Matthiessen Peter Editor (33 results)

Hard cover. Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 225 p. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. HC 309.

Oversized Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Oversized Paperback. Condition: Good.

paperback. Condition: Good. Tight binding. Clean unmarked text and covers.Business stamp on top edges. Light soiling to edges and covers. Small light crease to front cover.Earthlight Books is a family owned and operated, independent bookstore serving Walla Walla, Washington since 1973.Thank you for supporting Earthlight Books and independent booksellers.…

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. Harper San Francisco, 1991. First Edition. 240 pages. Illustrated. 13.5 x 9.5", hardcover, dj. Very Good/Very Good.

First Edition. First edition. Softcover. First printing. 240 pages. Edited by David Cohen. Introduction by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Afterword by Peter Matthiessen. Includes numerous color and black and white images with commentary by Arthur Davidson. A tight close to near fine copy in wrappers with a crease to the bottom rear corner.…

Condition: VERY GOOD. First printing. The 38tk volume in this series of prize-winning stories, this anthology contains short stories by some of the best writers of the mid-20th century - Stories by Martha Gelhorn (who won first prize for 'In Sickness and in Health'), Hortense Callisher (2nd prize), George Steiner, Gina Berriault, Peter Matthiessen ("Travelin Man.") , Elizabeth Enright and others, Introduction by the editor and brief notes on each author. 312 pp. Ex-library with relatively fewl markings, overall tight and clean in a very good unmarked dust jacket. …

paperback. Condition: As New. Publisher: The Paris Review 137, Winter 1995. FINE softcover in illustrated wraps, as issued. First Softcover Edition, First Printing.

Paperback. Condition: Like New. Publisher: Paris Review, NY., 1995. #137First Softcover Edition, First Printing. FINE softcover book in wraps, as issued. NOT remainder marked. NOT faded. NOT book club edition. NOT ex-library.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Folio Society. Good hardcover, bump to head with some wear there; lacking publisher's slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Near fine with no markings and light wear in a very good jacket with light edge wear. Original 1968 2nd printing. Full page color plates through-out.14 1/2 inches tall by 10 1/2 W by 1 1/4" thick. This price includes the extra cost of safe and prompt shipping via USPS media mail. Robert Verity Clem (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 224 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, As Issued. 1st. First edition thus. First softcover edition. Published NY: Harpercollins, 1991, first printing. folio wrappers, 9 1/2" x 12 3/4", 240pp., illus full color photos. "Photographs capture significant rites of passage such as christenings, weddings, and funerals, from cultures around the globe." Near fine.…

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Literary Journal. Trade-sized Paperback. Issue of Spring, 1978. A collection of essays on travel and landscape. 162 pages. AS NEW. All corners pointed. Binding tight, without stress creasing and square. Without tears, creases, bumps or chips. Not marked in any way and very clean and bright. All items carefully wrapped and sent boxed.…

Paperback. Condition: Collectible-Very Good.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 400 pages. 8.50x5.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Literary Journal, softcover; 224 pages. Condition: Fine, with no marks or writing to the book. Light rubbing to the cover surfaces. Binding is tight and square.

Paperback. Condition: Good.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. New York: Viking, 1967. 32 color plates. illustrations, bibliography, index, 270 pages, A monograph on the shorebirds of North America, with text by Peter Matthiessen (later reprinted separately as "The Wind Birds"), full-page paintings by Robert Verity Clem, and species accounts by Ralph S. Palmer. DJ scuffed with small tears, spine chipped. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Clem, Robert (illustrator). Folio. Clem, Robert (illustrator) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. New York: Viking, 1967. DJ with light edge wear, now in a protective mylar sleeve. Nice copy.32 color plates, illustrations, 270 pages.A monograph on the shorebirds of North America, with text by Peter Matthiessen (later reprinted separately as "The Wind Birds"), full-page paintings by Robert Verity Clem, and species accounts by Ralph S. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Clem, Robert (illustrator). Folio. Clem, Robert (illustrator) (illustrator).…

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 2012 edition. 300 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 140 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 310 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. dj. First Edition. Quarto, 270 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine pale green with white and black lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "$22.50." Heavy rubbing, creasing, and various open and closed tears along edges of dust jacket. Large open tear at head of spine. Light scuffing and soiling to dust jacket. General shelf wear and foxing to edges of boards. Foxing to edges of textblock. Age toning throughout interior. Signed by Matthiessen on title page. Shelved in Oversized Art. 1416823. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Signed.…

Full-Leather. Condition: Near Fine -. Limited First Edition. Limited edition of 350 copies, this #256. Signed by all four contributors on the limitation . Full leather. Prospectus laid-in. Near fine copy, in original publisher's cloth slipcase. Clem, Robert Verity (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. dj. Second printing. Quarto, 270 pages. In Good minus condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Spine is grey with black and white print. Dust jacket in mylar; slight edge wear. Price unclipped: "$22.50". Boards in tan cloth; spotting to cloth. Text block has spotting to edges. Illustrated: color plates. Signed in ink by the author on the title page. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Netdesk Column QB (ND-QB. 1416540. FP New Rockville Stock. Signed. …

Softcover. First Edition; Third Printing. Near Fine in wraps.

Condition: VERY GOOD. First printing. Both a reference book and an art book, this is the first comprehensive book on these birds in all of North American. The extensive text by Peter Matthiessen shows a deep affection for these birds. Illustrated by Robert Verity Clem with 32 lovely full page paintings in opaque watercolor reproduced with six color lithography, as well as some drawings. The species information includes full details on 75 species - their description, habitat, behavior afield, migration, and more.plus suggestions for further reading at the end of each account. Index. A large and heavy folio (10.5" by 14.25"). 270 pp Very good in coarse beige linen (some discoloration to the edges of the boards) in a good only dust jacket (crinkling to the spine of the dj, dampstaining to the spine of the dj, and significant rubbing to back cover.) Contents are near fine and very attractive.…