Barely a week goes past without I add to my collection of new and secondhand books. During the past month alone I bought three School Friend Annuals dated 1953, 1957 and 1959 respectively, and a Girls Crystal Annual dated 1958. From correspondence with Steve Holland, it seems that these annuals haven't yet been indexed, so here goes. When I get one, I'll index it.
SCHOOL FRIEND ANNUAL 1953
School Friend Annual 1953 (Fleetway Press 1952, 95pp ,7/-, cover by ?, hc)
Contents:
- Frontispiece by ?
- 5 ~ (comic strip) The Silent Three at No Man's Tower - cs
- 11 ~ Ida Melbourne - Sue Saves the Day - ss
- 16 ~ (comic strip) The Model Village Mystery - cs
- 21 ~ Penelope Desmond - Two Smart Girls - and Bessie - ss
- 26 ~ (comic strip) Flame's Finest Race - cs
- 34 ~ Ida Melbourne - Scamp in Charge - ss
- 39 ~ (comic strip) Loyal to the Young Cavalier - cs
- 48 ~ Enid Boyten - The Holiday Camp Stowaway - ss
- 54 ~ (comic strip) Rivals of the Winter Sports - cs
- 61 ~ (comic strip) Dilly Dreem - a Heroine by Mistake! - cs
- 64 ~ Stella Stirling - Robin Hood's Challenge - ss
- 69 ~ (comic strip) Peril for Jill Crusoe - cs
- 77 ~ Ida Melbourne - Cousin Bill Meets His Match - ss
- 82 ~ (comic strip) Her Masquerade in Mexico - cs
- 90 ~ Elizabeth Chester - Chatterbox - that Puzzling Jungle Pet - ss
- Back Cover ~ How to win the Cocoa Bean Cargo Race - gm (Cadbury's advertisement)
SCHOOL FRIEND ANNUAL 1957
School Friend Annual 1957 (Fleetway Press 1956, 160pp ,7/6, cover by ?, hc)
Contents:
- Frontispiece by ?
- 3 ~ (comic strip) Foiled by the Silent Three - cs
- 12 ~ Ida Mebourne - A Family Plan for Mother's Day - ss
- 19 ~ (comic strip) Wedding Bells - Thanks to Princess Anita - cs
- 27 ~ Judy Thomas - Wyn Unmasks the Alpine Plotters - ss
- 34 ~ (comic strip) The Barrel Organ Ballet - cs
- 42 ~ Mary Moore - The Riddle of the Jewelled Roses - ss
- 49 ~ (comic strip) Jill Crusoe and the Strangers from the Sky - cs
- 57 ~ Penelope Desmond - Pam, Wendy and the Highland Phantom - ss
- 64 ~ (comic strip) That Baffling Jade Elephant - cs
- 73 ~ Stella Stirling - Togo the Stowaway - ss
- 80 ~ (comic strip) Their Perilous Journey to Totem Hill - cs
- 89 ~ Patricia Stott - The Mystery of the Fashion Contest - ss
- 96 ~ (comic strip) Sports Girl Dilly - cs
- 98 ~ Jane Preston - Kidnapped - A Film Star's Pet - ss
- 105 ~ (comic strip) Ailina's Desert Secret - cs
- 113 ~ Mary Moore - Jo's First Day on Hurstcote Farm - ss
- 121 ~ (comic strip) Her Enemy in the Pottery Class - cs
- 129 ~ Peg Miller - A Wolf-Fog to the Rescue - ss
- 134 ~ (comic strip) Terry Brent's Double Role - cs
- 140 ~ Shirley Dene - Surprises for Sally at St. Kit's - ss
- 148 ~ (comic strip) Loyal to her Skating Rival - cs
- 156 ~ Ida Melbourne - The Snowman that Puzzled the Kid - ss
- Endpapers ~ The Silent Three race the Prefects - gm
GIRLS' CRYSTAL ANNUAL 1956
Girls' Crystal Annual 1956 (Fleetway Press 1955, 160pp ,7/6, cover by ?, hc)
Contents:
- Frontispiece by V. Gaskell
