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New York Central and Hudson River Railroad
Health and Pleasure Resorts and Summer Homes Accessible by the Picturesque Harlem Railroad. Season of 1889 .Containing Descriptive Matter and an Extensive List of Summer Hotels and Boarding Houses along the Line of the Harlem Railroad and Connecting Lines
<p>New York Central and Hudson River Railroad 1889. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo paperback. Vg condition. Pea-sized nick in lower front cover at spine; covers and contents clean no marking or writing. binding square and tight. 72 pages in two sections: 37 pp of scenic descriptions of sights along the route and 35 pp. providing detailed information on the various hotels and boarding houses at these and nearby locations. Also several pages of ads. Illustrations in the text. An uncommon travel and vacation booklet.</p> New York Central and Hudson River Railroad paperback
书商的参考编号 : 1191118.20
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New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company
Rules of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company for the government of the operating department. To Take Effect May 1 1895
Generic 1895. Hardcover. Very Good. Small pocket sized rule book from 1895 ownership ink to end papers and title page. Revised General Notice tipped in over the original one. Illustrated. Please email for photos. Generic hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 121826
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New York Central and Hudson River Railroad
Summer Homes on the Harlem and the Hudson: A Brief Description of That Delightful Region Lying Immediately North of the City of New York and Reached . Central Hudson River R. R Classic Reprint
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 0483772763.G ???????? : 0483772763 9780483772762
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New York Central and Hudson River Railroad
Summer Homes on the Harlem and the Hudson: A Brief Description of That Delightful Region Lying Immediately North of the City of New York and Reached by the Harlem and Hudson Divisions of the New Y.
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
书商的参考编号 : 1332202152.G ???????? : 1332202152 9781332202157
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New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company
Twenty-Seventh Annual Report of the Board of Directors of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company: And Its Leased Lines to the . Year Ended June 30 1896 Classic Reprint
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
书商的参考编号 : 1331966426.G ???????? : 1331966426 9781331966425
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New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company
Twenty-Seventh Annual Report of the Board of Directors of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company: And Its Leased Lines to the . Year Ended June 30 1896 Classic Reprint
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 0656818670.G ???????? : 0656818670 9780656818679
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New York Central and Hudson River railroad
3 New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Goods Receipts for the Schenectady Stove Co. & M.L. Filley
Troy: New York Central and Hudson River Railroad 1883. 3 bill receipts for this railroad; for stoves evidently from the Schenectady Stove Co. & M.L. Filley; two from 1883 one from 1884; all signed by the Agent Andros; small vignette of a railroad locomotive tender & freight cars; each 4 1/2" x 8" approx. size; light wear darkened; very good condition. Very Good. New York Central and Hudson River Railroad unknown books
书商的参考编号 : 15606
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Newman, Peter C.; Bremer, John; Bruce, Harry; MacLennan, Hugh; Gault, John; Nowlan, Alden; et al
Maclean's, Canada's National Magazine, September (Sept.) 1974 - Bobby Hull Cover Photo
88 pages. Features: Nice cover photo of Bobby Hull doing Russian dance; Jack Gallagher's new Canada Party; Critique of our school system; The Way We Were at Mount Allison; The Splendid Thompson River; Billy Harris' Mission to Moscow; Paperback Hero - Dan Ross of East Riverside, NB has written 234 successful novels in the past 13 years; The Hatches of Alberta - in praise of Victor and Susan Hatch and their 12 children; What the Ministry of Transport did to Harry Kohne and neighbours in Richmond, BC; Therese Casgrain - enfant terrible at 78; The Joy of Fidelity; Inca Ruins in Legendary Peru; Sensational two-page CBC TV ad entitled "First Choice" features colour illustrations of their dozens of popular TV personalities of the day; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Contest blank clipped from page 81. Missing pages 27-28 which included part of the Thompson River story and (probably) a photo of Billy Harris, otherwise a sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Newman, Peter C.; Frayne, Trent; Phillips, Bluebell S.; Harner, Hugh; Pawle, G; Hockley, Vernon; Jackson, A.Y.; Et al
Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, September (Sept.) 1, 1956: The Secret War of Charles Goodeve (Part 2) - How They Opened the Door for D-Day
64 pages. Features: Cover art by John Little features Grey Cup final game at Vancouver's Empire Stadium between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Montreal Alouettes; The revolution that's changing your shopping habits - topsy-turvy trends produced by the frenzied battle for the consumer's dollar; Will they ever beat the Eskimos? - with their baffling split-T the Edmonton Eskimos have won the CFL's Grey Cup twice in a row - the task they pose is not to stop them but to find the ball; We adopted a family of criminals - Rev. Gordon Phillips and Bluebell Stewart Phillips took in prostitutes, murderers aand gunmen, and rejoiced when they went straight; Remember when we raved about the radio? - in the depression thirties, when there was little to laugh about, the comedians on radio convulsed a continent and made the radio in the parlor the centre of every family's life - many great photos; The Secret War of Charles Goodeve, Part Two - How they opened the door for D-day - with photos, including his floating bridge and rocket-propelled grapnel inventions; What would Carrie Nation do?, by Vernon Hockley; Amazing General Motors colour centerfold featuring a kitchen completely finished in pink; Canadian Club ad features colour photos of white water skiing in Austria's Salzach River, a sport (first called skiyaking) invented by Austrian champ Harald Strohmeier; Painter A.Y. Jackson recalls his most memorable meals - one in Tom Thomson's shack on Severn St. in Toronto, the other given by Lord Beaverbrook; Great colour vintage ad for Labatt's Chrystal lager beer shows man relaxing with smoke being served by his wife in front of the tv after he has been cutting grass; Expensive Sunbeam Bread promotion was Canada's biggest; Nice colour photo Coke ad on back cover features old man in white rocking chair. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy of this excellent issue. Magazine
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Newman, Richard; Brandywine River Museum; Akron Art Museum; Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art; Boyle, Richard J [Editor]; Bro
Milk and Eggs: The American Revival of Tempera Painting 1930-1950
Brandywine River Museum 2002. Paperback. New. 10x8x0. BRAND NEW. Still Sealed in Publishers Shrinkwrap. Brandywine River Museum paperback
书商的参考编号 : 180307001 ???????? : 0295981903 9780295981901
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Newman, Richard; Brandywine River Museum; Akron Art Museum; Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art; Boyle, Richard J [Editor]; Bro
Milk and Eggs: The American Revival of Tempera Painting 1930-1950
Brandywine River Museum 2002-05-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Brandywine River Museum paperback
书商的参考编号 : Q-0295981903 ???????? : 0295981903 9780295981901
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Newman, Richard; Brandywine River Museum; Akron Art Museum; Helen Foresman Spencer Museum Of Art
Milk and Eggs: The American Revival of Tempera Painting 1930-1950
Brandywine River Museum. A beautiful clean crisp softcover copy in fine condition. . Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 2002. Brandywine River Museum paperback
书商的参考编号 : 051002 ???????? : 0295981903 9780295981901
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Niagara River Line
Niagara River Line and Toronto Classic Reprint
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 1391245245.G ???????? : 1391245245 9781391245249
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Niagara River Line
The Niagara River and Toronto Via the Palatial Steamers of the Niagara River Line: Between the Foot of the Rapids of Niagara River and the North Shore of Lake Ontario Classic Reprint
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 1396348832.G ???????? : 1396348832 9781396348839
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Nickelodeon Rivière Benjamin
Bienvenue chez Les Loud T3
Hachette Comics 2018 56 pages 21 8x29x0 6cm. 2018. Relié. 56 pages.
书商的参考编号 : 500179675
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Nietzsche Ikuta Yangtze River
Zarathustra: Shincho Bunko Volume 237 <Japanese Version>
Shinchosha 1942. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Shinchosha paperback
书商的参考编号 : 2111902156001652
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NIHAL HAYREDINOVA-NÜZETOVA.
Takdirim. Hatirlavlar.
Fine Turkish Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Crimean Turkish (Cyrillic script). 151, [1] p., b/w ills. Takdirim. Hatirlavlar. Memoirs of a Crimean Turkish intellectual.
