Patagonia: Notes from the Field. SIGNED X 5

Edited by Nora Gallagher. with Yvon Chouinard; Gretel Ehrlich; Wade Davis; Doug Peacock; Rick Bass; Ellen Meloy; Tom Brokaw; Paul Theroux; Rick Ridgeway et al

ISBN 10: 081182604X / ISBN 13: 9780811826044

Published by U.S.A.: Chronicle Books, 1999

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Near fine hardcover in a like glassine covered dj, 4to, 144p, color photos, SIGNED times 5 with No inscriptions, SIGNED by Ehrlich, Bass, Peacock, Ridgeway and Davis at their contributions. Nice copy. Seller Inventory # ABE-16004177653

Bibliographic Details

Title: Patagonia: Notes from the Field. SIGNED X 5

Publisher: U.S.A.: Chronicle Books

Publication Date: 1999

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

The people who use Patagonia gear have explored the furthest extremities of wildnessfrom the icy waters of the Labrador Sea to the baking hot, vertical granite of El Capitan. Patagonia: Notes from the Field delivers an intense glimpse of those front lines in a spectacular collection of essays and photographs commissioned for Patagonia. Authors such as Paul Theroux, Gretel Ehrlich, Russell Chatham, Rick Ridgeway, and Tom McGuane offer first-hand perspectivesoften off-beat and sometimes unsettlingon our relationship to the natural world. Their words capture life-threatening moments and sudden insights into the soul of a sport. The accompanying images may command silence (the tiny silhouettes of climbers on a distant snowy ridge) or elicit a whoop of joy (a kayaker dropping off a 20-foot waterfall). Editor Nora Gallagher has collected the best essays and images from Patagonia's award-winning catalog and melded them with newly commissioned material to create an intelligent, powerful, and vital portrait of "life out there." Patagonia: Notes from the Field will appeal to adventurers, travelers, and dreamers everywhere.

About the Author:

Yvon Chouinard is the founder of Patagonia, Inc. He started his career in the outdoor business selling hand-forged climbing gear from the back of his car. Since publishing his first one-page mimeographed catalog in 1964, he has built a company with a reput

Nora Gallagher has edited the Patagonia catalog for 15 years. Her essays have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Mother Jones, and other publications. Author of the book Things Seen and Unseen, she lives in Santa Barbara, California.