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Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Story of John Jewitt - A young Englishman is taken as a slave by Maquinna, chief of the Nuu-chah-nulth people of Nootka Sound on Vancouver Island; The Children of the Wilderness - Part I - Juliet Bredon's photo-illustrated journey in little-known Mongolia; Winning a Wife - An incident involving an Englishman in Tirah; Down the Araguaya in a Dug-Out - Part I - The conclusion of Frederick C. Glass's adventures on a little-known Brazilian river; The Sea Devil - An extraordinary six-hour battle with a huge West Indian manta, or ray; Where the gold went - Charles Siringo describes the pursuit of two men who had robbed the famous Treadwell mine in Alaska; The Cannibal Islands - Part I - Clifford W. Collinson has spent several years in the Solomon Islands - article with photos; Three Asses in the Pyrenees (conclusion) - a couple with a donkey cart set out to explore the area without any modern luxuries; My Motor-Boat - what happend when a man tried to run a second-hand boat he purchased; How We Killed the "Rat" - a scheme to kill an intruding rat goes sadly wrong; A Woman in Unknown Albania (conclusion) - Rose Wilder Lane explores the remote northern mountains where tribal blood-feuds still flourish; A Lonely Job - a young ship's officer acts as caretaker of a vessel wrecked off the Australian coast; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Kidnapped by the "Gavilleros"- the British administrator of a large sugar estate on the West Indian island of Santo Domingo is kidnapped; An Island Paradise - photo-illustrated article on the 'progress, civilized, and thoroughly lovable people' of Fiji; Looking Backwards - 25th Birthday of this publication; An Adventure With a Mad Buffalo; Jimmy's Reformation - Jimmy Boncelek used to be the terror of Stigler, Oklahoma; Seeking the Copper Mountain - photo-illustrated account of an eventful journey through the little-known province of Veraguas, part of the Republic of Panama; A Woman in Unknown Albania - Part II - Rose Wilder Lane describes her adventures among the remote northern mountains, a picturesque country where the tribal blood-feud still flourishes - article with photos; Three Asses in the Pyrenees - Part V - a tramp with a donkey cart, avoiding all modern luxuries; The Tobacco Smugglers of the Belgian Border - photo-illustrated report; A Soldier of Fortune - Part II - remarkable personal narrative smuggled from a man presently incarcerated in a French prison; Splitting the Herd - A cowboy adventure from the Texas plains; Photos of Chinese cave temple at Gunong Rapat in the federated Malay States; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
Pages 177-264 plus 16 pages of wonderfully nostalgic ads. Features: Three Asses in the Pyrenees - Part 1 of the amusing account of the travels of a husband and wife with their donkey; The Diamond Smuggler; The Man Who Turned Thief - Part 6 of 6; Five Thousand Miles on Foot in Central Africa - Part 4 of 4 of an important cinematograph expedition to the interior of Africa to film wild animals - article with many great photos; Two Robinson Crusoes - surviving three months on a desert island; Sorcery and Spiritualism in Papua - restoring the dead to life, table-rapping and curses that kill - photo-illustrated article; The Little Brass God - a planter's odd experience in India; Poaching on a King's Preserves; Through the East by Air - Part 6 of 6 of a wonderfully photo-illustrated article about a ten-month expedition to view middle-eastern cities by air; The Odyssey of Humbert Rulliere - Part 1- the amazing life story of a man who was once banished to Guiana; Afloat with a Madman - a fireman goes mad aboard the "Algerian Prince" in the Bay of Biscay; Capturing 'Coperhead' - the story of a murderous Kentucky feudist in the mountains near the Kentucky - West Virginia border; photo of man standing in front of the largest saw blade in the world, a 108" diameter product made by Henry Disston and Sons, of Philadelphia. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A quality copy of this great 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: The Baffin-Land Mystery; My Adventures in the Pyrenees; Dead Man's Treasure; Big-Bang; Unknown New Guinea; Ma Barker Gangster; Nine Lives; The Saving of Montague Smith; The Wishing Pipe; The Sinister Crocodile; Costa Rica Fights Voodoo; The Man with the Harp Once More; A Plague of Mice. Average wear. Prior owner's name upon front cover. Book
