E-list # 206

(London), Macmillan, (1977). A science fiction anthology from the 1960s, featuring Philip K. Dick, Kurt Vonnegut, J.G. Ballard, Thomas Disch, Frederick Pohl, Roger Zelazny, Michael Moorcock, and others. Edited by Harry Harrison and Brian Aldiss, with a 12-page introduction by Aldiss. Aldiss, in addition to being a science fiction writer is also a historian of the field, with his book Billion Year Spree being the standard history of the field up to the early 1970s. Faint foredge foxing; near fine in a near fine dust jacket. The least common title in this series, especially in the original hardcover edition. [#036543] $250

NY, Scholastic Book Services, (1963). The first printing of the first book in the 29 book series, the last being published posthumously, 49 years after this one, in 2012. Solving mysteries (or, revealing enough clues so that the reader can solve them) with his dependable sidekick (and bodyguard) Sally Kimball, Encyclopedia Brown was a mainstay of Scholastic Book Services' outreach into schools in the 1960s; a comic strip appeared in the '70s; an HBO series appeared in the '80s. Sobol received a special Edgar Award for the book series from the Mystery Writers of America. Vertical crease to front cover; "Room 20/C Goodman" on title page. Very good in wrappers. Uncommon in the first printing. [#036544] SOLD

(n.p.), National Book Foundation, (1997). An 8-page pamphlet printing an interview with DeLillo by Diane Osen, upon the publication of the BOMC edition of Underworld. Covers two questions on DeLillo's becoming a writer, and another dozen specific to Underworld itself. After his National Book Award for White Noise, and the string of great novels that followed, DeLillo was considered one of the great American novelists of the second half of the 20th century, with Underworld widely considered to be his masterpiece. Fine in stapled wrappers. [#036545] $125

NY, Scribner, (2005). His third published play. Inscribed by the author. This is the first printing of what was to be a simultaneous softcover issue, but we've found no indication (other than an assigned ISBN) of there ever having been a hardcover printing. Fine in wrappers. Scarce signed. [#036546] $250

NY, Penguin Press, 2019. Warnings about democracy from before the Capitol attack, before the (second) invasion of Ukraine, and during the (first round of) tariffs on China (one effect of which was China ending its domestic ownership rules for auto companies, benefiting Tesla). Inscribed by Diamond, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a professor at Stanford University. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#036547] $250

Chicago, University of Chicago Press, (2018). How democracies decay (via attacks on checks and balances, the free press, opposition parties, and individual rights, along with a growing centralization of power, etc.), and strategies for democracy's defense (Congress, the judiciary, science, society, etc.). Rational arguments from the time of the first Trump administration. Signed by both authors. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#036548] $200

NY, Simon & Schuster, (2000). Expanding on his 1995 Journal of Democracy essay, Putnam examines the decline in America's civic engagement and the ensuing loss of "social capital," covering both the causes and the ramifications, which include growing isolation and a concomitant loss of trust in people, in institutions, and in a democratic government. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication, apparently to married economists. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Rare signed. [#036549] $750

NY, Henry Holt, (2022). One of our leading environmental activists, after turning 60, turns his attention to the prior half century to explore the breakdowns in "American patriotism, American faith, and American prosperity," and wonders what may be worth saving. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#036550] $350

Rough Rock, Navajo Resource Center, 1981. A wide-ranging text on the role of women in Navajo society, written by a Navajo woman primarily for an audience of Navajo youngsters who were learning more about white culture than their own. Heavily illustrated with drawings and photographs, mostly from the 1950s and '60s, Inscribed by the author: "To our best friend [unnamed]." Fine without dust jacket, apparently as issued. [#036551] SOLD

(Denver), Mountain Gazette, 1974. A chapter from Abbey's The Monkey Wrench Gang, published here the year before the book's publication, and with variations from the final text. Pages 5-7 of this issue, with the last text column of page 5 printed a bit off the edge of the page. 10" x 15"; splitting along the stapled spine. Address label removal evident on front cover; previously folded. A good copy of a fragile publication that represents an early version of what may be Abbey's most influential book, which helped instigate "monkeywrenching" as environmental protest, and helped birth Earth First!, the most famous, or notorious, of the radical environmental groups. [#036518] SOLD

Washington, DC, Island Press, (1993). A measured look at the "jobs vs. the environment" discussions of the time. Signed by the author. Also warmly inscribed in a different pen, but likely in the same hand, as Barker's is the only signature. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. [#036519] $350

Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press, (1945). Boerker studied forestry at Dartmouth and Yale and received a Masters of Science in Forestry from the University of Michigan, going on to work for the U.S. Forest Service in California, Wyoming, and Colorado. This book argues for replacing the concept of "conservation" with "forest restoration for multiple use, with human welfare as the ultimate object." Signed by the author, "Yours, R.H.D. Boerker." Owner name and date (August 1945) written above. Illustrated with photographs. Foxing to endpapers and bump to spine base; a very good copy in a good dust jacket with wear at the spine ends and along the rear flap fold. A scarce, early publication on this subject, produced during wartime. Uncommon in the original edition or in jacket, let alone signed. [#036520] $500

NY, Macmillan, 1951. A biography of Hugh Bennett, head of the federal Soil Erosion Service and a founder of the Soil Conservation Society of America. With an introduction by Louis Bromfield, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Early Autumn and founder of the experimental Malabar Farm. Warmly inscribed by the author, Wellington Brink, to a co-worker in 1952. Hugh Bennett was Brink's boss at the renamed Soil Conservation Service. Fine in a very good, lightly edgeworn dust jacket. [#036521] $250

(NY), (Century Co.), (1919). Carson's third appearance in print: a brief story (about 200 words) about the effect that America's entry into WWI has on a group of French soldiers, published when she was 11 years old, and winner of the magazine's Gold Badge. St. Nicholas magazine made a point of publishing work by children, and between 1907 and 1917 winners of the magazine's badges included William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, E.E. Cummings, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and E.B. White -- all of them under 18 at the time. Not a nature story, but Carson's lasting impact came from both her skills as a scientist and as a writer, and as such her early talent and successes are worth celebrating. Small stain to spine; covers separating from text block; a good copy only, but a fragile WWI-vintage magazine, which is uncommon these days outside of bound sets. [#036522] SOLD

Washington, DC, Island Press, (2022). Chapman recreates, by automobile, John Muir's 1867 "thousand mile walk" from Louisville, Kentucky to the Gulf of Mexico, assessing the toll of the previous 150 years on the region's ecosystems. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#036523] $250

NY, Little, Brown, (2015). A search for the critically endangered saola, or Asian unicorn. Reminiscent of Peter Matthiessen's The Snow Leopard. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket, with blurbs by George Schaller (Matthiessen's companion on the snow leopard journey), Bill McKibben, Alan Weisman, and Ali McGraw, among others. [#036524] $175

NY, Franklin Watts, (1994). A volume in the Franklin Watts "Impact" series, this one an introduction to the importance of wetlands, their flora and fauna, their future, and the politics of preservation. Warmly inscribed by the author (to film critic Pauline Kael) in the year of publication. Trace top edge foxing, else fine in a fine dust jacket. [#035491] $125

Washington, DC, Island Press, (2008). The effects of humans' land use and energy use on natural resources, the atmosphere, the climate, biodiversity, etc. Inscribed by both authors: "For Tom (and Ed)/ with many thanks, great admiration, and fond memories/ Paul and Anne." An owner signature on the front flyleaf appears to be that of conservationist Thomas Lovejoy. The Ehrlichs had been at the forefront of the intersection of science and philosophy for nearly 50 years when this book was published. Fine in a very near fine dust jacket with just a hint of spine fading. [#036552] $300

Washington, DC, Island Press, (2003). Ellis looks at the pending fates of fish, marine mammals, marine birds, turtles, and coral reefs. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication. Foxing to the edges of the text block; near fine in a fine dust jacket. [#036526] $250

(Little Rock), Arkansas Wildlife Federation Conservation Foundation, (1983). Conservation cartoons, collected from the Arkansas Gazette. Signed by Fisher. The collection has four chapters with the themes of: forest management, environmental contamination, and the skewering of the Army Corps of Engineers and Reagan's Secretary of the Interior, James Watt. Near fine in stapled wrappers. [#036553] $200

Princeton, Princeton University Press, (2019). The quest to save the six rarest butterflies. Inscribed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket, with blurbs by Elizabeth Kolbert, David Quammen, and Carl Safina, among others. Lower corners tapped, else fine in a fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed. [#036529] $200

NY, Rinehart, (1959). The social, political and ethical questions that were still arising from Darwin's theory, 100 years after its publication. Signed by the author. Near fine in a very good, lightly edge worn and spine-sunned dust jacket. [#036554] $225

NY, Julian Messner, (1963). Soil, forests, waterways, and wildlife: Harrison writes with the hope that "the mistakes of the fathers will never be repeated by their sons and daughters." Illustrated with photographs. Owner name in pencil; near fine in a very good, spine-faded and price-clipped dust jacket. Uncommon in jacket. [#036530] $125

