Collins Seagull Library
The Children's Press
Index to the Boys Series
This is a first attempt to identify the books that
appeared in the Seagull Boys Library series.
As always if you have any further information on titles, dates, other
editions, or better scans I would be delighted to hear from you.
This index is ordered by author's surname - where
applicable / known I have annotated the other story
papers for which they wrote.
AUTHOR |
TITLE |
DATE |
|
None |
The Arabian
Nights
(laminate cover) |
1967 |
|
None |
King Arthur
and his Knights
|
1964 |
|
Appleton,
Victor |
The
Big Snake Hunters |
1954 |
|
Appleton,
Victor |
The Desert
of Mystery
NOTE: The
1st edition (1953) was without pictures, whilst a later, undated
version, had a black & white frontispiece.
|
1953 |
|
Ball,
Zachary |
Joe
Panther |
1963 |
|
Ball,
Zachary |
North
to Abilene |
1960 |
|
Ballantyne,
R(obert) M(ichael
Born Edinburgh
1825 - died Rome 1880
Contributed
stories to the Boys Own Paper and Union
Jack
|
The Coral
Island
Note: This
is one of the Queens Library series.
|
1958 |
|
Ballantyne,
R(obert) M(ichael
Born Edinburgh
1825 - died Rome 1880
Contributed
stories to the Boys Own Paper and Union
Jack
|
The
Coral Island |
nd |
|
Ballantyne,
R(obert) M(ichael
Born Edinburgh
1825 - died Rome 1880
Contributed
stories to the Boys Own Paper and Union
Jack
|
Martin
Rattler |
1955 |
|
Bartimeus
(Capt. Lewis Titchie) |
Under
Sealed Orders |
1953 |
|
Bartimeus
(Capt. Lewis Titchie) |
Under
Sealed Orders
Note: This
is one of the Queens Library series.
|
1958 |
|
Borg, Jack
Contributed
stories to the Western Library
|
Cherokee
Trail
Synopsis:
Deported to the colonies during the Jacobite rebellion - 1746. Escaping
penal servitude learn of an Indian uprising and the adventures that
ensue in the backwoods of Virginia. |
1958 |
|
Borg, Jack
Contributed
stories to the Western Library
|
The Trail Drivers |
?? |
|
Boyd,
Edward |
Introducing
Wanderlust Brown
NOTE: The
Wanderlust series first printed in the Collins Junior
Mystery Library in 1947/8.
|
1953 |
|
Boyd,
Edward |
Wanderlust
Brown Goes South |
1953 |
|
Boyd,
Edward |
Wanderlust’s
Third Innings |
1953 |
|
Bridges, T(homas).C(harles)
Born France
1868 - died Torquay June 1944
Pen names:
Christopher Beck, Tom Bridges
Contributed
to Modern Boy, Champion, Magnet,
Thriller, Union Jack and more
|
The
Hidden City |
1949 |
|
Bridges, T(homas).C(harles)
Born France
1868 - died Torquay June 1944
Pen names:
Christopher Beck, Tom Bridges
Contributed
to Modern Boy, Champion, Magnet,
Thriller, Union Jack and more
|
Men of
the Mist
Synopsis:
Adventures of two brothers amongst the exciting background of
Indian, bears, dinosaurs, and the forces of Nature.
1st printing
1947
|
1949 |
|
Bridges, T(homas).C(harles)
Born France
1868 - died Torquay June 1944
Pen names:
Christopher Beck, Tom Bridges
Contributed
to Modern Boy, Champion, Magnet,
Thriller, Union Jack and more
|
Wings
of Adventure
Synopsis:
17yr old Billy ("keen as mustard you know") and Prof.
Cottle fly to S. America in plane lent to Billy by HM Gov. to
foil civil war. In doing so find ancient city (and inhabitants).
Obviously written at a much earlier time.
This book
is NOT politically correct.
|
nd |
|
Bright, M.A(ddison). |
African Pursuit |
1949 |
|
Brookes,
O M |
The
Diamond Smugglers
Synopsis:
Two youngsters solve the mystery concerning the traffic of illegal
diamonds (Napier, New Zealand). |
1965 |
|
Catherall,
Arthur
Pen-name:
Peter Hallard
Contributed
to: Sports Budget, Chums Annual,
Scout, Startler, Boys
Favourite, Adventure, Rover,
Pioneer
|
Pirate
Sealer
Synopsis:
Two British seamen forced to take part in a nefarious illegal sealing
operation in the White Sea (North Pole).
