CLIPPERTON: A History of the Island the World Forgot.
Skaggs, Jimmy M.
ISBN 10: 0802710905 ISBN 13: 9780802710901
Published by Walker and Co. (1989), New York, 1989
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Octavo, maroon boards with gilt spine titles, xiii + 318 pages. Includes black and white photo reproductions and maps. Index. Book and dust jacket are in fine condition. "Natural science and history; ecology and exploration; economic development, diplomacy, military affairs; abandonment, desperation, and madness; these are the elements of the story of Clipperton Island told here for the first time." --from the dust jacket. 081006A. Seller Inventory # 000021115
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Title: CLIPPERTON: A History of the Island the ...
Publisher: Walker and Co. (1989), New York
Publication Date: 1989
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: fine
Edition: first edition.
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CLIPPERTON A History of the Island the World Forgot
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Walker & Company, New York, NY, 1989
ISBN 10: 0802710905
ISBN 13: 9780802710901
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. B&W Photographs; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. There is some beginning wear to the top spine end. "It contains a - zone of death -, Jacques Cousteau has said. Admiral Richard E. Byrd investigated the site under orders from President Franklin D. Roosevelt (who visited there twice). Discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in 1521, it is owned by France but named for an English pirate. It is Clipperton island, one of the most obscure, isolated, and unpleasant places on earth." (from Wikipedia). Seller Inventory # A48977
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Clipperton: A History of the Island the World Forgot
Published by
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ISBN 10: 0802710905
ISBN 13: 9780802710901
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Clipperton: A History of the Island the World Forgot
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Walker & Co, 1989
ISBN 10: 0802710905
ISBN 13: 9780802710901
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