London: Studio Vista, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Good in Good price-clipped dust jacket. Photographs by Gabriel Monro. Quarto-sized (oversized). Light wear and rubbing to edges of boards with bumping to head and heel of spine and some light spotting to back cover. Dj has some wear and rubbing along edges with some minor tears and light scuffing. Inscribed by author to previous owner on front free endpaper. Slight foxing to page edges. 160 pages with illustrations, bibliography, and index. A nicely illustrated look at the genre of young boys' fiction.

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Bookseller: Motte & Bailey, Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 10143
Title: The Collector's Book of Boys' Stories
Author: Quayle, Eric
Illustrator: Photographs by Gabriel Monro
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good in Good price-clipped dust jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Studio Vista
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1973
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