KNIGHT, W. KOBOLD; TAYLOR, JAMES M.; HUGHES, G.V.; HAY-DUCROT, COLONEL L.; BEY, A.M. HASSENEIN; CARSON, CAPTAIN JOHN H.; GORDON, K.H.; DYOTT, G.M.; GOLDEN, H. WALLACE; TENCH, C.V.; SPELLING, JAMES; DOUGLASS, E.H.; ANDERSON, FLYING OFFICER DAVID F.
The Wide World Magazine, True Stories of Adventure, December [Dec. ] 1925, Vol LVI, No. 332: Up and Down in Kurdistan / the Big Redwood
New York: The International News Company, 1925. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Goss, G.W.; Brock, H.M.; Prater, E.; Vedder, S.H.; Hiley, F.E.. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Babes In A Boat - Part I - A couple knowing nothing of navigation decides to set sail from Victoria, British Columbia and cross the Pacific; The Big Redwood - Story of a dog's uncanny instinct; A Holiday in the Sunderbunds - Pursuing a Royal Bengal Tiger - with great photos; A Matter of Habit - An amusing tale of two mean men at that 'sun-baked cinder-heap Aden'; In Search of the Lost Oases - Part III of an amazing expedition from Sollum to El Obeid, over two thousand miles, across the Sahara, visiting much previously unexplored territory, with nice photos; The "Lone Star Kid" - Young Harry Wells purchases a pony, sombrero and revolver before proceeding to carry out a 'hold-up'; Ram Kumar's "Cure" - a common fraud/confidence trick practiced in India; Lost in the Heart of Peru - Part III of the extraordinary adventures of G.M. Dyott, who was abandoned by his guide in the upper Amazon - includes photos of shrunken heads; The Great Snake - A native Basuto legend comes true in the Orange Free State; Full-page photo of the 'Santa Cruz Monster' that washed up on shore; Photo of the Emir of Kano's Bodyguard; "Black Foxes" - An amusing story from near Mink Landing, Alberta which proves not every black fox pelt is worth the money; Two Men and a Leopard - Story of a terrific hand-to-hand battle with an infuriated leopard; A Weird Quest - Daily seances are held to aid in finding lost California gold mines; Up and Down in Kurdistan - Nicely phtoto-illustrated article about David F. Anderson and his flying excursion in Mesopotamia which began as an ibex hunt and ended with a bear. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Wide World Magazine, December 1925, Babes In A Boat, Victoria British Columbia, Victoria B.C, The Big Redwood, canine instinct, Holiday in the Sunderbunds, Royal Bengal Tiger, A Matter of Habit, Aden, In Search of the Lost Oases, Sollum, El Obeid, Sahara. Good .
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