Silent Spring
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; light creasing to flaps. Carson's best-known work in which she describes the harmful effects of pesticides like DDT on the environment and the benefits of protection agencies. It is widely credited with helping launch the environmental movement. Item #140948372
Price: $800
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