Silent Spring by Carson: First Edition (92 results)
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: The Maryland Book Bank, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.The Maryland Book Bank
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paperback. Condition: Good. 1st. Corners are slightly bent. Used - Good. Lois Darling; Louis Darling (illustrator).
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: The Bookworm, Herrin, IL, U.S.A.The Bookworm
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. softcover with a few margin marks; light shelf wear; A2S14. Lois Darling; Louis Darling (illustrator).
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Published by A Crest Book / Fawcett World Library, New York, NY 1964
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Books by White/Walnut Valley Books, Winfield, KS, U.S.A.Books by White/Walnut Valley Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A Crest Book / Fawcett World Library, New York. 1964. Softcover/Trade Wraps/ Mass Market Paperback. Stated First Crest Printing January 1964. t681 / 75¢. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; scant edge bumps; light rubbing to wraps. No DJ. Picto…rial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. Clean internals. Tinted textblock edges. 304 pp 12mo. With the printing of this book on September 27, 1962 the birth of the modern environmental movement in the U.S began. Rachel Carson, a biologist and nature writer from Pennsylvania, authored the book to expose the hidden costs of widespread pesticide use, particularly focusing on their devastating effects on birds, insects, and the broader natural environment. Her focus was especially on the pesticide DDT and made the public aware that pesticides don't stay where they are put; they get into the soil, water-ways, wildlife and human beings. Decades after Silent Spring, we are still discovering just how far these chemicals can travel and how deeply they affect human health and wildlife. A clean very presentable that has probably never been read or opened.
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, IrelandKennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd.
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Condition: New. Exposes the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides. This book aims to creates public awareness of the environment. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: RNK; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232. 2000…. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . .
Language: English
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, New York, U. S. A. 2002
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Granada Bookstore, IOBA, Woodlawn, IL, U.S.A.Granada Bookstore, IOBA
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. Stated First Mariner Books Edition (First Thus) With The Number Line Indicating A First Printing. Green Pictorial Wraps With White Lettering. Only A Hint Of Wear.
Language: English
Published by Houghton Miffin Co 1962
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Hellertown Books, Hellertown, PA, U.S.A.Hellertown Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket. 1st Edition. gift inscription to previous owner on ffep.
Language: English
Published by Houghton Miffin Co 1962
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Hellertown Books, Hellertown, PA, U.S.A.Hellertown Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket. 1st Edition. gift inscription to previous owner on ffep.
Published by 1st thus medsoftcover 2020
- First Edition
Seller: forest primeval, cherry tree, PA, U.S.A.forest primeval
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Published by Crest Books / Fawcett Publications, Greenwich, Connecticut 1964
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Black Falcon Books, Wellesley, MA, U.S.A.Black Falcon Books
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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good +. 1st Edition. First Crest printing, January 1964, stated; Crest Book number t681; cover price 75 cents; page edges tinted red. A number on the front endpaper, else unmarked; the spine is square and uncreased; age-toning to the pages; minor creasing and edgewear to the wraps; sleeve p…rotected.
Published by Crest Books, New York 1964
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Mass Market Paperback Edition. First Printing. Very Near Fine in black, gold and green glossy wrappers, all edges stained red. Slightly spotty to edges. 304pp. A milestone in the environmental movement. Q17746.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA 1962
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: BASEMENT BOOKS, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.BASEMENT BOOKS
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Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Book of the Month Club. Near Fine/No DJ. Hard cover 8vo in green cloth w/gold titles. Cloth scuffed, else Fine and unmarked. 368pp inc. Index; illustrated in drawings. The book that sparked the fight to ban the pesticide DDT. Book.
More imagesPublished by Hamish hamilton 1965: 1965
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Archives Books, Inc., Edmond, OK, U.S.A.Archives Books, Inc.
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hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. 1st printing. Previous owner's inscription on flyleaf. Jacket in Fair condition. foxing on forest. No markings on text. Historic Oklahoma Bookstore on Route 66. Packages shipped daily, Mon-Friday.
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: 3rd St. Books, Lees Summit, MO, U.S.A.3rd St. Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very good, clean, tight condition - collector's "fine". First printing. Tan cloth in slipcase. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged with tracking.
