Ecuador A Travel Journal by Henri Michaux
London: Peter Owen, (1970). First English Language Edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Pp. xii, 132. Bound in black paper-covered boards, silver lettering stamped on spine. In an attractive dust jacket, not price-clipped, showing only a trifle rubbing. Fine / Near Fine. Item #1582
Michaux's journey through Ecuador was 1927-8, departing Amsterdam, via Panama Canal to Quito, down the Amazon to Para, Brazil, then back to France. Filled with keen observations, insight into the culture of Andean Indians, a with flowing prose and poetic metaphors. Dust jacket is now housed in a clear, removable archival protector. Please excuse the glare in photo. It's a reflection on the archival sleeve and not a condition of the dust jacket.
Price: $75.00