AKU-AKU: The Secret of Easter Island
by Thor Heyerdahl
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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Prahran, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
allAllen & Unwin, London, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. foxed early and late pages, normal shelf wear, dust jacket worn top edge, piece missing rear boarder top, not price clipped, in protective cover, a very nice copy for year published, 2nd Impression. Size: Octavo . 368 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Exploration; Hardcover; Modern Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 102768. .
Synopsis
Aku-Aku, the Secret of Easter Island is a 1958 book by Thor Heyerdahl that described his research at Rano Raraku and Anakena on the many giant stone statues or moai found on Easter Island and the culture that created them. The book and a follow-up film of the same name made a major contribution to general public awareness of both the island and the statues, outside the anthropological and archaeological communities.
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- Bookseller
- BOOKNEST
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 102768
- Title
- AKU-AKU: The Secret of Easter Island
- Author
- Thor Heyerdahl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- allAllen & Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- BZDB291 Very Good Exploration; Hardcover; Modern Exploration. AKUAKU The Secret of Easter Island
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BOOKNEST
Biblio member since 2015
Prahran, Victoria
About BOOKNEST
Book selling for us was the natural result of bookcollecting of the past 30 years. Running out of room and in order to keep our hobby going we have to pass some on to you, so we can make room for new editions.Our collection of nearly 80000 volumes will eventually make its way into the inventory program. You are welcome to inquire on any subject that you are interested and we believe that we should be able to help you.Our love for the book both as an object of art or as a tool of knowledge will always guide us, and keep our customers happyCheersTheo Kolliniatis
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- Foxed
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