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70 pages. Features: Lovely colour ad for British Consols cigarettes inside front cover; Nice Birks-sponsored ad for Challenger Watches features photo of British film star Anna Neagle; Editorial - Money and the Christmas Spirit - an argument for people to spend liberally; Should Canada Increase Her Navy? - an urgent plea for greater protection of our merchant ships; Rah, Rah, Russia! - America's communist "Commonwealth College" (near Mena, Arksnsas) - article with photos, including Dr. Lucien Koch; Nice one-page colour ad for Good Year studded tires shows car plowing through mud; When That Day Comes (short story); Peaking Under the Mat - wrestler Norton B. Jackson reveals some piquant secrets behind the groans and grimaces of a gay and goofy game; The Fourth Bride (short story); For the Ladies - with content and photo of Belinda Jelliffe; He Learned About Women (short story); Glimpses of the Canadian Scene; Music in His Feet (part 1 of 2); Nice one-page two-colour ad for Philip Morris cigarettes; Fantastic two-colour centerfold ad for the line of 1937 Chevrolet cars includes eight illustrations; Underworld Nights - new revelations from Mildred Harris and "Cokey" Flo who helped clinch the case against "Lucky" Luciano; Wise Virgin (part 2); Thank-you, Thank-you, So Much! - a chronicle of the storm-tossed way of a maid at 17; More Private Flying - article on the future of aviation with photo of Eugene L. Vidal; Fantastic one-page colour ad for Sheaffer's Lifetime Feathertouch pen; Paul H. Wendel Tells All - "My 44 days of kidnapping, torture and hell in the Lindbergh case" - article with photos (part 4); Handsome colour one-page ad for the 1937 Ford V-8; Lovely Christmas-themed colour ad for Arrow Shirts inside back cover; Classy colour ad for Community Plate cutlery on back cover. Front cover nearly detached due to nibbling along coverfold, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Magazine
18 pages. Features: Trout Terrible of the Pacific - article on the Steelhead, with photos of Larry Chapman, Russ Swansen, and Bill Rose; Illustrations of Sinker Hook-Ups for Steelheading; Revised map of Vedder - Chilliwack River Guide for Steelhead Fishing; Don't Poo Poo the Poodle; Map of the Roberts Bank Game Management Reserve; Conditions at Ross Lake, 40 miles from Hope, B.C.; Clay Chips, by Jim Railton; Boats; Care of the Feet; Great one-page ad for the B.C. Department of Recreation and Conservation inside back cover entitled "Watch That Muzzle!, The 10 Commandments of Safety; Many nostalgic ads, including back cover ad for Lucky Lager featuring illustration of sea captain(?) with binoculars; and more. Unmarked with light wear. A nice vintage copy. Book
135 pages including index. A cute little honey cookbook with sections devoted to: breakfast, beverages, breads, salads and dressings, meats and vegetables, cakes, pies, cookies, desserts and canning with honey. Gift Greetings upon half-title page, else unmarked. Price sticker remains upon front cover. Average wear. Book
117 pages. Average wear. Price sticker upon back cover. Illustrated covers. Undated. Chapters include: Disqualifying the Author; Why Dont You; Why Don't You Live Like Us?; Why Don't You Develop, Produce, DO Something with it?; Why Don't You - stand on your own feet?; Why Don't You - get ahead? Why Don't You - move into civilization; The Comfortable Canadian Hypocrisy; What Can We Do? The Church. Book
96 pages. Features: Comrades of the Catapult - Fleet Air Arm goes into action against a sinister Brotherhood of the Malayan Coast; The Flash Point - Above the North Sea disaster transforms a Flying Boat into a Blazing Victim; Altitude Flight - Eight Miles above the Earth; True Story - The conclusion of a stirring year-by-year account of the Achievements of Britain's Air Services during the Great War; A Few Feet From the Kerb - a story of 2 Air Fighters of France; and more. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Book
Features: Exclusive - For the First Time Anywhere, the Custer Flying Wing!; Rocket Fighter Pt II - Attacking the Bomber Streams; WW II's Pacific Graveyards; The Lightning in North Africa and Compressibility at 30,000 feet; Outlandish Winged wonders. Art: Lockheed P-38H; Lockheed F-5B; Messerschmitt 163S & 263; Kawanishi H8K 2 "Emily"; Mitsubishi G4M1 "Betty"; Vought F4U Corsair Book
