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Dyott, G. M.

On the Trail of the Unknown; In the Wilds of Ecuador and the Amazon

1926

107.16 €

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Year of publication
1926
Place of printing
London. Thornton Butterworth
Author
Dyott, G. M.
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - South America Native Peoples
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [22 x 15 cm]; 288 pp, frontis, numerous illustrations from photos, map showing author's route, index. original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and front cover, a little light foxing on outer edge, very good+ sound copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author of Silent Highways in the Jungle and of Man-Hunting in the Jungle, in Search of Colonel Fawcett, describes in this work his climbing Sangai (Sangay) and Tungurahuaa (which he describes as an ugly heap of rocks and snow), but its currently an active volcano, and then describes his stay among the headhunters of the Amazon and travel by jungle and river to Sumacu, with interesting illustrations.