In Patagonia, Bruce Chatwin, 1977, Near Fine hard cover & dustjacket

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Chatwin, Bruce, New York, New York: Summit Books, 1977, 6 ¼” x 9 ½”, 4to, 205 pp.
ISBN: 0671400452

Near Fine quarto, orange paper over boards with an embossed symbol to the lower corner, a light brown cloth spine with dark brown lettering. Near Fine dustjacket, brown with multicolored elements and an image of mountains, multicolored lettering, brown lettering to spine, black and blue lettering to back cover, slight shelfwear, sunning to inside of dust jacket, now protected in Mylar, 205 pp. In Patagonia blends travel narrative, history, and myth as Bruce Chatwin journeys through the remote landscapes of southern South America, capturing the eccentric characters and forgotten stories of the region in lyrical, fragmentary prose that redefined modern travel writing.