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The Wide World - The Magazine for Men February Feb. 1948 - Among the Skolt Lapps / The Strange Case of Herman Crowell
1948réf. 346H2554London: George Newnes Ltd. 1948. Book. Illus. by Nicolson W.C. cover. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 18 ads 251-312 pages. Features: The Strange Case of Herman Crowell - the life of a senior insurance official turns to mystery and romance; The Stolen Mine-Dump - a Gold Coast mine story; Among the Skolt Lapps - photo-illustrated article; The Bundoo Mask - was it responsible for a run of misfortune in Sierra Leone; On the Edge of the World part II - further adventures of Richard Brenton in Tierra del Fuego; Two Black Outlaws - two Australian aboriginals go criminal and give Queensland police much trouble; My Pet Elephant - an amusing tale from Mashonaland Southern Rhodesia; Looking for Trouble - tragedy strikes when 20-year-old Henrietta Schmerler goes to live with and study the Apache Indians; Kite-Fishing in the Solomons; The Runaway Train; Four of a Kind - a Nigerian District officer tells a story related to "leopard" and "lion-men" atrocities in Africa; and more. Bit of pencil writing on front cover. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. George Newnes Ltd. Paperback