NY, New York Zoological Society, 1913. First edition, published by the New York Zoological Society, and likely published simultaneously with the Scribner edition (both state January 1913 on the copyright page). Hornaday was a zoologist and influential conservationist who advocated for game laws and wildlife protection. This copy has a gift inscription on the front flyleaf, a long chip to page 153, and a 1/4" loss of spine cloth at the crown. A good copy, without dust jacket. Uncommon in the Zoological Society imprint. [#036532] $200

NY, Richard R. Smith, 1941. Jernberg, a reserve U.S. Army Air Corps officer, reports on his four years commanding several Civilian Conservation Corps companies, including a camp for Black enrollees. Inscribed by the author in 1946: "With best wishes to Dr. Ralph E. Smith who, literaly [sic] looked inside this author's head." Near fine, lacking the dust jacket. [#036533] $375

(Minneapolis), (Federal Cartridge Corporation), (1952). Kaupanger was a "self-styled conservation watchdog for more than 40 years," according to his obituary, and secretary of the Minnesota Emergency Conservation Committee. This primer on conservation, covering such topics as soil, water, flora, fauna, education, and administration, was published by his employer, the Federal Cartridge Corporation, and carries a foreword by the company's founder. Federal is still in business, selling guns and ammunition, and touts on its website "a century of commitment to conservation." Inscribed by Kaupanger in 1957. Slight shelf wear; near fine, without dust jacket, likely as issued. [#036534] $300

NY, John Wiley & Sons, 1917. A thorough, state-by-state survey of enactments of the legislatures of the 48 states and by the Federal Congress regarding the conservation and administration of forest resources. Tipped in at the front hinge is the cover of a Cornell University bulletin on the topic of forest legislation, and this bulletin has been inscribed by Kinney to William Heritage. For three decades, Kinney was engaged in forestry and conservation activities for the Bureau of Indian Affairs; Heritage worked for the Department of the Interior's Indian Service. Heritage's ownership signature appears in the book, which is near fine, without dust jacket, likely as issued. [#036535] $500

NY, Henry Holt, (2014). Kolbert, author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe, here examines the ongoing greatest mass extinction since the age of the dinosaurs. In the current scenario, humans are playing the part of the asteroid. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 2015, it is widely viewed as a classic of environmental and historical reporting. Signed by the author: "To Jeff -- Thanks for listening.". Fine in a very near fine dust jacket with a small degree of spine fading. Blurbs by Barry Lopez, David Quammen, T.C. Boyle, and Bill McKibben, among others. Signed first printings are uncommon. [#036555] SOLD

NY, Morrow, (1993). A wide-ranging compilation of small and large battles fought since the first Earth Day: chlorofluorocarbons, malathion, Exxon, ozone, Glen Canyon, Love Canal, redwoods, plastics, offshore drilling, greenhouse gases, etc. Signed by both authors. One page corner creased; else fine in a fine dust jacket. Blurb by Jerry Brown. [#036537] $350

NY, Pantheon Books, (2022). The story of the 20,000 tons of toxic waste dumped into upstate New York's Love Canal; of the school, playground and homes subsequently built there; and of the women who rose to the defense of their children and community. Signed by the author. The definitive account of one of the key environmental disasters of the 1970s, which helped confirm the need for environmental protection and rehabilitation: Love Canal became the first site on the newly created Superfund list. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#036556] $200

Washington, DC, Island Press, (2001). A biography of Gifford Pinchot: conservationist, first chief of the U.S. Forest Service, and Governor of Pennsylvania. Signed by Miller. Mild foxing to the edges of the text block, else fine in a fine dust jacket. [#036557] $200

NY, Norton, (2016). Rich attempts to reclaim the early days of conservation, when there was conservative, right-wing support, and asks the Green movement to return to a viable environmental center. Inscribed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#036558] $200

NY, Oxford University Press, 2002. A sweeping and illuminating recounting of the environmental factors that shaped American history along side the social, political, and economic forces. Inscribed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#036539] $225

(Toronto), McClelland & Stewart, (1978). The success stories (as of 1978) of 25 North American species that had been endangered. Covers the whooping crane; Florida manatee; eastern timber wolf; polar bear; peregrine falcon; bison; trumpeter swan; etc. Signed by the author. Fine in a very good, price-clipped dust jacket, with minor edge wear that has been "touched up" with black marker. [#036540] $350

Post Mills, Chelsea Green Publishing, (1992). An elegy to the dusky seaside sparrow, which fell victim to, among other things, the needs of the Kennedy Space Center; duck hunters, "snowbirds," and Disney. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a wrinkled tear on the front flap. [#036559] $150

