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Watt, M.; Temple, A.; Arnault, F.; Dalton, E.; Amy, L.; Workman, F.; Row, J.; Glanville, E.; Et al
The Wide World - The Magazine For Everybody, July 1918, No. 243, Vol. XLI - Exploring Eastern Karakoram / The "White" Chief of Penrhyn Island
Pages 178-264 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: "Ju-Ju" Justice - a startling West African Ju-Ju incident and its sequel, involving the Elder Dempster branch boat "Lagoon"; Tales of the Service - The Smuggler's Cave (part III) - stirring stories of the Service contributed by a customs-house officer on the West Coast of Scotland and also in Ireland; The Wooing of Abia - a charming yet thrilling love story involving natives of Papua, with great photos; Beyond the Law (part III) - The Dalton Gang terrorized the Western States of America for years while committing train robberies and holding up banks; The Empire's Only Eskimo Soldier - John Shiwak, of Labrador, the only Eskimo soldier to lay down his life for the empire (article with photo); Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram (part III) - the Himalayan exploits of Fanny Bullock Workman and William Hunter Workman (with photos); A Nightmare Voyage - in 1905, the American barque Challenger left Port Townsend for Japan in the command of Captain Pedersen; Photo of a Papuan chief's daughter wearing a necklace of hundreds of dog teeth; Lion-Hunting as a Business - Frank Allen of Rhodesia is the only known lion-hunter - article with photos; A Woman's Journey Across Africa (part IV) - a 4,000 mile honeymoon trip east to west across the Dark Continent - with photos; The Baboon and the Baby - a baboon steals a baby from a home; My Experiences in German East Africa - James Henry Butcher relates his thrilling experiences as a private in the South African Infantry, with photos; The Shining Town - a fascinating photo-illustrated sketch of life and scenes in Granada; The "White" Chief of Penrhyn Island - the shipwrecked author was adopted by a chief in the South Sea Islands and went on to become the ruler of an island and its people; Only a Half-Breed - in South-West Colorado in 1869 a white man's squaw prevented a war; Fantastic ad "Swear Off Tobacco" by the Newell harmacal Company of St. Louis inside back cover; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Book
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Wilson, H.W.: Editor
The Great War Magazine - Part 50: The Standard History of the All-Europe Conflict (World War 1/One) July 31st, 1915
Cover portrait of Lieutenant-General Sir Herbert C.O. Plumer, K.C.B. The fighting around the Persian Gulf. Centerfold shows two wide photos of first the British Cyclist Section, then the Regiment of chasseurs Alpins, marching past General Joffre and others. Botha's Victorious Campaign in German South-West Africa. Photos and illustrations: The first territorial V.C. - Second-Lieutenant Geoffrey Harold Woolley, of the Queen Victoria Rifles; Three Highlanders who defeated fifty Huns; Poison gas; Camera pictures of the campaign in the Persian Gulf; Full-page photo of General Joffre with Sir John French and Sir Douglas Haig at the front; Indian Cavalry; 10th Mule Corps; Map of German South-West Africa; Map of Mesopotamia; General Smuts; and much more. Covers secured by tape. Above-average wear. Book
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