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Features: The Ivory Poachers of Tanganyika; "They're Mustering up North" - a cattle round-up in Northern Australia; My Panther Hunt - a greenhorn's first big-game hunt in India; Japanese Sacred Horse - at Miyajima, the famous 'Shrine Island'; House of Terror - Queer happenings in Malaya; The Secret Submarine - Curacao, chief island of the Dutch West Indies; The Handyman - a dramatic story of the pioneer days of flying in Canada's Far North; The Walkabout Bird - The Australian Emu; When the Cyclone Struck - an epic exploit performed by a Torres Straits islander, a diver on board a pearling-lugger; All in the Game - a gold-seeking tale from Nigeria; An Arctic London - an abandoned quarry-camp on Spitzbergen; Island Paradise - the island of Car Nicobar; Where East is West - missing his ship in the Panama Canal, the author tramps to another port only to undergo a nightmare; Binding intact. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Our Wild Boar - Coolies were afraid to work on a tea plantation in Assam, India due to a huge wild boar; Two Mysteries - Two strange incidents that happened in a North Country hospital during WWI; Bred in the Bone - What happened to an Australian aborigine couple who offended their tribal elders; Photo of an excellent example of French topiary; Round the World in a "Baby" Car - Part II (of II) of Gladys de Havilland's world-tour in a midget car, with photo of her in Hollywood talking to Mr. Lupino Lane plus five other wonderful photos; The Forbidden Valley - The fascinating photo-illustrated account of how RCMP officers Horsfield, Berger, and Greenfield accompanied a surveyor sent to the Kitwancool Valley in Northern British Columbia where the local natives had previously evicted the few settlers, wanting nothing to do with the white man - with photos and illustrations; the "Fool Afoot" in Italy - Part V - John Gibbons continues his amusing walking trip; Photo and explanation of "Sati" memorials in India, where wives were burnt in the same funeral pyre as their deceased husbands; The Haunting of the "Flamingo" - Bad luck strikes a vessel named Flamingo after her third engineer takes a shot at an albatross; Filming in the Wilds - Part II - Major C. Lestock Reid and his film crew experience major adventures as they attempt to film an adventure story in Siam - with photos; The Brand of the "Circle H" - A charming little story from the far west by Edith Ammons Kohl; Payment in Kind - A curious tale from Western India; The Mystery of the Post - Sergeant A.R. Cooper of the French Foreign Legion is sent to a lonely Moroccon outpost where N.C.O.s have been murdered - with photos; My Island Home - Henry G. Lamond describes his idyllic life on Homestead Bay on South Molle Island - article with photos; and more. 84 pages plus 32 pages of great ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A lovely vintage copy of this fascinating issue. Book
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Secret Submarine - Part I - A strange story of adventure in the romantic Spanish Main; The Largest Map in the World - on display in the lobby of the Ferry Building in San Francisco; The Phantom Gunman - A 19-year-old boy leads Johannesburg police on a merry chase before he is finally jailed; The Last of the Sea-Elephants - Dr. L.M. Huey visits the lonely island of Guadalupe to capture live specimens of these creatures, some of which weigh 2.5 tons! - with photos; "Monty" The Man-Eater - Part III (conclusion) of one of the most remarkable lion stories ever published; The Land of Mystery - Part I - Colonel E. Alexander Powell and his cousin Gallowhur were among the very few white men allowed to enter "forbidden" Nepal, with photos; A Car Climbs Table Mountain, the mighty mass of rock that dominates Cape Town - with photos; The Boy Who Sought Adventure - Part I of the fascinating travels and adventures of B. Wicksteed; The Voyage of the "Annie Marble" - Part II of a three-month river and canal journey through France; The Secret of Black Horse Mountain - Dark happenings involving a farmer and a tramp who meet up again a thousand miles away; Teaching on the Frontier - A young teacher runs into trouble working in remote New Mexico; The Pennsylvania Witch-Murder - Three young men argue they were justified in their action to prevent evils spells from bewitching them - with photos; and more. 84 pages plus 28 pages of great ads. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this fascinating issue. Book
