How To Be Happy In London

MACCLURE, Victor [211] pp. w/ 18 drawings by the author and a map 1926 Arrowsmith 7 1/2" x 5 1/4" First edition, in the scarce jacket. MacClure's city guide takes the reader through the various eateries, "nocturnal diversions", and "odd bits" of 1920s London. "A London Calendar" is included in the last pages of the edition with recommended annual events. Victor MacClure was a pseudonym for Thom MacWalter (1887-1963), who also wrote a crime novel, Conspiracy Island, under his other pen name, Peter Craig. MacWalter was nicknamed the "Versatile Glaswegian" after his multifaceted career as a mariner, architect, actor, scene painter, and editor (Daily Record). Daily Record, 26 October 1926. Octavo. Frontispiece after illustration by author, fold-out map of London published by Geographia (1923), in-text illustrations also after author.