The Snow Leopart by Peter retailer Matthiessen Franklin Library 1st Edition Leather

Product Name: The Snow Leopart by Peter retailer Matthiessen Franklin Library 1st Edition Leather
Franklin Library 1st retailer Edition society leather bound with gold gilt. The Snow Leopard (1978) by American author, editor, and naturalist Peter Matthiessen (1927-2014) follows the author's physical and spiritual journey to a holy shrine in the Himalayan mountains in Nepal, as well as his fascination with finding a rarely seen snow leopard. The Snow Leopard won the National Book Award in 1979, and Matthiessen remains the rare author to have won a National Book Award in fiction and nonfiction. Its themes include spiritual growth, moral development, reckoning with mortality, and beauty. It was praised for its seamless integration of memoir, travelogue, natural history, and religious writing. The Snow Leopard is told in the first person through Matthiessen's travel journals, along with supporting documents such as maps. Condition: Pre-Owned Like New very good.