La Patagonia Tragica
by Jose Maria Borrero
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Buenos Aires: Editorial Americana, 1957. 1st Edition Thus . Very Good. 5.75 x 8 inches (14.5 x 20 cm). Recent black cloth binding with original front wrapper laid down on front board. Slight foxing to page edges, otherwise in very clean condition throughout. Spanish language. Borrero's eyewitness account of the Patagonia Rebelde, a series of strikes between 1920 and 1922, violently suppressed by the Argentine government. From the private collection of Eric Kenneth Prentice 'Kenn' Back, meteorologist who worked with the British Antarctic Survey for nearly 40 years, recipient of both the Fuchs Medal and the Polar Medal, and a descendent of Sir George Back, the Arctic explorer. With Back's bookplate to front pastedown endpaper. . Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.75 x 8 inches (14.5 x 20 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 238
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1208S015
- Title
- La Patagonia Tragica
- Author
- Jose Maria Borrero
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Editorial Americana
- Place of Publication
- Buenos Aires
- Date Published
- 1957
- Size
- 5.75 x 8 inches (14.5 x 20 cm)
- Keywords
- Argentina, History, Patagonia Rebelde, Tragic Patagonia, 1920 Strike, Spanish language, Travel_Exploration/Arctic_Antarctic
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Travel: Arctic & Antarctic;
Terms of Sale
Tarrington Books
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About the Seller
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
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