VARIOUS - The Wide World Magazine. An Illustrated Monthly of True Narrative. Adventure. Travel. Customs and Sport. Vol. XLIX. April to September 1922. Truth is Stranger Than Fiction

London England, George Newnes, 1922. First Edition, Binding: Decorative Boards, Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall Quarto Hardcover Hardcover. First Edition. The Wide World Magazine. Vol. XLIX. April to September 1922. Very good copy of this very rare book. Slight foxing to end inside covers. Blue cloth with black and gilt decoration and gilt lettering. Thrilling Adventures. Astounding Photographs. The man who reads his Wide World regularly unconsciously aquires a knowledge of this earth of ours that many a confirmed globe-trotter lacks. There are several articles in this issue which give one most vivid glimpses of life and conditions in strange countries and among queer people. 'A Treasure Hunt in the Land of Thirst'. 'The White Man's Grave' and 'A Film-Hunter on the Amazon' are all outstanding contributions of the type that has made the Magazine famous. On the adventure side you will find plenty of excitement in 'The Human Fly' 'Adrift in the Atlantic' and The Last Fight of the Five Hundred'. Illustrated. 504 pp.