SCOUT HANDBOOKS

1908 - Scouting for Boys - 6 Fortnightly Parts

Author: B-P (Lieut. Gen. Baden-Powell C.B)
Publisher: Horace Cox, London
Pages: 397- numbered continuous through the 6 parts plus 1 page of corrections
Notes: Each of the 6 parts has a glazed paper cover. Part 1 issued January 15, 1908 with subsequent parts 2-6 every 2 weeks thereafter.

1908 - Scouting for Boys

Author: B-P (Lieut. Gen. Baden-Powell C.B)
Publisher: Horace Cox, London
Pages:
Notes: 7 printings in 1908-1909. Cloth and paper covers.

1909 - Scouting for Boys - 2nd & Revised Edition

Author: B-P (Lieut. Gen. Baden-Powell C.B.)
Publisher: Horace Cox, London, June 1909
Pages:
Notes: Cloth and paper covers.

1910 - Scouting for Boys - 3rd & Revised Edition

Author: Sir Robert Baden-Powell
Publisher:
Pages:
Notes: Hard and soft covers. Dated 1910, but printed December 1909

1911 - The Canadian Boy Scout

Author: Sir Robert Baden-Powell
Publisher: Morang & Co., Limited (Toronto)
Pages: 352 nominally, but no pages 329-346.
Notes: Hardcover; 1st edition published in Canada.

1912 - Tenderfoot to First-Class Scout

Author:
Publisher: Headquarters for Ontario - Boy Scouts Association
Pages: 36
Notes: Softcover cardstock. Printed by Dominion Embossing & Printing Co., Toronto

1914 - The Canadian Boy Scout

Author: Sir Robert Baden-Powell
Publisher: Morang & Co., Limited (Toronto)
Pages: 334
Notes: Softcover (card)

1919 - Handbook for Canada

Author: Adapted to Canadian Uses by Gerald H. Brown, Honorary Dominion Secretary
Publisher: McClelland and Stewart (Toronto)
Pages: 655
Notes: Hardcover and softcover versions. Authorized by the Canadian General Council of The Boy Scouts Association.

1920 - Starting to Scout
(Tenderfoot and Second Class Tests)

Author:
Publisher: Canadian General Council of The Boy Scouts Association
Pages: 32
Notes: 1920 - 1923 cardstock cover. From 1924 - 1944 both cardstock and newsprint covers were in use. 1944 was the 25th edition. In 1933, a French language version was printed. All 3 manuals last available in 1945.

1921 - The First Class Scout's Book

Author:
Publisher: Canadian General Council of The Boy Scouts Association
Pages: 64
Notes: 1921 - cardstock cover. 1923 - 1929 cardstock and newsprint covers. 1930 - 1945 cardstock covers. Last edition available 1945.

1923 - The Boy Scout Handbook for Canada

Author: Adapted to Canadian Uses by Gerald H. Brown, Honorary Dominion Secretary
Publisher: McClelland and Stewart (Toronto)
Pages: 669
Notes: "2nd Edition" on title page. Paper backed linen cover. Authorized by Canadian General Council of The Boy Scouts Association

1926 - The Boy Scout Handbook for Canada

Author: Adapted to Canadian Uses by Gerald H. Brown, Honorary Dominion Secretary
Publisher: McClelland and Stewart (Toronto)
Pages: 663 including inside back cover
Notes: "Third Edition" on title page. Paper backed linen cover. Authorized by Canadian General Council of The Boy Scouts Association

1928 - The Boy Scout Handbook for Canada

Author: Adapted to Canadian Uses by Gerald H. Brown, Honorary Dominion Secretary
Publisher: McClelland and Stewart (Toronto)
Pages: 662
Notes: "Fourth Edition" on title page. Paper backed linen cover. Authorized by Canadian General Council of The Boy Scouts Association

1928 - The Boy Scout Handbook for Canada

Author: Adapted to Canadian Uses by Gerald H. Brown, Honorary Dominion Secretary
Publisher: McClelland and Stewart (Toronto)
Pages: 662
Notes: "Fifth Edition" on title page. Paper backed linen cover. Authorized by Canadian General Council of The Boy Scouts Association

1930 - The Boy Scouts Association Handbook for Canada

Author:
Publisher: Canadian General Council of The Boy Scouts Association
Pages: 508
Notes: Paper backed linen cover. "First Edition" on title page. "Revised Edition" in preface.

1937 - Scouting for Boys - Special Canadian Edition

Author: Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell
Publisher: C. Arthur Pearson,Ltd., London
Pages: 334
Notes: Paperback; Special Canadian Edition

1937 - Scouting for Boys - Boy's Edition (Special Canadian Edition)

Author: Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell
Publisher: C. Arthur Pearson,Ltd., London
Pages: 224
Notes: Cardstock cover. 2nd edition - 1940, 3rd edition - 1950, 5th edition - 1953. Last listed in 1955 Catalogue. [Not to be confused with British Boy's Editions with a different publishing sequence.]

