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Pages 169-252 plus 28 pages of ads. Features: Chink-Running - an account of the illegal smuggling of Chinese over the U.S. border from Canada via the Detroit River; Slippery Wiley's Luck - Mr. Wiley returns to the scene of his prior crime to con money from more victims in Australia; The Mysterious M'Zab - A description of a little-known country in the heart of the Sahara where, although the French are the nominal rulers, the people actually obey the edicts of a secret Government of their own - great photos; "Ning We Pulls the Strings" - A story of Colonel Mackenzie's inimitable Chinese detective; Our Gatta - a most amusing tale of a native regatta from West Africa; The Longest Canoe Voyage on Record, by John H.E. Nolan (Part 3 of 3) - with several photos; Murder Paul Jaworski is permitted to read advance copy of a magazine serial before being executed for his crime; Feather's Folly - a stirring sea yarn from Newfoundland; Seeing America on Thirteen Dollars - Carl N. Taylor describes his four year adventure which began when he was sixteen; At the Eleventh Hour - Racing A Dying Prospector in the Belgian Congo to British Territory for the sake of his life insurance policy; The Human Tiger - a man planning murder in Perth Australia sees his plan go wrong; A Break in Routine - a true story from a Commissioner of Police in Uganda. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Small tape reinforcements to each end of backstrip. A sound copy of this engaging vintage issue. Book
Pages 178-264 plus 16 pages of great vintage ads, many illustrated. Features: The Mystery of Ayers Valley - Miss Dorothy Belle Ayers receives an unexpected inheritance which leads to deadly peril; The Smuggled Diamonds - a perplexing mystery in Brazil; Down the Araguaya in a Dug-out Canoe - the experiences of a missionary-explorer during a trip down a little-known river in Brazil, visiting strange Indian tribes - with excellent photos; The Motor Thieves - a remarkable case of stolen vehicle recovery in southern California - with photos; A Woman in Albania - part 4 - Mrs. Lane's adventures among the remote northern mountains; Three Asses in the Pyrenees - part 7 of the continuing adventures of a husband and wife with their donkey; Our Trip to the Bird Islands - John Hogg's perilous journey - with many wonderful photos; Mrs. Robinson Crusoe - Idelle Meng's 11 months on a deserted group of uninhabited atolls - with photo; Among New Guinea Cannibals - interesting experiences of H.C. Pratt - with photos; The Wonders of Cuba - article with nice vintage photos; Up in the Air - a ballooning story; The Ghost of Fort Severn - the story of an apparition that haunted a Hudson's Bay Company (H.B.C.) post in the Canadian north. Above-average wear. Covers loose but present. Faint pencil writing atop front cover. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Stories: Taming the Beaver; The Fool Afoot in the Baltic; The Snake Man; Two Million Pounds or Nothing;; Ten to One; the Bracelet; Across the Sulu Sea; The Adventures of a Revenue Officer; Mentugi; A Canoe and some Crocodiles; By Night in Singapore. Somewhat above-average wear. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: To Afghanistan in Disguise - Part I - the story of a British officer's remarkable exploit - a journey, disguised as an Oriental, across a large part of India and finally into forbidden Afghanistan and beyond, living among the natives as one of themselves; Two Wanderers in the Faroes - John Dickson's account of the wild nature and unsophisticated people - article with excellent photos; "Grip" and I - Count Nils Cronstedt saved a doomed thoroughbred bull-terrier which proceeded to save him on several occasions during his stay in West Africa as Commander of H.M.S. Heron and Assistant Marine Superintendant in Northern Nigeria; The "High-Jackers" - an audacious gang of murderous bank robbers terrorize the Canadian prairies, beginning in Moosomin, SK and ending in Pipestone, MB; The Islands of the Mammoths - a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean off the coast of Siberia is the world's best hunting ground for the tusks and bones of the prehistoric mammoth - article with photos; The Three Angleteers - Part III - The troubles and adventures of three bored young men who leave England to travel in Europe; With Canoe and Camera - Capt. M.H. Albert explored Northern Ontario and Quebec to photograph wild animals - article with photos; The Mystery of Diablo Canon - The adventures of Senor Torres, a Captain of Rurales - the famous mounted police of Mexico; Two photos of two-room house built in the trunk of an immense California redwood; The Terror of Rampur - two hunters undertake to kill a murderous tiger in India; The Head-Hunters of the Sepik - Part I - Photo-illustrated article by Beatrice Grimshaw describing her trip up the Sepik river in New Guinea, where she met the local native peoples - who were none-too friendly; Exploring in Central Brazil - Part IV - A small English expedition sets out to explore the mighty Amazon forests and study their local peoples; Some Sensational Prison Escapes - Carl Otto and Jack Foster bust loose from Folsom Prison; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
84 pages plus 36 pages of nice vintage advertisements. Features: The "Fool Afoot" in Italy - Part I; The Pirates of the "Ethel" - a tale of Australian piracy from 1899; The White Wanderer - my life among the Nomad Arabs - article with nice photos; The Queer Side of Things - My "Hunch" - a cowboy's plain tale of an odd adventure in Nevada; The Mystery of the "Flying Stones" - a weird story related by a South African policeman; The Judge's Joke - Judge Sawicki of Cleveland was anxious to be rid of three drunks; "Slippery Wiley" Scores Again - an illicit gold buyer in Australia; Photo and caption of a 1.5 ton monster sea turtle caught off Lowestoft, on the east coast of England!; Children of the Desert - a first-hand study of the manners and customs of the Navajo Indians - article with nice photos; Hunter's Luck on the Lion Trail - a lion-hunting story from East Africa - with nice photos; Over the Victoria Falls in a Canoe - Trooper Ramsay survived the 420' fall!; The Haunted Cabin - a queer little tale from Maroon Mountain, British Columbia; Man and his Needs; Stamps of the World. Nice full-page ad for Barney's Tobacco inside front cover. Average wear. Small protective pieces of tape at each end of backstrip. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
88 Pages plus 16 pages of ads. Features: A Girl of the Island - a beautiful girl is shipwrecked on a lonely tropic island; A Man's Luck - Part III - Hjalmar Rutzebeck story of life and love in the Far North; The Mystery of Charlie Ross - tragic story of the kidnapping of four-year-old Charlie Ross from his home near Philadelphia; My Island of Dreams - Part I of the adventures of amateur Robinson Crusoe, J.W. Frings - with his photos; Taming the Head-Hunters - author and a party of ten police enter the little-known hill country of British North Borneo to punish a tribe of head-hunting Dyaks; Through Central America on Horseback - Part IV of Eugene Cunningham's trip by horseback through Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Salvador, and Guatemala, with his photos; Our Canoe Trip - Carleton L. Dyer and a friend canoe in the wilds of Northern Ontario; The Feast of the Vultures - a remarkable annual festival near Constantine, in Algeria; A Pocket Republic - photo-illustrated account of a visit to the remarkable Republic of Andorra; Attacked by an Octopus - a fisherman's terrible experience on the coast of California; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Features: My Life in the French Foreign Legion, by Trevor S.H. Jones, late 1st Regiment Legion Etrangere Infanterie; The Snow Surveyors - men who keep track of the snowfall in the wild mountain ranges of Canada and the United States; My Pistol - a bride not experienced with firearms receives an automatic as a wedding present; A Sailor Adrift - a sailor ends up working at a Rocky Mountain lumber-camp where he has memorable experiences; Through the "Big Bend" of the Rio Grande by Canoe; The Ordeal of Juan Rosas - an Ecuadoran enters the wilds to cut balsa wood; Hair of the Dog - a story of African superstitions; The Will to Live - An Australian example of human endurance along the coast south of Cairns; A Fool Afoot in France - reprint of a 1929 story of an English Walker in France; One Day's Work - New Zealand Volcano; Military Mystery at Benghazi; and more. Two-inch opening at base of front cover fold. Average wear. Binding sound. Book
