Helps Things Along by Helena Coombe (complete short story); Saled in Pie Dishes; The Secret of the Brown Shed by Constance m. Evans (chapters 3 and 4 of a continuing serial); Telling the Height of an Elephant by S. L. Bastin (not that useful today!, short`). Adverts. Illustrated with a colour front cover (girl sking, back monochrome shampoo add.) and within the text with monochrome drawings and the odd photograph. The individual magazines are more interesting than the annuals because they contain adverts, competitions and the full letters section; they are also considerably more scarce. Cover 'dusty', slight damp damage around lower portion of spine, ˝" closed edge-tear to front edge of front cover, edge wear, 1" tear to front edge of page 219/220, a good, generally clean copy.
[Order code:10099 / Price £10.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: December 1937. RTS. Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: December 1937. Christmas Double Number. RTS. Contents: Your Birthstone by Mary L. Stollard; Elizabeht's Child by L. M. Montgomery, illus. Norman Sutcliffe; Young Ideas from Inside [was a BBC radio programme of the time]; My Job by A Head Girl; Susan, The Beast [part 1 of a serial] by F. M. Heward, illus. K.M.; The Romance of Bells by Nora Johnston, illus. photos; A Christmas Cousin by M. Bertram, illus. Muriel Harris; Make Your Own Greeting Cards by Marjorie Bywater; The Present Drawer [part 3, continuing serial] by Betty A. M. Byard; Sealed and Secred: An Old ENglish Christmas Story by Wallace Carr, illus. Reginald Mills; Buy an Eskimo Baby [how to make a soft toy]; Invisible Eyes by WInifred Norling; The Girl Goes Gardening - In a Persian Garden by Joan Burr; Gifts You Can Make Yourself by Mary Vivian; Photography without a Camera: An Unsuaual Idea for some Original Christmas Cards and Calenders; Mistress of the Air [continuing serial with synopsis] by Dorothy Carter, illus. Mays; Round our Walls: Books; Are You Keen on Dietetics? A New Career for Girls; Vera the Vet [continuing serial with synopsis] by Sybil Haddock; Packing Your Christmas Presents; A Jumper Darned on Dish-Cloths [make one] by C. Marjorie Hardie; Be Original! [fancy dress] by Phyllis Cooper; Aprons For All by Ruby Evans; Decorating the Christmas Tree; First Steps in Lacrosse by Jean Ross, illus. photos; Growing Pains and Rheumatism by Margaret Campbell; Limbering Loose Limbs and Perfect Poise: Part 3 by Jean Ross, illus. photos; The Betty Rankin CLub: A Series of Short Stores of the Doings of Certain Members of From Four B at Willenden: Part 3 - Molly Asks Questions, and Enid is the Cause of Much Trouble by Isabel Lade; Clove Balls as Christmas Presents; Warm and Woollie: A Blanket Dressing-Gown by Marjorie Sankey; You and Your Pony No. 1: A Few Hints on Learning How to Ride by Gwyneth Pennethorne, illus. photos; Alpine Sporting: Another Episode in the Life of the Farrell Family by Norman Roche; plus other bits such as readers' letters, verse, etc. 11" x 8˝", xxxii + 96pp [pages 97 to 192 of current volume], magazine. Illustrated with a colour cover and throughout in monochrome with drawings and photographs. Cover detached, spine worn and slight edge-wear; slight rippling to front-edge of about first quarter of pages (probably originally sent as a rolled printed-paper packet); staples are rusty but still firm and practically no staining; 5 or so clues complete on the Libby's adveret crossword in very light pencil; a good, clean copy (no cut-outs). The individaul, original issue, copies of the Girl's Own Paper are somewhat more interesting than the annuals as they contain a great amount of period advertising and, mixed in, some editorial material (post-bag, full-page of Honours List photos of subscribers etc etc) that's not included in the annuals. These are now become exceedingly difficult to get hold of.
[Order code:17704 / Price £15.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: March 1938. RTS. Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: March 1938. RTS. Contents: Keep Fit by Victoria E. M. Bennett; Don't Blame Your Luck - Blame Yourself!; The Betty Rankin Club, A Series of Short Stories of the Doing of Certain Members of Form Four B at Willenden, Part 6: A Cricket Match, A False Alarm, and a Tea Party by Isabel Lade, illus. Reginald Mills; Vera the Vet [continuing serial with synopsis] by Sybil Haddock; Mistress of the Air [continuing serial with synopsis] by Dorothy Carter, illus Mays; Ski Heil! [nice word-play there] by C. Falcon, illus. photos and drawings by May Smith; Susan, The Beast [continuing serial with synopsis] by F. M. Heward; Hockey, Lesson 2: Forward Failings, illus. photos; The Personality Pet: A Canary in the Nest by Phyllis Cooper; The Grey Schloss [continuing serial with synopsis] by Frances Cowen; The Great House-Hunt: Girls' Adventure Story by Frances Cowen; The Dagenham Girl Pipers by L. Adelaide Jobnes, illus. photos; plus other bits such as readers' letters, verse, etc. 11" x 8ź", xvi + 48pp [pages 289 to 336 of current volume], magazine. Illustrated with a colour cover and throughout in monochrome with drawings and photographs. Slight rub to front-cover (just left of girls' forehead); slight edge/spine-wear; staples are rusty but still reasonably firm and practically no staining; Lolynos advert crossword virtually completed in pencil; a good, clean copy (no cut-outs). The individaul, original issue, copies of the Girl's Own Paper are somewhat more interesting than the annuals as they contain a great amount of period advertising and, mixed in, some editorial material (post-bag, etc) that's not included in the annuals. These are now become exceedingly difficult to get hold of.
