The Donkey Inside by Ludwig Bemelmans 1947 1ST edition HCDJ

Published by Hamish Hamilton, Hardcover in Dustjacket - 154 pages

Whimsical, opinionated and vivid descriptions of the people Bemelmans encountered on his South American trips, which are collected here as though all travel was done in Ecuador. However, as the preface reveals, his actual travel for this writing encompasses other South American countries, and also makes single figures in the book from a collection of people and "types."

He is greatly amusing in descriptions of eccentric figures, and from his background narration, seems to be deeply traveled and a familiar of the moneyed classes.