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Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Printed wraps, foolscap, iv, 51, (1)pp. A self-contained document removed from a larger volume with extraction residue to the spine, otherwise very good, tanned to the edges especially, with closed tear to the lower wrap. Portal was at this time Second Secretary at the Consulate General in Cairo, headed by Evelyn Baring. He was sent on a dangerous mission to mediate between King John of Abyssinia and the Italian Government following the killing of Italian troops at Dogali in 1887. This document, compiling 74 pieces of correspondence and reports dated 8 July 1887 to 23 Jan 1888, covers unfolding events relating to the justification, preparation, conduct and aftermath of his mission. Portal's own published account (My Mission to Abyssinia) followed in 1892.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Illustrated by Mayan, Earl (cover); Grehan, Farrell; Meyers, Robert;Grehan, Farrell; Ard, Kurt; Moore, Robert; Mayan, Earl (illustrator). First Edition. 124 pages. Short Stories: What Husbands Don't Know; Secret in Her Past; Love-Struck; Terror in the Town. Articles: The Men Who Chase Missiles - our 'down-range" island outposts follow our missiles after takeoff - article with great photos; The Day Nothing Happened; I Lost My Wife to Tokyo TV - Linda Beech becomes the sensation of Japanese TV - article with great photos; The Secrets of the Souffle; Medicine's Legal Nightmare - Conclusion - The Source of the Trouble; Hustling Hubert Humphrey Makes His Bid; The Block I Lived On - Great New York article by Ralph Schoenstein relives his childhood days - with photo of Joe DiMaggio. Serials: The Dark Road (part 3 of 6); Comanche Captives (conclusion). Ads: Nice photo ad for a (red) 1959 Rambler station wagon inside front cover; GE kitchen appliances; Nice color Bulova Sea King ad; Robt. Burns Cigarillos; Caterpillar; Ipana Plus; Gem Push-Button Razors; Nice two-page color-photo Chevrolet ad features a blue Impala Sport Sedan; Marlboro cigarette ad entitled "Better 'makin's", features man with tatto on his smoking hand; Frigidaire fridge ad; Campbell's Cream of Potato Soup; Lucky Struke ad features photo of fire spotter at work; very nice two-page color ad for the line fo International trucks; Pep O Mint Lifesavers; Dristan; Johnson outboard motors; Dial Soap; Whirlpool appliances (2 color pages); Stanley Tools; Lowe Brothers Paints; Plumb Hammers; Tecumseh engines; Black & Decker Appliances; Gene Sarazen is pictured in a W.D. Allen sprinkler ad; Chore-master mowers; REO mowers; Portland Cement Association ad features color photo of Bob Hope; Instant Simoniz car wax; Royal Crown Cola; Nice color photo Buick ad features 1959 orangish convertible at sunset; Nice Chrysler ad inside back cover features a pale-green 4-Door Hardtop; L&M cigarette ad on back cover features organ grinder's monkey; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.; Magazine; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; The Saturday Evening Post, April (Apr.) 25, 1959 - I Lost My Wife to Tokyo TV What Husbands Don't Know; Secret in Her Past; Love-Struck; Terror in the Town. Articles: The Men Who Chase Missiles - our 'down-range" island outposts follow our missiles af.