Three Against Wilderness (48 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good Minus. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Yellow hardcover, dust jacket. The book has some age toning and the dust jacket is very worn and nicked. We ship fast.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Fine hardcover. No dust jacket. First Edition stated First Printing. Clean, bright and tight. No writing or marks. We wrap and box our books for shipping.

Condition: very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stated first edition. Nice book, tight and square with bright covers and spine, clean unmarked interior. Sturdy binding. The unclipped jacket is bright with edge wear and chipping. Previous owner's address label on front flyleaf.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Moderate wear, no dj, narrow coffee? stain on front cover and another on leading edge, name inside, text block clear and binding good. WR.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. In VERY GOOD condition. Some wear on spine and bottom edge of front cover.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Former owner's pen inscription to front fly-leaf. Tearing to edges of jacket. Otherwise, clean and solid.; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 286 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Condition: As New. A tight, and unmarked copy-" Eric Collier's riveting recollections about the 26 years that he, his wife Lillian, and son Veasy spent homesteading in the isolated Chilcotin wilderness made for an international bestseller and one of the most famous books ever written about the area. In the early 1930s, Collier and his family moved to Meldrum Creek, where the couple built their own log house and learned to live off the land. Fulfilling a promise to Lillian's grandmother to bring the beavers back to the area she knew as a child before the White man came, Collier was instrumental in the species' survival. Collier's timeless tales about roughing it in the bush and the resourcefulness inspired by this lifestyle's challenges will engage readers young and old." About the Author: Wilderness guide, trapper, and conservationist Eric Collier was born in England in 1903. He was sent to North America to work as a "mud pup" for his uncle, Harry Marriott, the author of Cariboo Cowboy. Collier died at Riske Creek, B.C., in 1966. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 349 pages. Illustrated with black and white photos and with drawings by Joseph Cellini. Owner's stamp front endpaper, else near fine condition in very good dust jacket that has some rubbing. (R1).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. VG/none, used, illustrated greenish colored cloth binding, 349pp. Interior clean no marks except former owners name at the top fore-corner inside front free end paper. Binding tight. Slight shelf rubbing to exterior, corners are not worn. 6th printing. Joseph Cellini (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages are lightly tanned, but clean and good condition. No dust jacket. Cover, pale blue cloth. Fading along spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition [stated]. DJ: edge wear, clipped. Yellow pictorial boards [faded/rubbed]. Illustrated by Joseph Cellini. Light soil/spotting at page edges. May have other cosmetic defects expected with age. BIO/AUTO/HISTORY/CANADA. …

