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THE UPPER AMAZON
by Lathrap, Donald W
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Korumburra, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
United Kingdom: Thames and Hudson, 1970. 256pp. Monochrome, halftone plate illustrated section (all called-for plates extant and attached), plus numerous intext line-drawings and maps throughout. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine, ditto publisher's logo over undamaged original cloth boards. A former owner's stamp on front pastedown, tinted top edge, else textblock unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket minimally edgeworn, and has a small puncture in the gutter of rear panel. From 1956 the author, Professor Donald W Lathrap (b.1927-d.1990), pursued a long-term program of research into the cultural and ethnographic history of the Peruvian Amazon. This is his story . . . Contents include: Prelims., List of Illustrations. Chronological Chart. Acks. Introduction. 12 chapters. Bibliography. Sources of Illustrations. The Plates. Notes on the Plates. Index. Book weight approx. 680g. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 21cm x 15cm).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Diversity Books, IOBA
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014028
- Title
- THE UPPER AMAZON
- Author
- Lathrap, Donald W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson
- Place of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1970
- Size
- 8vo - (approx. 21cm x 15cm)
- Keywords
- Travel and Description, Archaeology, Upper Amazon Region, South America, Cultural History, Ethnology, Series: Thomas and Hudson Ancient People and Places, Donald W. (Donald Ward) Lathrap (1927-1990)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Exploration; Archaeology;
Terms of Sale
Diversity Books, IOBA
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About the Seller
Diversity Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2005
Korumburra, Victoria
About Diversity Books, IOBA
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