The Copper Nail - A Story of Atacama

Langue : anglais

Edité par Blackie, London, 1960

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1960. First edition. 144pp., a map and black and white illustrations. This is supposedly a true story, told to the author by the hero himself - Pedro. Pedro was the son of a poor Indian peasant who lived in the Atacama desert region of Chile, but he was able to leave home to be educated at a monastery. He returned when he discovered a map, driven into a fig-tree with a copper nail. It showed that an old Spanish treasure had been buried on the only sizeable farm in the area, which was owned by the cruel Don Silva. Pedro was chased off the land, so he went to the nearest town and worked until he was able to buy the farm and marry Don Silva's daughter. Although Pedro's determination was becoming a megalomania, his search for the treasure was sidetracked by his interests in improving his farm. Just as he seemed headed for disaster, lightning struck to reveal the missing clue, and the treasure was enough to insure an idyllic rural existence for the family. The book is bound in the original blue boards with gold titling on the spine. The case of the book is in very good condition with bumping and a touch of fading to the spine ends. The contents are tight and clean although some of the pages have neat underlining with a few short notes written in red ball-point ink. There is no inscription. The unclipped dustwrapper has some shelf wear with slight fading to the spine. There is a little chipping to the laminate covering on the corners and the spine ends are bumped with a small piece missing from the bottom rear spine corner. There is a small tear on the bottom rear corner and a tear of about 1" on the bottom rear edge. The rear flap has some creases across the corners.…

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Titre
The Copper Nail - A Story of Atacama
Auteur
Lambert, C.J.
Éditeur
Blackie, London
Année de publication
1960
État de l'article
Very Good
Jaquette
Very Good
Reliure
Hardback
Langue
anglais
Illustrateur
Christopher Brooker
Édition
First Edition
Dimensions
8"tall
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Children's

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