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: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the blank following the title page in a blue pen: "To Dr. Raymond Hockey [sp?], from Will Beebe, with warm regards." Uncommon signed. Beebe was a preeminent and fascinating naturalist-writer, known especially for the far-flung ocean expeditions he conducted for the.....
NY: Random House, 2023. First edition. Hardcover. Sixth printing. Inscribed at the top of the title page: "To Sophie, Christian Cooper." Uncommon signed, surprisingly so, with on other copies available as of this writing. Cooper was propelled into the spotlight following his infamous run-in with Amy Cooper (no relation) in.....
NY: Basic Books, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Second printing with a National Book Award finalist emblem on jacket. Inscribed by Davis on the title page: "For Audrey & Bob, with hopes for a safer & healthier future, & thanks for your support, Warmly, Devra." Davis is a renown epidemiologist and.....
NY: Little, Brown, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Signed on the front free endpaper by Dubkin. Uncommon signed. His second book, a collection of linked essays that ensues after Dubkin loses his job as a reporter because instead of reporting on a murder he stays at home to watch squirrels in.....
Chicago: Henry Regenery Company, 1955. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "For Matilda Bargan, a good friend and staunch booster. Leonard Dubkin." Uncommon signed. An early work of urban nature writing: an account of the three years Dubkin and his daughter spent observing their small yard and.....
NY: Putnam, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. An association copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper: "To Mary Margaret McBride, with affection and deep appreciation for her interest in the white lady. Leonard Dubkin." Uncommon signed. McBride was an important mid-century radio host, described as "the first lady of Radio" and.....
NY: Putnam, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. An association copy, inscribed wonderfully on the front free endpaper: "For Mildred Magee, One fifth of whom is my secretary, but all of whom is my friend. With the hope that she will like this little book about our native city. Leonard Dubkin." Uncommon.....
NY: Simon and Schuster, 2024. First edition. Softcover. Second printing. Inscribed on the title page in green ink in the year of publication: "For Joylanda -- Bloom & Thrive -- Happy Birthday! Camille Dungy, September 14, 2024." Uncommon signed, and an essential addition to growing canon of Black environmental writing.....
NY: Simon and Schuster, 2024. First edition. Hardcover. Third printing. Inscribed on the title page in green ink in the year of publication: "For Jillian -- Bloom & thrive! Camille Dungy, June 2023, Denver." Uncommon signed, and an essential addition to growing canon of Black environmental writing. Dungy is a......
Toronto: Random House Canada, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. The simultaneous Canadian edition, signed by Jacobs on the title page. Her sixth and penultimate book, uncommon signed in any edition (this copy is the only signed copy of this title available as of this writing). Though the number line starts with.....
NY: Random House, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. A great association copy, inscribed in heartfelt and extensive fashion on the title page: "For Carl Marzani, whom I've long admired--in succession--as an essayist; a star of the stage (M. Beaucaire); the most debonair tennis player I've ever seen, to this day; a......
NY: Houghton Mifflin, 1959. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed to no recipient in blue ink on the half-title page: "With best wishes, John Kieran." Uncommon signed. This book won the John Burroughs Medal for natural history writing in 1960. An early book on urban nature. Better known as a sportswriter, broadcaster.....
NY: Oxford UP, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Second printing. Inscribed on the title page: "Stephen -- what a small world! New Wilmington to 2003, shared experiences and worlds. Best Regards, David W. Orr, 8-03." Uncommon signed. From the jacket: "The environmental movement has often been accused of being overly negative---trying.....
Basic Books, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Association copy, inscribed to the influential Yale historian John Demos in the year of publication: "To John -- for my great good fortune to be your student -- & to future adventures in history & writing -- Deep thanks always -- Jenny, Venice, CA.....
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Association copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper in black ink, in the year of publication, to fiction writer Jack Cady, whom Robert Michael Pyle cites as his most influential writing teacher (at the University of Washington) of the very few he had.....
NY: The American Nature Study Society, 1975. Soft cover. First thus, revised 1975 edition. Signed on the title page, and uncommon signed. An early book about urban nature. Cover illustration (a squirrel) by R. Sawyer Billard. With black and white photos throughout. Russell is an important mid-century environmentalist, an early female.....
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1904. First edition. Hardcover. His third book, a later printing, 1918. Inscribed to no recipient on the front free endpaper: "Even from my city roof we see the wild geese and their [?] wedge cleaving the blue sky. Yours sincerely, Dallas Lore Sharp, March 1 1923." An.....
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. Second printing. Inscribed on the title page: "To Maggie, Sara B. Stein." Uncommon signed. An influential book that argues for ditching manicured ornamental gardens and lawns for ecologically-sensitive yards of native species attractive to wildlife and narrates her own "ungardening" experiment at home.....
NY: Scribner, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the title page: "To Milo, with thanks, Robert Sullivan." Uncommon signed, with no other copies available as of this writing. Hi first book, a relatively early and influential book in the still very much emerging genre of urban nature writing. "In the.....