THE WIDE WORLD The Magazine for Men NOVEMBER 1951 VOL 108 Australian issue

Description: The WIDE WORLD The Magazine for Men NOVEMBER 1950; VOL 108 Published by George Newnes, London. Original price 1/6 in Australia. Cover illustration: Awachomo Natural Bridge, Utah, USA. W. C. Nicolson (William Campbell Nicolson 1880-1965) was a Scottish artist who did 100s of cover illustrations for The Wide World. Includes • The Hunting of Harry Tracy: by Willaim Macleod Raine: the 1902 account of one of the most remarkable manhunts to ever take place in America; • Pete the Pelican; by J.B. • Sahara Safari – by Willard Price: photo-illustrated account; • Remote Control by Major E.J. Willmer- a strange story from the Northwest frontier of India in 1942 (illustrated by Holloway) • Land of Blood-Feuds, by Reg Butler- photo illustrated article about the mountain people of Crete; • The Death-Divers: told by Sonvis Berndtzen; - a former Swedish deep-sea diver recounts how in 1937 he and Chief Diver Matsson were detailed to assist in the raising of a wreck off Italian Somaliland; • The Throw-Back : by Denis Lawrie - strange story from a South American gold mine; (illus by Tresilian) • The Night Alarm ; by John Lang (illustrated by Holloway) • Wealth on the "Skeleton Coast"; by David B Dier ; (illustrated by Holloway) • Bush Interlude; by Patrick Winn: a machinery expert is called to a lonely farm in the wilds of Australia • The Vanished Waggons : by Robert Langwell: a remarkable story from the Northern Territory of Australia where three laden vans mysteriously disappeared from a train running south from Darwin; (illustrated by Holloway) 64 pages + 24 pages of advertisements; b/w illustrations including photographs; 24.5 x 17 cm; 180g I COMBINE POSTAGE: please use the cart or wait for invoice for multiple items The Wide World Magazine was a British monthly illustrated publication which ran from April 1898 to December 1965. The magazine was founded by well-known publisher George Newnes, also famous for Tit-Bits, The Strand Magazine, Country Life & others. It described itself as 'an illustrated magazine of true narrative' & each month purported to feature 'true-life' adventure & travel stories gathered from around the world. Its motto was 'Truth is stranger than fiction'. Some famous names occasionally wrote for the magazine (such as Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry Morton Stanley, Douglas Reeman etc.) and it was copiously illustrated with photographs, as well as black and white drawings by such artists as Terence Cuneo, Cecil Stuart Tresilian, Alfred Pearse, Chas Sheldon, Paul Hardy, William Barnes Wollen, John L. Wimbush, Charles J. Staniland, Joseph Finnemore, John Charlton, Warwick Goble, Tom Browne, Ernest Prater, Gordon Browne, Edward S. Hodgson, Norman H. Hardy, Inglis Sheldon Williams, and Harry Rountree. Australian (and presumably New Zealand and South African) readers and collectors should note that the issue numbers were, from some point in the 1920s or 30s, a month behind the English issues. RETURNS POLICY: Refund given if item significantly not as described, not for change of mind– email seller first to discuss any problem using the “contact seller” option. The ACCC advises Consumer guarantees do not apply if you: (a) got what you asked for but simply changed your mind, found it cheaper somewhere else, decided you did not like the purchase or had no use for it (b) misused a product in any way that caused the problem (c) knew of or were made aware of the faults before you bought the product (d) asked for a service to be done in a certain way against the advice of the business or were unclear about what you wanted

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