TENCH, C.V.; WARD, CAPT. F. KINGDON; HUNTER, REGINALD P.; LE MESURIER, B.G.; MACGOWAN, CAPT. GAULT; BARKER, REGINALD; WETHERELL, M.A.; INGALESE, RUPERT; BAILEY, ELLIOT; BURDETT, F.D.; PARSONS, CAPT. A.H.H.; MCLAREN, JACK
The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, May 1926, Vol. LVII, No. 337: Behind the Himalayas / a Pearler in the Philippines
New York: The International News Company, 1926. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Peddie, Tom; Inns, Kenneth; Wigfull; Faulks, Jack M.; De Walton, John. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Paying the Price - How Nature in Canada's far north has extracted a toll on trappers - with photos; Behind the Himalayas - Part I - Photo-illustrated account of exploration of the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra River; The Rubber-Smugglers of Malaya - An amusing story; The Outlaw Elephant - Rogue elephant "George" ravaged the Travancore district of India from 1920 to 1925, killing many and doing immense damage - article with photos; My Desert Dash to Damascus - A decidedly exciting journey across the Syrian Desert amidst hostile devil worshippers and Bedouin - with interesting photos; "Blue-Water Andy" - Did he spot the wreck of an ancient Spanish treasure-galleon on some nameless island? ; Across Africa With a Camera - M.A. Wetherell's photo-illustrated account of his trans-African journey; The Disappearing Lion - An amusing tale from Australia; The Kahuna's Power - A strange little story of native "magic" in Hawaii; A Pearler in the Philippines - F.D. Burdett describes his exciting experiences on pearling trips among the Philippine Islands; The Haunted Camp - The disappearance of a white man in Africa, and the startling events that followed; An Australian Robinson Crusoe - Part IV - Jack McLaren spent eight years on the little-known western coast of Cape York Peninsula. 84 pages plus 20 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Wide World Magazine April 1926, Price Creek Glacier, Staircase Falls, Drum Lakes, Mount McBride, Buttle Expedition, Michael King, Rev. W.W. Bolton, Myra Falls, The Paymaster's Dillemma, American Army, Philippines, Manila, Place of the Evil Spirit, Strat. Very Good .

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