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8vo, 215 pages, illustrated. 'A Channel Four Book'. eng
xiii + 241 pages, illustrated, maps, glossary, reading list. eng
1st UK edition. VG in original black cloth, gilt. 15301. eng
1st edition. Fine in pictorial boards. (Travels & adventures). 17269. eng
1st edition. 8vo, 241 pages, illustrated. Very good condition hardback in very good condition dust jacket. 40008. eng
FIRST EDITION OF THIS MASSIVE STUDY OF THE HUAORANI by a capuchin friar who lived among them. 488 pp on coated paper. Profusely illustrated throughout with photographs and maps. THE EDITION WAS DESTROYED SHORTLY AFTER PUBLICATION, AND THIS BOOK HAS BECOME ALL BUT UNOBTAINABLE. WorldCat lists only 12 copies. An interesting association copy from the library of Sarah Begum, a fellow of the Royal Geographic Society who, like the author, was one of very few outsiders who lived among the Huaorani. SIGNED by Begum on the front free endpaper, with a small sketch of a canoe and paddle. Folio. Publisher's laminated boards. Extremities lightly bumped, else FINE AND BRIGHT. Very rare and important.
56p., illus. New World Neighbors series for children. Pictorial endpapers w/ map. Written by the wife of an Amazon explorer. Hardcover Very good condition w/ pictorial paste-on label.
247 p. with maps Hardcover Very good condition good
391pp. Paperback Very good condition, some cover wear
382pp. 24 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
317 p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
183pp. illus.(part col.), col. ports. Hardcover Very good condition
258 p., [8] leaves of plates : i Hardcover Very good condition good
VG/VG dj is not price-clipped. no inscription. 1st edition HardBack Illustrated with colour photographs. - An inspirational account of living for almost a decade in the Amazon rainforest. Wonderful photographs of the spiders and other animals and tribesmen. Animal / Wildlife
Vg/Good not price-clipped. no inscriptions. dj is fully wrapped in loose-fitting plastic sleeve. dj itself is creased and worn to some edges, with slight loss. Book covering many aspects of the Amazon, the author built a strong reputation as a guide and adventurer in the region. Illustrated with B&W photos. pp 175.
VG/VG (very slight isolated edgewear. Neat gift inscription on front free endpaper) Octavo 238pp Two journeys: Describes his ascent of the Nhamunda River, a little-known tributary of the Amazon. The second is a two-month journey in Zaire. Anthropological interest
pp. 1550216, 1 fold. map, 12 figs.,r efs. Plain new wrs.
Vitré, Unvaniez Arvor, 1950 -E.O, l'un des 100 exemplaires sur Vélin pur fil , Ex. N° 18 - In-8° - Broché - 15 ill. et cartes - 219 pp. - Bel exemplaire
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with scratch to front and general signs of handling. 381pp. Brazil and the environment - death of an activist.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked laminated boards, tiny rubs to spine ends and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with small tears to slightly curled edges. 143pp. A lavish coloured study of the River Amazon from the air alongside its nature, its peoples and its features at ground level. Text in English, French and Portuguese.
No marks or inscriptions to contents. A very clean very tight copy with bright slightly marked lower corner of front board (otherwise a fine copy) and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with creased rear dust flap and very minor traces of storage. 223pp. Lavishly illustrated study of the richest natural environments on earth - the rainforests.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor dint to front and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with dint to front lower edge and label removal effect to front dust flap. 158pp. In this study, based on the BBC TV Natural History Unit production, the author describes in vivid detail the landscape and ecology, the flora and the fauna of the entire Andes mountain chain through South America. Very well illustrated.
In "The Green Labyrinth", Fraser journeys deep into the jungle of the Amazon in the company of shamans, traditional spiritualists practicing ancient rituals. At the heart of Fraser's quest lies the mind-expanding drug "ayahuasca", a gateway to worlds beyond her own, to a better understanding of the mysteries of existence. Author signature on title page.339p. bibliography glossary notes. Book
In quarto grande (29,4x20,2 cm); (8), IV, 614, (2) pp. e una grande c. di tav. fuori testo più volte ripiegata. Bellissima legatura coeva in mezza pelle rossa con titolo e ricchi fregi in oro al dorso. Dorso a cinque nervi. Tagli dorati. Un piccolo strappetto senza perdita di carta alla mappa più volte ripiegata. Piccole strofinature ininfluenti e qualche leggerissima fioritura in poche pagine dovuta alla qualità della carta ma nel complesso bellissima copia in bella legatura coeva. Prima edizione di questo celebre racconto di viaggio del celebre esploratore e geografo francese Henri Anatole Coudreau originario di Sonnac. L'autore fu tra i primi ad esplorare la Guyana francese e a risalire il Rio delle Amazzoni. Questo celebre racconto venne terminato dalla moglie dello stesso Codreau che lo seguì nelle sue esplorazioni, morto nei dintorni del lago Tapagem . durante il tentativo di raggiungere le sorgenti del Rio delle Amazzoni. L'opera è illustrata da 98 bellissime incisioni, 18 delle quali a piena pagina. Prima edizione in buone condizioni di conservazione ed in bella e ricca legatura coeva. First edition, a good copy.
in-8°, 266 pages, ill. hors texte N&B, 1 carte, broche, jaq. ill. plast. Bel exemplaire. [GE-2] [CA38/5]
