Easton Press, Peter Matthiessen "At Play In the Fields of the Lord" Signed Limited Edition w/COA [Very Fine]

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Easton Press Peter Matthiessen AT PLAY FIELDS LORD Signed Limited Edition Leather Bound Book
Easton Press Peter Matthiessen AT PLAY FIELDS LORD Signed Limited Edition Leather Bound Book
Easton Press Peter Matthiessen AT PLAY FIELDS LORD Signed Limited Edition Leather Bound Book
Easton Press Peter Matthiessen AT PLAY FIELDS LORD Signed Limited Edition Leather Bound Book
Personally hand signed by Peter Matthiessen on a special limitation page.

Easton Press. Norwalk, CT. 2004. 373 pages. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Signed Limited Edition. A luxurious leather bound masterpiece from the Signed Modern Classics collection by Easton Press. This title was nominated for the 1965 National Book Award. This novel was the basis for the 1991 Hollywood film starring Tom Berenger.

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In a malarial outpost in the South American rain forest, two misplaced gringos converge and clash. Martin Quarrier has come to convert the fearful and elusive Niaruna Indians to his brand of Christianity. Lewis Moon, a stateless mercenary who is himself part Indian, has come to kill them on behalf of the local commandant. Out of their struggle Peter Matthiessen has created an electrifying moral thriller, a novel of Conradian richness that explores both the varieties of spiritual experience and the politics of cultural genocide.

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Contains all the classic Easton Press qualities:

* Premium Leather
* Silk Moire Endleaves
* Distinctive Cover Design
* Hubbed Spine, Accented in Real 22KT Gold
* Satin Ribbon Page Marker
* Gilded Page Edges
* Long-lasting, High Quality Acid-neutral Paper
* Smyth-sewn Pages for Strength and Durability
* Beautiful Illustrations

About The Author

Peter Matthiessen (May 22, 1927 – April 5, 2014) was an American novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer, zen teacher and CIA agent. A co-founder of the literary magazine The Paris Review, he was the only writer to have won the National Book Award in both fiction and nonfiction. He was also a prominent environmental activist. Matthiessen's nonfiction featured nature and travel, notably The Snow Leopard (1978) and American Indian issues and history, such as a detailed and controversial study of the Leonard Peltier case, In the Spirit of Crazy Horse (1983). His fiction was adapted for film: the early story "Travelin' Man" was made into The Young One (1960) by Luis Buñuel and the novel At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1965) into the 1991 film of the same name.

Matthiessen received the National Book Award for Fiction in November 2008, at age 81, for Shadow Country, an 890-page revision of three novels set in frontier Florida that were published in the 1990s. For The Snow Leopard he won the 1979 Award in category Contemporary Thought and the 1980 Award in category Nonfiction (paperback).

VERY FINE GUARANTEED. The condition is of the highest quality. A wonderful bright clean copy. Free of markings, writings, or stamps. No attached bookplates or indication of any removed. Unread. Book Grading Definitions
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Easton Press
Edition:
Signed Limited Edition
Binding:
Full Genuine Leather
Illustrator:
N/A
Dimensions:
9.25" x 6.25" x 1.25"
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Lifetime Guarantee of Signature Authenticity. Personally signed by the author directly into the book. The autograph is not a facsimile, stamp, or auto-pen.