Isherwood, Christopher

The Condor and the Cows: A South American Travel-Diary [LGBTQ+ Perspectives]

London: Methuen & Co., 1949. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket.

A vivid travel memoir chronicling a six-month journey through South America in 1947–48. Accompanied by his partner, photographer William Caskey, Isherwood traversed Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina, capturing the landscapes, cultures, and idiosyncrasies of the region.

Red cloth with gilt spine titles in pictorial dust jacket, red topstain; 8.75 inches tall; xv,[1],194 pages; Illustrated by with 94 gravure illustrations from photographs by William Caskey. The bindings are tight and square. Text is clean; light, even age-toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. The dust jacket has the price intact and is heavily age-toned more-so on the spine and perimeter; small losses on the spine tips and lower corners.

Isherwood's narrative is marked by keen observations, dry humor, and candid reflections on his travels and encounters. The memoir offers valuable insights into mid-20th-century South America through the eyes of a perceptive and articulate observer.

Subjects: South American Geography, Cultural Observations, Personal Reflections, LGBTQ+ Perspectives, Travel Memoir, Nonfiction, LGBTQ+ Literature.

Item #20553

Price: $35.00