Bidspirit auction | A Collection of British Children's

A Collection of British Children's Annuals, 1947 to 1985 - This lot comprises a group of British children's annuals featuring pictorial covers and paper leaves. The collection includes a Schoolboys Album featuring a library scene with the printed legends SCHOOLBOYS ALBUM 1947, 3/6, and JAPES & THRILLS TO LEAVE YOU SPEECHLESS. A volume with a yellow cover is titled DAILY MAIL TEDDY TAIL ANNUAL with the printed price 5/-. Also included is THE SCHOOL FRIEND ANNUAL 1952, depicting schoolgirls and a dog outdoors. A soft-back volume is titled BUSTER BOOK 1969 with the legend HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN! (NOW TURN TO THE BACK COVER). A BBC publication is titled BLUE PETER BOOK TWENTY-ONE with the show's presenters and a dog in a snowy setting, featuring a printed BBC TV logo. The final volume is THE DANDY BOOK 1985 featuring a cat in a red vehicle. The books feature a mix of hardbound pictorial boards and soft-back covers. No other maker's marks, signatures, or labels are visible on the items.