hardcover, dust jacket
2013 · New Castle, Delaware
by Kirkpatrick, Robert
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press and The British Library, 2013. hardcover, dust jacket. 6.75 x 9.5 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 586 pages. A Bibliographic History of the Boys' Periodical in Britain, 1762 - 1950. This book tells, for the first time, the full history of the British boys' periodical, from its origins in the second half of the 18th century to its decline after the Second World War. It contains 100 black-and-white illustrations and 16 in color.
Beginning with educational and religious magazines, it follows the trail through the violent and sensational 'penny blood' which thrived between around 1830 and 1870, (truncated)
Beginning with educational and religious magazines, it follows the trail through the violent and sensational 'penny blood' which thrived between around 1830 and 1870, (truncated)