Pages 401-498, plus 28 pages of vintage ads. Features: "Hoodlum" - the plucky deed of fireman Roger Berry aboard the tug-boat "Elmer" on Lake Erie one stormy night - article with photos; Some New British Climbs - George Abraham describes a new route up the famous Pillar Rock and more, illustrated with remarkable photos; Like a Rat in a Trap - a nerve-trying adventure from 1888 near Southall, Middlesex finding leaks in a sewer pipe; Hurri Singh's Cobra - an adventure from the lake district of Kumaon; A Remarkable Open-Air Theatre at Interlaken, Switzerland; The Ship of Death - a strange story of the awful experience which befell a party of Royal Navy officers and men who boarded a mysterious barque on the high seas in 1908; East Africa As I Saw it (part IV) - photo-illustrated adventures illustrate life in Portuguese East Africa; The Swift Saskatchewan - what happened to a man who fell asleep in a canoe in the mighty Saskatchewan River in 1907; "Back to the Land" - a man in South Africa discovers he is not likely to become a successful farmer; The Poacher-Catchers - adventures of the five-man teams which guard the fur-bearing animals of Yellowstone Park; Pedro the Ladrone - an exciting story from the Philippines told by an officer of the U.S. Army who was in charge of a company of native scouts, with photo of the surrender of General Ramon Santos at Liago; Across Canada by Motor-Car (part I) - the first and only attempt ever made to cross canada from Ocean to Ocean - this marvelously photo-illustrated article deals with Thomas Wilby's experiences on the way to Winnipeg, where his worst troubles began; The Fight in the Moonlight - H. Randolph Spencer and his adventure with two bears in the Olympic Mountains in 1905; Photo of huge floating (?) Burmese pagoda in the form of a hen; Photo of large metallic anklets riveted to young women of Southern Nigeria; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
91 pages. First blank leaf features large hand-drawn illustration of a stylized whale signed and inscribed by "Bill Reid & his pet whale 'Spout'". Bill Reid "... is one of the finest living artists working in a native American tradition" - from back cover. Reid passed away in 1998 but is perhaps best-remembered for his sculpture 'The Spirit of Haida Gwaii, The Jade Canoe' which graces the international terminal of Vancouver International Airport and is featured on the Canadian twenty-dollar bill. Average wear. No other markings. Book
286 pages. Footnotes. Index. Black and white illustrations. "Set against the backdrop of northern lights and barren lands, the story of Ted Nagle's life is rich in anecdote, adventure and intrigue. Born in Hay River in 1898, the son of a free trader, Nagle became a key player in the race to own the north's vast mineral resources. As he moved forward by canoe, on foot, and then by bush plane, Nagle recorded the personalities and events he found 'down to north'. His careful observations reflect the natural and social history north of 60 degrees in the first third of the twentieth century." - from dust jacket. Gift greetings and prior owner's address label upon front free endpaper else clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A beautiful copy. Book
Pages 419- 460. Features: Excellent cover photo portrait of Mrs. Beryl Markham, the first woman to fly solo east to west across the Atlantic, who recently flew alone from Abingdon to Cape Breton Island; Photo of Mrs. Markham's plane passing over Swindon after the start from Abingdon; Three photos of typhoon damage in Hong Kong; Three photos of US aviators Dick Merrill and Harry Richman who flew from New York to England in 18 hours; Illustrated article discusses Foraminifera; One-page photo portrait of Princess Juliana, heiress to the throne of the Netherlands; Photo of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Webster, of Holderness, New Hampshire with the apparatus they use to take photos of hummingbirds, plus photo samples of their work; Six photos illustrate the agony of the "Eubee" - a 9645-ton French steamer's last half hour before it sank after colliding with the British steamer "Corinaldo"; Photo illustrated article on a new archaeological site in Mesopotamia, Tell Agrab - temples deserted 5000 years ago, and a wealth of art relics, including fresh proof of Indo-Sumerian cultural associations; Two pages of photos and colour illustrations demonstrate cultural links between Babylonia and India - new evidence revealed at Tell Agrab, with other discoveries; Two large photos show Spain's Civil War - Irun captured by rebel forces; Page of graphic photos illustrates dramatic incidents in the taking of Irun; Four photos of the plight of refugees from Irun; Dramatic