Author: ZIMMERMAN, EDWARD; STOCK, RALPH; PITCAIRN-KNOWLES, A.; KENT, PAUL S.; MCDONALD, F.S.; DAVIDSON, HENRY; TERRISS, F. CLAYTON; SHEPSTONE, H.J.; ET AL
Title: The Wide World - the Magazine for Men, September [Sept. ] 1915, Vol. 35, No. 209: A Woman Alone in China
Description: New York: The International New Company, 1915. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Soper, George; Evison, G. Henry; Jackson, A.E.. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Circle of Death - dangerous fall into the great drum of the winding-engine at a Pennsylvania coal mine; In Search of Adventure part II - the story of a chequered cruise aboard a six-ton yacht; "Kermis" Time in Belgium - an annual week-long celebration during which young and old alike compete in curious races and competitions - article with many interesting photos; Trapped in a Furnace - terrible experience for Ira MacDonell at a Lewis Run, Pennsylvania brick plant; The "Apache Kid's" Last Fight - F.S. McDonald describes his terrible death-duel in the desert with a notorious Indian outlaw; A Memorable Man-Hunt - tracking down murderers Jimmy and Joe Governor in New South Wales; "Dangerous Jobs" - bronco-busters, steeplejacks, bridge-builders, shrapnel-shell makers, underground miners, steel-makers, firemen, window cleaners, undersea divers, sewer workers - article with great photos of each of these occupations; Behind the Nailed Door - Englishman A.H. Hinde posed as an Arab traded with the Moors of the African coast while trying to locate a lost silver mine; An Ill-Starred Elopement - disaster strikes two unfortunate lovers; A Woman Alone in China - part IV - Mary Gaunt set forth in a Peking cart with an interpreter and her cart men, meeting many odd experiences; ; Petre's Island - a bit of New Zealand history, showing something of the lives of the earliest settlers among their Maori hosts. pp. 6 [ads], 387-480, 7-24 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Wide World Magazine, September 1915, Circle of Death, Pennsylvania coal, In Search of Adventure, cruising adventure, Kermis, Belgium - celebrations, Trapped in a Furnace, Ira MacDonell, Lewis Run Pennsylvania, brick plant, The Apache Kid, F.S. McD. Good .

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