Jungle People.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971, 1st printing; reinforced pictorial binding, blue endpapers showing man canoeing along jungle river, in jacket identical to boards;, oblong 10.3x8.4, 32 pp. Picture Book hardback.
"Story of the Brave Blacks at Suriname," who escaped plantation slavery, stood up to government soldiers, and learned to survive in the jungle. Floethe's intricate, rhythmic watercolours show the daily life of these people and their African traditions. Binding is too tight to scan full pictures.
CONDITION: Very Good Plus in Very Good jacket; slight corner bump and erasure marks on coloured endpapers, splayed 1/8"; in faded dw with wear at spine top, thin stray mark on back; unclipped 4.95. Item #6128
Price: $18.00