Southward Ho! A treasure hunter in South America. Illustrations photographed by the author.
by LA VARRE, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Vancouver, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1940. 8vo. ix, [3], 301, [1] pp. Photo frntsp., numerous photo plates. Photo-illustrated pictorial cloth (minor edgewear, slight rubbing), w/ d.j. (slight chipping head of spine, edgewear, slight sunning), VG/VG- copy, w/ bookplate on ffep of Virgil Thompson, Beverly Hills, booksellers label on rear flyleaf for Marian Hunter, Beverly Hills. First edition, stated of this memoir of prospecting for treasure and adventure from the Yucatan to Patagonia, in Mayan and Incan ruins, over the Andes, up the Amazon, and more.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Used & Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45546
- Title
- Southward Ho! A treasure hunter in South America. Illustrations photographed by the author.
- Author
- LA VARRE, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & Co.,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1940.
- Keywords
- Treasure Hunting, Gold, Mining, Mineralogy, Pirates, Piracy, Yucatan, Mexico, Central America, South America, Argentina, Brazil, Panama, Colombia, Maya, Inca, Mayan, Archaeology, Archeology, Travel, William La Varre
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