THE TWILIGHT OF THE PRIMITIVE By Lewis Cotlow New York, New York: The Macmillan Company, (1971). First edition, first printing. "First printing" statement to the copyright page. Inscribed "To...In friendship", SIGNED and dated "May 19, 1977" by the author to the front end-paper. Cotlow, a renowned explorer draws on research gained from fourteen major expeditions for this detailed unique study of primitive tribes, cultures and peoples, and the danger of loosing their primitive traditions and societies. Included are aborigines, pygmies, headhunters, Masai, Jivaros, Eskimos, Hoholans in New Guinea, Xinguanos, and more. Faint spotting to the upper page edges, lower corner tips slightly rubbed, else very good in brown linen with gilt embossed titles and decorative rules to the spine, red-and-yellow headband and tail-band; in a price-clipped very good dust jacket with a few short shelf-edge tears, a dime-sized brown spot to the rear panel, rubbing and small nicks to the upper and lower spine edges, and with a crease to the rear and to the front inner flap. Octavo; 257 pages; index. PLEASE VIEW FOR MORE GREAT SIGNED FIRST EDITION HISTORIES THANKS! |