The Cloud Forest

Penguin, New York. 5th trade paperback printing. Condition: Near fine, very light edge and corner wear, price sticker on rear cover. A classic work of nature and humanity, by renowned writer Peter Matthiessen (1927-2014), author of the National Book Award-winning The Snow Leopard and In Paradise Peter Matthiessen crisscrossed 20,000 miles of the South American wilderness, from the Amazon rain forests to… Read more about this item

NY: Viking. 1961. Second printing of this chronicle of a trip through the Amazon wilderness; Matthiessen's second book of nonfiction. Signed by the author in full on the title page and on the verso of the front flyleaf, and inscribed by him on the half-title: "For Rahda & Jimmy/ with many thanks/ Affectionately/ Peter." Near fine in a very good,… Read more about this item

New York: Viking, 1961. First Edition. Octavo. Signed by the author on the half-title page. 280 pages, index, illustrated with photographic images. A thousand miles beyond the south. One of the finest accounts of the land of dark purple shadows. This work goes into areas often missed by explorers and at times he touches on the same travels as… Read more about this item

New York: Viking Press, 1961. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Cloth in dust jacket, fine in near fine jacket with just a touch of wear and toning.

U.S.A.: Viking, 1961. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. A fine copy in an price clipped and very good dustjacket. This copy is signed by Peter Matthiessen on the half title page--signature only without any inscriptions. Tight and clean--fine condition-dustjacket is Price-clipped and has light edgewear and rubbing to the spine ends and tips. Protected in a… Read more about this item

New York, U.S.A.: Viking, 1961. Author was a novelist and wild life writer. This is his 2nd non fiction title. He is the only writer to have won the National Book Award in both fiction and nonfiction. CONDITION Black cloth binding (clean and unworn) map liners different, pp viii 280 with photo plates. Copy is very bright and crisp with… Read more about this item

Penguin Publishing Group, 1987. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Penguin Classics, 01/10/1996 00:00:01. paperback. Very Good. 2.2843 in x 19.5431 in x 12.6904 in.

New York: The Viking Press, Inc, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; VG-/G-; green spine with off-white text; first edition; dust jacket exterior shows moderate rubbing wear; small chips to corners; some rubbing wear to joints; cloth exterior has only slight wear; sturdy boards; exterior edges to textblock have light tone; pictorial endpapers; interior clean; illustrated; pp 230. 1348668. FP… Read more about this item

New York: Viking Press, 1961. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 280pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs, map endpapers. Corners lightly rubbed, near fine in a in a very good price-clipped dustwrapper with extremities worn and chipped, internal tape repair to spine ends.

NY: Viking Press, 1961. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 280 pages. Hardcover. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Dust jacket with rubbing, short tears along edges - jacket now protected with clear plastic cover. Clean, tight copy. Record # 611588

Penguin Group, 1987. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Penguin, 1987. Softcover. Very Good. Later. Paperback Very good in wrappers. Light browning, cover rubbed. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Andre Deutsch, 1962. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1962. First Edition. 264 pages. Dust jacket covered in removable plastic wrapper over green cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Contains ex-libris plate. Clean pages with faint tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light edge wear with minor corner bumping. Mild… Read more about this item

New York: Penguin USA, 1987. Wraps. Very Good. 280pgs, nice copy

New York: The Viking Press NONE [NONE] 1961, 1st edition, first printing. (hardcover) vi, 280pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. 8vo. First / first. Signed. A work of nature and humanity, and observations and descriptions of the people and wildlife, from the author's journey across 20,000 miles of the South American wilderness. Jacket protected in… Read more about this item

1961. MATTHIESSEN, Peter. The Cloud Forest: A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness. New York: The Viking Press, 1961. 2nd printing. viii,280pp. Plates, map endpapers. Orig. cloth, non-priceclipped d/j. Signed by the author on the title page. Very good in a rubbed d/j.

Viking Press, 1961. Hardcover. Acceptable/Good. 1961. First Published. 280 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over black cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates. Light foxing and moderate tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has minor… Read more about this item

NY: Viking. VG-/VG (see notes). 1961. 1st. hardcover. 8vo . 280pp . Slight odor to book. We're working on it. First part of text (to illus section) a bit skewed, but not loose. Bit of edgewear. .