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Land of the Eye. A Narrative of the Labors, Adventures, Alarums, and Excursions of the Denis-Roosevelt Asiatic Expedition to Burma, China, India, and the Lost Kingdom of Nepal [SIGNED]
by Davis, Hassoldt
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Henry Holt, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 415 pp, with illustrated endpapers, many photographic illustrations. Spine cloth faded, small water stain on front board; internally sound and clean. No dust jacket. Inscribed on the half title page "To Cadet Stanley Payson Blish, Sincerely yours, Hassoldt Davis." A well written account of Davis's travels with documentary filmmakers Armand Denis and Leila Roosevelt.
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- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22447
- Title
- Land of the Eye. A Narrative of the Labors, Adventures, Alarums, and Excursions of the Denis-Roosevelt Asiatic Expedition to Burma, China, India, and the Lost Kingdom of Nepal [SIGNED]
- Author
- Davis, Hassoldt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Henry Holt
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1940
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel Narratives;
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Walkabout Books
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Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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