NY: Norton, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed in a blue pen on the left page of the title spread, just above the byline: "To Pete and Dick, with best wishes, Robert Arbib." Uncommon signed, and a book that's uncommon in general and seemingly scarce in jacket. It won the John.....
Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Signed on the title page by Beckey, and uncommon thus. "The first comprehensive account of the nineteenth-century exploration and survey of the northern Cascade Range," finally arriving at the role of the Forest Service and National Park Service. Winner of 2004.....
Crosby, MN: Masconomo Forestry, 1999. Inscribed on the half-title page: "Spence, thanks for your moral support and listening to the stories. Enjoy, Peter." From a certified forester, the book is "a series of vignettes that offer a ... vision [that] challenges many of today's assumptions about trees, preservation and forestry.....
NY: Scribner, 2021. First edition. Hardcover. Signed on the title page. A well-received debut novel about a timber community in Northern California. Near fine due to two pages with some wrinkling at middle, pages 150 & 151; otherwise fine in fine jacket.
Amherst: U Massachusetts P, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. An association copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper to former United States Forest Service Chief Jack Ward Thomas: "Best wishes to Jack Ward Thomas, Richard M DeGraaf, Gretchen M. Whitman." Signed by both authors. Thomas has signed his name, date (1979) and.....
Keene, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed opposite the title page to a noted book collector: "To Larry Owens, May we find a way to preserve the trees and sustain human dignity for generations to come. William Dietrich." Uncommon signed, and a nice inscription. Also laid in.....
Washington DC: Island Press, 2003. First edition. Softcover. Association copy: Former United States Forest Service Chief Jack Ward Thomas's contributor's copy, with his ownership signature, date, and place ("Florence, MT") on the first blank. A nice association between two FS Chiefs, as Dombeck served as chief immediately after Thomas. Thomas.....
NY: Emergency Conservation Committee, 1937. First edition. Softcover. Publication no. 63 of the Emergency Conservation Committee (ECC), with the subtitle: "No Economic Need, But Only Commercial Greed, the Obstacle to the Mount Olympus Park. Uncommonly found, these pamphlets were written by Rosalie Edge (Mrs. C. N. Edge), the ECC chairman.....
NY: The University Society, Inc, 1933. First thus. Hardcover. A set of two volumes, each inscribed by the editor. Volume one reads on the front free end paper: "Inscribed for Archibald Johnston at the request of Phyllis Brindley, the giver of the book, by Clyde Fisher, the editor of the.....
Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. An association copy, inscribed on the half-title page: "To Dave Ganoe, with regards for our mutual interest in Thoreau and the New England countryside. David R. Foster." Ganoe was the director of wilderness programs for Salisbury State and the director of its.....
St Albans: The Sumach Press, 1992. First thus. Softcover. A wonderful association copy, inscribed to his friend and soon-to-be mother-in-law on the title page: "Dear Leo, Affectionately, after this fallow season! John, July 18, 1993." After John Fowles's first wife passed away, he remarried in 1998 to Sarah Smith, who.....
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1955. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the front free endpaper in red ink: "Mary Lund is one of the most cheerful persons I've ever met. Bernie Frank." Uncommon signed, and uncommon in general. At the time of the writing of this book, Frank was an.....
Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2000. First edition. Softcover. Association copy: Former United States Forest Service Chief Jack Ward Thomas's copy, with his stamp and hand-written date on the half-title page. Thomas contributes a 12-page chapter entitled "The Instability of Stability" that reflects on land use by way of timber in the.....
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. Second printing with number line to 2. Inscribed warmly on the half-title page: "To Karen, a steadfast friend and supporter in my work and in my life. 1986 has been better and more livable because fo you, God Bless for our.....
Viking, 2012. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed on the title page in black ink. This book was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Pen/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award; his next book, The Songs of Trees, won the John Burroughs Medal for natural history writing. Here Haskell, a biologist.....
Penguin Books, 2018. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the title page: "To Yucain, David George Haskell." A fantastic read by this poet-scientist, this book won the John Burroughs Medal for natural history writing. Uncommon signed. Third printing. With blurbs by Elizabeth Gilbert, Deborah Blum, and Peter Wohlleben. Near fine book.....
NY: Ecco, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Signed on the front free endpaper by Heinrich, and thus uncommon. A unique book about how animals make it through winter, from kinglets to squirrels, via an exploration of Heinrich's Maine woods and with his own illustrations throughout, including on the cover of the.....
NY: Cliff Street Books/Harper Collins, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the title page in blue ink: "For Larry Owens, Bernd Heinrich." Uncommon signed. Described by a previous seller as "inscribed to a colleague," but we also know that there is a Larry Owens who was a prominent book collector.....
Stamford, CT: Longmeadow Press, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Fifth printing, but a rock star association copy, inscribed on the dedication page: "To David Byrne, all the best, Don Henley, 10-27-91." Byrne is of course famous as the front man for Talking Heads, but has gone in many directions since then.....
NY: MacMillan, 1943. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Holbrook on the front free endpaper, and scarce thus. A book that begins with his own firsthand account of a fire in British Columbia, explores other major wildfires around the U.S., and finishes with "an account of modern methods of preventing fires.....
NY: Macmillan Company, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. Signed on the title page. His first book, uncommon signed in the first printing. Holbrook first worked in logging in the Northeast before he began to write about timber (first for The Lumber News) and then left to become a freelance journalist full-time, arriving.....
London: Elliott & Thompson, Limited, 2023. First edition. Hardcover. The British edition (published the same year in the US by Tin House Books). Signed dramatically on the title page, with accents of green (leafy) ink to the lower flourish. Uncommon signed. An acclaimed anthology of tree writing featuring a litany.....
NY: Scribner, 2024. First edition. Hardcover. Signed on the first blank by Kimmerer, and uncommon thus. Laid in is a promotional bookmark with a "seed leaf" that, if planted, will sprout; the bookmark is wrapped in Saran wrap to keep the seeds fresh or viable. A small, handsomely-produced book consisting.....
NY: Scribner, 2024. First edition. Hardcover. Third printing. Signed on a publisher's bookplate by Kimmerer, and uncommon thus. A small, handsomely-produced book consisting of an extended essay about the serviceberry (also known as shadbush or saskatoon), reciprocity, and more from the bestselling writer of Braiding Sweetgrass. Kimmerer also won the.....
SF / NY: Sierra Club / Ballantine Books, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "For the Hamiltons -- with warmest regards. Peggy + Ed Wayburn, Sept 21. 1970." The Wayburns provide the four-page introduction to the book and the inscription is in Peggy's hand; she signs.....