In Search of the Primitive: An Independent Explorer's Life With the Last of the Exotic Peoples of Africa, the Arctic, New Guinea and the Upper Amazon

Cotlow, Lewis

Published by Little, Brown & Co., Boston MA, 1966

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Hardcover with dust jacket - full green cloth over boards with gold lettering stamped brown badge on spine. Glossy illustrated DJ, color photo of New Guinea chieftain on front, Jivaro Indians on back. Sewn binding. xxii + 454 pages, with twelve pages of photographs (four in color, eight in b/w), 4 maps, and index. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. CONDITION: Book FINE, binding square and tight, pages faintly age-tanned at edges; free of all marks; sun-faded 1/4" band at base of spine; DJ VERY GOOD, moderate edgewear, small closed tears at top and bottom of spine and corners, light rubbing; not clipped, protected in a clear archival (Mylar) cover. CONTENT: This is the story of a lifetime of exploring, searching for primitive peoples of the world. Cotlow found indigenous tribes in Africa, South America, New Guinea, and the High Arctic, lived with them, and recorded on film and tape their ways of life, realizing that their ancient mores would soon be eclipsed by the advance of civilization. >Guaranteed secure packaging, free tracking, and no-hassle return policy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In Search of the Primitive: An Independent Explorer's Life With the Last of the Exotic Peoples of Africa, the Arctic, New Guinea and the Upper Amazon
• Publisher: Little, Brown & Co., Boston MA
• Publication Date: 1966
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography & Memoir
  • Travel & Exploration
  • Anthropology & Social Sciences