Corridors of time; a spectacular view of 1,700,000,000 years of earth's history as exposed in the Grand Canyon;
by Redfern, Ron
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
(London, Orbis, 1980). Unique panoramic photography and narrative by Ron Redfern; illustrations by Gary Hincks; introduction by Carl Sagan. Large square quarto, laminated pictorial dustwrapper, original black cloth, a little mottled, pictorial endpapers, pp. 198, numerous illustrations, including full-page and fold-out colour photographic. Fair to good. 'Rob Redfern has responded to the challenge of interpreting this Earth's history with his revolutionary panoramic photography, far beyond human peripheral vision. His panoramas are complemented by exquisite full-colour graphics which combine with eloquent text to provide a unique interpretation of this awe-inspiring sight.' .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3003
- Title
- Corridors of time; a spectacular view of 1,700,000,000 years of earth's history as exposed in the Grand Canyon;
- Author
- Redfern, Ron
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (London, Orbis, 1980)
- Keywords
- United States of America. Colorado River. Grand Canyon. America
- Bookseller catalogs
- America;
Terms of Sale
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Biblio member since 2018
Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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