The Boy Scouts Own Book

Franklin K. Mathiews, Editor

Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York, NY, 1924

About this Item

D. Appleton and Company, New York. 1924. Hardcover. Edition Not Stated. Published for the Boy Scouts of America. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for the F/O name in the Scout Ownership block. Book Condition: Very Good; light shelfwear to head, tail, tips, and board bottoms; slight soiling to boards. No DJ. Navy Blue cloth boards and spine with gilt lettering on the spine and front board; Scout emblem on spine is tarnished. Color picture on front board is intact with slight edge chipping. Clean internals. Internal hinges are sound and not split. 207 pp 4to. This book was prepared by the Chief Scout Librarian and filled with 66 different stories about Scouts, Scout activities, educational articles for Scouts, tasks and projects for Scouts, role models for Scouts from history, and Scout achievements. Everything is designed for a Scout to read and learn from and get a better understanding of what scouting is all about and how it builds boys into men. A clean very presentable copy. Due to size/weight, no international shipping.

Seller Inventory # 010629

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Boy Scouts Own Book
• Publisher: D. Appleton and Company, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1924
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Explorers/Archaeology/Anthropology
  • Americana
  • Adolescent/Childrens Books