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Published by Houghton Mifflin 1962
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Hart of Austin and Arizona Antiquarian Books, Flagtaff, AZ, U.S.A.Hart of Austin and Arizona Antiquarian Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Interior is bright and clean and all pages and illustrations are present with no markings. Binding is dark green with gold lettering on front cover and spine, solid and in very good condition. There are 2 dust jackets seemingly identical. One is pric…e clipped and one is not, both have slight chips in various places but lettering and illustrations are fine.
Published by The Library of America, (New York) 2018
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition thus. Edited by Sandra Steingraber. Octavo. 546pp. Tan cloth. Small bump on bottom page edges, else a fine copy in fine dust jacket. The Library of America Series, Volume 307.
Language: English
Published by Folio Society 2000
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Deeside Books, Ballater, , United KingdomDeeside Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardback in slip case, both in Fine condition. First edition, pp317, colour photographs diagrams, list of principal sources and index. Introduction by Peter Mathiessen, illustrations by Jonathan Hitchen. Rachel Carson's Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human… dangers of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. Despite condemnation in the press and heavy-handed attempts by the chemical industry to ban the book, Carson succeeded in creating a new public awareness of the environment which led to changes in government and inspired the ecological movement. It is thanks to this book, and the help of many environmentalists, that harmful pesticides such as DDT were banned from use in the US and countries around the world.
Published by Penguin Books, Harmondsworth 1965
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, AustraliaArapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex
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Soft Cover. Condition: VG+. First Penguin. 12mo. original printed paper wraps (a trifle rubbed & toned, bookseller's RSM to first page, else clean & bright); pp. 318 (last blank). A very good copy.
Language: English
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company 1962
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: FITZ BOOKS AND WAFFLES, Buffalo, NY, U.S.A.FITZ BOOKS AND WAFFLES
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. This is a clean, unmarked copy with a worn and chipped dust jacket.
More imagesPublished by Hamish Hamilton, London 1964
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Pulp Fiction Murwillumbah, Murwillumbah, NSW, AustraliaPulp Fiction Murwillumbah
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Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. The dust jacket is clipped and torn, with some marks and stains. Within there are tape matrks where the book has been previously covered. There is tanning and foxing througout. This has been an ex reading library copy so has been stickered and stamped.
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- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Rural Hours, La Grande, OR, U.S.A.Rural Hours
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Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Signed by Jameson on the title page. Uncommon signed. From the jacket: "Fifty years on, Connor Mark Jameson reflects on the growth of environmentalism sinceSilent Spring was published. His revealing and engaging tale plots milestone events in conservati…on, popular culture and political history in the British Isles and beyond, tracking a path through the half century since 'zero hour,' 1962." Jameson has written especially about birds and is the author of three other books. A very near fine book with just some toning to its pages; in a fine jacket.
Language: English
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company 1962
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Shaker Mill Books, W. Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.Shaker Mill Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Clipped DJ is colorful, rubbed & lightly soiled from age & handling, now protected in mylar. Boards are well-bound, bit of crushing at spine ends; pages are bright & clean throughout. Stated first printing. Includes a newspaper photograph of Rachel Carson…. Darling, Lois & Louis (illustrator).
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: thebookforest.com, San Rafael, CA, U.S.A.thebookforest.com
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Condition: Very Good. 1962, stated first printing on dark green cloth. Binding is unblemished, text block is clean, boards straight, without highlights or markings. Mild rubbing/chipping to price clipped dust wrapper edges. Very clean, very nice example. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends…of the Library since 2010.
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Published by HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO., Boston 1962
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Old Powderman Books, Farmington, MN, U.S.A.Old Powderman Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Condition: Very Good in Fair dust jacket. First edition, 1st printing. Dust jacket unclipped. Pre-title page has name inscribed. 368 pages, including index. Not ex-library or book club edition. Dust jacket covered in mylar sleeve. See photos. A landmark e…nvironmental science book.
Language: English
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company 1962
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Singing Saw Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Singing Saw Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. FIRST EDITION. (1st printing with title page dated 1962 and statement of "First printing" on copyright page. In correct dust jacket priced at $5.00.). Near Fine in a Good only dust jacket, chipped along edges, traingular crease to front panel, but not faded and protected in mylar. A cla…ssic of the environmental movement.
