The Search for Michael Rockefeller [First Edition Thus]

Machlin, Milt

Published by The Akadine Press, Pleasantville, New York, 2000

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Scarce first softcover printing with full numberline at copyright. Stated at copyright: "Published 2000 by The Akadine Press by arrangement with the author. Copyright 1972 by Milt Machlin." Moderate corner, edge wear, rub. Classic close-up cover art with newsprint style of photo of a circa 18-year-old Michael Rockefeller. Pages near very good. Several pages of photo plates. Bind good, square. Rare near very good Akadine Press printing. Documents Milt Machlin's search and adventure in seeking answers to the disappearance of Michael Rockefeller, scion and heir to Nelson Rockefeller. Michael had been studying tribes in New Guinea and went missing in 1961. Seven years later a story came to author Machlin that Michael Rockefeller was still alive and had been captured by headhunters. Against a jungle backdrop of strange "cargo cult" beliefs, "payback" revenge-killings, and cannibalism, the resulting quest is mysterious and a late-night campfire brio. Contents: "I. Michael Rockefeller; II. Donahue; III. Father Van Kessel; IV. Dias and Lapre; a Bibliography, and Index." "A story of adventure and mystery, told in the relaxed, oral style of a good yarn." -- Pete Axthelm, NEWSWEEK. 256 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Search for Michael Rockefeller [First Edition Thus]
• Publisher: The Akadine Press, Pleasantville, New York
• Publication Date: 2000
• Binding: Soft Cover
• Edition: First Edition Thus.
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: Book