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The Boy’s Own Paper [v79 #3, December 1956] (1/-, 96pp, quarto, cover by Tompkins) 17 · Wise Men Saw a Star · Frank A. Smalley · ar 18 · Men Against Adversity · Austin Edwards · ar 20 · Vintage Football When Its Oxford v Cambridge · David Harrison & Vivian Jenkins · ar 22 · Cricket on Christmas Eve · Michael Parker · ar 24 · Enemy by Night · C. T. Stoneham · ss The (London) Evening News Feb 18 1953 26 · The Way You Sit Reveals Character! · Anon. · ar 28 · The Buoy from Mars · Richard Clapperton · ss 30 · Railway Photo Quiz · David Peters · pz 32 · Majorca Moon [Part 1 of 5] · Jack Cox · sl 33 · Special Christmas Book Supplement · Various · br 62 · Dog Sense for Dogs · Arthur Cook · ar 64 · Punches and their Counters · Freddie Mills · ar 67 · Lacewing Fly · L. Hugh Newman · ar 67 · Christmas in Ashanti · Harold Cox · ar 68 · BOP Pen Friends Exchange Tape Recordings · [The Readers] · lc 77 · Pork Pies Galore · John Askew · ar 78 · Christmas Treason · Leonard Gribble · ss 93 · Round the Stamp World · L. N. & M. Williams · cl 96 · Christmas Crossword · Gordon Douglas · pz

The Boy’s Own Paper [v79 #4, January 1957] (1/-, 64pp, quarto) fc. · photo: Bert Trautman · Anon. · cv 3 · Post · [The Readers] · lc 12 · Finding Ancient Britain · Anon. · ar 15 · Explorers Need the Y.H.A. · Anon. · ar 16 · Ski-ing in Scotland · David Webster · ar 18 · Battle of the River Plate · Michael Parker · mr 20 · Don’t Watch a Forward’s Feet · H. D. Davies · ar 22 · Subsidized Sport—Readers Replies · [The Readers] · lc 23 · God Steals Into Our Existence Quietly · Bob Birchnall · ar 24 · The Clever Lioness · C. T. Stoneham · ss The (London) Evening News Nov 21 1952 26 · Give the Ball Plenty of Air · Jack Cox · ar 28 · Boys Make the Best Animal Watchers · Jack Pickvance · ar 30 · Oak Apples · L. Hugh Newman · ar 30 · Chess Problem · John Bee · pz 31 · The Diamond Snatch · Leonard Gribble · ss 32 · London Docks Photo Quiz · David Peters · pz 34 · Pioneers and Heroes · Hellier · ar 35 · My Hobby Is Potholing · Richard Lord · ar 36 · Majorca Moon [Part 2 of 5] · Jack Cox · sl 40 · Fighting Tactics · Freddie Mills · ar 43 · Captain Bryn’s Health Shirt · Anon. · ar 44 · Gag Bag · Bernard Braden · ms 46 · Morning Flight · Geoffrey Morgan · ss 49 · Strange Christmas Presents · Sam Bate · ar 50 · Make a Cold Valve Set · Gilbert Davey · ar 53 · The Untrodden Peak · Alan C. Jenkins · br 54 · Records for all Tastes · Robin & John Benson · rv 63 · Round the Stamp World · L. N. & M. Williams · cl

The Boy’s Own Paper [v79 #5, February 1957] (1/-, 64pp, quarto, cover by Redmill) 4 · Post · [The Readers] · lc 15 · Underground Classroom · Jack Cox · ar 16 · Authors Are Neglected Personalities · Herbert Harris · ar 18 · B.P.s Megaphone Carried 1200 yards · Colonel J. S. Wilson · ar 20 · Submarine Escape School · Hylton Cleaver · ar 23 · Gag Bag · Anon. · ms 24 · Budgerigars for Pleasure and Profit · Eric Leyland · ar 26 · Secrets of a Master Spy · George Glenton · ar 28 · Rhino Trouble · C. T. Stoneham · ss The (London) Evening News Nov 18 1955 30 · Chess Problem · John Bee · pz 31 · Adventuring for God · Bob Birchnall · ar 32 · World Land Speed Record · Charles Fothergill · ar; illustrated by Redmill 36 · Majorca Moon [Part 3 of 5] · Jack Cox · sl 39 · Window to the Stars · George Graham · ar 40 · Plastic White Whale · John Marsh · ar 42 · Climbing with a Camera · Bob Ramsay & Colin Taylor · ar 44 · Spring Overhaul Your Cycle · Ronald English · ar 47 · Bats · L. Hugh Newman · ar 50 · One Jump Ahead · Geoffrey Morgan · ss 55 · Book Reviews · Alan C. Jenkins · br 61 · Can You Recognise a Rare Stamp · L. N. & M. Williams · ar 64 · Crossword · Gordon Douglas · pz

