Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft
by Heyerdahl, Thor; Lyon, F. H. (Translator)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Fair-Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, Illinois: Rand McNally & Company, 1950. First American Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Fair-Good. Very first book to chronicle the exploits of the author & his team of 5 intrepid adventurers as they attempted to cross the Pacific Ocean on a wooden raft made of 40-foot balsa logs--Kon-Tii--to test the theory that the South Sea Islands had been populated by explorers from Peru. In 304 pages with Index + profuse live-action black-and-white photos throughout. Orig. published in Norwegian in 1950, this is the First English-language Edition, but the Fifth printing, from Nov. 1950. Hardcover 8vo has black cloth-covered boards with an embossed tiki design to front cover , with gilt lettering & design to spine. Condition is VG+: very clean, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white & unmarked save for presentation inscription in neat pen to verso of half-title page. Mild rubbing to extremities. The unclipped DJ (with orig. $4.00 price intact on front flap) is Fair-Good, with heavy rubbing & many small holes & chips. Nicely preserved in clear mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023248
- Title
- Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft
- Author
- Heyerdahl, Thor; Lyon, F. H. (Translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Fair-Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition 5th or later Printing
- Publisher
- Rand McNally & Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, Illinois
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- ADVENTURE TRAVEL RAFT JOURNEY PACIFIC OCEAN SOUTH voyage Peru PRIMITIVE SOCIETIES ARCHAEOLOGY South Seas
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography-Biography-Journals-Letters; Travel-Exploration-Adventure;
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