"LANHAM"; DICKSON, JOHN; CRONSTEDT, COUNT NILLS; TRUSCOTT, CHARLES; DIGBY, BASSETT; WEDDALL, A.; ALBERT, CAPTAIN M.H.; VERRILL, A.HYATT; DENYS, COURTENEY; GRIMSHAW, BEATRICE; SMITH, L. MARSDEN; RICHARDS, KENNETH F. - The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, January [Jan. ] 1924, Vol. LII, No. 309: To Afghanistan in DisguiseNew York: The International New Company, 1924. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. John; Webb, Arch.. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: To Afghanistan in Disguise - Part I - the story of a British officer's remarkable exploit - a journey, disguised as an Oriental, across a large part of India and finally into forbidden Afghanistan and beyond, living among the natives as one of themselves; Two Wanderers in the Faroes - John Dickson's account of the wild nature and unsophisticated people - article with excellent photos; "Grip" and I - Count Nils Cronstedt saved a doomed thoroughbred bull-terrier which proceeded to save him on several occasions during his stay in West Africa as Commander of H.M.S. Heron and Assistant Marine Superintendant in Northern Nigeria; The "High-Jackers" - an audacious gang of murderous bank robbers terrorize the Canadian prairies, beginning in Moosomin, SK and ending in Pipestone, MB; The Islands of the Mammoths - a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean off the coast of Siberia is the world's best hunting ground for the tusks and bones of the prehistoric mammoth - article with photos; The Three Angleteers - Part III - The troubles and adventures of three bored young men who leave England to travel in Europe; With Canoe and Camera - Capt. M.H. Albert explored Northern Ontario and Quebec to photograph wild animals - article with photos; The Mystery of Diablo Canon - The adventures of Senor Torres, a Captain of Rurales - the famous mounted police of Mexico; Two photos of two-room house built in the trunk of an immense California redwood; The Terror of Rampur - two hunters undertake to kill a murderous tiger in India; The Head-Hunters of the Sepik - Part I - Photo-illustrated article by Beatrice Grimshaw describing her trip up the Sepik river in New Guinea, where she met the local native peoples - who were none-too friendly; Exploring in Central Brazil - Part IV - A small English expedition sets out to explore the mighty Amazon forests and study their local peoples; Some Sensational Prison Escapes - Carl Otto and Jack Foster bust loose from Folsom Prison; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Wide World Magazine, January 1924, Sir Frederick Lugard, To Afghanistan in Disguise, Two Wanderers in the Faroes, Faroe Islands, John Dickson's, Grip, Count Nils Cronstedt, bull-terrier, West Africa, H.M.S. Heron, The "High-Jackers", bank robbers, Moosomi. Very Good . USD 395.00 [Appr.: EURO 341 | £UK 295 | JP¥ 58730] Book number 346h5239is offered by:
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