{"product_id":"the-geographical-magazine-january-1968-vol-xl-40-no-9-buryats-of-lake-baikal-aldabra-island-niska-indians-vaal-river-japan-manchester","title":"The Geographical Magazine, January 1968, Vol XL (40) No 9: Buryats of Lake Baikal; Aldabra Island; Niska Indians; Vaal River; Japan; Manchester","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Geographical Magazine, January 1968: Volume XL (40), Number 9. The illustrated London monthly of exploration, travel, peoples and places, jointly owned by a trust chaired by the President of the Royal Geographical Society and Times Newspapers, with half of all dividends assigned to a fund for exploration and research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCOVER: 'Buryats of Lake Baikal', 'Niska Indians', 'Aldabra Island', 'Vaal River', 'Japan' and 'Manchester'; a Buryat woman, photograph by Caroline Humphrey. Price 3s. 6d.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIN THIS ISSUE: Indians of the Nass River by Marjorie Matley (life with the loggers and salmon fishers, British Columbia); Staple Foods: Yams by D. G. Coursey (a major crop in the tropics); East of Lake Baikal by Caroline Humphrey (the Buryat people of Siberia); Volcano in the Caspian Sea by G. P. Tamrazyan (eye-witness account of an eruption); Vital Waters of the Vaal by T. J. D. Fair (water problems in the South African goldfields); Japan's Cult of the Hills by M. Banks (a nation looks for adventure); New Land from Old Rubbish by Roy Herbert (a successful experiment in Manchester); Threat to Aldabra by D. R. Stoddart (unique wildlife on a coral island).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eALSO: The World in Books, reviews by R. J. Harrison Church, J. D. Ivins, Francis Watson, Ella Maillart, Ann Savours, Caroline Humphrey, E. M. Yates, D. J. Sinclair and John Abbott; Notes by Ptolemy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHEMES: Siberia and the Buryats, First Nations of Canada, tropical agriculture, volcanoes, South Africa, Japan and mountaineering, land reclamation, Indian Ocean conservation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e84 pages, illustrated in colour and black and white, about 18.5 x 25 cm. Edited by Derek Weber (Editor); published by Odhams Press for The Geographical Magazine Ltd, Long Acre, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Derek Weber (ed.), Caroline Humphrey, D. R. Stoddart, Marjorie Matley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e The Geographical Magazine (Royal Geographical Society\/The Times Publishing Company)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1968\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Single Issue Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Used - Very Good\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pigeonhouse Books, Dublin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55381270626631,"sku":"2026-10-10-421","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0293\/7474\/2572\/files\/81924vPfmlL.jpg?v=1791710412","url":"https:\/\/www.pigeonhousebooks.com\/products\/the-geographical-magazine-january-1968-vol-xl-40-no-9-buryats-of-lake-baikal-aldabra-island-niska-indians-vaal-river-japan-manchester","provider":"Pigeonhouse Books, Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}