Charles Steinacker (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Steinacker, Charles (photographs); Karlen, Arno (text). Superior: Portrait of a Living Lake. Foreword by Senator Gaylord Nelson. New York, Evanston & London: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1970. First Edition. Large-format hardcover in dust jacket. Printed and bound in Italy by Amilcare Pizzi. LC 74-123962. First edition of this striking large-format photographic tribute to Lake Superior, featuring approximately 70 rich color plates by Charles Steinacker, with historical texts compiled and edited by journalist Arno Karlen. The volume blends landscape photography with excerpts from explorers' journals (1650-1880), including material from Camille Ferri Pisani's writings, presenting Superior as both wilderness and environmental symbol. The foreword by Senator Gaylord Nelson, founder of Earth Day. places the book squarely within the emerging conservation movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. An especially interesting publishing detail appears on the front jacket flap: the printed price reads '$22.50 (until 12/31/70)' at the top, with '$25.00' at the bottom. This transitional dual-price state reflects a scheduled post-publication price increase and is an appealing bibliographic point for collectors of environmental and Harper & Row first editions. A beautifully produced oversized volume printed in Italy on high-quality stock, combining documentary, historical, and environmental perspectives at a pivotal moment in American conservation history. Charles Steinacker (b.1937) was an American photographer known for his environmental and landscape work, with images appearing in major national publications. His photography in this volume captures Lake Superior's shifting moods and elemental grandeur at a time when ecological awareness was entering mainstream American discourse. Arno Karlen (1927-2014) was a respected journalist and editor, formerly with Holiday and later Newsweek. He authored numerous works on science, medicine, and environmental topics, bringing a literary and documentary sensibility to this compilation.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1875 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 38 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.