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At Play in the Fields of the Lord

by Matthiessen, Peter

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New York: Random House, 1965. [1965]. Fine in a Very Good dustjacket. Beige cloth with a black cloth backstrip. Both the spine and the decorative front panel are stamped in gilt. Octavo. Red topstain. 373pps. Stated First Printing. An excellent copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is sun-darkened (as is common) -- particularly along the spine panel -- and has a couple of closed tears and shallow chipping along the top edge; the original price (5.95) is intact. Nominated for the National Book Award and the basis for the acclaimed 1991 film directed by Hector Babenco.

"...The setting of this wild, beautiful and haunting novel is the Amazon jungle, at once majestic and malevolent; the principle characters are four fundamentalist missionaries and a soldier of fortune; and the plot concerns their fanatical conflict over the fate of a primitive and dangerous tribe of jungle Indians..."

Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos, comprehensive, can be emailed upon request.. First Edition. Cloth. PETER MATTHIESSEN AT PLAY IN THE FIELDS OF THE LORD FIRST EDITIONS AMERICAN LITERATURE FICTION AMAZON JUNGLE INDIANS SOUTH AMERICA MISSIONARIES COLLECTIBLE USED BOOKS NOVELS. Catalogs: Literature & Fiction, U.S.A..

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Title
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Author
Matthiessen, Peter
Book Condition
Used
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Random House
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1965
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Cloth
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