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Stories: Fifty years of the Wide World; when the fire came; trouble at Tonkiu; the runaway schooner; halibut fishing; the magic man; not according to plan; gypsy snake-charmer; the buffalo-shooters; Marriott's grave. Average wear. Binding intact. Book
Features: Exploring the Green Hell - describes journeys to Brazil's Matto Grosso; Ning Wo Intervenes - reprint of a 1928 story involving a Chinese Sherlock Holmes; The Mystery of 'Lost Creek Mine' - sequel of a 1941 story of a lost gold mine in the wilds of British Columbia; The 'Man-Leopards of Malimbu - a Nigerian story; Among the Hairy Ainu of Japan; The Mosquito Net - another elephant hunting tale by Capt. B.B. Celliers; The Train Robbers - Indian Railway Thieves; The Accursed Island - landing on an uninhabited atoll to repair his schooner, the author made an amazing discovery; The Hirazawa Case - a strange mass murder/poisoning case in Japan; and more. Covers loose but present. Tape along backstrip. 2"x2" chunk missing from back cover. Above-average wear. Still a worthy copy. Book
Features: "The Sky's No Limit," Continued - The First Fully Authentcated story of the test pilots and the hazards they face - Pilot Baled Out From Under the Sea; Arab Feud at Ahwar; Salt Their Sentence - The Salt Mine of Trapani in Sicily; Dirty Paddy - Croc-Hunter Extraordinary; Sing-Sing in By-and-By Land - Port Moresby; Butter on the Beach; Call of the Dancing Madness - Secret Beliefs of British Columbia Native Peoples; Waste-Land Double Crosser in Australia; All Plaice are Left-Handed; The Game of the Bull at Pemba, off the East African Coast; Isle of the Toiling Bell - onboard the schooner Joie de Vivre; Tiger in the Temple - Central India; Trapped on the Ocean Bed - Pearl Diving in the South Pacific; Heroes in Harness - Sled Dogs of the North; Woman of the African Bush - She Assumed Animal Form; and more. Chips from backstrip. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
Features: The Wreck of the El Dorado - a four-masted lumber schooner enroute to Chile from Astoria, Oregon, goes down 700 miles from isloated Easter Island; Fear Saved My Life - a tiger brings death to the people of the Indian swampland; The Swallowing Swamp - a continuation of the Maufrais Saga in French Guiana; The Devil in the Cabin - a wolverine (carcajou) attacks a man in northern Canada; Caravan of Slaves - attempting to liberate a party of young natives destined for the slave market of Arabia; Jungle Takes the Air - wildlife escape mid-air over East Africa; Night of Horror - alone in the Papuan jungle; Curse of the Pagan Temples - a story from Burma; Isle of Devils - the natives were scourged by Elephantiasis; Gold on Their Backs - Man's desire for Otter fur almost drove them to extinction; Desert Ambush - a religious fanatic and his gang of ruthless henchmen brutally attacked the Colonial Administrator in the mountains of South West Arabia; and more. Small chips from backstrip. Average wear. Unmarked. Quality copy. Book
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Africa's Mystery Beasts - Remarkable stories concerning what may be the progeny of prehistoric monsters, several of which appear to be formidable opponents for any hunter; Through the Heart of Afghanistan - Part I - Emil Trinkler had exceptional opportunities for travelling in untrodden regions, with photos; The Dancing Dead - A veteran gold-seeker's account of a weird and terrifying experience that befell a party of prospectors in New Guinea, with photo of witch-doctor; Further Adventures of a Tenderfoot in Canada - Part II; "King Kauri" - The Kauri tree is to New Zealand what the oak is to England - article with photos; The Two Sheriffs - A strange murder situation is encountered by a veteran cow-puncher in the wilds of Montana; My Wild Boar - A newcomer to India is warned not to shoot wild pig; "Next Time" - An amusing story from the Yukon country; Lachmee's Vow - A tiger tale from Hindustan; The Sacred White Crow of Yaunghwe - brief article with two photos; The Great Boulder Murder Case - The story of one of the most remarkable murder mysteries in the annals of Australia, with photo and map; Photo of salt prospecting in Cheshire; "Bushman's Luck" - A remarkable story from New Zealand; Out of the Deep - The strange story of a famous schooner that sank off Sable Island, the "graveyard of the Atlantic," to reappear in most dramatic circumstances; Sequel to the "Lost Cabin" Mine Mystery - New information regarding this story which appeared in the September, 1920 issue; Trailing the Beaver-Poachers - Game law enforcer Frank Mossman relates some of his experiences with illegal trappers in the North-west, who often do not hesitate to shoot - with photos; "Baldy Red's" Come-Back - A bootlegger smuggles illicit whisky into the forbidden Northland of Canada. 84 pages plus 12 pages of nice vintage ads. Unmarked with average wear. Lower half of backstrip missing. A worthy copy of this interesting vintage issue. Book
Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Barely used; interior is perfect, covers show no wear, maps, b&w illustrations throughout.