Washington, DC, Island Press, (1992). Wilkinson examines the effects of the 19th century mindset and policies causing conflict with land use and resource allocation in the 20th century. Inscribed by the author on the half-title in 1993: "For Karen Green - with my thanks for your work for Oregon's lands." Additionally signed by Wilkinson on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket, with a blurb by Wallace Stegner. [#036560] $150

NY, Random House, (1970). A bestseller from the previous political divide of the 1960s-70. Reich explains how the individualism of early America (“Consciousness I”) yielded to the industrialization and corporate conformity of the mid-20th century (“Consciousness II”); and was being supplanted, via a nonviolent revolution, by Consciousness III, which would value ecological awareness, creativity, and a non-material existence. Inscribed by the author in the month of publication, with "love and peace & hope for a better world." Fine in a near fine, lightly toned dust jacket. A cultural milestone by a previously little-known Yale professor, it sold over 2 million copies. Rare signed in the first printing. [#036562] $400

Philadelphia, Lippincott, 1967. Fall's account of the siege of Dien Bien Phu in the French Indochina war, a decade before the American involvement in Vietnam, written a dozen years after the fact, is the definitive account of the battle, and it benefits from the hindsight afforded by time, such that his perspective also sheds light on the later American strategy and tactics in Vietnam. One of the classics of the war. This copy has Fall's calling card laid in, on which Fall has written: "Mr. Hoyt: Please have a look at pages 367 and beyond." Signed, "Regards, Bernard." The pages referenced begin with the events of May 5, 1954. This title was published in January, 1967; a month later Fall died in Vietnam, killed by a South Vietnamese land mine while accompanying U.S. Marines on patrol. Signed or inscribed copies are rare. Faint foredge stain, minor spine indentation; a very good copy in a very good, spine-faded and mildly rubbed dust jacket. [#036563] SOLD

(Norwich), (n.p.), (1972). Posthumously published poetry by O'Donnell, a helicopter pilot killed in action in Vietnam in 1970. Introduced (and published?) by Mike Maloney. One of the poems within (untitled, but sometimes referred to as the "gentle heroes" poem) developed a life of its own, even while O'Donnell's remains waited to be repatriated (1995) and identified (2001). The poem was recited during the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, appeared during the closing credits of the film "Hamburger Hill," and has been inscribed on monuments and recited during Veterans Day and Memorial Day addresses. This collection, however, is rare. Printed on rectos only; bound with one corner staple; abrasions to the cardstock covers; a very good copy. No copies listed in OCLC. [#036564] SOLD

(n.p.), The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Companies, 1965. The case for and against U.S. involvement in Vietnam, authored by a Jesuit priest "at the request of The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Companies for the private information of some of their employees" -- an early publication on the war, done during the first year of the U.S. "escalation" and the shift from an advisory role to direct combat with the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese. 113 pages of analysis, with the prescient conclusion that a long-range, consistent U.S. policy needs to be bipartisan so that international commitments don't waver with the Presidency. Near fine in wrappers, with some wrinkling to the rear cover, apparently caused by the glue holding the pocket on the inside rear cover, which holds a map. No copies listed in OCLC. [#036565] $350

(NY), Rolling Stone, (2001). A special 9/11 issue of Rolling Stone. Wallace's contribution is a highly self-conscious report of watching coverage from a living room in Bloomington, IL, alongside ladies from his church. Other contributors to this issue include Mick Jagger, Lou Reed, Yoko Ono, Ken Kesey, Robert Stone, Jonathan Lethem, and others. Fine. A remarkably well-preserved copy. [#036566] $100

NY, Institute of Life Insurance, 1975. An essay resulting from a grant by the Institute of Life Insurance's Social Research Grant Program. This was Epstein's second such grant -- her first, awarded to her while she was a graduate student at Columbia, became the basis of her 1971 book, Women's Place: Option and Limits on Professional Careers. An autograph note signed laid into this title presents it as "an example of what I've been doing -- I'm a full professor now! [at CUNY]/ Love, Cynthia." Epstein has also added the name "Fuchs" to the title page. Edge-sunned; near fine in stapled wrappers. Together with a photocopy of an offprint of Epstein's 1973 article from the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, entitled "Bringing Women In: Rewards, Punishments, and the Structure of Achievement." [#036567] $250

(Reston), National Association for Girls and Women in Sport, (1991). A comprehensive history of the first hundred years of women's basketball, ending at what now appears to be the cusp of a new era: post-Title-IX, with women's professional leagues on the horizon, and the superstars of that era firmly fixed in the pantheon (with some still acting as commentators and analysts today, if not still playing). Warmly inscribed in 2000 by co-editor Joan Hult. Only issued in wrappers. Near fine. [#036568] $200