QUEST FOR ADVENTURE
by BONINGTON, Chris
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0340255994
- ISBN 13
- 9780340255995
- Seller
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East Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London, Hodder & Stoughton first edition - hard cover in dust jacket The author looks at the adventurous expeditioning impulses which have driven men and women to accomplish remarkable feats in all the earth's elements - crossing its oceans, deserts, poles, canoeing its rivers, climbimg its mountains and much more. He also examines the motivation of Thesiger compared to Chicester among others. 285 x 225mm., pp. 448, b/w & col. plates, maps, biblio., index. Contents, no inscriptions, d.j. rubbed/wear/closed tears top spine & edges - very clean copy. VG+/nearVG ISBN: 0340255994
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- Bookseller
- EUREKA AUSTRALIANA BOOKS (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 84b494695fd19c7a27a496e5
- Title
- QUEST FOR ADVENTURE
- Author
- BONINGTON, Chris
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- first edition - hard cover in dust jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0340255994
- ISBN 13
- 9780340255995
- Publisher
- London, Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
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