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Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Type: Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Ex-Lib Book and Dust Jacket in Good Condition. Good solid binding of green half cloth with gilt titles, cream cloth over boards, rubbed on edges. Minimal lib marks. Tight and solid sewn binding. Endpapers with maps of forest elephant and wildlife survey areas in Africa. Front endpaper has corner square clipped. Some pages wavy, clean and completely free from any markings. Jacket with illustration of mom and baby elephant, in cream and black; clean and unmarked except lib tag on spine, slight edgewear, not price-clipped. Library mylar cover removed and replaced with new archival cover. Matthiessen is renowned for his travels to some of the most exotic and inaccessible places on earth. Here he traces his journeys to West Africa, to Zaire in search of the rare Congo peacock, to Central Africa with ecologist David Western to determine the status of the small forest elephant in the Congo basin. He gives a portrait of vanishing worlds and what is replacing them. 225 pages. 8.5 x 5.8 inches. New York, Random House, 1991.

New York: Random House. Hardcover. 1991. 1st Edition. 8vo 225pp . Fine in Fine DJ.

New York: Random House, 1991. first edition as stated. Very good +/very good. 6 x 9 in, Cloth and paper boards. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; covers very clean, no wear. Binding tight, text unmarked. DJ is VERY GOOD ; clean, not clipped, minor edge wear, spine a touch sunned. Hist. Stax.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House, Incorporated, 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Dust jacket is protected by removable Brodart cover..

A Nice Copy-A First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Very Good Plus Condition. Boards Have A Tiny Bit Of Shelf Wear. Not Bumped. Fore Edges Have A Tiny Bit Of Reading Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Near Fine Condition. Tiniest Bit Of Wear Along The Edges. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks And Enjoy.

Stated first edition and first printing as per Random House numberline rules. Price clipped, DJ nicely in archival wraps. Light foxing to the page edges; interior clean.

1st Edition. pp. 225. Publisher: Random House; 1st Edition (July 20, 1991) Language: English HARDBOUND: 225 pages ISBN-10: 9780679400219 ISBN-13: 978-0679400219 Item Weight: 15.2 OUNCES. African Silences is a powerful and sobering account of the cataclysmic depredation of the African landscape and its wildlife. In this critically acclaimed work Peter Matthiessen explores new terrain on a continent he has written about in two previous books, A Tree Where Man Was Born--nominated for the National Book Award--and Sand Rivers. Through his eyes we see elephants, white rhinos, gorillas, and other endangered creatures of the wild. We share the drama of the journeys themselves, including a hazardous crossing of the continent in a light plane. And along the way, we learn of the human lives oppressed by bankrupt political regimes and economies, and threatened by the slow ecological catastrophe to which they have only begun to awaken. From the Trade SOFTCOVER edition.

Stated First Edition. Number line: 24689753. Synopsis: African Silences is a powerful and sobering account of the cataclysmic depredation of the African landscape and its wildlife. In this critically acclaimed work Peter Matthiessen explores new terrain on a continent he has written about in two previous books, A Tree Where Man Was Born--nominated for the National Book Award--and Sand Rivers. Through his eyes we see elephants, white rhinos, gorillas, and other endangered creatures of the wild. We share the drama of the journeys themselves, including a hazardous crossing of the continent in a light plane. And along the way, we learn of the human lives oppressed by bankrupt political regimes and economies, and threatened by the slow ecological catastrophe to which they have only begun to awaken. Maps on lining papers. Green cloth spine with gilt title and white paper over boards with design imprint on front board. Pictorial Dust Jacket. Contents include: Senegal, Gabia, Ivory Coast; Zaire and the Congo Basin.

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. Slightly smaller book, green cloth spine, marbled colored boards with tiny illustration and design at bottom front right, gilt lettering bright on spine, maps inside covers and adjacent end papers of West African Wildlife Survey--1978 and Congo Basin's Elephant Survey--1986. 225 pages. DJ price-clipped, beneath mylar, heavy paper with illustration of elephant and baby on front, b/w photo of Matthiessen on back. DJ and book, both Very Fine.

Hardbound in dust jacket. Signed & inscribed by Peter Matthiessen to the previous owner on the half title page. 1st edition. Some minor wear to dust jacket. Foxing to end pages, otherwise very good.

New York: Random House. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 0679400214 . Light shelfwear to DJ and with one small inkstain ; An incisive and ultimately sad book about endangered wildlife in Africa, the conditions which give rise to poaching, the rampant corruption in government that contributes to the degradation of the environment. With maps in endpapers ; 8vo; 225 pages .

New York: Random House, 1991. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, 225 pages, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on half-title page. Minor dust jacket edge wear and spotting on top edge, otherwise, very clean and tight copy. Record # 456235

This is a New and Unread copy of the first edition (1st printing).

New York: Random House, 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.

Number line from 2 to 9 with the words First Edition printed below indicates a Random House first edition, first printing; some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy in collectable condition; dust jacket is protected by a Brodart sleeve.

NY: Random House, 1991. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Matthiessen on the half-title page. Dustjacket just touched at one corner (not immediately apparent); an unread copy in Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 1991. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A first print copy in fine condition in an unclipped and fine dustjacket. Decorated pastedowns and endpapers with beautiful maps of Africa and the wildlife survey of 1978. Matthiessen is the winner of the National Book award for "The Snow Leopard" and also wrote "At Play In The Fields of The Lord"--which was nominated for the National Book Award. A terrific collectible copy. The sad story of the plight of African wildlife--ravaged by poaching and encroachment of farming.

New York: Random House, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. Very clean beige boards with green cloth spine, gold lettering on spine. No fraying or wear, but has tiny (almost imperceptible) dent at bottom of front board. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean and bright. Maps on endpapers. No names, writing or marks. 225 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped and enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Africa.

First edition, first printing indicated in Random House fashion with a number line from 2 to 9 with the words First Edition printed below; minor edge wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy in collectible condition; dust jacket is protected by a Brodart sleeve.

Random House, 1991-07-20. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. Stated first edition. Unread. Small stain on bottom outside page edges. Inside pages clean and binding is tight.

Hardbound in dust jacket. Signed & inscribed by Peter Matthiessen to the previous owner on the half title page. 1st edition. Some minor wear to dust jacket. Foxing to end pages, otherwise very good.

Complete number line from 2 to 9 with the words First Edition printed below denotes a first printing in Random House practice; signed by Peter Matthiessen on the title page with no inscription; minor edge wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition.

New York: Random House. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0679400214 . A Fine first edition/first printing in a Near Fine dust-jacket that has some scuffing and is price-clipped; This book tells the story of two men: an African hunter, Joe, and an American writer, Orinoco. Joe is the only person in his tribe who can read and write, and he is the only one who knows how to navigate the treacherous river that divides his people. Orinoco is a white man who has come to Africa to write about the people he has met. The two men become friends, and as they spend time together, they learn about each other's cultures and beliefs. Joe tells Orinoco about the legends of his people, and Orinoco tells Joe about the things he has seen in America. The two men share stories and experiences, and as they do, they begin to understand each other better.; 8vo; 225 pages .

First edition, first prnt. Signed by Matthiessen on the half-title page. Dustjacket just touched at one corner (not immediately apparent); an unread copy in Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover.

New York: Random House, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Bound in publisher's originao quarter green cloth with cream boards and spine stamped in gilt. 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches. 225 pages.

Complete number line from 2 to 9 with the words First Edition printed below denotes a first printing in Random House practice; signed by Peter Matthiessen on the title page with no inscription; minor edge wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition.