My steam and other things

These next few pictures and text are about the Boy Scout books that I have acquired.    The Boy Scouts are a great organization, but they have not done the best job of documenting all their printing---so to the best of my knowledge from my research, the information about each book/edition is accurate.  If you know otherwise, please let me know as I am always trying to learn more.

  
These are the first seven of the Boy Scout Handbooks that have been printed.  The books are pictured oldest at the top--left to right.  I will list the editions down the left side under the picture, followed by the year and printing that I own.


Edition                           I own
1910-11                         1910-11 cloth hardbound
1911-14                         1914
1914-27                         1922
1927-40                         1927 2nd pr.
1940-46                         1940 2nd pr.
1948-59                         1948 1st. pr.
   1950 cover change          1950 cover change 1st. pr.

These are the last seven of the Boy Scout Handbooks that have been printed.  The books are pictured oldest at the top--left to right.  I will list the editions down the left side under the picture, followed by the year and printing that I own.

Edition                          I  own
1959-65                       1959 1st. pr.
1965-71                       1965 1st. pr.
1972-77                       1972 1st. pr.
     1976 cover change      1976 cover change 1st. pr.
1977-89                       1977 1st. pr.
1990-97                       1990 1st. pr.
1998--                          1998 1st. pr.

These are the Scout Master's Handbooks that have been printed.  The books are pictured oldest at the top--left to right.  I will list the editions down the left side under the picture, followed by the year and printing that I own.


Edition                             I own
1912 proof                      1912 proof 2nd. proof
1913-14                          1913-14 first edition, 2nd. pr.
1920-35                          1920 1st. pr.
1936 Vol. I                     1936 1st. pr.
1937 Vol. II                    1937 1st. pr.
1947-58                          1947 1st. pr.
1959-71                          1959 1st. pr.
1972-80                          1972 1st. pr.
1981-89                          1981 1st. pr.
1990-                              1990 1st. pr. 

These are the Boy Scout Field Books that have been printed, which started out as the Boy Scout How Book.  The books are pictured oldest at the top--left to right.  I will list the editions down the left side under the picture, followed by the year and printing that I own.

Edition                                              I own
1927 "How Book"                           1927 1st. pr.
1934 "How Book"                           1934     "
1938 "How Book"                           1938     "
1944                                                 1944     "
1967                                                 1967     "
1973                                                 1973     "
1978 "Workman pr."                        1978    "
1984                                                  1984    "
2004                                                  2004    "

These are the Patrol Leader's Handbooks that have been printed.  The books are pictured oldest at the top--left to right.  I will list the editions down the left side under the picture, followed by the year and printing that I own.

Edition                                                          I own
1929-65                                                       1929  pr.
        1935 Silver Jubilee Ed.                       1935 Silver Jubilee Ed.
        1950 Cover change                             1950 1st. pr.
1967-70                                                       1967     "
1972-79                                                       1972     "
        1979 Golden Jubilee Ed.                             1979 Golden Jubilee Ed.
1980-90                                                       1980 1st.pr.
1990-2002                                                   1990     "
2002--                                                          2002     "

These are all the Order of the Arrow books that have been printed, I will be adding dates later.