COURTIER-FORSTER, RICHARD; JORDAN, JOHN ALFRED; BRAND, C.; BREDON, JULIET; LITTLER, A.E.; LEES, FREDERIC; TATNELL, ERNEST BERNARD; LEATHERBARROW, B.R.; BRANDRETH, C.J.B.; NORTON, ROY; SMITH, FRANK W.; DAWS, GEO.; MASON, WALT; ROWE, JOHN G.; GANN, THOMAS;
The Wide World, the Magazine for Men, December [Dec. } 1917, Vol. 40, No. 236: Capturing Wild Animals Alive
New York: The International News Company, 1917. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Secret Death - A weird story from Georgia in Russia, a wild land where might is right and feuds never end; Capturing Wild Animals Alive - how John Alfred Jordan captured a collection of African animals to be shipped to Zoos in Europe; A Tragedy in the Clouds - Frenchmen Sergeant Legendre and Adjutant Casale of the French Aviation Service bring down their eighth German plane piloted by a German named Haspel; Six Weeks Among the Buddhas - Part I - Juliet Bredon and her husband toured temples in China; The Man Who Found Himself - munitions worker William Francis claims to have entirely lost his memory for two years after an injury; Across Germany to Freedom - Part I - French soldiers Georges Prieur and Tristan du Tartre escape from Hammelburg camp in Bavaria; When the Dam Burst - a 'Santa Rosa' (South American monsoon) causes a night of terror at the harbour works of the 'Obras del Nuevo Puerto de la Capital' in Argentina; Almost a Tragedy - forgetful nearly results in multiple deaths; Between the Devil and the Deep - a French fishing-smack sinks a German submarine - article with photos; When the Fuses Spluttered - Roy Norton, F.R.G.S. escapes death in a mine by seconds; Buried Alive - injury while filming 'The Jarvis Case'; A Fight With An Ostrich - the awful plight of engineer Geo. Daws who tried to cross an ostrich 'camp' during their breeding season; Historic Crimes and Mysteries - The Sign at the Gallows, The Law & The Lackey; The Pirates of the 'Flowery Land' - mutiny and murder on the high seas between London and Singapore; The Hidden City - Tulum is located in the thick jungle of the Yucatan; Bethlehem's Distressing Christmas Scenes - festive occasion marred by petty quarrels of rival sects;The Last of the Bandits - The Poe-Hart Gang terrorizes Oklahoma by robbing banks and fighting sheriff's posses; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [2], 92-176, 9-24 [ads]. Covers partially loose. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Wide World Magazine, December 1917, The Secret Death, Georgia, Russia, feuds, Capturing Wild Animals Alive, John Alfred Jordan, Zoo animals - capture, A Tragedy in the Clouds, Sergeant Legendre, Adjutant Casale, French Aviation Service, Haspel, Six Week. Good .
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