Great Exploration Hoaxes
by Roberts, David
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Sierra Club Books ; 1982; First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0871563258
- ISBN 13
- 9780871563255
- Seller
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Bangor, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco, CA. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Sierra Club Books ; 1982; . First Edition. 0871563258 . Roberts, David. Great Exploration Hoaxes Spanning 450 Years of Exploration History, From Cabot to Crowhurst, The Stories of Ten Men Who Pursued Glory at Any Cost - Even The Truth. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1982, First Edition, 182 pages. Illustrated dust wrapper, very good, minor chips to edges. Maroon spine with cream hardcover boards, gilt titles to the spine. Very good with minor shelf wear to edges of the boards. Illustrated with maps and black & white photographs. 182 pages with epilogue and index. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .
Synopsis
Walter Bonatti was born in Bergamo, Italy, in 1930. A well-known photographer and author, he received the Legion d’Honneur in 1961 for his heroic rescue of two fellow climbers on an expedition on which four other perished. He lives in Italy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bluestocking Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9445
- Title
- Great Exploration Hoaxes
- Author
- Roberts, David
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Sierra Club Books ; 1982; First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0871563258
- ISBN 13
- 9780871563255
- Publisher
- Sierra Club Books
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco, CA
- This edition first published
- 1982
- Keywords
- 0871563258
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