Sarapiqui Chronicle; A Naturalist in Costa Rica by YOUNG, Allen M.;

Washington and London, Smithsonian Institution Press, [1991], First Edition. . original cloth, gilt lettering on spine, dj, small remainder mark on lower edge, name on endpaper, else fine. . 8vo [23 x 16 cm]; xvi, [ii], 361 pp, illustrations from photos, map, index. . The author, an entomologist with the Milwaukee Public Museum, describes the cloud forests of northeastern Costa Rica based on his 25 years of travel and study of this region's ecologies. Although there is some emphasis on insect life and its relation to other species and plants, the author provides an interesting and well written account of his experiences with the people and the jungle. A picture of this book is available on request by email.