Collection of 9 True Biographical Stories, Novels and Short Stories by various Authors dating from 1955-67 including authors such as W. Somerset Maugham, Dana, G.H. Fearnside, Lionel Davidson, Arthur Upfield, Max Catto and Eric Collier.
Most are Odhams Press: Readers Book Club/ Companion Book Club/ associated with Odhams Press Ltd
Condition as seen in photos.
Far and Wide- Volume One
W. Somerset Maugham
5 of the 9 Novels:
Liza of Lambeth
Cakes and Ale
Theatre
The Moon and Sixpence
The Narrow Corner
Manager's Copy/File
1955
178 pages
Dust Jacket quite tatty ( see photos)
Inside book and binding VGC
Three Against The Wilderness
Eric Collier
Readers Book Club
1962
Epic tale of real-life adventure in the primitive wilds of Canada in the 1920s/30s/40s.
14 b/w photos.
271 pages
Two Years Before The Mast
Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
Walter J Black.
An account of life as a common sailor in the American Merchant Service in 1835-6. Written from a journal Dana kept at the time. Gives a true account of the highs and lows of being at sea.
412 pages.
VGC ( Stained at the bottom of the spine- see photo)
I have Friends In Heaven
Max Catto
1967
Readers Book Club
Survival Story based in Italy with a young Roman as the main heroic character.
215 pages.
50 True Love Stories
Odhams Press, 1958
50 Short Love Stories by Unknown/ Ordinary People
240 Pages
Cover Marked but otherwise book in VGC.
See photos.
The Mystery of Swordfish Reef
Arthur Upfield
Readers Book Club
1963
253 pages
Three men set out from a small Australian seaside town for an ordinary day's fishing--and simply vanish. There are no clues to their fate, until another fisherman hauls in a gruesome catch--the head of one of the men, with a bullet hole in its temple.
A Long Way To Shiloh
Lionel Davidson
1966
Companion Book Club
A fantastic treasure hunt in the Biblical wilderness of Modern Israel. Thriller with an archaeological theme.
The Case of The Lazy Lover
Erle Stanley Gardner
1955, The Popular Book Club ( Odhams)
Perry Mason tale.
216 pages
Cover faded from light pollution ( see photos)
The Golden Ram
G.H. Fearnside
1967
Readers Book Club
248 pages.
Australian based novel based on the discovery of an enormous gold nugget ( The Golden Ram) which leads to a hoax/big publicity stunt to save a wilting bush-town. A fast moving comedy-drama.
Dust jacket tatty ( see photos)
Binding good but pages quite yellow.