Kon-tiki and I : illustrations with text begun on the Pacific on board the raft "Kon-Tiki" and completed at "Solbakken" in Borre

Hesselberg, Erik

Published by London: Allen & Unwin, 1950

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Hesselberg, Erik. Kon-tiki and I : illustrations with text begun on the Pacific on board the raft "Kon-Tiki" and completed at "Solbakken" in Borre. First UK edition. London: Allen & Unwin, 1950. Hardback,Good, no dustjacket. Illustrated paper-covered cream boards, bumped to corners, with a stain to the front, some finger amrks to reverse, and a patch of rubbing to reverse spine edge through to the weave. Binding strong. 76pp., b/w illustrations throughout. Map to rear endpapers. Contents clean and bright. Erik Bryn Hesselberg (4 June 1914 15 September 1972) was a Norwegian sailor, author, photographer, painter and sculptor. He is most known as a crewmember of the Kon-Tiki raft expedition from South America to French Polynesia in 1947.After the expedition, Hesselberg wrote and illustrated his only book Kon-Tiki og Jeg (Dreyers Vorlag. 1949), of which this is the English translation. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing. Seller Inventory # ABE-1723475791648

Bibliographic Details

Title: Kon-tiki and I : illustrations with text ...

Publisher: London: Allen & Unwin

Publication Date: 1950

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition