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Published by Macmillian, 1926
Seller: A Casperson Books, Niles, MI, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Not a first. Ex. Nursery Library book with only a pocket in back. Moderate cover soil, internally very clean and sound.
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 1330070712ISBN 13: 9781330070710
Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from Domestic Architecture. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.
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Published by Hardpress Publishing, 2013
ISBN 10: 1313802468ISBN 13: 9781313802468
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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Published by The Macmillan Co., New York, New York, 1936
Seller: Jay's Basement Books, Sonora, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. 390pp.inc, index. boards,clean.Light green/ dark design, sharp corners, Book & text, owners name on ffpd, text is clean with tight binding, no marks or tears. illustrate. 12mo.
Published by Harrisburg, PA : American Rose Society, 1946., 1946
Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. viii, 249, [9] pp. ; green cloth ; no dustjacket ; Contents: The Record And The Future / Dr. Charles V. Covell -- Seventy-Five Years With Roses / Dr. J. Horace Mcfarland -- Garden Memorials / Everett A. Piester -- The Borders Are Covered (A Poem) / Agnes Miller -- The Memorial Rose Garden Of Lewis And Clark College / Quimby L. Matthews -- The Australian Rose Societies And Rose Shows / Dr. A. S. Thomas -- Beauty In Darkness / Dr. Walter D. Kallenbach -- Planning For Landscape Effect / Herbert J. Kellaway -- Release (A Poem) Clarence Edward Heller -- Fifteen Years Of The Plant Patent Act / Professor Clark L. Thayer -- Moss Roses / Mrs. Frederick L. Keays -- Some Worth While Species Roses / Roy E. Shepherd -- Using Single Roses With Other Garden Flowers / Edna Betts Ketchum -- A Plea For The Climber / Sumner C. Burgess -- Two Fine Rose Men Pass On / Dr. J. Horace Mcfarland -- A Little On The Red / Richard Lawrence -- Tree Roses In The South / Mrs. P. D. Fulwood -- The Old Gardener (A Poem) / D. Richwagen -- A Basis For Better Garden Roses / The Brownells -- Rondeau (A Poem) / S. Dutton-Pegram -- Progress In Breeding Hardy Roses / Isabella Preston -- Meeting The Hardy Rose Challenge / F. L. Skinner -- What All-America Rose Selections Mean To You / Charles H. Perkins -- I Believe God Comes (A Poem) / Grace Noll Crowell -- The China Rose Is Hardy / Professor Maurice H. Merrill -- The Rose Still Grows Beyond The Wall (A Poem) / A. L. Frink -- Getting To The Root Of It / Edwin P. Sinnock -- Root Pruning / Fred Edmunds -- Roses On The Wall (A Poem) / Ida Reed Smith -- Common Errors In Rose Growing / C. Eugene Pfister -- Roses Tomorrow (A Poem) / Clarence Edward Heller -- Observations From The Northwest / Dr. Arthur H. Norton -- How To Grow Roses In Nebraska / Charles W. Andrews -- The Rose (A Poem) / Laura S. Beck -- Suggestions For The Central Southwest / Lem H. Tittle -- Roses In Kentucky / Guy T. Ellis -- Johnny Learns About Rose Soils And Fertilizers / George A. Sweetser -- To A Pink Rose (A Poem) / Dr. Hugh Findlay -- Rose Soil Balancing / Larry L. Daunoy -- Red Clay Can Be Made To Yield / Arthur R. Boerner -- Rooting Roses Under Glass Jars / W. H. Hoefle -- The Thrill Of Doing Your Own Budding' / Gale S. Robinson -- Save All The Wood Harles / A. J. Gallagher -- Blackspot Can Be Controlled / Dr. L. M. Massey -- The International Rose Test Garden At Portland, Oregon / George L. Koehn -- DDT Controls Rose Midge / Dr. W. E. Blauvelt -- The Common Leaf Rust Of Cultivated Roses / Dr. Vincent W. Cochrane -- The Insect Pests Of Roses / Dr. Cynthia Westcott -- Improving Our Rose Shows / Arnold M. Davis -- The Thomas Newton Cook Rose Library / Quimby L. Matthews -- Trials, Tricks And Tribulations / Judith Hills Packard -- The Rose In Uruguay / Delia Rodriguez Lopez -- The Meilland Family And Roses / The Meilland Family -- Growing Roses In Cuba / Jose Garcia Montes -- A Word From England / Courtney Page -- Fungicides And Insecticides Used On Garden Roses / Dr. H. R. Rosen -- Rating The Hybrid Tea P. Of P. Roses / Horace