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Rachel Carson. Silent Spring. ...
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Description
Rachel Carson. Silent Spring. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962. First edition, review copy. Inscribed by the author, "Best wishes of / Rachel Carson." Octavo. 368 pages. Publisher's dark green cloth lettered in gilt, all edges trimmed, top edge stained yellow; original illustrated dust jacket. With the publisher's review slip laid in.Condition: Minor edgewear, corners somewhat bumped and rubbed, head and tail a touch pushed. Text block faintly foxed, a few stray pencil marks, top edge dusted; erased pencil marks to halt-title. Dust jacket unclipped ($5.00); minor edgewear, rear panel lightly soiled, some rubbing along spine, 15 mm closed tear to bottom of front panel, verso toned. A near fine book and jacket.
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2023 November 29 - 30 Rare Books Signature® Auction #6278 (go to Auction Home page)
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November, 2023
29th-30th
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