Darling lois illustrator (6 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Second printing thus, 1995, with a variation of the cover art. The binding is clean and tight with minor shelf wear. Text and images unmarked. Previous owner's notes written on inside cover in pen. 206pp.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 2nd edition. 206 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 220 pages. 9.30x6.30x0.60 inches. In Stock.

hardcover. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title. Lois Darling; Louis Darling (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. First Edition Later Printing. A FIRST EDITION (1962), 11th Printing, of this seminal award-winning book that was the first to expose the dangers of pesticides to our planet, a prescient voice in what would become the global environmental movement, with its warnings more salient today than ever. In 368 pages with decorative endpapers, Index & extensive notes on sources, pen & ink drawings throughout by the artistic husband & wife team, Lois & Louis Darling. With deep green cloth-covered boards lettered in gilt to spine & front cover, this hardcover is in VG condition, though it is an Ex-Lib copy, with the usual stamps & markings to front matter & outside page edges. Else, very clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure; pages creamy off-white but unmarked. The unclipped DJ is VG+, with slight rubbing & a few tiny chips to extremities, paper residue from old call number at lower spine; colors bright & unfaded. Old library mylar has been replaced with new & looks lovely! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 p.m. Weekdays (Pacific time); Weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Darling, Lois; Darling, Louis (illustrator).…

Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Rachel Carson on the half title in blue ink, with "Best wishes." Copy of consumer advocate Ruth G. Desmond (1906-1988), founder of Federation of Homemakers in Arlington, Virginia, with her signature on bottom margin of last page and organizational stamp. She was nicknamed "The Peanut Butter Grandma" for her tireless advocacy of food safety measures. x, [xi-xvi], 368 pp. Bound in publisher's original dark green cloth with gilt stamping to spine and front cover. Near Fine with light wear at tips and a little dulling to gilt, in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with a small scuff to the front panel and light wear. An attractive copy. Silent Spring is Carson's best-known work in which she describes the harmful effects of pesticides like DDT on the environment. It is widely credited with helping launch the environmental movement. Signed copies are scarce as the author died of cancer within two years of its publication, but especially with such a pleasant association between two such noteworthy female consumer advocates. Signed.…