[Order code:17705 / Price £15.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: July 1939. RTS. Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: July 1939. RTS. Contents: A Sicilian Autumn by Marjorie Bowen; Tennis Tips: Playing to Win - Driving by Jean Ross, illus. photos; Five Bob Fliths! by Ruby Evans, illus. S. Stuart Robertson; Lets Go Climbing by G. Maltby-Clark, illus. photos; Two Grils and a Fortune by May Wynne; Every-day Accidents by Margaret Campbell; Summer in Sussex [continuing serial with a 1 line synopsis] by Barbara Hector; Schooldays at Home and Abroad: In America [USA] by Estelle H. Ries, illus. photos; The Humble Shrimp; The Egyptian Amulet [final part of a serial with synopsis] by Constance M. Evans; Marjorie Pollard Speaks on Sport, illus. photos; Old Castles and their Legends: Cawdor Castle by C. Marjorie Hardie; The Eyes of Vasti by Wallace Carr, illus. E. J. Mills; More Desperate Adventures with Big Game by Norah Burke, illus. photos; plus other bits such as readers' letters, verse, etc. 11" x 8ź", xxiv + 48pp [pages 481 to 528 of current volume], magazine. Illustrated with a colour cover and throughout in monochrome with drawings and photographs. Very, very slight edge/spine-wear; staples are rusty but still firm and practically no staining; very good, exceptionally clean copy (no cut-outs; probably unread). The individaul, original issue, copies of the Girl's Own Paper are somewhat more interesting than the annuals as they contain a great amount of period advertising and, mixed in, some editorial material (post-bag, etc) that's not included in the annuals. These are now become exceedingly difficult to get hold of.
[Order code:17713 / Price £15.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: March 1940. RTS. Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: March 1940. RTS. Contents: Home Life and Handicrafts in Finland by Moira A. Savonius, illus. photos; The Countryside in March by Gertrude McCulloch; Netball Notes: Centre Defence and Attack by L. Dyer; The Queer Girl at St. Quentin's by Angela Brazil, illus.? [complete short story]; I'm Going to be a Teacher; Hair Raising Problems [styles] by Phyllis Cooper; Helpful Harry: About Boxroom Booty; Betty's Outlaw by Cora Freemantle, illus. ? [complete short story]; Beauty Quest by Hilda Campbell; Play Badminton and Keep Fit by E. Y. Chamberlin; My Own Story by Deanna Durbin: My Pets [serial biography], illus. photos; About Easter Eggs; At the Temple of the Sphinx by Maureen Frazer [continuing serial with synopsis], illus MAYS; Elaine Saunders the Twelve-year-old Chess Champion interviewed by Winifred Sykes; The House in Cornawll by Noel Streatfeild [continuing serial with synopsis], illus. ?; Island of Adventure by Frances Cowen [final part of a serial with synopsis]; plus other bits within the advertisements [not included in the annuals], such as readers' letters, knitting, etc. 11" x 8ź", 16 + 48pp [pages 241 to 288 of volume 60 it says but I think it's actually 61], magazine. Illustrated with a colour cover artwork and throughout in monochrome with drawings and photographs. Staples rusty but sound and no adjacent staining; very good (no inscriptions, not ex-library, no cut--outs) clean, sound, condition.
[Order code:18274 / Price £25.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: June 1940. RTS. Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: June 1940. RTS. Contents: Play and Keep Fit by Sid G. Hedges, illus. ?; Hector by June Harrington [complete short story], illus. ?; The Sunshine Club; Tennis Tips by Jean Ross; Other People's Ways by Joan Verney [complete short story], illus. MAYS; Girl of the Month: Peggy MacCorkindale; This England: Architecture in the COuntry Village by C. Marjorie Hardie, illus. drawings; On His Majesty's Service by Irene Boyd [complete short story], illus. Reginald Mills; Those Spots! [face]; The Weather Man Talks on: The Wonderland of Cloud; All on Her Own by Frances Cowen [complete short story], illus. Leslie Shepherd; Isn't He a Darling?: Look After Your Puppy; The House in Cornwall by Noel Streatfeild [continuing serial with synopsis], illus. ?; Schooldays in India by Sheila SImeon, illus. photos; Your Eyes: Learn to Take Care of Them by Phyllis Cooper; Convoyed by Stuart Robertson; Jewels of the East by Constance M. Evans [continuing serial with synopsis], illus. ?; plus other bits within the advertisements [not included in the annuals], such as readers' letters, knitting, Our Bookshelves, Films of the Month etc. 11" x 8ź", 16 + 48pp [pages 385 to 432 of volume 61], magazine. Illustrated with a colour cover artwork and throughout in monochrome with drawings and photographs. Staples rusty but sound and practically no adjacent staining; very good (no inscriptions, not ex-library, no cut--outs) clean, sound, condition.
[Order code:18277 / Price £15.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: August 1940. RTS. Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: August 1940. RTS. Contents: The Letter-Writer of the Passage Fontaine by Baroness Orczy [first part of a serial], illus. Mays; 1940 Holidays, illus. photos; Belgium's Royal Children by Helen M. Turner; There is Liberty by R. C. Barnard [complete short story], illus. Best; You and Your Camera by Gwyneth Pennethorne, illus. photos; Make a New Collar Necklace by Marla Tyrrell; Keep Fit and Play Tennis by E. M. R. Burgess, illus. photos; Jewels of the East by Constance M. Evans [continuing serial with synopsis], illus. ?; plus other bits within the advertisements [not included in the annuals], such as readers' letters, knitting etc. 11" x 8ź", 16 + 24pp [pages 457 to 480 of volume 61], magazine. Illustrated with a colour cover artwork and throughout in monochrome with drawings and photographs. Staples rusty but sound and practically no adjacent staining; paper 'pulled' around staples at front-cover; very good (no inscriptions, not ex-library, no cut--outs) clean, sound, condition.
