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Octavo, 203 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good condition dust jacket. Light grey and parchment white spine with black and gold-green lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "$8.95", has mild age-toning, and mild shelving wear. Boards have mild age-toning along the head and tail edges, and mild wear along the extremities. Textblock has stains on the end-pages and pastedowns, stains on the edges, mild wear along the edges, and mild age-toning along the edges. Signed flat by Bruce Chatwin on title page. DL consignment. Shelved Room C. Bruce Chatwin was born May 13, 1940 in Yorkshire, England amidst the Blitz. While living with his maternal grandparents during World War II, Chatwin would find a piece of a giant sloth from Patagonia, planting a seed of travel in him. It would be during Chatwin's time at "The Sunday Times Magazine" that Chatwin would interview the architect Eileen Gray, solidifying a desire to make Patagonia his grandest adventure. Chatwin would spend 6 months in Patagonia in 1974 traveling, gathering the stories of those who lived or settled there, photographing much of the adventure. "In Patagonia" would be completed in 1977 and solidified Chatwin as a renowned travel author, earning the Hawthornden Prize and E. M. Forster Award. 1388007. Special Collections.

In Patagonia is Bruce Chatwin's exquisite account of his journey through the fascinating region of Patagonia, combining history, anecdote, and keen observation as he reflects on the nature of travel and the human desire for adventure.