This was an annual volume which ran for more than 20 years. Raymond Glendenning was a very popular sports commentator on BBC radio from the early 1940's onwards. The Book of Sports was fronted by him as a well known personality and each volume contained a mixture of features on various sports, introduced stories of Skip & Co. at Felgate school by Frank Richards.
The volumes for 1950-1954 were published by Sportsguide, those for 1955-1960 by Andrew Dakars, the volume for 1961 by Spring Books, and the volume for 1962 by Vernon Holding. Whilst the Book of Sport continued beyond 1962 (and became the Grandstand Book of Sport), the Frank Richards stories did not, following Charles Hamilton's death in 1961. A number of the stories were later reprinted elsewhere, particularly some of the Bumper Book series.
You can read a number of the Felgate stories from these annuals on
the Friardale site.
1950 |
Published 1950. Dust wrapper: a Shield quartered, with each quarter depicting a sport (football, boxing, cycling, cricket) |
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Skip Plays for School – Or Does He? |
Frank Richards |
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Chancing It With Charne |
Frank Richards |
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Perkinson's Last Match |
Frank Richards |
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Sportsman! |
Frank Richards |
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1951 |
Published 1951. |
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Perkinson's Promise |
Frank Richards |
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Spot of Luck |
Frank Richards |
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First Man Home |
Frank Richards |
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1952 |
Published 1952. |
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Skip's Secret |
Frank Richards |
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Skip's Run |
Frank Richards |
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Jolly Good Sport |
Frank Richards |
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Unexpected |
Frank Richards |
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1953 |
Published 1952. Dust wrapper: 6
stylised pictures of sports people. |
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Not Out |
Frank Richards |
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Skip on the Spot |
Frank Richards |
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Skip's Game |
Frank Richards |
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1954 |
Published 1953. Dust wrapper: Mr
Glendenning with a laurel wreath featuring sports personalities. |
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Leg up for Langdale |
Frank Richards |
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65 |
Just Like Skip |
Frank Richards |
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Trouble for Three |
Frank Richards |
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Skip's Scheme |
Frank Richards |
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1955 |
Published 1954. |
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Caught Ruggles |
Frank Richards |
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Man Wanted |
Frank Richards |
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Winning Through |
Frank Richards |
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Truant's Luck |
Frank Richards |
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1956 |
Published 1955. Dust wrapper: Raymond Glendenning holding a mic, with 4 sporting characters to the left. |
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Photo Finish |
Frank Richards |
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Skip on the Warpath |
Frank Richards |
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Poor Old Perk |
Frank Richards |
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1957 |
Published 1956. Dust wrapper: Raymond Glendenning with 5 sporting activities in Olympic rings around him. |
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Skip All Over |
Frank Richards |
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Fight to a Finish |
Frank Richards |
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Rivals of the River |
Frank Richards |
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Perkinson's Plight |
Frank Richards |
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1958 |
Published 1957. Dust wrapper: Raymond
Glendenning with a strip of sporting activities above and below him |
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Six for Sleake |
Frank Richards |
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87 |
Not a Success |
Frank Richards |
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The Hare and the Tortoise |
Frank Richards |
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The Perkinson Punch |
Frank Richards |
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1959 |
Published 1958. Dust wrapper: a variety of sportsmen |
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Play the Game |
Frank Richards |
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Pluck and Luck |
Frank Richards |
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Skip Knows How |
Frank Richards |
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Skip's Goal |
Frank Richards |
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1960 |
Published 1959. Dust wrapper: a footballer, cricketer and rugby player on a green background |
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64 |
Just Like Perkinson |
Frank Richards |
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The Upper Hand |
Frank Richards |
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Out of Bounds |
Frank Richards |
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Langdale’s Luck |
Frank Richards |
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1961 |
Published 1960. Dust wrapper: a footballer about to kick for goal and a cricketer having just hit the ball |
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Narrow Escape |
Frank Richards |
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Christmas Present for Charne |
Frank Richards |
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Skip Solves the Problem |
Frank Richards |
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126 |
Last Man In |
Frank Richards |
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1962 |
Published 1961. A photo of Raymond
Glendenning & 5 circular photos of sporting personalities. |
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Skip the Fighting Man |
Frank Richards |
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Truant's Triumph |
Frank Richards |
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Pulling Perkinson's Leg |
Frank Richards |
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All's Well That End's Well |
Frank Richards |
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