carson silent spring, Erstausgabe (33 Ergebnisse)

Soft Cover. Zustand: VG+. First Penguin. 12mo. original printed paper wraps (a trifle rubbed & toned, bookseller's RSM to first page, else clean & bright); pp. 318 (last blank). A very good copy.

Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

FIRST UK EDITION. 8vo., brown clothbound hardback, with dust jacket (unclipped); [xxii] + 304pp, indexed. Ink owner name to ffep. Light foxing to foredge, dust jacket slightly edgeworn and faded, spine very faded. VG copy overall in a Good+ dust jacket. (Shelf 98) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First edition thus. Edited by Sandra Steingraber. Octavo. 546pp. Tan cloth. Small bump on bottom page edges, else a fine copy in fine dust jacket. The Library of America Series, Volume 307.

FIRST BRITISH EDITION, 8vo, pp. xxii, 304, [1]. Original brown boards, spine lettered in silver on a red ground, top edge red, dustjacket printed in orange, yellow, and black. Some spotting, particularly to title-page. Dustjacket sunned (especially spine) and soiled with small tears to top. First serialised in The New Yorker throughout June of 1962, ?Silent Spring? is one of the most influential books in the environmental movement, named one of the 25 greatest science books of all time by Discover magazine. Carson first began investigating the use and dangers of pesticides in 1957, though she had harboured concerns since noticing the widespread use of chemical agents during WWII. The book originally began as a collaboration between Carson and journalist Edwin Diamond (the science editor at Newsweek at the time), with Carson planing to contribute the introduction and conclusion. But as she took on extensive correspondence with, as biographer Linda Lear stated in the Environmental History Review, ?every independent scientist who knew something about pesticides and every government scientist who was brave enough to answer her letters?, the project be came her own. Notably, Diamond became one of the quickest and harshest critics upon the book?s release, indicting Carson as ?emotional? and ?alarmist?, and arguing that the book only gained success due to timing (following a recall of all cranberry products due to a herbicide as well as thousands of deaths and birth defects caused by thalidomide) and a leg up from the serialisation in The New Yorker. Extensive scholarship has since characterised the backlash as sexist and financially motivated, which included attacks from DuPont, a major manufacturer of DDT. As a response, JFK ordered an investigation on the science behind Silent Spring, with a full report published in May of 1963, defending the validity of Carson?s arguments and leading to stricter regulations on the use of pesticides. Few books can be so easily traced as a direct agent of change, with David Attenborough reportedly describing Silent Spring as ?the book which has most profoundly shaped the scientific world other than On the Origin of Species? (Economist, 27 September, 2022).

Early printing of the 40th anniversary edition author's classic work. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by Edward O. Wilson on the title page. Drawings by Lois and Louis Darling. Afterword by Edward O. Wilson. Introduction by Linda Lear. In fine condition. In the late 1950s, Carson turned her attention to conservation, especially environmental problems that she believed were caused by synthetic pesticides. The result was Silent Spring, which brought environmental concerns to the American public. "Her book is a cry to the reading public to help curb private and public programs which by use of poisons will end by destroying life on earth. . Miss Carson, with the fervor of an Ezekiel, is trying to save nature and mankind" (The New York Times). Silent Spring "became a runaway bestseller, with international reverberations It is well crafted, fearless and succinct Even if she had not inspired a generation of activists, Carson would prevail as one of the greatest nature writers in American letters" (Mattheissen, Time). Named by TIME Magazine as one of the 100 best and most influential non-fiction books since 1923 and by Modern Library as one of the 100 greatest non-fiction books of the twentieth century. In 2006, it was named one of the 25 greatest science books of all time by the editors of Discover Magazine.

