The Boy's Own Paper Vols. 1–4 (1879–82) is a facsimile reprint of the leading Victorian weekly for boys from the 1st to 194th issue covering 1879 to 1882. This facsimile is a complete reproduction with many illustrations (some in colour) in the original size.

Containing a mixture of factual articles about such things as history, science, religion, famous figures and topical social changes affecting the daily lives of girls and women, as well as short stories, serialized novels, and poetry.

The Boy's Own Paper Vols. 1–4 (1879–82) is an ideal companion to the reprint volumes of The Girl’s Own Paper 1880–1883.