San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1997. Hardcover. As New. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Dan Eldon. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Stated First Edition, with "1" in number line present. The publisher notes that "By the time he was twenty-two, Dan Eldon had led a relief mission across Africa; worked as a graphic designer in New York; studied (intermittently) at four colleges; traveled through Europe, Africa, Japan, and the US; founded a charity for Mozambiquan refugees; directed a film; written a book; started up his own photography business; and become a photojournalist for Reuters news agency, covering the famine and civil war in Somalia. There, in 1993, he was killed in an eruption of mob violence while on assignment." This is a gift-quality condition copy of a bracing, arresting account of a real mensch. His journal is extraordinary. Hundreds of images and snippets from his journals.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

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Bookseller: Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 349501
Title: The Journey is the Destination: The Journals of Dan Eldon
Author: Eldon, Dan
Illustrator: Dan Eldon
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: New As New
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Place of Publication: San Francisco
Date Published: 1997
Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Dan Eldon|artist monographs

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