Cover
by Derek Eyles. |
1952? |
|
Catherall,
Arthur
Pen-name:
Peter Hallard
Contributed
to: Sports Budget, Chums Annual,
Scout, Startler, Boys
Favourite, Adventure, Rover,
Pioneer
|
Shanghaied!
Synopsis:
Spoilt youngster is tricked into spending 4 weeks on his grandfathers
trawler; which changes his outlook and character (North Sea).
Cover and
frontis by Derek Eyles.
|
1959 |
|
Catherall,
Arthur
Pen-name:
Peter Hallard
Contributed
to: Sports Budget, Chums Annual,
Scout, Startler, Boys
Favourite, Adventure, Rover,
Pioneer
|
Shanghaied! |
1967 |
|
Catherall,
Arthur
Pen-name:
Peter Hallard
Contributed
to: Sports Budget, Chums Annual,
Scout, Startler, Boys
Favourite, Adventure, Rover,
Pioneer
|
The River
of Burning Sand
Synopsis:
A story of British superiority pitted against a most diabolically
clever (Japanese) brain. Set in Burma.
Note: First
published by Collins in 1947 as part of another series.
|
1953 |
|
Channel,
A.R. |
Phantom
Patrol |
1940s |
|
Channel,
A.R.
|
The
Fighting Four |
1960 |
|
Channel,
A.R. |
Operation
V2 |
1961 |
|
Channel,
A.R. |
The
Forgotten Patrol |
1962 |
|
Channel,
A.R. |
The
Tunnel Busters |
1963 |
|
Channel,
A.R.
|
Mission
Accomplished |
1964 |
|
Cleaver, Hylton
(Reginald)
Born London
1891 - died London 1961
Pen-name:
Reginald Crunden
Contributed
to: Boys Own Paper, Modern Boy,
Chums, Film Fun, Captain
|
The
Forbidden Study |
?? |
|
Collins, Erroll
pen-name of
Ellen Edith Hannah Redknap
Contributed
to: Boys Own Paper, and Flag Library |
African Pursuit |
1949 |
|
Collins, Erroll
pen-name of
Ellen Edith Hannah Redknap
Contributed
to: Boys Own Paper, and Flag Library |
The Black
Dwarf of Mongolia |
1949 |
 |
Crisp,
Frank |
The
Rogues of Alwyn
(first published as The Weird Archer)
|
1965 |
|
Cross,
John Keir |
Blackadder
|
1961 |
|
Defoe, Daniel
Born 1660
- died 1732
An original
story (1st) was published in the Union Jack
|
Robinson
Crusoe
Synopsis:
Man castaway away alone on a desert island - and no gramaphone
records!
|
1947 |
|
Defoe, Daniel
Born 1660
- died 1732
An original
story (1st) was published in the Union Jack
|
|
1956 |
|
Downie,
James M. |
The
Yellow Raiders
Synopsis:
Young pearler and chums confronts evil Chinese gangsters and Aborigines
(Australia).
This book is
NOT politically correct.
Cover
and frontis by Derek Eyles. |
nd |
|
Dumas,
Alexander |
The
Three Musketeers
(laminated cover) |
1968 |
|
Edwards,
Laurence |
Island
of Secrets |
1965 |
|
Edwards,
Laurence |
Island
of Secrets
(laminated cover) |
1968 |
|
Evans, Admiral
G.R.E.R.
Real name:
Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell R.N.
Contributed
to: Chums, Modern Boy, Chums
Annual
|
Under
Sealed Orders |
|
|
Evans, Admiral
G.R.E.R.
Real name:
Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell R.N.
Contributed
to: Chums, Modern Boy, Chums
Annual
|
For
the White Cockade |
|
|
Fraser,
Conon |
The
Scoter Island Mystery |
1959 |
|
Garnett,
Henry |
Gamble
for a Throne
Synopsis:
1655 and England is trying to throw off the yoke of Cromwell's
Roundheads. Rousing story of a Cavalier family upto Penruddock's
Rising, and the restoration of Charles Stuart.
