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Issue Details: First known date: 1940... 1940 Skip of the Islands
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Nineteen-year-old Dick Bradshaw (Skip) is a schoonerman in the island trades. He and his crew depart Sydney, visit the South Pacific and learn about its colonial history, solve the mystery of the murder of Skip's father, and foil gold thieves with the aid of an undercover secret service agent.

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Alternative title: Skip of the Islands : Adventures in the South Seas
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Frederick Warne ,       ca. 1940 .
      Extent: 63p.
      Description: illus. (b & w)
      Note/s:
      • Part of the Round the Globe Stories series from Warne's Supplementary Readers.
      • Cover subtite: Adventures in the South Seas.
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Subjects:
Settings:
  • Sydney, New South Wales,
  • New Hebrides, Vanuatu, South Pacific, Pacific Region,
  • New Caledonia, South Pacific, Pacific Region,
  • Noumea, New Caledonia, South Pacific, Pacific Region,
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