The Sea Around Us

The Sea Around us, by Rachel Carson Signet Science Library PB 1961 Illustrated ed. Landmark book for popular presentation of marine science; best seller and winner of National Book Award for non-fiction. Published before Silent Spring, which ultimately became better known, but this book established Carson's credentials in the public eye. This paperback copy is ex-library and has library stamps/annotations but is otherwise… Read more about this item

Oxford, NY, etc. : Oxford University Press, 2003. Very Good edition of this illustrated commemorative edition of Carson's classic, with Introduction by Robert D. Ballard and Afterword by Brian J. Skinner. Copiously illustrated with color photographs and paintings. Bound in dark blue cloth with silvertype on spine and with paper cover (color photograph). Book is in As New condition, but… Read more about this item

New York: Oxford University Press, 1951. 1st edition, second state. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1st edition, second state. A Very Good copy in Good dust jacket. 8vo., 230 pp., illustrated with drawings. The dust jacket is lightly chipped, with a small loss at the crown of the sunned spine. Light rubbing to the boards' edges and tips. The dj… Read more about this item

NY: Oxford University Press, 1951. First Edition, first printing (second state in glossy paper over boards and a two-line copyright statement with no mention of H Wolff (found in Book Club editions) and no statement of later printing. The dust jacket is found in various states and this one has the quotations from Thor Heyerdahl and the New York… Read more about this item

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1980. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a close to Fine slipcase without the printed label on the backstrip. Alfred Eisenstaedt. Large octavo (6-3/4" x 9-3/8") bound in full blue buckram with an overall design stamped in blind and the spine titling in gold; 284 pages. Introduction by Maitland Edey. Copy #877 of 2000… Read more about this item

N Y: Oxford University Press, 1951. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Howe, Katherine, L.. Early printing with 1951 on both the title and copyright page. No later printings stated and ""by Rachel L. Carson"", and ""by H, Wolfe"" on the copyright page; matte boards, and two bars on upper front DJ flap. Small tears on edge worn… Read more about this item

NY: Golden Press, 1962, fifth printing. Hardcover without dust jacket. A special edition for young readers, adapted by Anne Terry White. Decorative end papers. Clean text and without markings. Light edge rubbing and corner bumping. Crowded Closet is a nonprofit thrift store. All proceeds support world peace, relief and development through Mennonite Central Committee ( MCC).

Oxford University Press, 1951. hardcover. very good: bumped corners and spine, some toning and age spotting on end papers, binding tight, text unmarked/good: faded, chipping along edges, missing very top of spine, not price clipped ($3.50). Katherine L. Howe. first edition later state ("By H. Wolff, New York" on copyright page). Rachel Carson's second book, which won the… Read more about this item

Paperback. Very Good.

1980. CARSON, Rachel. The Sea Around Us. Illustrated with Photographs by Alfred Eisenstaedt. Original cloth. Publisher's slipcase. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1980. Limited to 2,000 copies signed by the photographer. A fine copy.

New York : Oxford University Press, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good colour-printed board copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: vii, 230 pages ; 22cm. Subjects: Oceanography. Marine biology.

Oxford Uni Press, 1952. 17th Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Katherine L Howe. pp.230 with index clean tight copy with tanning to text pages d/j 1 1/2" down front top hinge, 1" piece missing from lower spine, crimping to top spine, else slight edge and corner wear of rubbing and abrasions down front hinge sunning to back cover… Read more about this item

Signet Books, New York., 1961. 16th Printing.. Soft Cover.. Fine/--. Paperback.. Book P-2361. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Looks NEVER OPENED. Book Interior FINE/ Covers Near Fine. Very tight and no dog ears - seems to have never been read. Covers are white, lettering black,… Read more about this item

New American Library / Signet, 1963. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Book shows light wear. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. B&W photos, charts, author photo back cover.

Oxford University Press, USA, 1991-12-12. Paperback. Good. 0.6300 8.0300 5.3500. Covers have crease marks. Heavily yellowed.\r\n\r\n

Oxford University Press, USA, 1991-12-12. Paperback. Good. 0.6300 8.0300 5.3500.

New York. : Signet., 1961.. Revised edition.. Soft cover.. Fine copy (very light wear).. Octavo.. Illustrated. Very scarce in this condition.

New American Library, 1960. Good paperback . Mass Market Paper Back. Good.

New York: Oxford University Press. 1951. First Edition; Fifteenth Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Corners worn. Spine starting. Jacket rubber with edgewear and chipping and a number of small tears. ; 8vo .

Signet Science Library, 1961. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.