The Tree Where Man Was Born by Peter Matthiessen and Eliot Porter, signed

The Tree Where Man Was Born and The African Experience

Peter Matthiessen, text
Eliot Porter, photography

Dutton, 1972

First edition hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Very large, very sturdy, tan cloth, squarish book, black lettering very fine on spine, 247 pages of stunning nature photography, text in double-column format, maps in early pages. Dustjacket glossy with stunning color photograph of Mount Kilimanjaro. A wonderful copy of a collaborative work between two celebrated naturalists. This copy is signed by Porter on the free front endpaper.