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New York: Random House, 1991. 225 pages. Author's account of The West Africa Wildlife Survey of 1978 and the Congo Basin Forest Elephant Survey of 1986. First American Edition. quarter-cloth and paper boards. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

Random House, July 1991. Hardcover. USED Good/Good Jacket.

New York. 1991. Random House. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0679400214. 225 pages. hardcover. keywords: Travel Africa . FROM THE PUBLISHER - 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. inventory #5138 ISBN: 0679400214.

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

The item is very worn but continues to work perfectly. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing (age related spots and browning). May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.

Random House. Collectible - Good. Collectible - Good. Good dust jacket. Includes Peter Matthiessen's custom book label. From the library of American Novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer, zen teacher and CIA officer Peter Matthiessen. (natural history)

Random House, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Slight rubbing and browning to jacket; slight internal browning to edges. [12], 225, [2] pages. 'A portrait of vanishing worlds and what is replacing them' (jacket front flyleaf) by the noted American naturalist.b/w Decorative Title Page & headpieces; 4 Maps / Endpapers (green/white).

Random House, 1991-07-20. hardcover. New. 8x5x1.