The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, December [Dec.] 1923, Vol. LII, No. 308: Exploring in Central Brazil / The Signalman Baboon
by McAgee, M.; St. Lawrence, Bernard; Smith, L. Marsden; Fitz-Simmons, F.W.; Lees, Frederic; Weddall, A.; Walmsley, Leo; Turner, Captain Fred; Evans, Captain E.A.; Greenwood, Charles; Ferguson, R.Muir; Read, Oliver; North, P. Escott
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New York: The International New Company, 1923. Book. Illus. by Wood, Stanley L.; Webb, Arch.; Reynolds, Warwick; Abbey, S.; Prater, E.; Cameron, John; Soper, Geo.; Elcock, H.K.; Waters, D.B.; Woodville, R. Caton; Robinson, T.H.; Lloyd, S.. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Black Cat Luck - Story related by John McAgee, a Texas cowman; The Fete of "St. Muslin" - Annual festival in Tarare, France to honour M. Antoine Simonet, inventor of Muslin which is made in local mills - article with photos; Exploring in Central Barzil - Part III - A small English expedition explores the Amazon's forests and studies the native peoples; The Signalman Baboon - Photo-illustrated article about "Jack", a baboon who assists his crippled master, James Edwin Wide, in operating railway signals and other important tasks at Uitenhage, near Port Elizabeth, South Africa; Among the Bohemians - Photo-illustrated article on the peoples of the little-known young Republic of Czecho-Slovakia; The Three Angleteers - Part II - The continuing adventures of three bored Englishmen who travelled in Europe; Msimba Konguo's Curse - A curse is put on an Irish trader by a native headman in Nyassaland; Marooned! - A strange and romantic story of the South Seas, reminiscent of the old Island days when unscrupulous traders did much as they pleased; Treed By a Bison - Many sportsmen consider the Indian bison a more dangerous opponent than the tiger; Beating Our Way - Two young men surpass a hobo at his own game of getting free train rides; A Hundred Dollars a Day - Salmon Fishing Off Vancouver Island - long photo-illustrated article by Charles Greenwood; The Watching Eyes - A tale from the South African constabulary of Mangwere; My Volcano Trip - Climbing La Nevada, an active volcano near Toluca, Mexico; A Bunch of Keys - A traveller's story of an odd little adventure in Boston, MA in 1911; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue..
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- Title
- The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, December [Dec.] 1923, Vol. LII, No. 308: Exploring in Central Brazil / The Signalman Baboon
- Author
- McAgee, M.; St. Lawrence, Bernard; Smith, L. Marsden; Fitz-Simmons, F.W.; Lees, Frederic; Weddall, A.; Walmsley, Leo; Turner, Captain Fred; Evans, Captain E.A.; Greenwood, Charles; Ferguson, R.Muir; Read, Oliver; North, P. Escott
- Illustrator
- Wood, Stanley L.; Webb, Arch.; Reynolds, Warwick; Abbey, S.; Prater, E.; Cameron, John; Soper, Geo.; Elcock, H.K.; Waters, D.B.;
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The International New Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1923
- Keywords
- Wide World Magazine, December 1923, Black Cat Luck, John McAgee, Texas cowman, The Fete of "St. Muslin", France - Annual festivals, Tarare, France, M. Antoine Simonet, Muslin, Exploring in Central Barzil, Amazon - exploration, Amazon - native p
- Bookseller catalogs
- Native Peoples; Travel, Exploration & Adventure;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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