[Order code:18278 / Price £15.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: October 1940. RTS. Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: October 1940. RTS. Contents: Worrals of the W.A.A.F.S. by Capt. W. E. Johns, illus. Mays [part 1 of, I think, a 12 part serial; this is the true-first of this, the Annual should be regarded as a reprint, strictly speaking]; Hockey by Marjorie Pollard, illus. photos; Make a Linen Bag by Violet Berrett; Jennifer West - Antique Dealer: The Silver Chatelaine by Constance M. Evans, illus. E? Rogers? [part 1 of a serial]; Two Smart Girls [economy]; Such a Quiet Place by Sybil Haddock [Haddock was an extreemly humourous writer; part 1 of a serial]; Dame Laura Knight by Dorothy Kirby, illus. photo; Part-time Mothers by Marguerite James, illus. photos; Sonia's Stolen Days by Frances Cowen, illus. Mays [complete short story]; The Red Cross Nurse; plus other bits within the advertisements [not included in the annuals], such as readers' letters, careers, books etc. 11" x 8ź", 16 + 24pp [pages 1 to 24 of volume 62], magazine. Illustrated with a superb [all the covers of this period are superb] colour cover artwork and throughout in monochrome with drawings and photographs. Staples rusty but sound and practically no adjacent staining; crease 2" in from spine to all pages, blunt at front to sharp at back; another similar but slightly less apparant crease a further 2" in; and a 3rd crease, hardly visible, a further 2" in [these are mailing folds]; competition crossword (advertisement) partially completed in neat pencil; very good (no inscriptions, not ex-library, no cut--outs) clean, sound, condition.
[Order code:18280 / Price £20.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: November 1940. RTS. Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: November 1940. RTS. Contents: Life in the W.A.A.F. by Captain W. E. Johns, illus. photos; Netaball Notes; Captain Cullen Comes Home by Sid. G. Hedges, illus. Leslie Shepherd [complete short story]; Leo the Lion [model making]; Such a Quiet Place by Sybil Haddock, illus. J. Dewar Mills [continuing serial with synopsis]; Girls and Boys in Fiji by C. Falcon, illus. photos; Why be A Cinderella? [cloths] by Barbara D. Ryall; The Editor Regrets... by Doris A. Pocock, illus. ? [complete short story]; Apple and Sausage Savoury Supper Dish; Table Tennis To-day: How to Improve Your Play by Arthur Waite; Worrals of the W.A.A.F.S. by Capt. W. E. Johns, illus. Mays [part 2 of, I think, a 12 part serial; this is the true-first of this, the Annual should be regarded as a reprint, strictly speaking]; plus other bits within the advertisements [not included in the annuals], such as readers' letters, careers, books etc. 11" x 8ź", 16 + 24pp [pages 25 to 48 of volume 62], magazine. Illustrated with a superb [all the covers of this period are superb] colour cover artwork and throughout in monochrome with drawings and photographs. Staples slightly tarnished (no rust); 3 faint postal-creases; very good (no inscriptions, not ex-library, no cut--outs) clean, sound, condition.
[Order code:18281 / Price £20.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: December 1940. RTS. Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: December 1940 (Christmas issue). RTS. Contents: colour 'frontispiece plate' [it has a Lutterworth Press advert on its verso]; All About Toys by Mary L. Stollard, illus. S. Stuart Robertson; Meet The Wrens, illus. photos; Blackout by Phyllis Cooper, illus. ? [complete short story]; Jack and Jill by Ruby Evans [models]; Worrals of the W.A.A.F.S. by Capt. W. E. Johns, illus. Mays [part 3 of, I think, a 12 part serial, with synopsis; this is the true-first of this, the Annual should be regarded as a reprint, strictly speaking]; European Peasant Dresses by Barbara D. Ryall; The Sea is Ours by R. C. Barnard, illus. BEST [complete short story]; A Christmas Gift by Stuart Robertson; Use Lino-cuts theis Christmas by Judith Ackland, illus. Mary Edwards; From Head to Foot: Marla Tyrrell's War-Time Economy; Such a Quiet Place by Sybil Haddock, illus. J. Dewar Mills [continuing serial with synopsis]; full-page cute colour drawing; Make These Pyjamas by Dorothy Beckett; plus other bits within the advertisements [not included in the annuals], such as readers' letters, careers, books etc. 11" x 8ź", 24 + 28pp [pages 49 to 72, not counting either colour illustration as I don't think these made it into the annual, of volume 62], magazine. Illustrated with a superb [all the covers of this period are superb] colour cover artwork, 2 full-page colour drawings and throughout in monochrome with drawings and photographs. Staples slightly tarnished (no rust); very good (no inscriptions, not ex-library, no cut--outs) clean, sound, condition.
