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The Control of Nature
by McPhee, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/FIne
- ISBN 10
- 0374128901
- ISBN 13
- 9780374128906
- Seller
-
Salem, Oregon, United States
Item Price
€118.32€94.66
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About This Item
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1990. Very Good / Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Signed. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt lettered spine. Square, sharp cornered and unmarked. Minor foxing at top edge. Dustjacket is fine, bright and unclipped with no chips or tears. Signed by the author on the title page. The book is divided into three long essays, "Atchafalaya", "Cooling the Lava", and "Los Angeles Against the Mountains". "…McPhee details the strategies and tactics through which people attempt to control nature. Most striking in his vivid depiction of the main contestants: nature in complex and awesome guises, and those who would attempt to wrest control from her--stubborn, often ingenious, and always arresting characters." Carefully packaged and shipped in a box.
Synopsis
The Control of Nature is John McPhee's bestselling account of places where people are locked in combat with nature. Taking us deep into these contested territories, McPhee details the strategies and tactics through which people attempt to control nature. Most striking is his depiction of the main contestants: nature in complex and awesome guises, and those attempting to wrest control from her - stubborn, sometimes foolhardy, more often ingenious, and always arresting characters.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Linden Avenue Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10001
- Title
- The Control of Nature
- Author
- McPhee, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- FIne
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- ISBN 10
- 0374128901
- ISBN 13
- 9780374128906
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Pages
- 272
- Size
- 5.75 x 8.5 in.
- Keywords
- First edition, signed, geology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Non Fiction; Autographs and signed books;
Terms of Sale
Linden Avenue Books
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About the Seller
Linden Avenue Books
Biblio member since 2023
Salem, Oregon
About Linden Avenue Books
Linden Avenue Books is independently owned and operated and located in Lincoln City, Oregon. We feature a wide range of fiction and non-fiction, including biography, history and modern first editions. All books are carefully packed and shipped in a box.
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