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anon: : THE VICTOR BOOK FOR BOYS - 1974

UK.DUNDEE & LONDON.D.C.Thomson & Co Ltd.,01/09/1973.

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UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn. FINE. No owner inscrptn but price-clip to front free endpaper.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, glossy,paper-covered boards with repeated colour pictorial artwork illustrated front+rear boards,front with part title/word of 'VICTOR' in capitalised red letters to a black line outlined white background which in turn has black shadowing, remainder of title+date in capitalised black lettering/numerals respectively,a bright and non-faded/sunned red spine/backstrip with capitalised white lettered title without date,rear board illustrated and lettered as the front board.Hinges intact without any cracking,splits or tears and immaculate red background with b/w+grey modern military equipment illustrated endpapers. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - boards virtually scoring/indent-free.Top+fore-edges inevitably but slightly aged/toned but without foxing/spotting; contents crisp and bright,tight,clean,soild and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread other than my own collation.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,6-125pp [paginated] includes 13 picture stories in comic strip format beginning with 'The Wheelbarrow Hero' and the last 'The Idaho Avenger',2 illustrated text stories; Twenty Miles to Freedom! and The First Detective in the West - 6pp and 8pp respectively,8 Features which are intespersed throughout the text and annual,include the illustrated endpapers,2 'Cap'n Hand' single-page comic strips,and 2 'The Ruffies and Tuffies' single-page comic strips,double-page illustrated World of the Motor-Bike,a Quick Quiz,a Sports Quiz (both untouched),illustrated Odd Cars and lastly,a single-page illustrated feature on firefighters; plus [unpaginated] an illustrated contents list/table. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its age and nature, i.e. an ephemeral child’s Annual.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and overall appearance. The Victor comic paper was published weekly by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. and ran for 1,657 issues from 25 January 1961 until it ceased publication on 21 November 1992. Associated with it was the annually published 'The Victor Book for Boys'.That annual was first published in 1964,with the last edition published in 1994,a total of 31.Most of the comic's stories focused on the exploits of the British military in World War II. In particular,each week the front cover carried a story of how a medal had been won by British or Commonwealth forces during the Great War or the Second World War.Other comic strips' notable and favourite characters included: Alf Tupper - The Tough of the Track,a working-class runner, General Jumbo - A boy who commands his own mini-robot army, using an armband control pad, I Flew With Braddock - Into Battle With Matt Braddock - a World War II pilot, Morgyn the Mighty - the strong man and Gorgeous Gus - the rich owner/sometime football player.These five characters were the mainstay of the annual for almost the majority of the annual's lifetime. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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