[Order code:18282 / Price £20.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: January 1941. RTS. Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: January 1941. RTS. Contents: Mr and Mrs Jumbo [models] by Ruby Evans; String and Rope by Estelle Harbord; 40,000 Strong: Girls Who are Sharing the Nation's Great Task, The A.T.S., illus. photos; My Goose! by Laurie Munro, illus. ? [complete short story]; What to Do with Those Scraps of Fur by Marla Tyrell; Electricity To-day by Caroline Haslett, illus. photos; Such a Quiet Place by Sybil Haddock, illus. J. Dewar Mills [continuing serial with synopsis]; Hockey by Marjorie Pollard, illus. photos; An Early Morning Programme [wake up routine] by Phyllis Cooper; Fishes with Spectacles by Stuart Robertson; Ici on Parle Francais by Frances Cowen, illus. ? [complete short story]; Calling all Cats [looking after] by Wendy James; Worrals of the W.A.A.F.S. by Capt. W. E. Johns, illus. Mays [part 4 of, I think, a 12 part serial, with synopsis; this is the true-first of this, the Annual should be regarded as a reprint, strictly speaking]; plus other bits within the advertisements [not included in the annuals], such as readers' letters, careers, books etc. 11" x 8ź", 24 + 24pp [pages 73 to 96 of volume 62], magazine. Illustrated with a superb [all the covers of this period are superb] colour cover artwork and throughout in monochrome with drawings and photographs. Staples slightly tarnished (no rust); very good (no inscriptions, not ex-library, no cut--outs) clean, sound, condition.
[Order code:18283 / Price £20.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: March 1941. RTS. Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: March 1941. RTS. Contents: A Dodge Worth While by Marjorie Pollard [hockey]; Needle-workers at the Zoo by Norah Burke, illus. photos; Siren Cinderella by Frances Cowen, illus. ? [complete short story]; Netball Notes; Model Dog by Ruby Evans; Roland: The Story of a Friendship by Elizabeth Cross, illus. ? [complete short story]; Cold Times in Canada by Rose Tyleman, illus. photos; The Church in the Heart by Stuart Robertson; A Morning in Trinidad by K. Janvrin Tims, illus. [complete short story]; Face Values by Betty Gardiner, illus. Barbara Ryall [beauty]; Waste Not, Want Not! by Marguerite James [economy]; Worrals of the W.A.A.F.S. by Capt. W. E. Johns, illus. Mays [part 6 of, I think, a 12 part serial, with synopsis; this is the true-first of this, the Annual should be regarded as a reprint, strictly speaking]; An Embroidered WOrk Bag by Violet Berrett; Such a Quiet Place by Sybil Haddock, illus. J. Dewar Mills; plus other bits (a fair amount of content, actually) within the advertisements [not included in the annuals], such as readers' letters, careers, books etc. 11" x 8ź", 24 + 24pp [pages 121 to 144 of volume 62], magazine. Illustrated with a colour cover artwork and throughout in monochrome with drawings and photographs. Lower edges and part of bottom of front cover have slight water marks/fading (probably caused in the post); blunt diagonal half-crease running about 6" through centre of all pages; couple of other faint postal-creases; staples slightly tarnished (no rust); very good (no inscriptions, not ex-library, no cut--outs) clean, sound, condition.
[Order code:18284 / Price £20.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: May 1941. RTS. Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: May 1941. RTS. Contents: Spring Feeling; Elizabeth Discovers America by Frances Cowen, illus. Mackinlay [farily long, complete, short story]; Your First Pony by Elizabeth Cross, illus. photos; The Strangest Ever by F. M. Heward, illus. ? [complete short story]; What is Your Name? by Dr Albert D. Belden [about forenames]; Worrals of the W.A.A.F.S. by Capt. W. E. Johns, illus. Mays [part 8 of, I think, a 12 part serial, with synopsis; this is the true-first of this, the Annual should be regarded as a reprint, strictly speaking]; Unusual Collections: FLowers by Violet Methley; Keep Fit and Play Tennis by E. M. R. Burgess, illus. photos; Such a Quiet Place by Sybil Haddock, illus. J. Dewar Mills [not stated]; plus other bits (a fair amount of content, actually) within the advertisements [not included in the annuals], such as readers' letters, careers, books etc. 11" x 8ź", 20 + 24pp [pages 169 to 192 of volume 62], magazine. Illustrated with a colour cover artwork and throughout in monochrome with drawings and photographs. 2 faint postal-creases, more visible at back than front; staples slightly tarnished (no rust); very good (no inscriptions, not ex-library, no cut--outs) clean, sound, condition.
[Order code:18285 / Price £20.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: August 1941. RTS. Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: August 1941. RTS. Contents: Sunglasses; Swim this Year with Joan and Mary by Janet Bassett-Lowke, illus. photos; Wanted! - A Job by Joan Rowland, illus. ? [complete short story]; The Two Princesses: The Story of the King's Daughters, illus. photos; Crafty Holidays by Marjorie Pollard [boats]; Miss Mullin's Cat: A Play for 5 Girls by Margaret Carter, illus. ?; Be Sensible with Your Sunbathing by Elizabeth Cross; The Outsider by Phyllis Matthewman, illus. [complete short story; looks 'school']; Worrals of the W.A.A.F.S. by Capt. W. E. Johns, illus. Mays [part 11 of, I think, a 12 part serial, with synopsis; this is the true-first of this, the Annual should be regarded as a reprint, strictly speaking]; The Gymkhana Feeling by Frank Hart, illus. by Frank Hart; Such a Quiet Place by Sybil Haddock, illus. J. Dewar Mills [continuing serial with synopsis]; plus other bits (a fair amount of content, actually) within the advertisements [not included in the annuals], such as The World on Wings edited by Capt. W. W. Johns, So You Want to be a V.A.D.- Letter from an Uncle to a Neice, illus. photos; knitting, readers' letters, careers, books etc. 11" x 8ź", 16 + 24pp [pages 241 to 264 of volume 62], magazine. Illustrated with a colour cover artwork and throughout in monochrome with drawings and photographs. 2 heavy postal-creases throughout; small mark to back-cover with slight internal effect; staples slightly tarnished (no rust); very good minus (no inscriptions, not ex-library, no cut--outs) clean, sound, condition.
