Among wild tribes of the amazons. An account of exploration & adventures on the mighty Amazon & its confluents, with descriptions of the savage head-hunting & anthropophagous tribes inhabating their Banks
Livres anciens et modernes
Domville-Fife, Charles W.
Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1925,
Among wild tribes of the amazons. An account of exploration & adventures on the mighty Amazon & its confluents, with descriptions of the savage head-hunting & anthropophagous tribes inhabating their Banks
Livres anciens et modernes
Domville-Fife, Charles W.
Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1925,
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Détails
- Auteur
- Domville-Fife, Charles W.
- Éditeurs
- Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1925
- Thème
- Indians Indiani America
- Description
- S
- Jaquette
- False
- Etat de conservation
- En bonne condition
- Reliure
- Couverture souple
- Dédicacée
- False
- Premiére Edition
- False
Description
First American edition. 8vo [22 x 15 cm]; 282 pp, frontis of shrunken head, numerous illus from photos, 6 maps including foldout, index. orig pictorial red gilt cloth, gilt lettering on spine, , very good copy. A thrilling tale of hairbreadth escapes, one of the best books of travel and exploration for some years (contemporary reviews). One of the better travel works of the period with descriptions of the native peoples, their customs, society, beliefs based on the author's extensive travels.
