Senor Kon-Tiki
by Jacoby, Arnold
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
George Allen & Unwin, London, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. foreword by author, list of illustrations, and index. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photography. Blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Dark blue coloured tint to the top textblock edge. Photographic dustwrapper with white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. The biography of Thor Heyerdahl. Softening to the backstrip edges with rubbing to the book corners and lower book edges. Age toning with the occasional foxing spot to the textblock edges and pages. Chipping to the dustwrapper corners and backstrip edges. Rubbing to the dustwrapper panels and dustwrapper. Creases with sunning to the rear dustwrapper panel and the verso of the dustwrapper. This is the first edition in the English language. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [15], 16-288 pages,. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Sociology & Culture. Inventory No: 0115425. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0115425
- Title
- Senor Kon-Tiki
- Author
- Jacoby, Arnold
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- BZDB2 biography, Thor Heyerdahl, Kon-Tiki, sailing Biography & Autobiography; Sociology & Culture. Photographic Unbranded Jacoby, Arnold Senor Kon-Tiki
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Verso
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- Rubbing
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