Aku-Aku by Thor Heyerdahl (RARE, First Edition), 1958 📜🏛️🗿 vintage crystal figurine Its value is anchored in

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Another unique fact is that this book's small size and deluxe binding suggest it was a personal item

where he wrote the popular "Timothy Titcomb Letters" under a pseudonym

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Aku-Aku by Thor Heyerdahl (RARE, First Edition), 1958 📜🏛️🗿 vintage crystal figurine Its value is anchored inChapter 1: Introduction This is a first edition, first printing of the book Aku Aku: The Secret of Easter Island by the Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl. The listing includes two copies: a hardcover edition with its original dust jacket, published by Rand McNally & Company in 1958, and a later paperback edition from Ballantine Books. The book is a sound acquisition for any serious collector of exploration narratives, archaeology, or first editions.