Search Results: Titles starting with E from Rural Hours

White Junction, VT: Chelsea Green, 2018. First edition. Softcover. Very good. Inscribed on the half-title page: "For Montana, Thanks for giving a dam, and say hello to your pond beaver for me! Ben Goldfarb." Uncommon signed. First printing stated, but number line to three. This book of literary journalism won the PEN E.O. Wilson Award for science writing. A very good paperback with a very light crease down spine, one wrinkle to first (blurb) page, and a some scattered soiling to wraps.

W. W. Norton & Company, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. First printing hardcover, fine in fine jacket. Inscribed to poet Jim LeCuyer: "For Jim, with best wishes, Pete Fairchild, 9/9/03." With silver "National Book Critics Circle Award Winner" sticker on lower front cover.

New Directions, 1969. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Snyder's first essay/excerpt collection, "Earth House Hold" being a play on the roots of "ecology." A very good book with some light foxing to page block edges and wear to the yellow cloth of upper board edges; in a very good jacket with the browning/mottling that is standard for this title, slight wear to corners and spine tails. Front panel presents wonderfully. All and all a handsome copy. // Wood (+) River (=) Books specializes in ecology, natural history, nature writing, the environment, and environmental literature, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions.

W. W. Norton & Company, 2002. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Association copy, inscribed on the half-title: "For Bill, whose advice I value. Les Brown, Oct. 4, 2002." William Mansfield III served as an officer in the United States Navy, and then in the US Foreign Service, specializing in African studies and affairs with an emphasis on international environmental program development. He currently serves as a special advisor to the Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations and Deputy Executive Director of the UN Environment Program. Lester Brown has distinguished himself as one of our most prominent environmental thinkers and is a winner of the MacArthur Fellowship. Very near fine book with only light rubbing to wrappers. Uncommon signed. // Wood River Books specializes in place-based and environmental literature, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions. We invite you to explore our dedicated, growing collection of signed and inscribed climate change books.

W. W. Norton & Company, 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Signed in blue ink by both authors on the title page. Association copy, notable for a one-page typed letter signed by Michael Bloomberg on the City of New York, Office of the Mayor, official stationary, dated January 16, 2009. It's addressed to "Mayor Benton," conveys and touts the book, and highlights NYC's model progress towards energy efficiency. Bloomberg notes at the finish that he's providing the book to "many of the mayors who signed the U.S. Mayor's Climate Protection Agreement in Seattle last fall." The rear jacket also has a blurb from him, reading in part: "Krupp and Horn have turned the doom and gloom of global warming on its head." Also laid in is a promotional postcard for the book. Letter has a "received" stamp dated January 22 and is very near fine because of faint crease across the top left corner. Book is fine in a near fine jacket with some light edge-creasing to top and bottom and a stripe of rubbing where the… Read More

W. W. Norton & Company, 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Signed by both authors. Fred Krupp remains the President of the Environmental Defense Fund. Laid in is a typed signed letter from him to DC-based DuPont heiress Louisa Duemling, dated March 5 2008. The letter closes: "I encourage you to not only read EARTH: The Sequel, but also to ask others in your extended network to do the same. We believe that this book will help convince Americans that there are solutions to global warming that have exciting economic potential, as well as huge benefits for the planet. If you are willing to help, please let me know, and we will follow up with you with more specifics on what you can do to expand the reach of this message. Thank for your partnership with us at Environmental Defense. It's your support that makes all that we do possible." Duemling, very likely a donor, has been on the boards of the National Parks Foundation and the Maryland chapter of the Nature Conservancy. Meanwhile Krupp s bio… Read More

Houghton Mifflin, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First printing inscribed in Gore's patented wide Sharpie in the year of publication: "To Sheri Hanna, with best wishes, Al Gore, 3/4/92." Fine book with just a hint of sunning to lower edge of front board; still fine. In a near fine jacket with rubbing. // Wood (+) River (=) Books specializes in place-based and environmental literature, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions. We invite you to explore our dedicated, growing collection of signed and inscribed climate change books.

