NY: Little, Brown, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Two inscribed books by Elizabeth Barlow Rogers, headlined by her first book, The Forests and Wetlands of New York City. Uncommon signed, but here inscribed on the half-title page in blue ink: "For Robert Glynn, with warm regards, Betsy Barlow." An early book focused on.....
NY: Riverhead, 2022. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the half-title page in Sharpie: "To Luis -- Enjoy this dive into the world of corals -- Juli Berwald." Uncommon signed, perhaps because it was released during the Covid-19 pandemic. Traveling the world to explore the peril and protection of corals, Berwald.....
NY: Riverhead, 2018. First edition. Hardcover. Signed on the half-title page by Berwald, a freelance journalist with a PhD in ocean science. Uncommon signed. Her first book, "gracefully blending personal memoir with crystal-clear distillations of science" as she travels the world exploring jellyfish with researchers, fishermen, and more. Blurbs by.....
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. An association copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper: "For Larry, with best regards, from Paul." The recipient was Laurence Hughes, longtime William Morrow president and CEO. Brooks was editor-in-chief of Houghton Mifflin, and in that capacity was a great champion of environmental.....
NY: The Dial Press, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed boldly on the blue front free endpaper: "For Arnold, who may be about to turn my life around. My best, always, Roger Caras." Intriguing, but I guess we'll never know if his life was turned. Uncommon signed. A book that traces.....
Garden City, NY: Natural History Press / American Museum of Natural History, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Signed on the title page by Carr and thus uncommon. A book central to his life's work, the study of sea turtles, a "natural history of this 'so excellent a fishe' as only a......
NY: Knopf, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the half-title page: "To Tom and Ev Hellen [or Heller?], with my regards -- Archie Carr." Uncommon signed. Winner of the John Burroughs Medal for natural history writing in 1957, the book details Carr's travels in the Carribean to study sea turtles.....
Harcourt, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Association copy, inscribed on the title page: "Leo Connellan, for Annie Dillard, October 16, 1987." With Dillard's bookplate. Blurbs by Sydney Lea, Richard Eberhart, and Hayden Carruth. Connellan live in Greenwich Village during the Beat scene, and later was the the Poet Laureate of Connecticut.....
NY: HarperCollins, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the half-title page: "To Stephen J. Antony, trés cordialement [very cordially], JY Cousteau." Laid in is a clipping of his obituary and an offprint of his biography from Current Biography, as well as a clipped address from an envelope to the recipient that.....
NY: Doubleday, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Second printing with number line to 2. Signed and dated in 1977 by Cousteau on the front free endpaper, and thus uncommon. Part of his Undersea Discoveries series. An oversized octavo with 124 photographs in color and an illustrated glossary at rear. A fine.....
NY: Doubleday. First edition. Hardcover. Second printing. Signed by Cousteau on the title page, and uncommon thus, with no other copies available as of ths writing. A book that "recreate[s] the celebrated explorer's underwater adventures in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea," especially of coral reefs. With 122 photographs in.....
NY: Doubleday & Co, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Second printing. Inscribed by Jacques-Yves Cousteau on the half-title page in his usual upper left location: "To the Guarinos, JY Cousteau." Scarce signed. A book that explores sharks via encounters while on the Calypso, Cousteau's famous research vessel. The book is co-authored with his.....
NY: Harper & Row, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Jacques-Yves Cousteau on the half-title page in a blue pen. Uncommon signed, and books signed by Cousteau are in general uncommon. Cousteau remains the most famous and iconic oceanographer and marine science popularizer in history. He was also the co-inventor of first.....
Doubleday & Company, 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Third printing. Signed by Jean-Michel Cousteau, the son of Jacques Cousteau and for 20 years the executive vice president of the Cousteau Society, on the title page. Signature is vertical (rotated) on the page. Also inscribed in bold Sharpie on the title page.....
NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the half-title page: "To Linda Draper, JY Cousteau." Uncommon signed, especially directly on the book rather than on a publisher's overlay. ''The most comprehensive book on the subject . . . prepared by the world's best-known authority on marine life.".....
NY: Pantheon, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. The book itself isn't signed, but laid in is a brief autographed note signed (ALS) on Dobbs's personal stationary: "Jeff, good talking with you. Enjoy the diving and the reefs, and take a peek for me. I've still not been to [?]. Till next.....
Minneapolis: Milkweed, 2016. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the title page: "For Sandy, with love & gratitude and all blessings, CD, Missoula." Signed in full over his byline. Uncommon signed. A well-received nonfiction debut about a legendary bonefishing guide and his elusive quarry in the Bahamas, woven with Caribbean and.....
Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Signed and dated on the title page by Davis, the editor. Uncommon signed. The Wide Brim is a curation of Douglas's early columns on nature and much more from The Miami Herald, which were often preceded by a poem, and presents.....
DC: National Geographic, 2014. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the title page: "For Jim -- With deep admiration -- Sylvia." Also signed in full and dated "Jan. 2016." Uncommon signed. "Blending persona narrative, inspiring quotes, specially commissioned maps -- along with incomparably stunning photographs and powerful commentary--Blue Hope takes the.....
Berkeley: International Phycological Society, 1969. First edition. Softcover. Sylvia Earle's doctoral dissertation on algae (seaweed) in the Gulf of Mexico, here as an offprint from the journal Phycologia (Vol. 7, No. 2, Sept. 9, 1969). Inscribed by her at the top of the front wrap: "With best regards -- Sylvia.....
NY: Putnam, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the title page in the year of publication: "For Jerry Schubel -- I look forward to sharing many adventures with you -- above the ocean and below. With admiration, Sylvia Earle, 25 March 1995." Also signed in full on the title page.....
DC: National Geographic, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the verso of the front free endpaper: "April 2004, For Gareth Mulryan--Friend of the ocean-- Friend of mine -- With Admiration -- Sylvia Earle." Also signed on then opposite page under a gorgeous octopus photos. Uncommon signed. Dubbed "her Deepness," Sylvia Earle.....
National Geographic, 2009. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed in blue ink on the title page. Uncommon signed. Sylvia Earle (b. 1935) is a standout marine biologist, oceanographer and explorer. She has been a National Geographic explorer-in-residence since 1998, was the first female chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric.....
NY: Putnam, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the title page in the year of publication: "Oct. 23, 1995, For Ginny -- Keep caring for the earth -- its animals and its fishes! With admiration, Sylvia Earle." Also signed in full on the title page. Uncommon signed. Sylvia Earle (b.....
National Geographic Society, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed in a blue pen on the blank before the title page: "For Art Barber, with admiration and best wishes, Sylvia Earle." Uncommon signed. The book tells of the history and adventure of ocean exploration, introducing key figures in diving and submersibles such.....