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M1768N Boys' and Girls' Cinema Clubs annuals
Boys' and Girls' Cinema Clubs annuals ($15 per issue)
Edited by Robert Moss, Published by Juvenile Productions, London in 1953 and 1957.
First editions, 195 mm x 270 mm, unpaginated, pictorial hardcovers, illustrated with colour and black & white photos, in good condition.
During the 1940s and 1950s through the power of radio, many children were recruited to join American clubs to encourage them to attend Saturday afternoon movie matinees.
Most Sold - M1785N Film Preview Edited by Eric Warman
Film Preview Edited by Eric Warman ($12 - $15 each)
Published by World Film Publications, London in the 1950s and 1960s.
First editions, 185 mm x 245 mm, some with dust jackets, 160 pages, cloth bound hardcovers, illustrated with black & white and colour photos, in good to very good condition.
During the 1950s and 1960s films were major means of entertainment for the masses. Folk flocked to view the blockbuster movies of the time. Little Women, Laurence of Arabia with Peter O'Toole, Cleopatra with Elizabeth Taylor, The Fountainhead with Gary Cooper...and Elvis Presley in an abundance of features. The annual film magazine Preview was one of the most comprehensive with detailed features all the stars and the movies.
Most Sold - M1795N Hollywood Album
Hollywood Album ($15 per issue)
Edited by Ivy Crame Wilson, published by Sampson, Low, Marsen and Co. London. Published in the 1950s.
First editions, 205 mm x 275 mm, dust jackets in good condition, 160 pages, clothbound hardcover, illustrated with black & white and colour photos, in very good condition.
Ivy Crane Wilson was a Hollywood correspondent and columnist for British papers during the 1940s - 1960s. She was among the best.
Hollywood album covered the lives of all the stars behind the scenes, indepth stories on Fred Astaire, Gregory Peck, Cary Grant, Rock Hudson and that is only in the 1950s issue.
Most Sold - M1830N Picture Show Annuals
Most Sold - M1830N Picture Show Annual
M1804N Bronco Lane by Joe Morrissey
Bronco Lane by Joe Morriseey ($15)
Published by World Distributors, London 1959
First edition, 180 mm x 250 mm, 93 pages, pictorial hardcover, illustrated with colour drawings, in very good condition.
Comics and stories of the adventures of Bronco Lane (Television series).
M1804N Detail from Bronco Lane by Joe Morrissey
M1820N Rawhide comic annuals television story books
Rawhide comic annuals television story books ($15 - $25)
Published 1959 - 1965, first editions, 180 mm x 250 mm, 93 pages, pictorial hardcovers, colour drawings, good condition.
Story book annuals, comic annuals and television story books from the Rawhide television series starring Clint Eastwood and Eric Flemming.
M1835N Wagon Train Comic Albums No. 1 & No. 5
Wagon Train Comic Albums No. 1 & No. 5 ($25 each)
Published by World Distributors, Manchester England 1950s to 1960s.
First edition, 185 mm x 260 mm, 96 pages, soft cover, illustrated with black & white drawings, in very good condition.
M1850N various 1960s Western Comic Annuals
various 1960s Western Comic Annuals ($8 to $12 per copy)
Published by World Distributors of London in the 1960s
First editions, 180 mm x 150 mm, 93 pages, pictorial hardcovers, illustrated with black & white and colour drawings. In good to very good condition.
1960s Western Television annuals containing comics and stories from televisions series like Hawkeye, Tenderfoot, Klondike, Laredo, Cheyanne and others.
M1850N various 1960s Western Comic Annuals
various 1960s Western Comic Annuals ($8 to $12 per copy)
Published by World Distributors of London in the 1960s
First editions, 180 mm x 150 mm, 93 pages, pictorial hardcovers, illustrated with black & white and colour drawings. In good to very good condition.
1960s Western Television annuals containing comics and stories from televisions series like Hawkeye, Tenderfoot, Klondike, Laredo, Cheyanne and others.
