Lopez, Barry — Horizon

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2019. First Edition. . Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Unusually fine illustrated endpapers. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked, bound handsomely in two-tone, paper over boards, sharp and distinct lettering to spine, cloth-backed. Red remainder dot to bottom edge, unobtrusive. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Another of the nearly twenty fine works of travel and exploration, novels and philosophy, by Barry Lopez, a multiple award-winner. From his web-site: "During his lifetime, Lopez traveled to more than eighty countries, and worked with researchers and scientists in some of the most remote and challenging landscapes on the planet, including the High Arctic, Antarctica, Sumatra after the 2004 tsunami, Afghanistan, and Australia’s Western Desert. His work is informed by scientific and philosophical inquiry as well as the history and culture of indigenous peoples. Lopez worked as a landscape photographer from 1965 to 1981 but came to feel that attending to the camera diverted his attention from experiences that were crucial to his work as a writer. Lopez nevertheless maintained a close kinship with many photographers throughout his life, as well as an extended community of painters, sculptors, and composers. Widely regarded as one of the best modern writers about the natural world, Lopez’s primary subjects could be more broadly defined as reflecting his overarching concern for humanity. He wrote with uncommon clarity, accuracy, and beauty about animals and the landscapes in which they live, and about our lust for power and wealth alongside our capacity for empathy and love. His body of work is distinguished by a profound ethical and even spiritual yearning to better understand who we are, how best to live on Earth, and the encouragement to cultivate hope even under the most challenging circumstances." 572 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,