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Prout, Geoffrey.
Scouts in Bondage.
Publisher: Aldine Publishing Co, London;
Date of Publication: 1930
Stock Code: 15644
First edition. Octavo, pp., 192, plus full-colour frontispiece. Publisher’s scarlet cloth with black title to spine, with illustration to spine and upper cover blocked in black. Spine sunned; rubbing to corners; spine-tips softened; top edge dusty; with scattered foxing to edges. Illuminated style prize bookplate dated 1935 to front free end-paper. A solid, serviceable copy. A wholesome adventure novel designed to promote the values and activities of scouting. The title-page notes that Prout is also the author of ‘Trawler Boy Dick’. A ‘Bizarre Books’ classic, the book’s rather questionable title was also featured in Michael Bell’s compilation ‘Scouts in Bondage: And Other Curious Titles From Bygone Times With Titles That Might Cause Vulgar Minds To Misapprehend Their Content’. £45.00