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Title: The Wide World Magazine, April (Apr. ) 1914, No. 192, Vol. 32 - Cycling Through Central Africa / the Mystery of Fraser Island
Description: New York: The International News Company, 1914. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Webb, Arch.. Pages 502-598, plus 28 pages of vintage ads. Features: The Hunting Down of Tiburcio Vasquez, the Dick Turpin of California; "Red Fagen" - a veteran shipmaster's story of the undoing of a villainous 'crimp'; A Cycling Tour Through Central Africa (part II) - photo-illustrated adventures on the way from Rhodesia to Egypt; The Spectre of Mekeo - a supernatural tale from British New Guinea; Spiders; The Javelin Throwers - an exciting adventure with Venezuelan savages; Following the Fur Trails - photo-illustrated article of a Canadian government naval survey crew's winter on the ice-bound shores of Hudson Bay; Lost in an Underground Labyrinth - photo-illustrated account of a man who was thrown into the sewers of Milan and lost for many days; The Eagle's Nest - the mountaintop town of Peillon in the South of France - article with many photos; The Mystery of Fraser Island - a strange sequence of events on an island where the Queensland 'dumped' troublesome blacks; Our Lunatic; A Matter of Business - a West African trader is charged with removing stock from stations set to be closed - despite native objections; The "Crooked House" - at Kingswinford, near Birmingham; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Covers detached as one but present. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Wide World Magazine, April (Apr.) 1914, No. 192, Vol. 32 - Cycling Through Central Africa / The Mystery of Fraser Island Hunting Down of Tiburcio Vasquez, the Dick Turpin of California; "Red Fagen" - a veteran shipmaster's story of the undoing of a v. Fair .

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Price: US$ 299.95 Seller: RareNonFiction.com - Rare Books and Vintage Magazines
- Book number: 123h0752