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The Wide World Magazine: May 1911, No. 157. Vol. 27 - *H. Hesketh Prichard in Labrador*

George Newnes, 1911

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Year of publication
1911
Place of printing
London
Author
Multiple Contributors
Publishers
George Newnes
Size
4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Edition
F First Edition
Keyword
The Wide World Magazine: May 1911, No. 157. Vol. 27 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 Travel, Exploration & Adventure Magazine Back Issues
Binding description
S Paperback
State of preservation
Good
Languages
English
Binding
Softcover
First edition
Yes

Description

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