{"product_id":"9780099771111","title":"The Snow Leopard","description":"Author: Matthiessen, Peter\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780099771111\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 06 Feb 1998\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Matthiessen's book is a triumph that will outlive him.  It is a masterpiece' John Hillaby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnjoy this special edition hardback of one of the greatest pieces of travel and nature writing ever written. Go with Peter Matthiessen all the way to Dolpo, a Tibetan plateau in the high Himalayas.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              This is the account of a journey to the dazzling Tibetan plateau of Dolpo in the high Himalayas. In 1973 Matthiessen made the 250-mile trek to Dolpo, as part of an expedition to study wild blue sheep. It was an arduous, sometimes dangerous, physical endeavour: exertion, blisters, blizzards, endless negotiations with sherpas, quaking cold. But it was also a 'journey of the heart' - amongst the beauty and indifference of the mountains Matthiessen was searching for solace. He was also searching for a glimpse of a snow leopard, a creature so rarely spotted as to be almost mythical. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY RICHARD MABEY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A beautiful book, and worthy of the mountains he is among' Paul Theroux\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A delight' i Paper\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48145009574046,"sku":"UBD-9780099771111","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780099771111.jpg?v=1786878276","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780099771111","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}