N. Stevens -- The 1946 Proof Of The Pudding -- New Roses Of The World -- Index -- Illustrations -- Facing Page -- Peace. Ht. (In Color) -- Frontispiece -- Dr. Charles Vernon Covell -- Debonair. Ht. (In Color) -- Mrs. H. M. Eddie. Ht. (In Color) -- Garden Of Mrs. George W. Han Flour, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts -- Dream Girl. Lc, (In Color) -- Patricia Macoun. Cl -- Seedlings Of Patricia Macoun -- Root Growth -- Root Pruning -- Francis E. Lester -- Cohn Kelly. Ht. (In Color) -- Facing I -- Shades Of Autumn. Subzero Ht. (In Color) -- Budding Technique -- Blackspot (In Color) -- International Rose Test Garden, Portland, Oregon -- Rose Rust -- Pink Bountiful. Hpol. (In Color) -- Goldilocks. Hpoi. (In Color) -- Ernie Pyle. Ht. (In Color) -- Fantastique. Ht. (In Color) -- City Of York. Lc. (In Color) -- Sweet Sixteen. Ht. (In Color) -- V For Victory. Sub-Zero Ht. (In Color) ; tear to back endpaper ; small waterstain, FAIR. Book.
Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Corrected and enlarged edition; later printing, 1923. Owner's name on front free endpage. (domestic architecture, building).
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 405.
Publication Date: 2022
Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, India
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Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1917 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 408 Language: English Pages: 408.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1917 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 412 Language: English.
Publication Date: 2022
Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1921 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 416 Language: English Pages: 416.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1921 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 416 Language: English.
Published by Legare Street Press, 2022
ISBN 10: 1017915326ISBN 13: 9781017915327
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
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Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 0267793812ISBN 13: 9780267793815
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
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HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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Published by Harrisburg, PA : American Rose Society, 1946., 1946
Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. viii, 249, [9] pp. ; green cloth ; no dustjacket ; Contents: The Record And The Future / Dr. Charles V. Covell -- Seventy-Five Years With Roses / Dr. J. Horace Mcfarland -- Garden Memorials / Everett A. Piester -- The Borders Are Covered (A Poem) / Agnes Miller -- The Memorial Rose Garden Of Lewis And Clark College / Quimby L. Matthews -- The Australian Rose Societies And Rose Shows / Dr. A. S. Thomas -- Beauty In Darkness / Dr. Walter D. Kallenbach -- Planning For Landscape Effect / Herbert J. Kellaway -- Release (A Poem) Clarence Edward Heller -- Fifteen Years Of The Plant Patent Act / Professor Clark L. Thayer -- Moss Roses / Mrs. Frederick L. Keays -- Some Worth While Species Roses / Roy E. Shepherd -- Using Single Roses With Other Garden Flowers / Edna Betts Ketchum -- A Plea For The Climber / Sumner C. Burgess -- Two Fine Rose Men Pass On / Dr. J. Horace Mcfarland -- A Little On The Red / Richard Lawrence -- Tree Roses In The South / Mrs. P. D. Fulwood -- The Old Gardener (A Poem) / D. Richwagen -- A Basis For Better Garden Roses / The Brownells -- Rondeau (A Poem) / S. Dutton-Pegram -- Progress In Breeding Hardy Roses / Isabella Preston -- Meeting The Hardy Rose Challenge / F. L. Skinner -- What All-America Rose Selections Mean To You / Charles H. Perkins -- I Believe God Comes (A Poem) / Grace Noll Crowell -- The China Rose Is Hardy / Professor Maurice H. Merrill -- The Rose Still Grows Beyond The Wall (A Poem) / A. L. Frink -- Getting To The Root Of It / Edwin P. Sinnock -- Root Pruning / Fred Edmunds -- Roses On The Wall (A Poem) / Ida Reed Smith -- Common Errors In Rose Growing / C. Eugene Pfister -- Roses Tomorrow (A Poem) / Clarence Edward Heller -- Observations From The Northwest / Dr. Arthur