Author: BILLY SEE; OAKLEY, S.R.; MALMIGNATI, THE COUNTESS GUERRINI; TENCH, C.V.; TODD, C.T.; ROBERTS, MORLEY; MAULE, D.; MILLARD, G.B.; FEGEN, W.W.; EVANS, CAPT. E.A.; REITZ, COLONEL DENEYS; STUART, MAX
Title: The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, November [Nov. ] 1927, Vol. LX, No. 355: Through Spain in Disguise / Kite-Fighting in Siam / Maroons of Jamaica
Description: New York: The International News Company, 1927. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. W.G.; Wood, Stanley L.; Leigh, Conrad; Inns, Kenneth. 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.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Wide World Magazine, November 1927, Slippery Wiley, West Australia, gold thief, My Seal-Hunt, Newfoundland, Through Spain in Disguise, Count Malmignati, Countess Malmignati, Magic Pool of Henleaze, The Lucky Seven, British Columbia, ranch, Water, Karoli. Very Good .

Keywords: 1927 Hunt Back Issues Travel Exploration & Crime