Frank Wilford E C Brown Charnley (1 results)

Pictorial Wraps. Condition: Fair. First Edition. The Wide World Magazine: The Magazine for Men - August 1928 - No. 364, Vol. 61. Uncommon British monthly magazine/journal. Several contributors, including Frank Wilford, E.C. Brown, W. Charnley, John Edwin Hogg, Francis Dickie, Stafford Devlin, & several others. Cover story is "Two Men and a Donkey", by Frank Wilford, & illustrated by T.H. Peddie. Numerous b&w illustrations & photographs throughout, plus many wonderful classic vintage advertisements. Includes b&w frontispiece. Front cover artwork by W.C. Nicolson. Front & rear covers printed in colour. Printed & published in Great Britain. "The Wide World Magazine was a British monthly illustrated publication which ran from April 1898 to December 1965. The magazine was founded by well-known publisher George Newnes, also famous for Tit-Bits, The Strand Magazine, Country Life & others. It described itself as 'an illustrated magazine of true narrative' & each month purported to feature 'true-life' adventure & travel stories gathered from around the world. Its motto was 'Truth is stranger than fiction'. Some famous names occasionally wrote for the magazine, & it was copiously illustrated with photographs, as well as black & white drawings." Staplebound pictorial wraps. NOTE: A FAIR to GOOD COPY ONLY. Much handling wear, soiling & wear & creasing to covers, lacks spine, covers loose, some pencil scribbling to rear advertisements, mild foxing, staples rusting, one page (p.283-4) with large tear to 1/4 page (piece laid in), some insect nibbling to cover edges, otherwise a solid complete softcover copy. Internally GOOD. 255-336pp + 28pp vintage advertisements. Uncommon. Price reflects damage. SB-29.