The Boy’s Own Paper (price One Penny) began Saturday, 18 Jan
1879. The publisher was the Religious Tract Society. BOP found an American
publisher, A. D. F. Randolph and Company beginning in 1879. Hundred page
monthly parts were sold to Americans for a quarter. The 1905 volume colour plate of Guy
Fawkes Day by Tom Browne (courtesy E. M. Sanchez-Saavedra) was printed by
Browne’s own colour printing company.
What a fantastic blog, Tom. It's wonderful to see this old arts here! Congratulations from Brazil!
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