[Order code:18288 / Price £20.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: September 1941. RTS. Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: September 1941. RTS. Contents: Mannerisms; Promotion by Margaret Laycock, illus. ? [complete short story]; Skating is Easy by Sid G. Hedges, illus. photos; Adventures of a Ruby Pendant by Frances Cowen, illus. Moorsom [complete short story]; Swim this Year with Joan and Mary by Janet Bassett-Lowke, illus. photos; Paddy Finds a Family by Elizabeth Cross, illus. Harry Rountree [2 drawings; complete short story]; Such a Quiet Place by Sybil Haddock, illus. J. Dewar Mills [final part of a serial with synopsis]; Leather Patchwork by Marla Tyrrell; Worrals of the W.A.A.F.S. by Capt. W. E. Johns, illus. Mays [Final, part 12, of serial, with synopsis; this is the true-first of this, the Annual should be regarded as a reprint, strictly speaking]; plus other bits (a fair amount of content, actually) within the advertisements [not included in the annuals], such as The World on Wings edited by Capt. W. W. Johns, gardening, knitting, readers' letters, careers, books etc. 11" x 8ź", 16 + 24pp [pages 265 to 288 of volume 62, last part], magazine. Illustrated with a colour cover artwork and throughout in monochrome with drawings and photographs (period, colour, Bird's Custart advert on back-cover). 2 heavy postal-creases throughout; staples slightly tarnished (no rust); very good (no inscriptions, not ex-library, no cut--outs) clean, sound, condition.
[Order code:18289 / Price £20.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: October 1941. RTS. Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: October 1941. Volume 63, although it was never issused as such. RTS. Contents: Any Old Clothes?; Worrals Carries On by Capt. W. E. Johns, illus. Mays [part 1 of a serial; this is the true-first of this]; Cookery Nook; Hard Courts: Keep Up Your Tennis this Winter by Fred Stowe, illus. photo; That Orfull Girl by Sybil Haddock, illus. Treyer Evans [part 1 of a serial; Haddock was a very funny writer]; Looking Round by H. Pearl Adam; Knit Your Own Gloves; Hallo, Twins! by Angela Brazil, illus. ? [complete short story]; The World on WIngs edited by Capt. W. E. Johns, illus. photos; Cooking for Victory; Women at War: W.A.A.F.; Stripes by Scott Rogers, illus. Harry Rountree (1, title, drawing; complete short story]; Engineering as a Career for Girls by Caroline Haslett, illus. photos; The Mystery at H. Q. by Elizabeth Tugwell, illus. ? [complete short story]; Skylarks; Marguerite's Garden [gardening]; Films of the Month; Language Circle; Books; Post Bag; Only 66 Coupons! [dressmaking]; Carol's Career Corner; plus adverts (from this issue the GOP had a more modern format with the adverts sort-off scattered throughout rather than in front/back sections; and page numbering starting at 1 in each issue rather than continuing volume-numbering). 11" x 8ź", 40pp, magazine. Illustrated with a colour cover artwork and throughout in monochrome with drawings and photographs. 2 medium postal-creases throughout; staples slightly tarnished (no rust); advertisement crossword completed in neat pencil; very good (no inscriptions, not ex-library, no cut--outs) clean, sound, condition.
[Order code:18290 / Price £20.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: November 1941. RTS. Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: November 1941. Volume 63, although it was never issused as such. RTS. Contents: Dinah Nadjeda Sheridan interviewed by Nancy Tredgold, illus. photos [known these days as just plain Dinah Sheridan]; Worrals Carries On by Capt. W. E. Johns, illus. Mays [part 2 of a serial with synopsis; this is the true-first of this]; Wet Weather Button-Holes: A New Hobby for Black-out Evenings; Dogs of War by Pauline Gower [a real pilot doing 'ferry piloting' in the A.T.A.; complete short story]; Who Wants A Position of Ingluence? by Dr Albert D. Belden; Rainbow Jumper form Left-overs; Figure it Out for Yourself by Elizabeth Cross, illus. ? [fitness]; The World of WIngs edited by Capt. W. E> Johns, illus. photos; They Spot the Bombers: The Story of Radiolaction [Radar]; Make Napoleon by Ruby Evens [soft-toy cat, might be dog?]; That Orfull Girl by Sybil Haddock, illus. Treyer Evans [continuing serial with synopsis]; How to Write in Code by Hilda Breatly; Will I be Clever Enough for the A.T.S? [this would carry 'Advertisement' at the top these days]; Post Bag; Marguerite's Garden; Make Your Own Undies; Language Circle; Looking Round by H. Pearl Adam [sort of random-thoughts column; bit like Twitter I guess]; Skylarks; Carol's Career Corner. 11" x 8ź", 40pp, magazine. Illustrated with a colour cover artwork and throughout in monochrome with drawings and photographs. 2 fairly heavy postal-creases throughout; staples rusty but sound with virtually no adjacent staining; Bovril advertisement maze-puzzle completed in neat pencil; very good (no inscriptions, not ex-library, no cut--outs) clean, sound, condition.
[Order code:18291 / Price £20.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: February 1942. RTS. Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: February 1942. Volume 63, although it was never issused as such. RTS. Contents: Meet Miss Naafi [N.A.A.F.I.]; A Savage Success by Elizabeth Cross, illus. ? [complete short story]; Parti-Colouring by Barbara Ryall [cloths]; Worrals Carries On by Capt. W. E. Johns, illus. Mays [part 5 of a serial with synopsis; this is the true-first of this]; Playing Second Fiddle by Dr Albert D. Belden; That Orfull Girl by Sybil Haddock, illus Treyer Evans [continuing short story with synopsis]; Ideas Expressed in Gummed Paper Craft by Frederick T. Day; Knit this Buttercup Yellow Jumper jor Junior; Scroggy Scores: 2: Borrowed Plumes by Marla Tyrrell [complete short story]; Post Bag; Language Circle; Poet's Corner; Women of the Future by H. Pearl Adam; G.O.P. Junior Land Corps Must Get Down to Earth! [growing food]; Bee-Keeping is a National Service; The World on Wings edtied by Capt. W. E. Johns [inc. Girls and Guns]; Carol's Career Corner; adverts. 11" x 8ź", 32pp, magazine. Illustrated with a colour cover artwork and throughout in monochrome with drawings and photographs. 2 postal-creases throughout; staples rusty but sound with virtually no adjacent staining; very good (no inscriptions, not ex-library, no cut--outs) clean, sound, condition.
