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Stated First Edition. Number line: 24689753. Synopsis: African Silences is a powerful and sobering account of the cataclysmic depredation of the African landscape and its wildlife. In this critically acclaimed work Peter Matthiessen explores new terrain on a continent he has written about in two previous books, A Tree Where Man Was Born--nominated for the National Book Award--and Sand Rivers. Through his eyes we see elephants, white rhinos, gorillas, and other endangered creatures of the wild. We share the drama of the journeys themselves, including a hazardous crossing of the continent in a light plane. And along the way, we learn of the human lives oppressed by bankrupt political regimes and economies, and threatened by the slow ecological catastrophe to which they have only begun to awaken. Maps on lining papers. Green cloth spine with gilt title and white paper over boards with design imprint on front board. Pictorial Dust Jacket. Contents include: Senegal, Gabia, Ivory Coast; Zaire and the Congo Basin.

Random House, 1991. First Edition / First Printing. Fine / Fine. A fine copy in 1/4 light green cloth and paper covered boards. Clean and unmarked, square with tight binding and sharp corners. Dust Jacket is fine, unclipped and without defects. Protected in mylar cover. A collection of non-fiction pieces by the renowned naturalist recounts the author's journeys to Africa. A sober and powerful account of a vanishing world. Carefully packaged and shipped in a sturdt cardboard box.

New York. 1991. Random House. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0679400214. 225 pages. hardcover. keywords: Travel Africa. DESCRIPTION-African Silences is a powerful and sobering account of the cataclysmic depredation of the African landscape and its wildlife. In this critically acclaimed work Peter Matthiessen explores new terrain on a continent he has written about in two previous books, A Tree Where Man Was Born--nominated for the National Book Award--and Sand Rivers. Through his eyes we see elephants, white rhinos, gorillas, and other endangered creatures of the wild. We share the drama of the journeys themselves, including a hazardous crossing of the continent in a light plane. And along the way, we learn of the human lives oppressed by bankrupt political regimes and economies, and threatened by the slow ecological catastrophe to which they have only begun to awaken. inventory #5138.

Random House, 1991. Hardcover wit. Very Good. 8x5x1. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Fiction: Very Good Hardcover with Creased Dust Jacket, Book club, Clean pages, Tips Bumped, Prompt Shipping with Tracking.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York: Random House, 1991. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, 225 pages, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on half-title page. Minor dust jacket edge wear and spotting on top edge, otherwise, very clean and tight copy. Record # 456235

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 1991. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A first print copy in near-fine condition in an unclipped and fine dustjacket. Decorated pastedowns and endpapers with beautiful maps of Africa and the wildlife survey of 1978. Matthiessen is the winner of the National Book award for "The Snow Leopard" and also wrote "At Play In The Fields of The Lord"--which was nominated for the National Book Award. A terrific collectible copy. The sad story of the plight of African wildlife--ravaged by poaching and encroachment of farming. Previous owner name on half-title--mostly inconspicuous. Will be well packed and shipped in a box.