1937 - The First Class Scout's Book

Author:
Publisher: Canadian General Council of The Boy Scouts Association
Pages: 64
Notes: Paperback

1945 - Tenderfoot to King's Scout
The Canadian Boy Scout's Guidebook of Tests as Revised 1945

Author: F.E.L. Coombs, Editor of Publications
Publisher: Canadian General Council of The Boy Scouts Association
Pages: 194
Notes: Paper backed linen cover, Catalogue price: 35 Cents

1947 - Scouting for Boys - World Brotherhood Edition

Author: Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell. Edited by William Harcourt, with the help of Frank E.L. Coombs
Publisher: Boy Scouts of America for and on behalf of the Boy Scouts International Bureau
Pages: 314
Notes: Softcover "limp card" cover, Catalogue price: 35 Cents. Printed with pulp paper and higher quality paper.

1947 - Tenderfoot to King's Scout
The Canadian Boy Scout's Guidebook of Tests as Revised 1947

Author: Originally Compiled by F.E.L. Coombs, Editor of Publications
Publisher: The Canadian General Council of The Boy Scouts Association
Pages: 194
Notes: Paper backed linen cover, Catalogue price: .40 Cents

1948 - Tenderfoot to King's Scout
The Canadian Boy Scout's Guidebook of Tests as Revised 1948

Author: Originally Compiled by F.E.L. Coombs, Editor of Publications
Publisher: The Canadian General Council of The Boy Scouts Association
Pages: 194
Notes: Paper backed linen cover, Catalogue price: .40 Cents

1949 - Tenderfoot to King's Scout
The Canadian Boy Scout's Guidebook of Tests as Revised 1949

Author: Originally Compiled by F.E.L. Coombs
Publisher: Canadian General Council of The Boy Scouts Association
Pages: 194
Notes: Price .40 Cents. Three distinct Covers:
1. Paper backed linen with khaki base colour
2. Paper backed linen with brown base colour
3. Paper back cardstock with yellow base colour
Price: .40 Cents

1952 - Tenderfoot to Queen's Scout
The Canadian Boy Scout's Guidebook of Tests as Revised 1952

Author: Originally Compiled by F.E.L. Coombs
Publisher: Canadian General Council of The Boy Scouts Association
Pages: 186
Notes: Softcover (paper-back card). Price .50 Cents.

1952 - The Canadian Sea Scout Manual

Author:
Publisher: The Boy Scouts Association Canadian Headquarters
Pages:
Notes: Softcover (paper-back card). First Printing 2000 copies.

1953 - Tenderfoot to Queen's Scout
The Canadian Boy Scout's Guidebook of Tests as Revised 1953

Author: Originally Compiled by F.E.L. Coombs
Publisher: Canadian General Council of The Boy Scouts Association
Pages: 186
Notes: Softcover (paper-back card). Price .50 Cents.

1953 - De Pied-Tendre A Scout de la Reine
(Le Manuel d'Epreuves du Scout Canadien)

Author:
Publisher: Le Conseil General Canadien de L'Association des Scouts
Pages: 209
Notes: Paperback, 1st printing 1953 - 1500 copies, 2nd printing 1954 - 5000 copies

1953 - Scouting for Boys (Boy's Edition)

Author:Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell
Publisher: C. Arthur Pearson,Ltd., London
Pages:
Notes: Paperback; Special Canadian 5th Edition

1954 - Tenderfoot to Queen's Scout
The Canadian Boy Scout's Guidebook of Tests as Revised 1954

Author: Originally Compiled by F.E.L. Coombs
Publisher: Canadian General Council of The Boy Scouts Association
Pages: 186
Notes: Softcover (paper-back card). Price .50 Cents.

1955 - Scouting for Boys - Scout Brotherhood Edition

Author:Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell
Publisher: The Boy Scouts Association - Canada, by Courtesy of The Boy Scouts International Bureau and the Boy Scouts of America
Pages: 311
Notes: Softcover cardstock. Price 95 cents. Not dated in book but listed in Catalogue as of Sept. 1955

1955 - Tenderfoot to Queen's Scout
The Canadian Boy Scout's Guidebook of Tests as Revised 1955

Author: Originally Compiled by F.E.L. Coombs
Publisher: Canadian General Council of The Boy Scouts Association
Pages: 186
Notes: Softcover (paper-backed card). Price 50 Cents.

1955 - The Canadian Sea Scout Manual

Author:
Publisher: The Boy Scouts Association Canadian Headquarters
Pages: 96
Notes: Softcover (paper-back card). Second Printing 2000 copies.

1957 - Scouting for Boys - Scout Brotherhood Edition

Author:Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell
Publisher: The Boy Scouts Association - Canada, by Courtesy of The Boy Scouts International Bureau and the Boy Scouts of America
Pages: 311
Notes: Softcover cardstock. Price $1.00. Not dated in book but 1957-8 Catalogue states "has recently been revised and reprinted".

1958 - Tenderfoot to Queen's Scout

Author:
Publisher: Canadian General Council of the Boy Scouts Association
Pages: 200
Notes: Paperback

1958 - The Canadian Sea Scout Manual

Author:
Publisher: The Boy Scouts Association Canadian Headquarters
Pages: 96
Notes: Softcover (paper-back card). Third Printing 2000 copies.

