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Michaux, Henri

Ecuador; A Travel Journal

1970

40.42 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1970
Place of printing
Seattle. University of Washington Press
Author
Michaux, Henri
Edition
First edition in English, first edition in French was 1929.
Keyword
Travel - South America
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [22 x 14 cm]; xii, [13]-132 pp. original black cloth, silver spine title lettering, dj (slightly worn at edge, price clipped), 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.