SAHARA: Monograph about a great desert
by Gardi, Rene
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Berne [Switzerland]: Kummerly & Frey Geographical Publishers, (1970).. (1970).. Very good. - Quarto [12 inches high by 9-5/8 inches wide], paper-covered boards in a dust wrapper. The spine & extremities of the dust jacket are slightly darkened. There are 2 light creases to the film surface of the dust jacket's front panel. 149 pages. Black-and-white maps & numerous color photographic illustrations by the author and others. The edges of the maps & the margins of the illustrations are darkened. Some top page corners are slightly bumped. Very good. <p>The following essays are contributed by other authors: The Geography of the Sahara by Dr. Karl Sutter, The Animals of the Sahara by Alexander Wandeler and The Rock Pictures of the Sahara by Dr. Hans Rhotert. Detailed notes on the illustrations are included in the book. A card listing brief captions is laid in.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31091
- Title
- SAHARA: Monograph about a great desert
- Author
- Gardi, Rene
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Berne [Switzerland]: Kummerly & Frey Geographical Publishers, (1970).
- Date Published
- (1970).
- Keywords
- TRAVEL; GEOGRAPHY; ANTHROPOLOGY; AFRICA; DESERT; SAHARA: Monograph about a great desert; RENE GARDI; DR. KARL SUTTER; THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE SAHARA; ALEXANDE WANDELER; THE ANIMALS OF THE SAHARA; DR. HANS RHOTERT; THE ROCK PICTURES OF THE SAHARA; MAPS; ILLUS
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About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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