[Rarebooks] FS: Signed First Edition of Rachel Carson's SILENT SPRING

[Charles Agvent]

One of 150 interesting items included in our HOLIDAY 2008 Catalogue now 
posted on our web site.  Included are beautifully bound classics, signed 
books, fine press titles, poetry, illustrated books, and the unusual.

CARSON,  Rachel.  SILENT SPRING. Boston: Houghton  Mifflin  1962.
First  Edition.  This book on the effects of pesticides is a  landmark
in  environmental  writing  inspiring  the movement that  led  to  the
banning  of  DDT  and raising awareness of  the  important  connection
between   humans  and  their  environment   which  hitherto  had  been
generally  taken for granted. This copy is SIGNED by the author on the
half-title  page.  Signed  copies of this important book, one  of  the
most important of the century by many standards, are rather scarce as,
ironically,  Carson  died  of  cancer less than two  years  after  its
publication.  The dustwrapper has light chipping to the spine head and
minor  edgewear.  Near  Fine  in a Very Good  or  better  dustwrapper.
                                                               $3000.00
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