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B.-P.'s Scouts - An Official History of The Boy Scouts Association
by Collis, Henry and Hurll, Fred and Hazlewood, Rex
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Collins, 1961. Gilt title and scout motif on green cloth boards which are very clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally very clean, tight and unmarked with light foxing to top and fore edge. A Very Good+ copy. Dustjacket has a removal to front with chipping and is not price clipped. The story of the Boy Scout Movement, and of the man to whose inspiration and devotion it owes its existence. Robert Baden-Powell, then a national hero from the Siege of Mafeking, first published 'Scouting for Boys' in 1908, in fourpenny instalments, and the response was immediate and extraordinary, and within a year Scouting was established not only throughout Britain but in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. The book is the first to be pronounced official by the Boy Scouts Association.14 illustrations. **** NOT EX LIB **** C3A. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Goldring Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005371
- Title
- B.-P.'s Scouts - An Official History of The Boy Scouts Association
- Author
- Collis, Henry and Hurll, Fred and Hazlewood, Rex
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- SCOUTING HISTORY, ROBERT BADEN-POWELL, BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT
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- Miscellany;
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Goldring Books
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Chipping
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