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The Rocky Coast

by Rachel Carson

Clean first edition with original unclipped dust jacket. Marbled blue and black boards with black cloth spine, gold lettering on spine. No fading, fraying or bumping. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean endpapers. No names, writing or marks. With 50 photographs, 25 in full color, by Charles Pratt. Line drawings by Bob Hines. Large book - approx. size 8" x 10-1/2". 118 pages with index. Dust jacket is clean, not price clipped, has very slight edge wear, a few very short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Originally published as a chapter called "The Rocky Shores" ion her classic "The Edge of the Sea." It has never been equalled and fully merits the special treatment this edition gives it. charles Pratt's photographs capture the evanescent beauty of rocks and sea.

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