American Indians in the Pacific The Theory Behind the Kon-Tiki Expedition
by Heyerdahl, Thor
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- first
- Condition
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About This Item
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1952. Dust jacket in poor condition, most of spine missing, sellotape repairs to edges, brown cloth covered boards stained in places, binding cocked, black/white photograph of stone statue at Tiahuanaco, Bolivia to frontispiece, pp clean and tidy, unmarked, folded maps in good condition, black/white photographs and diagrams throughout, binding sound.. First Edition. Cloth Covered Boards. Good/Poor. 8vo Thick.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- American Indians in the Pacific The Theory Behind the Kon-Tiki Expedition
- Author
- Heyerdahl, Thor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1952
- Size
- 8vo Thick
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