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The Boy’s Own Paper [v54 #9, June 1932] (1/-, 64pp) 513 · Taboo [Part 1 of 2] · Major Charles Gilson · sl; illustrated by K. J. Petts 533 · Saving Runs · E. H. D. Sewell · ar 535 · Direction Finding by Wireless · W. Oliver · ar 538 · Correspondence · [The Readers] · lc 539 · Barney’s Holiday · Lewis Dutton · ss; illustrated by J. R. Burgess 543 · Accumulators for Portable Wireless Sets · “Battery Engineer” · ar 544 · The Editor’s Page · Anon. (by Geoffrey R. Pocklington) · ed; illustrated by Teek 545 · Behind the Scenes 51: The Nearest Guard · Geoffrey R. Pocklington · ar 548 · The “B.O.P.” Stamp Corner · Stanley Phillips · cl 549 · The Sunken Submarine · J. Russell Warren · ss; illustrated by Robert Strange 554 · Timber Felling in New Zealand · D. S. Malcolm · ar 556 · Caesar Makes Good · H. L. Paddon · ss 559 · Strange Methods of Travel · Anon. · ar 560 · A V.C. of the Air · E. Beadle · ar 561 · Filial Piety · A. S. Roe · ss; illustrated by G. P. Micklewright 566 · Swimming Style · Sid G. Hedges · ar 569 · Twelfth Man · W. B. Rae · ss; illustrated by J. R. Burgess 572 · The Cricket Field · Charles Ingram Stanley · pm 573 · The Secret · Anon. · cs; illustrated by Teek 574 · The B.O.P. Club · “Hedgerow” · cl 576 · Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree · [Misc.] · ms

The Boy’s Own Paper [v54 #10, July 1932] (1/-, 64pp) 577 · Taboo [Part 2 of 2] · Major Charles Gilson · sl; illustrated by K. J. Petts 596 · Trawling in the North Sea · H. E. B. Frederickson · ar 598 · Swimming Games · Sid G. Hedges · ar 600 · A Rover Moot in Canada · E. Hehner & B. Blatchford · ar 601 · Cricket Facts and Fallacies · E. H. D. Sewell · ar 603 · The Fateful Spark · Phil Ley · ss; illustrated by R. B. Ogle 608 · The Editor’s Page · Anon. (by Geoffrey R. Pocklington) · ed; illustrated by Teek 610 · Behind the Scenes 52: London’s Water Supply · J. Harrison · ar 613 · The Kidnappers · Sercombe Griffin · ss; illustrated by Robert Strange 617 · Rowing · F. R. P. Stringer · ar 619 · The Battle of the Boom · F. S. Blomfield · ss; illustrated by Arch Webb 623 · A Two Man-Power Wireless Transmitter · J. Harrison · ar 624 · The “B.O.P.” Stamp Corner · Stanley Phillips · cl 625 · A Night Adrift · Robert Harding · ss; illustrated by Robert Strange 629 · Hiking and History · Anon. · cs; illustrated by S. A. Gravett 630 · Freaks of the Road · Hugh P. Vowles · ar 632 · Nature’s Factories · F. Rilstone · ar 633 · The Mandarin’s Horse · H. Arthurs Strong · ss; illustrated by G. P. Micklewright 637 · Correspondence · [The Readers] · lc 638 · The B.O.P. Club · “Hedgerow” · cl 640 · Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree · [Misc.] · ms

The Boy’s Own Paper Supplement [1932] i · A Sword of Nippon [Part 1 of 2] · H. Bedford Jones · sl; illustrated by C. Ambler xx · A Division in the House of Commons · “Back Bencher” · ar xxi · The Wood of Sleep · G. Godfray Sellick · ss; illustrated by John Cameron xxvi · The Guardians of the Pearls · L. B. Thoburn-Clarke · ss; illustrated by Inder Burns xxx · Dan Judson’s Ride · H. Stansmore · nf xxxi · Scenes in a Football Factory · [Misc.] · ct; illustrated by Teek xxxiii · The Terror of El Turba · Robert Harding · ss; illustrated by R. B. Ogle xl · Mountaineering in Lakeland · W. G. Moncrieffe-Haworth · ar xliii · Jakeman’s Christmas Gift · Sid G. Hedges · ss; illustrated by S. A. Wave xlvi · “Those in Peril on the Sea” · Anon. · ar xlvii · Motor Transport in Australia · Michael Terry · ar xlix · The Exploits of Yakoob Mirza: The Treasure Convoy [Yakoob Mirza] · J. Claverdon Wood · ss; illustrated by Leonard Potts lviii · “Pickling” Railway Sleepers · Anon. · ar lix · The New Broom · Alan Mitchell · ss; illustrated by Leonard Potts lxii · Winter Fishing · Arthur Sharp · ar lxiv · Waterloo Bridge · Anon. · ar

