Aku-Aku
by Heyerdahl, Thor
Aku-Aku, the Secret of Easter Island is a 1958 book by Thor Heyerdahl that described his research at Rano Raraku and Anakena on the many giant stone statues or moai found on Easter Island and the culture that created them. The book and a follow-up film of the same name made a major contribution to general public awareness of both the island and the statues, outside the anthropological and archaeological communities.
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Aku-Aku: The Secret of Easter Island
by Heyerdahl, Thor
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Aku-Aku: The Secret of Easter Island, Heyerdahl, Thor. Published by Rand McNally & Company, Chicago, 1958. First Printing July 1958, Book of the Month. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 384pp, 62 color photos; maps. Tan cloth boards with blind-stamped illustration front; gilt spine labels on red panel, mapped endpapers in tri-colour. Light dusting to outer edges; lightly shaken and otherwise… Read more about this item Item Price
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Aku-Aku
by Heyerdahl, Thor
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- 16th Printing
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- 1973
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Canon City, Colorado, USA
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Pocket, 1973. 368 yellowing pages including index, light pictorial cover with black/red &blue ltrs, yellowed edges, 32 pages of full color photographs, corners/ edges/ and head-heel of spine are nicked, clean & tight. Through the scientific expedition on Easter Island, Heyerdahl discovered amazing facts about this lost civilization.. 16th Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
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Aku-Aku: The Secret of Easter Island
by Heyerdahl, Thor
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- First American Edition
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- 1958
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La Mesa, California, USA
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Chicago, Illinois: Rand McNally & Company, 1958. First American Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Continues the adventures of the author & his team in the Southeast Pacific Ocean begun in his 1950 account, "Kon Tiki," this time chronicling their journey to explore the mysteries of Easter Island. In 384 pages + 62 full-color photos throughout text, map endpapers.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Aku-Aku : The Secret of Easter Island
by Thor Heyerdahl
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- 1958
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Traralgon, Victoria, AUS
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George Allen & Unwin, UK, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hardcover. 367 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: George Allen & Unwin, UK, 1958. First Edition. This is the first edition in the English language. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in good dust jacket. More specifically: Covers have superficial… Read more about this item Item Price
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Aku-Aku : Paskeoyas Hemmelighet
by Heyerdahl, Thor
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- 1st Norwegian Edition
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- 1957
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STREETSVILLE, Ontario, CAN
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Oslo: Gyldendal, 1957 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Norwegian Edition. The book describes the 19551956 Norwegian Archaeological Expedition's investigations of Polynesian history and culture at Easter Island, the Austral Islands of Rapa Iti and Raivavae, and the Marquesas Islands of Nuku Hiva and Hiva Oa. Visits to Pitcairn Island, Mangareva and Tahiti are described as well. By far the greatest part… Read more about this item Item Price
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Aku Aku
by Heyerdahl, Thor
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- 1960
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Gig Harbor, Washington, USA
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Pocket Books, 1960. Book. Good. Mass Market Paperback. Cardinal Giant Edition, GC-758. 368pp with 3 large color photo sections.. Item Price
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AKU-AKU: The Secret of Easter Island
by Thor Heyerdahl
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- 1958
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Prahran, Victoria, AUS
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allAllen & Unwin, London, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. foxed early and late pages, normal shelf wear, dust jacket worn top edge, piece missing rear boarder top, not price clipped, in protective cover, a very nice copy for year published, 2nd Impression. Size: Octavo . 368 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped… Read more about this item Item Price
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Aku-Aku - The Secret of Easter Island.