centrefold photo shows Spanish refugees at Hendaye gazing at burning Irun; Photos of personalities of the week include Largo Caballero, M. Nikita Balieff, Oscar Specks (enroute from Germany to Australia by canoe!), Señora Irriburi, D. A. C. Page, Sir J. W. Wessels, the late Lord Moynihan, Photo of tragic wreck at the Belfast international tourist trophy race which killed eight; A. H. Findlay, and Sir Walter Citrine; Large photo of Kamal Ataturk welcoming Edward VIII to Istanbul; Photo of the king saying farewell to Gallipoli with Kilid Bahr in attendance; A Firmer Hand in Palestine - page of photos shows the work of British troops in preventing violence, with a photo of Lieut. Gen. J. G. Dill, supreme commander in Palestine; One page colour photo add declares Guinness and oysters are good for you; Nice one-page photo illustrated tourism ad for South Africa's Riviera; One-page illustrated ad for VAT 69; Nice one-page Schweppes ad shows football goalie lunging for ball; Nostalgic One-page photo illustrated Italian travel ad; Halfpage photo ad for Rolls-Royce cars; Halfpage illustrated ad for Hooper and Co.; Very nostalgic two-colour back cover ad for Britannia and Eve magazine. Unmarked with only moderate wear. A wonderful vintage copy. Magazine
A clean, unmarked book. 245 pages. 5 1/8"w x 7 3/4"h. Slightly loose front hinge. Pasted down illustration on decorative cover. Illustrated by Archibald Webb. A historical story set in the pioneer days in Canada.
80 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Contents: Ruwenzori - Flights and further exploration, by Dr. Noel Humphreys; Changes in Land Utilization in the South-West of the London Basin, 1840-1932; The Agrarian Contribution to Surveying in England; Woutneel's Map of the British Isles, 1603; Watkins' Kayak. Fold-out map of 'Ruwenzori - illustrating the expeditions of Dr. Noel Humphreys, 1932'. Average wear. Binding intact. Ink stamp to front cover and several pages. Library bar code on first page of advertisements. Covers beginning to loosen from textblock. A worthy copy. Book
Features: Across the U.S.S.R. - U.S./Soviet Transcycle; Northern Siberia by Canoe and Catamaran; The Dolgan and Nganasan Peoples - Aborigines of Northern Siberia; In the Central Arctic - The Baillie River Expedition; The Efe - Fathers of the Forest; Heinrich Harrer - Medalist '92 Explorer/Photographer. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Features: African Scenes by William R. Leigh - basis for dioramas in the African Hall of AMNH; Plane Search on the Greenland Ice Cap; Our Geologic Legacy - continents that drift; Two-Continent Canoe Expedition - Canoeists Valerie Fons Kruger and Verlen Kruger; Retracing Henry Field's 1927 Arabian Expedition; Beyond the Wallace Line - biogeography travels of Flag 172. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
279 pages. Index. Signed by both authors upon half-title page. Oblong 10" x 12". Wonderfully illustrated in colour and black and white. Printed on glossy stock. "The authors have done full justice to the romance of the canoe and its exciting role in the opening of our continent. Comprehensive and richly illustrated, this extraordinary volume - literally the work of a lifetime - will be hailed as the definitive book on the canoe." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Not pretty but a worthy reading copy. Book
58 pages. Many reproductions of black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Features: France on the Prairies; Potlatch in the Park - photo-illustrated article on potlatch held in new Kwakiutl house built in Victoria's Thunderbird Park; Journey for Frances - 2nd instalment of Mrs. George Simpson's canoe journey of 1930 through two of the Great Lakes and on to the post later named Fort Frances; Wings Across Greenland - between 1928 and 1931 Parker D. (Shorty) Cramer made three attempts to fly across the Atlantic by way of northern Quebec and Greenland - photo-illustrated article; Early Northern Surgeons - article concerning some of the earliest predecessors of Dr. John Rae in Rupert's Land; Dr. John Rae and his Franklin Relics - photo-illustrated article; Dr. John Rae of the Arctic - short biography of the great explorer; John Rae's Stone House - photo-illustrated article on the ruins of Rae's winter house of 1846-7 near Repluse Bay; Rae's Arctic Correspondence - a review of the new volume of the Hudson's bay Record Society; Rae on the Eskimos - his opinions on the Arctic natives among whom he lived and travelled between 1846 ande 1854; The Old Shipwreck - mystery ship has lay wrecked on the north shore of Bylot Island for 130 years; Cobalt and Porcupine - how the great silver and gold mines of Northern Ontario were discovered and developed; Early Days at York Fort; Nice colour ad for Hudson's Bay Point Blankets on back cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
