Riding the Dragon's Back

New York: Atheneum, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Good/very good +. Includes color photographs of the adventure. "The upper Yangtze River is the dragon, a beautiful and savage beast.... The authors tell firsthand what its like to pit your nerve and skill against a primal force of nature." -- from the jacket flap. … Read more about this item

Atheneum Books, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Like New/Very Good . 9x6x0. A short tear to dustjacket. From the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau at more than 17,000 feet above sea level, the Yangtze sweeps nearly 4000 miles to the East China Sea near Shanghai. Its source, in a remote and sparsely populated area, was discovered in 1985; few travelers had seen… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Laurel/Dell. Very Good Minus. 1992. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. 4 1/8" x 7" 0440210003 PAPERBACK 16 pages of B&W photos. In 1987, the authors of this book navigated the most perilous stretches of the Upper Yangtze. This is their story. Wear at edges, spine creased, reading creases, rubbed, light interior browning. .… Read more about this item