Book, The Girl's Own Annual, 1924

Physical description

A large thick, heavy green hardcover Girl's Own Annual Volume 46 with a large square picture depicting two women walking in the snow holding bunches of holly. The title is in red print and there is holly surrounding the illustration. The spine has the title printed in gold lettering, holly leaves and Vol 46 in black type at the bottom. It is a 1924 edition of this series. The end papers show green tinted woods and a stream. The coloured frontispiece is of a woman decorating a Christmas Tree from the story - The Christmas Fairy. Tissue paper protects this page. The contents of the book are for girls and women with stories, knitting and sewing patterns, handy home hints, factual information and more. There is an emphasis on Royal Family life. Inside is a 1997 religious bookmark for a Ekankar Seminar, Brisbane Australia. A bookplate is pasted at the front of the book.

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

The Bookplate: Presbyterian Church of Victoria and Tasmania St Andrew's School Sunbury. Awarded to Clarice Lancaster as the Special Attendance Prize of the Senior Girls' Class W.J.Clarke Superintendent J Wood. Teacher 1925

Summary

The contents of the book are for girls and women with stories, knitting and sewing patterns, handy home hints, factual information and more. There is an emphasis on Royal Family life.

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