H. Norton -- How To Grow Roses In Nebraska / Charles W. Andrews -- The Rose (A Poem) / Laura S. Beck -- Suggestions For The Central Southwest / Lem H. Tittle -- Roses In Kentucky / Guy T. Ellis -- Johnny Learns About Rose Soils And Fertilizers / George A. Sweetser -- To A Pink Rose (A Poem) / Dr. Hugh Findlay -- Rose Soil Balancing / Larry L. Daunoy -- Red Clay Can Be Made To Yield / Arthur R. Boerner -- Rooting Roses Under Glass Jars / W. H. Hoefle -- The Thrill Of Doing Your Own Budding' / Gale S. Robinson -- Save All The Wood Harles / A. J. Gallagher -- Blackspot Can Be Controlled / Dr. L. M. Massey -- The International Rose Test Garden At Portland, Oregon / George L. Koehn -- DDT Controls Rose Midge / Dr. W. E. Blauvelt -- The Common Leaf Rust Of Cultivated Roses / Dr. Vincent W. Cochrane -- The Insect Pests Of Roses / Dr. Cynthia Westcott -- Improving Our Rose Shows / Arnold M. Davis -- The Thomas Newton Cook Rose Library / Quimby L. Matthews -- Trials, Tricks And Tribulations / Judith Hills Packard -- The Rose In Uruguay / Delia Rodriguez Lopez -- The Meilland Family And Roses / The Meilland Family -- Growing Roses In Cuba / Jose Garcia Montes -- A Word From England / Courtney Page -- Fungicides And Insecticides Used On Garden Roses / Dr. H. R. Rosen -- Rating The Hybrid Tea P. Of P. Roses / Horace N. Stevens -- The 1946 Proof Of The Pudding -- New Roses Of The World -- Index -- Illustrations -- Facing Page -- Peace. Ht. (In Color) -- Frontispiece -- Dr. Charles Vernon Covell -- Debonair. Ht. (In Color) -- Mrs. H. M. Eddie. Ht. (In Color) -- Garden Of Mrs. George W. Han Flour, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts -- Dream Girl. Lc, (In Color) -- Patricia Macoun. Cl -- Seedlings Of Patricia Macoun -- Root Growth -- Root Pruning -- Francis E. Lester -- Cohn Kelly. Ht. (In Color) -- Facing I -- Shades Of Autumn. Subzero Ht. (In Color) -- Budding Technique -- Blackspot (In Color) -- International Rose Test Garden, Portland, Oregon -- Rose Rust -- Pink Bountiful. Hpol. (In Color) -- Goldilocks. Hpoi. (In Color) -- Ernie Pyle. Ht. (In Color) -- Fantastique. Ht. (In Color) -- City Of York. Lc. (In Color) -- Sweet Sixteen. Ht. (In Color) -- V For Victory. Sub-Zero Ht. (In Color) ; some page corners folded, else VG. Book.
Published by Legare Street Press, 2022
ISBN 10: 1017910391ISBN 13: 9781017910391
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
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Published by BiblioBazaar, 2009
ISBN 10: 1110290217ISBN 13: 9781110290215
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 396 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.90 inches. This item is printed on demand.
Published by BiblioBazaar, 2009
ISBN 10: 111029025XISBN 13: 9781110290253
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 396 pages. 10.00x7.50x0.90 inches. This item is printed on demand.
Published by The Macmillan Co.,, New York:, 1919
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
8vo. xiii, [3], 378 pp. 49 plates. Tan pictorial publisher's cloth, English Tudor Revival cottage on front cover (minor dustsoiling, edgewear, occasional annotations, underlining on a few pages), still G copy, from library of Ruby Bechtel Korb (1902-1979), a young Univ. of Kansas student just after World War I. Early printing of this excellent architectural handbook on not only designing a house, as well as planning for construction, decorating, and estimating materials needed, but also urging certain floor plans and amenities. Written by Robinson (1880-1951) while a professor of architecture at Oregon Agricultural College, the work offers a ready guide for building a new home, as well as specific list on renovating homes.
Published by The Macmillan Company, 1923
Seller: Keith Wilson Books, San Rafael, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. . Tan buckram with dark brown lettering and decoration on front cover and dark brown lettering on spine.This is the corrected and enlarged edition. Numerous illustrations throughout book. 378 pages, including glossary and index in rear of book. Both inner hinges very firm. Previous owner's name inside cover and four chapter headings marked with X on Table of contents. A nice, solid copy of this scarce book.
