The Tree Where Man Was Born & the African Experience

Matthiessen, Peter & Porter, Eliot

ISBN 10: 0517141280 / ISBN 13: 9780517141281

Published by Crescent Books, New York, 1972

About this Item

Two books in one binding. Beige boards have moisture rings on front, light scuffing and edgewear. Spine is darkened. Front pastedown has an inscription scribbled over, ink spatters on fep. Text is clean & unmarked, binding is tight. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Seller Inventory # 243145

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Tree Where Man Was Born & the African ...

Publisher: Crescent Books, New York

Publication Date: 1972

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

About this title

Synopsis:

Matthiessen, Peter and Porter, Eliot. The Tree where Man was Born. The African Experience. First Edition. London, Collins, 1972. 25cm x 29cm. 247 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. Includes for example: White Highlands/ Northwest Frontier/ Siringet/ In Maasai Land/ Elephant Kingdoms/ Great Caldron Mountains/ Red God/ At Gidabembe/

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.