Miklukho-Maklay, N. N. On the Maclay Coast (Na beregu Maklaya), 1961. In Russian.

Миклухо-Маклай Н. Н. На берегу Маклая. 
Москва : Издательство Академии наук СССР (АН СССР), 1961.
331 с. : ил., портр., карт. ; Увеличенный формат. Твердый издательский переплет.
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Miklukho-Maklay, Nikolai. On the Maclay Coast.
Moscow: USSR Academy of Sciences Publishing House, 1961.
331 pp.: ill., ports., maps; Enlarged format. Hardcover. 

This 1961 volume is an essential collection of the journals and travel notes of Nikolai Miklukho-Maklay (1846–1888), the legendary Russian ethnographer, biologist, and explorer who dedicated years of his life to studying the indigenous peoples of New Guinea. Published by the USSR Academy of Sciences, the text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of 19th-century anthropological fieldwork, including the arrangement of the author’s daily observations, sketches, and dialogues with the inhabitants of the coast that now bears his name. This edition brings together the most significant parts of his diaries from his first and subsequent stays on the island, where he lived as a "man from the moon," famously winning the trust and respect of the Papuans through his unwavering commitment to non-violence and scientific objectivity.
The book is presented in an enlarged format and is richly illustrated with Miklukho-Maklay’s own ethnographic drawings, which remain vital primary sources for the study of the material culture, customs, and physical appearance of the New Guinea tribes before significant European contact. Beyond the descriptive entries, the 331-page volume highlights the explorer’s fierce opposition to the slave trade and colonial exploitation, positioning him as a humanist ahead of his time. For bibliophiles, anthropologists, and collectors of travel literature, this 1961 Moscow imprint is a significant historical document, capturing the spirit of one of Russia’s most revered scientific figures during a period of renewed Soviet interest in oceanic exploration and global ethnography.