Published by The Macmillan Company, New York, 1917
Seller: Aardvark Rare Books, ABAA, EUGENE, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine / Very Good. First Edition. Small Octavo, 7.6 in. x 5.2 in., pp. xiii, [3], 378, [5] (advertising). Tan buckram boards with brown frame, house design, and title to front. Brown title to spine. Unmarked interior. Rugging to dustjacket edges; chips to corners and top/bottom of dustjacket spine. The book was intended for homeowners who were remodeling or building homes at that time, and much of what was written is relevant for restoration or remodeling turn-of-the-century homes today.
Condition: Fine. Number of books: 1 book.
Published by George Newnes Limited, U.K., 1921
Book First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Whitaker, W.G.; Bates, Leo; Soper, G.; Gillett, F.; Robinson, T.H.; Wood, Stanley L.; Lane, Harry; Crombie, Chas; Tennant, Dudley (illustrator). First Edition. Black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Witherell Kidnapping case - Mrs. Gladys Witherell was kidnapped for several days - article with photos of victim and perpetrators; Bad Man Louis - a tale from what is now Glacier National Park in Montana; The Justice of the North - The North-West Mounted Police set out in search of two Eskimos - Sinnisiak and Uluksak - who killed Catholic priests in Canada's north; The Cowboys of the Camargue - a description of the life and cowboys of Frances's Camargue; Through Central America on Horseback - Part I - Eugene Cunningham describes his trip by horseback south from San Jose, Costa Rica - with photos; The Wreck of the "Angola" - the horrible tale of 42 days afloat between China and the Philippines; The River of Mystery - the largely unknown Orange River of South Africa; The Adventures of a Rolling Stone - VI - the author finds himself hired as a Montana ranch hand; Photo and brief writeup of Turkey farm of Mr. M.A. Stutsman in Barstow, California; Two Boys in the Foreign Legion - young men choose to escape from the French Foreign Legion in the African desert, pursued by Arabs; Photo and brief write-up of "The Joshua Tree", the world's largest Yucca tree in southern California; The Buried Cities of Asia Minor - II - investigating the cities of Carchemish and Jerablus, on the Euphrates; The Cowboy Outlaw - Kid Curry terrorized the western states; Odds and Ends - Hungarian barber and Egyptian fisherman at work; nice vintage ads. Average wear. Bits of external tape secure spine. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy.
Published by George Newnes, London, 1922
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Good. Holmes, Fred; Wood, Stanley L.; Soper, George; Holloway, W.H.; Robinson, T.H.; Bowring, W.A. (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 90-176, plus 24 pages of wonderful vintage ads. Many black and white photos and illustrations. Contents include: Wild Boars and Cattle Thieves; Rescuing Little Ruth; A Castle Built for a Shilling; Through the East by Air - part 5; The Man Who Turned Thief - part 5; Trapping Wild Animals Alive; The Ordeal of William McDavid; Five Thousand Miles on Foot in Central Africa - part 3; On Oath (short story); The Ranger's Story (short story); The Amateur Explorers; The Train-Wreck That Failed; My First Lynx; Is This America's Biggest Bear? Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this vintage issue.
Published by The International News Company, New York, 1922
Book First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Elcock, Howard; Holloway, W.H.; Wood, Stanley L.; Rogers, Stanley; Robinson, T.H.; Gillett, F.; Whitaker, W.G. (illustrator). First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Sorcerer of Nerac - The disappearance of a young farmer leads to the discovery of an amazing tragedy of superstition, leading to Frenchman Pierre Faget, the stoop-shouldered old wizard of Nerac, being sent to prison for trial; Our Crocodile Hunt - a Lake Nyassa tale involving a brush fire, a crocodile hunt, and the Kaiser's elephant gun - a lifetime of excitement in a few hours; The Man Who Turned Thief - Part II - the most mysterious one-man robberies to ever take place in America; At the Back of Beyond - photo-illustrated account of some experiences in remote Chitral; The Mutiny of the Athol - a very exciting story of the old whaling days in the Pacific, obtained from the ship's original log; Trailing the Gun-Runners - Part IV - conclusion of this thrilling story of adventure in the turbulent negro Republic of Dominica; P.M. Clarke - Correspondent - the story of an odd character whose pretty exterior concealed plenty of pluck and inexhaustible energy; "Honeymoon Island" - Photo-illustrated feature on idyllic Norfolk Island, originally a convict settlement, in the lonely Pacific; Through the East by Air - Part II - The memorable adventures of Richard and Sydney Carline, who were commissioned to make paintings of scenes in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, and Persia for the National War Museum; The Banker's Bet - the tale of a cautious banker, an unwary Scandinavian, and two clever rogues; Photo of "The Peanut Office" and its Nantucket, MA proprietor; and more. 86 pages plus 8 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A high-quality copy of this excellent vintage issue.