28 pages. Features: Charles Wilson is no Hero - Great Train Robbery participant is responsible for what happened to the train driver Jack Adams who is pictured and quoted in this interesting article; Vintage full-page colour ad for Kentucky Fried Chicken (now KFC) with Colonel Sanders; The Campers are coming - new RVs - article with photos including one of a mini driving into a bus/RV; Canada's Ambassador to Japan, Herbert O. Moran opened the embassy so Japanese kids would have room to play baseball - article with photos; Easter Eggs $1,800 per Dozen - The Paris Glove Collection created by artists Harold Town, Marken Joslin, Bruce Parsons, Tobie Steinhouse, Iain Baxter, Claude Tousignant, Jacques de Tonnancour, Gita Caiserman-Roth, Jori Smith, Greg Curnoe, George Swinton and Alfred Pinsky; Marathon Swimmer Hedy Schmidt - article with nice photos; Nice full-page colour photo ad for the Five Roses Flour fan club, junior division (5 kids on photo); Expo's Atlantica (six-sail schooner) goes to sea - article with nice photos. Printed by newspapers across Canada as a weekend supplement. Unmarked with moderate wear. A nice vintage copy. Magazine
160 pages. Features: The BOWDOIN Project - Admiral MacMillan's Arctic Schooner; Common Sense and the Energy 48; Boat Plans and the Public Domain; Rowing the Maine Coast in a Matinicus peapod; Building MARTHA's Tender, Part III; Ceilings; On Deck - details that look good and perform well; Old Wooden Thistles provide stiff comptetion for their fiberglass competitors; The Vineyard Haven 15; Keeping a Cutting Edge - Handsaws; The Barnegat Bay Sneakbox; Getting the Old Girl Back in Shape - an ingenious resteaming method for easing the tension in new frames. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
160 pages. Features: Walter McInnis - Part II - The Emergence of Eldredge-McInnis; The Weather Side of Gaff Rig; A New Coaster - the schooner HERITAGE; The theft of RANDOM SCOOT; Building the first Lightning; The Folding Kayak; Folding Boats at Sea; LILY - a cabinetmaker's Whitehall comes to life; ISKRA sails down east; Seven Bends - 7 ways to tie lines together, even in slick synthetics; Building the Beetle Cats, Part III - fitting and bending frames; Damaged Planks - their repair and replacement. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
160 pages. Features: Arno Day - from Master Builder to Master Teacher; The restoration of a 90-year-old fantail launch; Tom Wylie and hot ideas for cold-molded boats; Building the Kingfisher - Part III; The Hackmatack Schooner Janet May; The lifetime work of August Crabtree; Quick steps to spring painting, Part I; Manhattan's mystery merchant ship - The Ronson ship is unearthed; The careful creation of Mele Kai - Part I. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
160 pages. Features: Walter McInnis - Part III - The Years of Achievement; A Close Look at Wood Screws, Part I; Chris White and his Multihulls; The Schooner AMERICA; Canoe Building in Vermont - Tom Hill, Carl Bausch and Ed Sturges; Just the Right Medium - Ken Bassett chooses plywood for his recreational rowing craft; Keeping a Wooden Hull From Drying Out; Winter Protection for outside-stored boats; Auxiliary Power - experiences with gas and diesel; STAR - the boat of Frederick S. Ford Jr. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
