SETON, Grace Thompson

Magic Waters Through the Wilds of Matto [Mato] Grosso and Beyond Autobiographical Log of the "Look-See"

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., (1933). First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 8vo. Pp. [6], 7-281. Frontis. photo portrait. Illustrated throughout with nearly 20 black-and-white photos in the field. Bound in orange cloth with gilt lettering stamped on front board and spine. Front free endpaper clipped; light soiling to cloth. In the dust jacket that has a letter-number combo in ink on the front panel, top right, Spine faded. With paper-tape reinforcement on verso. Dust jacket is now housed in a removable, clear archival sleeve. Very Good / Good. Item #6656

A riveting account of Seton's determined five-months' effort to explore the Paraguay River. Following work with a scientific exploration, identifying, collecting and labeling flora and fauna, she went solo into the wild Mato Grosso.

Cautioned against such perilous folly by Americanos and locals alike, the "exploratrice" (her word) dismissed their counsel. In turn, Seton and her readership have been rewarded with the fresh observations collected here. As with a subsequent travelogue, Poison Arrows, her staccato prose, bereft of articles, is insightful, frank and strikingly modern. The uncommon dust jacket is now housed in a removable, clear archival sleeve.

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Price: $100.00