Thin Edge of the World
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1957. Near Fine in Very Good dust-jacket First Edition. [5.75”x8.25”]; [5] 242 pp. [2]; Gray cloth boards with red lettering and image on spine; Dust jacket front gray toned image of ice berg and sea ice with white and red lettering, back quote and image of author and penguins; Tipped in Publisher review note on published date of January 9, 1956, price and review conditions; No wear to boards or fading of spine, faint small dot on cover; Dust jacket minor wear to edges, slightly faded lettering on spine and small water stain on back; Text is clean and bright with no marks. Item #12924
"Whatever synonyms a dictionary shows for "bleak," "desolate," "storm-swept," and "forlorn" apply to Kerguelen Island, one of the most isolated and inhospitable spots of land on the surface of the earth. It was on Kerguelen, in the subarctic reaches of the Indian Ocean, that André Migot spent a year as a staff doctor and research biologist with a party of scientists sent out by the French Government. But all hardships notwithstanding, it was an incredibly rewarding year." From the Dust Jacket.
Price: $40.00