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The Boy on the Back of the Turtle: Seeking God, Quince Marmalade and the Fabled Albatross on Darwin's Islands.

The Boy on the Back of the Turtle: Seeking God, Quince Marmalade and the Fabled Albatross on Darwin's Islands.

The Boy on the Back of the Turtle: Seeking God, Quince Marmalade and the Fabled
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The Boy on the Back of the Turtle: Seeking God, Quince Marmalade and the Fabled Albatross on Darwin's Islands.

by Quarrington, Paul

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ISBN 10
1550545841
ISBN 13
9781550545845
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Vancouver: Greystone, 1997. First edition. Canadian author cruises the Galapagos Islands; equal parts memoir, travel book and good old-fashioned yarn.. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine.

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Title
The Boy on the Back of the Turtle: Seeking God, Quince Marmalade and the Fabled Albatross on Darwin's Islands.
Author
Quarrington, Paul
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
First Edition
ISBN 10
1550545841
ISBN 13
9781550545845
Publisher
Vancouver: Greystone, 1997. First edition.
Place of Publication
Vancouver
This edition first published
1997
Keywords
Canadian

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