[Order code:18293 / Price £20.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: March 1942. RTS. Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: March 1942. Volume 63, although it was never issused as such; last of the normal sized issues due to war-time paper shortages (as is evident from 'adverts' in the magazine to 'Save Paper'). RTS. Contents: Just Talking: Editoria [new editor]; The Tailord Cardigan: Knit a Two-piece for Spring by Dorothy Beckett, illus. photos; What is Beauty? by Dr Albert D. Belden; Worrals Carries On by Capt. W. E. Johns, illus. Mays [continuing serial with synopsis; this is the true-first of this]; Pet's Corner; That Orfull Girl by Sybil Haddock, illus. Treyer Evans [continuing serial with synopsis]; Buttons to the Rescue by Marla Tyrell [doing up last years' frocks]; Mystery in the Office by Margaret Laycock, illus. ? [complete short story]; The World on Wings by Capt. W. E. Johns, illus. photos ['editied by' seems to have been dropped?]; Looking Round by H. Pearl Adam; Marguerite's Garden in Wartime: Junior Land Crops - Quick March! Squad 1 Sows Seeds; Deenna's Den [make things]; Language Circle; Post Bag; Carol's Career Corner; adverts inc. full-page colour period Bovril advert on back-cover. 11" x 8ź", 32pp, magazine (last in this format). Illustrated with a colour cover artwork and throughout in monochrome with drawings and photographs. 2 heavy postal-creases throughout; staples rusty but sound with virtually no adjacent staining; very good (no inscriptions, not ex-library, no cut--outs) clean, sound, condition.
[Order code:18294 / Price £20.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: May 1942. RTS. Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: May 1942. Volume 63, although it was never issused as such. RTS. Contents: Editorial; The Making of a Wren, illus. photos; Charm School: Short and Sweet [hair-style]; Bewar! by Phyllis Cooper [complete short story]; Our Secret Strength by Dr Albert D. Belden; That Orfull Girl by Sybil Haddock, illus. Treyer Evans? [continuing serial with synopsis]; Worrals Carries On by Capt. W. E. Johns, illus. Mays [continuing serial with synopsis; this is the true-first of this]; The Girls' Training Corps by Agnes. M. Miall, illus. photos; Marguerite's Garden in Wartime: G.O.P. J.L.C. - Squad Duties for May; Colman's Mustard advert shrot story [The Three Mustardeers!]; The World on Wings by Pilot, illus. photos; May Walk; Coupon-saving Pattern Service; Language Circle; Looking Round by H. Pearl Adam; Stamp Collector; Post Bag; Carol's Career Corner; adverts. 10" x 7˝", 32pp, magazine. Illustrated with a colour cover artwork and throughout in monochrome with drawings and photographs. 2 medium postal-creases throughout; top staple rusty with some adjacent staining, bottom staple tarnished with no rusting; light marking to page 7/8; very good minus (no inscriptions, not ex-library, no cut--outs) clean, sound, condition.
[Order code:18296 / Price £20.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: August 1942. RTS. Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: August 1942. Volume 63, although it was never issused as such (first issue, I think, in the ultimate reduced format). RTS. Contents: Editorial; Yor Interview [jobs etc]; Make Yourself a Life-saver by Sig. G. Hedges [swimming]; Charm School: Dressing for the Occasion by Elizabeth Cross; Marguerite's Garden in Wartime, G.O.P., J.L.C. [onions and strawberries]; Absent-Minded Anne by Mabel M. Stevenson; The World on Wings by Pilot; Worrals Carries On by Capt. W. E. Johns, illus. Mays [continuing serial with synopsis; this is the true-first of this]; Looking Round; You Can't Tell by Looking by Pilot [brave are not necessarily the strong]; Princes Margaret by Guy Heseltine, illus. photos; That Orfull Girl by Sybil Haddock, illus. Treyer Evans? [continuing serial with synopsis]; A Cable-Stitch Jumper for your Suit [pattern]; Colman's Mustard advert with short story [The Three Mustardeers]; Bird Life by the Sea by B. Melville Nicholas; G.O.P. Coupon-saving Pattern Service; Language Circle; Stamp Collector; Post Bag; Carol's Career Corner; adverts. 7˝" x 5ź", 44pp, magazine (1st issue, I think, in this reduced format (final wartime reduction). Illustrated with a colour cover artwork and throughout in monochrome with drawings and photographs. 1 medium postal-crease throughout; staples tarnished with the top one very slightly rusty; very good (no inscriptions, not ex-library, no cut--outs) clean, sound, condition.
