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Berkeley, California: Counterpoint, 2008. CC2 - A first printing hardcover book SIGNED by author in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling and crease on the top edge of the front and front inside flap, water soiled patch on the front inside flap, some light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has small tear on the bottom edge of the front gutter and some light shelf wear. In this free-spirited collection of essays, Page Stegner threads together natural history, conservation polemic, ecology, and wilderness adventures on a number of the West's major white-water rivers. 9.25"x5.25", 206 pages.Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Berkeley, California: Counterpoint, 2008. CC2 - A first printing hardcover book SIGNED by author in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket and book have some light shelf wear. In this free-spirited collection of essays, Page Stegner threads together natural history, conservation polemic, ecology, and wilderness adventures on a number of the West's major white-water rivers. 9.25"x5.25", 206 pages.Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

San Francisco, California: Sierra Club Books, 1996. BX3 - A first printing trade paperback book SIGNED by Rick Bass, Barry Lopez, Terry Tempest Williams, on their respective page in very good condition that has some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. The third volume in Sierra Club's series celebrating the best American nature writing of the previous year. An annual collection of new and distinguished voices in contemporary nature writing. Jennifer Ackerman, Rick Bass, Marcia Bonta, Kate Boyes, President Jimmy Carter, Dan Duane, Robert Finch, Jan Grover, John Haines, Linda Hasselstrom, Marybeth Holleman, James Kilgo, Barry Lopez, Judith L. Lowry, Greogory McNamee, Gary Nabhan, Adele ne Jame, Richard K. Nelson, David Petersen, Brenda Peterson, Rosalie S. Petrouske, Adrienne Ross, Frank Stewart, Deborah Tall, Louise Wagenknecht, David Rains Wallace, Terry Tempest Williams, Edward O. Wilson. 8.25"x5.5", 300 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Printing.… Read More

Austin, Texas, U.S.A.: University of Texas Press, 1999. BR1 - DJ is mylar proteted. DJ has taped label on the spine, label on the back, label residue on the top spine and gutters, inside flaps adhered to the fixed endpapers, and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has library stamping on the top and title page, label on the front loose endpaper, and shelf wear otherwise very good. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Scribner, 2006. BP6 - An advance reading copy paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, some chipping on the top spine edge, light crease on the front top and some inside pages, light discoloration and shelf wear. In the tradition of Blue Highways and Silent Spring, Chasing Spring follows nature's season of renewal even as it shows how the delicate mechanism of spring are increasingly endangered by climate change. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC).

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1989. M4 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has some wrinkling on the edges and corners, some rubbing on the back, light soiling, discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book is slightly cocked, chipping and wear on the cover edges, wrinkling on the spine edges and gutter edges, some stains on the page edges, previous owner's inscription written on the front loose endpaper, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book is signed by the author on the title page. Peter Jenkins shares the joys, thrills, heartbreak, and deep-felt emotions of those special animal friends who can bring so much comfort and companionship to our lives.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994. AS4 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has price clipped, wrinkling, chipping, crease, tears, and open tears on the spine edges and corners, wrinkling, crease, and tears on some edges, peeling and chipping on the front upper right, crease on some sides, small green label on the upper spine, some stains, discoloration and shelf wear otherwise good. Book has wrinkling on the spine edges, lightly bumped on some corners, some white stain on the back top edge, rubbing on some cover edges, a few dog-eared pages, previous owner's inscription written on the title page, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book was signed and dated by the author on the title page. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Austin, Texas, USA: University of Texas at Austin, 1999. CE1 - Stated first edition with no additional printings indicated. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in green cloth covered boards with gold lettering and a graphic on the spine with only very, very slgiht overall shelf wear. Illustrated with black and white drawings. A collection of essays by a noted ornithologist and student of bird behavior. The author presents the the lives of cranes, quails, ducks, pheasants, plovers, geese, curlews, and other birds familiar to him from his observations of the avifauna of the Great Plains in his home state of Nebraska. Suggested readings, indexed, 166p.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 5.75"x8.75".

