Item 91The Edge of the Sea
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1955. Bob Hines. first. hardcover. Third and final volume of Carson's sea trilogy, examining and explaining the ecology of the US eastern seaboard. Stated first printing. #00048.
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1955. Bob Hines. first. hardcover. Third and final volume of Carson's sea trilogy, examining and explaining the ecology of the US eastern seaboard. Stated first printing. #00048.
Oxford University Press, 1951. Katherine L. Howe. hardcover. first edition later state ("By H. Wolff, New York" on copyright page). Rachel Carson's second book, which won the National Book Award in 1952 and established her as an important environmental writer. #00035.
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962. Lois and Louis Darling. first. hardcover. Stated first edition first printing of Rachel Carson's extended essay on the environmental impact of indiscriminate pesticide use, a hugely influential book credited with leading to a ban on the pesticide DDT for agricultural use in the US and the.....
New York: New American Library, 1941. mass market paperback. 16mo. 157pp. Signet Science Library. eleventh printing. see pictures for synopsis. #05463.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1951. hardcover. 8vo 230pp. Thirteenth printing. from front flap: "Here is an enthralling, informative story of the dominating feature of our planet, the ocean. Told with literary skill and scientific accuracy, The Sea Around Us focuses on what is humanly interesting and significant in the.....