Adventure Collection (page 4)

Birthday card, Many Happy Returns -- boy, girl and dog on a raft. circa 1950s

The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez, Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, the Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez, a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle. " I am in your hands, Anna, said he." Date: 1904

Alice in Wonderland, baby turns into pig
Alice in Wonderland, Alice carries the baby which has turned into a pig. Date: early 20th century

Alice in Wonderland, frog and fish footmen
Alice in Wonderland, the frog and fish footmen. Date: early 20th century

Alice in Wonderland, Bill the Lizard pops out of the chimney after a kick from Alice. Date: early 20th century

Amadis de Gaula (Amadis of Gaul). Chivalric romance first compiled in Zaragoza in 1508 by Garci Rodr ez de Montalvo. Title page of Amadis de Gaula

Jean-Baptiste Jecker
JEAN-BAPTISTE JECKER Swiss banker, involved in Frances Mexican adventure, but shot by communards during the Paris Commune. Date: 1810 - 1871

Tented section, Pine Tree Holiday Camp, Troodos, Cyprus
Tented section, " Pine Tree" Holiday Camp, Troodos Mountains, Greek Cyprus. Date: circa late 1940s

Procellaria cinerea, grey petrel
Ff. 92. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated laria inexpectata and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Chaetodon lunula, raccoon butterflyfish
Ff. 27a Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Phoebetria palpebrata, light-mantled albatross
Ff. 106. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Pelecanus pica and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Trachinotus carolinus, Florida pompano
Ff. 224. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Clinus superciliosus, super klipfish
Ff. 187. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Fuegian man, Native of Tierra del Fuego
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Moro Indian Woman, Cebu, Visayas, Philippines
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Fuegian women, Natives of Tierra del Fuego
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Moro Indian, Philippines
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Moro Indian Chief, Philippines
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Market square, Iloilo, Panay, Philippines
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Mandinka people, West Africa
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Fuegian (Yapoo Takeenica)

Cathedral destroyed by earthquake 1863, Philippines
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

View of Stanley from Pier, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Kings Scout certificate
A Kings Scout certificate, with the Royal Crest at the top, signed by King George (V or VI). The wording reads: As a Kings Scout you have prepared yourself for service to God and your fellow-men

Adventure of Eros, Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover
AN ADVENTURE ON EROS - The space travellers are caught in a mysterious force. Date: 1931

Raleigh / Boy / Storyteller
SIR WALTER RALEIGH English navigator as a young boy, listening to a sailors exciting tales of the sea

Frau Holle - 1
The stepdaughter spinning at the well, where her adventure begins

Sherlock Holmes / Doyle
THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER. Holmes is given some evidence by a witness

Susi - Puppies Adventure Stories
Susi - reading Puppies Adventure Stories. 1950s

Real boy scouts starring in the film, Lost Valley
Scene from the movie, Lost Valley, starring real-life boy scouts with the lead role played by fifteen year old Edward Royle. Date: 1932

Fun on a Holiday Barge
Fun on a holiday barge. Three boys and a dog enjoy themselves on board a barge called the Jolly Roger. Date: 1932

Ambrose Applejohns Adventure by Walter Hackett, first produced as Spanish Treasure in Brighton and at the Criterion Theatre, London, July 1921

Misfitz - Robinson Crusoe. early 20th century

Action Travel Adventure with the Light Infantry of the Light
Action/ Travel/ Adventure/ with the/ Light Infantry/ of the Light Division.Colour photolithograph recruiting poster published by Her Majesty

Miss Evelyn Millard in The Adventure of Lady Ursula
The Adventure of Lady Ursula by Anthony Hope. First produced at the Duke of Yorks Theatre, London, on 11 October 1898, revival at the Garrick Theatre 5 January 1909

The Nose Game - Inquisitive Nose B10, Denotes Spirit of Enquiry. 1927

Max Pemberton, British novelist
Sir Max Pemberton (1863-1950), popular British novelist, mainly of adventure and mystery stories. circa 1890s

Rupert Davies and Laurence Harvey on fishing trip, Brighton
The actors Rupert Davies (1916-1976) and Lawrence Harvey (1928-1973) on a fishing trip, with Brighton in the background, on a wet, cold winters day

Sailing ship on the water, ocean sailing school
A sailing ship on the water, part of an ocean sailing school, with people on board. Date: circa 1964

Thomas Mayne Reid (1818-1883). Scots-Irish American novelist. Engraving by Rico. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1883. Colored

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. Palace of the Dukes in P
Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Spanish writer. Don Quixote of La Mancha. Palace of the Dukes in Pedrola, temporary residence of Don Quixote. Engraving by Paris

The Adventures of Telemachus by Francois Fenelon (1651-1715)
Francois Fenelon (1651-1715). French archbishop, theologian and writer. The Adventures of Telemachus, 1699. Colored engraving depicting Telemachus with MInerva on the island of Calypso. Book One

Adventure of the Priory School, Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, the Adventure of the Priory School, a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle. Sketch map showing the locality. Date: 1904

James Fenimore Cooper
JAMES FENIMORE COOPER American writer of historical adventure stories. Date: 1789 - 1851

Siegfrieds Farewell
Prelude : Siegfried leaves Brunnhilde in search of adventure

Sir Henry Rider Haggard, writer
SIR HENRY RIDER HAGGARD writer of She and other adventure stories Date: 1856 - 1925

Le Pendu De Londres
LE PENDU DE LONDRES (The hanged man of London) (Pierre Souvestre & Marcel Allain) - the seventh adventure involving Fantomas and detective Juve Date: circa 1911

Sherlock Holmes / Watson
THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET With a look of grief and despair. Date: First published: 1892

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