1965 Boy Scouts of America Boy Scout Handbook Rank Cards Scorecard 7th Edition

Paperback. Has minimal writing (5 pages - see photos). Does have some staining that impacts page edges and partial pages in some sections. Includes two vintage rank cards as well as a blank, unused, scorecard. 7th Edition cover art by Dom Lupo, painting of Scouts in various hats and neckerchiefs, wearing backpacks and smiling. The background is a camp scene very similar to that of the 6th Edition, also continued onto the back cover. The 7th Edition resulted from a BSA revision of the advancement requirements, but the changes in the Handbook's text and arrangement were minimal when compared to the previous edition. The 1960s versions are easily distinguished from earlier ones by their larger size and especially by the attractive, full-color artwork throughout. They reintroduce rowing and canoeing, alcohol and tobacco, coffee and tea. The section on lifesaving is reduced to elementary rescues. Early printings have little star information and nothing about poisonous snakes. There is no longer any discussion of tent-making or weather or handicrafts. The 7th Edition deletes how to measure heights and distances (since these had been removed from the advancement requirements), and it is the first Handbook to state that a saw is a useful tool (only the axe is included in earlier editions). For the first time, BSA started showing non-white faces throughout the handbook.