The wide world magazine. An illustrated monthly of true narrative: adventure, travel, customs and sport. Thruth is stranger than fiction; Vol. I: April to september 1898. London: George Newnes, LTD Southampton st. strand & vol. II - october to march 1898-1899. Beautifully book bound in half brown sheep (fine binding). Five gilt-decorated raised bands to spine, red morocco gilt stamped title panel to spine. Gilt decorated finish to half-leather on boards and marbled block edges. Pencil inscriptions to both sides of ffe. No to light foxing throughout. Few rubbing marks to boards and spine, otherwise fine and very collectable copy. 4+4+676+4+756+4pp. H*D*W=24.2*19*7.5; wide book: 7.5cm. HEAVY SHIPPING; > 3KG. Some topics: Rougemont, alligator hunt, arabs race, atlantic in open boat, baboons, bat-caves, buried alive by dead elephant, cave exploring, pyramids, earthquakes, forest fires, ocean depths, klondike, tragedies mont blanc, mountaineering, north pole, orchids, railways, seal hunting, smuggling, zulu's, cambodia, china, christmas in Africa, cobra, congo, mecca, popocatepetl, school savages, shot through the head with a ramrod.