56 pages. Features: Around the world by canoe - the voyage of the Tilikum; The Customs scandal of 1926 - rumrunning and corruption nearly topple a government; A portrait of Tom Longboat; Growing a garden in Labrador; Mifflin Gibbs and the critical black vote in colonial B.C.; Scandal at Red River - the vicar, the servant girl, and the trial; Fuss and furor over daylight saving time. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Lovely copy. Book
218 pages including index. Abundantly illustrated with black and white photographs, diagrams, and cartoons. A unique paddling guide by a who's who of the sport's foremost experts. Discusses: canoe technique; kayak technique; raft technique; canoe sailing; ocean surfing; canoe poling; family camping; white water sport; wilderness travel; racing; boat types; conservation; history. Bonus: directory of canoe clubs. A very well worn copy which is unmarked and remains intact. Book
176 pages including index and glossary. Tells you everything you would need to know to build an authentic baidarka in your basement or garage for a fraction of what it would cost to buy an assembly line plastic boat. Provides clear, step-by-step, extensively illustrations to guide you through the process - from buying materials, tailoring the boat to fit your body, building the frame and deck, and sewing the skin. Also provides instructions for building a paddle, sewing your own paddling jacket and spray skirt, making repairs, and *using* your baidarka. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Scratch to front cover. A sound copy. Book
18 page board book. Undated. Perhaps 1995? Ten little Indians paddle their canoe. Look inside and you will see what all these Indians will do! Well worn copy of this charming work. Child's name on page two else unmarked. Yellow cloth loosening from base of spine. Top right corner of last two boards well worn. Book
Features: California's first canoe; Black coral off Cozumel; Coral Crab Showdown; Past and Present merge in the storied Strait of Messina; buried alive!; Of men and waters - the Mariner's Museum at Newport News; Thieving Dolphins a growing problem in Hawaii's fisheries; Ferdinand Magellan - the greatest voyager of then all; The mating game. Sound copy. Book
ill. Attraverso testi, schede, foto e cartine dettagliate, la guida aiuterà tutti gli appassionati canoisti a fruire dei più spettacolari itinerari costieri dei Comuni di Portoscuso, Gonnesa, Iglesias e Buggerru. La guida è rivolta sia ai canoisti esperti che neofiti ed è strutturata in 5 itinerari e arricchita da cartine dettagliate e spettacolari immagini.
Features: Old Silvertip - story of a grizzly by Robert Savery of Victoria, B.C.; You Can Make a Birch Bark Canoe - article with helpful photos; Let's Make a Holster for Your Handgun - photo-illustrated instructions; Why are Retrievers so Popular? - article with photo of Blyth's Queen of Spades, owned by Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Copeland of Grimsby, Ontario; Lost Hunter; Canadian Gunners Superb; Is Yours a "Hot" Gun?; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: Boat High with Hyrofoils - article with great photos - "New Sea Wings Lift Boat, Motor and All Out of Water - Gives Smoother and Faster Riding"; What Kind of Boat do You Want to Buy?.. Now What Kind of Motor?; What's Ahead in Boating?; Photo illustrating why government-approved life preservers need by used; List of items required by government regulation to be taken on power driven pleasure boats; Should I Bother Painting? - add years of life to your boat; Nice photo ad for the Canadian Canoe Company of Peterborough, Ontario; Trout do come Big in July - Silver Springs Lodge, South River, Ontario; Do You Like Bugs?; Sedge Night in British Columbia, by H. Mortimer Batten of Kamloops, B.C.; How to Get Those Bass?; Two Ways to Hunt Woodchuck; Handmade Canadian Free Rifle Design; The Hungarian Vizsla - article with photo of "Elza Von Schloss Loosdorf" owned by Stephen Brunyanski of St. Catherines, Ontario; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
