Rising from the Plains (with ALS)
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. "Oddly enough, this is written on a DC-10 on my way to California. . . . If you do come to the reading, please say hello." She did, apparently, come to the reading. A near fine book with lightest fading to lower board edges and a minor scuff and pinhole tear to front free endpaper, barely noticeable on its illustrated geologic table; otherwise fine. The price-clipped jacket is near fine. The letter is 8.5 x 5.5 inches, fine, tri-folded. // Wood (+) River (=) Books specializes in nature writing and environmental literature, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions. We invite you to explore our growing collection of signed and inscribed John McPhee books. WRB802022A. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #ABE-1670054595095
ISBN: 9780374250829
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