Cloud Forest Chronicle South by Matthiessen Peter (78 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.53.

Condition: Good. Reprint. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

264pp. Index. 2 maps and 42 b/w photographs, many small. Very good indeed in chipped dw.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 2nd Edition. 2nd printing. 280 pages. Illustrated with black and white photos. Fine condition in worn dust jacket. (R1).

PAPERBACK. Condition: VG. 1ST.

paperback. Condition: Good. Clean text, strong binding, moderate wear.

Large Paper Back. Condition: Near Fine. 1st of This Edition. 280 pages, includes index. Black/white photo sections. A clean, straight firm copy. Appears unread. Scan available.

first edition 264pp ills.[b/w] VG (black cloth,sl.shelf wear,stamps to eps,edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked) in G+ d/w (lower half of cover and spine missing,rubbed and soiled and chipped).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 8vo. With jacket. 264 pp. B/w plates. Light edgewear to jacket, else book and jacket clean and bright. VG / VG.

First UK edition, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

, 264 pages, 8 leaves of black and white photos First Edition , very light rubbing to corners and spine, foxing to block edge and occasionally to pages, book in very good condition , dustwrapper lightly rubbed at edges, marks to rear, very good condition , black cloth with gilt titles to spine , 23 cm x 15 cm Hardback ISBN:

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Green/black mottled boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 220 x145 mm approx. 364 pp 42 b/w photos on 16 pp of glossy plates + 2 line maps as called for. First Edition 1962. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. VG/ Fair (Book- No notable shelf wear or soiling, a few mild dust soiling spots to top edge of book block, no previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket- heavy shelf rubbing and wear with numerous significant tears and associated line creases and some general shelf soiling. However no significant loss and non price clipped - cover 30s. Remains very presentable on the book shelf in a removable proprietary protective sleeve).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1961 hardcover in good condition. All inside pages are in great shape. Minor shelf wear to the black cloth spine and cover. No dust jacket.

AudioCD. Condition: Very Good. 8 BRAND NEW AUDIO CDs. NEW CDs sealed in the shrink wrap. Slight publisher remainder mark. Enjoy this NEW Audio CD performance, GIFT QUALITY for your home and library.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Very Good hardcover in black cloth boards w/out dj. First Edition, First Printing. Illustrated with two sections of b/w photographs. 280pp. Clean text and tight binding.

Gilt decorated hard cover. Stated first edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy (book plate) in near fine (price clipped, light edge wear) dust jacket (in mylar). 280 pps.

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. two sections of b/w photographs bound into text. Maps of South America and Middle Peru on end papers. Jacket design by Jean Zallinger. (illustrator). 1st Edition. 8 vo, 280 pp inc Index. Condition: Black cloth, light fading to bottom edges. Interior clean, no marks or names. Three of four corners are square; binding is square and firm. End papers clean, small gold sticker from "Phillips Book Store, Bozeman, Montana" is near spine inside back cover. Jacket is not price clipped ($6.50), is quite worn at top of spine and a few inches along back cover. Roger Tory Peterson's blurb on back panel.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good Condition. Dust jacket in protective Brodart Cover. Black cloth boards have some very light fading on the edges. No marks on the text block. No marks of previous ownership or inscription. First Edition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 280pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs, map endpapers. Corners lightly rubbed, near fine in a in a very good price-clipped dustwrapper with extremities worn and chipped, internal tape repair to spine ends.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. First Edition. Name on verso of front free endpaper, light tanning to page edges, tiny bump to top corner, otherwise Near Fine in very good+ price-clipped dust jacket with wear along the folds.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. vi + (2) + 280 pages; two different map endpapers; black and white illustrated section; useful index. Peter Matthiessen (1927 - 2014) American novelist, naturalist, explorer, and advocate for the life of the planet. (The Cloud Forest) ".Matthiessen functions as an observer of and commentator on the natural world of South America's mountains, ruins, jungles, rivers, animals, insects, birds, fish, and people - including a multitude of Indian tribes and inhabitants of both short and long duration." (William Dowie, 1991 Twayne Author Series) "First published" stated on copyright page. Approx. 6" x 8 1/2" size, illustrated dustjacket over hardcover boards. Dustjacket darkened some, spine ends lightly chipped; volume clean and in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($6.50 price intact). Published by The Viking Press, 1961. Octavo. Black boards stamped in gold with illustrated endpapers. Book is very good; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is very good with shelf wear, edgewear and tiny nicks. An excellent copy of this book serving as Peter Matthiessen's first hand account of the South American wilderness. 280 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. 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." Size: Octavo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by Author Peter Matthiessen, on the title page First edition very good condition hardcover very good dust jacket, price 6.50 present , gently read clean pages short tear to front cover, and previous owner name half title page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 280 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good plus condition dust jacket. Green spine with tan and black lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price uncut "$6.50", has tears on the head and tail edges, mild chipping along most extremities, a stain on the front cover, and mild discoloration along the head edge. Boards have mild bending along the fore corners and spine head and tail edges, and mild rubbing wear along the tail edges. Textblock has light stains on some pages throughout, and stains along the edges. Signed flat by Peter Matthiessen on the title page. Shelved in Room C. 1391657. Special Collections.

MATTHIESSEN, Peter. The Cloud Forest: A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness. New York: The Viking Press, 1961. 1st ed. viii,280pp. Plates, map endpapers. Orig. cloth, non-priceclipped d/j. Very good.

MATTHIESSEN, Peter. The Cloud Forest: A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness. New York: The Viking Press, 1961. 2nd printing. viii,280pp. Plates, map endpapers. Orig. cloth, non-priceclipped d/j. Signed by the author on the title page. Very good in a rubbed d/j.

First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); black cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; map endpapers; dust jacket; vi,[2],280pp, with 24pp of photographic plates (halftones). Signed by the author on the title page, with a "Compliments of The Viking Press" slip laid in. Gentle sunning to base of spine, else a clean, Near Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $6.50), edgeworn, with a few tiny tears and a few small abrasions to rear cover; Very Good+. Narrative of Matthiessen's journey from New York to the Amazon. "His destination is the wilderness: the rain forest and the Andean sierra, Tierra del Fuego and Mato Grosso, and a journey down into the jungle on the wild mountain rivers of Peru" (from front flap). 85426.