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Nikiforuk, Blair (contact)
Tracks and Treads Magazine, Number Four (4) 1991
25 pages. Features: Super Ferry Takes Shape - Construction of the first S-class vessel for BC Ferries, which will use a Cat 3606 - article with great photos of the vessel under construction; Graham Brothers Road Show - one of the most impressive private collections of antique equipment in the country; Alberta Special Waste Treatment Centre, Swan Hills, Alberta; Used equipment; Cold Weather Operating; Cat FB200B Purpose-built Buncher; Keyano College in Fort McMurray builds on success; Construction of the Langdale Creek Bypass, near Gibsons, presents a challenge for TNL Construction; Bortnick Contracting of Campbell River, BC uses Cat ground tools to reduce costs; and more. Light wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Magazine
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No Author
An Important Sale of Inuit Art Comprising Carvings of Soapstone, Ivory and Bone Engravings and Stone Block Prints ... (from) the Estate of William Eccles, [and Various others]
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 96 page trade size auction catalog with many b&w photos and prints, some full page. Art from Suglik, Clyde River, Coral Harbour, Wakeham Bay, Eskimo Point, Cape Dorset, Povungnituk, Spence Bay, Port Harrison, Great Whale River, Repulse Bay, Belcher Islands, Lake Harbour, Frobisher Bay, Rankin Inlet, Clyde River, Baker Lake, Gjoa Haven, Arctic Bay, Cape Dorset,Povungnituk, Spence Bay, Port Harrison, et al. 415 items listed for sale, many b&w photos, some full page, approx. 30 artists listed, about 180 carvers.
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No Author
Golden Memories: Golden City 1882
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 314 pages. a great many black and white photos. History of this British Columbia community. Previous owner's name inside.
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No Author
Map of Grassy Lake, Alberta, West of Fourth Meridian, Scale 1:50,000
36" x 25.5". Indicates 25 foot contours, water bodies, roads, rail lines, structures, etc. Light wear. Unmarked. Book
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No Author
Map of Hays Alberta, West of Fourth Meridian, Scale 1:50,000
36" x 25.5". Indicates 25 foot contours, water bodies, roads, rail lines, structures, etc. Light wear. Unmarked. Book
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No Author
Map of Raymond, Alberta, West of Fourth Meridian, Scale 1:50,000
36" x 25.5". Indicates 25 foot contours, water bodies, roads, rail lines, structures, etc. Light wear. Unmarked. Book
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No Author
Map of Warner County, Alberta, West of Fourth Meridian, Scale 1:50,000
36" x 25.5". Indicates 25 foot contours, water bodies, roads, rail lines, structures, etc. Light wear. Unmarked. Book
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No Author
Picture Butte, Lethbridge County, Alberta, West of Fourth Meridian, Scale 1:50,000
36" x 25.5". Indicates 25 foot contours, water bodies, roads, rail lines, structures, etc. Light wear. Book
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No Author
The William Eccles Collection of Eskimo Art
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows very light shelf wear only, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 96 page auction catalog in trade size format with b&w photos of sculpture, carvings of soapstone and ivory, stone block prints, engravings, and other art from a great many artists from Broughton island, Pelly Bay, Coppermine, Great Whale River, Lake Harbour, Port Harrison, Clyde River, Baker Lake, Cape Dorset, Pangnirtng, Chesterfield Inlet, Pond Inlet, Wakeham Bay, Arctic Bay, Povungnituk, Frobisher Bay, Belcher Islands, Repulse Bay, Ivujivik. About 45 artist listed, about 180 carvers. With loose leaf "Prices Realized" sheet from the auction.
