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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Wild Season - Allan W. Ecker, illustrated by Karl E. Karalus. Little, Brown and Company, 1967. First Edition. t Book Condition / Dust Jacket Condition: Book: Very Good +; Green cloth boards clean and square with sharp corners. Gilt spine lettering bright and fully legible. Minor age toning to page edges. Binding tight; no loose pages Interior clean, no writing, no stains. Dust Jacket: Good; Original illustrated dust jacket present . Moderate edge wear with rubbing, small chips, and creasing. General surface scuffing and age soiling. Price intact on front flap ($4.95) (see photos). Printing identification note: This copy clearly states "First Edition" on the copyright page, confirming first printing without reliance on number lines. Set during the explosive renewal of spring, Wild Season follows the lives of animals inhabiting Oak Lake on the Illinois-Wisconsin border as survival, mating, and territorial conflict intensify. Allan W. Eckert blends meticulous natural observation with dramatic narrative to create a powerful, immersive portrait of nature's beauty and brutality during its most dangerous season. Karalus, Karl E. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Black cloth on boards with white lettering to spine. Book is tight, square, sharp-cornered and free of any markings or flaws inside or out. Fine or better. Black endpapers. Clipped Dust Jacket would be fine but for the clipping and a very minor, almost unoticeable crease to the top front and a small 1/2" closed tear to top of rear corner. Stated First Edition with publishers code of T 02/76. This novel is based on the theories of Hugh Auchincloss Brown (HAB) which postulated that the earth has gone through a series of global cataclysms. In the novel, a stand-in for Brown is the character of Herbert Allen Boardman. The author also drew from Charles Hapgood's Path Of The Poles theory - that the earth "flips" when the ice accumulates too heavily at the poles. The First printing was very limited as interest in the volume was unknown - only 3,000 copies. This is one of them. Quite Rare - particularly in this condition. 8vo., 566pp. 1st/1st.…