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Senor Kon-Tiki The Biography of Thor Heyerdahl
by Arnold Jacoby
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Printing, September 1967 stated on copy right page, excellent biography of one of the greatest modern explorers, Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl, 424 pages including index, many vintage black and white photographs of Heyerdahl throughout the years on his many explorations. Book is near Fine, ultra clean red cloth with bright gilt titles to spine, beautifully embossed illustration of Kon Tiki on the front panel, book is tight and square with sharp points, ultra clean with No previous owner bookplate or writing, Jacket is near Fine, nice early portrait of Heyerdahl on front cover, Jacket shows nicely in a new mylar sleeve. Most presentable First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002375
- Title
- Senor Kon-Tiki The Biography of Thor Heyerdahl
- Author
- Arnold Jacoby
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Rand McNally & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Thor Heyerdahl, Exploration, Exploration Biographies
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
Biblio member since 2015
Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
Pacific Coast Books specializes in quality of books of interest from our store on the Central Oregon Coast. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and have been buying and selling books for almost 20 years. Visit our website at www.Pacifc CoastBooks.net. Please feel free to call or email with any titles you would like to add to your collection. Only a small fraction of our inventory is online. We buy book collections.
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