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Amazon Task Force
by Dixon, Peter in Collaboration with Dick Bell
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0340327138
- ISBN 13
- 9780340327135
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 430 g.; VI, 192 pages, forward by the Rt. Hon. Edward Heath, acknowledgements, list of illustrations, five appendices and chronology of events. The text is illustrated with four inserts of four pages of colour photographs and the occasional black-and-white illustration within the text. Blue coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Rubbing to the book edges and a little to the book panels. Light browning to the text block edge with dust marks to the top text block edge. Writing to the top half of the free front end paper by previous owners. Photographic dustwrapper (wraparound), showing part of the Amazon River, with white, red and blue titles to the front panel and backstrip. Rubbing and a little creasing to the dustwrapper edges. A few marks to the laminate of dustwrapper. The story of navigating the Amazon river from its source in the Peruvian mountains through the majority of the length of the river. As well as the navigation of the river described it is also about the services, medical, dental and missionary, that were also given on the journey. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Travel & Places; South America; ISBN: 0340327138. ISBN/EAN: 9780340327135. Inventory No: 0107069. . 9780340327135
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0107069
- Title
- Amazon Task Force
- Author
- Dixon, Peter in Collaboration with Dick Bell
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0340327138
- ISBN 13
- 9780340327135
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Hovercraft -- Amazon -- Navigation, Missionary -- Christian -- South America Travel & Places; South America; Photographic Unbranded ISBN: 0340327138 EAN: 9780340327135 Dixon, Peter in Collaboration with Dick Bell Amazon Task Force
- Bookseller catalogs
- South America;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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