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No Author
Travers, Alberta - West of Fourth Meridian, Scale 1:50,000
36" x 25.5". Indicates 25 foot contours, water bodies, roads, rail lines, structures, etc. Light wear. Book
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No Editor or Photographer mentioned
World-Expo / Weltausstellung: 'EXPOSITION DE 1900' (Exposition universelle de 1900 / L'Exposition de Paris 1900; April 14 - November 12): COLLECTION OF 25 ORIGINAL STEREO PHOTOGRAPHS: 1. 'L'Inauguration - Arrivée du Président. . . '; 2. 'La Porte Monumentale'; 3. 'Pavillon de l'Allemagne'; 4. '. . . et de l'Espagne'; 5. 'P. de l'Italie'; 6. 'Vue générale vers les Invalides'; 7. 'Les Lampadaires du Pont Alexandre III et Rue des Nations'; 8. 'Le P. de la Sibérie'; 9. 'Groupe des Bosniaques'; 10. 'L'Esplanade des Invalides'; 11. 'Rond-point du Port Iéna'; 12. 'Le petit Palais'; 13. 'Le Palais de l'Optique'; 14. '. . . - Le Palais des Arts-décoratif'; 15. 'Le Tour du Monde'; 16. 'Le Port de Iéna et le Trocadéro'; 17. 'Intérieur de la Section des Machines Agricoles'; 18. 'Le >Vieux Paris<'; 19. 'Le Chateau d'Eau'; 20. 'Pavillon du Siam'; 21. 'le Grand Palais - Vue générale de la Sculpture'; 22. 'La Rue des Nations'; 23. 'Vue générale prise du Trocadéro'; 24. 'Pavillon de la Belgique'; 25. Le Pont Roulant''. - APPARENTLY COMPLETE SERIES OF 25 NUMBERED PIECES.
No publisher mentioned, probably 1900. 25 creme-coloured cardboards with singleside mounted consecutively numbered original stereo-photographs with captions in French, in a 1-2 cm frame with floral decoration; ca. 9 x 18,5 cm (cardboards) / 8 x 15 cm (photographs).
书商的参考编号 : b2c2st067xbvk
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Nomachi, Kazuyoshi
Afurika saigo no hikyou baharu - Nomachi Kazuyoshi, Shashinten (Transkription der Japanischen Schriftzeichen), Ausstellungskatalog,
Tokyo, Pacific Press Service PPS, 1983. quer4°, 4 einseitig deruckte Bl. mit Vorwort und Einleitung, dann 12 ganzs. Farb-Abb. + eine s/w-Kartendarstellung und dann noch mal 13 S. mit zahlr. kleinen s/w-Abb. (von Fotos die wohl alle in der Ausstellung zu sehen waren) sowie Text, dieser komplett auf Japanisch, sodas wir nichts zum Inhalt sagen können, nur das Vorwort ist zweisprachig: englisch-japanisch, illustr. original Kartonage (Paperback), altersgemäß gutes, sauberes Exemplar
书商的参考编号 : 39158AB ???????? : 712634940
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Norcross, E. Blanche
The Warm Land: A History of Cowichan
136 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Chapters include: Indian Country; The Trail-breakers and Early Pioneers; Pioneer Housekeeping and the Birth of Amenities; Two Families in One House; Coming of Age; The Railway Age; The New Century; War Comes to Cowichan; Highlights of Thirty Years; The Changing Face of Cowichan; Communities and Special People; Public Places. Prior owner's name atop title page and on copyright page. Above-average wear. A worthy reference copy of this engaging Vancouver Island local history. Book
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North Carolina; Neuse River Basin Water Quality St
Report of the Neuse River Basin Water Quality Study Commission: Report to the 1985 General Assembly of North Carolina Classic Reprint
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 0332959198.G ???????? : 0332959198 9780332959191
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North River Farms
Glads for Everybody 1927 Classic Reprint
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 0265026687.G ???????? : 0265026687 9780265026687
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North River Farms
Glads for Everybody 1927 Classic Reprint
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 0331218380.G ???????? : 0331218380 9780331218381
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North River Baptist Association
Minutes of the Sixty-Sixth Annual Session of the North River Baptist Association: Held With Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Walker County Alabama September 18th and 19th 1900 Classic Reprint
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 065625016X.G ???????? : 065625016X 9780656250165
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North River Baptist Association
Minutes of the Fifty-Second Annual Session of the North River Baptist Association: Held With Pleasant Grove Church Fayette Co. Ala. From the 25th to the 27th of September 1886 Classic Reprint
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 0666067066.G ???????? : 0666067066 9780666067067
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North River Baptist Association
Minutes of the North River Baptist Association: Held With Samaria Church Walker County Alabama From Sept. 26th to 28th 1885 Inclusive Classic Reprint
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 0332839648.G ???????? : 0332839648 9780332839646