64 pages. Great black and white photos and illustrations. Nice vintage ads on covers. Features: Patent Medicine Horror - Their manufacturers recognized the appeal of the morbid to the American Public - great article with vintage morbid ads; Ants Interred - a Garry Owen Strengthening Bitters tale; Political Trade Cards - buying the votes and selling the goods - great vintage ads; Jar Talk; Extra Special Deliveries; Bottle Network News; British Bottle Bits - tinder boxes and other items which predate the modern friction match; Expo '92; Auction Directory; The Label Space - picked Pigs Feet Bottles, and other bottles probably marketed through the Sears-Roebuck catalog; Up-Dates; Dispensing Tablets - Ben and Miriam Glassman examine their newly acquired poison bottles; Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
Half-leather binding. Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Good-bye to the Fairmont board in Vancouver - great photos including one with Miss Joan Ross; Map of radiotelephone chains; Fairmont Cutover Highlights; Merritt switchboard gutted - photo; Photo of a young Kenneth Dye - who went on to serve as Auditor-General of Canada from 1981-1991; Company Auto Equipment Staff; Photos of the expansion of Vancouver's underground telephone system; Many photos of Kamloops staff at work; New phone system for Vancouver's new Public Safety Building - photos; 1954 Annual Report Highlights; Record expansion this year; Outdoor phone booths popular; 15 years ago; Photos of Victoria's expansion program; Victoria Commercial Office modernized - photos; Photos of moving phone lines prior to dismantling the old Granville Street Bridge; New radiotelephone mast on Lulu Island - photos; New Engineering Section formed; Automatic Toll Board for Royal City; Conversion project for Vancouver's Dexter office; Photos of placing cable 70 feet above the Fraser River near Boston Bar; Photo of 'Jocko', the company chimpanzee; Sales Training; Campbell River First North-west Conversion to automatic operation; Oliver and Osoyoos approve free calling; Walter R. Jones retires; L.C. Patey passes away; path testing to begin for microwave system - article; photos of cable-laying between Ioco and Port Moody; microwave skyway - photos and text; photos of loss of part of the bridge at Mission; microwave path testing completed for B.C. - article with map; photo and article of 'electronic secretary' (hint: picture a big box with a record player in it!); List of Exchanges in B.C. and # of lines operating; photos of heavy gangs at work; access to microwave sites 'most difficult' (article); G.W.S. Montgomery passes away; photos of New West's Lakeview office; Engineering for TD-2 Microwave in B.C. - article with map; Photos of laying underwater cable near Nelson; 1955 - company's best year ever; James Hamilton and C.B. Diplock retire; Aerial tram to serve Dog Mountain site near Hope; Teletype now links Trans-Canada system; "They Take their telephone with them - great article and photos on the use of radiotelephones - early car phones!; groundwork laid for microwave in B.C.; R.A. Story ends 46 years career; Photos of cable-laying between Mayne Island and Swartz Bay; photos of blasting near Hedley; North-west acquires Peace River; PNE photos; Dog Mountain construction photos; photos of the Mid-Canada Line, which supplemented the DEW line; article and photo re: the new 'Speakerphone'; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight and square. Marbled endpapers. Name of E.P. LaBelle stamped on top and bottom edges of text - Mr. Labelle was a second-generation employee of the company. Book
16 pages. Contents: Ladies' Riding Habits and Walking Suit; The Nursery; Manners Upon the Road - of pinching the feet; New York Fashions - evening dresses, riding habits, fans and chatelaines, neck-ties and scarfs, gentlemen's hats, summer suits for gentlemen; Personal; Gray Linen and Cane Basket for Dust-cloths; Clothes-pin Apron; collars in Genoese embroidery; clothes-lilne for fine washing; knitted dish screen; tapestry design for chairs, door hangings, etc.; design for round cushion - satin and half-polka stitch embroidery; London's Heart - continued; Paris Gossip; Ecru Foulard Dress; Eryphina's Child, by Mrs. Mulock-Craik; Lottie's Summer Trip; English Gossip; Sayings and Doings; Useful Recipes; Lady's Visiting Toilette; Picnics; White Pique Walking Suit with Batiste Flounces; Bag for clothes-pins and fine clothes-line; Shakespeare's Handwriting; humor. Average wear. Clipping from cover page. Book