The Boy’s Own Paper Supplement [1932] lxv · A Sword of Nippon [Part 2 of 2] · H. Bedford Jones · sl; illustrated by C. Ambler lxxxiv · Camp Hints and Gadgets · Anon. · ia lxxxv · Plotters in the Dark · G. Godfray Sellick · ss; illustrated by T. H. Robinson xc · The Ninth Scout Law · A. T. Flight · ar xci · Milky White’s Coup · L. B. Thoburn-Clarke · ss; illustrated by Arch Webb xciv · “Watering” the Iron Horse · Anon. · ar xcv · The Troop Magazine · Anon. · ar xcvi · At the King’s Levee · Anon. · ar xcvii · The Capture of the Sea Bird · Arthur Russell · ss; illustrated by Arthur Twidle cii · A Caravan Holiday · L. Warren Rimmer · ar cv · The Passing of Thundercloud · George Surrey · ss; illustrated by R. B. Ogle cx · Among the Welsh Mountains · F. R. P. Stringer · ar cxii · Father Hangs a Picture · Anon. · cs; illustrated by M. G. A. cxiii · Where the Bunyips Dwell · L. B. Thorburn-Clarke · ss; illustrated by Leonard Potts cxviii · Running a Sports Meeting · B. P. Bishop · ar cxx · Some Famous Fairs · Anon. · ar cxxi · The Exploits of Yakoob Mirza: A Little Affair of Rifles [Yakoob Mirza] · J. Claverdon Wood · ss; illustrated by Leonard Potts cxxiv · The Amateur Trawler · L. R. Brightwell · ar cxxv · School-Days · John Comyn · pm

The Boy’s Own Paper [January 1936] (8½" x 11") Illustrated with a colour plate, ’S.S. “California”, US turbo-electric liner in heavy Weather’, by Howard Coble, plus monochrome drawings and photographs within the text by various artists. The Editor Yarns · [Misc.] · ed Picture News · [Misc.] · cl Notice Board · [Misc.] · cl Circus Ring Magic · Alan R. Warwick · ar The Third All Blacks: An Object Lesson for Boys · E. H. D. Sewell · ar The Fourth Frobisher: A Public School Story · Gunby Hadath · ss On the Road to—Wildest Britain · [Misc.] · ar Skipper’s Last Muster: Dog Yarns 4 · Lionel Fletcher · ss; illustrated by C. Ambler Canadian Airways in Winter · Prof. W. Harvey-Jellie · ar Chitambo: The Death Place of a Hero · Basil Fuller · ar Wrested from the Deep [Part ? of ?] · Percy F. Westerman · sl Queer Facts About Coins · Wm. A. Bagley · ar Autogiro or Windmill Plane · H. J. C. Harper · ar Good Haul!: A Brixham Trawler’s Strange Catch—and what Became of It · Geoffrey Prout · ar Wassailing the Apple Trees: A West Country Custom · Wilfred Aber · ar The B.O.P. Stamp Collectors Page: British Stamps of Two Reigns, 2 · Stanley Phillips · cl The Luck of the Lindsays: New Year’s Eve in Scotland · E. Collins · ss Postman That Swim · S. L. Bastin · ar The Wreckers · G. Gibbard Jackson · ss ABC of Useful Knowledge · [Misc.] · ar B.O.P. Nature Study Circle · [Misc.] · cl Gorilla Versus Leopard · John H. Jordan · ar The Best Boxer in the World · Robert M. Macdonald · ar Schoolboy’s Own Exhibition · [Misc.] · ar Books, Hobbies and Gadgets You Ought to Know About · [Misc.] · cl New Stamp Issues · [Misc.] · cl

