Very clean first edition in dust jacket, enclosed in removable archival quality cover. Large format (size approx. 9-1/2" x 11-3/4"). Clean light green-gray cloth boards with gold leaf design on cover, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, all pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. 117 illustrations, including 54 in full color. 160 pages. John Burroughs--naturalist, ornithologist, author, poet and teacher--is perhaps best remembered today as one of the earliest and most articulate pioneers of the conservation movement in the United States. Here the author (himself a naturalist, writer and photographer) sheds new light on Burroughs's enormous contribution to how we think about our environment.
Title: The World of John Burroughs
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN Number: 0810939703
ISBN-13: 9780810939707
Location Published: New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc.: 1993
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Type: Book
Categories: Biography, Nature, Environmental
Seller ID: 033789
Keywords: biography, edward kanze, environmental conservation history, first edition, john burroughs, naturalists