Take a cold tub, sir!
Subtitle: the story of the Boy's own paper
By: Jack Cox.
Publisher: Lutterworth Press
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Guildford, Surrey, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Boy's own paper
Description: Drawing on a wealth of illustrations form the original issues, and with engaging glimpses of board-room deliberations and office routine in earlier times, Jack Cox tells the paper's own story. He traces its history from the rattling adventures and bracing advice of the Victorian era to the practical hobbies and technical know-how of the post-War world, showing how it won the trust and love of the readers who will remember it with affection.