Bethesda, MD: Adler & Adler, 1986. First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo; 319 pages; Very Good/Very Good Minus; spine grey with red and blue text; dust jacket protected with mylar; price unclipped reading "$19.95", some shelfwear to dust jacket, including creasing, chipping, small open and closed tears, and a small closed hole to the rear flap fold; textblock clean; endpapers printed with a black and white map of Africa, Asia, and the Indian Ocean; inscribed by Heyerdahl on title dated August 27, 1986; one black and white photographic insert at spread 88-9, two full color photographic inserts at spreads 184-5 and 248-9; shelved under front counter. Thor Heyerdahl (1914-2002) was a Norwegian adventurer, anthropologist, ethnographer, and scholar. His most famous project was his 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition, for which he sailed across the Pacific Ocean in an ancient-style raft to prove contact could have been made between ancient cultures in Asia and South America. 1365735. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

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Originally published: London : Allen & Unwin, 1986 "Unwin paperbacks". Map on lining papers. Includes bibliographical references (p. 316-317) and index. 1

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Bookseller: Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1365735
Title: THE MALDIVE MYSTERY [SIGNED]
Author: Heyerdahl, Thor
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First U.S. Edition, First Printing
ISBN 10: 0917561198
ISBN 13: 9780917561191
Publisher: Adler & Adler
Place of Publication: Bethesda, MD
Date Published: 1986

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