Welcome and thank you for visiting our site, just a quickie about us, we have
been trading on the internet since 1996 where we were the only website to take advertising for ticket sales,(what the
BBC News had to comment on us in 1998. We trade full time on ebay and to date have sold over 4000 items and 100's of items from this website.
We trade in football books and annuals from the 1940’s to the 1960’s,The Charles Buchan Football Monthly Magazine and retired players signed photos.
Books signed by the author are also a speciality mainly from the quality Publishing houses of the day, Stanley Paul, Museum and Pelham to name just a few.
Football Annuals
Mass market soccer annuals, were first published just after the war, The Boys Book of Soccer being the first published by Evans Brothers in 1945 was printed on war economy standard paper
other popular annuals that followed The FA Book for Boys 1947, Sampson Low Marston Series 1949, The Big Book of Football Champions 1950,
Charles Buchan’s Soccer Gift Book 1953, The Topical Times Football Book 1959, in mid 1960's Publishing Houses launched Players Annuals,
Billy Wright, Denis Law and many more.
With 100's of collectors of the early annuals we do hope we can help some of you with your collections
by supplying missing editions to upgrading your collection. We have several editions all in very good condition.
This Weeks Special Memorabilia
The Two Stanley's, Matthews and Mortensen
Football books and Magazines published in the late 1940's progressing to the early 1960's used a unique photographic process,
the photograph was taken on a large format camera the negative (the plate) created an extremely high quality finished print.
The print was then hand coloured/tinted giving an innovative effect. In many cases features were added like the crowed in the background
sometimes even the ball.
The best known Publisher to use this process was L.T.A Robinson in their Publication The Big Book of Football Champions; Charles Buchan also used the same
agency 'Topical Colour Process Syndicate Ltd (London) in the Football Monthly Magazine and the Soccer Gift Book.
The full colour photo above of The Two Stanley's was carefully removed from a 1948 -49 season annual, The photo has been signed as follows:
'Best Wishes Stanley Matthews' and 'Best Regards Stan Mortensen'. The signing of the photo took place between between 1950 - 1951.
This is indeed a special piece of football memorabilia probably the only one in existence. Professionally mounted and framed behind
non-reflective glass a truly wonderful collector's item that will grace any wall with a football theme. POA Telephone 0844 3575085
Charles Buchan's Football Monthly
The first issue came out over 50 years ago in September 1951.
Charles Buchan was a seasoned journalist for the News Chronicle and the BBC and had spotted a gap in the market:
The circulation started at a level modern magazines would kill for - 60,000 - by 1959 it was 120,000, in 1961 it was 130,000 and at its peak in 1967 it was at
an astounding 250,000 per month. In 1968 the "Boys Club" had 100,000 registered members.
Charles Buchan continued his column from launch until his death in the south of France in June 1960.
It must have been a sudden death as his previous column had appeared in August as usual. The September 1960 issue has 2 pages of tributes from the world of football.
We buy in and sell issues between 1951 to 1966.
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Book Services and Valuations
All types of binding, repair and restoration work is undertaken, whether in vellum, leather, cloth, textiles, or paper. Work is carried out by hand,
using traditional procedures established years ago; and materials are also traditional save where superior, modem acid-free boards, papers and leathers,
and reversible adhesives have become available.
We do give FREE Valuations but only via Twitter please do not telephone for valuation, Football books bought and sold INSTANT CASH WAITING
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