John Cameron Peddie (4 results)

Unknown Binding. Condition: Acceptable. NOT an ex-library book. Well read with some wear but still very useable. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Guardians of the "Last Frontier" - Excellent photo-illustrated article on the three-hundred men who patrol America's 2,000-mile Mexican border; Brown's Tiger - A decidedly unusual hunt in India in which a herd of buffaloes played an important part; "Blood Will Tell" - What happened after James Vance Marshall saved the life of a young South American; Photo of Buddhist "Rice Boat" in Ceylon; Hunting Sea-Lions - Tony Rosato hunts these creatures near California's Coronado Islands - interesting photo-illustrated article; Law and Order in East Africa - Amusing stories about police work among whites and natives; The Lost Mine - A. Hyatt Verrill was in Panama to study the wild Indians but everyone assume he came in search of Tisingal, the mythical lost Spanish gold mine - with photos; The Interlopers - A cattle drover's story of a strange adventure in Australia's little-known interior; My Monkey - A lonely rubber planter buys a monkey as a pet; The Bear Lake Affair - How two RCMP officers dealt with 150 wild Indians near Fort St. James, British Columbia; More About Africa's "Mystery Beasts" - Patrick Bowen believes hitherto unknown animals and reptiles do actually exist; At Grips With the Desert - Part II of Donald R.G. Cameron's account of a trip across the Sahara in which his party became lost for ten days - with photos; "When No Man Pursueth" - The tragic story of what happened to a 14-year-old boy on his first trip away from home; and more. 84 pages plus 28 pages of great ads. Backstrip entirely nibbled away so front cover loose but present and back cover barely holding. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating issue. de Walton, John; Tresilian, S.; Caney, C.E.; Prater, Ernest; Holloway, Cyril; Soper Geo.; Goss, G.W.; Thompson, Kenneth; Peddie, T.H.; Tresilian, S.; Gale, W.J. (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages 102-195 plus 28 pages of vintage ads. Features: The Musical Smugglers - a Hungarian liable for military service manages to evade the border patrol and escape; The Salmon Fisheries of the Pacific - article by John N. Cobb, formerly of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, supported with many wonderful photos; On the Wings of the Wind - the extraordinary story of how Mrs. S.L. Pattison met her husband in New Mexico; Four Women in the Desert - four ladies set out to penetrate the ancient Coptic monasteries of the Libyan Desert, the oldest Christian religious houses in the world - article with photos; The Lovers' Raft - a remarkable story from China, describing the fiendish punishment meted out by the wild border tribes to those who are suspected of being false to their marriage vows; Through the Land of Witchcraft (part IV) - remarkable stories of 'ju-ju' from remote districts of West Africa, with photos; The Crusoe of Soledad Bay - Beached yachters in Southern California meet a marooned criminal derelict working out his own salvation; Across the Congo part V of a lady's journey in Central Africa, with photos; Joe's Battle - Canadian timber-wolves attack a cabin; The Humours of Mountaineering - with photos; 'Tween Decks on a Cattle-Boat - a young Canadian wishing to reach England signs on as a cattleman upon a steamer at new York; Penelope in the West Indies - with great photos; Trapped in a Log-Jam - the curious adventure which befell two American college students on the Ohio River; Photo and brief write-up of Arizona convict Roy J. Meyers who invented a Tesla-like "Power Absorber" which drew energy from the atmosphere; Great group photo of Utah seniors with combined ages of ten thousand years!; Nice half-page illustrated ad for the Eagle 9-12 motorcycle by the American Motor Company; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Woolrich, J.F.; Cameron, John; Burton, H.M.; Somerfield, T.; Howarth, C.W.; Peddie, Tom; Webb, Arch.; Edholm, C.L. (illustrator).…

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Eleven entertaining and scarce works by Louis Tracy bound in four volumes, a smart set including two inscriptions from the author. A collection of eleven works by Louis Tracy bound in four volumes, containing his romance, adventure, detective, and sci-fi works, each work with the original colourful wraps bound in.Two of the works are signed by the author, 'Rainbow Island' and 'The Revellers'.Volume I contains:'Princess Kate', published in 1905 by T. Sealey Clark and part of their 'Kingsway Series'. A very scarce work.'The Sirdar's Sabre', published in 1906 by T. Sealey Clark and part of their 'Kingsway Series'. A scarce work.Volume II contains:'Rainbow Island', published by Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, undated. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and two plates, by Fred Pegram. Inscribed by the author to the half title. "To T. S. Chambers, a most excellent pal of the Channel Islands, with all good wishes from Louis Tracy. 11, Clifton Gardens W.9 August 1926. This book was written 25 years earlier, within a few hundred years of the above address (at 26, Maida Hill West)".'The Pillar of Light', published in 1906 by Ward Lock & Co., Limited. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and one plate, by T. Peddie.'Heart's Delight', published in 1907 by Ward Lock & Co., Limited. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and one plate. A very scarce work.'The Albert Gate Affair', published in 1905 by Ward Lock & Co., Limited. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and one plate, by John Cameron.Volume III contains:'The Winning of Winifred', published by F. V. White & Co., Limited, undated. A very scarce work.'The Revellers', published by F. V. White & Co., Limited, undated. Inscribed by the author to the half-title, to T. S. Chambers. A scarce work.'A Morganatic Wife', published by F. V. White & Co., Limited, undated. A very scarce work.Volume IV contains:'An American Emperor', published by C. Arthur Pearson LTD, an undated cheap edition.'The Darkest Hour', published in 1904 by Digby, Long & Co. A very scarce work.Four pages of adverts to the rear of 'Rainbow Island', eight pages to the rear of 'An American Emperor', and six pages to the rear of 'The Darkest Hour'. Rebound in a cloth binding, with the original wraps bound in. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spines. Only a few minor marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. A small amount of wear to the rear wrap of 'Sirdar's Sabre'. Small tide mark to the first few pages of 'Rainbow Island'. Scattered spots to 'Pillar of Light'. Near Fine. Fred Pegram; T. Peddie; John Cameron (illustrator). signed by author. book.…