Search Results: amazon head hunters by cotlow lewis

Signet, 1954. S1094, pictorial cover with white & yellow ltrs, corners and head-heel of spine are nicked & chipped, pages yellowing, creases on spine, loose pages and unglued spine, photographs.. 1st Printiing. Mass Market Paperback. Poor.

New York: Signet, 1954. A good to very good paperback. Some wear along spine. First printing 1954.. 1st Printing. Paperback. Good to Very Good.

Signet Books. New York: New American Library. , 1954 first edition . S-1094 very good Cover art by James Meese. paperback,

in8. 1954. Cartonné sans jaquette. 208 pages.

United States: Signet S1094, 1954. Solid with creases on the spine and the covers show light wear and a small corner crease on the back cover.. 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good.

Signet Books. New York: New American Library. , 1954 first edition . S-1094 very good -fine, reading crease Cover art by James Meese. paperback,

Signet Books. New York: New American Library. , , 1954 first edition . S-1094 almost near fine, Cover art by James Meese. paperback,

Henry Holt, 1953. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Chipping to spine ends of jacket. .

New York: Henry Holt No date. This copy probably published early 1950s.. Later Printing. Original Cloth-backed Boards. Very Good.

(London: Robert Hale, 1954). 8vo; original red cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; price-clipped pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 208; maps; plates. Dustwrapper a little edgeworn, with earlier owner's short tape repair to reverse; tape marks to free endpapers; some foxing. Good condition. "During three expeditions to the headwaters of the Amazon, Lewis Cotlow lived and made friends with the primitive tribes of Ecuador and Peru. But his main goal was the Jivaro head-hunters, and in this thrilling account of his journeys and adventures, he describes their costumes, their homes, their food, jokes, dances, ceremonials and their history. He treated these primitive people as fellow human beings, won their respect, and as a result was able to see and photograph rituals probably never recorded before. Never in serious danger from the tribes, he yet had many narrow escapes from animals, mountain streams and jungle-hopping planes. His narrative is therefore full both of excitement and of first-rate… Read More

Hale, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1954. No edition remarks. 208 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white photographs. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Minor pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with tears, chipping and creasing. Spine noticeably sunned. A name to front flap.

New York: Signet New American Library , 1954. ....Signet Giant Hard Cover # S-1094, 239 clean pages, tight clean and square, white out on inside front board (minor), illustrated with maps and b & w photos, minor edge wear. Contents include: A wild midnight war dance of drug-crazed Indians before they set out to steal women from a rival clan.../ A terifying funeral ritual of a naked Stone Age tribe..../ A weird initiation by primitive Indians..../ A fierce triumphal dance with the shrunken head of a mortal enemy... Any image directly beside this listnig is the actual book and not a stock photo!. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by James Meese Cover Artist .

Henry Holt and Company. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($3.95 price intact). Published by Henry Holt and Co, 1953. Octavo. Blue cloth over brown boards stamped in gold. Signed and inscribed by author on flyleaf. Book is very good; with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is very good with shelf wear, edge wear, and small tears. Book placed in custom acetate protector. A very good signed copy of this account of several indigenous tribes of Ecuador and Peru. 245 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!

London : R. Hale, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Spine lightly sun-toned. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 208 p., [9] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 22 cm. Subjects: Head-hunters; Jivaro Indians; Indians of South America Social life and customs.

New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1953. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition, Later Printing.. New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1953. First Edition, later printing. Near Fine/Very Good+. Later printing, association copy, inscribed and SIGNED by the author, in original unclipped dust jacket. Very clean rose paper-covered boards with blue cloth spine, bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Inscribed by author on front free endpaper: "To my fellow explorer Allan R. Holmberg with high esteem and sincere best wishes for continued success on your Peruvian humanitarian project. - Lewis Cotlow (Christmas 1957)." Laid in is a four page review of the book with photographs by the San Francisco Chronicle, The Saturday Review, and the New York Herald Tribune. Book is illustrated with black and white photographs by the author, maps. 245 pages. Clean bright dust jacket is not price… Read More

Usa: Henry Holt and Company, 1953. Hardcover. First Edition. Very good condition. Signed and dedicated by author. In unclipped dust jacket, with deteriation to back, spine and upper edge of front, meaning that paper has been taped to inside of jacket to compensate. Cover bumped to spine-ends, and page block with slight foxing. Pages and text fine. RB. Signed and Dedicated By Author. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good. Used.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1953. Very good condition but in a good Dust Jacket only as it has some chips at head and tale of spine which have been tape reinforced. There is a dated inscription and signature of the author 6/2/53. Rare. . Signed by Author. First Edition, 3rd Printing. Half Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Pre-publication copy. 245pp. Illustrated with maps and photographs. Faint dampstain on bottom of spine, a few very light bumps on extremities, very good or better in a very good lightly browned dustwrapper with some very modest chipping on edges. Inscribed by author on front fly. Typed not from author noting that *This is a pre-publication copy. LC* Inscription reads: *To my friend and fellow Circumnavigator N.A. Coogan / I hope you enjoy this account of my three expeditions to the Amazon. Luck to you Lew Cotlow 11/21/52.*.