![]() Some were in a series–true annuals: Champion, Ideal, Monster Books for “Boys,” a matching set for “Girls,” and to a lesser extent, for “Children” and for “Tinies.” Then there were all the one-of books or four-book sets, which might not technically be annuals, but were part of their output. Beginning in the 1930s, through to the mid-70s, they produced a colossal number–quite literally hundreds–of what could be classed as annuals. One of the more prolific publishers was Dean & Son. Then there are the ones who simply didn’t believe in making things easy for future researchers, and eschewed the use of any identifying features. Some publishers most delightfully dated their annuals some put at least a volume number, from which a year can be extrapolated others included a printing code, which I, unfortunately, am too ignorant to decipher. One of the burgeoning aspects, though, has been trying to accurately date the editions. Not that I haven’t been having fun–make no mistake about that. I know how much I’ve appreciated the work of others, so it’s rather nice to be able to contribute in turn.Īlas, as so many of my projects end up, it has taken a lot longer than I planned, and grown into a much bigger undertaking than I first thought. The vast majority of them are done once listed for my satisfaction, I’ve been passing the data on to an online cataloguing site, so as to benefit other collectors by increased access. One of my many self-imposed tasks is the cataloguing of all my children’s annuals. No one else is likely to be excited by my find, but I sure am. Now then, I had a bit of a windfall today. ![]()
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