1960 - Tenderfoot to Queen's Scout

Author:
Publisher: Canadian General Council of the Boy Scouts Association
Pages: 204
Notes: Paperback

1960 - The Canadian Sea Scout Manual

Author:
Publisher: The Boy Scouts Association Canadian Headquarters
Pages: 96
Notes: Softcover (paper-back card). Fourth Printing 2000 copies.

1961 - Scouting for Boys - Scout Brotherhood Edition

Author:Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell
Publisher: National Council, Boy Scouts of Canada, by Courtesy of The Boy Scouts International Bureau and the Boy Scouts of America
Pages: 311
Notes: Softcover cardstock. No price shown. No date given. The name "Boy Scouts of Canada" was adopted in 1961 and the book was available in the Catalogues until 1994.

1962 - Tenderfoot to Queen's Scout

Author:
Publisher: National Council - Boy Scouts of Canada
Pages: 216
Notes: Paperback, Cat. No. 20-555

1964 - Tenderfoot to Queen's Scout - Revised 1964

Author:
Publisher: National Council - Boy Scouts of Canada
Pages: 219
Notes: Softcover paper-backed card. Cat. No. 20-555

1965 - Tenderfoot to Queen's Scout - Revised 1965

Author:
Publisher: National Council - Boy Scouts of Canada
Pages: 219
Notes: Paperback, Cat. No. 20-555

1968 - Canadian Scout Handbook

Author:
Publisher: National Council - Boy Scouts of Canada
Pages: 448
Notes: Paper-backed linen cover. First Edition. Cat. No. 20-551. Not dated but in 1968-69 Catalogue.

1969 - Canadian Scout Handbook

Author:
Publisher: National Council - Boy Scouts of Canada and McGraw-Hill Company of Canada Limited
Pages: 448
Notes: Hardcover with dust jacket and index. Cat. No. 20-551 in book but listed in 1969-70 Catalogue as 20-465.

1975 - Canadian Scout Handbook

Author:
Publisher: National Council - Boy Scouts of Canada
Pages: 445 numbered and 3 unnumbered index pages
Notes: Softcover cardstock. Third Edition. Cat. No. 20-555/75.

1978 - Canadian Scout Handbook

Author:
Publisher: National Council - Boy Scouts of Canada
Pages: 445 numbered pages and 3 unnumbered index pages
Notes: Softcover cardstock. Fourth Edition. Cat. No. 20-555/78.

1979 - Canadian Scout Handbook

Author:
Publisher: National Council - Boy Scouts of Canada
Pages: 447 numbered pages and 3 unnumbered index pages
Notes: Softcover cardstock. Fifth Edition. Cat. No. 20-555/79.

1982 - Canadian Scout Handbook

Author:
Publisher: National Council - Boy Scouts of Canada
Pages: 445
Notes: Softcover cardstock. Cat. No. 20-555/82. First edition of new design.

1983 - Canadian Scout Handbook

Author:
Publisher: National Council - Boy Scouts of Canada
Pages: 445
Notes: Softcover cardstock. Cat. No. 20-555/83. 2nd Edition

1984 - Canadian Scout Handbook

Author:
Publisher: National Council - Boy Scouts of Canada
Pages: 445
Notes: Softcover cardstock. Cat. No. 20-555/84. 3rd edition.

1985 - Canadian Scout Handbook

Author:
Publisher: National Council - Boy Scouts of Canada
Pages: 445
Notes: Softcover cardstock. Cat. No. 20-555/85. 4th edition.

1986 - Canadian Scout Handbook

Author:
Publisher: National Council - Boy Scouts of Canada
Pages: 94
Notes: Paperback. Cat. No. 20-553/86. Split into Handbook and Fieldbook

1986 - Fieldbook for Canadian Scouting

Author:
Publisher: National Council - Boy Scouts of Canada
Pages: 432
Notes: Paperback,First Edition, Cat. No.20-667

1987 - Canadian Scout Handbook

Author:
Publisher: National Council - Boy Scouts of Canada
Pages: 94
Notes: Paperback. Cat. No. 20-553/87.

1992 - Canadian Scout Handbook

Author:
Publisher: Scouts Canada
Pages: 220
Notes: Paperback, Cat. No. 20-467

1997 - Fieldbook for Canadian Scouting

Author:
Publisher: Scouts Canada
Pages:
Notes: Paperback

1998 - Canadian Scouting Handbook

Author:
Publisher: Scouts Canada
Pages: 220
Notes: Paperback, Cat. No. 20-467

1998 - Manuel des Scouts du Canada

Author:
Publisher: Scouts Canada
Pages: 220
Notes: Paperback, Cat. No. 20-468, ISBN 0-919062-93-8

1998 - Fieldbook for Canadian Scouting

Author:
Publisher: Scouts Canada
Pages:
Notes: Paperback

1999 - Guide D'Excursions pour le Scoutisme Canadien

Author:
Publisher: Scouts Canada
Pages: 424
Notes: Paperback, Cat. No.20-666/99, ISBN 1-894187-01-6

2002 - Canadian Scouting Handbook

Author:
Publisher: Scouts Canada
Pages:
Notes: Paperback