GEORGE PERKINS MARSH: Prophet of Conservation. by Lowenthal, David

University of Washington Press, 2003. Paperback. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of Washington Press, 2000. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of Washington Press, 2003-02. Paperback. Good.

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS. Hardcover. GOOD. 0 9780295979427 2000 HARDCOVER IN DUST JACKET, PEN NOTATION FFEP, MINIMAL WEAR [FOREWOD BY WILLIAM CRONON]

New York: Columbia University Press, 1958. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 442 pages. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Some minor damp wrinkling to lower corner of final 43 pages - this does not effect text. Price clipped dust jacket worn with damp stain on back cover and small tears along edges. Clean, unmarked copy. Record # 609143

University of Washington Press, 2003. 1st PB. Softcover. Very Good/None. SIGNED. INSCRIBED BY EDITOR on front end paper. Light edgewear to wrappers, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 458959

Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2000. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 605 pages. Hardcover. Gilt titles on spine. B&w photographs throughout. Foxing to top and fore edge. Some edge wear to dust jacket, otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 468552

New York: Columbia University Press. Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1958. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Light cock, light foxing, light tone, light shelfwear, 1957 Christmas gift inscription, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket edgeworn with 1/2" tears, creasing, chipping, rub, foxing, price clip, wear. Solid hardcover. ; "The life of George Perkins Marsh almost spanned the nineteenth century, and there are few aspects of nineteenth-century American life on which it did not touch. Lawyer, editor, farmer, manufacturer, politician, and diplomat, Marsh was also the broadest scholar of his day. He know most European languages, made important contributions in philology and linguistics, and gave American historians new perspectives. And from his pioneer work in geography developed the American conservation movement. ... In the quality as in the quantity of his undertakings, Marsh exemplified the best of his time. His outlook was profoundly utilitarian; he prided himeself on… Read More

Paperback / softback. New. George Perkins Marsh (1801-1882) was the first to reveal the menace of environmental misuse, to explain its causes, and to prescribe reforms. This book offers insights, from sources, into Marsh's career and shows his relevance.

Paperback / softback. New. George Perkins Marsh (1801-1882) was the first to reveal the menace of environmental misuse, to explain its causes, and to prescribe reforms. This book offers insights, from sources, into Marsh's career and shows his relevance.