16 pages. Contents: Lady's visiting toilette; The Feet; The Other Baby - Gail Hamilton; Manners Upon the Road - of sanded sugar; New York Fashions - postilion-basque wrapper, pointed cape walking suit, new colors, Dolly Varden novelties; riding habits; Personal; tidy in Genoese embroidery; tatted collars; embroidered silk emery bag; lady's crochet sleeping net; knotted and bead scissors case; crochet night-cap for girl from 6 to 8 years old; design for cover of bed-quilt - Venetian embroidery; All or Nothing; Paris Gossip; Sayings and Doings; Coiffures for young and elderly ladies; suits for young ladies; black gros grain fichu; ladies' and children's dresses; To the Bitter End - continued; Married Bachelors; "Knocking down the Elephant - illustration; "Catching the Lion" - illustration; Illustration "The Jews' Infant-School Ball at Willis's Rooms, London"; Preparation of Fruit Juices; humor. Average wear. Book
16 pages. Contents: Wonderful cover illustrations of bathing caps and bathing wear; Article entitled "Summer Pies"; Science Scientifically Treated - article by Gail Hamilton; New York Fashions - bathing costumes, bathing shoes, caps, and hats, summer hats for gentlemen; Personal; Two-pages of illustrations of lovely Fichu, Paletots, and more; Our House-Warming - story by Harriet Prescott Spofford; From New York to Niagara; More attractive illustrations of fichu; Frocks for young boys; Illustrations of fancy aprons; Paris Fashions; Manufacture of Carmine; The Cryptogram - Chapter XXXVII; Illustrations of ironing bag, starch bag, Clothes-pin bag, etc.; Humor; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Four-inch by three-inch clipping from bottom corner of page 487. Eight-inch by six-inch clipping from page 491 affecting Cryptogram story and illustration "Going to the Fair" which is now missing. Magazine
72 pages. Songs include: Any Way You Want It; Baby Don't Go; Back on My Feet Again; Computer Game; Fire in the Morning; How Do I Make You; I Pledge My Love; I Shoulda Loved Ya; I Thank You; I Wish I Was Eighteen Again; Lost in Love; Off the Wall; Outside My Window; Refugee; Rock With You; Set Me Free; Us and Love; Where Does the Lovein' Go; With You I'm Born Again; Years. Above-average but not excessive wear. A sound working copy of this great compilation. Book
60 pages. Features: Excellent colour ad for International Harvester trucks inside front cover; Page 5 features an excellent full-page black and white photographic ad for Canadian Pacific's stately Duchess - 20,000 tons of sturdy steel on the St. Lawrence Seaway - includes photo of the ship, write-up and six photos of passenger amenities on board; Nice full-page black and white photo ad for DeSoto cars on page 6; Funny-faced Horse, by Margery Allingham - the jolly story of an equine comedian, a too-trusting girl, and a rather nice villain; Who'll Succeed Bennett as leader of the Federal Conservative Party? - M. Grattan O'Leary considers the prospects of Hon. R.J. Manion and Sydney Smith; Beverley Baxter's London Letter - describes the hyperactive European political environment; Emmy-May Goes to Town, by Teddie Janess - as a 'woman of the world' this very young lady met more adventure than she bargained for; Could You Drive a Bus? - Lawrence Craig examines bus driver training - includes 4 black and white photos; Fascism in Canada - Part Two of Two - Signs of disintegration have appeared following fascism's brutality in Europe - with fascinating illustrations; Dog Watch, by Kenneth Perkins - the mystery of the howling dog and the girl who wanted to know the truth; The Power Problem - an explanation of the great electric power export controversy by Kenneth R. Wilson, with several black and white photos of hydro installations; Old Ugly Face, by Talbot Mundy - Death stalks the mountain passes, hunting the only man alive who can save Tibet; 30 books in a briefcase - books on film (film-books) may reduce a mile of shelving to a few cubic feet - with photos of a film-book reading machine and a film-book