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A stunning collection of 140 full-color photographs provides an illuminating close-up look at the lives and complex behavior of wolves, from birth to death, in their own natural habitat, documenting the social interactions within the pack. 12,500 first printing.
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Art Wolfe's photographs have appeared in National Wildlife, National Geographic, Smithsonian, Audubon, and Life magazines. His exclusive photographs are included in such books as Bears: Their Life and Behavior; Owls: Their Life and Behavior; Wild Cats of the World; Migrations; The Kingdom; and Light of the Land. He lives in Seattle, Washington.<br><br>Gregory Mcnamee, former editor-in-chief of the University of Arizona Press, is a book columnist for Outside magazine and a contributor to Chronicle, Parabola, and other publications. He is the author of Gila: The Life and Death of an American River and the compiler of Named in Stone and Sky: An Arizona Anthology. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.
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s occupied so central a role in human culture as the wolf, Canis lupus, and for good reason: no animal is quite like our pretechnological selves. Thousands of years ago, before the rise of agriculture and urban civilization, wolves and our forebears lived as social animals in small, free-ranging bands. Both were largely unaffected by predation from competing species; both were commensal, sharing food and friendship; and both were intelligent killers, rarely wanton, rarely wasteful, who relied on a highly evolved program of signals and language to coordinate their efforts.<br><br>In the Presence of Wolves presents a surprisingly diverse body of myth, legend, and literature that both illustrates the wolf's importance to human thought and chronicles the wolf's changing fortunes. Art Wolfe brings these legends and folklore alive with a career collection of compelling and vivid images. This creative photographic exploration offers a sweeping but intimate look at the wolf and its environment -- a powe
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New York, Crown Publishers, 1995
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Art Wolfe (illustrator). 160 S., Leinen, Gr.-Okt., Querformat, Schutzumschlag, unzählige farbige Abbildungen, wohlerhaltenes Exemplar, Artikel-Nr. 14886b
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In the Presence of Wolves
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Art Wolfe (illustrator). May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.85. Artikel-Nr. G0517700212I4N00
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Art Wolfe (illustrator). May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.85. Artikel-Nr. G0517700212I4N00
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In The Presence of Wolves
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Crown Publishers, Inc., 1995
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ISBN 13: 9780517700211
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Zustand: Very Good. Art Wolfe (illustrator). Signed Copy . Good dust jacket. Signed by author on bookplate on front endpage. From the Art Reference Collection of wildlife artist and outdoorsman Alan James Robinson. This collection was used by Robinson to create his wonderful art and Cheloniidae Press books. (Nature, Animals, Wolves). Artikel-Nr. Q04A-01837
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In the Presence of Wolves
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ISBN 13: 9780517700211
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Art Wolfe (illustrator). , 160 pages with full colour photographic plate illustrations, captions, references and acknowledgements at rear First Edition , the book is in fine condition , small tears at edges, some creases, the dustwrapper is good condition , black with gilt titles on spine 33 x 25 cm appx. Hardback ISBN: 517700212. Artikel-Nr. 28281
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