[Order code:18299 / Price £20.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: September 1942. RTS. Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: September 1942. Volume 63, although it was never issused as such (first issue, I think, in the ultimate reduced format). RTS. Contents: Editorial; First Days in the A.T.S. by E. B. M. Charleson, illus. photos; Building a Better World by Joan Naunton Price [Student Christian Movement]; Lights Out!: A One Act Comedy for Four Girls by Agnes M. Miall; Marguerite's Garden in Wartime: G.O.P. J.L.C.; Who Was Christine? by Margaret Laycock, illus ? [complete short story]; Come and Travel with Me! by Fay Inchfawn [Christian living]; Girl's Striped Shirt in Wool [pattern]; Worrals Carries On by Capt. W. E. Johns, illus. Mays [concluding part; this is the true-first of this]; Ship Ahoy, Lassie! by Agnes M. Miall, illus. photos [Girls' Naval Training Corps]; The World on Wings by Pilot; Colman's Mustart advert short story [The Cottage of Peril! with the Three Mustardeers]; That Orfull Girl by Sybil Haddock [concluding part]; G.O.P. Coupon-saving Pattern Service; Language Circle; Stamp Collector; Post Bag; Carol's Career Corner; adverts. 7˝" x 5ź", 44pp, magazine. Illustrated with a colour cover artwork and throughout in monochrome with drawings and photographs. 1fairly heavy postal-crease throughout; splash to front-cover; staples rusty but sound, with very slight adjacent staining internally; very good minus(no inscriptions, not ex-library, no cut--outs) clean, sound, condition.
[Order code:18300 / Price £20.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: October 1942. RTS. Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: October 1942. Volume 64, although it was never issused as such. RTS. Contents: Editorial; The Princesses in War Time, illus. photos; Worrals Flies Again by Captain W. E. Johns, illus. Mays [first part of a serial; ture first]; Organize for that Exam by Eric Hart; Charm School: Skin Schedule by Phyllis Cooper; Cats Wanted! by Frances Cowen, illus. Gambler? [complete short story]; Marguerite's Garden in Wartime: G.O.P. J.L.C.; Queen by Proxy: An Interview with Joan Snelling [child author]; Looking Round; Girls Before the Mast by Denise Fuge [Sea Rangers]; The World on Wings by Pilot; Colman's Mustard Advertisement short story [Kidnalpped! and the Three Mustardeers]; One Girls Success with her Street Savings Group by Margery Collins; G.O.P. Coupon-saving Pattern Service; Language Circle; Stamp Collector; Post Bag; Carol's Career Corner; adverts inc. a nice colour period full-page Bovril advert on the back-cover. 7˝" x 5ź", 44pp, magazine. Illustrated with a colour cover artwork and throughout in monochrome with drawings and photographs. 1fairly heavy postal-crease throughout; staples slightly rusty but sound, with very slight adjacent staining internally; very good (no inscriptions, not ex-library, no cut--outs) clean, sound, condition.
[Order code:18301 / Price £20.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: January 1940. RTS. Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: January 1940. RTS. Contents: Island of Adventure by Frances Cowen, illus. ? [continuing serial with synopsis]; My Own Story by Deanna Durbin: My Hobbies are -, illus. photos [serial biography]; Christmas In Other Lands by Mary L. Stollard, illus. ?; The Present Drawer by Betty A. M. Byard [make things]; The Perfect Dragon: An Old English Christmas Story by Wallace Carr, illus. ? [complete short story]; Marjorie Pollard on How to Play Hockey, illus. photos; Plants that have Animal Names by Marjorie P. Whitaker; Finny Pets and Exactly How to Look After them by Ian Harman [Goldfish]; Reasons for Mercy by Marjorie Bowen, illus. ? [complete short story]; The Hockey Match by Thelma Hamilton-Jones [verse]; Joe by Phyllis Cooper, illus. ? [complete short story]; The House in Cornwall by Noel Streatfeild, illus. ? [continuing serial with synopsis]; Christmas Among the Wild Flowers by Sydney Moorhouse; Meet the Twins by Ruby Evans [models]; plus other bits within the advertisements [not included in the annuals], such as readers' letters, knitting, books, pets etc. 11" x 8ź", 16 + 48pp [pages 145 to 192 of volume 60 it says but I think it's actually 61], magazine. Illustrated with a colour cover artwork and throughout in monochrome with drawings and photographs. Staples rusty but sound and little adjacent staining; cover 'pulled' at the staples at front and consequently not strongly attached; subscriber's name with underline written in ink in top-front corner of front-cover; covers very slightly 'dusty'; 3 sheet torn down the spine by 3˝" from top to top staple (effects 6 pages); very good minus (not ex-library, no cut-outs) clean, sound, condition.
[Order code:18337 / Price £15.00]

Girl - Girl's Own Paper March 1947. Lutterworth. Girl - Girl's Own Paper March 1947. Lutterworth. Contents: editorial; Behind the Scenes in an Advertising Agency by Mildred C. Hobbs; If the Cap Fits [short story] by Hazel Phillips Hanshew; Film Stars of To-morrow; Worrals Down Under [continuing serial with synopsis], illus. Mays; Cottage Chronicle by Lorna Lewis; Plan for a Perfect Figure: First of a Two-part article on Slimming by Sally Cheyne; Dumb Bunny [short story] by Denise M. Schieldrop; Perfect Underlines [GOP Pattern Service: brassiere and knickers]; The Art of Wood Engraving by Stella Bernois; Savouries [cooking] by Stella Whitfield; Springtime Babies [Easter gift making]; A Letter from Marjorie Pollard [sportswoman and journalist]; plus various bit-pieces and adverts (including a classic Mars and OXO). 7˝" x 5", 56pp, magazine. Illustrated with colour cover; several three-colour drawigns and monocrhome. Edge-wear; staples rusty; centre 4 pages, 2 sheets, loose; very good minus.
