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Sale 396: Americana - Hawaiiana - Travel & Exploration - Cartography (#396) 01/29/2009 1:00 PM PST Closed
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Lot #53 Silent Spring

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Estimate: $400 - $700

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Description

Title:

Silent Spring

Author:

Carson, Rachel

Place Published:

Boston

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Company

Date Published:

1962

Description:

Green cloth, dust jacket. First Edition.

Carson's influential and important expose on environmental issues, specifically the detrimental effects of DDT and other pesticides, particularly on birds. First issue jacket with $5.00 price on front flap and with no mention of awards for Silent Spring on the rear flap.

Condition:

Dust jacket lightly edge worn, short tear at head of spine on rear; top edge a bit dusty; else near fine in a like jacket.

Item#:

198918

Headline:

Silent Spring Rachel Carson 1st Ed. 1962 in DJ
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