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The Wide World. True Adventures for Men
by Safont, Paul (ed.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- F/F
- ISBN 10
- 1405049316
- ISBN 13
- 9781405049313
- Seller
-
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 2004 F/F. 8vo. original black boards gilt (texter mark to tail edge, denoting a remaindered copy) in dustwrapper; pp. 184, with numerous lurid illustrations. A fine copy. The Wide World was the best selling magazine for men craving adventure between the late 19th century and the swinging sixties. This anthology of articles and illustrations is a fascinating and often bizarre record of true life adventures over a era that will never be repeated. The anthology contains much of mountaineering interest, including an account of Bonatti's ascent of the Petit Dru in 1955 ('The Sheer Face of Hell'), and Dennis Robert's serialised account of Maurice Wilson's lone attempt on Everest '' I'll Climb Mount Everest Alone!'. Other ripping yarns include 'A Fight with a Leopard', 'Buried alive by a Dead Elephant', 'Out of the Lion's Jaws', 'Bandsaw Amok' (set in a Canadian timber mill'!), 'The Professor in a Bear Trap' and perhaps strangest of all, 'Over Niagara Falls in a Rubber Ball!'.. First Edition. Hard Cover. F/F.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005844
- Title
- The Wide World. True Adventures for Men
- Author
- Safont, Paul (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - F
- Jacket Condition
- F
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1405049316
- ISBN 13
- 9781405049313
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- Paul Safont Wide World Adventure Mountaineering Journals
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Bricks and mortar bookshop with substantial online stock, specialising in travel and adventure books. Open by chance or appointment, most likely on weekends. Note that our online stock is stored off site, so best contact us in advance to check opening hours and arrange a viewing.
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