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New York: The Viking Press, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. First Edition. c.1967. Hardcover. Cloth. Folio. 270pp. Illus. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Light general shelfwear, gift inscription. Some wear to dustjacket, light edgewear, occasional soil / staining, a couple of coffee rings on front panel. Large items may require extra postage.

New York: Viking, 1967. 32 color plates. illustrations, bibliography, index, 270 pages, A monograph on the shorebirds of North America, with text by Peter Matthiessen (later reprinted separately as "The Wind Birds"), full-page paintings by Robert Verity Clem, and species accounts by Ralph S. Palmer. DJ scuffed with small tears, spine chipped.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Clem, Robert (illustrator). Folio.

New York: The Viking Press, 1968. Second printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good+. Beige cloth boards in dust jacket, quarto [10.5" x 14.25"], illustrated in color. Book has mild soil and rubbing to boards, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. DJ has a few tears to spine head, rubbing and mild soil. THIS LARGE, HEAVY BOOK WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING FEES.

New York: Viking, 1967. DJ with light edge wear, now in a protective mylar sleeve. Nice copy.32 color plates, illustrations, 270 pages.A monograph on the shorebirds of North America, with text by Peter Matthiessen (later reprinted separately as "The Wind Birds"), full-page paintings by Robert Verity Clem, and species accounts by Ralph S. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Clem, Robert (illustrator). Folio.

New York: Viking Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1967. Hardbound. Sliht Browning on DJ Edges, Coffee Table Size Book With Prints That Can Be Framed .

New York: The Viking Press, 1967. Full tan cloth with brown labels and gilt lettering on spine. Book is in near new condition. The jacket is unprice-clipped ($22.50) and one half inch closed tear a the top of the front panel and another closed tear on the back panel. VERY slight rubbing to the spine. Else EXCELLENT book in VERY GOOD PLUS jacket. Peter Matthiessen (born May 22, 1927 in New York City) is an American naturalist and author of historical fiction and non-fiction. Matthiessen's work is known for its meticulous approach to research. He frequently focuses on American Indian issues and history, as in his detailed study of the Leonard Peltier case, In the Spirit of Crazy Horse. Along with George Plimpton, Harold Humes, Thomas Guinzburg and Donald Hall, he founded the literary magazine The Paris Review in 1953. In 1979, his book The Snow Leopard won the Contemporary Thought category of the National Book Award. His novel At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1965), about an American… Read More

NY: VIKING.. Fine. 1967. First Edition. 0670641049 . Fine in a near fine dj. Folio.(14 1/4" X 10 1/4") (Light trace of rubbing on front panel of dj. Couple of short edge nicks in dj.) Features 32 color plates. An above average condition copy of this wear prone title. (LR) .

New York: The Viking Press, 1967. Limited First Edition. Full-Leather. Almost As New. Clem, Robert Verity. #236 of 250 copies .Full leather. Prospectus laid-in. Near fine copy, in original publisher's cloth slipcase.