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Co., Cambridge 1962
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Contact Editions, ABAC, ILAB, Toronto, ON, CanadaContact Editions, ABAC, ILAB
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Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. 1st Edition. Green cloth with gilt to front and spine. Original green dust jacket, clipped, mylar protected. Yellow top stain. Grey patterned endpapers. First edition thus. Dust jacket to extremities; shallow chipping at head and heel of spine. Cloth slight wear to corners… and head and heel of spine. Inside clean, mildly toned to edges, and tight. One of the great early environmental books whose specific effect was the banning of the pesticide DDT. Collectible copy of the classic.
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Published by Houghton Mifflin and Co., Boston 1962
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Paul Johnson Fine Books, IOBA, Temecula, CA, U.S.A.Paul Johnson Fine Books, IOBA
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Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First printing of Carson's landmark book on the environment. Dark green cloth with gilt lettering to the front panel and spine. The yellow topstain is still bright and unfaded but there are a few spots of staining. Discrete owner's name to the illustrate…d front free endpaper. The unfaded jacket is price-clipped and is fine. Darling, Lois and Louis (illustrator).
Language: English
Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston 1962
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: A Turn of the Page Books, Fishers, IN, U.S.A.A Turn of the Page Books
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1/4 Cloth; Paper Boards. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A beautiful copy of this high spot in environmental awareness. Would be fine but for two small closed tears about 1/8" to 1/4" on top of dust jacket. "Silent Spring appeared in 1962, a surprise bestseller that sold 500,000 copies in har…dback and millions in paper. Although the book was primarily concerned with the misuse of pesticides, it was the first work to address the larger issues of environmental pollution" (The Book in America, 133). "An impassioned, carefully researched, and meticulously documented call to arms against the indiscriminate use of chemical pesticides and weed killers. Its publication alerted the general public to the growing danger-known already to ecologists and conservationists from the careless and, in many cases, egregious poisoning of the earth's soil, water, air, creatures and plants". (Books Of The Century). The most important legacy of Silent Spring. was a new public awareness that nature was vulnerable to human intervention, Rachel Carson had made a radical proposal; that, at times, technological progress is so fundamentally at odds with natural processes that it must be curtailed. Conservation had never raised much broad public interest, for few people really worried about the disappearance of wilderness. But the threats Carson had outlined-that contamination of the food chain, cancer, genetic damage, the deaths of species, were too frightening to ignore. For the first time, the need to regulate industry in order to protect the environment became widely accepted, and environmentalism was born. A classic of environmental literature, a long essay that appeared in The New Yorker and eventually resulted in the banning of the use of DDT.
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Copperfield's Used and Rare Books, Petaluma, CA, U.S.A.Copperfield's Used and Rare Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. Houghton Mifflin Co., 1962; First edition, first printing. A very handsome copy. Original dust jacket (with $5.00) price intact; light chipping to edges and corners. Rear cover slightly age-toned. Forest green boards with gilt lettering in very nice shape. Yellow top stain has some minor scuffs…. Green end pages. VG+/VG.
Language: English
Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston 1962
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Pride and Prejudice-Books, Ballston Lake, NY, U.S.A.Pride and Prejudice-Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Printing so stated. Original green cloth. Near Fine in Very Good Dust Jacket with a small chip at the foot of the spine and slight edge wear. Carson was one of the greatest nature writers in America. In 2006, the editors of "Discover Magazine"…called this book one of the 25 most influencial science books of all time.
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Keeper of the Page, Enumclaw, WA, U.S.A.Keeper of the Page
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Very Good DJ. First Edition SD. Houghton Mifflin Company 1962 First Edition SD Fine/Very Good DJ Dark green cloth with reflective gold lettering. Illustrated blue design end papers. Upper page edge dyed yellow are bright. Illustrated with drawings by Lois and Louis Darling, lithographed by Mahoney & R…oese. xvi+368 pages with index. Bright glossy clipped dust jacket with mended tears protected in clear dust jacket cover. HEAVY ITEM 1.64 Pounds. No Exp.
