The Arch of Kerguelen: Voyage to the Islands of Desolation Tapa dura - 2000

New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1993. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Voyage to the Islands of Desolation. 206pp. "The Kerguelens- isolated French islands in the southern Indian ocean- were the site of the Arch of Kerguelen, a stone vault that stunned navigators for hundreds of years. " Translated By Patricia Clancy, ; 5 3/4" x 8 1/2

New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, 2000. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket. (14)206pp. Notes & biblio. Maps. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

New York. 2000. Four Walls Eight Windows. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket . 1568581688. Translated from the French by Patricia Clancy. 288 pages. hardcover. keywords: Travel Islands Kerguelens Indian Ocean. FROM THE PUBLISHER - The Kerguelens - isolated French islands in the southern Indian Ocean - were the home of the Arch of Kerguelen, a 1,000-foot-tall stone vault that had confounded navigators for centuries. Jean-Paul Kauffmann finds poetry in the isolation and strangely serene beauty of this land far from the hustle of 'civilized' life, where the vast ocean dominates, where the wind reigns and solitude is interrupted only by animals scrambling in the windswept fields by the graves of those who journeyed there before. inventory #28482 ISBN: 1568581688.

Four Walls Eight Windows, 2000. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket/Very Good.

New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, 2000. (2000), 206pp, maps, light foxing to pg edges, light edgewear to dj, contents clean & unmarked.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Four Walls Eight Windows, 2000. hardcover. Jean-Paul Kauffmann; Patricia Clancy [Translator] : The Arch of Kerguelen: Voyage to the Islands of Desolation. New York : Four Walls Eight Windows, 2000. First English language edition/printing. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's paper over boards. Glossy color pictorial dj. Plain white endpapers. Xiv pp prelim material, 206 numbered pp, plus four blank. Acknowl, story in four parts; endnotes, bibliography. Map. Condition notes: very good copy, light wear to mylar-sheathed dj. Binding sound and square, interior unmarked. A quirky little book about the author's visit to the Islands of Desolation - and much more - he is a man with a vivid imagination and a way with words. I found myself wanting more pictures, but not much else. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Basic Books, 2000. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Basic Books, 2000-11-02. F First American Edition, First Printing. hardcover. Used: Good.

New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First American Edition. The fascinating historical story of the 1772 discovery and exploration of the 'Desolation' Kerguelen Islands some three thousand miles off Australia, existing 'outside of time' and becoming the source of many of the Enlightenment's poems and paintings depicting great solitude, isolation, and mystery. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains endnotes, bibliography, 206pp., small remainders mark to underside. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First American Edition. The fascinating historical story of the 1772 discovery and exploration of the 'Desolation' Kerguelen Islands some three thousand miles off Australia, existing 'outside of time' and becoming the source of many of the Enlightenment's poems and paintings depicting great solitude, isolation, and mystery. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains endnotes, bibliography, 206pp., small remainders mark to underside. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.