Highway of the Sun
by Victor W. Von Hagen, Director of the Inca Highway Expedition in co-operation with the American Geographical Society, Introduction by Heinrich Harrer
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About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz, 1956. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. illustrated with photographs by members of the expedition. Firmly bound, green cloth boards. Wear on the ends of the spine. Dust spotting on closed page edges. Tears with paper loss, sello tape support and dust spotting on jacket which is in poor condition.
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- Bookseller
- Ryde Bookshop Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 066335
- Title
- Highway of the Sun
- Author
- Victor W. Von Hagen, Director of the Inca Highway Expedition in co-operation with the American Geographical Society, Introduction by Heinrich Harrer
- Illustrator
- illustrated with photographs by members of the expedition
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Pages
- 264
- Keywords
- travel, Peru, archaeology, exploration
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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Ryde, Isle of Wight
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