recording camera, by Hugh Gourlay and Ernest Haden; Youth, '38 Model - There's nothing much wrong with our young folks, by Marjory Willison; Lovely full-page colour ad for Canada Dry on page 25 - "It's Gingervating"; Black and white full-page photo ad for Dodge cars on page 29; Two-colour full-page ad for Chevrolet cars on page 31; Pages 29-32 (centerfold) loose but present; Nice Heinz ketchup ad on page 33; Handsome full-page colour photo ad for Nash cars on page 35; Wonderful full-page black and white ad for Fargo Commercial Cars and Trucks, featuring illustration of what appers to be a 3-ton truck; Crossword completed in pencil on page 46; half of page 53 has been clipped and is missing - May have been a recipe; Top quarter of page 55 clipped and missing - appears to have contained content of minor importance; Attractive colour-illustrated 1938 Ford De Luxe V-8 car ad inside back cover shows black man commenting on the shiny finish of the car to the lovely owner Mis' Page; Nice colour ad for Buckingham cigarettes on back cover features two white kittens drinking milk from a saucer. Average wear. Unmarked. Address label atop front cover. Book
48 pages. Cover illustration by Eric Aldwinckle shows dapper tourist inspecting totem pole. Contents: Short article with photo on North American drought - photo shows sand drifts two to five feet high on the road allowance at Kisbey, Saskatchewan, 4 June, 1937; Uncommon full-page ad for Nesbitt, Thomson & Company - Gold Prospecting Theme; Parcker Vacumatic Pen Ad; The Man Who Was Careful - story by Elmer Davis; Via the North Pole - Air Commodore H. Hollick-Kenyon on what Russia's trans-polar flights mean to the future of aviation - with photos and map; The Road Never Dies, story by Bruce Hutchison; Television Broadcast, by Thomas Wayling - a layman's description of how the new wonder of the air works its miracle - with photos; Beverley Baxter on What's Happening in Europe; - with photos of Von Ribbentrop and The Leipzig; Yellow Cargo - story by Gordon Carroll; How's Your I.Q., by R.E. Knowles, Jr.; No More Bad Men - Dink Carroll writes about Rabbit Maranville, Manager of the Montreal Royals - with photo; Murder in Amber - story by Colver Harris; Animal Anecdotes - Fighting Turtles, by Phil H. Moore; Cigarettes, by Frederick Edwards - article with many great photos of cigarette production; Palmolive Soap ad features the Dionne Quintuplets; Full-page black and white Maxwell House Coffee ad bears the caption "What a Gay Dog You Are!" - as a woman dressed as Cleopatra chides her sullen husband dressed as a clown; Page of wonderful ads for thirteen private schools, including photo-illustrated ad for Ontario Ladies' College; Quarter-page photo ad for the Canadian National Exhibition's Coronation Year; Lovely half-page four-photo ad for Quaker Puffed Wheat featuring Shirley Temple; Article on How to Ice a Cake, by Helen G. Campbell; Lovely colour ad for Westinghouse radios on back cover features violin-maker Antonio Stradivari; Many more vintage ads. Moderately above-average wear. Address label atop front cover. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great issue. Book
Features: Your Health and the almighty Pill - overmedication (part 1); Will the Killers Come Here? - a report on the pieds noirs of Algeria, who may soon look to French-speaking Canada for refuge; Canada's role in attempting to discover how David took Jerusalem and where Christ rose again; Paul Anka - a new look at our besn-known export - a 21-year-old singer, composer, and tycoon - with photos; Your passport is suspect - any red spy, international crook or alien smuggler can get one by mail; Indian - a new TV play to read and see - CBC's half-hour George Ryga play; Ton Smits cartoons; Fantastic colour centerfold ad for International Trucks. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Cover illustration of Leonard Rosenberg. Contents: Volvo car ad; California dispute over graveyards for old nuclear subs; John Hinckley's Legacy; How Economics lost its credibility, by Dian Cohen; The Tories Make Their Choice - preparing for the leadership convention in Ottawa - photos of each candidate and a summary of their policy positions; Air Canada DC-9 burns at 31,000 feet. Abortion war in Winnipeg; Canadian bullets in Nicaragua; Williamsburg summit; Is Arafat losing control?; Cover Story - The Fall of a Financial Empire - Leonard Rosenberg vs. Jack Biddell - Greymac Trust, Seaway Trust, Crown Trust; The price of medication - generic drugs - Apotex; Peter C. Newman on Japan - Assembly lines with a heart; Octopussy review and promo photo; Fotherinham discusses Jack Webster's receipt of an honourary degree from S.F.U.; Commodore 64 computer ad inside back cover. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: Article on how 1,300 BC doctors are 'cutting the cancer toll'; Corruption - a modern manual of Graft in Civic Office; Nice colour full-page ad for the Pontiac Parisienne Sports Sedan; The Hidden Kingdom of B.C.'s Holy Terrorists - The 3,000 Sons of Freedom may be losing their grip on 9.000 more peaceful Doukhobors; Lovely colour photos of seasonal wildflowers; What Thinking Machines are doing for us, and to us; Cuba's program to export revolution - William Eccles' notes after two months inside Castro's camp - many great photos; How Wade Hampton found his feet - on crutches - the disabled former ski champ now heads a company of 50 handicapped employees; There's more in whiskers than meets the eye. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: The Great Travel Explosion - Suddenly everybody's got itchy feet; The Pleasure of Failure - what famed author Morley Callaghan learned when the bottom fell out of his world; When Sickness Strikes at Night - what can you do, where can you turn for help?; The Prickly Producer - now everyone wants John Hirsch; Montreal's Vieux Quarter - how a dedicated few led the fight to save a city's historic past, with many nice photos; This Army has only begun to fight - the Salvation Army turns 100, waging war to a new jazz beat. Great colour ad for the 1965 Oldsmobile Luxury Sedan. Colour ad for the '65 Pontiac on back cover. Above-average wear and soiling with evidence of exposure to moisture. A less than pretty but sound copy. Book
Features: Cover illustration of roller skate accident by Richard Priest; Colour Shredded Wheat ad inside front cover; Victory Bond ad; Editorial - Maclean's declaration of Faith and Purpose; Nice ad for Parker Vacumatic Pens; Commandos Attack - Highlights from the inside story of the Commandos - the first official account of the daring exploits of Combined Operations - with photos; Article on taking care of our feet; Arctic Ordeal - C.B. Wall describes an amazing story of endurance after three men crash a plan in Greenland - David Goodlet, Arthur Weaver, Al Nash - with photo; Miss Sherlock Holmes, by Thelma Lecocq - Verda Vincent is Canada's only woman criminologist; Lolly was a Lady - fiction by Ed. Zern; They Kill U-Boats - "Not only must they battle wind and weather but bomb with split-second accuracy - and bring back actual proof of their 'kill'" - by Arch Whitehouse, with photos; Beverley Baxter in London explains how war damages family life; Cross-Canada news bits including bootleg food in B.C.; Greece Fights Back - despite atrocities unsurpassed in the history of tyranny Greek guerillas wage a bitter, stubborn warfare against their Axis foes, by Betty Wason, with photos; Field Marshall Jan Christiaan Smuts of Africa - few men living today have had a more eventful and extraordinary career than this famous warrior-statesman - with photos; The Raiders - fiction by Norman Collins; Troop Troupers - the C.W.A.C. revue that's bringing glamour to Army camps across Canada, with photos; Work and Wages, by S.E. McGorman; Northern Electric Victory Bond ad; Fleischmann's Yeast ad with caption "In Wartime eat one more slice of bread each meal!"; Fascinating full-page military-themed ad by Hiram Walker & Sons explains how their alcohol is used in a multitude of military applications; Two-colour full-page Kodak ad shows two Canadian sailor receiving snapshots from back home; Modess ad shows young lady working on a plane; Nice two-colour ad for Van Camp's Pre-Cooked Beans; Full-page Ford Motor Company ad with illustration of Canada's mechanized army at war; Nice colour ad for Quaker Corn Flakes; Rare Colour Coke ad on back cover includes several images of military men. Address label on front cover. Moderate wear. Short openings to and chips from bottom edge of front cover. A sound copy of this significant wartime issue. Book
