Aarons (John) and Claudio Vita-Finzi. The Useless Land.
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A Winter in the Atacama Desert
London, Robert Hale, 1960.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue boards. Dust-jacket.
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Minor toning to top edge of boards and text-block; jacket slightly creased and rubbed.
Jacket artwork by Biro.
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