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A Nostalgia for Camels: The Strange Encounters of an Asian Traveler by Rand, Christopher - 1957

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A Nostalgia for Camels: The Strange Encounters of an Asian Traveler by Rand, Christopher - 1957

A Nostalgia for Camels: The Strange Encounters of an Asian Traveler

by Rand, Christopher

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Travel book from his Asian travels, with an emphasis on the extraordinary people he met while visiting the places to see; Mount Everest sherpa, Tenzing Norgay, architect, Le Corbusier, Vinoba Bhave, the Indian Nationalist. Harvey Slocum supervising the building of a dam in the Himalaya foothills.
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  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
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  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition First edition, 1st Printing
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Atlantic,/Little Brown
  • Place of Publication Boston, MA.
  • Date Published 1957
  • Pages 279 pp.

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A Nostalgia for Camels

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Little, Brown. Good with no dust jacket. 1957. Stated First Edition. Paperback. Some underlining; 8.1 X 5.7 X 1.3 inches; 279 pages .
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A Nostalgia for Camels

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Boston: Little Brown/Atlantic Mnthly 1957...52 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Very good+; dust jacket price clipped, very good. 8vo. 279 pp. Black/tan cloth-backed boards..
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Atlantic Little Brown: Atlantic Little Brown. 1957. hardcover. B035771; 279 pp hardcover, good contents & dustjacket, some wear & fading .
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A Nostalgia For Camels

by Rand Christopher

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Used - 279pp, private bookplate on inside front board, VG in poor dw
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Little Brown & Co, 1957. 1957 First Edition. hardcover. 279pp, private bookplate on inside front board, VG in poor dw. Journalistic impressions of the author in China, Central and South-East Asia.. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.
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Nostalgia for Camels

Nostalgia for Camels

by Rand Christopher

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Little Brown & Co, 1957. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1957. First Edition. 279 pages. Wrapped pictorial dust jacket over paper covered boards with cloth to spine. Light tanning to otherwise clear pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Light cracking to gutters but binding remains firm. Mild staining to hinges. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear. Spine has light sunning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.
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