The Cloud Forest A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness
by Matthiessen, Peter
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Madison, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Viking Prss, 1961. 280pp. Black boards.map endpapers. 24 pages of black and whtie photos. Author's ink inscription is on the half-title page. One corner is bumped, light toning to the pages, otherwise a near fine copy. Unclipped pictorial jacket has the original $6.50 price, rubbing to the spine edges, 1/2" spot on the rear panel, othewrise very well preserved in a mylar sleeve. "Peter Matthiessen crisscrossed 20,000 miles of the South American wilderness, from the Amazon rain forests to Machu Picchu, high in the Andes, down to Tierra del Fuego and back. He followed the trails of old explorers, encountered river bandits, wild tribesmen, and the evidence of ancient ruins, and discovered fossils in the depths of the Peruvian jungle.The Cloud Forest is his incisive, wry report of his expedition into some of the last and most exotic wild terrains in the world.". First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo.
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- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031073
- Title
- The Cloud Forest A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness
- Author
- Matthiessen, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Viking Prss
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- Travel Exploration Amazon
- Size
- Octavo
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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