Royal Geographical Society illustrated
by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
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- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0952766515
- ISBN 13
- 9780952766513
- Seller
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About This Item
London : Scriptum, 1997. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 339 pages: illustrations (some color), portraits; 33 cm.Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 339) and index. Contents: Foreword / Lord Jellicoe -- Introduction / Dr. John Hemming -- The world through a lens / Michael Freeman -- Asia: land of silk and spices / Sir Edmund Hillary -- Africa: the dark continent / Dr. Richard Leakey -- The Poles: to the ends of the earth / Sir Ranulph T-W-Fiennes BT. O.B.E. -- The Middle East: desert and oasis / Sir Wilfred Thesiger -- Australasia: uncharted southlands / Christina Dodwell -- The Americas: new worlds / Dr. John Hemming -- Selected biographies / Robin Hanbury-Tenison O.B.E. Subjects: Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) Photograph collections; Catalogs. Photograph collections; Catalogs. Documentary photography; Catalogs.Photography in geography History. Discoveries in geography. Discoveries in geography Pictorial works. Genre: Bibliography. Illustrated.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 321799
- Title
- Royal Geographical Society illustrated
- Author
- Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- ISBN 10
- 0952766515
- ISBN 13
- 9780952766513
- Publisher
- London : Scriptum
- Place of Publication
- London.
- Date Published
- 1997
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