The Snow Leopard
Matthiessen, Peter
ISBN 10: 0670653748 ISBN 13: 9780670653744
Published by Viking Press, 1978
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G-/G-. Aug 1978 Viking hardcover 1st trade edition 1st printing with map endpapers. Edgewear, chipping (including a BIG one on front) and folds on dj, sunning and staining on cover and dj, small owner's label on ffep, a lot of soil/foxing on edge, else text clean, binding tight, NOTE: This copy is not the one in the picture (which I think is the UK edition). Seller Inventory # ABE-1704244057553
Synopsis:
An account of the author's two-hundred-fifty-mile journey, on foot, from Kathmandu, Nepal, to the Crystal Mountain, in Tibet, in search of the Himalayan blue sheep, the rare snow leopard, and distances of the spirit
Review: In the autumn of 1973, the writer Peter Matthiessen set out in the company of zoologist George Schaller on a hike that would take them 250 miles into the heart of the Himalayan region of Dolpo, "the last enclave of pure Tibetan culture on earth." Their voyage was in quest of one of the world's most elusive big cats, the snow leopard of high Asia, a creature so rarely spotted as to be nearly mythical; Schaller was one of only two Westerners known to have seen a snow leopard in the wild since 1950.
Published in 1978, The Snow Leopard is rightly regarded as a classic of modern nature writing. Guiding his readers through steep-walled canyons and over tall mountains, Matthiessen offers a narrative that is shot through with metaphor and mysticism, and his arduous search for the snow leopard becomes a vehicle for reflections on all manner of matters of life and death. In the process, The Snow Leopard evolves from an already exquisite book of natural history and travel into a grand, Buddhist-tinged parable of our search for meaning. By the end of their expedition, having seen wolves, foxes, rare mountain sheep, and other denizens of the Himalayas, and having seen many signs of the snow leopard but not the cat itself, Schaller muses, "We've seen so much, maybe it's better if there are some things that we don't see."
That sentiment, as well as the sense of wonder at the world's beauty that pervades Matthiessen's book, ought to inform any journey into the wild. --Gregory McNamee
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Title: The Snow Leopard
Publisher: Viking Press
Publication Date: 1978
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: 1st Edition.
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THE SNOW LEOPARD.
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New York: The Viking Press, 1978., 1978
ISBN 10: 0670653748
ISBN 13: 9780670653744
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First edition. [12], 338 pages. Hardcover: H 24cm x L 16.25cm. Color pictorial dust jacket lightly rubbed; some bumping/creasing and a few minor scuffs; slight sun fading along spine; front flap retains publisher's printed price at its creased top right corner. Dark navy blue cloth with vibrant silver and blue stamping to spine. Small stain near head of text block's fore-edge with a few leaves fractionally affected at margins; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding retains some crispness. ISBN 0670653748. Seller Inventory # PXZP-19872
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The Snow Leopard
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Viking Press, 1978
ISBN 10: 0670653748
ISBN 13: 9780670653744
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. "Published in 1978 by The Viking Press" stated with no other printing indication is the First Trade Edition after a privately published limited edition, very light dusting/soiling to edges of text block with light foxing to top edge - fading to top edge of spine, dj now enclosed in mylar wrap shows edge wear with - 1/4" tear to top right edge of front panel - 1/4" tear to top edge of spine - no chips, creases and original price intact, illustrated with maps to front/rear end papers. Seller Inventory # FTR-3301-D
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The Snow Leopard
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ISBN 13: 9780670653744
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. A small piece missing to edge of dustjacket, with some other chipping and edgewear. An account of his two-month search for the snow leopard with naturalist George Schaller in the Dolpo region on the Tibetan Plateau in the Himalaya. It won the 1979 National Book Award in the category Contemporary Thought and the 1980 National Book Award for Nonfiction. It has garnered more critical acclaim since then. It has been included in several lists of best travel books including World Hum's ten most celebrated books, Washington Post Book World's Travel Books That Will Take You Far, and National Geographic Traveler's Around the World in 80+ Books. Peter Matthiessen (1927 ? 2014) was an American novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer, and zen teacher. A co-founder of the literary magazine The Paris Review, he was the only writer to have won the National Book Award in both nonfiction (The Snow Leopard, 1979, category Contemporary Thought) and fiction (Shadow Country, 2008). He was also a prominent environmental activist. Seller Inventory # SKU2020027282
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The Snow Leopard
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ISBN 10: 0670653748
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The Snow Leopard.
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The Snow Leopard.
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ISBN 10: 0670653748
ISBN 13: 9780670653744
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Light foxing on top and fore edges, previous owner's name and address on verso of front free endpaper, upper corner of half-title page is clipped, else very good in a very good, price clipped dust jacket. ; 338 pages. Seller Inventory # 98458
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The Snow Leopard.
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ISBN 10: 0670653748
ISBN 13: 9780670653744
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Foxing on edges, else very good in a very good (corner crease on front flap) dust jacket. ; 338 pages. Seller Inventory # 98460
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AFIELD WITH J. FRANK DOBIE : Tales of Critters, Campfires, and the Hunting Trail
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Barraza, Fred (illustrator). 1st Edition. A Beautiful Stated 1st Edition Collectors Copy. No Jacket as issued. Brown cloth covered boards w/gilt lettering, brown-tan endpapers.No bumping. Inside clean, crisp, no markings - as new. An anthology of J. Frank Dobie's stories. The stories reveal Dobie's interest in hunting, hunters, natural history and outdoor life.Foreword by Lawrence Clark Powell, with a Publisher's Introduction by M. H. Salmon and an Introduction by Carmony. Photos gladly provided upon request. Additional postage for international delivery. Complementary Gift wrap upon request/. Seller Inventory # 000454
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The Snow Leopard
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ISBN 13: 9780670653744
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The Snow Leopard
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ISBN 10: 0670653748
ISBN 13: 9780670653744
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. A near fine copy with some sunfading to the cloth covers in a fine DJ, protected by a removable mylar cover. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. More available upon request. This book is in my possession and will be packed in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #306. Seller Inventory # 023217
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