T. Nelson, 1973. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Association copy, inscribed in red ink on the front paste down (which is an illustrated map of North and South America): "Uncle Ross -- Happy 3/4 Century ++++ (almost 4/5!), Love -- Helen Beaumont and Bob." Also signed in full by Helen Ross Russell on the title page. In the inscription, "Happy 3/4 century ++++ . Love --" is in a thicker Sharpie/marker, a different, larger script. Possibly that portion was done by a child (her child?) and Helen Ross Russell filled in the rest. Beaumont is her original middle name (Ross is her maiden name), and Bob is her husband, Robert S Russell, an art professor. Helen Ross Russell was an important mid-century environmentalist, an early female biologist-conservationist and promoter of environmental education. She was a professor of biology and chair of the science department of what's now Fitchburg State College in Massachusetts. Many of her outdoorsy books were for young adults, this one included. A nice… Read More

University of California Press, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed on the title page. Braasch was a prominent environmentalist and Ansel Adams Award-winning photojournalist who, tragically, died in 2016 while snorkeling in Australia; see his Washington Post obituary. "Pictures are not science," he writes in Earth Under Fire. "They can, however, provide direct evidence that global warming is happening now, all over the world." About the book at hand, Al Gore writes, "The power of Gary Braasch's personal witness for the climate crisis makes this essential reading for every citizen." Near fine book because of a few small smudges to upper edge of the rear blue cloth board; in a very near fine jacket with some light rubbing and a yellow "autographed" sticker on the lower front panel. // Wood (+) River (=) Books specializes in place-based and environmental literature, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions. We invite you to explore our dedicated,… Read More

University of California Press, 2009. Soft cover. Near Fine. Second (updated) edition, softcover, quarto, 255 pages filled with color photos by Braasch. With an afterward by Bill McKibben. Inscribed on the half title page (the book s first page): "For Gerri Aaron & Marvin Albertz [sic], Thank you for your leaderships & support of the Tree Foundation and all our environmental needs. Best wishes, Gary Braasch, March 2010." Braasch was a prominent environmentalist and Ansel Adams Award-winning photojournalist who, tragically, died in 2016 while snorkeling in Australia; see his Washington Post obituary. "Pictures are not science," he writes in Earth Under Fire. "They can, however, provide direct evidence that global warming is happening now, all over the world." Gerri Aaron, meanwhile, was a prominent philanthropist in Sarasota, Florida; her late husband was a co-founder of Comcast. Marvin Albert was her companion for the last decade of her life. The Tree Foundation, based in Sarasota, is a non-profit… Read More

Penguin Books, 2006. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Signed boldly on the title page. Very near fine book. Uncommon signed.

W. W. Norton & Company, 2001. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Inscribed in the year of publication on the half-title page: "For Bill Manch, whose help we appreciate. Les Brown, November 2, 2001." Lester Brown has distinguished himself as one of our most prominent environmental thinkers and is a winner of the MacArthur Fellowship. Near fine book on account of a light crease to upper right corner of front wrap. Uncommon signed. // Wood River Books specializes in place-based and environmental literature, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions. We invite you to explore our dedicated, growing collection of signed and inscribed climate change books.

The MIT Press, 1996. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Association copy, inscribed in blue ink on the title page: "For Donald Worster, In celebration of life and nature. With respect and admiration for your work. Mitchell Thomashow, March 1998." Donald Worster is one of the most preeminent environmental historians, with an emphasis on the American West (see our signed books by him) and is a winner of the Bancroft Prize for history writing. Thomashow was the chair of the Environmental Studies program at progressive Antioch University for thirty years and then the president of Unity College in Maine from 2006 to 2011. He is the founder of Whole Terrain magazine. This book is a meditation on teaching environmental studies informed by personal reflection. A nice association, and a very near fine paperback with a light bump to upper front corner that has effected just the tip of the first eight pages. // Wood (+) River (=) Books specializes in ecology, natural history, nature writing, the environment,… Read More

