| Notes: Jean-Paul Kauffmann; Patricia Clancy [Translator] : The Arch of Kerguelen: Voyage to the Islands of Desolation. New York : Four Walls Eight Windows, 2000. First English language edition/printing. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's paper over boards. Glossy color pictorial dj. Plain white endpapers. Xiv pp prelim material, 206 numbered pp, plus four blank. Acknowl, story in four parts; endnotes, bibliography. Map. Condition notes: very good copy, light wear to mylar-sheathed dj. Binding sound and square, interior unmarked. A quirky little book about the author's visit to the Islands of Desolation - and much more - he is a man with a vivid imagination and a way with words. I found myself wanting more pictures, but not much else. We personally inspect every book we offer. |