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CB&M RETIREMENT SALE

60 Years of collecting ANNUALS, BOOKS, MAGAZINES, STORY PAPERS 
is coming to an end as I'm switching interests and downsizing.
Children's vintage and antiquarian annuals, story papers and pocket libraries, many acquired from the estates of the late Geoff Clark and late Tom Ebbage. PICK UP preferred, but may POST (within Australia) Updated 30th September, 2024.
LIST OF ITEMS
Click on the title for full details. Alphabetical order here, but full details AREN'T in order!
 
 

CHUMS, BOYS and GIRLS OWN collection

NELSON LEE, the English boys pocket storypapers. 7 consecutive bound volumes

NELSON LEE, The English boys' storypapers, 1920s-30s - 90+ single issues

SCHOOL FRIEND; Girls' storypaper/Comic; 1950s-60s 165+ single issues

 

SELLING ITEMS IN THESE CATEGORIES A to L
A
ANNUALS
B
BIGGLES Biography
THE BOY'S FRIEND storypaper
The BOA (BOY'S OWN ANNUAL)
The BOP (BOY'S OWN PAPER)
Billy BUNTER
C
CHUMS, annuals almost complete, early monthly issues etc.
D
The Magic of DAN DARE – EAGLE BOOKS and ANNUALS
Warwick DEEPING
DUMPY and other pocket-sized books including ABC, Alpine, Ballet, Big Buffin, Birthday, Classics, Nutshell, Diesel Loco, DMC, Evans, Favourite, Flash, Foulsham's, Gems, Golden, Gold Star, Nature Lovers, Hippo, In Praise of, Jacaranda, Johnston's, Pocket Classics, Literary Press, Little Music, Military, Millar & Lang, Orbit, Oxford, Peter Rabbit, Pitman's, Puppydog, Railway, Routledge's, Rigby, Ship, Source, Sunny, Too Young, Told To, Ure Smith and War Planes
E
EPHEMERA Paper collectables
F
STORY PAPER GIFTS
G
The GEM Tom Merry & Co. singles, bound volumes and facsimiles
GINGER MEGGS SUNBEAMS ANNUALS
GOLDEN HOURS Magazine Syd Smyth's 1960s magazine
GOLDEN YEARS Magazine Editor's 1980s magazine
GREYFRIARS HOLIDAY ANNUALS complete
HAMLYN colour paperbacks
HOWARD BAKER FACSIMILES
K
KEMLO books
 
SELLING ITEMS IN THESE CATEGORIES M to W
L
LADYBIRD books, more than 500
Eric LEYLAND'S 'Flame
'
M
METTLE and 'James McNell'
The MODERN BOY storypaper, annuals, etc. bound issues
MODERN WORLD BOOKS
Patrick MOORE'S 'MARS' books
MOVIE TIE-INS
N
NICHOLLS, Syd Illustrator and Comic Artist comic large format
O
OBSERVERS BOOKS Pocket series
ORBIT pocket books from Collins
P
PALS, the Aussie Storypaper ANNUALS 1 to 6
PICTURE BOOKS
POCKET LIBRARIES
Willard PRICE
R
RAILWAY & RAILROAD Literature
George E. ROCHESTER
S
The SILVER JACKET, Australia's Own
Ivan Southaall's's SIMON BLACK
STORY PAPERS
T
TAS books
TV TIE-INS
W
Monty WEDD
WONDERS OF WORLD ENGINEERING
WONDER BOOKS

FULL DETAILS

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The NELSON LEE
English boy's weekly storypaper/pocket library
Mostly school stories with a fantasy slant

1st new series 39 issues period 1926-1928 

2nd new series 56 issues period 1930-1932 between nos.1-115 

Covers intact but in varied condition, poor to v good, unchecked internally and sold purely for the cover art.
90+ issues for $100 inc Australian tracked post

 

CHUMS, BOYS and GIRLS OWN collection

Around 62 volumes as illustrated

Condition varies with ones in non-reactive bags having faults.

One lot $750 including (if required) the dedicated bookcase.

Collection from the Blue Mountains.

   
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SCHOOL FRIEND  
13 issues - Period: 1950-1951, between nos.11-78
7 issues - Period 1951-1958, between nos.75-441
18 issues - Period: 1960
22 issues - Period: 1961
35 issues - Period: 1962
13 issues - Period: early 1963
COMBINES with Girls Crystal
20 issues - Period: late 1963
40+ issues - Period 1964
168 issues; $190 inc Australian tracked post

 
   
NELSON LEE LIBRARY, the English boys' pocket storypaper.

7 consecutive bound volumes, new series containing issues 1 to 113.
Beautifully bound.

$200  inc Australian tracked post
 

For background details on the Lee.

   
 

* Public Institutions (e.g. public libraries) I may donate items on this page but you have to arrange for collection.

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