We protect all books with Archival Dust Jacket Sleeving
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 specialty, mainly from the quality publishing houses of the day, Stanley Paul, Museum and Pelham, to name just a few. Trading on the internet since 1994, we do sometimes sell on eBay under the name 'FOOTBALLBOOKS'
Please Note we only sell and buy editions that would enhance collections.
Football Annuals
Mass market soccer annuals, were first published just after the war, The Boys Book of Soccer, the first published by Evans Brothers in 1945, was printed on war economy standard paper. Other popular annuals that followed were 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 the mid-1960s, 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 or upgrading your collection. We have several editions all in very good condition.