M1860N Laramie Comic Album No. 1
Laramie Comic Album No. 1 ($15)
Published by World Distributors of Manchester, 1961
First edition, 180 mm x 260 mm, 93 pages, pictorial hardcover, illustrated with black & white comic art, in very good condition.
A spinoff from the American television series 'Laramie' that was shown on BBC TV from 1959 to 1963.
M1878N Chucklers' Annual 1959
Chucklers' Annual 1959 ($25)
Published by Australian Chucklers Weekly.
First edition, 195 mm x 250 mm, 176 pages, pictorial hardcover, illustrated with colour and black & white drawings, good condition.
A short-lived Australian Children's Annual Publication. Full of Australian themed drawings, stories, puzzles and games.
M2054N Western Film and T.V. Annuals by F. Maurice Speed
Western Film and T.V. Annuals by F. Maurice Speed ($12 - $15 per issue)
Published by MacDonald of London from 1950s to 1960s.
First editions, 215 mm x 280 mm, 94 pages, pictorial hardcovers, illustrated with colour and black & white photographs, in good to very good condition.
If you love those old Western films of the 1950s - 1960s you will love these annuals. The Western films directed by the legendary John Ford and starring Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Audie Murphy, Buck Jones, Gary Copper, John Wayne, Debbie Reynolds, Rock Hudson and many more.
M2060N Range Rider Annuals by Arthur Groom
Range Rider Annuals by Arthur Groom ($15 per issue)
Illustrated by Leo Rawlings, Published by Dean and Son, London in the 1960s.
First editions, 260 mm x 210 mm, 125 pages, pictorial hardcovers, illustrated with drawings in black & white and one full colour plate. Issues are in good condition.
Stories from The Range Rider television series. An American Western that was broadcast on British television during the 1960s.
M2090N 1958 TV Fun Annual
1958 TV Fun Annual ($15)
Published by Amalgamated Press London, 1958
First edition, 128 pages, pictorial hardcover, illustrated with black & white and colour drawings. In good condition.
By the end of the 1950s television was beginning to replace the written words as a means of mass entertainment. Published annuals were on the decline. TV Fun Annual was in many ways a 'last gasp'. The cover depicts Arthur Askey of Radio Fun bursting through the hoot to a new beginning and singer Petula Clark who was at the height of her career, swinging across rivers.
M2090N Alternate view of 1958 TV Fun Annual
M2096N Wild West Comic Annuals
Wild West Comic Annuals ($15 each)
Published by World Distributors in the 1950s
First editions, 93 pages, pictorial hard-covers, illustrated with colour drawings, in good condition.vintage westernwild west comic annuals
From New in June 2018
Some Sold - M2097N Gunsmoke Comic Annuals
Gunsmoke Comic Annuals ($15 each)
Published by World Distributors in the 1960s and 1970s.
First editions, 210 mm x 280 mm, 93 pages, pictorial hard-covers, illustrated with colour drawings, in good condition.
From the Gunsmoke television series.gunsmoke comic annualsgunsmokevintage western
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M2135N Hurricane and Tiger Annuals
Hurricane and Tiger Annuals ($15 each)
Published by Fleetwood Press, 1954 - 1960
First edition, 195 mm x 275 mm, 160 pages, pictorial hardcover, illustrated with drawings in black & white and colour. In good to very good condition.
British comic annuals published from 1954 to 1985. Hurricane annual was merged into Tiger annual in 1974. Full of comic artwork featuring boys adventure stories with football and sailing including football comic Roy of the Rovers based on the Manchester football team.
M2150N Hopalong Cassidy Comic Adventures
Hopalong Cassidy Comic Adventures ($15 per issue)
Published by L. Miller and sons, London 1959
First edition, 165 mm x 250 mm, 95 pages, pictorial hardcover, illustrated with black and white drawings.
Based on the character created by Clarence E. Mulford told in comic artwork form.