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Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. Holloway, Cyril; Illingworth, L.G.; Goss, G.W.; Leigh, Conrad; Cleaver, Reginald; Prater, Ernest; Potts, Leonard; Vedder, S.H.; Soper, G.; York, W.G. (illustrator). First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Ning Wo Pays His Debt - The Chinese servant of a Chief of Police in a Malay state settles a score with an enemy who killed his brother; My Sea-Trip - Peter Carden's amusing experience as a 'horseman' aboard a cargo-steamer; Photo of a Mariamma goddess in India, used to ward off epidemics; Photo and brief write-up of a marine fruit market in Bangkok, the "Venice of the East"; Passages With Pachyderms - exciting encounters with these great beasts, as told by Captain C. Lestock Reid; Dead Man's Treasure - A consulting engineer for the Cyclops M. and M. Company of Montida USA makes strange discoveries on a prospecting trip; Through Spain in Disguise - Part III - A continuation of the adventures and misadventures of Count and Countess Malmignati who travelled through Spain disguised as wandering Arab beggars, singing and dancing for a living; Zaki and Zomo - The Dog and Pony who both lost their lives while serving Captain J.F.J. Fitzpatrick in battle against the Germans; On Foot Through South America - G.C. Thompson and his two young sons travlled all over South America in search of work for four years; The Tale of the Toheroa - The curious shellfish found only in New Zealand - with photos; On the Trail of the "Thirstland Trekkers" - Part I - Colonel Deneys Reitz describes his exploration of mysterious terra incognita in what was formerly known as German South-West Africa - with many interesting photos; Timothy Murphy's "Donkey" - Great story about a logging donkey-engine at Calfton's logging outfit on Myrtle Island on the British Columbia Coast; The Mine Under the Creek - A brush with death when a mine floods in the Gulf country of Australia; The Chrissie C. Thomey's" Last Voyage - A gallant old Arctic schooner is lost through a most unlikely mischance - with photo; The Big Voyage of the Little "Shanghai" - Part V - The amazing voyage of several young men from Shanghai to Copenhagen - article with nice photos. 84 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Very Good. Sutcliffe, Norman; Goss, G.W.; Cleaver, Reginald; Gale, W.G.; Wood, Stanley L.; Leigh, Conrad; Inns, Kenneth (illustrator). First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: "Slippery Wiley" Again - Continued misdeeds of a West Australian gold thief; My Seal-Hunt - The touch-and-go experience of a young man who was seal hunting on the ice off the coast of Newfoundland; Through Spain in Disguise - Part IV - Count and Countess Malmignati continue their adventure, disguised as Arab beggars, singing and dancing for a living; Photo and bried write-up of the "Magic Pool" of Henleaze, said to provide wonderfully fresh skin to her bathers; "The Lucky Seven" - A young ex-serviceman gets stung when he buys a ranch in British Columbia; "Water!" - A young Brit and his party of native soldiers nearly die of thirst while crossing the Karoli Desert in Kenya Colony; The Maroons of Jamaica - Nicely photo-illustrated article on these lineal descendants of runaway slaves who received their own peace treaty - includes photo of the community whipping post; "Witchcraft" - A queer Central African story about a missing old man - with interesting photos; The Secret of Still Valley - While hunting in Northern California, a doctor and clergyman stumble into a dangerous hidden mountain valley; Kite-Fighting in Siam - Photo-illustrated article; The Strain - The vivid photo-illustrated story of two young officers remotely stationed on the Indian frontier; On the Trail of the "Thirstland Trekkers" - Part II - Colonel Deneys Reitz explores terra incognita in the former German South-West Africa - with nice photos; Brief article on how Dutch Windmills "Talk"; Adventure Comes to the Chemist - Mr. Woodcock is inexperienced with firearms but decides to arm himself due to many local hold-ups. 84 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A pleasing copy of this fascinating vintage issue.