Features: Walt's Small World - "My hobby... is a life-saver. When I work with these small objects, I become so absorbed that the cares of the studio fade away... at least for a time." - Walt Disney; Mimi Shurr's Tiny Canvases - Bonanza in a Bandbox; Charles and Ferbie Claudon's Kitty Kitsch; Miniature reflections of Maryland's past - an historic rowhouse; Marty Saunders' Miniature Portraits; Sailing London to Perth in Eighth Scale; Wicker Wheels are Turning - barbara Ruemeli; Linda Carmona's Little Lovelies;Teatime in an English Country Garden; Knitting and Crochet Projects in 1" scale; Joann's Fragrant Spring Bouquet; Mary Eccher's Great American Bake-Off - pies for every taste and occasion; Room of the Month - this breakfast in bad Mother's Day means a mess in the kitchen!; Miniature Prairie Bonnets; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
86 pages. Features: Golden rails of the Pacific Coast - a visit to Del Oro Pacific's Modular Layout; A Spectrum of Standards; The South Pacific Coast in 4 by 8 feet - Gary Broader's "Finescale" Module; One-On-One - Model Die Casting's Two Bay Hopper; Landscapes - alpine gardening; Scratchbuild a wood freight platform - every layout needs at least one; Bachmann Coach/Combine Kits; Ask Mr. Micro; Handlaying Track and Building Roadbed; Track car set offs; Keep it Simple. Clean with light wear. A nice copy. Book
170 pages. Features: Lisa Steinberg is killed by her father, Joel Steinberg, who also beat his partner, Hedda Nussbaum - sad photos and story. Celebrity-studded opening of the Malibu Adobe eatery in Malibu; Charles and Di in Germany; 40th Anniversary of the King and Queen; Don Cappelletti sells his 90-foot-high home in Marshfield, MA; Jason Miller tests the new weather in Scranton; Donald Woods still seeking justice for Stephen Biko in the film Cry Freedom; Raymond Carver and Tess Gallagher; Jonathan Butler of South Africa; Sam Lopata - clown prince of restaurant designers; Moon Pies; Lottery winner Michael Wittkowski - won $40 million in the Illinois state lottery in 1984; Auto Racer Jim Fitzgerald killed in wreck; The New Politics of Pot; Tania Aebi - around the world in 29 months by sailboat; Don Johnson and Sheena Easton announce their TV engagement and hope for a big reception; Poster artist Robbie Conal; Robert W. Duck; Designer Mary Ann Restivo; Staci Keanan of TV's My Two Dads; Marine Corps says good-bye to Charles Russell, its last active-duty WWII combat vet; Siedah Garrett. Average wear. Unmarked. One-inch opening to fore-edge of back cover. A sound copy. Magazine
Features: What's in a cave?; Painting with pesticides - the controversial organotin paints; Stars with thousands of feet (star fish); The see-through salp; Lighthouse reef - a Caribbean atoll; Coralline algae - pink plants of fhe seafloor; Oceanography on stamps - the Christmas Island Phosphate Company. Sound copy. Book
Features: The Mummified Bulls of Saqqara; Exploratory Mountaineering - the Arctic Islands of Canada; Alexander Selkirk - The Real Robinson Crusoe; Fifty Feet of Rain (Island of Borneo); Young Explorers - Nicholas Moore Wiedmann, SM '92; Geographers as Literary Explorers; Dreadnoughts of the Mara; Rio Revisited - Exploring the '92 Global Forum; Zhoukoudian International Paleoanthropological Research Center Established in Beijing. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Features: The Enchanted Islands - The Galapagos Islands; The Mountain of Gold - reprint of a 1926 story in which an Englishman accepts an inviation to travel to a 'mountain of gold' in British Columbia, Canada; The Way Back - After crashing in Iceland, 2 airmen walk 70km to civilization - author Major-General H.L. Davies; The 'Black Magic' Tiger - in India a rifle is 'charmed' to kill a tiger; Pork-Knocking - fellows who go into the wilds of British Guiana to dig for diamonds - great photos; When Awang Ruled Simporna - the story of a prisoner in British North Borneo; Our Murder Mystery in the Cook Archipelago; A Question of Feet - a wily old farmer in South-West Africa outwits the police; Sky Workers - men who work at dangerous heights (great photo); Trail of the Snake - West African Gold Prospectors follow the advice of a Witch Doctor; and more. Front cover loose but present. Backstrip missing. Faint signature atop front cover. Binding intact. Book
