Search Results: Rachel Carson from TBCL The Book Collection Library

Assen: Uitgeverij Born, 1952, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. [Dutch] Carson, Rachel L. De Wereldzee (The Sea Around US). Assen: Uitgeverij Born, 1952 1e druk 1952. Octavo. Hardcover. SIGNED by author on title page. Illustrated with b&w photographs. Fine in an about very good dustwrapper that is worn & chipped at the head & tail of the spine panel & tips. Rarely encountered signed.

London: Staples Press Ltd, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Robert W. Hines. Robert W. Hines. First Edition. Hardcover. Carson, Rachel L. THE EDGE OF THE SEA. London: Staples Press Ltd. 1955. First U.K. Edition. The third book in Carson's Sea Trilogy. 8vo., 276pp. [Well illustrated by Robert W. Hines, Dustwrapper illustrated by William Randall]. Original gilt lettered blue cloth. A fine fresh copy in lovely bright dustwrapper with one tiny chip at the bottom of the spine panel. This book describes the variety of shore life from the rocky shore of Maine to the coral coast of the Caribbean. "The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place. All through the long history of Earth it has been an area of unrest where waves have broken heavily against the land, where the tides have pressed forward over the continents, receded and then returned. For no two successive days is the shore line precisely the same. Not only do the tides advance and retreat in their eternal rhythms, but… Read More

Mexico: Editorial Atlante, 1952. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. [Spanish] Carson, Rachel L. El Mar, Que Nos Rodea (The Sea Around US), Mexico: Editorial Atlante, 1952 Octavo. Hardcover. Version espanola de Ruben Landa. Revision cientifica del profesor Enrique Rioja. Very good in dustwrapper with 1" missing at spine head. Neatly signed by author on half-title. Very uncommon found signed.

Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co, 1952. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Signed by Author. [Norwegian] Carson, Rachel L. HAVET SOM OMGIR OSS (Norwegian Version of The Sea Around US). Signed. Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co, 1952 Octavo. Printed wrappers. Neatly signed by author on half-title page. A very good example showing a little wear at spine ends. Pages are uncut at top and some at foredge. Text in Norwegian. Rarely encountered signed.

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. Rutledge, Archibald. PEACE IN THE HEART. New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1930. A near fine example in like supplied dustwrapper showing modest use [price clipped] with the rare wrap-around band promoting the book's win of the 1930 John Burroughs Medal for Natural History Writing, which Carson would also win 22 years later for THE SEA AROUND US. [The band with a thumb-sized chip at the spine]. First Edition, Scarce First Printing. 8vo; [x], xi-xiv, [xv-xvi], 316, [4] pages. Laid into this copy is a printed Rutledge poem titled Heart's Citadel which is signed by Rutledge at the bottom edge. Neat ownership signature on the top of the ffe. Rutledge is remembered most as one of America's most respected & appreciated outdoor writers. He was a Poet Laureate of South Carolina.

New York: W. W. Norton, (1970), 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. Russell, Franklin. SEARCHERS OF THE GULF. Inscribed. New York: W. W. Norton, (1970). First Edition Inscribed by Franklin Russell to close friends on the half-title page. "Mary and Jack / Here's love and kisses from all of us / Frank R.". 8vo. 222 pp. A near fine copy in teal cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a bright, fresh pictorial dustwrapper with some modest use. In the tradition of Henry Beston, Rachel Carson and Henry David Thoreau, naturalist Franklin Russell, author of the classic, Watchers At The Pond, turns his eye to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. A superb example. Presentation Franklins are very uncommon.

New York: Readers Digest Press, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. Russell, Franklin. SEASON ON THE PLAIN. Inscribed. New York: Readers Digest Press, 1974. First Edition Inscribed by Franklin Russell to close friends on the front free endpaper. "Mary and Jack / Jackie's favorite country / Frank R.". 8vo. 313 pp. A near fine copy in brown cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a bright, fresh pictorial dustwrapper with some modest use. In the tradition of Henry Beston, Rachel Carson and Henry David Thoreau, naturalist Franklin Russell, author of the classic, Watchers At The Pond, turns his eye to the African plain. A superb example. Presentation Franklins are very uncommon.

New York: W. W. Norton, (1965), 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. Russell, Franklin. THE SECRET ISLANDS. Inscribed. New York: W. W. Norton, (1965). First Edition Inscribed to close friends by Franklin Russell on the half-title page. "Mary and Jack / Another attempt to regain sanity / Frank R.". 8vo. 238 pp. A very good copy in teal cloth, (fading to the front board), gilt titles to the spine in a bright, fresh pictorial dustwrapper with some modest use. In the tradition of Henry Beston, Rachel Carson and Henry David Thoreau, naturalist Franklin Russell, author of the classic, Watchers At The Pond, turns his eye to the eastern coast of Canada and Newfoundland. A nice example. Presentation Franklins are very uncommon.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company [1962, Book Date], 1962. 1st Edition Clamshell Collecor's Case. No Binding. Clamshell As New/No Jacket. 1st Edition Clamshell Collecor's Case. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Elegantly HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, the First Edition Silent Spring box is gilt-lettered on the spine & features an embossed rippling stream on the upper cover. The case is finished inside & out in dark green Nuba® & goldenrod cloth - Nuba® is a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph, that has the feel of velvetysoft Italian Nubuck® leather. & The box is perfectly sized to accommodate your first edition. A handsome Collector's Custom Case for a very important Book. Web Site photo/link available for over 100 generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available [Not with Book].