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THE HAPPY ISLES OF OCEANIA. PADDLING THE PACIFIC (SIGNED)
by THEROUX, Paul
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- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1992. First Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. Fine/Fine. 528 pp. SIGNED in ink by Author Theroux on the title page. Illustrated dust jacket. Map endpapers. Cloth-backed boards. Gilt spine titling. From the flap: "Now Theroux launches his most exotic and tantalizing adventure yet, as he kayaks the shimmering Pacific from island to island, exploring its surfy coasts and blue lagoons, and taking up residence to discover the secrets of these happy isles." From the author of The Mosquito Coast, Chicago Loop, The Old Patagonian Express and The Kingdom by the Sea. A Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, now in a clear mylar protective sleeve. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.
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- Bookseller
- Hardy Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2641
- Title
- THE HAPPY ISLES OF OCEANIA. PADDLING THE PACIFIC (SIGNED)
- Author
- THEROUX, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Cloth-backed Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
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- Signed Books; Miscellany;
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Hardy Books
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Nevada City, California
About Hardy Books
Hardy Books is a rare and out-of-print book and ephemera seller located in Nevada City, California, in the heart of the California Northern Mines Gold Country. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) and follow the IOBA Code of Ethics.
Our specialties are Californiana, Western Americana, Books About Books, Fine Press, Original Posters and Movie books, photos and ephemera.
Our specialties are Californiana, Western Americana, Books About Books, Fine Press, Original Posters and Movie books, photos and ephemera.
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- Title Page
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