Harper and Brothers, 1953. first edition. hardcover. 8vo 266pp. 48 pp. b/w photos, 16 pp. of color photos. stated first edition (A-C Harper Brothers code). Cousteau and Émile Gagnan designed, built, and tested the first "aqua-lung" in the summer of 1943, off the southern coast of France. In the opening chapters, Cousteau recounts the.....
Rand McNally, 1950. Book of the Month Club. hardcover. 8vo 304pp. + illustrations. from front flap: "...On a primitive raft made of forty-foot balsa logs and named Kon-Tiki in honor of a legendary sun king, Heyerdahl and five companions deliberately risked their lives to show that the ancient Peruvians could.....
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1959. Book of the Month Club edition. hardcover. 8vo 227pp. Book of the Month Club edition. Includes BOMC bookmark. 33 pages of illustrations, 8 of which are in color. from rear flap: "This book, by a brilliant writer who knows and loves the African continent.....
Simon and Schuster, 1932. first edition. hardcover. 8vo. 525pp. Geography by Dutch-American historian, journalist, and children's book author with maps, color plates, illustrations, index. #00657.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1932. Hendrik Willem van Loon. hardcover. 8vo. 525pp. stated second printing. Geography by Dutch-American historian, journalist, and children's book author with maps, color plates, illustrations, index. #01343.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1932. hardcover. 8vo. 525pp. stated fourth printing. Geography by Dutch-American historian, journalist, and children's book author with maps, color plates, illustrations, index.includes bookmark which appears to be illustrated by van Loon, no date/publishing information/attribution. #01344.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1932. hardcover. 8vo. 525pp. stated sixth printing. Geography by Dutch-American historian, journalist, and children's book author with maps, color plates, illustrations, index. #01345.