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HALLIDAY, DICK; TRIPP, P. CHAMIER; MARSHALL, JAMES VANCE; DUNN, H.H.; PARSONS, CAPTAIN A.H.; VERRILL, A. HYATT; EDWARDS, WILFRED; WHALLEY, H. DOUGLAS; BOWEN, PATRICK; CAMERON, DONALD R.G.; SABINE, LOUIS A.; MELVILLE, FRED J. - The Wide World Magazine, True Stories of Adventure, August [Aug. ] 1929, Vol. LXIII, No. 377: Africa's Mystery Beasts / America's Southern Border Patrol
New York: The International News Company, 1929. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Peddie, T.H.; Tresilian, S.; Gale, W.J.. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Guardians of the "Last Frontier" - Excellent photo-illustrated article on the three-hundred men who patrol America's 2,000-mile Mexican border; Brown's Tiger - A decidedly unusual hunt in India in which a herd of buffaloes played an important part; "Blood Will Tell" - What happened after James Vance Marshall saved the life of a young South American; Photo of Buddhist "Rice Boat" in Ceylon; Hunting Sea-Lions - Tony Rosato hunts these creatures near California's Coronado Islands - interesting photo-illustrated article; Law and Order in East Africa - Amusing stories about police work among whites and natives; The Lost Mine - A. Hyatt Verrill was in Panama to study the wild Indians but everyone assume he came in search of Tisingal, the mythical lost Spanish gold mine - with photos; The Interlopers - A cattle drover's story of a strange adventure in Australia's little-known interior; My Monkey - A lonely rubber planter buys a monkey as a pet; The Bear Lake Affair - How two RCMP officers dealt with 150 wild Indians near Fort St. James, British Columbia; More About Africa's "Mystery Beasts" - Patrick Bowen believes hitherto unknown animals and reptiles do actually exist; At Grips With the Desert - Part II of Donald R.G. Cameron's account of a trip across the Sahara in which his party became lost for ten days - with photos; "When No Man Pursueth" - The tragic story of what happened to a 14-year-old boy on his first trip away from home; and more. 84 pages plus 28 pages of great ads. Backstrip entirely nibbled away so front cover loose but present and back cover barely holding. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating issue.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Wide World Magazine, August 1929, Horsley, Linnenkohe, Tom Isbell, Horsfield, Guardians of the Last Frontier, Mexican border, U.S. Border Patrol, Brown's Tiger, Tiger hunting, India, buffaloes, Blood Will Tell, James Vance Marshall, Buddhist, Rice Boat,. Fair .
USD 395.00 [Appr.: EURO 364.5 | £UK 310.5 | JP¥ 61839] Booknumber: 346h5274
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USD 395.00 [Appr.: EURO 364.5 | £UK 310.5 | JP¥ 61839] Booknumber: 346h5274
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Total: USD 395.00 [Appr.: EURO 364.5 | £UK 310.5 | JP¥ 61839]
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