Cover and
illustrations by Peter Jackson.
|
1962 |
|
Gibson,
Charles |
The
Secret Tunnel
|
1962 |
|
Gibson,
Charles |
The
Secret Tunnel
(laminated cover) |
1970 |
|
Gibson,
Michael |
The
Wreckers of Pengarth |
nd
|
|
Gilbert,
Kenneth |
Wolf Dog
Valley
NOTE: Part
of the Famous Dog Stories sub-series
|
|
|
Gilson,
Major Charles |
Robin
of Sherwood
Synopsis:
Life and times of Robin of Locksley.
NOTE: The
1946 version contains 8 coloured plates taken from the Errol Flynn
film and is copiously illustrated in black & white.
|
1946 |
|
Gilson,
Major Charles |
Robin
of Sherwood
The
Crusader Series edition with dustwrapper and colour frontis by Horowitz.
First published in this series in 1946, with b&w illustrations. |
1958 |
|
Gilson,
Major Charles |
Adventures
of Robin Hood
First
published as Robin of Sherwood in this series, but no coloured
plates and no b&w illustrations.. |
1964? |
|
Goodyear,
R(obert). A(rthur). H(ansen).
Born: Barnsley
1877 - died SCarborough 1948
Contributed
to: British Boy, Nugget, Pluck, Boys
Friend Weekly, Best for Boys, Nugget Library, Lots-o-Fun
|
The
White House Boys |
nd |
|
Goodyer,
H.J. |
Perilous
Dawn |
|
|
Goodyer,
H.J. |
Secret
of the Forest |
1965 |
|
Gray, Berkeley
Real name:
Edwy Searles Brooks
Contributed
to: Thriller, Detective Weekly, Modern Boy, Sexton Blake
Library (2nd series)
|
The Lost
World of Everest
(Adapted from
the series appearing in the Fleetway story paper Modern
Boy nos. 432-435)
|
1941 |
|
Gray, Berkeley
Real name:
Edwy Searles Brooks
Contributed
to: Thriller, Detective Weekly, Modern Boy, Sexton Blake
Library (2nd series)
|
The Lost
World of Everest
As above -
laminate cover
|
1968? |
|
Guy,
David |
The Jungle
Fighters
Synopsis:
Plucky youngster kidnapped by mistake in the Naga Hills, India.
Not as bad as it sounds.
This book
is NOT politically correct.
|
1960 |
|
Hardcastle,
Michael |
Redcap
(laminated cover)
Based on the
BBC TV series
|
1968 |
|
Harris,
Ray |
Adventures of Turkey |
nd |
|
Harris,
Ray |
The Opal Seekers |
nd |
|
Hayens, Herbert
Born: 1861
Contributed
to: Captain, Boys Own Paper
|
Play Up,
Eagles
Part of a
series of "Play up" titles including "Swifts",
"Kings" etc
|
1940s |
|
Henty, G.A.
Born: 1831
Contributed
to: Chums, Young England, Boys, Boys Own Paper
and many more
|
One
of the 28th |
1955 |
|
Hinkle,
Thomas C. |
Gray:
The Story of a Brave Dog
NOTE: Part
of the Famous Dog Stories sub-series
|
|
|
Hinkle,
Thomas C. |
Tan
NOTE: Part
of the Famous Dog Stories sub-series
|
|
|
Hinkle,
Thomas C. |
Black
Tiger
Synopsis:
A deeply moving (yawn!) story of the bond between a wild horse
(yawn - excuse me) and a man.
|
1957 |
|
Hofbauer,
Imre & Kelly, Harold |
Monkey Goes
Home |
1949 |
|
Horton,
Robert J. |
Lennister
of Blue Dome |
|
|
Houghton,
Leighton |
Play
Up, Barnley! |
1964 |
|
Hughes, Thomas.
Born 1822
- died 1896
|
Tom
Brown's Schooldays
(laminate cover) |
1969 |
|
Icenhower,
Joseph B. |
The
Scarlet Raider |
1964 |
|
Ingram,
Rev. J. H. |
Prince
of the House of David |
1949 |
|
Jeffries,
Jeff
|
7th
Cavalry |
1959 |
|
Jeffries,
Jeff
|
7th
Cavalry
(laminated cover) |
1965 |
|
Jeffries,
Jeff |
The Fighting
Marshall
Synopsis:
Life and times of Wyatt Earp.
