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One-Straw Revolution, The


Fukuoka, Masanobu/Larry Korn (Editor)

Hardcover. Rodale Press, First Edition, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 181 pages. Hardcover. Brown cloth boards with black printed titles to spine. Black & white illustrations throughout. Dust jacket with light wear to edges & light toning. Foxing top edge. Otherwise clean & unmarked.

Record # 751216


Price: $23.00 

 

Orion on the Dunes: A Biography of Henry Beston


Payne, Daniel G.

Hardcover. Boston, David R. Godine, 1st, 2016, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 391 pages. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket. Previous owner's inscription on front end paper. Otherwise, clean and tight copy. Black and white photos.

Record # 750041


Price: $19.00 

 

Pilgrimage to Vallombrosa -From Vermont to Italy in the Footsteps of George Perkins Marsh


Elder, John

Hardcover. Chrarlottesville, University of Virginia Press, First Edition, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 282 pages. Hardcover. Mustard cloth covered boards with gilt titles to spine. Illustrated dust jacket with only light marginal wear to edges. Clean & unmarked pages throughout.

Record # 751201


Price: $19.00 

 

Refiguring the Map of Sorrow - Nature Writing and Autobiography


Allister, Mark

Hardcover. Charlottesville, University Press of Virginia, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 199 pages. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 609167


Price: $15.00 

 

Rosalie Edge, Hawk of Mercy: The Activist Who Saved Nature from the Conservationists


Furmansky, Dyana Z.

Softcover. A Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book, reprint, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 312 pages, with black & white photographs and a foreword by Bill McKibben. Very clean and bright copy.

Record # 457781


Price: $19.00 

 

Seeing the Light - Wilderness and Salvation: A Photographer's Tale


Shroder, Tom/John Barry/Clyde Butcher

Hardcover. New York, Random House, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 148 pages. Illustrated with black & white photographs by Clyde Butcher. INSCRIBED BY CLYDE BUTCHER ON HALF TITLE PAGE. Related card laid-in. Faint yellowing to very edges of pages. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 609588


Price: $50.00 

 

The Nature of Generosity


Kittredge, William

New York, Knopf, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 276 pages.

Record # 204687


Price: $20.00 

 

World of George Perkins Marsh, America's First Conservationist and Environmentalist: An Illustrated Biography


Curtis, Jane

Hardcover. US, Billings Farm & Museum, 1st, 1982-07-01, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 125 pages. Extensive b&w photographs throughout. Corners warped. Edge wear to dust jacket. Else clean, tight copy.

Record # 466417


Price: $50.00 

Alaska Days With John Muir by: Young, S. Hall
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Alaska Days With John Muir by: Young, S. Hall

Hardcover. NY, Fleming H. Revell , 1st, 1915, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 226 pages, hardcover. Exterior pictorial board shows some wear and tear, particularly with respect to scuffed and fading text. Interior pages and binding are in very good condition. B&W photographs throughout. In this fascinating account of John Muir's travels in Alaska from 1879 to 1880, we are brought into an intimate acquaintance with this great interpreter of Nature by one who was his companion on many expeditions. Clean copy. Record # 33622
Price: $18.00 

Bernhard Eduard Fernow: A Story of North American Forestry by: Rodgers, Andrew Denny III
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Bernhard Eduard Fernow: A Story of North American Forestry by: Rodgers, Andrew Denny III

Hardcover. Durham, NC, Forest History Society, reprint, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 623 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in good condition, with some minor edge wear. Cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This edition includs a frontispiece photo of Bernhard Fernow. A comprehensive biography of the life and career of Bernhard Eduard Fernow (1851-1923), the first professional forester in North America and an organizer of the forestry movement. Andrew Denny Rodgers reveals the history of forestry in North America through the lens of biography. Clean copy. Record # 33817
Price: $15.00 

Birdwatcher: The Life of Roger Tory Peterson by: Rosenthal, Elizabeth
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Birdwatcher: The Life of Roger Tory Peterson by: Rosenthal, Elizabeth

Softcover. US, Lyons Press, 1st, 2010-03-23, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 437 pages. Softcover. Black and white/ color photographs in center. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers. Record # 466747
Price: $12.00 

Bright Paradise by: Raby, Peter
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Bright Paradise by: Raby, Peter

Softcover. Princeton NJ, Princeton University Press, 1st, 1997, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 276 pages. Softcover. Extensive b&w illustrations throughout. Marking throughout, otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 468170
Price: $12.00 

David Suzuki: The Autobiography by: Suzuki, David
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David Suzuki: The Autobiography by: Suzuki, David

Hardcover. Vancouver Canada, GreyStone Books, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 405 pages. Record # 511136
Price: $12.00 

Home to the wilderness by: Carrighar, Sally
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Home to the wilderness by: Carrighar, Sally

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 1973, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 1973, Book: Good, Dust jacket: None, Silver gilt titles on spine and cover. Foxing to top edge. Spine cocked, otherwise clean, tight copy. . 330 pages. Record # 467703 Record # 467703
Price: $12.00 

Home: chronicle of a north country life by: Powning, Beth
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Home: chronicle of a north country life by: Powning, Beth

Hardcover. New York City, NY, Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 143 pages. Hardcover. Extensive color photography throughout. Illustrated end papers and paste downs. Some wear to dust jacket, otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 469054
Price: $12.00 

MERLIN: PRIEST OF NATURE by: Markale, Jean
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MERLIN: PRIEST OF NATURE by: Markale, Jean

Softcover. Rochester, Vt., Inner Traditions International, reprint, 1995, Rochester, Vt., Inner Traditions International, reprint, 1995, 230 pages. Softcover. Illustrated chapter headings. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers. . 230 pages. Record # 467439 Record # 467439
Price: $12.00 

My Paddle to the Sea: Eleven Days on the River of the Carolinas [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Lane, John
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My Paddle to the Sea: Eleven Days on the River of the Carolinas [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Lane, JohnMy Paddle to the Sea: Eleven Days on the River of the Carolinas [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Lane, John

My Paddle to the Sea: Eleven Days on the River of the Carolinas [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Lane, John

Hardcover. Athens, Georgia, University of Georgia Press, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 208 pages, hardcover. Dust jackets, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. John Lane sets out with friends from his own backyard in upcountry South Carolina to calm his nerves and to paddle to the sea. Along the way he recounts local history, and spars with stream-side literary presences. Paddle stroke by paddle stroke, Lane is reminded why life and rivers have always been wedded together. Author's title page inscription reads: "For Jack, good friend and a friend of living waters. Here's to trips downstream & upstream. All best, John Lane. Clean copy. Record # 33913
Price: $30.00 

We Like it Wild by: Angier, Bradford
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We Like it Wild by: Angier, Bradford

Hardcover. Harrisburg PA, The Stackpole Company, 1st, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 213 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some minor wear on the corners, but is in generally good condition. Interior binding and pages in good condition. This book explores the magnetism of living out in nature without connection to the concrete jungle. It is the story of the woods, the cabin, and the husband and wife who decided to make them their retirement home. Previous owner placed a sticker with their name on the title page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33604
Price: $18.00 


  
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