Wilford Frank (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. Addresses of the Liturgical Conference Held in Saint Paul's Church, San Antonio November 16-18, 1959. Edited for The Associated Parishes Inc. by Massey Hamilton Shepherd, Jr. foreword by Everett Holland Jones. 146 pages; 5 1/4 x 7 5/8 ".

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 67 pages. 11.00x8.50x0.17 inches. In Stock.

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.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Chase, Francis (cover); Cordrey, Earl; Eng, Fred; Wilford, Loren; Pachner, WilliamBrown, Elmore; Mullin, Willard; Barnum, Jay Hyde (illustrator). First Edition. 90 pages. Fiction: Chicago Stopover; Challenge to Romance; Reprieve; Murder Haunts the Ship; Make Way for Uncle Freem!; The Secret. Articles: The Great Landlord Racket; Uneasy Ireland; USA - Peacemaker Among the Powers; Whoop-and Holler Opera; There's Money in the River - cargo on the Mississippi; What Shall I Wear?; Time Bomb in Asia - Ralph A. Conniston looks at troubled Japan; Luck Guides the Puck -ice hockey goalies need plenty of luck and skill; First Lady of France - Mme. de Gaulle. Ads: Nice color GE Radio ad features Frances Langford; International Harvester Trucks/Tractors/Equipment; Mercury cars; Fantastic color two-page Schlitz beer ad features puckered lady; Dodge Trucks; Great 2-page color ad for the Pennsylvania Railroad; Douglas DC-6; Hudson cars; Packard cars; The Cessna 140; Clark's Teaberry Gun; Lucky Strike (back cover). Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy of this vintage issue.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Illustrated by Berenstain, Stanley & Janice (cover); Parker, Robert N.;Fremlin, Gwen; Varady, Fredric; Skor, Walter; Knopf, Hans; Wilford, LoranF.; Keller, Roswell; Blackwell, Carlyle Jr.; Bouldin, Marshall; (illustrator). First Edition. 78 pages. Articles: Kingfish of the Dixiecrats (part 1 of 2) - Leander H. Perez; Danger - Office Party; Nobody's Safe in Philadelphia (another "Terror in our Cities" report); They Whistle While They Work - article on NBA referees with great photos of Jimmy Enright, Bud Lowell, Phil Fox, Pat Kennedy and Joe Serafin; Benjamine (Ben) Franklin Michtom Loves Little Dolls - his Ideal Novelty & Toy Company makes two million dolls per year - article with great color photos; "Please Rush the Gal in the Pink Corset" (continuing the life and times of Sears, Roebuck); Mama has Glamour; Sailor in the Rain; An Icicle Built for Two; The Rise of Carthage; Wolf!; Cinderella Rides Again (part 3 of 5); Write Finis. Includes nice ads for: General Electric; Herbert Tareyton cigarettes - featuring color image of Miss Mary Damon; Ford cars; Pontiac color centerfold; Botany clothing; Mercury cars; Kaywoodie Briar Pipes (full-color page with boxing theme); GM Electro-Motive division. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Collier's - The National Weekly Magazine, December 17, 1949 Kingfish of the Dixiecrats (part 1 of 2) - Leander H. Perez; Danger - Office Party; Nobody's Safe in Philadelphia (another "Terror in our Cities" report); They Whistle While They Work - article.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Prater, Ernest; Brock, H.M.; Wightman, W.E.; Peddie, T.H.; Inns, Kenneth; Moorsom, F.G.; Sutcliff, Norman; Holloway, Cyril; Lloyd, Stanley; (illustrator). First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Cycling Round the World - Part I - Kai Thorenfeldt spent over two years travelling over 20,000 miles on his own!; Akimaldo's Great Idea - A story which proves West Africans have a sense of humour "even if in a somewhat perverted form"; The Girl Stowaway of the 'Cecilie' - Part I - Jeanne Day snuck aboard the Herzogin Cecilie before it departed Australia for Falmouth - with photos; The "Teak-Wallahs" of Northern Siam - A fascinating photo-illustrated look at the teak industry of northern Siam; Two Men and a Donkey - Part III - The adventures of two young artists walking from the South of France to Spain; Europeans Walk Through Fire! - An amazing photo-illustrated account of two Europeans who traversed white-hot coals barefoot with Hindu devotees, emerging apparently unscathed!; Hide-and-Seek With a Lion - A rare time when a can opener saved a life; All in the Day's Work - J.A. Browne, a policeman at Antler, Manitoba, heads out to gather a tough character - with photo of Browne; The Secret Pass - "Slippery" Wiley continues his misdeeds in the West Australia goldfields; The Yok San Mystery - Ning Wo solves another puzzling mystery in the Malay States; The Avenger of Blood - A curious case of Eskimo blood-vengeance from Alaska; "The Land of Opportunity" - Part II - Arthur W. Upfield provides readers with an idea of what lies in store if they elect to 'try their luck' in Australia, with photos; An African Man-Hunt - E.E. Stuart-Reid chased a rogue native constable of the Northern Rhodesia Police through the forest for three weeks; 84 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Unmarked with average wear. Square inch of loss to upper corner of front cover. A sound copy of this great vintage issue.