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Uttermost Part of the Earth: A History of Tierra Del Fuego and the Fuegians
by Bridges, E. Lucas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1585679569
- ISBN 13
- 9781585679560
- Seller
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King River, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
The Rookery Press, New York, 2007. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good. First impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 562 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. In fine unread condition. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. A facsimile edition of an original 1948 publication of a classic work on Tierra del Fuego and the near extinct Fuegian Indian culture traces the author's birth and youth among the coastal Yaghans and adult initiation into the Ona tribe. This book was the inspiration for Bruce Chatwin's "In Patagonia". The book has 10,000 first printing. It features the original photographs and several maps. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Anthropology; Argentina; 1940s; Natural History & Resources. ISBN: 1585679569. ISBN/EAN: 9781585679560. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10218. . 9781585679560
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- Bookseller
- Great Southern Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10218
- Title
- Uttermost Part of the Earth: A History of Tierra Del Fuego and the Fuegians
- Author
- Bridges, E. Lucas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Facsimile Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1585679569
- ISBN 13
- 9781585679560
- Publisher
- The Rookery Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- BZDB137 e. lucas bridges, tierra del fuego, ona tribe, facsimile, bruce chatwin, anthropology, history, travel and places, science, Anthropology; Argentina; 1940s; Natural History & Resources. Unbranded ISBN: 1585679569 EAN: 9781585679560 Bridges,
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- Fine
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