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Dennison, L. R.

Caroni Gold

1943

51.70 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1943
Place of printing
New York. Hastings House
Author
Dennison, L. R.
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - South America mining
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [21 x 14.5 cm]; xiii, 274 pp, frontis, 30 photo illustrations on plates, map endpapers. original pictorial cloth, spine title lettering, dj (chipped, tears at edges), near fine and clean in good dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author describes his interesting travels in Guayana, east of the Orinoco River in Venezuela, when the Caroni River suddenly went dry, exposing gold, silver, diamonds and other precious stones, and the frenzy this created in this unexplored and wild area.