The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature
Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, 2016. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Lanham on the title page. Uncommon signed. This book was a finalist for the John Burroughs Medal in natural history writing in 2017, and in this copy there are two "gift of the John Burroughs Association" bookplates/labels stating that distinction, one on half-title page and another (redundantly) opposite it on the verso of the front free endpaper. Almost certainly the book was signed at the JB Association's award ceremony. This memoir in essays is an important and often-talked about contribution to the diversification of environmental literature, including the already classic essay "Birding While Black." Lanham is an ornithologist. One of Milkweed's recent triumphs. Blurbs by Helen MacDonald, Janisse Ray, Willam Souder, David Gessner, and Lauret Savoy. A fine book in a near fine jacket with one smudge on the lower right corner of the jacket that would likely rub off . Fine / Near fine. Item #1296
ISBN: 9781571313157
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