The Boy’s Own Paper [March 1936] (8½" x 11") Illustrated with monochrome drawings and photographs within the text by various artists. The Editor Yarns · [Misc.] · ed The King Is Dead—Long Live the King · [Misc.] · ar; picture story. The Wild and Woolly West: Cowboys and Their Background · J. D. U. Ward · ar The Pioneers · Lodestar · ss Pilot’s Pranks: Dog Yarns 6 · Lionel Fletcher · ss; illustrated by C. Ambler Why Be Tall? · Norman Scroxton · ar Old Stager · Graham Cherry · ss Chemical Magic · [Misc.] · ar Attack with Torpedoes! · Foretopman · ss Wrested from the Deep [Part last of ?] · Percy F. Westerman · sl Various Types of Aeroplanes · H. J. C. Harper · ar Smile! · Robert Harding · ss B.O.P. Stamp Collectors’ Page: An Early British Air Post · Stanley Phillips · cl Lighting the Great Lakes · G. Gibbard Jackson · ar Slang the Sailorman Uses · Richard Glyn · ar The Arctic Route · S. T. James · ss A Man’s Life · Ordinary Signalman · ss B.O.P. Nature Study Circle · [Misc.] · cl Ringcraft at School: Long-Range Boxing · Hylton Cleaver · ar Barrelled Sunshine · [Misc.] · ar The Kitchen Boy Conjurer · G. M. Foster · ar A Home-Made Jumping Set · H. A. Robinson · ar; High Jump. On Detachment · L. C. Douthwaite · ar; Canadian Mounties. The “Boy’s Own” Rowing Machine: How to Make It · Rowland Halliday · ar The World’s Longest Straight: Three Hundred Miles Without a Curve! · Basil Fuller · ar; Australian railway. Cycling Notes: The Bicycle of To-Day · [Misc.] · ar Books, Hobbies and Gadgets You Ought to Know About · [Misc.] · cl New Stamp Issues · [Misc.] · cl

The Boy’s Own Paper [April 1936] (8½" x 11") Illustrated with monochrome drawings and photographs within the text by various artists. The Editor Yarns · [Misc.] · ed Picture News · [Misc.] · cl Camping with the Soviet Pioneers · Geoffrey Trease · ar The Cup Final · John Graves · ar The First-Aid Men: The Ancient Order to Which They Are Linked · Dudley Kemp · ar Like a Great Gentleman · Hylton Cleaver · ss A Pair of Bellows · Henry Bramford · ar Pilot’s Long Watch: Dog Yarns 7 · Lionel Fletcher · ss; illustrated by C. Ambler Modern Ships · H. Coble · ar How Long Could You Fast: Living on One’s Own Blood · [Misc.] · ar The Quest of the Magical Herb [Part 1 of ?] · G. M. Rogers · sl B.O.P. Stamp Collectors Page: Side-Lines in Stamp Collecting · Stanley Phillips · cl Why the Boat-Race Fascinates Us · [Misc.] · ar Ringcraft at School: In-Fighting · Hylton Cleaver · ar ABC of First Aid Hints · [Misc.] · ar B.O.P. Nature Study Circle · [Misc.] · cl Pahua! Pahua!! · Sercombe Griffin · ss A Monk of St. Bernard · F. Leslie Withers · ss Feeding a Sawmill in Switzerland · Jocelyn Saunders Davies · ar Camping Days · Robert Harding · ar Tree Trunk Dwellers in Australia · Austral Bourne · ar Little but Great—Beethoven · L. B. Russ · ar Marvels of the Moon · F. W. Tapp · ar Third Diver’s Luck · S. T. James · ss The World’s Wonder Tree · Edward E. Long · ar Special Easter Cycling Camping Feature · [Misc.] · ar Books, Hobbies and Gadgets You Ought to Know About · [Misc.] · cl New Stamp Issues · [Misc.] · cl

