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Gillian James Books Specialising in Children's Antique,
Vintage, Modern and Contemporary Books and Prints |
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Action & Super Hero |
Antique pre-1910 |
Beano, Dandy, Topper
et al |
Blackie and Picture
Plate |
Bunty, Judy, Mandy et
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Eagle,
Victor, Warlord et al |
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Annuals
were first published in the late 19th Century. Bound editions of the
Chatterbox and Boys Own Paper for instance became popular.
Collecting began quite early on. |
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Today most
enthusiasts collect annuals that they read as a child. Perhaps the
most popular being Beano, Dandy and Rupert annuals
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You can chart a
childhood through annuals for instance: Robin, Eagle, Victor to
Shoot or Twinkle, Bunty, Jackie to Blue Jeans. |
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The 1950s to 1970s
was probably the golden age of annuals. With the increasing number
of television related annuals such as Star Trek, Doctor Who,
Blue Peter, Play Hour and Joe 90 adding to the comic and magazine
generated output.
Search for
Annuals by Category |
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Film,
Radio & TV related |
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Football, Sport & Leisure |
Jackie
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Music |
Rupert |
Tiny Tots |
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Children's Vintage
Storybooks
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Charles Perrault 1628
- 1703
Books
Little Red Riding Hood,
Cinderella; The Little Glass Slipper, The Fairy, Riquet
with the Tuft, Blue Beard, Little
thumb, The Sleeping Beauty in
the Wood, The
Ridiculous Wishes, The Master Cat: or
Puss in Boots & Donkey
Skin. |
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Jacob & Wilhelm
Grimm 1785 - 1863 1786 - 59
Books
Hansel and Gretel, Snow White and Rose Red, King Thrushbeard, The Bremen Town Musicians, Little Snow White, The Golden Goose, Rapunzel, The Wolf & the Seven Little Kids, Rumpelstiltskin,
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Hans
Christian Andersen 1805 - 1875
Books
The Emperor's New
Clothes, The Princess and the Pea, The Ice Maiden, The Snow Queen, The
Little Match Girl, The Tinder Box, The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling,
The Nightingale
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Ladybird Books
The man behind
Ladybird Books as we know them was Douglas Keen who joined the company
in 1936. After service in WWII he set about making the books profitable
as until then they had only been a side-line operation for the company
of Wills & Hepworth. After much research into the emerging modern
schools with their new teaching methods he launched series after series
of the books we know so well including Key Words, History, Nature,
Well-Loved Tales and the Story of. His policy was to commission writers
with a passion for their subject who could make what they wrote
interesting and understandable for children. He balanced this excellence
of content by employing some of the best illustrators of the day to
produce the familiar and much loved illustrations. In 1957 he became
editorial director. By 1971 Ladybird were selling some 20 million
copies. But perhaps his greatest success is that the books are bought
now not only out of affection for what we read as children but because
the content has lasted the test of time and has not been bettered.
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Ladybird
Series List (up 876 Topsy & Tim) click number for books for sale in the series.
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