[Order code:18449 / Price £15.00]

Girl - Girl's Own Paper: January 1939. RTS. Girl - Girl's Own Paper: January 1939. RTS. Contents: Post Bag; Ballet on Four Legs by Francis Douglas; Helpful Harry: From Bread to Feet; The Heir of Mountcarrow by Wallace Carr (short story); All Ready to Make: Toy Animals by Ruby Evans; Girl goes Golfing: Enter for the Girls' Golf Championship by E. Y. Chamberlin; The Little Black Doll by L. M. Montgomery (short story); Megan Taylor interviewed by Winifred Sykes; The Snake-Skin Case by Constance M. Evans (end of a serial); Please Come to My Party and Help to Amuse the Grown-Ups!; The Girl Who Knew too Much by Frances Cowen (continuing serial); School-Days at Home and Abroad: Holland; The Jays Write a Book by Elisabeth Smedley (series of short school stories); Take Care of Your Eyes by Margaret Campbell; The Grotto of Arratsu by Wallace Carr (conclusion of serial); Film Notes; Deenna's Den; Bookshelves; Sleith's Corner; plus adverts and other bits-n-pieces. 11" x 8ź", viii+48pp+viii, magazine. Illustrated with a colour cover and within the text in monochrome with photographs and drawings. Covers 'dusty'; name pencilled at top of front-cover; slight edge-wear; staples rusty but sound; centrefold loose; page-edge browning; very good.
[Order code:18577 / Price £10.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: April 1941. RTS. Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: April 1941. RTS. Contents: How to Save ... 28 Hours in a Fortnight; The March of the Land Girls, illus. photos; The Violet Blazer by Norman S. Pugh, illus. Mackinlay (short story); Marla Tyrrell's War-Time Economy - New Suits from Old; Malta: Isla of Sunshine by Sid. G. Hedges, illus. photos; High School by Margaret Laycock (short story); Babes of the Wild by Eric Hardy (natural history); Worrals of the W.A.A.F.S. by Capt. W. E. Johns, illus. Mays (running serial); The Clothes Line by Phyllis Cooper; Dr Rosalie Slaughter Morton by Dorothy Kirby, illus. photo (one of America'sw foremost surgeons); Such a Quiet Place by Sybil Haddock (humourous episodic serial); plus other bits (a fair amount of content, actually) within the advertisements [not included in the annuals], such as readers' letters, careers, books etc. 11" x 8ź", 20 + 24pp [pages 145 to 168 of volume 62], magazine. Illustrated with a colour cover artwork and throughout in monochrome with drawings and photographs. Cover virtually detached; spine wear; name written in top-front corner of fornt-cover; covers slightly 'dusty'; join-the-dots advertisement puzzle completed in pencil; staples rusty but sound; centre pages loose; good, very reasonable copy.
[Order code:18705 / Price £20.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: May 1941. RTS. Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: May 1941. RTS. Contents: Spring Feeling; Elizabeth Discovers America by Frances Cowen, illus. Mackinlay [farily long, complete, short story]; Your First Pony by Elizabeth Cross, illus. photos; The Strangest Ever by F. M. Heward, illus. ? [complete short story]; What is Your Name? by Dr Albert D. Belden [about forenames]; Worrals of the W.A.A.F.S. by Capt. W. E. Johns, illus. Mays [part 8 of, I think, a 12 part serial, with synopsis; this is the true-first of this, the Annual should be regarded as a reprint, strictly speaking]; Unusual Collections: FLowers by Violet Methley; Keep Fit and Play Tennis by E. M. R. Burgess, illus. photos; Such a Quiet Place by Sybil Haddock, illus. J. Dewar Mills [not stated]; plus other bits (a fair amount of content, actually) within the advertisements [not included in the annuals], such as readers' letters, careers, books etc. 11" x 8ź", 20 + 24pp [pages 169 to 192 of volume 62], magazine. Illustrated with a colour cover artwork and throughout in monochrome with drawings and photographs. Spine wear; 2" tear into back cover from spine near foot of back-cover; cover virtually detached; covers slightly 'dusty'; staples rusty but sound; crease to top-front corner of all pages, more so second-half; name written in top-front corner of front-cover; good, reasonable copy.
[Order code:18706 / Price £20.00]

Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: March 1941. RTS. Girl - The Girl's Own Paper: March 1941. RTS. Contents: A Dodge Worth While by Marjorie Pollard [hockey]; Needle-workers at the Zoo by Norah Burke, illus. photos; Siren Cinderella by Frances Cowen, illus. ? [complete short story]; Netball Notes; Model Dog by Ruby Evans; Roland: The Story of a Friendship by Elizabeth Cross, illus. ? [complete short story]; Cold Times in Canada by Rose Tyleman, illus. photos; The Church in the Heart by Stuart Robertson; A Morning in Trinidad by K. Janvrin Tims, illus. [complete short story]; Face Values by Betty Gardiner, illus. Barbara Ryall [beauty]; Waste Not, Want Not! by Marguerite James [economy]; Worrals of the W.A.A.F.S. by Capt. W. E. Johns, illus. Mays [part 6 of, I think, a 12 part serial, with synopsis; this is the true-first of this, the Annual should be regarded as a reprint, strictly speaking]; An Embroidered WOrk Bag by Violet Berrett; Such a Quiet Place by Sybil Haddock, illus. J. Dewar Mills; plus other bits (a fair amount of content, actually) within the advertisements [not included in the annuals], such as readers' letters, careers, books etc. 11" x 8ź", 24 + 24pp [pages 121 to 144 of volume 62], magazine. Illustrated with a colour cover artwork and throughout in monochrome with drawings and photographs. Staples rusty but sound; crease across top-front corners; name written in top-front corner of front-cover; edge-wear; covers slightly 'dusty'; good, sound, reasonable copy.
[Order code:18707 / Price £20.00]

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