British Juvenile Story Papers and Pocket Libraries Index

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The Prairie Library   (about)

The Prairie Library [#1, April 15, 1919] (The Amalgamated Press Limited, 1½d, 36pp) Details supplied by Nigel Fletcher. 1 · Lone Wolf’s Quest, or, The Law of the Totem · [uncredited] · nv

The Prairie Library [#2, April 15, 1919] (The Amalgamated Press Limited, 1½d, 36pp) Details supplied by Nigel Fletcher. 1 · On the Emigrant Trail · [uncredited] · nv

The Prairie Library [#3, May 15, 1919] (The Amalgamated Press Limited, 1½d, 36pp) Details supplied by Nigel Fletcher. 1 · Young Sure-Shot’s Peril · [uncredited] · nv

Premier Book for Boys   (about)

Premier Book for Boys [1960] (Dean & Son, 189pp, hc, cover: [indians watching stagecoach; footrace; green racecar leading]) Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents. 8 · The Brinton Bunch · Edgar Garrett · ss 24 · Flying Saucer · Leo Rawlings · ss 28 · A Bit of House Decoration · Raymond Lewis Cantwell · ar 29 · Expedition Twenty · Reg Brown · ss 40 · Soap Springs Eternal · Edmund Burton · ss 51 · A Crossword Puzzle · W. R. Vann · pz 52 · Collecting Circusana · Raymond Lewis Cantwell · ar 54 · Some Thoughts on Fire-Screens · Trevor Holloway · ar 56 · Kit of the Jungle Trail · H. Wedgwood Belfield · ss 69 · Out of Bounds · Wallace Carr · ss 80 · The Boys of the Bar-X · Arthur Groom · ss 84 · Our Winter Visitors · Edith Harries · ar 87 · “Bell” Puzzle · Raymond Lewis Cantwell · pz 88 · The Silver Star · Ronald Horton · ss 98 · Garry and the Wrong Horse · Samuel Jeans · ss 111 · Looking at Castles · L. Fry · ar 115 · Oblong Making · Robert Reeves · ar 116 · Adventure in the Pyrenees · M. Kent · ss 126 · Ray’s Short Cut · David Morris · ss 138 · Mutiny on the Discovery · Roger Hart · ss 145 · A Miniature Tree · Robert Reeves · ar 147 · Sports-Word Puzzle · W. R. Vann · pz 148 · The Unexpected · Geoffrey Morton · ss 161 · Horseshoes for Luck · Arthur Sowerby · ar Chatterbox Annual 1951 162 · The Killer Dog · Philip M. Pethick · ss 171 · A Wind Roarer · Robert Reeves · ar 172 · My Line of Business · Edgar Garrett · ss

Premier Book for Boys [1961] (Dean & Son, 189pp, hc, cover: [wagons in land rush; jet pilot with cadet; pit stop with schoolboys watching]) Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents. 8 · “In the Blood!” · David Morris · ss 20 · The Stranded Wagon · Arthur Groom · ss 25 · The Trouble on Elvarista · Reg Brown · ss 39 · Ambush at Rogers Creek · Edgar Garrett · ss 56 · The “City of Skyscrapers” · Arthur Groom · ss 58 · The Master Code Maker · Robert Reeves · ar 63 · The Magic Monster of St Maggie’s · Edmund Burton · ss 75 · McBurney of the Mounties · [uncredited] · ss 79 · Rocket Race · [uncredited] · gm 80 · Looking at Bridges · L. Fry · ar 84 · The Forbidden Flight · Arthur Groom · ss 88 · His Football Was a Coconut · Edward R. Home-Gall · ss 98 · Strange but True! · R. E. Pollard · ar 99 · The Haunted Mountain · W. H. Morris · ss 106 · Obstacle Indoor Golf · Robert Reeves · ar 113 · Famous Names in History · [uncredited] · pz 114 · Edward Rides Again · Philip M. Pethick · ss 123 · Birds—Large and Small · M. Kent · ar 124 · The Secret of the Nancy Lee · Ronald Horton · ss 136 · Bill and the Bounty-Hunter · Samuel Jeans · ss 147 · Take a Trip Into Outer Space! · Trevor Holloway · ar 150 · Wrong Direction · Andrew Roberts · ss 159 · The Cricket Ball Mystery · Arthur Waterhouse · ss 172 · The Lost Bay · Arthur Groom · ss 176 · Speed Morgan’s Auto-Polo Debut · Edward R. Home-Gall · ss

