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DUNN, H.H.; JORDAN, J.A.; HINCKS, C. MALCOLM; NORTH, SYDNEY H.; SHEPSTONE, H.J.; ROSE, CHARLES; FARRER, REGINALD, FARRER; FAGAN, D.W.O.; MASON, WALT; BECKMAN, N.E.; BAKER, GEORGE R. - The Wide World, the Magazine for Men, July 1917, Vol. 39, No. 231: Francisco "Pancho" Villa's Bride

New York: The International News Company, 1917. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Stanley L.. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: A Bandit's Bride - Part I - Pancho Villa, the bandit-Revolutionist of Mexico, rescued the heroine of this exclusive narrative from a loveless marriage with a Mormon and married her himself - one of the most remarkable stories of love, battle and intrigue ever published; Unknown Animals of the African Wilds - J.A. Jordan describes recent finds such as the Okapi, Bongo, Giant Pig, Pygmy Elephant, the "dingonek", and the "Rhodesian Monster" - article with photos; Private McTosher Discovers London - the adventures of a Highland soldier visiting London for the first time; A Flying Man in South America - Part IV - John G. Barron took a monoplane to South America and performed flying shows for 2.5 years, often before people who had never before seen a plane; How We Salved the Vigilant - While some of the crew headed for safety aboard a Dutch liner, three remaining crewmembers managed to safely guide the Vigilant to port!; The Finding of the "Mollybaun" - the discovery of a big nugget in Coolgardie, Western Australia, leads to multiple murders; Strange Stories of the War - a selection of incidents entitled A Kite Balloon Adventure, The Lady of the Manor, Mixed Identities, The "Phantom Sniper", The Subaltern's Gun, and The Mysterious Message; On the Borders of Tibet - Part III - Reginald Farrar spent two years wandering - largely among wild lands and wilder people whose chief desire was to build the intruding foreigner up in a damp bonfire to smoulder to death - with photos; The Ring - a dramatic story of the old days in New Zealand, before white and Maori had settled down in friendship; Historic Crimes and Mysteries - The Vanished Boatswain, The Monster of Regendorf, Bavaria; Remittance Men - an account of sundry remittance men the author met during his sojourn in Africa; The Tragedy of Sanborn Harbour - wholesale murder at the cod-fishing station on remote Nagai Island, Alaska; Photo of 'two Indians squaws' casting ballots in California for the Presidential election; Photo of 'The Human Fly' scaling a tall building in Birmingham, Alabama; and more. pp. 4 [ads], [2], 194-284, 5-16 [ads]. Unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Wide World Magazine, July 1917, Elena Bori, Bandit's Bride, Pancho Villa, Mexico, African animals, J.A. Jordan, Okapi, Bongo, Giant Pig, Pygmy Elephant, dingonek, Rhodesian Monster, McTosher, Highland soldier, London, A Flying Man in South America, Jo. Very Good .
USD 995.00 [Appr.: EURO 848 | £UK 735.75 | JP¥ 146392] Book number 346h5204

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