The Boy’s Own Paper [May 1936] (8½" x 11", cover by Philip Simmonds) Illustrated with monochrome drawings and photographs within the text by various artists. The Editor Yarns · [Misc.] · ed Picture News · [Misc.] · cl Across High Atlas, to Visit a Legionary · Captain F. H. Mellor · ar Our Indian Cricketing Guests · E. H. D. Sewell · ar Airships—Military and Commercial · H. J. C. Harper · ar The Romance of Steam · [Misc.] · ar Strickland Breaks Bounds · R. Ernest Bailey · ss When the Sergeant-Major Was a General · [Misc.] · ar B.O.P. Stamp Collectors’ Page: The Pictorial Stamps of the French Colonial Empire · Stanley Phillips · cl Up and Over!: Dog Yarns 8 · Lionel Fletcher · ss; illustrated by C. Ambler A Moorish Dinner · Patrick O’Byrne · ar The Quest of the Magical Herb [Part ? of ?] · G. M. Rogers · sl The Overland “Chase”: Pursued Across Country by a Giant Crocodile · Austral Bourne · ss The Three Camperteers · Claude Fisher · ss A Cheap Hectograph Copier · H. W. Canning-Wright · ar Ill-Health Robs Pataudi of Test Captaincy · Hedley Hervey · ar A Paper-Knife · S. Leonard Bastin · ar Ambush · Hugh D-M. M’Cutcheon · ss "How’s That?" · A. B. Cooper · ss B.O.P. Nature Study Circle · [Misc.] · cl Adventures of Lighthouse-Keepers · G. Gibbard Jackson · ar Hurling to Safety · F. Leslie Withers · ss The Tiki of Tautauro · E. Collins · ss From My Letter Box: B.O.P. Sailing, Boating and Canoeing Expert · Geoffrey Prout · ar The Call of the Road: Cycle Camping at Whitsun · [Misc.] · ar Books, Hobbies and Gadgets You Ought to Know About · [Misc.] · cl New Stamp Issues · [Misc.] · cl

The Boy’s Own Paper [June 1936] (8½" x 11", cover by Philip Simmonds) Illustrated with monochrome drawings and photographs within the text by various artists. The Editor Yarns · [Misc.] · ed Picture News · [Misc.] · cl The Call of the Road: Camping Days Are Here Again · [Misc.] · ar Everest the Unconquered · C. Bernard Rutley · ar Blood Brothers · Major J. T. Gorman · ss The White and the Green · H. Bridgman Metchim · ar; motor racing. The Three Camperteers: Adventure in the Cookhouse · Claude Fisher · ss B.O.P. Nature Study Circle · [Misc.] · cl The Law of Waterways: How It Affects Canoes · Alec R. Ellis · ar Strange Fishes · A. E. Bramwell · ar The Quest of the Magical Herb [Part ? of ?] · G. M. Rogers · sl The Smallest Newspaper · E. W. Harmer · ar Modern Ships · H. Coble & A. R. Payne · ar A Parachute from a Kite · S. Leonard Bastin · ar Werewolf of Wessex · Robert Harding · ss Little but Great—Napoleon · L. B. Russ · ar Canoeing · William G. Luscombe · ar The Basque Game of Pelota · Patrick O’Byrne · ar Nobody’s Dog: Doy Yarns 9 · Lionel Fletcher · ss; illustrated by C. Ambler B.O.P. Stamp Collectors’ Page: King George and His Stamp Collection · Stanley Phillips · cl Run with Bent Legs! · N. Scroxton · ar Wilfred Blank the Buccaneer · John Lea · ss The Hornets’ Nest · Major Charles Gilson · ss The Poor Man’s Yacht · Geoffrey Prout · ar Parachutes and How to Project Them · John Silvester · ar Books, Hobbies and Gadgets You Ought to Know About · [Misc.] · cl New Stamp Issues · [Misc.] · cl

The Boy’s Own Paper [July 1936] (8½" x 11") Illustrated with monochrome drawings and photographs within the text by various artists. The Editor Yarns · [Misc.] · ed Picture News · [Misc.] · cl Books, Hobbies & Gadgets You Ought to Know About · [Misc.] · cl Wonders of the Suez Canal · Harold J. Shepstone · ar The Three Camperteers: Off on the Hike · Claude Fisher · ss Testing Models in the Wind Tunnel · H. J. C. Harper · ar Little but Great—Lord Roberts · L. B. Russ · ar A Jape That Failed · S. Beresford Lucas · ss Is Tennis a Soft Game? · Sid G. Hedges · ar Mongoose v. Cobra · [Misc.] · ar True Pals: Dog Yarns 10 · Lionel Fletcher · ss; illustrated by C. Ambler Mystery of the Musk · E. W. Harmer · ss B.O.P. Nature Study Circle · [Misc.] · cl The Quest of the Magical Herb [Part ? of ?] · G. M. Rogers · sl Adventures of Lightships · G. Gibbard Jackson · ar Forlong’s First Try-Out · Lieut. Col. A. Lloyd Owen · ss Locking Up the Tower: Ancient Ceremony of the Keys · Wilfred Aber · ar The Nowth-West Mountie · [Misc.] · ar The Grand Old Man of Newcastle-on-Tyne (George B. Hunter) · George C. Curnock · ar The Railway Station of To-Morrow · J. R. Hind · ar A Question of Tactics · J. G. Kavanagh · ss Search Party! · A. T. Phillipps · ss The Explorer · John Lea · ss B.O.P. Stamp Collectors’ Page: The Stamps of Greece · Stanley Phillips · cl Left-Handed and Right-Handed Elephants · [Misc.] · ar Public Schools at Bisley · Major J. T. Gorman · ar The Call of the Road: Cycle to Camp · [Misc.] · ar Training for the Royal Navy: The Life of a Navel New Entry · [Misc.] · ar New Stamp Issues · [Misc.] · cl

