Anonymous — The Salopian

Shrewsbury, L. Wilding, 1907-1919 . First edition. Cloth. A substantial eight volume collection of "The Salopian," recording Shrewsbury School"s literature, sport and daily life from the years 1907-1919. The official magazine of Shrewsbury School, providing a detailed contemporary record of its academic, sporting and social life.  Containing editorials, school news, correspondence, poetry, prose and reports of cricket, football, rowing, athletics and debating.  Shrewsbury School, founded by royal charter in 1552, is one of England"s historic public schools. The Salopian was established as a forum for school news, sporting records, preserving the voices and concerns of successive generations of pupils and masters. Present here are:  Volume I: Vol XXVIII No. 184 November 1907 to Vol XXIX No. 195 July 1909 Volume II: Vol XXIX No. 196 October 1909 to Vol XXX No. 230 July 1911 Volume III: Vol XXXI No. 231 October 1911 to Vol XXXII No. 253 December 1912 Volume IV: Vol XXXIV No. 282 October 1914 to Vol XXXIV No. 298 July 1915 Volume V: Vol XXXV No. 299 October 1915 to Vol XXXV No. 315 July 1916 Volume VI: Vol XXXVI No. 316 October 1916 to Vol XXXVI No. 330 June 1917 Volume VII: Vol XXXVII No. 333 October 1917 to Vol XXXVIII No. 351 December 1918 Volume VIII: Vol XXXVIII No. 347 October 1918 Vol XXXVIII No. 362 Special Rowing Number. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Major damp staining and residue to perimeters of boards of earliest three volumes, with further marks to volume VII. Minor holes in cloth to volume II back strip. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright, with the odd handling mark. Good . Ill.: None. Good .