Author: HOGG, JOHN EDWIN; WALMSLEY, LEO; GIBSON, ASHLEY; WHEALEN, JAMES; LEES, G. FREDERIC; ELLIOT, H.W.; BAILEY, ELLIOT; COLLINS, DALE; MADSEN, CHAS.; "NICOLA"; VON ELON, JOHN L.
Title: The Wide World Magazine - the Magazine for Everybody, February [Feb. ] 1923, Vol. 50, No. 298: The Soul of Burma
Description: New York: The International New Company, 1923. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Caught in a Death-Trap - two motorcyclists plunge into an inescapable chasm in the terrible Mojave Desert of Californa; Three Asses in the Pyrenees - Part II - a joyous journey in search of adventure; The Tale of "Old Bill" - a huge elephant, the pride of all Ceylon, goes rogue; My Escape From Dartmoor - an inmate almost escaped from this impregnable prison in 1908; Round Cape Horn With a Deckload - James Whealen tells a disastrous tale; The Odyssey of Humbert Rulliere - Part II - the amazing story of a man once condemned to the terrible French convict settlements of Guiana - with photos; The Soul of Burma - Part I - R. Whiting reports on his trip to this country, with photos; Among the Amazon Cannibals - Veteran prospector John Fairfax was captured by the cannibal Chunchos but managed to escape; Round the World in a Motor Boat - a picturesque account of the voyage of the Speejacks, with great photos; A Fight With a Bull Walrus - article with great photos; "Tapkabazi" - an Indian confidence trick; The "Devil's Post-Pile" - an extraordinary basalt rock formation in Southern California; and more 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Wide World Magazine, February 1923, Caught in a Death-Trap, motorcyclists, Mojave Desert, Californa, Three Asses in the Pyrenees, The Tale of "Old Bill", rogue elephant, Ceylon, Sri Lanka, My Escape From Dartmoor, Prison escapes, Round Cape Horn With a De. Very Good .

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