Under the Sea Wind
by Carson, Rachel
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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SANTA BARBARA, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Oxford University Press, 1962. Nice copy of author's first book. It was first published in the fall of 1941 and received critical acclaim comparable to The Sea Around Us nearly ten years later but a nation plunged into war At Pearl Harbor had its mind on other things. The book was reissued in 1952 (and this is the 4th printing done in 1962) and has since then continued to be a favorite with readers throughout the world. Dark blue boards with silver stamping to spine and front board is fresh and crisp. Textblock is unmarked, crisp and supple. Illustrated endpapers. There are two small spots on top of textblock, else fine. Price intact jacket has moderate edgewear at head of spine and light rubbing at folds. In mylar. . Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Celebrating the mystery and beauty of birds and sea creatures in their natural habitat, Under the Sea-Wind —Rachel Carson’s first book and her personal favorite—is the early masterwork of one of America’s greatest nature writers. Evoking the special mystery and beauty of the shore and the open sea—its limitless vistas and twilight depths—Carson’s astonishingly intimate, unforgettable portrait captures the delicate negotiations of an ingeniously calibrated ecology.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Timothy Norlen Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012854
- Title
- Under the Sea Wind
- Author
- Carson, Rachel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Fourth Printing
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Classic Author's;
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About the Seller
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Biblio member since 2019
SANTA BARBARA, California
About Timothy Norlen Bookseller
I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.
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