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Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Pages 223-290 plus ads. Features: The Taxi-man's Revenge - officers shot at Prince Rupert, British Columbia Court House in 1937; The Miracle; The Shooter; The Man Who Waited - a story from Oto in southern Nigeria in 1911; Loot From Peking - an important ring and tablets circa the Boxer Rebellion; The Human Tiger; First Blood - an amusing tale from India; Burton's Boots; My Wife; The Clue of the Single Finger-print, Part II - the hold-up of the First National Bank at Lamar, Colorado, and its bloody aftermath; O-I-L - a story from the wilds of Patagonia; Diamond Cut Diamond - A Gold Coast mining struggle; The "Debbil-Debbil" Stone - what happened when the grave of a medicine man was unearthed; short article on the "Padley Martyrs" with photo; many nostalgic ads; and more. Covers present but detached as one. Bit of price sticker remnant on front cover. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy.

Single Issue Magazine. Illustrated by Vyarawalla, Maneck J. (illustrator). First Edition. A rare surviving issue of this Indian weekly which boasted of having the widest circulation in the Indian empire. Features: Title page photo and details of murderous hurricane which struck Bombay; When Britain Invades Europe - Continental offensive lies ahead; Eye-Witness in France (part 3); Gatherings of Note - photos and details; Muslim Women's Part in ID Celebrations - photo-illustrated article; War Efforts North & West; Expensive repairs to the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore - article and photos; Two-page photo shows how salt in your food is made; Full-page colour photo of women performing the Bali Pooja ceremony; Whither Goest Thou? - short story by 'Snilloc'; Divali Bath - photos and article; Movie update; Crystal in Colaba - short story by C.R. Mandy about a Bombay fortune teller whose business was brightened up by visiting Aussies; Emily Kinnaird - photo-illustrated article describes her work in the Y.W.C.A. to support Indian students; Mandu - City of Joy - photo-illustrated article about this palace city run by women; Sports News; Food Fishes of the Indian Seas; and more, plus dozens of vintage ads. 72 pages. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Very large 16.7" x 11.7" format. Offers a wonderful snapshot of the India of many decades ago. ; Photography; Elephant Folio.