The Edge of the Sea
by Carson, Rachel; Bob Hines (illus)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good overall
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1955. First edition. Hardcover. Very good overall. Rachel Louise Carson [1907 - 1964] was an American marine biologist, author, and conservationist whose influential book Silent Spring (1962) and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement. (Wikipedia)
Stated first printing September 1955. 8vo, 276pp, green cloth binding with green title and decoration, in original dj. DJ lightly marked with corners slightly rubbed. Book in fine condition.
Stated first printing September 1955. 8vo, 276pp, green cloth binding with green title and decoration, in original dj. DJ lightly marked with corners slightly rubbed. Book in fine condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26772
- Title
- The Edge of the Sea
- Author
- Carson, Rachel; Bob Hines (illus)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good overall
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1955
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Garrison, New York
About Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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