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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.
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
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.
Adventures No. 6 Sold - 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.
M2284N 1980s Television Annuals
1980s Television Annuals ($12 each)
Published by various publishers in the 1980s.
First editions, pictorial hardcovers, illustrated with drawings and photos in both colour and black & white.
In very good condition.
Remember those television series of the 1980s that kept us waiting for the next episode? Z Cars, Action, Minder and many more.
M2286N Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Annual ($12)
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Annual ($12)
Published by World Distributors in 1972
First edition, 200 mm x 275 mm, 77 pages, pictorial hardcover, in very good condition.
Skippy was an iconic Australian production along the lines of Lassie but with a kangaroo in the eponymous role of animal rescuer.
M2215N Lancer from Comic Annuals Express, Battle and Lancer Annuals
Comic Annuals Express, Battle and Lancer Annuals ($12 per copy)
First editions, 210 mm x 280 mm, 93 - 155 pages long, pictorial hardcovers, illustrated with black & white and colour drawings and photos. In good to very good condition.
Comic artwork, fast cars, war action, western gunfighters, modern trains int he 1960s, football, cricket - it's all there in the largely boys entertainment annuals of the time.
M2215N Battle and Express from Comic Annuals Express, Battle and Lancer Annuals
Comic Annuals Express, Battle and Lancer Annuals ($12 per copy)
First editions, 210 mm x 280 mm, 93 - 155 pages long, pictorial hardcovers, illustrated with black & white and colour drawings and photos. In good to very good condition.
Comic artwork, fast cars, war action, western gunfighters, modern trains int he 1960s, football, cricket - it's all there in the largely boys entertainment annuals of the time.
M2224N 1960s Swift Annuals No. 6 & No. 7
1960s Swift Annuals No. 6 & No. 7 ($15 each)
Edited by Cliford Makins, Published by Longacre Press, London, 1960s.
First editions, 210 mm x 170 mm, 113 pages, pictorial hardcover, illustrated with drawings and diagrams in black & white and colour. In good condition.
A 1950s - 1960s British Children's Annual. A compilation of the best comic strips from the Swift Comics. "Exciting picture stories, articles, hobbies and jokes..."
M2240N 1960s Boys' World Annuals
1960s Boys' World Annuals ($12 per issue)
Published by Odhams of London, 1960s
127 pages, pictorial hardcover, illustrated in both black & white and colour with drawings, diagrams and photos. In excellent condition.
Boys adventure comic strips, war planes, stories, motor racing - the 1960s vision of a boy's world.
M2271N Picture Parade - Brings you Stars and Films of the Year
Picture Parade - Brings you Stars and Films of the Year ($18)
by Peter Noble
Published by Bourke Publishing, London 1949/ 1950.
First edition, 180 mm x 240 mm, dust jacket in very good condition, 160 pages, clothbound hard cover, illustrations with photos in black & white and colour. In very good condition.
Ava Gardner, Cary Grant, Fred McMurray, Janet Leigh, Lou Costello, Gene Autry, David Niven were the stars of the time.
M2329N 1970s - 1980s Valiant Annuals
1970s - 1980s Valiant Annuals ($12 each)
Published by IPC Magazines, 1970s - 1980s.
200 mm x 273 mm, 159 pages, pictorial hardcover, illustrated with drawings and photographs in black & white and colour.
In very good condition.
Britsh comic annuals focusing on the heroes of armed conflict, humour, sport and crime - aimed at the young adult dreaming of adventure.
M2332N Monkees annuals 1967 & 1968
Monkees annuals 1967 & 1968 ($12 each)
Published by Century 21 Publishing, 1967 and 1968
First editions, 215 mm x 300 mm, 93 pages, pictorial hardcover, illustrated with photos in black & white and colour. In good condition.
Here come the Monkees...the boy band of the 1960s...with the band came the comic annuals.
Thunderbirds Sold - M2333N 1970s Television comic annuals
1970s Television comic annuals ($12 each)
Various authors.
Published by World Distributors in the 1970s.
First editions, 190 mm x 270 mm, average 93 pages, pictorial hardcovers, illustrated with colour drawings, in good to very good condition.
Remember those 1970s television series Maverick, Dr Kildare, The Beverly Hillbillies, Thunderbirds... all had annuals. Full of colourful comic strips and stories. These are for the 1970s television tragics.comic annualstelevision comic annualsvintage television shows
Some Sold - M2350N 1970s Television series comic annuals
1970s Television series comic annuals ($12 each)
By various authors and publishers throughout the 1970s.
200 mm x 270 mm, averaging 93 pages, pictorial hardcover, illustrated with drawings and photos in both black & white and colour. In good to very good condition.
It seems that the 1970s was the decade of the television series comic annuals. These annuals also remind us that 1970 was almost 50 years ago and that perhaps a better quality television filled our screens.
Mission Impossible, Kung Fu, Ben Casey, Sherlock Holmes, Burkes Law, Photoplay.
M2365N Tarzan Annual and Tarzan Television Picture Book Story Comics
Tarzan Annual and Tarzan Television Picture Book Story Comics ($22 each)
Published by World Distributors and P.B.S Limited in the 1970s.
First editions, 205 x 2060 mm, 93 and 61 pages respectively, pictorial hardcovers.
Illustrated with colour drawings. In good to very good condition.
Tarzan and Jane dominated Saturday morning television during the early 1970s but is it not curious that the stories featured good and evil Europeans fighting over the treasures of Africa while the Africans themselves were bit players?
M2402N The S.A.S Annuals and Exploits by Peter Newark
The S.A.S Annuals and Exploits by Peter Newark ($18 each)
Publisher: Grand Dreams Ltd. 1984 & 1983
First editions, 195 mm x 285 mm, 61 pages, pictorial hardcover (laminated), illustrated in both black & white and colour with drawings and photos.
In very good condition.
The Special Air Service (S.A.S.) is regarded as an elite military unit. Formed during WWII in England to conduct small-scale behind the lines operations. Both Australia and New Zealand followed their lead and raised S.A.S. units. These books describe some of their operations in comic art form, photographs and text.
M2425N TV Tornado Comic Annual and M2424N Look-In Television Annual
M2425N TV Tornado Comic Annual ($15)
Published by World Distributors in 1980
First edition, 210 mm x 270 mm, 93 pages, laminated pictorial hardcover, illustrated with colour and black & white drawings. It is in good condition.
Comic strips, stories from the television series of the time.
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Look-In Television Annual ($12)
Published by Independent Television Publications in 1979
First edition, 195 mm x 265 mm, 93 pages, laminated pictorial hardcover, illustrated in black & white and colour with drawings and photos. In very good condition.
A children's magazine centred on independent television programs in the United Kingdom it ran from 1971 to 1994.
M2438N Girl Film and T.V. Annuals
Girl Film and T.V. Annuals ($18 each)
Edited by Maud MIller
Published by Longacre Press, London 1961 & 1962
First editions, 190 mm x 250 mm, dust jackets in excellent condition, 128 pages, clothbound hardcovers, illustrated in black and white and colour with photos. In excellent condition.
Published the capture the growing market for adolescent girls. 'Girl Annual' focusses on the male film and T.V. 'heartthrobs' of the day.