The Wide World - The Magazine for Men, March (Mar.) 1948 - Tasmanian Robinson Crusoe / Woman Who Walked to Siberia
by Clune, Frank; Redwood, Rosaline; Pitt-Kethley, Victor; Holiday, F.W.; Paine, G.E.P.; Ferry, R.H.; Illingworth, Frank; Chambers, Herbert; Brenton, Richard; Teigh, J.J.; Lloyd, J. Ivester;
- Used
- good
- Paperback
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- Condition
- Good
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About This Item
London: George Newnes Ltd., 1948. Book. Illus. by Nicolson, W.C. (cover). Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 18 [ads], 313-374 pages. Features: A Diver Down a Gold Mine - an Italian worker stranded 1,000 feet down a flooded Australian mine is saved by deep-sea divers; The Forgotten Islands - The Chathams; A Tasmanian Robinson Crusoe - In 1904 the British barque Brier Holme went down and the only survivor lived three months on an uninhabited island; The Green Scarab; The Thief-Catcher - a holy man in India; Money to Burn - experiences while left in charge of a Transvaal farm; The Woman Who Walked to Siberia - Lillian Alling; Smugglers All; On the Edge of the World - final installment of Richard Brenton's adventures in Tierra del Fuego; Coin counterfeiters in Tanganyika; The Taking of Ventotene - a naval story in the Drake tradition; The Jinx - a man brings bad luck to others but escapes unscathed; and more. Bit of pencil writing on front cover. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy..
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- Title
- The Wide World - The Magazine for Men, March (Mar.) 1948 - Tasmanian Robinson Crusoe / Woman Who Walked to Siberia
- Author
- Clune, Frank; Redwood, Rosaline; Pitt-Kethley, Victor; Holiday, F.W.; Paine, G.E.P.; Ferry, R.H.; Illingworth, Frank; Chambers, Herbert; Brenton, Richard; Teigh, J.J.; Lloyd, J. Ivester;
- Illustrator
- Nicolson, W.C. (cover)
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George Newnes Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
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- Bookseller catalogs
- Nautical; Travel, Exploration & Adventure;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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