The Birds of Heaven Travels with Cranes by Peter Matthiessen; Robert Bateman ISBN 13: 9780374199449

Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2001. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Farrar Straus Giroux, 2001. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Farrar Straus Giroux, 2001. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

New York: North Point Press. Good. 2001. Hardbound. 0374199442 . 349 pages .

North Point Press. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

North Point Press, December 2001. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

North Point Press, December 2001. Hardcover. Used.

New York: North Point Press, 2002. 349pp. Extremities book & Dj rubbed. Endnotes & index. Illus. by Robert Bateman.. Hb. VG/VG. Illus. by Robert Bateman.

North Point Press, 2001. Hardcover. Very Good in Good dust jacket/Very Good.

North Point Press, 2001. hardcover. Like New. 6x1x9. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages.

NY: North Point Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 0374199442 . Paintings and drawings by Robert Bateman. Index. The late author chronicles his travels in search of the world's fifteen species of cranes. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 349 pages .

North Point Press, 2001. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Inscribed by Paul Hunter on the half-title page to noted American poet William Matchett. 8vo. - over 7 3/4 in. - 9 3/4 in. xv + 349pp., including notes and index. Illustrated with color plates and b/w reproductions by Robert Bateman. A Very Good copy with light shelfwear in a Very Good dust jacket with light creasing and bumping. // 'In 'The Birds of Heaven,' Peter Matthiessen has woven together journeys in search of the fifteen species of cranes in Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, and Australia. As he tracks them (and their declining numbers) in the company of scientists, conservationists, and regional people encountered along the way, he captures the dilemmas of a planet in ecological crisis, and the deeper loss to humankind if these beautiful and imposing creatures are allowed to disappear.' ~ Publisher Out of Print.

New York: North Point Press, 2001. 1st. Hardcover. Good/Good. Robert Bateman. 349 pages. Hardcover. Extensive color illustrations by Robert Bateman throughout. Illustrated pastedowns and end papers. Dust jacket price clipped. Previous owners inscription on front fly leaf, otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 468168

Farrar Straus Giroux, 2001. Hard cover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. Bateman, Robert L. Remainder Mark top edge, else in Very Good+ condition. Acclaimed writer Peter Matthiessen, a self-professed "craniac," has been observing and studying all kinds of birds most of his life, but his pursuit of cranes is closer to a spiritual quest than a naturalist's exercise. These majestic, mythic, and notoriously shy birds, capable of soaring at heights of 20,000 feet, are often fond of remote and rugged places, so just locating the birds can be difficult enough, determining an accurate number often impossible. Some locales, such as the breeding grounds on the Platte River in Nebraska, boast flocks half a million strong--"by far the greatest crane assemblies on earth"; other areas support only a precious few. Matthiessen's search for 15 different species of cranes has taken him to hidden corners of Siberia, China, Mongolia, Tibet, Sudan, and Australia (where Atherton cranes were not… Read More

New York: North Point Press, 2001. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. By the author of In The Spirit of Crazy Horse and many more. Stated First Edition, map endpapers describing Cranes in the Eastern and Western Hemisphere..

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Good.

2001. 2001 Matthiessen, Peter THE BIRDS OF HEAVEN: TRAVELS WITH CRANES NY: North Point Press, c2001 First Edition 349pp Index, notes, illustrated in color Robert Bateman 8vo as new hardcover in fine d/j.