First edition of Carson's landmark work. Octavo, original green cloth. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket, small ownership label to the front pastedown. Drawings by Lois and Louis Darling. An exceptional example. In the late 1950s, Carson turned her attention to conservation, especially environmental problems that she believed were caused by synthetic pesticides. The result was Silent Spring, which brought environmental concerns to the American public. "Her book is a cry to the reading public to help curb private and public programs which by use of poisons will end by destroying life on earth. . Miss Carson, with the fervor of an Ezekiel, is trying to save nature and mankind" (The New York Times). Silent Spring "became a runaway bestseller, with international reverberations It is well crafted, fearless and succinct Even if she had not inspired a generation of activists, Carson would prevail as one of the greatest nature writers in American letters" (Mattheissen, Time). Named by TIME Magazine as one of the 100 best and most influential non-fiction books since 1923 and by Modern Library as one of the 100 greatest non-fiction books of the twentieth century. In 2006, it was named one of the 25 greatest science books of all time by the editors of Discover Magazine.

Hardcover. First Edition. This book on the effects of pesticides is a landmark in environmental writing inspiring the movement that led to the banning of DDT and raising awareness of the important connection between humans and their environment which hitherto had been generally taken for granted. Ironically, Carson died of cancer less than two years after its publication. A couple of pages with a small brown stain from previously laid-in botanical specimen. About Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with minor edgewear.

Cloth. Zustand: Near fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. Signed first edition of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, from the library of fellow conservationist James W. Eike, the president of the Virginia Society of Ornithology. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, x, [6], 368pp. Green cloth, gilt title on spine and cover. Yellow top-stain, patterned endpapers. Stated "First Printing" on copyright page. Solid text block, slight bumps to edges of spine, a near fine example. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $5.00 retail price on front flap, chipping to spine and corners, touch of shelf wear, a vibrant example. Thin dampstain along bottom edge of rear flap, faint stain to bottom edge of text block, no impact to text or stability of jacket. Housed in a custom black morocco clamshell, title in gilt on green label over spine. This copy belonged to Mr. and Mrs. James W. Eike, with his ownership stamp on the half-title. Inscribed by the author on the half-title: "Best Wishes / Rachel Carson." A beautiful example of a landmark work in environmental science and public health. James W. Eike (1911-1983), the recipient of this copy, began working for the U.S. Public Health Service in 1934. He went on to work for the Civil Service Commission, the U.S. State Department, and retired from the U.S. Information Agency in 1970. Eike joined the Virginia Society of Ornithology (VSO) in 1933, serving as president from 1950-1952 and again from 1969-1971. His fifty years of membership is commemorated with the James W. Eike Service Award, recognizing VSO members for their outstanding conservation efforts and service to the organization. Rachel Carson (1907-1964) was a pioneering environmentalist who raised global awareness about the dangers of synthetic pesticides like DDT, both for humans and the biosphere. Her writing and activism is credited with inspiring numerous legislative movements and the eventual creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

First edition of Carson's landmark work. Octavo, original green cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Drawings by Lois and Louis Darling. An exceptional example. In the late 1950s, Carson turned her attention to conservation, especially environmental problems that she believed were caused by synthetic pesticides. The result was Silent Spring, which brought environmental concerns to the American public. "Her book is a cry to the reading public to help curb private and public programs which by use of poisons will end by destroying life on earth. . Miss Carson, with the fervor of an Ezekiel, is trying to save nature and mankind" (The New York Times). Silent Spring "became a runaway bestseller, with international reverberations It is well crafted, fearless and succinct Even if she had not inspired a generation of activists, Carson would prevail as one of the greatest nature writers in American letters" (Mattheissen, Time). Named by TIME Magazine as one of the 100 best and most influential non-fiction books since 1923 and by Modern Library as one of the 100 greatest non-fiction books of the twentieth century. In 2006, it was named one of the 25 greatest science books of all time by the editors of Discover Magazine.

First edition of Carson's landmark work. Octavo, original green cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Drawings by Lois and Louis Darling. In the late 1950s, Carson turned her attention to conservation, especially environmental problems that she believed were caused by synthetic pesticides. The result was Silent Spring, which brought environmental concerns to the American public. "Her book is a cry to the reading public to help curb private and public programs which by use of poisons will end by destroying life on earth. . Miss Carson, with the fervor of an Ezekiel, is trying to save nature and mankind" (The New York Times). Silent Spring "became a runaway bestseller, with international reverberations It is well crafted, fearless and succinct Even if she had not inspired a generation of activists, Carson would prevail as one of the greatest nature writers in American letters" (Mattheissen, Time). Named by TIME Magazine as one of the 100 best and most influential non-fiction books since 1923 and by Modern Library as one of the 100 greatest non-fiction books of the twentieth century. In 2006, it was named one of the 25 greatest science books of all time by the editors of Discover Magazine.

