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The Scout Story Omnibus -Son of a Spy, Sam the Sleuth, The Lost Two Minutes, The Terrific Tomato, Canoes on the Wye, Tent-Making, Castaway, Cycle Camping, "As the Sparks Fly Upward --", Rough Diamonds, "Doing a Perish", Gadgets are Fun, Lion-Tamers, +++++
by Catherall, Arthur; Dimmock, F. Haydn; Blandford, Percy W.; Sweet, John, Gammon, Reg; "Backwoodsman
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London & Glasgow : Collins, 1954. -----Red cloth spine with fully illustrated front cover, 128 pages with b & w illustrations through-out, plus 4 full page full colour paintings including frontis by R. A. Branton, Heade, Nat Brand & R. A. Branton. minor edge wear, ink name on ffep, some browning to end papers. Contents include: Intro by Lord Rowallan / Red Light on Mother by Arthur Catherall / Son of a Spy by Arthur Catherall / Malayan Adventure: A Story in Pictures / Those Wonderful Jamborees by F. Haydin Dimmock / Winter Camping by Arthur Catherall / Canoes on the Wye by Percy W. Blandford / Sam the Sleuth by Arthur Catherall / The Lost Two Minutes by Arthur Catherall / The Terrific Tomato by Arthur Catherall / Lion-Tamers: A Story in Pictures / Gadgets Are Fun by John Sweet / Tent-Making by H. V. Brookes / Rough Diamonds by Arthur Catherall / No Chimes on New Year's Eve by Arthur Catherall / "As the Sparks Fly Upward---" by Reg Gammon / Scouts Who Rose to Fame by f. Haydn Dimmock / The Old Man of the Mountains by Arthur Catherall / Cycle Camping by Reg Gammon / Castaway! by "Backwoodsman" / "Doing A Perish" by Arthur Catherall. Any image directly beside this lisitng is the actual book and not a stock photo. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Interior Art Work By Heade, R. A. Branton, Nat Brand, Geoffrey Day, Bryan de Grineau, MacOnnell, len Fullerton, Jean Main, David Cobb, Ken Brookes, Geoffrey Whittam,. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".
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- Bookseller
- Nessa Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006909
- Title
- The Scout Story Omnibus -Son of a Spy, Sam the Sleuth, The Lost Two Minutes, The Terrific Tomato, Canoes on the Wye, Tent-Making, Castaway, Cycle Camping, "As the Sparks Fly Upward --", Rough Diamonds, "Doing a Perish", Gadgets are Fun, Lion-Tamers, +++++
- Author
- Catherall, Arthur; Dimmock, F. Haydn; Blandford, Percy W.; Sweet, John, Gammon, Reg; "Backwoodsman
- Illustrator
- Interior Art Work By Heade, R. A. Branton, Nat Brand, Geoffrey Day, Bryan de Grineau, MacOnnell, len Fullerton, Jean Main, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London & Glasgow
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- The Scout Story Omnibus -Son of a Spy, Sam the Sleuth, The Lost Two Minutes, The Terrific Tomato, Canoes on the Wye, Tent-Making, Castaway, Cycle Camping, "As the Sparks Fly Upward --", Rough Diamonds, "Doing a Perish", Gadgets are Fun
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- Art & Artists; Reference; Boy Scouts;
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