- 3 ~ (comic strip) Bruce's Thrilling Seaside Adventure - cs
- 9 ~ Elise Probyn - That Surprising Picnic Outing in Holland - ss
- 15 ~ (comic strip) Don Donovan Their Secret Friend at St. Claire's - cs
- 21 ~ As told to Doris Graham - The Rival Carnival Queens - ss
- 27 ~ Ida Melbourne (edited by) - Trixie's Diary - ss
- 33 ~ (comic strip) Jenny of Smugglers' Cove - cs
- 42 ~ Picture Crossword - pz
- 43 ~ Sheila Austin - The Redskin Girl They Suspected - ss
- 51 ~ Patricia Stott - The Trickster at the Winter Sports - ss
- 57 ~ (comic strip) Their Quest on Forbidden Isle - cs
- 65 ~ Daphne Grayson - Princess Sally - ss
- 73 ~ (comic strip) Susie and the Boy Apple-Pickers - cs
- 77 ~ Hazel Armitage - Duffer Dolly and the Wishing Crystal - ss
- 85 ~ Janet McKibbin - Autograph Hunter Gaye's most daring Ruse - ss
- 92 ~ (comic strip) Diana - The Girl Charioteer - cs
- 100 ~ Schoolgirl Quiz - qz
- 101 ~ Margaret Henson - When their Chum faced Expulsion - ss
- 109 ~ (comic strip) Staunch Allies of the Swiss Skater - cs
- 117 ~ Doris Brookes - Lynn of the Merry Revellers - ss
- 123 ~ (comic strip) Their Masked Helper on the Riviera - cs
- 131 ~ Sheila Austin - The Mystery Guest at Sundown Ranch - ss
- 138 ~ (comic strip) Marina's Peril at the Blue Oasis - cs
- 147 ~ Picture Quiz - How will they travel? - qz
- 148 ~ As told to Judy Thomas - The Clue of the Piggy-Bank - ss
- 153 ~ Seaside Maze Puzzle - pz
- 154 ~ (comic strip) The Threat to the Fourth Form Diver - cs
- Back Cover ~ Air Race Game - gm (Cadbury's Advertisement)
SCHOOL FRIEND ANNUAL 1959
School Friend Annual 1959 (Fleetway Press 1958, 160pp ,7/6, cover by ?, hc)
- Frontispiece by ?
- 3 ~ (comic strip) Princess Anita - Fortune-Teller at the Fair - cs
- 12 ~ Ida Melbourne - The Disguise that baffled the Fourth - ss
- 19 ~ (comic strip) Claudette and the vanishing Horse - cs
- 25 ~ Penelope Desmond - Mystery on their Mountain Holiday - ss
- 32 ~ (comic strip) The Dance of the Crystal Bowl - cs
- 41 ~ Hazel Armitage - Wendy's Strange Encounter - ss
- 49 ~ (comic strip) Jill Crusoe's "Magic" Friends - cs
- 57 ~ Shirley Dene - That Baffling Little Rebel - Jennie - ss
- 64 ~ (comic strip) The Mandarin's Lantern - cs
- 73 ~ Dinah Lacey - Lost - an Elephant! - ss
- 80 ~ (comic strip) Dilly's Happy Blunder - cs
- 82 ~ Patricia Stott - The Intruder in the Black Clover Gang - ss
- 89 ~ (comic strip) The Jackson Family to the Rescue - cs
- 98 ~ Jane Summers - The Secret of a Royal Gown - ss
- 105 ~ (comic strip) Susan, Julie and the Masked Skater - cs
- 113 ~ Stella Stirling - Cousin Percy's Surprise Pullover - ss
- 119 ~ (comic strip) The Riddle of the May Day Crown - cs
- 128 ~ Evelyn Day - Rory foils a Circus Plotter - ss
- 134 ~ Crossword puzzle - pz
- 135 ~ (comic strip) When the Red Knight rode again - cs
- 144 ~ Sally's Own Pages - Things to make and do
- 146 ~ (comic strip) Rivals of the Alpine Snows - cs
- 155 ~ Ida Melbourne - Thrills and Spills for the Kid - ss
- Endpapers ~ A Thrilling Sports Day - gm