First printing, in dust-jacket.Very good copy.

First edition of Carson's landmark work. Octavo, bound in half morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands. Drawings by Lois and Louis Darling. In fine condition. In the late 1950s, Carson turned her attention to conservation, especially environmental problems that she believed were caused by synthetic pesticides. The result was Silent Spring, which brought environmental concerns to the American public. "Her book is a cry to the reading public to help curb private and public programs which by use of poisons will end by destroying life on earth. . Miss Carson, with the fervor of an Ezekiel, is trying to save nature and mankind" (The New York Times). Silent Spring "became a runaway bestseller, with international reverberations It is well crafted, fearless and succinct Even if she had not inspired a generation of activists, Carson would prevail as one of the greatest nature writers in American letters" (Mattheissen, Time). Named by TIME Magazine as one of the 100 best and most influential non-fiction books since 1923 and by Modern Library as one of the 100 greatest non-fiction books of the twentieth century. In 2006, it was named one of the 25 greatest science books of all time by the editors of Discover Magazine.

First edition, first printing, of Carson's indictment of the pesticide industry; it was of enormous consequence to the grassroots environmental movement, the deep ecology movement, and the rise of ecofeminism. Carson, a nature writer and editor-in-chief for the Fish and Wildlife Service, had long been concerned about the widespread use of DDT and other pesticides, but lack of interest from magazine publishers led her to put aside her idea for an exposé. When the book finally appeared in 1962, only a year before her death, its great strength was not in presenting new information - most of the data she included was already known to the scientific community - but in making the information accessible to non-scientists and instilling a sense of fear and urgency in the public. Not merely an indictment of DDT, her book challenged the very foundations of post-war modernity and forced humans to reconsider their relationship to the world around them. Octavo. Title-page vignette, line-drawn chapter headings. Original green cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, green vertical wavy-patterned endpapers, top edge yellow. With dust jacket. Wear to corners and spine ends, cloth and contents clean; jacket unclipped, creasing to extremities resulting in chips and short closed tears, including to centre of spine panel, the same lightly faded: a very good copy in like jacket.

First edition of Carson's indictment of the pesticide industry, of enormous consequence to the grassroots environmental movement, the deep ecology movement, and the rise of ecofeminism. Carson, a nature writer and editor-in-chief for the Fish and Wildlife Service, had long been concerned about the widespread use of DDT and other pesticides, but lack of interest from magazine publishers led her to put aside her idea for an exposé. When the book finally appeared in 1962, only a year before her death, its great strength was not in presenting new information - most of the data she included was already known to the scientific community - but in making the information accessible to non-scientists and instilling a sense of fear and urgency in the public. Not merely an indictment of DDT, her book challenged the very foundations of post-war modernity and forced humans to reconsider their relationship to the world around them. Octavo. Title-page vignette, line-drawn chapter headings. Original green cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, green vertical wavy-patterned endpapers, top edge yellow. With dust jacket. Modern ownership inscription to front pastedown. Extremities lightly rubbed, corners bumped, occasional annotations in ink to contents, else clean and bright; jacket unclipped, extremities creased and nicked, 2 short closed tears to top edge of rear panel: a very good copy in like jacket.

Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Rachel Carson on the half title page. Bound in publisher's dark green cloth lettered in gilt. Near Fine with light wear at extremities with small ding to top edge of upper board. Faint staining to fore edge with light toning to contents. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with slight fading to spine panel, light wear at extremities, closed tears to front flap fold and crown. Light soiling to rear panel and even toning to verso. Carson's best-known work in which she describes the harmful effects of pesticides like DDT on the environment. It is widely credited with helping launch the environmental movement. Signed copies are scarce as the author died of cancer within two years of its publication.

Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Rachel Carson on the half title in blue ink, with "Best wishes." Copy of consumer advocate Ruth G. Desmond (1906-1988), founder of Federation of Homemakers in Arlington, Virginia, with her signature on bottom margin of last page and organizational stamp. She was nicknamed "The Peanut Butter Grandma" for her tireless advocacy of food safety measures. x, [xi-xvi], 368 pp. Bound in publisher's original dark green cloth with gilt stamping to spine and front cover. Near Fine with light wear at tips and a little dulling to gilt, in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with a small scuff to the front panel and light wear. An attractive copy. Silent Spring is Carson's best-known work in which she describes the harmful effects of pesticides like DDT on the environment. It is widely credited with helping launch the environmental movement. Signed copies are scarce as the author died of cancer within two years of its publication, but especially with such a pleasant association between two such noteworthy female consumer advocates.

Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, first printing of Rachel Carson's extremely influential work, which is credited with creating a worldwide awareness of the dangers of man-made environmental pollution. An important and fantastic association copy, signed and inscribed by Carson on the half title page dated one week before publication, "For Alfred Eisenstaedt, a fellow naturalist, with the wish that your assignments may take you always to the earth's most beautiful spots. [signed] Rachel Carson September 20, 1962." Eisenstaedt was an extremely influential photographer who often has been called the "Father of Photojournalism." He photographed Carlson several times, taking one of what has now become the most iconic and famous images of her. He was so invested in her work as a naturalist that even some 16 years after her death he helped produce a limited edition of The Sea Around Us which was illustrated with his photographs and published by The Limited Editions Club in 1980. Eisenstaedt was a German-born American photographer who achieved prominence working as a staff photographer for Life magazine, which featured more than 90 of his pictures on its covers, and published more than 2,500 of his photo stories. Among his most famous cover photographs was "V-J Day in Times Square," taken during the V-J Day celebration in New York City, showing an American sailor kissing a nurse in a "dancelike dip" which "summed up the euphoria many Americans felt as the war came to a close." Bound in publisher's original dark green cloth with gilt stamping to spine and front cover. Near Fine with slight wear to cloth at extremities, pages tanned and several with browning from formerly laid in clippings, and two tiny holes to the front free endpaper. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light rubbing and light edge wear, with a small chip along the bottom edge of the front panel near the flap fold. A beautiful copy. Silent Spring is Carson's best-known work in which she describes the harmful effects of pesticides on the environment. It is widely credited with helping launch the environmental movement. Signed copies are scarce as the author died of cancer within two years of its publication, but even more scarce is a copy with such a stellar association.

Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, first printing stated. A review copy, with publisher's slip laid in. Bound in publisher's dark green cloth stamped in gilt, with yellow topstain. About Fine, with light foxing to textblock edge and faint rubbing to cloth at tips. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light rubbing and several small chips at edges, and a scuff to the spine panel A beautiful copy.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 8vo (157 x 240mm). Ppx,166. B/w illustrations by Gordon Beningfield. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. "This absorbing, forthright and, at times, impassioned autobiography looks back on three-quarters of a century of intimate involvement with the English countryside and sounds as important a warning for future generations as Rachel Carson's Silent Spring." .

Softcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Price sticker and bookstore sticker on rear cover.; 278 pages. Illustrated card covers. Page dimensions: 242 x 168mm. Illustrated with photographic illustrations. "'Farewell Silent Spring' tells the story of how, in the course of 50+ years of dedicated R&D [research and development], highly toxic broad-spectrum pesticides were removed from the pipfruit orchards of New Zealand. It shows how spraying by calendar, regardless of need, has been replaced by pest monitoring, biological control, and sophisticated techniques like mating disruption and selective chemicals that are toxic to pests and safe to beneficial spsecies. Integrated fruit production, and then Apple Futures, as the new programme became known, is shown to be on a par with organic production in terms of biodiversity and safety to the enivronment and human health, while maintaining the premium fruit quality required by export markets. New Zealand apple growers can say farewell to the 'Silent Spring' predicted by Rachel Carson in her landmark book of 1962." - from blurb on rear cover.