The Boy’s Own Paper [v79 #6, March 1957] (1/-, 64pp, quarto, cover by Leo Davy) 4 · Post · [The Readers] · lc 15 · What Makes an Explorer? · McEwan Lawson · ar 16 · Footballer, Cricketer, Yet Studies Art · John Marsh · ar 18 · The Swamp Skipper · Desmond Vesey- Fitzgerald · ar 20 · Taking Photos in Town and City · George L. Wakefield · ar 23 · My Hobby Is Aero-Spotting · Alan McCartney · ar 24 · Fencing Is Not an Expensive Sport · John Leigh · ar 26 · Fighting Spirit · C. T. Stoneham · ss The (London) Evening News Oct 19 1955 28 · Man of Courage · Zachary Ball · ss Boys’ Life Dec 1954 31 · U.S.A. Commemoratives · Hellier · ar 32 · Bristol, Gateway of the West · Laurence Dunn · ar 36 · Majorca Moon [Part 4 of 5] · Jack Cox · sl 39 · Mars Is so Close Anything Might Happen · George Graham · ar 40 · Slade Mystery: The Red Wig · Leonard Gribble · pz 44 · Marbles Save Lives · Martin Thornhill · ar 56 · Book Reviews · Alan C. Jenkins · br 61 · Stamp Feature · L. N. & M. Williams · ar 63 · Chess Problem · John Bee · pz 64 · Crossword · Gordon Douglas · pz

The Boy’s Own Paper [v79 #7, April 1957] (1/-, 64pp, quarto, cover by Laurence Dunn) 4 · Post · [The Readers] · lc 15 · Thirteen Boys Built Two Houses · Jack Cox · ar 16 · Hospital Orderly Won V.C. at 14 · John March · ar 18 · The Night Spiders · John Newton Chance · ss The (London) Evening News Jan 5 1956 20 · How to make an Inlaid Box · J. C. Anderson · ar 23 · Spear Fishing in Cornwall · Anon. · ar 24 · Helicopter Squadrons in Action · Douglas Pike · ar 26 · Terror of the Air · Keith Horan · ss 28 · Eagles Fields · H. P. Watts · ss 32 · Liners of Tomorrow · Laurence Dunn · ar 36 · Gag Bag · Tommy Trinder · ms 38 · Majorca Moon [Part 5 of 5] · Jack Cox · sl 41 · Dog’s Duty · C. T. Stoneham · ss The (London) Evening News Feb 21 1955 43 · Nature World—The Hungry Shrew · L. Hugh Newman · ar 45 · Cycling Feature—No Bike, No Wife! · Ronald English · ar 53 · Book Reviews · Alan C. Jenkins · br 59 · Jazz Records · Robin Benson · ar 61 · Round the Stamp World · L. N. & M. Williams · cl 63 · Chess Problem · John Bee · pz 64 · Crossword · Anon. (by Gordon Douglas) · pz

