| Believe It or Not Contributor(s): Ripley's Believe It or Not! (Author) |
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ISBN: 189395109X ISBN-13: 9781893951099 Publisher: Ripley Publishing OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2004 Annotation: In celebration of "Ripley's Believe It or Not! "75th anniversary, this special reissue of the 1929 promotion describes Robert Ripley's adventures in 64 countries. 31 full-page illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Curiosities & Wonders |
| Dewey: 031.02 |
| LCCN: 2004096481 |
| Series: Ripley's Believe It or Not (Hardback) |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6.36" W x 9.32" (0.94 lbs) 172 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Facsimile of the original 1929 book. From the original 1929 promotion, Robert Ripley describes the land where rain has fallen for a million years; here he talks with you about the Ever-Standing Men and the Upside-Down Men of Benares. Sport enthusiasts will prick up their ears at the queer tales told by the man who it is said can answer more questions on sports than any other living man. All these stores, all these marvelous adventuring into the countries of the fantastically true are lavishly illustrated with a multitude of those vivid cartoons which are followed eagerly every night in the New York Evening Post and more than 100 other newspapers. You will find your old favorites-and some new puzzlers which Mr. Ripley has uncorked now for the first time. Believe It Or Not this volume contains a thousand new things under the sun |