Oddm Ljone (10 results)

Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Stated First. Price clipped. edge wear on jacket. 3/4' closed tear being worst. No chippine over 1/8". Color is fine and not sun faded.

252pp. + ads 8vo black & white photos & a map green cloth Translated from the Norwegian by Maurice Michael light cover wear: VG+ in clipped Good+ dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Green cloth with silver writing D.j. chips and edgewear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1957 English-language first edition translated from the Norwegian Gront lys for eventyret. George Allen & Unwin, London, 1957 ? listed as a First UK Edition. A young Norwegian adventurer sets out across South America, driven by restlessness and a desire for constant change. Ljone recounts his travels through Brazil, encounters with unusual communities?including remnants of the old Austro?Hungarian military?and his difficult overland journey toward Peru. The narrative blends travel reportage, danger, cultural encounters, and the personal philosophy of a man who earns his living however he can while chasing the next horizon. THIS copy has very clean pages and just a previous owners signature on the first page. Hard cover edition with price-clipped dustjacket. 252 pages. Dimensions: 5.75" by 8.75". Published by George Allen & Unwin, London. 1st printing, 1957. B&W photographs. Green binding. 1.5 Pound Media Shipping Rate with Multiple Product Orders. (Min Shipping Rate 1 Pound per Order). Order More and SAVE! Genre(s): Tourist Destinations / Cultural & Social Studies / South America / English. (B106).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. This is a Near Fine Copy of this book in green cloth with black title lettering to spine,in a Near Fine Dust-Jacket which has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the wrapper.Not price clipped and this copy has NO previous ownership inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning ro rolling to spine.D/j is lovely clean and bright.The page edges remain crisp and bright with no internal markings etc.Great copy for the collector.Author worked as a Clerk in the greatest of South African Tin Mines,8vo 252pp First Edition 1st Impression [1957].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Bergen, Norway: J. W. Eides Forlag, (1957). Third printing. 255 pages. Interior is bright and clean. Boards are covered in blue and white paper and the spine is red cloth. Binding is tight. Overall a very good copy in a good dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Nr Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Excellent nr fine interior, no markings or inscriptions and contains several b&w photos and a map, just very faintly toned to closed edge of pages (minimal) immaculate boards with clear bright lettering to spine; d/j has standard shelfwear, dulled to rear with loss to top spine-tip as shown, but decent/acceptable overall for the age and covered with a new removable sleeve-protector, not price-clipped./.

Hardback. 1st Edition. Octavo Size [approx 14x22cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Map. 252 pages. The life of a man who earned his living any way that came along. His adventures took him to South America and this book is a genuine, unaffected stpry of South America and of the people of the rivers and the jungles.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1/2" chip to jacket spine edge, else a near fine copy in a Brodart jacket cover.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First edition in English. Cloth, 252pp. With illustrations. Fine in a nice d/w. Travels through South America.