Features: The House in the Woods - the author made a 1908 car journey along a large portion of the Trans-Siberian Railway; Through the Wilds of Persia - by Major P.M. Sykes; A Game of Chess - a remarkable story from South Dakota about how a young chess enthusiast was compelled to play a game, with his own life for the stakes; Among the Gaddis - Nomad shepherds of the Central Himalayans; Our Trek Beyond the Zambesi - Part II of a story by Mrs. Fred Maturin; A Holiday in Japan - by Mrs. Ellen Beadnell (lovely photos); Across Unknown Labrador, The Land Where Hubbard Died - H. Hesketh Prichard relates how he attempted to do what no white man had ever done before, to cross this desolate wilderness from the Atlantic to the George River - great photos (part I); The Bandits of the Argentine - the 'Nort Americanos'; The Mysterious Senoussiland - part II of a Saharan adventure; The King of the Sticks - how Connie Chambers of Boston, a solitary white prospector, constituted himself as monarch of a tribe of Alaskan Indians, cleverly turning the tables on a policeman who was sent to arrest him; Lost in an underground lake - the appalling adventure which befell three prominent citizens of Joplin, Missouri at the Hero zinc mine in the spring of 1908; "Baching"; A Mexican Elopement; and more. Fascinating two-page illustrated stock offering by the American Automobile Manufacturing Company of Louisville, Kentucky. Nice Vose Piano advertisement on back cover. Great vintage Budweiser advertisement inside back cover. Lower two inches of front cover open at spine. Average wear. Magazine
331 pages including index. "Tells the story of NASCAR's remarkable rise under the auspices of Big Bill Francis from rogue outfit to corporate darling - equal parts southern grit and Madison Avenue spectacle - whose television rights recently sold for an astronomical price. Profiles many superstar drivers who have dominated the sport." - from dust jacket. Average wear overall. 10 pages of black and white photographic plates loose but present. Still a decent copy. Book
55 pages. Features: How a Canadian jazz singer became the wife of an Earl - Stevie Wise of Toronto is now Lady Listowel, married to the Earl of Listowel; They Help Themselves by Helping Others - Rev. Henri Groues of France originated the Emmaus idea of collecting, repairing and selling used goods to build homes for the poor - Rev. Laurent Laporte of Montreal; He goes fishing in his own living room - George Wendelkin; A Cold Wind Makes Lola Albright a hot property; Don't put off that children's Party - or you may find it's too late to enjoy the fun yourself; League of the Light-Fingered - Shoplifting is a problem that has grown to million-dollar proportions in Canada; Fiddler with Plenty of Strings to his Bow - Ellis Wilson of Quebec is a band leader, a farmer, a TV salesman and a barber; Ted Bowsfield of Penticton, B.C. succeeds at baseball in Boston and Los Angeles; A British Army Armoured Car is converted to carrying money; Bud Henning's All-Girl Drill Crew - three daughters are all he needs to man his rig - water drilling family in the Kootenays of B.C.; You need luck in this business - Bill Daniels has cornered the market - he owns three million four-leaf clover plants - Gulfport, Florida - his business is called Daniels' Clover Specialty Co.; Nipper by Doug Wright. Great colour ads including Savage Shoes centerfold. '62 Envoy colour car ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
31 pages. Features: How Smugglers try to fool the Mounties; Gatineau Park is a Camper's Paradise; The Deep, Dread-Bolted Thunder - Robert Fontaine's father was afraid of thunderstorms; An Air View of the World's Largest Glacier - Antarctica's huge Beardmore Glacier sits for a unique panoramic portrait; This coach is paid in laughs - squirt softball coach Fred Cederberg of Streetsville, Ontario; Nice Lifesavers ad on back cover; Nipper by Doug Wright. Nice colour ads. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