Published by The International News Company, New York, 1922
Book First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Wood, Stanley L.; Brock, H.M.; Soper, G.; Carruthers, G.P.; Gillett, F.; Wood, Stanley L.; Robinson, T.H. (illustrator). First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Man Who Turned Thief - Part I - remarkable narrative of an honest man turned criminal who conducted the most mysterious one-man robberies in American history; With a Camera in Portugal - nice photo-illustrated article; Mr. Todbury's Trawler Trip - a confirmed landlubber, advised by his doctor, goes on a sea-voyage on a little trawler; A Record Laugh - A story from Kimberley, South Africa involving an unsophisticated Kaffir, a "live" wire, and a laugh that could be heard from miles away!; Mistaken Identity - H.A. Garrett went to Chile to make a living but narrowly escaped being hanged instead; Through the East by Air - Part I - Richard Carline and his brother Sydney were commissioned to paint scenes in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, and Persia for the National War Museum after WWI, and did so for ten months - with much adventure - article with photos; The Golden Cheeses - an expedition hopes to recover 2 million pounds of German gold from a ship torpedoed in the war; The Little Captain - some joyous fragments from the chequered life-history of one of the most irresponsible dare-devils imaginable - a young Mexican; Trailing the Gun-runners - Part III - continuation of the adventures of U.S. authorities attempting to block the flow of arms to revolutionaries in Dominica; Big-Game Shooting in Northern India - exciting stories about pursuing tigers and leopards; The Sea-Devil - two men are lucky to escape with their lives after a prolonged battle with a shark; and more. 85 pages plus 8 pages of vintage ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A high-quality copy of this excellent vintage issue.
Published by The International News Company, New York, 1922
Book First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. de Walton, John; Robinson, T.H.; Whitaker, W.G.; Reynolds, Warwick; Prater, Ernest; Wigfull, W.E.; Wood, Stanley L.; Brock, R.H.; Small, A.G. (illustrator). First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Human Fly - Excellent photo-illustrated article on Jack Williams, a man who scales lofty buildings with no equipment other than his fingers and toes - article with great photos ; The Last Fight of the Five Hundred - Part II - Tragedy befalls French troops overwhelmed by the overwhelming force of Mustapha Kemal Pasha's rebel Kurds and Turks during the siege of Urfa; The Disappearance of Ivan Varlamoff - an epic fight in Uleaborg, Finland; Locked in a Freezing Chamber - a meat inspector's ordeal in South Africa; "UMRI" - the tragic story of a panther, once a police officer's pet, which becomes a terror of the district in India; The "White Man's Grave" - Filming The "Gold Coast" of Africa - article with great photos; The Friend of the Birds - photo-illustrated article on Jack Miner, Ontario's friend of the Canada Goose; My Jiu-Jitsu Combats - Captain S.L. McLaglen is a Jiu-Jitsu expert; A Treasure-Hunt in the Land of Thirst - Part III - an exciting trip to the "Mysterious Richtersveld" of Southern Africa - article with photos; Adrift in the Atlantic - Grenfell of Labrador sets down a remarkable experience related by a former engineer of his; A Man's Luck (conclusion) - the author met the girl of his dreams and tried to build a dream home for them in Alaska, but he keeps being jailed; A Film-Hunter in the Amazon - Part V - Probably the most adventurous expedition ever undertaken in the interests of the movies - article with excellent photos; The "King of the Brushwood" - the brigand chief of Corsica; Roping a Bear - foolish youngster ropes a cinnamon bear; A Barbed Wire Frontier - people not allowed to pass between Hungary and Czechoslovakia; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [3] 88, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue.