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Where Giants Trod: The Saga of Kenya's Desert Lake
de Brown, Monty
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- Estado
- Very Good/Fair
- ISBN 10
- 1870948254
- ISBN 13
- 9781870948258
- Librería
-
Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
london: Quiller Press, 1989. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Light blue hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, binding sound. Inscribed by the author to Elspeth Huxley on the half-title. Condition: Very good, with light shelfwear to covers. Dusjtacket condition: Good, with light shelfwear and some creasing to top edge of front cover of jacket.The book chronicles the story of Kenya's northern desert region, including its prehistory, indigenous tribes and a narrative of the white man's efforts to administer the land up to the year 1920. The core of the book is the section that deals with the 13 expeditions to explore Lake Rudolf (Turkana). Organised by a cross-section of Europeans and Americans (including Count Teleki and Count Wickenberg), each had its own tale to tell, each took a different route, and each made its own contribution to geographical knowledge..
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- Librería
- Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 006164
- Título
- Where Giants Trod: The Saga of Kenya's Desert Lake
- Autor
- Brown, Monty
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Fair
- ISBN 10
- 1870948254
- ISBN 13
- 9781870948258
- Editorial
- Quiller Press
- Lugar de publicación
- london
- Fecha de publicación
- 1989
- Tamaño
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Palabras clave
- lake turkana, count teleki
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Travel and Exploration;
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- Shelfwear
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