first edition
1973 · New York
by Peter Matthiessen; Robert Gillmor [illus.]
New York: The Viking Press, 1973. Very Good +/Very Good +. New York: The Viking Press, 1973. First Edition. Quarto (26 cm); [10], [160]pp. Publisher's illustrated price-clipped dust jacket. Boards quarter bound in dark blue cloth and grey paper with silver stamping. Illustrations throughout. Jacket generally creased and scuffed with light toning to edges and board rubbing to verso. Board corners and spine ends bumped with shelfwear to margins. Light soiling and offsetting to back cover material.
Bookplate signed by Matthiessen loosely laid in. Matthiessen follows the shorebirds of North America from the Gulf Coast to the Arctic, delving into their migrations and year-round activities. (Inventory #: 30598)
Bookplate signed by Matthiessen loosely laid in. Matthiessen follows the shorebirds of North America from the Gulf Coast to the Arctic, delving into their migrations and year-round activities. (Inventory #: 30598)
