The Edge of the Sea
by Carson, Rachel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Hartland, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Houghton Mifflin. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1955. Hardcover; 2nd Printing. Green cloth boards show very mild wear, corners straight with no markings. In an edgeworn but not price clipped dustjacket, chipping at spine ends and now in protective mylar. ; MCN33034; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 276 pp .
Synopsis
"The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place." A book to be read for pleasure as well as a practical identification guide, The Edge of the Sea introduces a world of teeming life where the sea meets the land. A new generation of readers is discovering why Rachel Carson's books have become cornerstones of the environmental and conservation movements. New introduction by Sue Hubbell. (A Mariner Reissue)
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Details
- Bookseller
- McCormick Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40052
- Title
- The Edge of the Sea
- Author
- Carson, Rachel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover; 2nd Printing
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- Natural History Americana Nature Science Biology Oceans
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural Science;
Terms of Sale
McCormick Books
Books are shipped immediately upon receipt of payments. Returns allowed within two weeks.
About the Seller
McCormick Books
Biblio member since 2004
Hartland, Michigan
About McCormick Books
Mail order book store specializing in Genealogy, History and Michigan History.
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- Chipping
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- Price Clipped
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....