New York: Alfred A. Knopf. VG/VG+ 1973. 1st Edition. Hardcover; 1st Printing. Tan cloth binding with brown printing on spine and a brown embossed image of a coatimundi on the front cover. Book is clean, straight and tight; ex-lib with all the usual library markings on the front end page as well as a stamp for the Denver Public Library on the title page. There are tape ghosts on the front and back covers, approximately 2 inches in length and 1/2 inch wide. Dust jacket is clean, crisp and bright, illustrated front and back; it is price clipped and has just a hint of wear to edges. From dj.....A chulo is a coatimundi. A coatimundi is a small, rare, ringtailed and fascinating busybody of an animal. This is the author's first-hand account of a year in the wilds of Arizona, observing the communal life of this engaging, nimble and nearsighted creature who looks like a skinny raccoon. ; Ex-Lib; B&W Photographs; 8.5 x 5.5 inches; 290 pages .