Elizabeth Marshall Thomas — The Harmless People

London , Secker & Warburg , 1960. Cloth. A fascinating account of travels in Africa by author Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, with illustrations. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas is an American author who has published both fiction and non-fiction books and articles on animals, Palaeolithic life and the Kalahari Desert. Between 1950 and 1956 she took part in three expeditions to study the !Kung Bushmen in Namibia and Botswana, during these trips she kept a journal which she later drew on when writing this book. This book was first published in 1959, with this edition being produces for members of the Readers Union. With fifteen illustrations and two double page plates. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper which is very smart with some light fading to the rear wrap and chipping to the head and tail of the spine. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.