TIGERS IN THE SNOW; Peter Matthiessen / Introduction and photographs by Maurice Hornocker
New York: North Point Press / Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2000. Maurice Hornocker photographer. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Tall 8vo (7 1/4" x 9 1/2"), black quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over tan boards with "PM" stamped in black on front cover, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) of a Siberian tiger in snow, illustrated with many full-color in-text and some full-page glossy photos taken by nature photographer Maurice Hornocker, colored map endpapers showing the "Range of the Tiger," xviii + 185 pages. Very Fine / Very Fine. Item #5174
ISBN: 0865475768
Matthiessen's inspired nature writing and Maurice Hornocker's color photographs complement one another in this narrative about Matthiessen's visits to tiger habitats and the dangers that are causing their near extinction.
Peter Matthiessen (1927 – 2014) was an American novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer, zen teacher, and environmental activist. A co-founder of The Paris Review, he won the National Book Award in both fiction and nonfiction.
In 2008, Matthiessen received the National Book Award for Fiction for Shadow Country.
EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION internally & externally! Very Tight, bright, clean copy with bright photographs. No foxing, price-clipping, or remainder marks.
Price: $45.00