Cover and
frontis by "R.H."
|
1960 |
|
Jeffries,
Jeff |
Davy
Crocket, Frontiersman
Synopsis:
The life and times of Davy Crockett.
Cover
and interior spot art by Ron Embleton. |
1956 |
|
Jeffries,
Jeff |
Remember
the Alamo!
(first published as Davy Crockett, Frontiersman in
this series)
Synopsis:
The life and times of Davy Crockett. Exactly the same as above,
except no Embleton artwork. |
1959 |
|
Johnson,
Edwin |
The
Devil of Bruges |
1968 |
|
Johnson,
Edwin |
The
End of Project 38 |
1963 |
|
Johnson,
Edwin |
The
Flashing Mountain |
1964 |
|
Johnson,
Edwin |
The
End of the Crooked Cross |
1967 |
|
Jorgensen,
Nels
|
Smoke
Jumpers |
nd |
|
Kendall,
K. |
South
from 'Frisco
Synopsis:
Circa-1860, young nephew works on uncle's trading schooner amongst
the islands of the Pacific. Canibals, pirates etc. Good stuff.
This book
is NOT politically correct.
|
1963 |
|
Lathrop,
West
|
Jet, Sled
Dog of the North
NOTE: Part
of the Famous Dog Stories sub-series
|
|
|
Le
Gallienne, Richard |
Pieces
of Eight
Synopsis:
Great story - searching for buried treasure in the Bahamas.
This
book is NOT politically correct. |
1954 |
|
Lucas,
S. Bereford |
The
Mysterious Airport |
nd
|
|
Lyons, R(onald).S(amuel).
Born London
1904
Contributed
to: Scout and Comet
|
The
School in the Skies |
|
|
MacDonald, George |
At the Back
of the North Wind |
1958 |
|
MacNell,
James |
Captain
Mettle V.C. |
nd |
|
MacNell,
James |
Mettle
Dives Deep |
nd |
|
MacNell,
James |
Mettle
at Woomera |
nd |
|
Mapple,
James |
The
Port Meriel Mystery |
|
|
Mapple,
James |
The
Carne Cross Mystery |
1965 |
|
Melville,
Herman |
Moby Dick
Synopsis:
This is a whale of a book!
|
1955 |
|
Mombray,
John |
The
Radio Mystery |
1949 |
|
Mounstevens,
Admiral Lord |
South
with Scott
Photographs
by Herbert Ponting |
1949 |
|
O'Brien,
Jack |
Spike
of Swift River
NOTE: Part
of the Famous Dog Stories sub-series
|
1957
|
|
O'Brien,
Jack |
Silver
Chief "Dog of the North"
NOTE: Part
of the Famous Dog Stories sub-series.
First of a
series of Silver Chief books by O'Brien including: "Return
of SC", "SC's Revenge" and "SC to the Rescue".
|
1958 |
|
Peyton,
K.M. |
North
to Adventure |
1968? |
|
Peyton,
K.M. |
Stormcock
meets Trouble |
1970 |
|
Rieseberg,
Lt. Harry E. |
My
Compass Points to Treasure |
1962
|
|
Robb,
John |
Kit
Carson, War Scout |
1962 |
|
Robb,
John |
Gun Town
Marshall
Synopsis:
Just after the US Civil War a town is terrorized by outlaws -
send for Catsfoot!
|
1959 |
|
Robb,
John |
Gun Town
Marshall
Synopsis:
Just after the US Civil War a town is terrorized by outlaws -
send for Catsfoot!
|
1968 |
|
Robb,
John
|
Cry
Apaches!
|
|
|
Robb,
John
|
Cry
Apaches!
