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Fever Famine and Gold. The Dramatic Story of the Adventures and Discoveries of the Andes-Amazon Expedition in the Uncharted Fastnesses of a Lost World in the Llaganatis Mountains
by Loch, E. Erskine
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1938. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original red cloth with black lettering spine and small black pattern decoration front cover. The book is in good clean condition with some bumping to lower cover corners, clean, no fading, tight binding, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing. The uncommon original dust jacket is present: generally clean, tiny chipping to corner tips and spine ends, original printed price intact on flap corner. The book measures 210mm tall x 143m, and has 257 photos, 23 b/w photos, 2 maps. Scarce account of high adventure in Ecuador. 1935-37 expedition to Llanganatis Mountains in eastern Ecuador. Studies of Ssabella Indians, exploration of the Curaray River, determination of safe air route over the Andes, found lost Inca roads, searched for the famous, legendary lost mine & treasures of the Incas. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000767
- Title
- Fever Famine and Gold. The Dramatic Story of the Adventures and Discoveries of the Andes-Amazon Expedition in the Uncharted Fastnesses of a Lost World in the Llaganatis Mountains
- Author
- Loch, E. Erskine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- Ecuador, Amazon, Quito, Rio Napo, Rio Pastaza, Exploration, Mountaineering, Ssabella Jungle, Indians, Andes, Oriente, Pre-Columbian Culture, Ethonology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; Miscellaneous;
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- Chipping
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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