Author: THORENFELDT, KAI; DOVE, S.W.; DAY, JEANNE; ELDER, W.A.; WILFORD, FRANK; KING, FAY; STUART, MURRAY; BROWNE, J.A.; BILLY SEE; MACKENZIE, DONALD; HAWKES, E.W.; UPFIELD, ARTHUR W.; STUART-REID, G.E.
Title: The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, October [Oct. ] 1928, Vol. LXI, No. 366: Cycling Round the World / the "Teak-Wallahs" of Northern Siam
Description: New York: The International News Company, 1928. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Stanley;. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Cycling Round the World - Part I - Kai Thorenfeldt spent over two years travelling over 20,000 miles on his own!; Akimaldo's Great Idea - A story which proves West Africans have a sense of humour "even if in a somewhat perverted form"; The Girl Stowaway of the 'Cecilie' - Part I - Jeanne Day snuck aboard the Herzogin Cecilie before it departed Australia for Falmouth - with photos; The "Teak-Wallahs" of Northern Siam - A fascinating photo-illustrated look at the teak industry of northern Siam; Two Men and a Donkey - Part III - The adventures of two young artists walking from the South of France to Spain; Europeans Walk Through Fire! - An amazing photo-illustrated account of two Europeans who traversed white-hot coals barefoot with Hindu devotees, emerging apparently unscathed!; Hide-and-Seek With a Lion - A rare time when a can opener saved a life; All in the Day's Work - J.A. Browne, a policeman at Antler, Manitoba, heads out to gather a tough character - with photo of Browne; The Secret Pass - "Slippery" Wiley continues his misdeeds in the West Australia goldfields; The Yok San Mystery - Ning Wo solves another puzzling mystery in the Malay States; The Avenger of Blood - A curious case of Eskimo blood-vengeance from Alaska; "The Land of Opportunity" - Part II - Arthur W. Upfield provides readers with an idea of what lies in store if they elect to 'try their luck' in Australia, with photos; An African Man-Hunt - E.E. Stuart-Reid chased a rogue native constable of the Northern Rhodesia Police through the forest for three weeks; 84 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Unmarked with average wear. Square inch of loss to upper corner of front cover. A sound copy of this great vintage issue.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Wide World Magazine, October 1928, Kai Thorenfeldt, Herzogin Cecilie, Jeanne Day, Hantzakos, Cummins, Cycling Round the World, Kai Thorenfeldt, Akimaldo's Great Idea, The Girl Stowaway of the 'Cecilie', Jeanne Day, Herzogin Cecilie, Australia, Falmouth, T. Good .

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