The Boy’s Own Paper [v79 #8, May 1957] (1/-, 80pp, quarto) fc. · photo: Bertoglio · Anon. · cv 4 · Post · [The Readers] · lc 15 · Tangled Weave · Donald Gilchrist · ss The (London) Evening News Feb 23 1952 17 · Holiday Fun on Water Skis · David Webster · ar 18 · Haircut Mystery · Reg Butler · ar 20 · Java Sea Duel [Part 1 of ?] · Arthur Catherall · sl 23 · Brighter Cricket from the West Indies · Peter West · ar 24 · Make this BOP Dinghy from 5 · Percy W. Blandford · ar 28 · Desperate Resolve · G. G. Turnbull · ss 30 · Do It Yourself · Anon. · ar 33 · Spring Book Supplement · Various · br 49 · Out of Hand · Kenneth Hayes · ss The (London) Evening News Nov 29 1951 51 · Lets Watch Seals · John Bancroft · ar 55 · Spotlight · Anon. · ar 56 · How Does the Master Slave Work? · John Marsh · ar 61 · Willerk Had a Phoney Alibi · Leonard Gribble · ss 70 · Gay Newts · L. Hugh Newman · ar 77 · Competition Results · Anon. · ms 77 · The Day They Gave Babies Away · Gordon Williams · ar 78 · Stamp of the Month · L. N. & M. Williams · cl 80 · Crossword · Anon. (by Gordon Douglas) · pz

The Boy’s Own Paper [v79 #9, June 1957] (1/-, 64pp, quarto) fc. · photo: Everton Weekes · Anon. · cv 5 · Post · [The Readers] · lc 15 · A Bag of Bohn · Donald Gilchrist · ss The (London) Evening News Dec 1 1951 17 · Competition Airquiz · Anon. · pz 18 · British Sub Makes Its Own Air · John Marsh · ar 20 · Making Your Own Films (i) · Stanley Gordon Joseph · ar 24 · Killer’s Trail · C. T. Stoneham · ss The (London) Evening News Jun 6 1955 27 · Hump-backed Bull · Anon. · ar 28 · My Holiday on a Dutch Barge · R. S. Miles · ar 30 · Feed Your Rabbits from Natures Larder · C. F. Snow · ar 32 · The Rocky Keep · Gerald Wyatt · ss 36 · Do It Yourself—Cycle Maintenance · Ronald English & Douglas Gardner · ar 39 · Be Kind to Your Motor-Scooter · Eric Johnson · ar 40 · Lets Dam the Thames · Ian Bruce · ar 42 · Java Sea Duel [Part 2 of ?] · Arthur Catherall · sl 45 · Everton Weekes · Peter West · ar 58 · Book Reviews · Alan C. Jenkins · br 62 · Chess Problem · Anon. · pz 62 · Stamp of the Month · L. N. & M. Williams · cl 64 · Crossword · Anon. (by Gordon Douglas) · pz

The Boy’s Own Paper [v79 #10, July 1957] (1/-, 64pp, quarto) 5 · Post · [The Readers] · lc 15 · The Editor’s Page · Jack Cox · ed 16 · The Cricket Match · Samuel Selvon · ss 18 · The Too-Steep Country · Dal Stivens · ss The (London) Evening News Sep 3 1952 20 · Forest Fires Are Being Water-Bombed · Ian Bruce · ar 22 · Java Sea Duel [Part 3 of ?] · Arthur Catherall · sl 24 · Earthquake Ships Seek Underwater Oil · Jack Cox · ar 27 · Do It Yourself—Repairing a Fishing Rod · Cecil Herd · ar 28 · The Ghost Driver · M. F. Harrison · ss 30 · Free Flight for Your Budgerigars · Eric Leyland · ar 32 · Make a Speedo for 6d · R. H. Warring · ar 35 · Lion’s Leap · C. T. Stoneham · ss The (London) Evening News Jan 31 1952 36 · Laugh with BOP · Anon. · ms 38 · Making Your Own Films (ii) · Stanley Gordon Joseph · ar 40 · Sketch Club · Anon. · ms 43 · New Books · Alan C. Jenkins · rc 45 · Canoe Club on a Canal · Roy Mason · ar 62 · Stamp of the Month · L. N. & M. Williams · cl 62 · Chess Problem · Anon. (by John Bee) · pz 64 · Crossword · Anon. (by Gordon Douglas) · pz

