Gheerbrant, Alain, L’expédition Orénoque Amazone, 1948-1950, Librairie Gallimard, Les Libraires Associés, [Paris, 1957]. Illustrated with 36 plates. Number 3499 of 6,000 numbered copies reserved for members of the Club des Libraires de France.

Brown cloth binding, title in white on spine, color portrait photo on front cover.  This copy came with a clear plastic dust jacket, enclosing a folding map of the expedition against the rear cover.  The map is not bound into the book. Multiple foldout black and white photograph plates in a mat finish, with protective tissues that are not attached to the text block; explanatory titles to plates appear as marginal notes beside the text. 358 pp.  In French.

The book documents exploration of the Orinoco and Amazon forests undertaken by the author and colleagues from 1948 to 1950, including encounters with indigenous tribes.

AS NOTED ABOVE, THIS BOOK IS IN FRENCH.  TO ENJOY IT TO THE FULLEST, THE ABILITY TO READ FRENCH WOULD BE QUITE USEFUL AND IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.