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David-Neel, AlexandraBiblio.com

With Mystics and Magicians in Tibet

Butt-Thompson, Captain FW; baker, Ben F; Livingston, Carl B; Sinclair, WE; David-Neel, Alexandra; Busby, AD Merewether; Kohl, EdBiblio.com

The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure June 1928 Vol. LXI No. 362: Through the Guadalupe Wilderness / To Lhasa in Disguise

1928346H5264New York: The International News Company 1928. Book. Illus. by Prater Ernest; Tresilian S.; Wigfull W.E.; Holloway Cyril; Illingworth L.G.; Brock R.H.; Cleaver Reginald; Brock R.H.; Inns Kenneth; Cattermole Lance. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Devil-Stones - A strange story of West African "fetish" and its uncanny powers among the superstition-ridden natives; Too Many Bears - Experiences of a camp cook in Yosemite National Park where bears are as plentiful as berries and astonishingly bold - with great photos; Through the Guadalupe Wilderness - Photo-illustrated account by Carl B. Livingston of his exploratory trip into the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico perhaps the most inaccessible and least-known region in the United States; The Last Voyage of the "Joan" - W.E. Sinclair and a partner attempt to cross the Atlantic from England to Newfoundland - until disaster strikes in mid-ocean; To Lhasa in Disguise - Part I - After two years of preparation living in a Himalayan cave Alexandra David-Neel sets out to become the first white woman to enter Lhasa the mysterious Forbidden City of Tibet - with photos; The Mare's Nest - an amusing photo-illustrated story from an Australian back-blocks medical practice; Two Girls on the Frontier - Part II - Two city-bred sisters continue their homesteading adventures in South Dakota; Eskimo Magic - E.W. Hawkes who has spent considerable time among the Eskimos of the Bering Strait recounts several uncanny instances of "native magic"; His Highness The White Elephant - Photo-illustrated article on this animal which is held in the utmost veneration in Siam; In Quest of Gold - Part III - Final part of the adventure faced by two young Americans seeking buried gold who were forced to turn back by the Savage Yaqui Indians; The Robbery At the Mine - Sundry exciting happenings at a gold mine in West Australia where the author worked; His Last Break - An unsuccessful prison escape attempt in South Africa; The Worm That Turned - A tale from Calcutta where a European official did not recognize one of his staff. 84 pages plus 12 pages of nostalgic ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. The International News Company Paperback

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