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North River Baptist Association
Minutes of the Sixty-First Annual Session of the North River Baptist Association: Held With Samaria-Church Walker County September 21st 22nd and 23d 1895 Classic Reprint
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 0484781065.G ???????? : 0484781065 9780484781060
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North River Baptist Association
Minutes of the Sixty-Second Annual Session of the North River Baptist Association: Held With Jasper Church Walker County September 26 27 28 1896 Classic Reprint
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 0484168355.G ???????? : 0484168355 9780484168359
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North River Baptist Association
Minutes of the Sixty-Third Annual Session of the North River Baptist Association: Held With Berry Station Church Fayette County Ala. September 25 26 and 27 1897 Classic Reprint
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 0656292113.G ???????? : 0656292113 9780656292110
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North River Farms
The World's Best Gladioli for 1926 Classic Reprint
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 1396342605.G ???????? : 1396342605 9781396342608
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North River
SKETCHES OF THE NORTH RIVER
New York: Wm. H. Colyer 1838. 119pp. Folding frontispiece map. 12mo. Cloth printed paper label. Foxed a few marginal dampstains else very good. Gives a history of the discovery and navigation of the river with many events of the Revolution. This is apparently the only edition. HOWES N199. SABIN 33524. Wm. H. Colyer hardcover books
书商的参考编号 : WRCAM10298
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Northeast Fall River County Historical Society
Sunshine and Sagebrush: A Comprehensive History of the Oral-Smithwick South Dakota Communities
Northeast Fall River County Historical Society 1976. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding with general signs of previous use. Good clean unmarked copy. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Northeast Fall River County Historical Society hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 1572805744
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Northern Atlantic, St Lawrence River, and Great L
Report of Progress of Steam Measurements for the Calendar Year 1903 Vol. 1
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
书商的参考编号 : 1527747611.G ???????? : 1527747611 9781527747616
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Norton, Wayne (editor); Schmidt, Wilf (editor)
Reflections : Thompson Valley Histories
198 pages including index. A collection of new writing which explores the neglected post-settlement history shared by the communities of the Thompson Valley in British Columbia. Abundant black and white illustrations. High quality glossy paper. Unmarked. Light wear. Very nice copy. Book
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NPO corporation RIVER Planning
Shimanto Editing: 32 Kawa
NPO RIVER N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 279p Size: 23cm NPO RIVER paperback
书商的参考编号 : 2082702114905780 ???????? : 4600001699 9784600001698
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Nursery, Swan River
Swan River Nursery 1920 Price List Classic Reprint
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
书商的参考编号 : 0259912670.G ???????? : 0259912670 9780259912675
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Nystel, Ole T.; Banta, O.W.; Moore, Jean-Michael; Matlock, Gene D.; Secrest, William B.; et al
Old West Magazine - Spring 1966, Vol. 2, No. 3, Whole No. 7 - Three Months With the Wild Indians
96 pages. Loaded with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Features: Reprint of the book 'Three Months with Wild Indians" by Ole T. Nystel, who was held captive by the Comanches; "Tex" Banta, Mountain Man of the 1880s; Silver Creek Reminiscences - Idaho; The Sadie Bloomer Affair; The Mayor of Old Los Angeles - Stephen C. Foster; Warrior's Pledge - Chief Crow Dog; Railroading by Smoke - great early rail tales; Secret Sorrows of a Sheepherder; Behind the Donner Monument; I still dig for buried treasure; Devil's Grin; Wash Barker and the Rock Pens; Beef on the Move - roundup on the Powder River in 1895!; They stole the Parson's Pants; Buffalo Roundup at Sea - Catalina Island; Heap good Medicine - mustard plaster; Doughbelly's Doin's; Hell-for-leather (Jim) Pike; He didn't want to smoke - a tale involving James Bowie and his famous knife; The Bronc-buster from Texas; The town of Rough and Ready's 100 year war in California; Outlaws never die; Gentleman Jackass. Chip from fore-edge of page 48 (with no loss of content). Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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O'Brien Justin editor Gide Andre Jacques Riviere Andre Breton et al.
