Maraca: Rainforest Island (with additional item: The Geographical Journal, Volume 156, Part 3, November 1990, extracted article 'The Maraca Rainforest Project)

First Printing. Large 4to. With jacket. 134 pp. Detailed account of The Maraca Rainforest Project that studied this island environment in northern Brazil in great depth in the late 1980s. Colour photos throughout giving a glimpse of the extraordianary flora and fauna of this largely unexeplored island, bounded by two rivers deep in the heart of Amazonia. Included (inserted, as found) is 45-page extract from issue of The Geographical Journal for November 1990 (volume 156, Part 3), titled The Maraca Rainforest Project, which goes into great detail on the the expedition's scientific findings, illustrated with b/w photos, maps, charts, etc. Book and jacket near a-new. No inscriptions. NEAR FINE / NEAR FINE.