Light at the Edge of the World: A Journey Through the Realm of Vanishing Cultures
Light at the Edge of the World: A Journey Through the Realm of Vanishing Cultures by Wade Davis. This is the 2001 Douglas & McIntyre first edition, first printing, issued as a large-format hardcover with dust jacket. The copyright page carries the complete first-printing number line and ISBN 1-55054-848-4.
Combining cultural anthropology, travel writing and colour photography, Davis reflects on encounters made during decades of exploration among traditional and Indigenous communities. The journey ranges through regions including the Canadian Arctic, the Andes and Amazon, Haiti, Borneo, northern Kenya and Tibet, considering the richness of human cultural diversity and the pressures threatening distinct languages, knowledge systems and ways of life. The book received a Special Jury Award at the 2002 Banff Mountain Book Festival.
This substantial photobook contains 179 pages and measures approximately 10.5 by 10.3 by 0.7 inches. Published catalog information for comparable editions suggests a weight of roughly 2.4 to 3 pounds; buyers requiring an exact shipping weight should rely on a direct scale measurement of the copy.
Seller-rated Very Good. The dust-jacketed cover presents well, and the representative interior photographs shown appear clean and bright in the visible areas. Please review all supplied photographs carefully, as they form part of the description of this copy.
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Light at the Edge of the World: A Journey Through the Realm of Vanishing Cultures by Wade Davis. This is the 2001 Douglas & McIntyre first edition, first printing, issued as a large-format hardcover with dust jacket. The copyright page carries the complete first-printing number line and ISBN 1-55054-848-4.
Combining cultural anthropology, travel writing and colour photography, Davis reflects on encounters made during decades of exploration among traditional and Indigenous communities. The journey ranges through regions including the Canadian Arctic, the Andes and Amazon, Haiti, Borneo, northern Kenya and Tibet, considering the richness of human cultural diversity and the pressures threatening distinct languages, knowledge systems and ways of life. The book received a Special Jury Award at the 2002 Banff Mountain Book Festival.
This substantial photobook contains 179 pages and measures approximately 10.5 by 10.3 by 0.7 inches. Published catalog information for comparable editions suggests a weight of roughly 2.4 to 3 pounds; buyers requiring an exact shipping weight should rely on a direct scale measurement of the copy.
Seller-rated Very Good. The dust-jacketed cover presents well, and the representative interior photographs shown appear clean and bright in the visible areas. Please review all supplied photographs carefully, as they form part of the description of this copy.
