Believe It or Not
| AUTHOR | Ripley's Believe It or Not! |
| PUBLISHER | Ripley Publishing (10/05/2004) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
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!
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Product Format
Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781893951099
ISBN-10:
189395109X
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
172
Carton Quantity:
36
Product Dimensions:
6.36 x 0.82 x 9.32 inches
Weight:
0.94 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Dust Cover,
Price on Product,
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Reference | Curiosities & Wonders
Grade Level:
5th Grade
and up
Dewey Decimal:
031.02
Library of Congress Control Number:
2004096481
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
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.
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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!
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Author:
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Ripley Publishing is the publishing arm of Ripley Entertainment Inc., the owner of the internationally famous trademark Ripley's Believe It or Not! As world authority on all that is unbelievable, the company offers up its vast archives of the strange and unusual through books, television shows, tourist attractions, motion pictures, merchandise and the worldwide syndication of its daily newspaper cartoon. Ripley researchers across the globe are busy each day digging deep into the world of the odd and bizarre to compile enough fresh an exciting material to fill the Believe It or Not! series of books published each year
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