The Sphere. January 11th 1908.

For Sale is an Issue of "The Sphere," for January 11th, 1908, this issue has been taken from a Bound Volume, therefore the Binding holes are showing.
Condition of the Print is Very Good, with the Spine having been strengthened with Filmoplast Tape.

                                                          Contents.

1- Front Page shows a Portrait of Mr. Cyril Arthur Pearson, the new Power behind "The Times" Newspaper.
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2- The Newsletter. Week by Week.

3- Full Page Article with Photographs called "The Latest Stage in an Eventful Story :  The Change in the Proprietorship of "The Times" Newspaper."

4- Full Page showing a Drawing with 2 Photographs called "The Guarding of our Ships During the Present Wintry Weather : The Lighthouse-Keeper's task of Guiding "Those in Peril on the Sea."

5- Full Page of Photographs with Descriptive Text for "The Restoration of the "Suevic" - A Marvel of Engineering." (The White Star Liner "Suevic" sank in dense Fog near the Lizard)

6- Full Page Drawing by C.A. Buchel called "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" Explained : John Jasper Dreaming that he Murdered Edwin.
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7- Full Page of Photographs with Descriptive Text called "Some Effects of the Icy Winds."

8- Full Page showing a Portrait called "A Great Empire-Builder, Lord Strathcona" (Lord Strathcona being Sir Donald Alexander Smith, behind him in the picture is the Mighty Mountain Named in his Honour, Mount Royal)

9- Full Page showing Photographs with Descriptive Text called "37 Knots an Hour," the Story of the Struggle for Speed in the Vessels of the Mosquito Fleet.

10- Full Page showing the following 2 Half Page Photographs called "The New Post for the Duke of Connaught," showing how Malta Received his Royal Highness."
      a- Grand Harbour - Mediterranean Fleet at Anchor.
      b- Saluting Battery - Isola Point and French Creek.
 
11- Full Page Drawing by Arthur Garratt called "The Inadequacy of the Law Courts," showing "Mr. Justice Darling's "Little Wooden Hutch."
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12- Full Page showing a Print of a Painting by Chocarne Moreau, called "Just the thing for Wintry Weather," showing "French Schoolboys and Roasted Chestnuts."

13- Double Page Drawing by F. Matania called "The Day of the Great Benediction - The Pope and his Court in St. Peter's on New Years Day."
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14- Full Page Article called "A Literary Letter : Mr. Hall Caine and the Critics."

15- Full Page showing the following Photographs by W.S. Campbell called "Spoiling the Old-World Ways of London."
    a- The Quadrant, Regent Street - The Contrast of the New and the Old Architecture.
    b- Church Row. Hampstead-The Old and the New.
    c- Working-Men's Dwellings that have risen among the Trees of Brixton Hill.
    d- The Brick Laboratories that spoil the Beauty of University College, Gower Street.

16- Full Page Article called "The First Play of the New Year." (Dear Old Charlie)

17- Full Page showing the following 3 Photographs called "The Rising Generation of the Coloured Races : The Westernising of the Children."
     a- Africans- Outside the Schoolhouse in Munga, German East Africa.
     b- Indians- The iNdian School, Natal.
     c- Boys who may have a word to say on the Destiny of the East. (Chinese Children)
 
18- Full Page Article with Photographs called "Life in the Coral Islands of the Pacific : A Warning to Adventurous Youths."

19- Full Page showing the following 8 Photographs called "The Cold Weather at Home and Abroad : How to be Happy though Icy."
     a- Curling - The Old Scots Game in America.
     b- The Coldest Lighthouse. (The Wolf Lighthouse)
     c- Hockey- as Played on the Ice.
     d- Skating- On Cowbit Wash near Spalding.
     e- Ice-Sailing- A Favourite Sport in America.
     f- Skating- Schoolboys Enjoying a Spin on the Ice at Chingford last Friday.
     g- Fowling- A Snarer Skating on the Fens.
     h- Bathing- An Ice Bath in Copenhagen.

20- Article called "Buried Treasure on Cocos Island."

21- Full Page showing a Print called "A Fight with Pirates on the High Seas," - From the Painting by Bernard F. Gribble.
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22- A 2 Page, 4 Sided Supplement called "Linking Up The Remote : How Railway Enterprise is Reaching the Once Inaccessible and Connecting the Remotest Spots with Civilisation." (Article with many Photographs)

23- Article called "Woman's Sphere," written by Angela.

24- Article called "A Motorist's Notebook," written by Max Pemberton.