Author: ROWELL, GALEN A.
Title: The Art of Adventure
Description: San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books for Children, 1996. First Edition Thus. Soft Cover. ISBN: 0871568810. Illustrated by Galen Rowell. Photographs & maps; 9 x 12; 183 pages; Soft cover has light rubbing; self wraps. Black spine with tan lettering. AUTHOR SIGNED on title page. Lushly illustrated with 100+ color photographs, some of them covering two pages, with several b/w simply drawn maps. "...is a stunning photographic memoir of his 20 year odyssey, and a testimonial to his love for distant places and people. With an artist's eye, a poet's vision and an explorer's courage, Galen Rowell has created a unique portrait of himself and many of the most spectacular places on earth". The last 16 pages give technical details as well as personal account of each photograph. ; Signed by Author. Very Good+ .

Keywords: 0871568810 Photographers; Wild Animals; Wild Life Photographers; Adventurers; Travelers; Artists; Travel Photography; Memoirs; Geography;