From the N.R.F.; an image of the twentieth century from the pages of the Nouvelle Revue Française
New York: Farrar Straus Cudahy 1958. Hardcover. xxiv 383p. dust-soiled and slightly shelfworn dj top edge has some splash marks. With contributions by a number of major gay authors. Farrar, Straus Cudahy hardcover books
书商的参考编号 : 112914
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O'Brien, Lieut. Pat; Walkey, C.E.J.; Robinson, C.H.; Holland, Edward F.; Rose, Frank; Verrill, A. Hyatt; Jordan, John Alfred; Wilton, Robert; McMahon, Thos. J.; St. Lawrence, Bernard; Czaplicka, M.A.; bechhofer, C.E.
The Wide World, The Magazine for Everybody, December [Dec.] 1918, Vol. 42, No. 248: My Fall Into Germany / Behind the Scenes in Russia
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: My Fall into Germany From An Aeroplane - Part II - Lieut. Pat O'Brien was shot down and captured by the Germans but escaped and spent 72 days travelling 35 days to reach London; My Fight With An Ostrich - a schoolmaster's narrow escape; Hemmed in By Alligators - C.H. Robinson was trying to save his dog when his way was barred by alligators; Sport and War in Central Africa - two brothers go big game hunting in Africa but the end is sad - several photos of animals they killed; The Diamond Searchers - a disappointed diamond-hunter throws a bag of these valuable gems into the Thames!; In Unknown British Guiana - Part IV - A. Hyatt Verrill's explorations of these largely unknown lands and people, with photos; How I Lost My Draft - what happened when a young Lieutenant missed his train; What The Scout Overheard - a trooper in the East African Mounted Rifles sneaks into a German camp and overhears their ambush plans, thus allowing Brits to ambush the Germans, and he was awarded the D.C.M.; My Lion-Hunting Adventures - Alfred Jordan recounts his experiences; Behind the Scenes in Russia - Part IV - British War Correspondent Robert Wilton continues his account of the war on the Eastern Front and throws light on the stirring events (the Russian Revolution) which ended so tragically for the Russian Empire - presented here for the first time, with photos; Reviving An Aboriginal Festival on the Island of Mabuiag; The Land of Perfume - the countryside around Grasse, in the South of France, produces many plants used in the making of perfume - with interesting photos; Through the Caucasus on Horseback - Polish lady author M.A. Czaplicka describes her experiences in the Caucasus, the region and the strange mountain tribes, with photos; An Indian Venice - a picturesque description of the little-known 'backwaters' of Malabar; Photo of a woman in Sudan whose lips have been 'elongated into a hideous beak'; Photo-illustrated ad inside back cover for musclebound Lionel Strongfort asks "Are You Fit to become a Father?"; and more. pp. 6 [ads], [2], 92-176, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
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O'Brien, R.; Verrill, A.; Galloway, F.; Stuart-Reid, G.; Shepherd, P.; beals, Carleton; Herschin, A.; Nolan, J.; Et al
The Wide World - True Stories of Adventure, April (Apr.) 1928, No. 360, Vol. LX - The Mitimoni Man-Eaters
Pages 422-504 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: Ten Months Overdue - a stirring account of the luckless voyage of the Liverpool ship Denbigh Castle, which finally reached her point nearly a year overdue; Hunting the Tapir; Imam Baksh's Escape - a murder story from India; Sanna's Eagle - the strange fate that befell a South African lammarfanger, or lamb-eating eagle, which attacked a little Boer girl and caused her death; The Death Circle - two men wander in a Canadian prairie blizzard - one finds shelter, the other dies; In Quest of Gold - gold-seekers from San Francisco on their way to the land of the Yaqui Indians are forced to turn back; Levenson's Ordeal - Albert S. Levenson, a prominent California merchant, goes missing for five days while on a mountain holiday; Life in a Land of Death (part II) - adventures among the head-hunters and other picturesque inhabitants of the Mandated Territory of New Guinea - article with great photos; The Way of the East - a curious story from Vancouver's Chinatown; The Mitimoni Man-Eaters - two white men get involved with African native witchcraft, resulting in their responsibility for fatalities caused by two man-eating lions; "Square Pegs" (part II) - This absorbing tale will teach prospective immigrants more about Canadian prairie life than stacks of guide-books and official pamphlets; Wind - a tale told at the Roscoe Hotel in Campbell River, B.C. which explained why a man dreaded wind; The Yellow Box - a missing box sets a whole West Africa colony seething; The Smallest Park in the World. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Back cover loose but present. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
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