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The Wide World - The True Adventure Magazine For Men, March 1961, Vol. 126, No. 749 - Why They Named it Mount Podolsky
by La Brecque, George; Allinson, Sidney; Allen, Robert Thomas; Allen, Hugh; Krippene, Ken; Rearden, Jim; Paton, John; Horn, Captain C.F. "Trader
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: George Newnes Ltd., 1961. Book. Illus. by Colvin, Neville; O'Hanlan, Brian; Phillips, Edwin; Gray, Reg; Longaron, Jorge; MacGillivray, Robert; O'Hanlan, Brian;. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pages 59-116 plus 16 pages of advertisements. Features: Four Lives for One - a tale from Algeria; Too Much Rope - Canadian Criminal Norman "Red" Ryan - article with photo; Why They Named it Mount Podolsky - how Canadian George Podolsky saved the lives of three men there after a plane crash - article with photos and illustrations; Death in Sixty-Five Minutes - a snake bite in India; The Greatest Golden Hoard - Incas, El Sangay and Dr. Kurt von Ritter - illustrated article with photo of Dr. von Ritter; Half-Pint Savage - a tale of a wolverine on the Alaska Peninsula; Abo in the Iron Lung - the curing of an Australian Aborigine; Thracian Pays a Dividend - a tale of marine salvage; Girl Pear Divers (Amas) of Japan - brief article with lovely photos; Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality vintage copy..
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- RareNonFiction.com
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 123G3834
- Title
- The Wide World - The True Adventure Magazine For Men, March 1961, Vol. 126, No. 749 - Why They Named it Mount Podolsky
- Author
- La Brecque, George; Allinson, Sidney; Allen, Robert Thomas; Allen, Hugh; Krippene, Ken; Rearden, Jim; Paton, John; Horn, Captain C.F. "Trader
- Illustrator
- Colvin, Neville; O'Hanlan, Brian; Phillips, Edwin; Gray, Reg; Longaron, Jorge; MacGillivray, Robert; O'Hanlan, Brian;
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George Newnes Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- The Wide World - The True Adventure Magazine For Men, March 1961, Vol. 126, No. 749 - Why They Named it Mount Podolsky Baffin Island Plane Crash George Podolsky Four Lives for One - a tale from Algeria; Too Much Rope - Canadian Criminal Norman "Red&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Africa; Travel, Exploration & Adventure;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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