The second post-war Tom Merry Annual. [1950] Bright red boards with black titles (boards slightly chipped at edges in places, lightly worn, especially around spine joints). Mild tanning on endpapers. In its original dust jacket (rubbed at edges with minor loss on corners and a few short, mild creases). Half title page has a 3 inch neatly repaired tear. Occasional spotting. Contains stories by Frank Richards (Billy Bunter for Christmas, Peter Todd, Charles Hamilton (Richards' real name), Gordon Johns, Martin Clifford (aka Frank Richards) etc, and articles about life boats and insects etc. Uncommon in dust wrapper. 4to 0