The Boy’s Own Paper [October 1936] (8½" x 11", cover by Patrick Nicolle) Illustrated with monochrome drawings and photographs within the text by various artists. The Editor Yarns · [Misc.] · ed Picture News · [Misc.] · cl Goal! · John Graves · ss Highgrade · L. C. Douthwaite · ss A One-Valve Wirless Set · L. C. Hadland Cole · ar Watery Knowledge · [Misc.] · ar How Old Railway Bridges Are Replaced · [Misc.] · ar When You Get Lost · [Misc.] · ar On the Road to—A Fourpenny Tea · [Misc.] · ar A Perfect Table-Tennis Top · Henry Bramford · ar Nature Notes · [Misc.] · cl The Claws of Ka Weit [Part 1 of 6] · Sercombe Griffin · sl Home-Made Pigments · [Misc.] · ar The Sword of Honour · Major J. T. Gorman · ss The Night Sky in October · C. J. McNaught · ar The Sack of Panama · Geoffrey Rhodes · ar The Fellow Who Tries His Best · Harold Dorning · ar Photography for Boys: How Your Camera Works · John J. Curtis · ar Isles Without Coal · Wilfred Aber · ar Celebrated Signatures: A Survey of many from all parts of the World · W. Reginald Bray · ar Stamp Collecting: Map Stamps · Stanley Phillips · ar What’s the Time? · [Misc.] · ar The Evening Flight · H. E. H. Tracy · ss Books, Hobbies & Gadgets You Ought to Know About · [Misc.] · cl New Stamp Issues · [Misc.] · cl A Hike to the Top of Loch Lomond · William Barr · ar

The Boy’s Own Paper [November 1936] (8½" x 11") Illustrated with monochrome drawings and photographs within the text by various artists. The Editor Yarns · [Misc.] · ed Picture News · [Misc.] · cl Bagdad—A City of the Arabian Nights · Harold J. Shepstone · ar The Night Sky in November · C. J. McNaught · cl Masunka—Lonely Wolf · L. C. Douthwaite · ss Thirteen Miles Up! · T. C. Bridges · ss Further Chemical Magic · [Misc.] · ar The Caves of Peakland · [Misc.] · ar A Ride in a Tank · H. McKie · ar Nature Notes · [Misc.] · cl The Claws of Ka Weit [Part 2 of 6] · Sercombe Griffin · sl Preserving Old Locomotives · David Hunter · ar A Simple Water Pump · John Silvester · ar The Black Brothers · Major Charles Gilson · ss Traders’ Tokens of Engineering Interest · F. W. Burgess · ar The History of Fireworks in England · A. St. H. Brock · ar Making Model Traction Engines · Henry Greenly · ar Extracts from the Diary of Leonidas · E. Lawson Pelly · ex Microscopic Writing · A. E. Bramwell · ar Stamp Collecting: Map Stamps 2 · Stanley Phillips · ar An Affray at the White Hart · Geoffrey Rhodes · ss Photography for Boys: Exposing a Film Correctly · John J. Curtis · ar A Footplate Trip with the Breakfast Flyer · H. Underwood · ar New Types of Aeroplanes · H. J. C. Harper · ar ABC of Useful Knowledge · [Misc.] · ar Olympia Bicycle and Motor-Cycle Show · [Misc.] · ar Books, Hobbies & Gadgets You Ought to Know About · [Misc.] · cl New Stamp Issues · [Misc.] · cl