31 pages. Features: Queen of the fishing fleet - Mrs. Marie Penny of John Penny and Sons on the Ramea Islands of Newfoundland; Covent Garden's Canadian Invasion - Joseph Rouleau, Jon Vickers, Robert Savoie, Irene Salemka and Andre Turp of the Royal Opera House Company; Joyce Davidson finds the rewards of TV stardom are great; Great photo feature (with text) - Jim Baldwin and Ed Cooper climb the vertical rock face of The Chief, 1,700 foot mountain on the edge of Squamish, B.C.; Les Lear lambasts football 'jugheads' - he won the 1948 Grey Cup with the Calgary Stampeders as a Player/Coach; Lady, Beware of that Convention - men have begun taking their wives to big company conferences; Nipper by Doug Wright. Nice colour ads. Top corner of spine nibbled. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
31 pages. Features: Canada's first long-distance car rally - Heather Wilson and Margaret Taylor travel 4,098.2 miles; Jack Lemmon went from from Harvard to Hollywood; Milkweed - the Swee-Scented Killer - a common Canadian flower traps many of the insects that pollinate it; Learning how to fall - Judo lessons; Son who sings his mother's songs - Ernie McCulloch of Calgary; Dramatic Canadian Soccer Gamble - $1 million spent to import big-time play - Stanley Mathews, Tony Macedo; Nipper by Doug Wright. Nice colour ads. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
39 pages. Features: Why I Fled Russia - Scientist Dr. Mikhail Klochko's own story of his defection to Canada (part 1 of 4); Mitzi Gaynor's $40,000/week comeback; A Dam to make the Prairie Bloom - The South Saskatchewan River Dam slowly takes shape - great colour photos; Cultivate a new skill or interest and start developing it into an avocation for later years (part 3 of 3); Has Success Spoiled Rudy Pilous - He won the Stanley Cup as coach of the Chicago Black Hawks; Colour Birks Jewelry centerfold; Neil Harnish and his war with the Canadian Army at Camp Gagetown, New Brunswick; Maud Watt - angel of the north brought beaver back to the Quebec wilderness; Nipper by Doug Wright. Great colour ads. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
Features: Banditos do Brazil, by Albert Bailey; The Shrimp in the Shell; The Scratches on the Glass - V, by Gladys Blake; It's All Fun, by Q. Howe; PLEASE NOTE: PAGE 329/330 MISSING; Page 331/332 loose but present; Bicycle Polo, the newest and fastest outdoor game for boys, with photos and rules; Graphology; How to make Polo Mallets; The Boys Who Made Radio - I - Marconi, by Earle Reeves; Here and there among the colleges; and more. Nice Dodge Brothers Motor Car ad on back cover. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: Three Thousand Dollars, Ida Reed Smith; A Sure-'Nough Skipper, by Anne Bradford Holden; Alibi Al, by Ralph Henry Barbour; Jack Farrington's Beanstalk - VII, by David Loraine and Arthur Floyd Henderson; Chrysler '70' car ad; After the Shutter Has Clicked, by Harry Irving Shumway; The Wonder Story of Steinmetz - VI - Family Man and Forger of Thunderbolts, by John Winthrop Hammond. Nice Dodge Brothers Motor Car ad on back cover. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: Uncle Timothy's Circus, by Ray Stannard Baker; Jack Farrington's Beanstalk, by David Loraine and Arthur Floyd Henderson; A Living Gale, by Thomas J. Partridge; The Church-Makers, by C.A. Stephens; The Wonder Story of Steinmetz - (his discovery of hysteresis made possible electric motors of gigantic size and marvelous efficiency), by John Winthrop Hammond; Chrysler "60" ad; Model Airplanes - 4. Propellers, by F. Alexander Magoun; Finding the hidden beauty in your room. Great Dodge Brothers Motor Car ad on back cover. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: Sugarland, by Norrell Gregory; Sparrow, by Margaret Warde; Wade's Tough Luck, by E.E. Harriman; Tom Scanlan - Second Mate, by Wallace E. Mather; Football - 1926 (with photo), by Jackson L. Cannell, Assistant Coach, Dartmouth College; The Berkshire Boy, by MacGregor Jenkins; Through the Dragon's Teeth - I, by Lewis R. Freeman; How to Groom a Horse, by Parkhurst Whitney; After the Shutter Has Clicked - 2, by Harry Irving Shumway. The Periwigs have a Contest, by Mary Booth Beverly. Nice Dodge Brothers Motor Car ad on back cover. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
Paper-covered boards show wear, marks and bumps on corners; tears at top and bottom of spine. 60 pages. Large format: 9"w x 12 1/2"h. The second book in the "This Is" travel series for children by the Czech architect turned children's book illustrator, Miroslave Sasek. Interior pages clean and unmarked; tight binding. Printed in bright colors on heavy, cream colored paper. Previous owner's name sticker.