Premier Book for Boys [1962] (Dean & Son, 189pp, hc, cover: [jets; gokart race; Indians attacking train; snorkeller with speargun]) Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents. 8 · The Vital Grand Prix · Edgar Garrett · ss 24 · Indian Sign Language · Raymond Lewis Cantwell · ar 27 · An Emergency Landing · Arthur Groom · cs 31 · Dares Are Dangerous · Arthur Waterhouse · ss 43 · The Unexpected Winner · Arthur Groom · ss 47 · A Chemical Garden · Robert Reeves · ar 48 · Paper-Pulp Pottery · Charles Vivian · ar Favourite Annual for Boys 1957 50 · Stampede! · Edmund Burton · ss 61 · Hidden Wealth! · Geoffrey Morton · ss 74 · Pullman Cars · L. Fry · ar 77 · A Natural History Crossword · W. R. Vann · pz 78 · Launching Satellites · L. G. Riches · ar 82 · A Home-Made Punch Ball · Robert Reeves · ar 85 · The Cross Puzzle · Robert Reeves · pz 86 · Cataclysm! · Edmund Burton · ss 99 · The Buster Busted · Philip M. Pethick · ss 111 · A Fishing Game · Robert Reeves · gm 114 · The Deserted Valley · M. Cathcart Borer · ss Monster Book for Boys 1955 127 · Mysteries of the Sea · Trevor Holloway · ar 131 · Insect Breeding Box · Robert Reeves · ar 133 · Novice Event · O. P. Chandler · ss 142 · Lariat Lad · Edmund Burton · ss 154 · Did You Know? · Kay Roydon · ar Favourite Annual for Girls 1957 155 · Happy Camping · Trevor Holloway · ar 158 · An Atlantic Strait · B. Leonard · ss 164 · The Kestrel’s Ledge · Ronald Horton · ss 176 · Prince of the Wagon Train · Arthur Groom · cs 180 · Not As It Sounded · Philip M. Pethick · ss You’ve Had It #21, 194?

Premier Book for Boys [1966] (Dean & Son, 128pp, hc, cover: [shotput; gokart; fishing for pike; tentacled creature attacking diver]) Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents. fps. · [frontispiece] · Donnison · fp 8 · The Big Drive · Edgar Garrett · ss 21 · Canals and Canal Boats · L. Fry · ar 24 · A Pair of Fishes · Edgar Garrett · cs 28 · Which Scope? · Robert Reeves · ar 31 · Dicky’s Amphibian · Edmund Burton · ss 42 · Inferno in the Sky · Hector Barrie · ss Ideal Book for Boys 1959 51 · Heroes of the Sea · Raymond Cantwell · pz 52 · Chikachak the Baboon · W. H. Morris · ss Monster Book for Boys 1958 56 · Treasure Chest · Robert Reeves · pz 58 · The Stockade Wall · Philip M. Pethick · ss 66 · Midge Little’s Great Day · Arthur Waterhouse · ss 76 · “Pop” Band Instruments · Robert Reeves · ar 79 · Beach Treasure · J. R. Worth · ar Chatterbox Annual 1951 82 · Race of Lifetime · Ronald Horton · ss 93 · Leaf Skeletonising · R. L. Cantwell · ar 96 · Power House Emergency · H. Cross · ss Monster Book for Boys 1958 106 · The Motor Car Story · Lawrence Davies · ar 109 · An Insect Thermometer · Raymond Cantwell · ar Favourite Annual for Girls 1958 110 · Buzzard’s Canyon · Edgar Garrett · ss 114 · The Rewarding Failure · Arthur Waterhouse · ss

