William c sheppard (2 Ergebnisse)
The Wide World - The True Adventure Magazine for Men, May 1957 - Windsailing the Sahara / The Squaw's Curse
Sheppard, J. Mortimer; Hall, Peter; Rundle, Marjorie; Wharton, Bill; Burger, John F.; Dickie, Francis; Forrest, Bob; Demarest, R. William; Weir, Tom; Batham, Guy; Letheby, Jack; Tench, C.V.
Verlag: The Wide World, London 1957
- Softcover
- Erstausgabe
Anbieter: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, KanadaRareNonFiction, IOBA
Verkäufer/-in kontaktierenVerkäufer/-in mit 5 SternenZustand: Gebraucht - Befriedigend
EUR 161,76
EUR 17,45 VersandVersand von Kanada nach USAAnzahl: 1 verfügbar
Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. xxiv, 62 pages. Features: First to Sail the Sahara - article (with cover illustration) about the Sheppard family which attempted to windsail across the Sahara Desert - with map and photos; The Bull of Contention - melons of the Bhelwah plantation in north Bihar are being destr…oyed by a bull antelope which the Hindus consider a sacred nilgai; The Forest Glade Murders - photo-illustrated article from Northern Rhodesia; Captain Mitchell's Last Fight - his schooner spots a U-boat in 1942 (article with photo of the U-boat); The Incredible Snake Man - "Professor" Morrisey deliberately exposed himself to venomous snake bites in Africa; Black Death - a wolf terrorizes farmers and livestock near Kamloops, B.C.; Eggs for the Prisoner - the author was accused of smuggling and imprisoned without food or drink in a cabin of a stifling Pakistani river steamer; March Macabre - horrific ant attacks while obtaining WWII rubber in Ecuador; Britain's Unmapped Outpost - St. Kilda; Trouble at Thirty Fathoms - something goes wrong while welding underwater in a fast-flowing Papua, New Guinea river; Killer Turned Preacher - last instalment of "West to Adventure", the thrilling story of the life of "Jack" Letheby, trapper, prospector and professional gambler; The Squaw's Curse - Marie was the prettiest girl in the Spalumcheen tribe near Kamloops, British Columbia; and more. Bit of pencil writing on front cover. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Nicolson, W.C. (cover); (illustrator).
The Wide World - The True Adventure Magazine for Men, June 1957 - The Men of Site "X" / Carpet of Buffalo Bones
King, A.G.; Hardinge, Major C.R.Q.; Dickie, Francis; Todd, Arthur; Sheppard, J. Mortimer; Laroyan, Scott; Weir, Tom; Marshall, William; Evans, Allen Roy; Welborn, Thomas; Course, Captain A.G.
Verlag: The Wide World, London 1957
- Softcover
- Erstausgabe
Anbieter: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, KanadaRareNonFiction, IOBA
Verkäufer/-in kontaktierenVerkäufer/-in mit 5 SternenZustand: Gebraucht - Befriedigend
EUR 161,76
EUR 17,45 VersandVersand von Kanada nach USAAnzahl: 1 verfügbar
Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. xxiv, 65-126 pages. Features: Return from the Dead - three fishermen face hell adrift for months in the Atlantic - with map and photo; Awakening to Nightmare (on Elephant Island); The Train Jumpers - Francis Dickie recalls a nightmare journey jumping a train from Portland to S…an Francisco - with photos of the author; The White Rhino Hated Cars - article with photos; 50 Tons of Gold - the ongoing search for "Valverde's" Inca gold - article with photos and map; Terrorists On My Tail - A reporter under attack in Morocco - article with photos; Ringing Gannets off the coast of Scotland; Men of Site "X" - the ice and blizzard-ridden existence of men on the DEW line across northern Canada and Alaska; The Terrible Carpet of Bones - the terrible slaughter of the buffalo herds; The Curse of Pulo Jehat - the evil of a witch doctor survives his death; The End of the Hoodoo 'Bambo'; Pirates Aboard! - China Sea pirates board the s.s. Hong Bee - article with map and photo of the ship; and more. Bit of pencil writing on front cover. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Nicolson, W.C. (cover) (illustrator).