The Boy’s Own Paper [v79 #11, August 1957] (1/-, 64pp, quarto, cover by Redmill) 5 · The Editor’s Page · Jack Cox · ed 7 · Post · [The Readers] · lc 14 · Watch Out for These Ships on Your Holiday · Laurence Dunn · ar 16 · Waiting for Auntie to Cough · Samuel Selvon · ss 18 · Sunday Morning Job for Peter · Bob Birchnall · ar 18 · Cairngorms Vamp · Richard K. Lillico · ar 19 · Holiday Fun Includes the Cricket Weeks · Robin Marlar · ar 20 · The Ticket Collector · Donald Gilchrist · ss The (London) Evening News May 10 1952 22 · Do It Yourself: Make This Camp Sundial (i) · Anon. · ar 24 · Decide Like Lightning! · Louis Golding · ar 26 · August in the Arctic Circle · Edward Grant & Hugh Idris Jones · ar 27 · All Aboard the Cyclists Special · David Taylor · ar 28 · Bung Ho the Bull · F. G. Turnbull · ss 30 · Thank Napoleon for the Sugar in Your Tea · Laurence Easterbrook · ar 32 · Wolf Warrior of the Pawnees · Gordon Shirreffs · ss Boys’ Life Sep 1952 35 · Sweets of Victory · C. T. Stoneham · ss The (London) Evening News Dec 13 1951 36 · Camping in Comfort · Trevor Hill · ar 39 · The Father I Knew · Lord Baden-Powell · ar 40 · Cycle While the World Sleeps · Ronald English · ar 45 · Look Out for Beach Jewels! · Trevor Holloway · ar 46 · Java Sea Duel [Part 4 of ?] · Arthur Catherall · sl 61 · Holiday Reading · Alan C. Jenkins · br 62 · Stamp of the Month · L. N. & M. Williams · cl 62 · Chess Problem · Anon. (by John Bee) · pz 64 · Crossword · Anon. (by Gordon Douglas) · pz

The Boy’s Own Paper [v79 #12, September 1957] (1/-, 64pp, quarto, cover by Redmill) 5 · The Editor’s Page · Jack Cox · ed 7 · Post · [The Readers] · lc 15 · Cricket at 3.am Down Worcester Way! · Peter West · ar 18 · Java Sea Duel [Part 5 of ?] · Arthur Catherall · sl 21 · Fun with Garden Railways · K. N. Jefferies · ar 23 · Don’t Throw Milk Bottle Caps Away · John Havenhand · ar 24 · Terror of the Temple · Hugh B. Cave · ss 26 · Do It Yourself: Make a Sundial for the Garden · Anon. · ar 28 · Big Moe of Moon River · Robert Gentert · ss 30 · Race Swimming · Sid G. Hedges · ar 32 · The Personality of Mr. Fortescue · Hylton Cleaver · ss 36 · The Bang-up Seat · John de la Rue · ss 42 · Arrears of Rent · John Bancroft · ss 44 · Davie Knows a Howff! · B. H. Humble · ar 46 · When Danger Threatens Keep Your Head · The BOP Doctor · ar 47 · Readers Queries · The BOP Doctor · ms 48 · Cycling Good Brakes Make for Road Safety · Ronald English & Douglas Gardner · ar 51 · I Collect Curious Bus Trips · Gordon Cooper · ar 52 · Erasers Dilemma · Samuel Selvon · ss 56 · Start Your Own Barbers Shop · Anon. · ar 67 · New Books · Alan C. Jenkins · rc 70 · Stamps · L. N. & M. Williams · ar 70 · Chess Problem · Anon. (by John Bee) · pz 72 · Crossword · Anon. (by Gordon Douglas) · pz

