The Kon-Tiki Expedition by Thor Heyerdahl
The Kon-Tiki Expedition by Thor Heyerdahl
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The Kon-Tiki Expedition
By Raft Across the South Seas
by Thor Heyerdahl
George Allen & Unwin, 1951, black and white photographic plates, black and white photographic frontispiece, hardcover, dustjacket
Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, previous owners’ inscription on front endpaper, a little foxing to introductory pages, dustjacket in fair condition with rubbing, chipping, tears and small parts missing (see photographs)
“The story of a daring voyage by the author and five companions on boar a primitive raft from the coast of Peru to the Pacific Islands. Mr. Heyerdahl was convinced that the original Polynesians had come by sea from South America, and to prove that such a voyage was possible at that remote period, he wand his party built the Kon-Tiki, similar to the rafts then used, and embarked on it.”