Pages 89-176, plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: The House of Death - how an Oklahoma rancher saved his own life; Three Asses in the Pyrenees - part 6 - the continued story of this European adventure trip; Bali - Isle of Wonder - wonderfully photo-illustrated article; Mrs. Robinson Crusoe - part 1of the adventure of Mrs. Idelle S. Meng and her husband on one of the loneliest islands in the Pacific; The Six Feathers - the unfortunate experience of a New Guinea trader who tried to smuggle the forbidden bird-of-paradise plumes out of the country; The Wood-Carvers of the Tyrol - great photo-illustrated article on a trip to the Groden VValley; The Romance of the Fur Trade - photo-illustrated article on fur trapping and fur farming in North-west Canada, including photo of a large polar bear being hauled into a boat; A Woman in Unknown Albania - part 3; The Trail of the Lonesome Postman - letters being delivered to some of the world's most remote locations; Caught by a Crocodile a British officer attempts to fill his water bottle at a river; The Idol That Jumped - the author purchased a 'devil-devil' figure from a Solomon Island chief, then startling things happened; The Merepur Mystery - a mystery is solved in India; The Man Who Fell Six Miles - Major R.W. Schroeder and his airplane - article with photos; The Written Word - Jim Carter saved himself in India with some clever writing. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Pages 90-178 plus 16 pages of great vintage ads, many illustrated. Features: The pitfalls of a man who purchased three submarine-chasing 'M.L.'s' and set out to bring them from Rosyth to the Thames - with only one boat reaching her destination - with illustrations and a photo of the boat which survived; Some Adventures with Jaguars; Photo and brief write-up of a nine-foot boa constrictor housepet in Ecuador which showed remarkable affection for its master; Unkown Peru - an Englishman who has lived in Peru for many years describes his experience in unknown regions - illustrated with his photos (part 1); Mangahau the 'Magician' - a Maori tale of a prodigal son and Tapu ; In Search of Sea Monsters - F.A. Mitchell-Hedges sets out on a two-year expedition to find and catch the world's largest fish - with photos (part 1); The Poker Bandits; a 'hold-up' at the Red Deer Lumber Company's camp in Manitoba leads to an exciting and tragic man-hunt; A Miracle of Marine Salvage - the strange case of the 'St. Paul' - with photos; The Road to Timbuctoo - another humourous adventure of Leo Walmsley of the "Three Asses in the Pyrenees" articles; A Motorcycle in High Albania - Kenneth Robertson was the first motorcyclist to cross the Albanian Alps; Winter Wild-Fowling in Friesland (Northern Holland) - with great photos of their decoys and more; Our Adventure in Normandy - a cycle-camping trip leads to an odd experience; Frank Miller's Last Fight - a gas bomb is used to overcome a cop-killing desperado in Jersey City, New Jersey - with photos; Above-average wear. Covers loose but present. Pencil writing atop front cover. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Pages 353-440, plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: The Magician's Curse - a vendetta on Sardinia; With a Motion-Picture Camera Under the Sea - using the ingenious technology invented by Mr. J. Ernest Williamson - article with wonderful photos; Three Asses In the Pyrenees - part 3 of a fun pursuit of adventure travel in Europe; The Soul of Burma - Part 2 of 2 - nice photo-illustrated article on a trip to Irawadi; "Sugar" - ; The Tragedy of "Miss Miami" - this flying boad crashed on a trip to Bimini from Miami; On the Spoor of the Elephant - J. Morewood Dowsett describes his escape from elephants, and recounts stories of his companion John Deacon - article with photos; My Boa-Constrictor - Sir Curtis Lampson and a snake which escaped in a crowded hotel; Paper Money - a quick tale from West Africa; Caught in a Death-Trap - Part 2 of 2 of the remarkable tribulations of two motorcyclists crossing the Mojave desert in California; The Odyssey of Humbert Rulliere - Part 3 of 3 of this incredible biography; Millions in Oil - the marvels of Mexia, America's latest field - article with photos; Luck - a story from Alaska. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Pages 354-440 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: My Bear-Hunt - Part 1 - the author encounters outlaws in the High Sierras of California; Ning Wo Takes a Hand - a detectives story from the Malay Peninsula; The Hunting Down of Manuel Garcia - the Americans take extraordinary measures to capture the man who killed one of their citizens in a Central American republic; Across the Great Sahara - part 1 - Captain Angus Buchanan traverses the Sahara south to north on camel-back; A Miracle of the Air - Rosalie Gordon is saved after hanging to a rope beneath a plane at Ellington Field, Houston, Texas; A Canadian Wonderland - Jasper Park - article with wonderful photos; Roaming the Wild South Seas, part 2; "Dreamy Draw' - great photo-illustrated story of how a Londoner set up house in the Arizona wilderness for the health of her husband, only to see a settlement of health seekers set up around her; A Girl Among Brigands - Miss C. Berenguer is kidnapped by bandits in the Pyrenees; Pig-Sticking Thrills - high adventure and humour hunting wild pigs in India; In Search of Sea-Monsters - part 6 of 6 of this photo-illustrated article which describes F.A. Mitchell-Hedges' travels to catch the world's largest fish - incredible photo of huge male saw-fish; Some True Snake Stories; Nice one-page muscle-building ad by Earle E. Liederman of New York; Crazy back cover ad for the Allied Merke Institutes, Inc. shows man with what looks like a jelly mould on his head - purportedly in an effort to regrow his hair. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, plates and double-page map in the text; original series binding of blue cloth, upper board blocked in gilt and lettered in black, gilt back, blue top, backstrip a little dulled else a bright, clean copy With 2pp series catalogue preceding half-title and 4pp publisher's catalogue at end.
Privat 1967, In-8 broché, 372 pages. Bon état. Entres autres communications : GENERALITES SUR LA VEGETATION DU SAFED-KOH ET DE SON PROLONGEMENT OCCIDENTAL - VEGETATION DE LA HUASTECA OU REGION DE TAMPICO, MEXIQUE - MINERALISATIONS STRATIFORMES ET FILONIENNES DE LA REGION DE CALMELS ET LE VIALA (AVEYRON) - CONTRIBUTION A LA CONNAISSANCE DE LA PALEONTOLOGIE ET DE LA STRATIGRAPHIE DU CAMBRIEN MOYEN DE LA MONTAGNE NOIRE VERSANT MERIDIONAL - NOUVELLES OBSERVATIONS SUR LA ZONE NORD PYRENEENNE ENTRE LA NESTE ET L'ADOUR. Etc...
Privat 1972, In-8 broché, 339 pages. Bon état. Entres autres communications : L'EVOLUTION DE LA VEGETATION ET DES SOLS AU PIC DU MIDI DE BIGORRE : L'ETAGE ALPIN SUPERIEUR - TRAVAUX RECENTS CONCERNANT LES MODELES PERIGLACIAIRES DES PYRENEES ORIENTALES - Etc ...
Broch?. 151 pages.
Broch?. 120 pages. Couverture d?fra?chie. Dos muet.
1 vol. in-8 br., Musée pyrénéen Château Fort de Lourdes Juin - octobre 1978, 187 pp. avec 19 planches hors texte Bon exemplaire de ce catalogue qui fait référence sur le sujet. Français
Un des 1500 exemplaires, un des exemplaires souscrit numéroté (n° 196), 1 vol. in-8 reliure pleine toile blanche, Annales pyrénéennes, 1987, 308 pp. Bon exemplaire (ex-libris ms., infime tache d'encre sur une tranche, parfait état par ailleurs). Français
Garnier, 1981. In-8 carré broché de 103 pages. Bon état
Garnier 1981, In-4 broché, 103 pages. Photos. Petit accroc à la couverture. Bon exemplaire
Broch?. 165 pages. Couverture d?fra?chie. Rousseurs. Annot?.
Broch?. 72 pages.
Editions G. P. Maisoneuve et Cie 1950, plaquette In-8 brochée de 6 pages. Une planche photo. Envoi à Charles SAMARAN.
