About this title: Edward Marriott first heard of the Liawep tribe in 1993, when their "discovery" by a missionary hit the international headlines. Unable to believe that anyone could still be living in the Stone Age conditions described in the reports, he set out to find the Liawep himself. Banned by the Papua New Guinea government from visiting them, he assembled his own ragtag patrol and, like one of the great British adventurer/explorers of the last century, ventured illegally into the wilderness in search of the mysterious tribe. However, nothing could have prepared him for what he found, nor for the ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780805053180ISBN:0805053182
Description: A former library book with the usual identifiers in a protective glossy dust jacket covering. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780805053180ISBN:0805053182
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Date Published: 1997-10
ISBN-13:9780805053180ISBN:0805053182
Description: Good. This is an ex library copy binding tight pages clean with usual markings. Every heavytail order includes with a sweet! We carefully hand clean and reinspect each and every item we ship. Our quality control process ensures items to be in the condition described or better. Heavytail is determined to earn your repeat business through old fashioned customer service. We love international orders. read more
Edition: First American edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780805053180ISBN:0805053182
Description: Very Good in very good jacket. A Harrowing Passage into New Guinea's Heart of Darkness. 258 pp.x. lib. w/ usual labels on protected jacket, minor wear, discard stamped inside. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: 1997 Henry Holt, NY; ISBN 0-8050-5318-2
ISBN-13:9780805053180ISBN:0805053182
Description: 1st printing, hardcover, dust jacket has a minor wrinkle on the back, otherwise near fine. The story of an unauthorized search for the Liawep tribe of New Guinea. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt, New York
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780805053180ISBN:0805053182
Description: Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. An account of the author's search for the Liawep, "the Lost Tribe, " of the Papua New Guinea wilderness. read more
Edition: First U.S. Edition
Binding: 1/4 cloth
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, New York
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780805053180ISBN:0805053182
Description: AS NEW in AS NEW DJ. 8vo (5-3/4 x 8-2/3) 258pp. Hardbound book is FINE--Unmarked (other than tiny, faint mark on bottom), Unread, and AS NEW in unclipped AS NEW pictorial DJ. (h) A great advaneture story. The author, denied permission to visit this recently-discovered tribe, put together a crew and went anyway, over incredibly harsh and difficult terrain. A great adventure story with the added benefit of being true. read more
Edition: Stated First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, New York
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780805053180ISBN:0805053182
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. This 5.5"x8.5" hard cover book has a color illustrated dj with red and yellow lettering on the front and spine of the dj. A harrowing passage into New Guinea's heart of darkness. 258 pages. A clean, unmarked and tight copy. read more
Edition: 1st Ed. (U.S. ) 1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt Co., New York, NY
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780805053180ISBN:0805053182
Description: 1 Map. Fine-/Fine. W/Dust Jacket 258pgs 6 or so dirt specks in 1" area on front endpaper, o.w. clean, bright & tight. No ink names, tears, chips, foxing etc. Price. Unclipped. ISBN 0805053182. read more
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co, New York
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780805053180ISBN:0805053182
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. -A Harrowing Passage into New Guinea's Heart of Darkness. Stated First American Edition, with full number line on copyright page. Very clean yellow/tan boards with clean unfaded maroon spine, unchipped gold lettering on spine. Very small shallow bump to front board edge, otherwise without wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 258 pp. Clean dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price ... read more
Edition: First U.S. Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, New York
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780805053180ISBN:0805053182
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Collectible. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. xi, 258 pp.; 22 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated "First American Edition. " Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. read more
Description: New in New jacket. pp. 258. The Liawep were a lost tribe living in deep jungle in far northwest Papua New Guinea; as far as the outside world was concerned they did not exist. Marriott first heard about them in 1993, when their ìdiscoveryî by a missionary hit the headlines. He set out to find them himself, to hear their stories, their hopes, & their fears for their changing world. Banned by the Papua New Guinea government from visiting them, he assembled his own patrol & ventured illegally ... read more
Description: NEW hardbound in NEW dj. Author goes to explore the faltering life of the Liawep Tribe in the deep jungle of New Guinea, a unique travel book. New condition, no marks or wear. 1997, Holt hardbound, 258 pp. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt, NY
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780805053180ISBN:0805053182
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. White, clean, crisp and bright First Edition, 2nd Printing with bright crisp dustjacket. A very SHARP copy! All of our books are hand selected and are as described. Mylar protective sleeves are available. read more
Description: Very good. Appearance of only slight previous use. Cover and binding show a little wear. All pages are undamaged with potentially only a few, small markings. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
Description: Good. Only lightly used. Book has minimal wear to cover and binding. A few pages may have small creases and minimal underlining. Book selection as BIG as Texas. read more
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