A Naturalist and Other Beasts: Tales from a Life in the Field
by Schaller, George B
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1578051290
- ISBN 13
- 9781578051298
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La Grande, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Sierra Club Books, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed on the title page: "With best wishes, George Schaller." Uncommon signed. Inscribed to no recipient, but laid in is a signed notecard (ALS) in which Schaller thanks the recipient for taking part in the event and shares how honored he is to have received a gold medal from the "society" -- possibly the World Wildlife Fund, which did recognize Schaller in this capacity. The note is eight sentences and is signed "warm regards, George." The card also has handmade African-esque art on the front. Schaller, who in 2023 is 89 years old, is one of the world's most recognized biologists and conservation champions, won the National Book Award in Science for "The Serengeti Lion," and was notably profiled in "The Snow Leopard" by Peter Matthiessen, which also won the National Book Award. This book is a collection of 19 standout essays from his career, along with introductions to sections and an overall retrospective piece he wrote about his career. Blurbs on the back by Matthiessen, Bill McKibben, Edward O. Wilson, and Jane Goodall. // Wood (+) River (=) Books specializes in ecology, natural history, nature writing, the environment, and environmental literature, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions.
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- Rural Hours (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- A Naturalist and Other Beasts: Tales from a Life in the Field
- Author
- Schaller, George B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1578051290
- ISBN 13
- 9781578051298
- Publisher
- Sierra Club Books
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 2010
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Rural Hours
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About Rural Hours
Rural Hours (formerly Wood + River = Books, est. 2019) specializes in ecology, natural history, nature writing, the environment, environmental literature, and contemporary essay, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions. We draw our name from the popular-but-then-forgotten book by Susan Fenimore Cooper (published in 1850), generally considered the first work of environmental creative nonfiction by a woman in the U.S. We are interested in challenging and expanding the canon of environmental literature and finding books that tell remarkable stories and illuminate the tradition of writing about place and natural history.
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