Box 14

Scope and Contents A collection of 4 sets of homemade magazines designed, written, and illustrated by 3 different groups of British children in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.“The Three Half-Moons” (1888-9) and “The Boy’s Treasure” (1891-5) were created by N.A. de Cobain of Swinefleet, Goole in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. They take the form of various popular “Boy’s Own” publications of the era – cartoons, jokes, and serialized adventure stories, all charmingly illustrated. They...