The Enchanted Islands
de CONWAY, Ainslie and Frances;
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Sobre este artículo
New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1947], First edition. . original pictorial cloth, spine title lettering, dj (worn, large piece lacking from spine), very good clean copy in fair to good jacket. . 8vo [22 x 15 cm]; [x], 280 pp, frontis of authors in their rustic home, map endpapers. . The authors spent five years on the Galapagos Islands with inadequate supplies. The description provides a useful picture of life on the islands at the time, which are now being preserved for its natural treasures, but despite this, has undergone environmental degradation since the 1940s. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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- Librería
- Horizon Books
(CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- J13814
- Título
- The Enchanted Islands
- Autor
- CONWAY, Ainslie and Frances;
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Original pictorial cloth, spine title lettering, dj (worn, large piece lacking from spine), very good clean copy in fair to good
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1947], First edition.
- Tamaño
- 8vo [22 x 15 cm]; [x], 280 pp, f
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Travel - Pacific & Australia;
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Horizon Books
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