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The Wide World, True Stories of Adventure, June 1922, Vol. 49, No. 290: Cover Illustration of Roy Gardner, The "Smiling Bandit"

The Wide World, True Stories of Adventure, June 1922, Vol. 49, No. 290: Cover Illustration of Roy Gardner, The "Smiling Bandit"

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The Wide World, True Stories of Adventure, June 1922, Vol. 49, No. 290: Cover Illustration of Roy Gardner, The "Smiling Bandit"

by Richards, Kenneth, F.; Scherer, H.C.; Ward, Capt. F. Kingdon; Shirley, Alfred Henry; King, James; Verrill, A. Hyatt; Clements, Colin Campbell; Kingston, Charles; Ransome, Stafford; Dickie, Francis

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New York: The International News Company, 1922. Book. Illus. by Prater, E.; Holloway, C.; Oakdale, E.G.; Hodgson; E.S.; Wood, Stanley L.; De Walton, John; Whitaker, W.G.; Coller, H.; Waddell, J.. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Roy Gardner - Californian Bandit Extraordinary; Exploring the Salton Sea - an exploration by two motorcyclists - article with photos; Across Remote Yunnan - Part I - account of a journey through the little-known region where China and Tibet meet - article with photos; Besieged by Man-Eating Lions - a woman's terrible ordeal in East Africa; Shipwrecked in Bering Sea - Thrilling story of the passengers and crew of a schooner wrecked in the icy Bering Sea; Trailing the Gun-Runners - Part I - the United States tries to preserve peace in the Negro Republic of Dominica in 1906-7; The Last Fight of the Five Hundred - Part III - French troops are overwhelmed by Mustapha Kemal Pasha and his rebel Kurds and Turks during the siege of Urfa; American Crooks in Europe - sketches of the meteoric careers of Walter Sheridan, Max Shinburn and Adam Worth; The Decoy Telegram - an engineer's narrow escape from death; A Model Town Made From Corks - model town built by M. Jean Bertrand, musical director at Maskelyne's Theatre of Mysteries, London; The Limits of the Law - an illiterate Justice of the Peace is called on to administer justice in Mink Lake, in the Lesser Slave Lake district; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [2] 90-176, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue..

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Title
The Wide World, True Stories of Adventure, June 1922, Vol. 49, No. 290: Cover Illustration of Roy Gardner, The "Smiling Bandit"
Author
Richards, Kenneth, F.; Scherer, H.C.; Ward, Capt. F. Kingdon; Shirley, Alfred Henry; King, James; Verrill, A. Hyatt; Clements, Colin Campbell; Kingston, Charles; Ransome, Stafford; Dickie, Francis
Illustrator
Prater, E.; Holloway, C.; Oakdale, E.G.; Hodgson; E.S.; Wood, Stanley L.; De Walton, John; Whitaker, W.G.; Coller, H.; Waddell,
Format/Binding
Paperback
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Edition
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Publisher
The International News Company
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1922
Keywords
Wide World Magazine, June 1922, Roy Gardner, California, Smiling Bandit, Salton Sea - exploration, motorcyclists, Yunnan, China, Tibet, Lions, East Africa, Bering Sea - shipwreck, Gun-Runners, Dominica, The Last Fight of the Five Hundred, French Army, Mus
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Asia; Travel, Exploration & Adventure;
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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