B/W Photos (illustrator). 1.Auflage,. 656 Seiten Schutzumschlag etwas berieben, innen guter und sauberer Zustand. ---------------------------------------------- Rachel Louise Carson (* 27. Mai 1907 in Springdale, Pennsylvania; 14. April 1964 in Silver Spring, Maryland) war eine US-amerikanische Zoologin, Biologin, Wissenschaftsjournalistin und Sachbuchautorin, deren Hauptwerk Silent Spring (Der stumme Frühling) aus dem Jahr 1962 häufig als Ausgangspunkt der US-amerikanischen Umweltbewegung bezeichnet wird. Rachel Carson gilt als eine der wichtigsten Personen des 20. Jahrhunderts. 9780713992366 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1329 8° , Hardcover/Pappeinband mit Schutzumschlag,

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 276pp. Illustrations by Bob Hines. A trifle soiled at the top of the boards, near fine in very good dust jacket with age-toning and a couple of modest chips, the largest on the front panel. African-American poet and novelist Owen Dodson's copy with his bold Signature. Carson's third book, pre-dating her classic *Silent Spring.*.

Later issue of the first edition. Signed by the author. Original illustrated glossy paper-covered boards with titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated endpapers with drawings by Katherine L. Howe. A better than very good copy, the binding firm, the extremities with a little light bumping and wear. The very lightly toned contents, with a previous owner's inscription to the blank reverse of the frontispiece as well as Carson's signature to the title page, are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the rubbed, nicked and creased original dustwrapper that has a number of short closed tears to the edges. Signed by Rachel Carson in blue ink on the title page. A poetically written and scientifically scrupulous book on the life history of the sea, ranging from the formation of the oceans to modern discoveries of deep-sea life. Carson's second book, winner of the National Book Award in 1952, and the volume that solidified her success as a writer. Carson's 1962 book 'Silent Spring' described the devastating effects of pesticides on the ecosystem and is credited by many for instigating the environmental movement that resulted in the banning of DDT in the USA. This example is a later [second?] printing of the first edition; the book correctly dated 1951 to the bottom of the title page but the boards glossy rather than matt. The dustwrapper has two reviews to the bottom and three bars to the top of the front flap. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing, second state in glossy boards. Signed by Rachel L. Carson on the title page. Very Good+ with rubbing to extremities, pages toned, browning to preliminary pages with an exposed hinge. In a Very Good third state dust jacket with toning, shallow chipping to crown and top edge, light wear with a small scrape to the front flap and a corresponding ding the board below; several tape reinforcements made to the blindside. A tremendously popular book, especially given its genre as a natural science book written for the general reader. It won the National Book Award in 1952 and paved the way for Carson's future work, Silent Spring, a cornerstone of the environmentalist movement, which would be issued by a mainstream publishing company, Houghton Mifflin.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo. Full grey paper boards, yellow lettering. xxv, 294 pp. One small spot of wear to top corner of front board. Very slight sunning to spine and flaps of dust jacket. Fine overall.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good+. First Edition. Recased, with text block glued to spine cloth. 35 mm splits to cloth at head and tail of rear joint. Tape reinforcement to broken hinges. Small abrasions to front endpaper where an earlier bookplate has been removed. Bookseller's ticket, Gilmour's Bookshop, Sydney. Provenance: Bookplate of entomologist Evelyn Cheesman on front endpaper. "Lucy Evelyn Cheesman OBE (8 October 1881 15 April 1969) was a British entomologist and traveller. Between 1924 and 1952, Cheesman went on 8 solo expeditions in the South Pacific, and collected over 70,000 specimens, which she accompanied with sketches and notes. These are now part of the collections of the Natural History Museum in London. Cheesman published extensively about her work and travels. In 1955, she was appointed an OBE for her services to science." - Wikipedia, accessed July 2024. A later owner's name on half-title page, "B M Greenslade[?] 6/4/64".; xiii, [3], 356, [1 (advertisements)], [1 (blank)] pages. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering, rule and publisher's emblem on spine. Black rule on spine and boards. Page dimensions: 223 x 140mm. Contents: The Climate and Physical Aspects of the Equatorial Zone; Equatorial Vegetation; Animal Life in the Tropical Forests; Humming-Birds: As Illustrating the Luxuriance of Tropical Nature; The Colours of Animals and Sexual Selection; The Colours of Plants and the Origin of the Colour-Sense; By-Paths in the Domain of Biology; The Distribution of Animals as Indicating Geographical Changes. "In 1878 Wallace published with Macmillan a scientific ode to the living world: 'Tropical Nature and Other Essays.' It anticipates a concern for the environment that would not fully emerge until the twentieth century. No one in English science at the time - and certainly no one of Wallace's stature - showed much interest in the ecological consequences of human encroachment on the natural world. 'Tropical Nature' is the spiritual forerunner of Rachel Carson's 'Silent Spring' [. . .] Its main thrust, however, was to provide a detailed response to Darwin's theory of the origin and purpose of coloration in the higher animals. If Wallace's message about the destruction of the environment was lost, it was because he distracted his critics with other issues - in particular, his endless battle with Darwin over the importance of sexual selection." - Ross A. Slotten, "The Heretic in Darwin's Court : The Life of Alfred Russel Wallace" NY: Columbia University Press, 2004, p. 352.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Peter Parnall (illustrator). First edition. 269pp. Octavo [22 cm] Brown cloth over boards, with title stamped in white and beige on spine. The spine is a hair rolled, and there are a couple of small, light moisture stains along the bottom edge of the rear board. The larger moisture stain measures roughly 1 inch wide by 1 inch deep. There is a gift inscription, dated "1968," on the front free endpaper. In a dust jacket, with light rubbing, and small closed and open tears to the edges. The author's fourth book and his first work of nonfiction. This collection of meditations by then park ranger Abbey in what was Arches National Monument of the 1950s was quietly published in the raucous sixties in a first edition of 5,000 copies and has now gone on to take its rightful place alongside Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac and Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, as an environmental and wilderness classic. The late author's reflections transcend the mere genre of the environmental essay; the individual pieces form part of a fully realized whole that defined a whole new style of environmental and wilderness writing, inspiring new generations of writers (Barry Lopez and Terry Tempest Williams come to mind) while becoming the author's best known and best loved work in the process, and yes, becoming what Abbey always feared, "a classic".

