Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Association copy, inscribed on the half-title page: "For the city and the people of New Orleans, through the Levee of Books from Princeton University, Spring 2006, with heartfelt best wishes, John McPhee." Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. This copy was donated by.....
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1981. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Association copy. First printing hardcover with an inscription on the half title: "For Murray Murphey, from LeAnna Whitman, and with all best, too, from a friend dating back to early geologic time. John McPhee." That's a fun bit of wit from McPhee.....
NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1981. First edition. Softcover. Thirteenth printing, 1989. Inscribed on the title page: "For Dan, regards, John McPhee." Uncommon signed in paperback, especially this edition with the original cover and illustrated epoch endpapers. The third book in his quartet of geology books that surveyed America and.....
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First printing, inscribed on the half-title page: "For Pauline Baker, with many thanks for your lovely note about my work, and with all best, John McPhee." A fine book in a near fine jacket that is very clean and white, showing none.....
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A family association copy, inscribed on the title page: "For Cathie Curran, from Joan and Roemer and all best for your coming trip from John McPhee, 5/82." Roemer is McPhee's brother, and Catherine Gamble Curran is the mother of Roemer's daughter-in-law (if.....
Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1973. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A local association copy, inscribed to a friend in Princeton: "For Arthur Morgan, in udder wonder after 7/9 and 1/3 of two fantastic ball games, best -- John McPhee, 8/82." Yes, a bit of a head scratcher ("udder" is indeed transcribed correctly.....
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1979. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing, inscribed on the half-title page: "for a high bidder at the 2003 Dining by Design auction of the Arts Council of Princeton, with thanks and all best from John McPhee." A great Princeton connection. Fine book in near.....
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the half title page on behalf of an Amherst, MA library: "For the Jones Library Book Fund and Card-Catalogue 'Retirement Party,' all best, John McPhee." Seems McPhee enjoys inscribing books to libraries, a soft spot of his, and a neat.....
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the half-title page by John McPhee: "For Stephanie Schlant, on the occasion of a fine evening in Denville, Yolanda and John McPhee, 12/19/76." "Yolanda" is in John McPhee's hand. An association copy, inscribed to the stepdaughter of senator/basketball star Bill.....
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First printing. An uncommon book in hardcover, and notable for the bibliography of McPhee work it includes. A fine book except that the upper corner of the front free endpaper is clipped; in a near fine jacket on account of one eighth-inch.....
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1984. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Limited edition hardcover in slipcase, one of 200 copies, signed. A near fine book with trace soiling to front board in a very good slipcase with some sunning around the opening’s edges and to lower face. From the publisher: "La Place de.....
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the half title page, a family association copy: "For Steve Svenvold, Merry Christmas 2001, from Mark's mate's first deckhand -- John McPhee." Poet and professor Mark Svenvold is McPhee's son-in-law (married to novelist Martha McPhee), thus McPhee is a deckhand.....
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A layered and compelling association copy, inscribed "For Sir Peregrine Henniker-Heaton, from Sara Spencer, with assistance from John McPhee, 3/26/71." McPhee has a wonderful habit of naming the intermediary of a gifted book, so we ll start with Sara Spencer. Her married.....
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1968. Graves, James. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Sixth printing (1975). Association copy, charmingly inscribed on the title page to neighbors in Princeton: "For the Westoffs, from their own personal pine planter, of Drake's Corner Road, best, John, 9/18/75." Thats McPhee's street. One can imagine him standing in.....
NY: FSG, 1994. Inscribed on the title page: "For Lila Stiff -- John McPhee." Stiff worked at the Politics and Prose Bookstore in DC. Uncommon or scarce signed in paperback. With glossy heavy stock images throughout. A fine, durable softcover with a bookstore sticker over rear barcode.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by McPhee on title page. The third installment in what would become McPhee s Pulitzer-winning Annals of the Former World. A fine book in a very near fine jacket with just one spot of wear to the rear upper corner at.....
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Association copy, inscribed on the half title in the year of publication: "For Roy Newman, with the very best wishes of Randal Whitman, and with regards, too, from Randal s brother-in-law, John McPhee, 2002." Not sure who Roy Newman is presumably he.....
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the half-title page: "For Betty Butterworth, all best -- John Mcphee." Laid in is a short handwritten note (ALS) on Princeton Council for Humanities stationary from McPhee thanking her for sending an article about Rancho Mission Viejo. It's dated 1994.....
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by McPhee on the title page. "This is a book about people who drive trucks, captain ships, pilot towboats, drive coal trains and carry lobsters through the air: the people who work in freight transportation."
NY: FSG, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed (to no recipient) by Ashe on the half-title page: "Best wishes, Arthur Ashe, Jr." Scarce as such. Ashe is the subject of the book, which is a riveting account of a match he played against Clark Graeber and along the way a double.....
NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Second printing in the year of publication. Inscribed by McPhee on the title page that same year: "To Mary, from Phyllis Dismore, Christmas 1971, and with best wishes from John McPhee." His classic work that shadows Sierra Club founder David Brower.....
NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Signed on the title page by McPhee. Uncommon signed, and an uncommon book in general in hardcover, notable for the bibliography of McPhee work it includes. Edited and with an introduction by his Princeton colleague William Howarth. A very near fine.....