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STONES OF SILENCE: JOURNEYS IN THE HIMALAYAS Schaller 1980 2nd prtg Hardcover DJ Very Good-Near Fine 2 Copies Available
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New York, 1980, 1st edition, 2nd printing. 292 pp, 12 color photos. Hardcover with badly damaged dust jacket. Book is fine. Very Good overall.

A search for Himalayan animals including the snow leopard, on a now legendary trip into Dolpo with Peter Matthiessen. A search for Himalayan animals including the snow leopard, on a now legendary trip into Dolpo with Peter Matthiessen.  Schaller's work covers the learned scholar's study of the fauna found in the mountains of the Himnalaya, and Central Asian ranges. He addresses the wild sheep, mouflon, urial, chiru, siaga, aoludad, blue sheep, Marco Polo sheep, ibex, tahar, takin, mountain goat, Kashmir markhor, muskox, serow, chamois et al.During the author's six years exploration, he studied the increasingly rare wild life of the area to determine what ares would make a good reserve and national park. He also studied the people of the area.


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