{"product_id":"kiddyfun-album-1945-anonymous-1st-edition","title":"Kiddyfun Album 1945, Anonymous — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication\u003c\/strong\u003e: London, Gerald G. Swan Ltd., 1945\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormatting\u003c\/strong\u003e: 4to, pp. 64.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e: Good. The original publisher's pictorial boards remain notably bright and vividly coloured to the front panel, though the binding has been heavily reinforced with clear tape along the entire spine, extending across the rear board's extremities and corners. While structurally sound and tightly bound with no loose or detached leaves, this wartime production exhibits expected handling wear, including rubbing, minor creasing, and minor loss to the extreme edges of the paper boards where exposed. The wartime paper stock is inevitably, though uniformly, toned, remaining internally clean, highly legible, and entirely free from inscriptions or serious blemishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/strong\u003e: First edition thus, being the inaugural wartime issue of the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"77\"\u003eKiddyfun Album\u003c\/i\u003e series, which publisher Gerald G. Swan would continue producing annually until 1958. Issued under strict wartime economy standards, the album relies on heavy paper boards and thin paper stock, making surviving copies particularly vulnerable to attrition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eProfusely illustrated throughout with a mixture of partial-colour and monochrome comic strips (including the prominent \"Kiddyfun Circus\"), the publication stands as an evocative artefact of mid-century British children's publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eCopies of the true 1945 first issue are genuinely scarce on the open market, with most surviving examples having suffered from severe deterioration or having been read to pieces and discarded entirely by their original young owners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eAn enchanting and scarce wartime survival, the 1945 \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"59\"\u003eKiddyfun Album\u003c\/i\u003e offers a vibrant escape into the world of 1940s British comic art. Packed with the lively exploits of the Kiddyfun Circus, the Lollipop Gnomes, and a host of other mischievous characters, this inaugural annual was designed to delight 'the Tinies' with its bold colours and engaging comic strips. A fascinating glimpse into the imaginative resilience of children's entertainment at the close of the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54388946108755,"sku":"4747","price":39.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260717_194950.jpg?v=1784829801","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/kiddyfun-album-1945-anonymous-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}