The Tree Where Man Was Born by Peter Matthiessen, Signed (15 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Inscribed and signed by Matthiessen on FFEP. Sewn-in binding is loose and slightly cocked. Moderate bumping to bottom corners. Text block shows light foxing to top edge and a small crimp to bottom fore corners. Text and images unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light overall handling and isolated chipping to head of spine, in a mylar cover. Signed by Author.

Condition: Good. Signed Copy . Good dust jacket. Signed by author on bookplate laid-in. Slightly dampstained. In protective mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed & inscribed by Peter Matthiessen to the previous owner on the front free end page. 1st edition. Hardbound in dust jacket. Age toning & 1 small chip to dust jacket panel, otherwise very good. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition signed by Matthiessen on the title page. Small bump to bottom edge of front panel and leading edge of rear panel. Text block shows signs of handling and minimal soiling to edges. Text and images unmarked. The clipped dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover. 4to. 247pp. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($14.95/$17.50 price intact). Published by E.P. Dutton, 1972. Quarto. Brown cloth boards stamped in gold. Signed, inscribed, and dated by Peter Matthiessen on title page (8/02/01). Book is very good. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Spotting and light toning to page ends. Spotting on first and last few pages. Dust jacket is very good with shelf wear. Some smudging/spotting. A few nicks and a one-inch tear on top back edge. 247 pages. ISBN: 0525222650. 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. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!

Condition: Fine. First edition first printing softcover limited to 300 copies this number 146 Fine in stiff brown folded wrappers with black wraparound ribbon SIGNED BY MATTHIESSEN ON THE LIMITATION PAGE created as a gift for patrons of the Imprint Poets and Writers Ball and designed by Cathy Hunt and Fiona McGettian typefaces are Caslon and Lamar Pen paper is Gmund Bier Bock and French Durotone Butcher off white.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition 1972. A handsome copy in near-fine condition in an unclipped and near-fine dustjacket. Previous owner name in ink on front free endpaper--very small. The dustjacket has just thelightest of edgewear to one tip. This copy is signed by Matthiessen on the title page--signature only. A wonderful copy of a collaborative work between the great author and Eliot Porter--both celebrated naturalists--who provided the photos. Stated first edition on the copyright page. Price of $17.50 on the front flap--true first printing.Protected in a new clear acrylic dustjacket covering. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Stated First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($17.50 price intact). Published by Dutton, 1972. Folio. Tan cloth boards stamped in brown. Signed and inscribed by Peter Matthiessen on title page. Book is very good. Spine straight; no ownership markings. Has spotting to endpapers. Dust jacket is very good with some shelf/edge wear and a few small tears along top edge. A very good signed copy of this wonderful collaboration between author Peter Matthiessen and photographer Eliot Porter. ISBN: 0-525-22265-0. 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.

Hardcovers. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Eliot Porter (illustrator). First Edition. First edition, first prnt. First issue in brown cloth and two printed prices on the dustjacket front flap. Signed by Matthiessen on the title page. Color photographs by Eliot Porter. Beginning foxing on the topedge and on few text pages, two small wear spots on the bottom edge cloth; dustjacket with touched corners and two small chips at the spine ends. Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Signed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Eliot Porter (illustrator). 1st Edition. Quarto. Pp.246, Stated first edition. LAID-IN IS AN INSERT WITH THE TITLE, INSCRIBED BY PETER MATTHIESSEN. Except for light age-toning of page edges, a fine copy. Dust jacket fine, but price-clipped. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Signed bookplate by Matthiessen laid in; slightest of wear to book and dust jacket which is clipped at top but $17.50 price is intact at bottom of front flap along with "10/72" code; first edition binding in brown cloth; this copy appears to be former Colorado governor John Love's copy, whose bookplate is neatly attached to front pastedown; pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition , First printing, 1972. A fine book in the original brown cloth binding. In a fine dust jacket. This book has been inscribed to a friend by Matthiessen on the front page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good ++. Porter, Eliot (illustrator). 1st Edition. First Edition (stated). Flat-signed by both the author and the photographer on the Title page with NO inscription. Near Fine cond. Flaws: a heavy bump to top spine edge corner and erasure rubbings on front and rear pastedowns with no other flaws. Includes many lovely full-color photos. DJ has 3 tiny chips and missing one small piece (1/8" x 1/4") at bottom. Price-clipped. Protected in archival cover. Photos avail upon request. Signed by Author & Illustrator.