Front cover of Hidden Loot! by Frank Richards, Schoolboys Ow

Colour front cover of Hidden Loot! by Frank Richards showing two schoolboys gagged and bound while the perpetrator gets away.
The Schoolboys Own Library was established in 1925 by C M Down as a means of reprinting earlier stories from the Magnet, Gem, etc. Sub editors at the Amalgamated Press would select and edit the stories, and the original author would be paid an honorarium for the re-use of his story. Originally two volumes were published each month, containing 64 pages, but from issue 167 each volume was expand to 96 pages.
The series came to an end due to the paper shortages of World War II. From issue 394 the price increased from 4d to 4 1/2d, from issue 409 the page count decreased to 64 pages, and the last three intended issues (412-414) were not published

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11985497

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46903265

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2304px x 3456px (4.1MB)

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Courtesy of The Land of Lost Content Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library

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Editorial use only

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Land of Lost Content Collection