Premier Book for Boys [1969] (Dean & Son, 125pp, hc, cover: [modern watercraft; bobsled riders; boys poling raft down river]) Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents. 8 · Charlie Boy · Philip M. Pethick · ss 21 · Let’s Collect Coins · R. L. Cantwell · ar 24 · Thief in the Night · Edmund Burton · ss 28 · Them No-Good Warrens · Edgar Garrett · ss 45 · “Where Do You Live?” · Sam Bate · ar Favourite Annual for Boys 1958 46 · Mosaic Making · Robert Reeves · ar 48 · The “Duffer” of St. George’s · Richard Lyne · ss Champion Book for Boys 1951 62 · Learn from Buildings · Robert Reeves · ar 66 · The Affair of the Mystic Bell · Edmund Burton · ss 77 · Collecting Watches · R. L. Cantwell · ar 79 · Portrait in Oils · Ronald Horton · ss 87 · Make Your Own Crossword Puzzles · Robert Reeves · ar Superb Book for Girls, Dean & Son, 1964 90 · Search in the Storm · Hector Barrie · ss Monster Book for Boys 1959 102 · Son of the Northland · Edmund Burton · ss 112 · Which Bird? · Robert Reeves · ar 113 · Footsteps · Raymond Cantwell · ar 116 · The Feud at Greystoke · B. Leonard · ss

Premier Book for Children   (about)

Premier Book for Children [1960] (Dean & Son, 188pp, hc, cover: [clown with children at fair; children skipping; rollerskating]) Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents. 8 · Fun on the Island · Sylvia Allen · ss 16 · Memory Game · [uncredited] · pz 17 · Dates · [uncredited] · pz 18 · The Pierrots · Madeleine Collier · ss 20 · The King Who Broke His Promise · Roma Lobel · ss 31 · Puzzle Letter · [uncredited] · pz 32 · Presents for Jenny · Margaret G. Rhodes · ss 34 · A Crossword Puzzle · W. R. Vann · pz 35 · Follow the Squares · [uncredited] · gm 36 · English Towns · [uncredited] · pz 37 · Animals and Their Countries · [uncredited] · pz 38 · Just in Time · Nancy D. Stevens · ss 47 · Six Discs Puzzle · [uncredited] · pz 48 · The Runaway Door · Mary Bonington · ss 55 · Which Countries Do They Come From? · [uncredited] · pz 56 · Toytime A.B.C. · Aileen E. Passmore · pm 63 · Scissor Party · Lesley Gordon · ar 67 · Find the Quickest Way to the Ice Cream Man · [uncredited] · pz 68 · Bobalink and Bunty and the Stolen Jewels · Violet M. Williams · ss 70 · Micky’s Best Trick · Gertrude Monro Higgs · ss 77 · At the Circus · [uncredited] · pz 78 · The Ask-Me-Not Elf · Agnes Grozier Herbertson · ss 88 · The Old Mill Treasure Race · [uncredited] · gm 90 · Fun with Matchboxes · Victor Sutton · ar 92 · At the Fireside · [uncredited] · pz 93 · Name the Flowers · [uncredited] · pz 94 · The Singing Tailor · Daphne V. Morris · ss 101 · “Colours” · [uncredited] · pz 102 · The Fairy Caravans · Muriel Hawes · ss 111 · Do You Know Your Shakespeare? · [uncredited] · pz 112 · The Christmas Tree · [uncredited] · ar 113 · Scarmbled Birds · [uncredited] · pz 114 · Quick-to-Make Plastic Necklace · Elsie Davis · ar 115 · Cherry Pie · Margaret Connor · ar 116 · The Dipper’s Slip · Dilys Beeston · ss 126 · Hidden Castles · [uncredited] · pz 127 · Six Famous Pairs · [uncredited] · pz 128 · The Peril of the Tide · Arthur Groom · ss 134 · The Keeper of the Dragons · Martin Downes · ss 140 · A Conjurer’s Secret · Muriel James · ss 142 · Two Queer Houses · Phyllis Gegan · ss 147 · A Flower Shop from a Boot Box · [uncredited] · ar 148 · How Many D’s · [uncredited] · pz 149 · Good Old Binks! · Christine Smith · ss 159 · The Wrong Way · Susan Jolly · ss 162 · Down on the Farm · Madeleine Collier · ar 164 · Lazy Rory · Mary Bonington · ss 172 · The Tortoise · Winifred Norling · ss 173 · A Games Top · Robert Reeves · ar 174 · Kite Maze · [uncredited] · pz 175 · A Picture to Paint · [uncredited] · ms 178 · The Magic Apple Tree · Hilda James · ss