72 pages. Features: An Austin Healey Rejuvenated - Paul Skilleter strips-down and reconditions his staff car Austin Healey 3000's engine; A trip to Welshpool to look around the scrap yard that specialises in new parts for thirties and classic cars; One out of Three - To most Arnotts were 500s - Robin Rew tries one of the sports-racers - nice colour photo; Lightweight E-Type - a quick car from Jaguar's Browns Lane factory - an examination of its history and derivation, plus a Silverstone drive; R.G.S. Atalanta - Jonathan Wood tells the story of Dick Shatlock's post war specials based on the Atalanta sports car of the late thiries - article with great photos; On the Road - Triumph Stag and Rolls-Royce Camargue; Sir Henry (Time) Birkin; Dixon Riley; Historic Grand Prix Reunion in France - former Grand Prix drivers and cars gather for an unforgettable meeting - great colour photos; Model Mania; Mini Manual for the Lotus Elan; History of the Post war Touring Car - Part 5; Lancia Appia Zagato - article with nice photos including some in colour; The 1938 Lagonda LG6; and more. Moisture exposure to top edge. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
68 pages. Features: Buyer's and Restorer'sGuide - Part 2; Rustex Underbody Treatment; HWM Jaguar - Single-Seater; On the Road - Rover 3500; Jack Brabham - the first Australian to become world champion; Lawrencetune at Circuit Bugatti; Rochas Classic Car Championship - Round 4 to Thwaites; Facel Vega - reflecting on the marque and trying an immaculate Facel II - gorgeous colour photo; Carrozzeria Bertone - The Artisan Years - beginning the story of one of Italy's great styling houses; Front Suspension - Part 1; A visit to Connolly Bros. (Curriers) Ltd.; 1976 FIVA Rally; Classic of the Month - Lancia Aprilia; and more. Moisture exposure to top edge. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
72 pages. Features: The Racing Amilcars - interesting illustrated article, including great colour photos; BMW Turbo - road impressions; Early Motoring Experiences in 1902, by W. Gulliver; Re-Vitalized Astons; Juan Manuel Fangio; C Type Jaguar to Le Mans - including fantastic colour centerfold photo; The hazards of rust; The history of some Squire cars; Mini Manual - Triumph TR4 1961/65; History of the Post War Touring car; The Magic Magnette - son of the Humbug; Classic of the month - Aston Martin Project 212; and more. Average wear. Minor moisture exposure to top edge. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
68 pages. Features: The 166 Inter Ferrari - trying Ferrari's production road car - including colour centerfold of the 166 Inter with plexiglass vistadome; What to look for when buying a Jaguar E-Type; Phoenix Park; Kay Don - article with photos; The Frazer Nash Ulter of 1931; The Classic Car in Rallying - Part 2 - the late 1930s - the classic rally cars evolve; Track testsing the Mk.7s Elva; Lamborghini Miura SV - article with beautiful colour photo; 16/18 hp Armstrong Siddleley; RS Panels, Nuneaton, Warwickshire; Classic car of the month - Riley RM; and more. Moisture exposure to top edge. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
72 pages. Features: Ford Capri II - Ghia 3000; A Tale of Two Morgans; When Motorists take to Flying; Old Lamps for New at Lucas; Jim Clark Feature; Classic Car Care - Re-Spraying an MGA; Delage II - wonderful colour photos; A look at the AC Ace 21 years after its introduction; The Winning Stutz - the winning career of Harry Stutz; Mini-Manual Sunbeam Alpine (Series II); History of the Post War Touring Car - part 3; Classic of the Month - Delahaye V12; and more. Some moisture exposure to top edge. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
