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Rare and modern books

Lohndorff, Ernst

The Forest of Fear

1956

57.34 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1956
Place of printing
London. Souvenir Press
Author
Lohndorff, Ernst
Edition
First edition in English.
Keyword
Travel - South America
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [22 x 14 cm]; 182 pp, illustrations from photos. original black cloth with gilt spine title lettering, dj (chipped at spine ends, few tears, not price clipped), rear blank endpaper removed, clean, very good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Subtitled, 'Orchid Hunting in the Green Hell of the Amazon', the author describes a sensational expedition through jungles, from 'the decaying, vice-ridden Amazonian settlement', through the brooding menace of the forest, pursued by 'man-hunting Indians and the treacherous masters of slave plantations, capable of incredible tortures', surviving fever, shrieking storms, wild animals, privations, in pursuit of the treasure of rare orchids, in areas where murderers live by the rule of the knife and buy their pleasure in drink-sodden orgies. A fun read, only a small amount of the book is on orchids.