The Kon-Tiki Expedition By Raft Across the South Seas. LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR.
by HEYERDAHL, Thor
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Theodore Brun. London/The Collector's Book Club. 1950. Theodore Brun. In conjunction with The Collector's Book Club. 1949. This Limited De Luxe Edition appeared simultaneously with George Allen & Unwins first edition. LIMITED TO 150 COPIES ONLY. Unusually this copy is SIGNED BY HEYERDAHL on open page previous to the half-title page. This is copy number 40. Bound in full red morocco gilt, top edge of pages gilt. Marbled endpapers. Pages browned otherwise a clean and sound copy.
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- Seller
- Addyman Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 97926
- Title
- The Kon-Tiki Expedition By Raft Across the South Seas. LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR.
- Author
- HEYERDAHL, Thor
- Book Condition
- Used
- Date Published
- Theodore Brun. London/The Collec
- Keywords
- PRIVATE PRESS travel thor heyerdahl
- Bookseller catalogs
- PRIVATE PRESS;
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About the Seller
Addyman Books
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About Addyman Books
Addyman Books is based in Hay-on-Wye, the book capital of the world, with almost 30 bookshops in the town, nestled in the Black Mountains of Wales. We have been established since 1986 and have three shops, Addyman Books, Addyman Annexe and Murder & Mayhem. Large general stock. Murder & Mayhem specialises in Detective Fiction, True Crime and Horror.
Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...