Couverture souple. Condition: Bon. Dust Jacket Condition: Bon. Coll. "L'aventure vécue". Animaux. Traduit de l'anglais par Michèle Causse et Maurice Muller-Strauss. --- Dans la nature, tout se tient, tout s'enchaîne. Pour avoir négligé cette loi fondamentale, l'homme a bien souvent anéanti d'immenses richesses. C'est ce qui s'est passé à la fin du siècle dernier en Colombie britannique, quand les chasseurs exterminèrent inconsidérément les castors pour vendre leurs peaux. Or, la destruction de ces animaux dérégla totalement le régime des eaux que les barrages, qu'ils construisaient auparavant sur les rivières, régularisaient tout comme le font des ouvrages d'art que l'on construit dans ce but dans nos régions. Quand Éric Collier, l'auteur de ce livre, s'établit dans un district de la Colombie britannique, il y trouva une nature désolée, des forêts toujours menacées par des incendies, des prairies sans herbe : bref, une région en train de mourir. Seul, sans autre conseil que celui d'une vieille Indienne qui lui vantait l'ancienne prospérité du pays, sans autre aide que celle de sa femme, Collier se mit à reconstituer d'anciens barrages de castors. Les résultats ne se firent pas attendre longtemps : lentement, la région renaissait à la vie. Mais ce n'est que lorsque le gouvernement canadien eut mis à sa disposition quelques couples de castors que la vraie prospérité vint s'y installer. Ces animaux industrieux devinrent de précieux auxiliaires pour la construction des barrages et pour l'aménagement de la contrée. La sécheresse fut conjurée, les forêts et les prairies reverdirent ; elles devinrent giboyeuses, et la rivière poissonneuse Le livre d'Éric Collier offre aussi un tableau très vivant de la rude vie du Nord canadien : chaleur des étés, rigueur des hivers, angoisse des solitaires en butte aux rigueurs d'une nature aussi impitoyable qu'elle est belle. 15,5x21,5 cm. 251 p. Broché. Bon état. Papier légèrement bruni. Des rousseurs sur la première et dernière page sinon anecdotiques rousseurs. Odeur de vieux livre. Jaquette illustrée en bon état (un peu défraîchie insolée, dos insolé, infime frottement) Fort in-8°.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 5th or later Edition. This 321 page B.C. wilderness adventure (true)(biography) opens with a description of a forest fire. The year : 1923.LEARN more about Meldrum Creek, British Columbia. Also: trap-shy beaver, windfalls, headwaters, Canada geese, stump farmers, old burn, Chilcotin Indian, jack pines, and hobbles. UNillustrated. Cond : White paper wrapper with green titling.Cover drawing has Eric with a gun - his wife Lillian and son Veasey are deep in the background. Tight in binding. Slight spine cock. Light general wear and soil. No names, marks, nor tears. Excellent reading copy. QUote (p. 90) : " I looked around for landmarks that might tell me just where in the devil I was. A blaze here and there on the trees recalled to mind where I had packed out a yearling bull moose from an acre or two of fire-killed timber three months ago. ". Mort Walsh (cover) (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dustjacket included. Later Edition. ISBN . B06Y5PJMJS Hardback. 12th printing from 1968 as stated on the copyright page. Book is a tight sound unmarked copy in Very Good condition. Dustjacket is in Very Good condition with slight edgewear. The dustjacket has been placed in a Brodart protective cover by us to protect it and it looks much better than described. . This does not affect the dustjacket in any way, as all taping is done on the outside of the protector. No Signature.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Three Against the Wilderness by Eric Collier is a classic memoir recounting the authorâs efforts to restore a neglected valley in the wilderness of British Columbia alongside his family. Through patience, hard work, and a deep respect for nature, Collier describes the return of wildlife â" particularly beavers â" and the gradual revival of the natural environment. Written with warmth and vivid observation, the book is both an inspiring conservation story and a celebration of life in the wilderness. A beloved and highly collectible work of nature writing and environmental literature.…

Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. binding tight, no markings, DJ has edge wear and shelf wear. S13 1.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dustjacket included. First Edition. ISBN . B06Y5PJMJS Hardback. First Edition as stated on the copyright page. Book is a tight sound unmarked copy in Very Good condition. Dustjacket is in Good condition with slight chips and creasing around its edges, $4.95 original price is present and unclipped on front dustjacket flap. The dustjacket has been placed in a Brodart protective cover by us to protect it and it looks much better than described. . This does not affect the dustjacket in any way, as all taping is done on the outside of the protector. No Signature.…

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. 2nd Impression. Boards are shelf worn with some small markings, but remains neat. Binding is secure. Some markings on the front pasted down and front end page. The last few pages are torn in half, with 2 pages missing the other half. With the rest being present. No inscriptions or annotations. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition, second printing. SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. *Signed by Randall Wortman on the front end page* Moderate wear to the covers and spine. Clean interior pages. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed by author. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good tight copy in dust wrapper, light age spotting to page edges, wrapper has been taped to covers with small pieces of tape, light wear, light marks.

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Sixth. Hardboards have light wear, with bright embossing of illustration on cover and author and title on spine, no markings, missing ffep, dustcover has light edgewear at top and bottom of spine; Very light wear to hardboards with square tips, very clean, no markings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 349 pages.…

5" X 9". Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Third Impression. An excellent, clean and tightly bound book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. Yellow cloth cover is bumped at cottom corners but clean, bright, and in very good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Gift inscription on front end sheet. Pages are clean and pristine. .; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good.