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Peter Parnall (illustrator). First edition. 269pp. Octavo [22 cm] Brown cloth over boards, with title stamped in white and beige on spine. Spine rolled. In a dust jacket with light rubbing and chipping along the edges, as well as a couple of shallow closed tears to the edges. Overall, the jacket is very attractive. The author's fourth book and his first work of nonfiction. This collection of meditations by then park ranger Abbey in what was Arches National Monument of the 1950s was quietly published in the raucous sixties in a first edition of 5,000 copies and has now gone on to sell almost two million copies, taking its rightful place alongside Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac and Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, as an environmental and wilderness classic. The late author's reflections transcend the mere genre of the environmental essay; the individual pieces form part of a fully realized whole that defined a whole new style of environmental and wilderness writing, inspiring new generations of writers (Barry Lopez and Terry Tempest Williams come to mind) while becoming the author's best known and best loved work in the process, and yes, becoming what Abbey always feared, "a classic".

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good +. Peter Parnall (illustrator). First edition. 269pp. Octavo [22 cm] Brown cloth. In the dust jacket, with light rubbing and chipping along the edges and folds. The author's fourth book and his first work of nonfiction. This collection of meditations by then park ranger Abbey in what was Arches National Monument of the 1950s was quietly published in the raucous sixties in a first edition of 5,000 copies and has now gone on to sell almost two million copies, taking its rightful place alongside Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac and Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, as an environmental and wilderness classic. The late author's reflections transcend the mere genre of the environmental essay; the individual pieces form part of a fully realized whole that defined a whole new style of environmental and wilderness writing, inspiring new generations of writers (Barry Lopez and Terry Tempest Williams come to mind) while becoming the author's best known and best loved work in the process, and yes, becoming what Abbey always feared, "a classic".