The Tree Where Man Was Born, The African Experience (First Edition)

Matthiessen, Peter; Porter, Eliot

ISBN 10: 0525222650 / ISBN 13: 9780525222651

Published by Dutton, New York, 1972

About this Item

New York, Dutton, 1972. First edition. First printing. Hardbound. Fine in a fine jacket. Jacket has some slight wear at top of spine. A clean tight copy. Publisher's price intact on front jacket flap ($14.95 before publication; $17.50 thereafter). Comes with archival-quality mylar jacket protector. Smoke-free. Stated 1st Edition. A dual book by two celebrated American naturalists who join to evoke the African experience. Over 100 color photos. Clean bright crisp copy. 10 x 11-1/2, 246 pp, index, bibliography, notes, glossary, color plates. Oversize Hardcover in beige cloth boards w/ red spine titling, in color photo jacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Tree Where Man Was Born, The African Experience (First Edition)
• Publisher: Dutton, New York
• Publication Date: 1972
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0525222650
• ISBN 13: 9780525222651
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

About this title

Synopsis

In this classic volume, Matthiessen exquisitely combines both nature and travel writing to bring East Africa to vivid life. He skillfully portrays the daily lives of herdsmen and hunter-gatherers; the drama of the predator *; the hundreds of exotic animals; the breathtaking landscapes; and the area's turbulent natural, political, and social histories.

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.