About this title: In A Certain Curve of Horn, veteran journalist John Frederick Walker tells the story of one of the most revered and endangered of the regal beasts of Africa: the giant sable antelope of Angola, a majestic, coal-black quadruped with breathtaking curved horns more than five feet long. It is an enthralling and tragic tale of exploration and adventure, politics and war, the brutal realities of life in Africa today, and the bitter choices of conflicting conservation strategies. A Certain Curve of Horn traces the sable's emergence as a highly sought-after natural history prize before the First ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Grove Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780802140685ISBN:0802140688
Description: A good reading copy only. Previous owners name inscribed inside front. Book has tanning or browning due to normal aging process. -, Hard Cover, Good / read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. 0802140688 Softcover, tight book, nice text, some wear to covers and edges books may have some minor wearhouse damage. Stickers may be on spine or covers. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hard Back
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Pr, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780871138583ISBN:0871138581
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 6 1/2" X 9 1/2" 477 pages. Stated first edition, first printing. Clean text with no faults. Maps on endpages, 8 pages of illustrated plates. Deep in the green miombo forest that straddles Africa, in the remote highlands of central Angola, is the habitat of the continent's most majestic creature-a coal-black quadruped with massive curved horns that grow to be over five feet in length: the giant sable antelope. Long venerated by the local tribes who have shared its territory, ... read more
Edition: First Edition Stated, 1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Pr, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780871138583ISBN:0871138581
Description: Very Good in Fine jacket. Ex-Library. 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" ix, 477 pp. Clean, crisp and tight contents appear to have been seldom viewed. Rear map-end pages are equally clean. One front end page has been carefully removed. Stamps on page edges and flypage. Firm boards. Attractive, illustrated dust jacket is in fine condition with original price intact, clean spine and fresh, sharp edges. Blend of history, natural science and adventure, this book searches for the magnificent Giant Sable Antelope of ... read more
Edition: First printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780871138583ISBN:0871138581
Description: New in new d.j. Firist printing of first edition. This is a nice clean copy, the spine is solid, The text is clean and pages are not torn or dirty. We provide fast and reliable shipping service. We started to sell on the internet in 1998. We ship from California. All our books are guaranteed. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780871138583ISBN:0871138581
Description: B/W Photos; Map Endpapers. Fine in Fine jacket. Just Over 9 Inches Tall. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: GROVE/ATLANTIC INC
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780802140685ISBN:0802140688
Description: New. In" A Certain Curve of Horn, veteran journalist John Frederick Walker tells the story of one of the most revered and endangered of the regal beasts of Africa: the giant sable antelope of Angola, a majestic, coal-black quadruped with breathtaking curv... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780871138583ISBN:0871138581
Description: Fine/Fine. 6.25" x 9.5" Tall 0871138581 A very nice copy in plain tan boards with Atlantic Monthly emblem embossed on cover. Endpapers depict maps of Angola. Dust jacket clean and unmarked with illustration of giant sable antelope. 477 pp. Index. A engrossing look at a war-torn part of Africa with the magnificent, rare antelope as the central theme tying the book together. read more
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