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Libri antichi e moderni

Michaux, Henri

Ecuador; A Travel Journal

1970

38,54 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Anno di pubblicazione
1970
Luogo di stampa
Seattle. University of Washington Press
Autore
Michaux, Henri
Edizione
First edition in English, first edition in French was 1929.
Soggetto
Travel - South America
Lingue
Inglese
Prima edizione

Descrizione

8vo [22 x 14 cm]; xii, [13]-132 pp. original black cloth, silver spine title lettering, dj (slightly rubbed at edge, not price clipped), corner of text leaf with slight crease, near fine, clean unmarked copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A classic of South American travel narratives, it has been called 'the first wholly modern travel book'. The author, Belgian poet, painter, mystic, writer on mescaline, describes his journey through Panama to Quito and down the Amazon to Iquitos, Peru and Para, Brazil, with much on the mountains and jungle, the native peoples and conditions. The translator provides an extensive introduction.