In Quest of Lost Worlds; Five Archelogical Expeditions 1925-1934
by Byron De Prorok
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- as new
- Paperback
- Condition
- As New/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1589762460
- ISBN 13
- 9781589762466
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About This Item
Santa Barbara, CA: The Narrative Press, 2003 The Narrative Press, Santa Barbara, CA. 2003. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Edition not stated but is a reprint of the 1936 original. Book is tight, Square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 266 pp 8vo.The intrepid (and highly controversial) archaeologist Byron Khun de Prorok hardly stops to draw a breath as he tells the stories of five of his expeditions: his discovery of Tin Hinan’s tomb in the Sahara (1925-26), his excavation of the temple of Jupiter Ammon in Libya (1926-28), a short trip into Tripolitania, Libya (1931), his search for the stone-age Lacandon Indians in Chiapas, Mexico (1932-33), and his quest for King Solomon’s mines in Ethiopia (1933-34). A clean near pristine copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010531
- Title
- In Quest of Lost Worlds; Five Archelogical Expeditions 1925-1934
- Author
- Byron De Prorok
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1589762460
- ISBN 13
- 9781589762466
- Publisher
- The Narrative Press
- Place of Publication
- Santa Barbara, CA
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- archaeology, archelogical expeditions, archaeological expeditions, Byron De Prorok, Sahara, Libya, Chiapas, Ethiopia, archeologist, archaeologist, ruins, excevations, Atlantis, Taureg warriors, King Solomon's mines, Tin Hinan tomb,
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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