Navy blue linen boards with silver foil stamped lettering on the spine. Corners are sharp and the binding is tight. Small crease at top right corner of FFEP. Text and images are clean and unmarked. Pictorial dust jacket shows some light general use, in a mylar cover.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: The Explorer's Eye: First-Hand Accounts of Adventure and Exploration
Publisher: The Overlook Press
Publication Date: 2005
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1585677663
ISBN 13: 9781585677665
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Combining firsthand accounts with original images in vintage black and white and brilliant color, The Explorer's Eye, gives insights into who these men and women were, how they operated, and what they saw. Here you have Alexander von Humboldt braving the electric eels of South Africa, Umberto Nobile lamenting the loss of his Zeppelin in an ice floe, and Jacques Cousteau examining the planet from under the waves. Drawing on a multinational archive of explorer s logs, with expert commentary to set each expedition in context and an introduction by Michael Palin, this book is a unique look at the world we inhabit.

About the Author

Fergus Fleming is one of Britain's leading popular historians and the author of five critically acclaimed histories of exploration. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and lives in Gloucestershire and London.

Annabel Merullo is a member of the Royal Geographical Society and an editor specializing in illustrated books. She is the co-creator of the internationally successful series of Century books.

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Chaparral specializes in rare and used books dealing with Western Americana and Native American topics; also included in our collection are books by western writers of both fiction and non-fiction. Located in the Pacific NW, we carry Small Press productions about the region. Our store front is located at 5210 SW Corbett Ave, Portland, OR, 97239 across the street from Elephants Deli.

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