The Wide World - The Magazine for Men, January (Jan.) 1948 - "Lucky Tremaine" / "Buster" Brown's Brain-Wave
by Brenton, Richard; Maynard, Brian; Beamish, Huldine V.; Wallaby; Ryder-Smith, Roland; Kegley, Howard; MacMunn, Sir George; Greig, Captain C.; "Capricorn";
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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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], 189-250 pages. Features: On the Edge of the World (part 1) - adventures of a Wolverhampton office worker who travels to Tierra del Fuego to hunt and pirate furs; The Australian Stockman - photo-illustrated article; Picturesque Portugal - photo-illustrated article; Buster Brown's Brain-Wave - delightful yarn of the old sailing-ship days involving the crew of the 'Pride of London'; The Baker and the Bears - photo-illustrated article of the bears which feed from the cooks at Stevens' Gulch Road Camp on Mount Rainier in Washington state; The "Rockologist" - photo-illustrated article on "Chuckawalla Slim", otherwise known as Edwin H. Vose; Wardens of the Marches - deals with the wild Afghan border where blood feuds last generations; Ju-Ju C.I.D. - a curious story from West Africa; The Big Eel - fish-spearing at night near Mauritius; Abdul the Impeccable - getting even with a young rogue in northern India; "Lucky Tremaine" - An R.C.M.P. member is promoted due to a fluke of fortune; Great photo shows men of Hallaton and Medbury competing to get mini-beer barrel over the brook between the villages; and more. Bit of pencil writing on front cover. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy..
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 346H2553
- Title
- The Wide World - The Magazine for Men, January (Jan.) 1948 - "Lucky Tremaine" / "Buster" Brown's Brain-Wave
- Author
- Brenton, Richard; Maynard, Brian; Beamish, Huldine V.; Wallaby; Ryder-Smith, Roland; Kegley, Howard; MacMunn, Sir George; Greig, Captain C.; "Capricorn";
- 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
- The Wide World - The Magazine for Men, January (Jan.) 1948 - "Lucky Tremaine" / "Buster" Brown's Brain-Wave On the Edge of the World (part 1) - adventures of a Wolverhampton office worker who travels to Tierra del Fuego to hunt an
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nautical; Travel, Exploration & Adventure;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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