New York: The Viking Press, 1939. "Rather than turn what follows into one of those endless rambling travelogues fraught with human interest, private misapprehensions, and succinct domestic wit, I have intentionally reduced any personal narrative to a staccato sprinkling of comings and goings. It was the jungle and the animals in it that we went to see and which interested me most." Narrative of experience in the jungles of Trinidad, Haiti, and Surinam and the animals the author encountered. Thirty-two illustrations of many of the animals, including peripatus, pouch-back frog, cave opossum, blood-lapping bat, crab-eating racoon, red howler monkey, and tayra. 292 pp. with index. Decorative covers with image of howler monkey. Spine is sunned, and cover corners are bumped. Endpapers are maps of the Caribbean. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Back endpaper has browning along hinge (age? water?). Interior is tight, clean and Very Good.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated By Author. Size: Approx. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2". Travel.

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Bookseller: Bee Creek Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005173
Title: CARIBBEAN TREASURE
Author: Sanderson, Ivan T
Illustrator: Illustrated By Author
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Publisher: The Viking Press
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1939
Keywords: Early Travel, Caribbean, Natural History
Bookseller catalogs: Early Travel; Natural History;
Size: Size: Approx. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2"

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Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...