Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft de Thor Heyerdahl - 1950

Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

UsedAcceptable. no dust jacket

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Rand McNally, 1950-06-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No. 8.60 x 5.90 x 1.30 inches. "Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft"" by Thor Heyerdahl is a First American hardcover edition, 5th printing ""E"" from October 1950, and is rated in Good+ (G+) condition. Translated from the Norwegian by F. H. Lyon, the book features sea blue cloth-covered boards with elegant gold spine print.The book displays light shelf wear, with lightly bumped corners and indented spine ends. There is no dust jacket, and the binding shows a slight forward roll, along with a repaired rear hinge crack. Internally, the pages are clean and unmarked, although a few pages were poorly cut at the bottom deckled edge of the text block.""Kon-Tiki"" chronicles an extraordinary adventure�an epic 4,300-nautical-mile journey across the Pacific Ocean on a raft. Motivated by a fascination with Polynesian folklore, biologist Thor Heyerdahl proposed that the South Sea Islands might have been settled by an ancient civilization… Leer más

Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8.60 x 5.80 x 1.25 inches. "Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft"" by Thor Heyerdahl is a First American hardcover edition, 7th printing ""G"" from November 1950, and is in VG- condition with a Good dust jacket. Translated from the Norwegian by F. H. Lyon, the book features sea blue cloth-covered boards with elegant gold spine print and an embossed sketch of the face of a Polynesian man. There is a small split at the top edge of the rear cover about 1.5 inches in from the spine. The price-clipped dust jacket has a one-inch tear at the top of the front cover near the spine fold, along with a few small edge chips and tears.The book displays light shelf wear, with lightly bumped corners and indented spine ends. The binding is slightly shelf-cocked but remains firm. Internally, the pages are clean and unmarked, although a few pages were poorly cut at the bottom deckled edge of the text block.""Kon-Tiki"" chronicles an… Leer más

Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No. 8.60 x 5.90 x 1.30 inches. "Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft"" by Thor Heyerdahl is a First American hardcover edition, 1st printing ""A"" from 1950, and it is in Very Good condition. Translated from the Norwegian by F. H. Lyon, the book features sea blue cloth-covered boards elegantly contrasted by gold spine print.The book displays light shelf wear, with lightly bumped corners and indented spine ends. There is no dust jacket. The binding is square and tight, ensuring the durability of this edition. Internally, the pages are clean and unmarked.""Kon-Tiki"" chronicles an extraordinary adventure�an epic 4,300-nautical-mile journey across the Pacific Ocean on a raft. Motivated by a fascination with Polynesian folklore, biologist Thor Heyerdahl proposed that the South Sea Islands might have been settled by an ancient civilization from thousands of miles to the east. Led by the mythical hero Kon-Tiki, he decided to… Leer más