Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Stanford University Press, 1991
ISBN 10: 0804716625 ISBN 13: 9780804716628
Anbieter: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, USA
Hard Cover. Zustand: Good. Good condition. Some edge wear and rips on the d.j. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Stanford University Press, Stanford, 1991
ISBN 10: 0804716625 ISBN 13: 9780804716628
Anbieter: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, USA
Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. xviii+325 pages with maps, plates, appendices and index. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 14") bound in original publisher's aqua cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. Contribution by Bryant Allen and Stephen Frankel, Paul Sillitoe and Lisette Josephides and Marc Schiltz. First editon. This work is at once a detailed ethnographic and historical analysis of one of the final modern day experiences of first-culture contact, a classic example of historical geography and an extraordinary tale of exploration, imperialist arrogance, bloodshed, suffering, courage and near disaster. Condition: A near fine copy in like jacket.