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Charnley, W; Gill, Eric HN; Gibbons, John; Terry, G Cunningham; Fraser, Ronald H; Anstey, EC; Wicksteed, B; Taylor, Carl N; ElleBiblio.com

The Wide World Magazine True Stories of Adventure July 1930 Vol. 65 No. 388: The "White Indians" of North Carolina / The Opium-Smugglers / Nepal Exploration

1930réf. 346H5280London: George Newnes 1930. Book. Illus. by de Walton John; Cleaver Reginald; East Laurence; Illingworth L.G.; Wenban R.; Holloway Cyril; Leigh Conrad; Brock H.M.; Bendall Claude. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Tragic Pearl - First found off the coast of North-West Australia a special pearl quickly changes from person-to-person leaving death in its wake - a famous Australian crime story; The Tiger-Killer - Major Jim Corbett specializes in single-handedly shooting troublesome tigers in the hills of Kumaun India; Blundering Through the Balkans - Part I - John Gibbons takes his amusing act on the road again; The "White Indians" of North Carolina - A photo-illustrated article about the Croatan Indians said to be the lineal descendants of Raleigh's ill-fated "Lost Colonists" with whom in 1587 the friendly Red men abandoned the settlement of Roanoke and went out into the wilds to start life afresh; Left in Charge - A 19-year-old just six weeks from home finds himself in charge of a lonely South African sheep farm only to have alarming things begin to happen including a skirmish with sheep stealers; The Money-Finder - An amusing story involving a peppery West African Commissioner a wily native chief who tried to avoid paying his taxes and a young officer who was a bit of a conjurer; The Boy Who Sought Adventures - Part III - B. Wicksteed continues his amazing young adventures; The Opium-Smugglers - In the ancient walled city of Manila the author met a friend who told him this strange story; My Mystery Job - A queer story told by a builder's foreman concerning a remarkable job he had been called upon to undertake; Whose Hippo - A nasty legal battle ensues after a Hippo is shot; The Land of Mystery - Part III of III - Col. E. Alexander Powell and his cousin Colonel Gallowhur continue their travels through unexplored Nepal - with many lovely photos; The Djimat - The figurehead of an old sailing ship goes missing during alterations and the superstitious natives of Java are sure trouble is sure to follow; and more. 84 pages plus 28 pages. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. George Newnes Paperback

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Jordan, John A; McMahon, Thomas J; Smith, C De Heriz; Cowie, JS; Kennedy, Mrs; Stuart, Martin; Bennett, Captain, JG; Gill, RW; PBiblio.com

The Wide World The Magazine for Everybody April Apr. 1919 Vol. 42 No. 252: The South Sea Islands

1919réf. 346H5212New York: The International News Company 1919. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Big-Game Hunting for the Cinema - John A. Jordan leads a film expedition into the wilds of British East Africa; The "Gordon" of the Pacific - Thos. J. McMahon visit's Germany's former South Sea possessions - German New Guinea the Solomon Islands and Samoa - and reports on the work of Captain Hunter among the savages of the Solomons - lots of nice photos; Our Chase After A Rogue Elephant - photo-illustrated story from Ceylon; Our Chase After a "Rogue Elephant"; In the Jaws of a Lion - J.S. Cowie was carried about the engine room of his ship in the jaws of a lion!; Kidnapped - a young woman finds herself at the mercy of two desperate men; The Holy City of the Mormons - photo-illustrated article on Salt Lake City; The Strap-Hanger of the Ganges - The crocodile Captain J.G. Bennett thought he had killed comes back to life!; Chased by a Boa Constrictor - a 1902 story from Argentina; My Night With Wolves - hunter is surrounded by wolves in Northern Minnesota; The Lake of Soda - Magadi Lake in British East Africa; The "Black Hole" of Gottingen - Corporal A. Bramwell of the Royal Welch Fusiliers earned the D.C.M. for his service to fellow POWs suffering from cholera and typhus at the Prisoners' Camp Gottingen in WWI; A Woman's Travels in Unknown Asia - Part II - Mary Gaunt set out to explore much of China but under the influence of bandits rerouted north to the wilds of Siberia - article with many photos; Humours of the East African Campaign; The Reds of the Maranoa - Two cattle-rustlers in Queensland are killed; A Couple of Pirates - "Dr. Martin" of the U.S. Navy served in Honduras during the Nicaraguan War but encountered difficulties later; My Visit to the Veddas - R.L. Spittel visits primitive natives in the interior of Ceylon - article with photos; Photo of the largest book in the world in Chicago; Photo of monster swordfish caught by Mr. W.C. Boschen off Santa Catalina Island California; and more. pp. 8 ads 2 444-528 9-16 ads. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Covers detached as one but present. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. The International News Company Paperback

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Hogg, JE; Mackenzie, D; Colby, E; Buchanan, A; Whittaker, J; Reid, C; McLaren, J; Laing, NH; Read, O; Gill, EHN; Mitchell-HedgesBiblio.com

The Wide World Magazine September Sept. 1924 Vol. LIII No. 317 - Pig-Sticking Thrills / Roaming the Wild South Seas

1924réf. 123G4368London: George Newnes Ltd. 1924. Book. Illus. by Nicolson W.C. cover; Eyles D.C.; Holloway C.; Woodville R.C.; Hiley F.E.; Cameron J.; Leigh Conrad; Prater E. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pages 354-440 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: My Bear-Hunt - Part 1 - the author encounters outlaws in the High Sierras of California; Ning Wo Takes a Hand - a detectives story from the Malay Peninsula; The Hunting Down of Manuel Garcia - the Americans take extraordinary measures to capture the man who killed one of their citizens in a Central American republic; Across the Great Sahara - part 1 - Captain Angus Buchanan traverses the Sahara south to north on camel-back; A Miracle of the Air - Rosalie Gordon is saved after hanging to a rope beneath a plane at Ellington Field Houston Texas; A Canadian Wonderland - Jasper Park - article with wonderful photos; Roaming the Wild South Seas part 2; "Dreamy Draw' - great photo-illustrated story of how a Londoner set up house in the Arizona wilderness for the health of her husband only to see a settlement of health seekers set up around her; A Girl Among Brigands - Miss C. Berenguer is kidnapped by bandits in the Pyrenees; Pig-Sticking Thrills - high adventure and humour hunting wild pigs in India; In Search of Sea-Monsters - part 6 of 6 of this photo-illustrated article which describes F.A. Mitchell-Hedges' travels to catch the world's largest fish - incredible photo of huge male saw-fish; Some True Snake Stories; Nice one-page muscle-building ad by Earle E. Liederman of New York; Crazy back cover ad for the Allied Merke Institutes Inc. shows man with what looks like a jelly mould on his head - purportedly in an effort to regrow his hair. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. George Newnes, Ltd. Paperback

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