Three against wilderness (15 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. 2nd impression. General wear to boards, Light toning to pages with some spotting. DJ has tears and loss to edges.

Couverture souple. Zustand: Bon. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Bon. Coll. "L'aventure vécue". Animaux. Traduit de l'anglais par Michèle Causse et Maurice Muller-Strauss. --- Dans la nature, tout se tient, tout s'enchaîne. Pour avoir négligé cette loi fondamentale, l'homme a bien souvent anéanti d'immenses richesses. C'est ce qui s'est passé à la fin du siècle dernier en Colombie britannique, quand les chasseurs exterminèrent inconsidérément les castors pour vendre leurs peaux. Or, la destruction de ces animaux dérégla totalement le régime des eaux que les barrages, qu'ils construisaient auparavant sur les rivières, régularisaient tout comme le font des ouvrages d'art que l'on construit dans ce but dans nos régions. Quand Éric Collier, l'auteur de ce livre, s'établit dans un district de la Colombie britannique, il y trouva une nature désolée, des forêts toujours menacées par des incendies, des prairies sans herbe : bref, une région en train de mourir. Seul, sans autre conseil que celui d'une vieille Indienne qui lui vantait l'ancienne prospérité du pays, sans autre aide que celle de sa femme, Collier se mit à reconstituer d'anciens barrages de castors. Les résultats ne se firent pas attendre longtemps : lentement, la région renaissait à la vie. Mais ce n'est que lorsque le gouvernement canadien eut mis à sa disposition quelques couples de castors que la vraie prospérité vint s'y installer. Ces animaux industrieux devinrent de précieux auxiliaires pour la construction des barrages et pour l'aménagement de la contrée. La sécheresse fut conjurée, les forêts et les prairies reverdirent ; elles devinrent giboyeuses, et la rivière poissonneuse Le livre d'Éric Collier offre aussi un tableau très vivant de la rude vie du Nord canadien : chaleur des étés, rigueur des hivers, angoisse des solitaires en butte aux rigueurs d'une nature aussi impitoyable qu'elle est belle. 15,5x21,5 cm. 251 p. Broché. Bon état. Papier légèrement bruni. Des rousseurs sur la première et dernière page sinon anecdotiques rousseurs. Odeur de vieux livre. Jaquette illustrée en bon état (un peu défraîchie insolée, dos insolé, infime frottement) Fort in-8°.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Dust jacket missing. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Clean cover and content pages. New protective Mylar applied to dust jacket before shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Three Against the Wilderness by Eric Collier is a classic memoir recounting the authorâs efforts to restore a neglected valley in the wilderness of British Columbia alongside his family. Through patience, hard work, and a deep respect for nature, Collier describes the return of wildlife â" particularly beavers â" and the gradual revival of the natural environment. Written with warmth and vivid observation, the book is both an inspiring conservation story and a celebration of life in the wilderness. A beloved and highly collectible work of nature writing and environmental literature.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Previous owner's name on the first endpaper otherwise Near Fine in Very Good jacket with a small sticker pull blemish on the front but otherwise Near Fine. 1st Printing. Canada.

Zustand: Good. 1964. Tenth Printing. 349 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over yellow illustrated cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations by Joseph Cellini. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Moderate tanning to free endpapers due to dust jacket flaps. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Minor sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Lettering is clear. Visible wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Dust jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Front panel detached from spine. Moderate tanning and wear marks to jacket.…

Unknown. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Poor. No Jacket. 2nd Impression. Boards are shelf worn with some small markings, but remains neat. Binding is secure. Some markings on the front pasted down and front end page. The last few pages are torn in half, with 2 pages missing the other half. With the rest being present. No inscriptions or annotations. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Good tight copy in dust wrapper, light age spotting to page edges, wrapper has been taped to covers with small pieces of tape, light wear, light marks.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition, second printing. SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. *Signed by Randall Wortman on the front end page* Moderate wear to the covers and spine. Clean interior pages. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed by author. …

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.