Kon-Tiki; Across the Pacific by Raft by Heyerdahl, Thor, and Lyon, F H (Translated by) - 1953

Garden City NY.: Garden City Books., 1953. Reprint by arr. w/ Rand McNally & Co. 1950 original.. Hard cover. Very good in good dust jacket. Volume has top page block damp-stain. Book covers very nice. Soiling to back jacket cover.. 1 Blue vinyl type material over boards. Stamped mask outline, red. Text in English, Danish. 218 p. 22 cm. B&W photo Illustrations. Translation of Kon-Tiki ekspedisjonen. End paper Pacific maps show ocean currents and path of the Kon-Tiki raft from Peru to Tahiti, covering 4300 nautical miles. Six brave and inquisitive men tested the scientific theory that the South Sea Islands were originally populated from Peru in South America. In 101 days, the adventure and changing conditions kept them occupied. It was first published in Norway in 1948.