Boston, Massachusetts: Beacon Press, 2005. CV1 - An advance reading copy spiral bound book in very good condition that has some light stains, light discoloration and shelf wear. The Hopes of Snakes is an eloquent and powerful debut by one of the best new writers exploring nature in the humanized landscape. 11"x9.5", 207 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Spiral Bound. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

Boston, Massachusetts: Beacon Press, 2005. BV1 - A first edition hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some light discoloration and shelf wear. The Hopes of Snakes is an eloquent and powerful debut by one of the best new writers exploring nature in the humanized landscape. 9"x6", 159 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Winston Salem, North Carolina: John F. Blair, Publisher, 1999. BY3 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has wrinkling and crease on some edges and corners, light scuffing and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has wrinkling on the spine edges and gutter edges, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book was signed and inscribed by the author to previous owner "For Theerstan - Best wishes. Phillip Manning 10/3/99" on the title page. Lessons from North America's Great Wildlife Sanctuaries.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Manning, Diane. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Golden, Colorado: Fulcrum Publishing, 1992. BC4 - A first printing trade paperback book SIGNED by Rick Bass, Terry Tempest Williams, on their respective page in very good condition that has some bumped corners, some scattered wrinkling, chipping, crease, and soiled patches, some stains, old price label on the opposite side of the front, light discoloration and shelf wear. A selection of writings from across the country by 17 emerging nature writers. The authors are Rick Bass, Conger Beasley, Bruce Berger, John Daniel, John DeBlieu, Gretel Ehrlich, Ed Engle, Gerard Gromley, John Hilderbrand, James D. Houston, John A. Murray, Richard Nelson. Dan O'Brien, David Pettersen, David Rains, Frank Stewart, Wallace, Terry Tempest Williams, 9"x6", 242 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Signed by Author. First Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Denton, Texas: University of North Texas Press, 2006. F3 - A first printing trade paperback book SIGNED by Carol Cullar, Marian Haddad, Naomi Shihab Nye, David Taylor, on the title page and by Stephen Harrigan, Joe Nick Patoski, on their respective page in very good condition that has some bumped corners, line scratch on the top page edges, some light discoloration and shelf wear. Contributions by Roy Bedichek, John Graves, Carol Cullar, Pete Gunter, Barbara "Barney" Nelson, Joe Nick Patoski, Gary Clark, Marian Haddad, Wyman Meinzer, Ray Gonzales, Naomi Shihab Nye, Gerald Thurmond, David Taylor, Stephen Harrigan. 9"x6", 214 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Denton, Texas: University of North Texas Press, 2006. F3 - A first printing trade paperback book SIGNED and dated by David Taylor on the title page and also SIGNED by Stephen Harrigan, Naomi Shihab Nye, Joe Nick Patoski, on their respective page in very good condition that has some light discoloration and shelf wear. Contributions by Roy Bedichek, John Graves, Carol Cullar, Pete Gunter, Barbara "Barney" Nelson, Joe Nick Patoski, Gary Clark, Marian Haddad, Wyman Meinzer, Ray Gonzales, Naomi Shihab Nye, Gerald Thurmond, David Taylor, Stephen Harrigan. 9"x6", 214 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Denton, Texas: University of North Texas Press, 2006. F3 - A first printing trade paperback book SIGNED and dated by David Taylor on the title page and also SIGNED by Stephen Harrigan, Naomi Shihab Nye, Joe Nick Patoski, on their respective page. in very good condition that has some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Contributions by Roy Bedichek, John Graves, Carol Cullar, Pete Gunter, Barbara "Barney" Nelson, Joe Nick Patoski, Gary Clark, Marian Haddad, Wyman Meinzer, Ray Gonzales, Naomi Shihab Nye, Gerald Thurmond, David Taylor, Stephen Harrigan. 9"x6", 214 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boulder, Colorado: Johnson Books, 2005. R3 - A first printing trade paperback book signed by author in very good condition that has some bumped corners and light shelf wear. Enjoy the landscapes of Colorado, Minnesota, Utah, New Mexico and beyond as you witness the journey through one man's inner landscape. 8.25"x5.5", 173 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, USA: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1988. BI5 - A trade paperback book in very good+ condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in light blue wraps with black lettering and minor edge wear. Twenty-seven essays originally published indiverse sources. They include significant studies of major authors plus a range of other subjects. Included are essays on Nature, Food, the watercolors of Winslow Homer and more. Written by an author acknowledged as a major literary presence. 402p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).