by Heyerdahl, Thor
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Skibbereen, IRL
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1958. London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1958. 14.5 cm x 22 cm. 367 pages. Several colour photographs throughout. Original Hardcover with debossed Easter Island head on cover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Very minor smudging to endpaper and pastedown only. Red painted top edge. Includes for example the following essays: Detectives Off… Read more about this item Item Price
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Aku-Aku: The Secret of Easter Island
by Heyerdahl, Thor
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- 1960
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LOrignal, Ontario, CAN
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Cardinal Giant Pocket Books, 1960. First Edition, 3rd Printing. Softcover. VG+/--. Paperback. NON SMOKING STORE. MY LISTING INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE. Cardinal Book GC-758. VERY GOOD PLUS. Covers have a few minor creases, rub marks. Small bit of clear cellophane tape on bottom of spine, but there is no tear.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Aku-Aku: The Secret of Easter Island
by Heyerdahl, Thor
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- 1972
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Buttaba, New South Wales, AUS
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Ringwood, Australia: Penguin Books Ltd, 1972. Book. Good. Paperback. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback, reprint, 210gms, 350 pages. Aku-Aku is the fascinating account of the first complete examination of the giant stone statues on Easter Island. Book is in good condition with moderate general age-related wear and tear and moderate to heavy page discolouration/spotting. There is… Read more about this item Item Price
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Aku-Aku
by Heyerdahl, Thor
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- Jan 1958
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- Hardcover
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- 9780140014549
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Jan 1958. Hardcover. 1958 first American edition. No dust jacket, brown cover with embossed moai image. Book is in solid, intact shape, but shows a noticeable amount of handling wear: a few small dings or roundness at the corners, and slight yellowing of pages. Item Price
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Aku-Aku
by Thor Heyerdahl
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- 1968
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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Penguin Books, 1968. Paperback. Good. 1968. Penguin Reprint. 350 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing… Read more about this item Item Price
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Aku-aku : the secret of Easter Island
by Heyerdahl, Thor
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- 1976
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Galway, IRL
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Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1976. Reprint. Softcover. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 350p., ill. ; 18cm. Subjects: Easter Island -- Description and travel. Item Price
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Aku-Aku: The Secret of Easter Island.
by Heyerdahl, Thor.
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- 1978
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Sheffield, GBR
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Harmondsworth, Middlesex.: Penguin Books., 1978. 350pp, colour photographs.. Paperback. Very Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Item Price
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AKU-AKU: The Secret of Easter Island
by Thor Heyerdahl
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- 1958
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Rand McNally & Co, 1958. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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AKU-AKU
by HEYERDAHL, THOR
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- First Edition/First Printing
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- 1959
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Lewisville, Texas, USA
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New York: Cardinal Giant, 1959. Book. Fine. Mass Market Paperback. First Edition/First Printing. F/WRAPS. A VERY NICE COPY. Issue # GC758.. Item Price
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Aku-Aku
by Thor Heyerdahl
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- 1968
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Burlington, Ontario, CAN
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Penguin, 1968. Mass Market Paperback. Near Poor. pp.350 with index color plates clean tight copy foxing to text pages corner creases, rubbing, creases to front top, 1/2" down top front spine hinge, tear to front right corner top, wear to top/bottom spines Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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AKU-AKU: The Secret of Easter Island
by Thor Heyerdahl
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- No Jacket
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- November 1958
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- Hardcover
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Steubenville, Ohio, USA
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Rand McNally & Company, November 1958. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 5th Printing (November 1958). Some wear to cloth cover, rubbed edges. No apparent marks in text. Previous library book with usual markings. A readable, fascinating theory on the origins of Easter Island, by Thor Heyerdahl, author of Kon-Tiki, who sailed across oceans on rafts. Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Aku-Aku
by Heyerdahl, Thor
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- 1973
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- Paperback
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Penguin Books, 1973. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket… Read more about this item Item Price
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Aku-Aku
by Heyerdahl, Thor
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- 1958
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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Allen & Unwin, 1958. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1958. No Edition Remarks. 367 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with silver lettering. Contains coloured photos throughout. Binding remains firm.Pages & plates remain bright with minimal tanning. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Strong tanning to spine and edges. Item Price
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