Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962. First edition, first printing. Signed by Rachel Carson on the half title page. Bound in publisher's dark green cloth lettered in gilt. Near Fine with light wear at extremities with small ding to top edge of upper board. Faint staining to fore edge with light..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962. First edition, first printing. x, [vi], 368 pp. Bound in publisher's dark green cloth lettered in gilt, yellow topstain. Near Fine with light rubbing to extremities, slight bump to upper edge of rear board. In a Good unclipped dust jacket with moderate toning and edgewear..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962. First edition, first printing. x, [vi], 368 pp. Bound in publisher's dark green cloth lettered in gilt; yellow topstain. Near Fine with light edge wear. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with wear at spine ends and corners with 1" tear to rear joint;..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962. First edition, first printing. x, [vi], 368 pp. Bound in publisher's dark green cloth lettered in gilt; yellow topstain. Near Fine with former owner's gift inscription at half-title page. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with fading and chipping to spine, light rubbing and..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962. First edition, first printing. x, [vi], 368 pp. Bound in publisher's dark green cloth lettered in gilt, yellow topstain, patterned endpapers. Near Fine with slight lean to spine and fading to topstain at gutter. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light wear and..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1951. First edition, first printing, second state in glossy boards. Signed by Rachel L. Carson on the title page. Very Good+ with rubbing to extremities, pages toned, browning to preliminary pages with an exposed hinge. In a Very Good third state dust jacket with toning..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962. First edition, first printing. Signed by Rachel Carson on the half title in blue ink, with "Best wishes." Copy of consumer advocate Ruth G. Desmond (1906-1988), founder of Federation of Homemakers in Arlington, Virginia, with her signature on bottom margin of last page and organizational..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962. First edition, first printing of Rachel Carson's extremely influential work, which is credited with creating a worldwide awareness of the dangers of man-made environmental pollution. An important and fantastic association copy, signed and inscribed by Carson on the half title page dated one week before..... More