Jean Delaborde; Helmut Loofs — Am Rande Der Welt

Berlin, Safari-Verlag, 1962. Cloth. A German language description of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, in a dust wrapper. 'At the Edge of the World' was written by ethnologist Helmut Loofs (b.1927) and Jean Delaborde. It details the archipelago Tierra del Fuego, situated off the southernmost tip of South America, and the Patagonia region of South America.Illustrated throughout with vignettes and diagram, and with a folding plate.From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back.  Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years.  He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations.  His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration.In the German language. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with a dust wrapper. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper is in excellent condition, with minor wear only. Ownership bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound, pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Near Fine.