The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, May …

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Wardale, William, Mcmahon, Thomas J., Long, Edward E., Layng, Charles, Verrill, A. Hyatt, Lane, Rose, Wilder, Walmsley, Leo, Sutton-Paterson, J., Gilbert, Harrie C.

The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, May 1923, Vol. LI, No. 301: A Woman in Unknown Albania / Seeking the Copper Mountain

The International New Company, 1923

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Details

Year of publication

1923

Place of printing

New York

Author

Wardale, William, Mcmahon, Thomas J., Long, Edward E., Layng, Charles, Verrill, A. Hyatt, Lane, Rose, Wilder, Walmsley, Leo, Sutton-Paterson, J., Gilbert, Harrie C.

Publishers

The International New Company

Size

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Edition

F First Edition

Keyword

Wide World Magazine, May 1923, Montijo, Shala, Kidnaping, Gavilleros, Santo Domingo, An Island Paradise, Fiji, Mad Buffalo, Jimmy's Reformation, Jimmy Boncelek, Stigler Oklahoma, Seeking the Copper Mountain, Veraguas, Panama, A Woman in Unknown Albania, Rose Wilder Lane, blood-feuds, Three Asses in the Pyrenees, Tobacco Smuggling - Belgium, A Soldier of Fortune, French prison, Splitting the Herd, cowboy, Texas, Chinese cave temple, Gunong Rapat, Federated Malay States, Malaysia Travel, Exploration & Adventure Magazine Back Issues

Binding description

S Single Issue Magazine

State of preservation

Very Good

Languages

English

Binding

Softcover

First edition

Yes

Description

Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Kidnapped by the "Gavilleros"- the British administrator of a large sugar estate on the West Indian island of Santo Domingo is kidnapped; An Island Paradise - photo-illustrated article on the 'progress, civilized, and thoroughly lovable people' of Fiji; Looking Backwards - 25th Birthday of this publication; An Adventure With a Mad Buffalo; Jimmy's Reformation - Jimmy Boncelek used to be the terror of Stigler, Oklahoma; Seeking the Copper Mountain - photo-illustrated account of an eventful journey through the little-known province of Veraguas, part of the Republic of Panama; A Woman in Unknown Albania - Part II - Rose Wilder Lane describes her adventures among the remote northern mountains, a picturesque country where the tribal blood-feud still flourishes - article with photos; Three Asses in the Pyrenees - Part V - a tramp with a donkey cart, avoiding all modern luxuries; The Tobacco Smugglers of the Belgian Border - photo-illustrated report; A Soldier of Fortune - Part II - remarkable personal narrative smuggled from a man presently incarcerated in a French prison; Splitting the Herd - A cowboy adventure from the Texas plains; Photos of Chinese cave temple at Gunong Rapat in the federated Malay States; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book