68 pages. Features: Classic Choice - Trimph TR2/3/4; 375 MM Ferrari and a Jaguar C-Type; On the Road with : a Corvette 427, Triumph Spitfire 1500, Morris 12/4 Van; The Boy From Smethwick - Ken Wharton; The Vincent Three-Wheeler - article with photos; The Classic Car in Rallying - Part 4 - The Early 1950s - Britain Triumphant; John Bolster and 30 years with the same 40/50 Rolls - gorgeous colour photo; Morris 8 - Mike Finnigan's tourer; Sixty Minutes Flat Out - of all the records to be broken, The Hour has long been one of the hardest - B. Williams starts his two-part saga in the early days of Brooklands; The Panel Game - preventing that minor bit of bodywork damage from getting any worse; I. Markovits Ltd. - Badge Maker; Classic car of the month - Swallow Doretti; and more. Moisture exposure to top edge. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
72 pages. Features: Triumph TR6 Road Test; Le Mans MGA - Jonathan Wood recounts entries at Sarthe in 1959, 1960, and 1961; Studebaker Avanti; A Magnificent Seven; Classic Saloon Racing; Gull Wing Glamour; Project 212 - Full Bore - wonderful colour centerfold; CC is for Citroen Cloverleaf; Mike Hawthorn Feature; Rewiring Jonathan Woods' MGA; Mini Manual - Austin-Healey Sprite Mk II; History of the Post War Touring Car - Part 2; Classic of the Month - Austin-Healey '100'; and more. Average wear. Some moisture exposure to top edge. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
68 pages. Features: Porsche 917 - Full Bore; Jean Behra - Ten Years of International Racing, 1949-1959; OM (Officine Meccaniche) - the L-head wonder; Speed Merchants Classic Car Championship - Round 3; Driving a "Classic" Saloon; Lotus Elite - On the Road; Graypaul Motors - David Clark helps find old Ferrari parts; Great Porsche centerfold; Ford Thunderbird - article and nice colour photo; My Favourite Bentley; White Riley - the Riley special that Raymond Mays drove is now back in its outwardly original guise - story and restoration photos; 3.8 or 5.3? - Which Jaguar was better? - the first or the last E-Type?; 1948 HRG 1500 - return to an original road test car; Classic Car of the Month - 1956 Lotus XI Le Mans; and more. Moisture exposure to top edge. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
68 pages. Features: Buyer's Guide Part 1; Concours d'elegance; John Cobb 1900-1952; Rochas Classic Car Championship; Dragonfly - Jonathan Wood concludes his account of Duncan Industries' activities, with details of the firm's body building, the development of the Duncan Drone, Alan Lamburn's Mini-anticipating engine/gearbox design and also chronicles the fate of the Dragonfly; BMW 335 - the history of BMW's largest model; Jaguar SS 100 - its history - great photos; How to Re-wire your car from scratch; MRRC Airfix; Classic of the Month - D-Type Jaguar; and more. Moisture exposure to top edge. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
72 pages. Features: Mercedies 450 SLC On the Road; SS 100 Coupe - a unique preview of Jaguar's postwar sports cars; Half-Litre Club - the cheapest Grand Prix breeding ground of the early post war period; Peter Collins - one of Britain's top quartet of the fifites; Chris Maye and Doug Shoebridge work on their Maybridge; Weld it Yourself; Land's End Pilgrimage - 50 years ago Cecil Kimber gained a Gold Medal on the Land's End Trial in his MG Speckal - Michael Bowler takes the same care back to the same hills - wonderful colour photo and centerfold; 1937 Lincoln Zephyr V-12 - artice and nice colour photo; How the AA Was Born - Looking back at the birth of the Automobile Association; Mini Manual - Triumph TR2 1952/55; History of the Post War Touring Car - Part 4; Racing in the Classic Car Championship; Classic of the Month - Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint; and more. Minor moisture exposure to top edge. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
