Basin and Range
by McPhee, John
The first of John McPhee's works in his series on geology and geologists, "Basin and Range" is a book of journeys through ancient terrains, always in juxtaposition with travels in the modern world--a history of vanished landscapes, enhanced by the histories of people who bring them to light. The title refers to the physiographic province of the United States that reaches from eastern Utah to eastern California, a silent world of austere beauty, of hundreds of discrete high mountain ranges that are green with junipers and often white with snow. The terrain becomes the setting for a lyrical evocation of the science of geology, with important digressions into the plate-tectonics revolution and the history of the geologic time scale.
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux published a First Edition hardcover in New York, 1981.
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. Author explores the geology of the Western United States and how plate tectonics has transformed the region. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases on pages. Gift inscription on front endpaper. Dust jacket is clipped and has some small tears around edges. Front flap is creased. Size:… Read more about this item Item Price
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FIRST EDITION, THIRD PRINTING. RARE SIGNED BY AUTHOR with personal note: "for Jack Beahan from Michael and all best from Michael's colleagues - John McPhee". Jack Beahan was editor of local Winter Haven, FL newspaper and met McPhee and was a great fan of the author's non-fiction. (Michael was Jack's nephew). This book is first part of of McPhee's Pulitzer-prize-winning… Read more about this item Item Price
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Basin and Range, McPhee, John. Published by Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, 1981. Second printing. 8vo up to 9½" tall.215pp. Quarter black cloth over beige boards with copper titles, geological chart to endpapers. Light spine lean and otherwise volume is in fine condition; dustjacket has very light edge wear.
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Softcover. 216 pp. Farrar Strauss Giroux, New York (1981). First Edition thus. "Third printing, 1981" stated on CP. N692 in the FSG softcover series. No soiling or markings to covers, block, or pages; with the exception of a gifter's deletion of ($5.95) price on the rear cover with black marker. No reading creases to spine. Lightest edgewear. Small dent to… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0374109141 . McPhee traveled Interstate 80 through the midsection of the United States and tells the ancient story of the geology of North America and how it relates to the landscape that we live on today. End paper charts showing… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York and Toronto, Canada: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1982. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Tenth Printing. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. A journey through ancient terrains, juxtaposed with travels in the modern world, with a history of vanished landscapes and the histories of the peoples who lived there. The locale is the… Read more about this item Item Price
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