The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, June 1928, Vol. LXI, No. 362: Through the Guadalupe Wilderness / To Lhasa in Disguise
by Butt-Thompson, Captain F.W.; baker, Ben F.; Livingston, Carl B.; Sinclair, W.E.; David-Neel, Alexandra; Busby, A.D. Merewether; Kohl, Edith Ammons; Hawkes, E.W.; Fegen, William W.; Beals, Carleton; Brown, Sinclair; Stuart-Reid, George E.; Et al
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New York: The International News Company, 1928. Book. Illus. by Prater, Ernest; Tresilian, S.; Wigfull, W.E.; Holloway, Cyril; Illingworth, L.G.; Brock, R.H.; Cleaver, Reginald; Brock, R.H.; Inns, Kenneth; Cattermole, Lance. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Devil-Stones - A strange story of West African "fetish" and its uncanny powers among the superstition-ridden natives; Too Many Bears - Experiences of a camp cook in Yosemite National Park, where bears are as plentiful as berries, and astonishingly bold - with great photos; Through the Guadalupe Wilderness - Photo-illustrated account by Carl B. Livingston of his exploratory trip into the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico, perhaps the most inaccessible and least-known region in the United States; The Last Voyage of the "Joan" - W.E. Sinclair and a partner attempt to cross the Atlantic from England to Newfoundland - until disaster strikes in mid-ocean; To Lhasa in Disguise - Part I - After two years of preparation living in a Himalayan cave, Alexandra David-Neel sets out to become the first white woman to enter Lhasa, the mysterious Forbidden City of Tibet - with photos; The Mare's Nest - an amusing photo-illustrated story from an Australian back-blocks medical practice; Two Girls on the Frontier - Part II - Two city-bred sisters continue their homesteading adventures in South Dakota; Eskimo Magic - E.W. Hawkes, who has spent considerable time among the Eskimos of the Bering Strait, recounts several uncanny instances of "native magic"; His Highness The White Elephant - Photo-illustrated article on this animal which is held in the utmost veneration in Siam; In Quest of Gold - Part III - Final part of the adventure faced by two young Americans seeking buried gold who were forced to turn back by the Savage Yaqui Indians; The Robbery At the Mine - Sundry exciting happenings at a gold mine in West Australia where the author worked; His Last Break - An unsuccessful prison escape attempt in South Africa; The Worm That Turned - A tale from Calcutta where a European official did not recognize one of his staff. 84 pages plus 12 pages of nostalgic ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue..
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- Title
- The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, June 1928, Vol. LXI, No. 362: Through the Guadalupe Wilderness / To Lhasa in Disguise
- Author
- Butt-Thompson, Captain F.W.; baker, Ben F.; Livingston, Carl B.; Sinclair, W.E.; David-Neel, Alexandra; Busby, A.D. Merewether; Kohl, Edith Ammons; Hawkes, E.W.; Fegen, William W.; Beals, Carleton; Brown, Sinclair; Stuart-Reid, George E.; Et al
- Illustrator
- Prater, Ernest; Tresilian, S.; Wigfull, W.E.; Holloway, Cyril; Illingworth, L.G.; Brock, R.H.; Cleaver, Reginald; Brock, R.H.; I
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The International News Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
- Wide World Magazine, June 1928, The Devil-Stones, West Africa, fetish, Africa - superstions,Too Many Bears, camp cook, Yosemite National Park - bears, Through the Guadalupe Wilderness, Carl B. Livingston, Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico, The Last Voyage
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel, Exploration & Adventure;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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