Author: LUCE, P.; "UNGANDU"; REY, C.; SHIELDS, T.; TENCH, C.; BARKAS, G.; EVANS, E.; FRANKL, A.; UPFIELD, A.; "GUIDON"; ET AL
Title: The Wide World - True Stories of Adventure, May 1927, No. 349, Vol. LIX - Trekking in Unknown Abyssinia / Elephant Hunt in Canada
Description: New York: The International News Company, 1927. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. W.E.; Vedder, S.H.; Sindall, A.; Goss, G.W.; Soper, G.. 84 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: An Elephant-Hunt in Canada - a six-week hunt results when seven valuable elephants escaped from a circus and took to the British Columbia woods - article with photos; A Fugitive in Thirstland - A former German officer who became a adventurer is South Africa is continually chased by the police; Trekking in Unknown Abyssinia - great photo-illustrated article; The Friendly Mosquito - how a mosquito saved the life of T.A. Shields; Our Salvage Job - a plucky attempt to salvage the crippled vessel Stiklestadt; The Decree of the Wild - a grim tale of the Canadian Far North, 1,200 miles north of Edmonton; "The White Man's Great War-Game" (part III) - amongst the savages of the Sura, Angas, and other primitive tribes of Northern Nigeria, Geoffrey Barkas produced a film founded upon the history of British Administration - article with great photos; Gulbaz Khan's Revenge - the story of a long-delayed vengeance for a trifling action that had far-reaching consequences; Where Everybody Plays "Cat's Cradle" - photo-illustrated article on the people of the Pelews (Pelew Islands); Fur-Getting in Australia - Australian men make a good living hunting rabbits and foxes for their furs; The Partnership That Went Wrong - four U.S. Army soldiers pool their savings to run a sawmill; What Happened to Wilson - struggle for life with an enraged tiger in the heart of a big city; Through France with "Sylvabelle" (part II) - Mr. Leslie Richardson's yachting voyage from Brittany to the Riviera; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Wide World - True Stories of Adventure, May 1927, No. 349, Vol. LIX - Trekking in Unknown Abyssinia Sells-Floto Circus Edmonton Alberta Geraldine Mary An Elephant-Hunt in Canada - a six-week hunt results when seven valuable elephants escaped from a. Good .

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