Under the Sea-Wind: A Naturalist's Picture of Ocean Life
by Rachel Carson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- G+ (Good Plus)/No Jacket
- Seller
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Buffalo, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1941. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. G+ (Good Plus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Howard Frech. SD and NAP (same date to title and copyright pages; no additional printings stated). Blue buckram with bird motif stamped in gilt. Minor pinkish spotty stain to rear board. Moderate browning along spine and somewhat unevenly along edges, extending up to ~1 1/2" in. Upper and fore edges of text block also somewhat browned. Exact cause of the discoloration is uncertain but there is no smoke odor. Binding sound, interior clean and lightly toned. No prev owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. 316 pp.
Synopsis
Celebrating the mystery and beauty of birds and sea creatures in their natural habitat, Under the Sea-Wind —Rachel Carson’s first book and her personal favorite—is the early masterwork of one of America’s greatest nature writers. Evoking the special mystery and beauty of the shore and the open sea—its limitless vistas and twilight depths—Carson’s astonishingly intimate, unforgettable portrait captures the delicate negotiations of an ingeniously calibrated ecology.
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- Bookseller
- Albion Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001606
- Title
- Under the Sea-Wind: A Naturalist's Picture of Ocean Life
- Author
- Rachel Carson
- Illustrator
- Howard Frech
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - G+ (Good Plus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1941
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
Albion Books
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Buffalo, New York
About Albion Books
Albion Books deals in fine used, out of print and rare books on a wide variety of topics. Specialties include Buffalo/New York history, science, religion, occult, and foreign language. The proprietor has been in the antiquarian book business since 2006.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- G+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good. Good is defined as "describes the average used and worn book...
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