The Boy’s Own Paper [v81 #2, November 1958] (1/-, 64pp, cover by David Pratt) Details supplied by Steve Holland. 5 · Building a Sub—Within a Sub · [The Editor] · ed 7 · Readers Letters · [The Readers] · lc 15 · New Books · Alan C. Jenkins · rc 17 · Talking Point: Are We Getting Soft? · Herbert Harris · ar; illustrated by photo 18 · I Was the Eighth Man Down! · Harry E. Rieseberg · ar; illustrated by Bowe 20 · Waif of the Plains · Gerald Wyatt · ss; illustrated by Berto 24 · The Amazing Secret [Part 2 of ?] · M. F. Harrison · sl; illustrated by Berto 27 · Visit the 1958 Cycle Show at Earls Court · Ronald English · ar 28 · Monkey and Medal · C. T. Stoneham · ss The (London) Evening News May 14 1953 30 · Time to Laugh! · [Various] · hu 31 · Build a “Study Unit” · Andrew Crawford · ar; illustrated by photo 32 · Catching Wild Elephants · John Seymour · ar; illustrated by photo 34 · Overseas Readers’ Page: A Market Square in Sweden · Jim Platt · ar; illustrated by photo 35 · Readers’ Page: Camping in Corsica · Peter Beckett · ar; illustrated by photo 36 · Fly or Drive this Helicopter! · Ian Bruce · ar; illustrated by photos 38 · Nautilus Raises World Peace Hopes · G. P. Thompson · ar; illustrated by photos 40 · It Never Rains on Mars! · Patrick Moore · ar 45 · Cricket at the Crossroads · R. A. Roberts · ar; illustrated by photo 57 · Have You Any “Godless Florins”? · Alan Rayner · ar; illustrated by photo 62 · Gymnasts Have New German Stamp · L. N. & M. Williams · ar 64 · Competition Crossword · Gordon Douglas · pz

The Boy’s Own Paper [v82 #3, December 1959] ed. Jack Cox (Lutterworth Press, 1/-, 96pp, cover by Robert Hodgson) Pages 41 through 58 are taken up with ads and book reviews. Details supplied by Terry Zobeck. 7, 8, 9, 11 · Post · [The Readers] · lc 12, 15 · Model Railways · [The Readers] · lc 17 · The Island of Birds · [The Editor] · ar 18 · The Ice Trap · Hammond Innes · ss 20 · [cartoons] · Anon. · ct 22 · The Long Haul · F. G. Turnbull · ss The (London) Evening News Jan 11 1955 24 · When Christmas Dinner Is Served—in Space · Isaac Asimov · ar 27 · Come Fly with Me! · Stan Stennett · ar 28 · Liquid Gold · S. C. George · ss 32 · Fire and Water · Showell Styles · ss 35 · Are You a Good Captain? · Denis Foster · ar 36 · Model Car RAcing on Electric Tracks · D. J. Laidlaw-Dickson · ar 59 · Town and Country Quiz · [Misc.] · qz 60 · Guardian of Honour [Part 2 of 6] · John Bancroft · sl 64 · Low Gears in Dorset · Anon. · ar; on cycling. 69 · Laugh with BOP · [Various] · hu 72 · Shop Window: Gifts for Christmas · Anon. · ar 76 · Opening at Chess · John Bee · ar 94 · Stamps · L. N. & M. Williams · ar 96 · Competition Crossword · Gordon Douglas · pz

The Boy’s Own Paper [v83 #5, February 1961] (1/-, 64pp, cover by Robert Hodgson) Details supplied by Steve Holland. 7 · Crossing Alaska by Motor Sledge · [The Editor] · ed 8 · Post · [The Readers] · lc 16 · White Fury · Keith Horan · ss; illustrated by Tresilian 20 · 70 mph on Ice! · Howard Bass · ar; illustrated by photos 23 · Deadly Enemy · C. T. Stoneham · ss The (London) Evening News Feb 10 1956; illustrated by La Fontaine 24 · Designs from Your Camera · George L. Wakefield · ar 27 · Challenge Trophies Photo Winners · Anon. · ar; illustrated by photos 28 · The Mushroom God [Part 3 of 6] · David Roberts · sl; illustrated by Wildacre 32 · Laugh! · [Various] · hu 33 · Point-to-Pointer [Anthony Slade] · Leonard Gribble · ss; illustrated by Fardon 36 · Build a Prop-Driven Racing Car · R. H. Warring · ar; illustrated by photos 40 · New Stamp Issues · L. N. & M. Williams · ar 42 · Play to the Whistle · L. M. Boundy · ar; illustrated by photos 44 · Space Age Hobby · Trevor Holloway · ar; illustrated by photo 47 · How to Clean Coins · P. Alan Rayner · ar; illustrated by photo 49 · How to Adjust Roller-Lever Brakes · Ronald English · ar; illustrated by Chris Windows, photos 52 · New Books: Chess Is Booming! · Alan C. Jenkins · rc 58 · Chess Problem · John Bee · cl 61 · Science News · Anon. · cl 64 · Competition Crossword · Anon. · pz