(laminate cover) |
1968
|
|
Robb,
John |
Wells
Fargo
(dustwrapper version) |
1961 |
|
Robb,
John |
Wells
Fargo
(laminate cover version)
Same
as above |
1969 |
|
Robb,
John |
The
Rimfire Riders
(dustwrapper version) |
1967 |
|
Robb,
John |
The
Rimfire Riders
(laminate cover) |
1968 |
|
Robertson,
Frank C(hester)
Born 1890
Contributed
to: Western Library
|
The Young
Range Rider
(first published as The Young Nighthawk)
Synopsis:
14 year olds holiday on Idaho ranch comes to abrupt end when brother
breaks both legs, and he has to do the work!
|
|
|
Robertson,
Frank C(hester)
Born 1890
Contributed
to: Western Library
|
Where
Desert Blizzards Blow
Synopsis:
14 year olds father breaks leg, and suddenly son and indian friend
have to herd the cattle for the winter! Good yarn.
|
1967 |
|
Robertson,
Frank C(hester)
Born 1890
Contributed
to: Western Library
|
The
Sagebrush Sorrel |
1966 |
|
Robertson,
Wilfred |
Coaster’s
Mate
Synopsis:
Circa 1949 two British sailors defeat contraband rum smugglers
on East African coast.
This book
is NOT politically correct.
|
1961 |
|
Robertson,
Wilfred |
Coaster’s
Mate
(laminate cover)
|
1968 |
|
Robertson,
Wilfred
|
Safari |
1961 |
|
Robertson,
Wilfred |
The
Lost Gold Bars |
1965 |
|
Robinson,
J Gordon
|
Wings
Beyond Rio
Synopsis: Circa 1949 two British flyers defeat a South American
uprising.
This book
is NOT politically correct.
|
1957 |
|
Spiller,
Burton |
The
Young Crusoes |
1960 |
|
Stevenson,
R. L.
Born Edinburgh
1850 - died Samoa 1894
Pen name:
Captain George North
Contributed
to: Cheer, Boys, Union Jack, Chums, Young Folks, Nuggets
|
Kidnapped
|
1956 |
|
Stevenson,
R. L.
Born Edinburgh
1850 - died Samoa 1894
Pen name:
Captain George North
Contributed
to: Cheer, Boys, Union Jack, Chums, Young Folks, Nuggets
|
Kidnapped
(laminate cover) |
1968 |
|
Stevenson,
R. L.
Born Edinburgh
1850 - died Samoa 1894
Pen name:
Captain George North
Contributed
to: Cheer, Boys, Union Jack, Chums, Young Folks, Nuggets
|
Treasure
Island
Illustrated
by Monroe S. Orr
|
1948 |
|
Stevenson,
R. L.
Born Edinburgh
1850 - died Samoa 1894
Pen name:
Captain George North
Contributed
to: Cheer, Boys, Union Jack, Chums, Young Folks, Nuggets
|
Treasure
Island
(laminate cover)
|
1974 |
|
Styles,
Showell |
Tiger
Patrol
(dustwrapper version) |
1966 |
|
Styles,
Showell |
Tiger
Patrol
(laminate cover) |
1970 |
|
Styles,
Showell |
Tiger
Patrol Presses On |
1961 |
|
Swift,
Jonathan |
Gullivers
Travels |
1963 |
|
Twain,
Mark |
The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer |
1959 |
|
Twain,
Mark |
The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer
(laminate cover) |
1974 |
|
Verill,
A.H. |
Carib
Gold |
1955? |
|
Verne, Jules
Born Nantes
(France) 1828 - died 1905
|
20,000
Leagues Under the Sea
|
1955 |
|
Verne, Jules
Born Nantes
(France) 1828 - died 1905
|
Round
the World in Eighty Days
|
1957 |
|
Westerman,
J.F.C
Contributed
to: Boys Own Paper and Chums
|
John
Wentley Takes Charge |
1952 |
|
Westerman,
J.F.C
Contributed
to: Boys Own Paper and Chums
|
John
Wentley Wins Through |
1953 |
|
Westerman,
J.F.C
Contributed
to: Boys Own Paper and Chums
|
John
Wentley Investigates |
1953 |
|
Wood, Andrew
(Samuel)
Contributed
to: Thriller, Captain, Chums, Scout, Merry Moments, Joe
Pickford Library
|
Enemy
in Sight |
nd |
|
Wood, Andrew
(Samuel)
Contributed
to: Thriller, Captain, Chums, Scout, Merry Moments, Joe
Pickford Library
|
Blackbird
Patrol |
nd |
|
Wyss,
Johann |
Swiss
Family Robinson |
1954 |
|
Wyss,
Johann |
Swiss
Family Robinson |
1965 |
|
|