Tigers in the Snow

Matthiessen, Peter; Hornocker, Maurice [Photographer]

ISBN 10: 0865475768 / ISBN 13: 9780865475762

Published by North Point Pr, 2000

About this Item

Stated first ed.; 185 p., clean and unmarked on fine paper; map end pages; wonderful photos; binding tight; boards very fine, well protected by clean glossy photographic d.j. also fine. Gift quality.

Seller Inventory # 074258

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tigers in the Snow
• Publisher: North Point Pr
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0865475768
• ISBN 13: 9780865475762
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: LIKE NEW
• Dust Jacket Condition: Unclipped
• Weight: 25 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • NATURE

About this title

Synopsis

Dramatic full-color photography complements a close-up study of the endangered Siberian tiger that describes the big cat's role in its environment and the joint efforts of Russian researchers and U.S. wildlife biologists to preserve the endangered animal. 25,000 first printing.

About the Author

Peter Matthiessen was a naturalist, explorer and writer. His works of fiction include At Play in the Fields of the Lord, Far Tortuga and the acclaimed 'Watson Trilogy'. His explorations resulted in many fine works of non-fiction, among them The Snow Leopard, The Cloud Forest and The Tree where Man was Born. He died in 2014, aged 86.