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Fine. Inscribed to no recipient on the front free endpaper: "With great respect for your work in conserving the world's environment. F. H. Bormann, S.R. Kellert." The inscription is in Bormann's hand, but it's signed by both authors. Uncommon signed. From the publisher: "In this book a distinguished group of environmental experts argues that in order to solve global environmental problems, we must view them in a broad interdisciplinary perspective that recognizes the relations, the interconnected circle, among ecology, economics, and ethics." Thirteen chapters, including contributions from luminaries such as E.O. Wilson, Norman Myers, and Wes Jackson. The editors contribute the opening and concluding chapters. Bormann (1922-2012) was an American plant ecologist whose 1971 shared research in the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in New Hampshire was credited with the discovery of acid rain, contributing to the… Read More

Milkweed Editions, 2000. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Nicely inscribed on the title page: "For Sylvia--Daughter of the pine flatwoods, woman who loves this world. Thanks for all you do on behalf of wildness, and in service to humanity. What a pleasure to find a Southern girl in this northern place. Here's to home! Janisse Ray, 5/6/2005, Brattleboro, Vermont." A classic of contemporary environmental writing, much taught and talked about. Near fine on account of a bit of peeling laminate to tip or lower front corner. // Wood (+) River (=) Books specializes in ecology, natural history, nature writing, the environment, and environmental literature, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions.

Springer-Verlag, 1992. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Association copy, inscribed on the front end free paper: "Martin Feldstein, with best wishes, Horst." Feldstein was an important economist (and admired teacher) at Harvard, and was one of a few leading candidates to be chairman of the Federal Reserve, though George W. Bush ultimately chose Ben Bernanke. He was the president emeritus of the National Bureau of Economic Research. Horst Siebert was a prominent German economist. A near fine book because of some light rubbing to corners, otherwise tight. No dust jacket as issued. Uncommon signed.

Banyan Tree Books, Berkeley, 1981. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Inscribed on the half title page in green ink: "For Rowan and his daughter--hope you enjoy my portrayal of Bolinas! Ernest Callenbach, 21 April 1988." Third printing. Scarce signed. Very good book with a bit of brown speckling on cover near the title and slight fading and few faint stains to spine. Pages are clean and tight. // Wood (+) River (=) Books specializes in nature writing and environmental literature, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions. WRB122022E.

Stackpole Books, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Inscribed on the half-title page: "For Sharon -- One of the great products of the State of Wyoming! Thanks for all. Sue." In this book, Cobb details her attempt to become the first US woman to summit Everest as a part of the Wyoming Centennial Everest Expedition, a mountaineering party that became known as the "Cowboys." Taped to the front pastedown is also a lively note to Sharon written on two sides of a US Ambassador stationary card and date 1993. It conveys the book and thanks her for a visit to The Boulders (a golf resort) in Arizona, and more. Cobb's husband was the ambassador to Iceland during the first Bush Administration. Cobb herself became the ambassador to Jamaica during the Bush Jr. Administration, and she also served as the Secretary of State of Florida. A book that would be near fine except for some bumping to the corners and one bump to the top edge of the rear board; in a similarly very good, slightly offset jacket… Read More

G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Inscribed on the title page in the year of publication, apparently just after a promotional appearance on a TV show: "To the staff of 'Contact'--thanks for having me on your show. Your enthusiasm show in your production and certainly makes it pleasant for your guests. Alexander B Adams, 1970." Uncommon signed. Adams wrote nine books, including others on Thoreau, Audubon, Geronimo and Sitting Bull. A one-time bank VP, he became the president of The Nature Conservancy from 1960 to 1962 and then served as chairman from 1966 to 1969. This book is his survey of the environmental landscape of the seventies, with chapters on topics like the Everglades, dam building, national parks (Northern Cascades, Point Reyes National Seashore, and Redwood National Park), and much more. An interesting snapshot of this formative moment in American environmental history. A very good book with light soiling to pale cloth covers and a few… Read More

University of California Press, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed on the title page in black ink. Winner of the Bancroft Prize for history writing, the late Richardson was Annie Dillard's third husband (this book is dedicated to her). Very near fine book in a near fine jacket with some light wear/creasing to corners. Uncommon signed. // Wood (+) River (=) Books specializes in place-based and environmental literature, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions.