Search Results: Authors starting with W from Rural Hours

1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Association copy: Two books from these poets respective libraries, each inscribed to the other. Richard Hugo and David Wagoner are some of the greats of Northwest poetry and they were close friends, their careers entwined from the beginning. Both studied with Theodore Roethke, Wagoner at Penn State and Hugo at University of Washington (Wagoner soon came west to join Roethke as a teacher at the University of Washington). They supported each other over the years, not least in praising each other s work. Of Hugo s Making Certain It Goes On, for example, David Wagoner wrote, 'Richard Hugo spared himself (and us) no pains or joys in making the wonderful, vigorous original poems brought together in this single collection. His was and is a very important voice in modern American poetry." Hugo wrote of Wagoner's In Broken Country, "His poems remind us that human utterance at its best is individual, unpredictable, and dignified one more solid book in the literary… Read More

Black Sparrow Press, 1980. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Association copy, inscribed by one Beat great to another, from Wakoski to Gary and Masa Snyder on the deep blue FFEP: For the Snyders, An offering. That the inscription is on blue makes it somewhat difficult to read, and photograph. The signature is her uncommon, more-intimate, stylized "D" reserved for friends, and it's dated "June 1982," with one of her patented flower illustrations (modest aside Ginsberg s daisies). This book was originally accompanied by another Wakoski volume inscribed For Gary Snyder, with great admiration, confirming it is those Snyders (photo of the other book available). Softcover edition, mustard wraps with royal blue free endpapers. Near fine because of some minor creasing at the books corners. Please inquire for photos.

NY: MacMillan Company, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Good. Inscribed on the half-title page: "To Church, with my best--Howard T. Walden 2nd." Uncommon signed. Thirty stories, articles, and excerpts about trout fishing from writers including George M. La Branche, Eugene V. Connett, Edward R. Hewitt, Ray Bergman, Preston Jennings, Frederick F. Van De Water, Bliss Perry, Ferris Greenslet, and Henry Van Dyke. Editor Howard T. Walden was a well-respected angler-writer himself. Green cloth with gold spine letter and front board illustration. Illustrated endpapers of a stream. Very good plus with some rubbing to corners and spine ends. In a good or better price-clipped jacket with chipping, creasing, short tears to edges.

Wiley, 1990. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Inscribed on the title page: "John and Anne Lehmaw [Lehman?], with appreciation for their friendship. Laurence Walker, 10-91." Uncommon signed. A very near fine paperback. // Wood (+) River (=) Books specializes in ecology, natural history, nature writing, the environment, and environmental literature, with a special passion for association copies.

Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. An association copy, a book uncommon signed and here inscribed to a faculty mentor at Indiana University on the title page: "To ----, Eleven years ago, over coffee in the Ballantine Lounge, you told me my next book should be on idealism. I scoffed, but as usual, you were right--and here it is. Without your inspiration, I would not have found the courage to dare so much. Mere thanks are, as ever, not enough. With deepest gratitude and respect, Laura Dassow Walls, March 17, 2003." A distinguished professor of English at the University of Notre Dame, Laura Dassow Walls received her PhD at Indiana University, Bloomington, and the recipient shared and fostered her commitment to science and environmental writing, which is also the focus of the book. As the jacket explains, "Emerson has traditionally been cast as a dreamer and mystic ... [but] helped to establish science as the popular norm of truth in the United States." Walls… Read More

University of Wisconsin Press, 1995. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Inscribed on the title page: "For John Bergstrom -- Thanks for supporting the Thoreau Society! Best wishes, Laura Dassow Walls." Her first book, uncommon signed. With the publication of her latest biography of Thoreau (U Chicago Press), Walls is now one of the preeminent Thoreau scholars. A fine paperback. We invite you to explore our growing collection of signed and inscribed books related to Thoreau. // Wood (+) River (=) Books specializes in ecology, natural history, nature writing, the environment, and environmental literature, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions.

The MIT Press, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Inscribed on the half-title page: "To Ethan, May your efforts in international service move the world closer to a greener + most just future! Paul." Wapner is a professor at American University in the School of International Service. Blurbs by Mark Dowie, William McDonough, Peter Dauvergne, and of course Bill McKibben, whose book The End of Nature this one is in conversation with. Near fine in a near fine jacket with slight wear to corners and one minor crease on lower rear panel. Uncommon signed.

Beacon Press, 2012. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Inscribed on the second blank: "To Marc & Lynn, Can't wait & see you next Tuesday! Love, Phil." Warburg was the president of New England's influential Conservation Law Foundation. Very near fine with lightly bumped upper corners; in a similarly near fine jacket. // Wood (+) River (=) Books specializes in place-based and environmental literature, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions. We invite you to explore our dedicated, growing collection of signed and inscribed climate change books.

Riverhead Books, 2015. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing, inscribed on the title page: "To my dear Cherie, Lots of love in Sun Valley [Idaho]! - Claire." Around her signature she has drawn the loose (quite squiggly) shape of California, the drought-stricken setting of this dystopian Cli-fi (climate fiction) journey. The debut novel from this much-lauded young author who, for her first book, the story collection Battleborn, won the Story Prize, the New York Public Library Young Lions Award, and the Dylan Thomas Award. A fine book in fine jacket. We invite you to explore our dedicated, growing collection of signed and inscribed climate change books. Please inquire for photos.

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Association copy: author Elizabeth Watson's own copy of this guide to the grounds of Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory, inscribed boisterously to friends across the whole title page (see photo). Her husband, Nobel Laureate James D. Watson, has added his signature on the right-most margin, reading simply "Jim" (it would seem he signed the book at a later date, since Elizabeth Watson has dated the inscription twice--they used a blue ink for a the second round). He has written a preface to the book. On the front free endpaper of this copy is Elizabeth Watson's address stamp, ownership initials, and phone number, marking the book as a personal copy. A great find for fans of science; with the help of James Watson's leadership for 35 years (ending in 2007), the private Cold Springs Harbor Lab has distinguished itself as a beacon of research on cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, and quantitative biology. Very near fine… Read More

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Association copy, inscribed by Nobel Laureate James D. Watson to well-known author, columnist, speech writer, and Pulitizer Prize-winner William Safire on the front free endpaper: "For Bill Safire, Jim Watson." Also inscribed by the author of this wonderful guide to the grounds of the Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory on Long Island, Elizabeth Watson (James D. Watson's wife) on the title page:"Best wishes, Elizabeth Watson." Laid in is a short letter on Cold Springs Harbor Stationary (still in its envelope) to Safire from Jim Watson transmitting the book and thanking him for attending a meeting at the Lab on "How Can We Improve on Brains." Watson writes, in part, "How we can maximize the performance of our individual brains largely remains undiscovered, and I look forward to more Banbury [a conference center at the Lab] gatherings on this topic. In the meanwhile, I play singles tennis with a Wilson racket earlier used by Roger… Read More

NY: Knopf, 2023. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Association copy, inscribed on the title page in the Nobel Prize winner's small script: "For Eric and Tania Idle, from Jim Watson."  Eric Idle is the English actor, comedian, musician and writer best (and very hilariously) known as a member of the British surreal comedy group Monty Python. Laid in is a typed letter signed (TLS) on Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory stationary, roughly 4 x 7", dated July 2003. Conveying the book, it's addressed to Tania, Eric Idle's wife, and is seven sentences in all, perhaps most intriguingly: "Being, like you, on Paul Allen's super St. Petersburg weekend was a once in a lifetime experience." Sounds fun. It also mentions enclosing two short speeches but those are no longer present. Watson's first book The Double Helix (1968), telling the story of his and Crick's discovery of DNA, remains one of the most successful science memoirs of all time. Thirty five years late, DNA: The Secret Life, serves as layman's… Read More

Yale University Press, 2017. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Association copy, glowingly inscribed by deBuys on the half-title, in thick blue-green ink, to another prominent New Mexican author: "For John Nichols, This one, for a change, is not about the end of the world, only about icons, and not about iconic people like you, but iconic places. May we all be our places, as you so clearly are. You are the best. Abrazos, Bill, 10-9-17." Nichols, of Taos, is best known for his New Mexico trilogy of novels, especially The Milagro Beanfield War. DeBuys, who lives in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, is the author of ten books on conversation and environmental history, including the Pulitzer finalist River of Traps: A New Mexico Mountain Life. A powerhouse New Mexico association copy, or the Southwest in general, and uncommon signed in any event. Also signed on the title page. Fine book except for a lightly bumped lower front corner; in a very near fine jacket. // Wood (+) River (=) Books… Read More

Ohio University Press, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed in the year of publication on the front free endpaper: "To Anita + Joe -- A small book but much affection. Ron, 2/20/85." A handsome work of literary criticism, growing out of his interest in the theme of "journey" in American literature: "The author surveys what has been writing about space exploration and calls attention to its dominant use as a means of deflecting attention back to earth and earthly concerns." Writers discuss include Tom Wolfe, Carl Sagan, James Michener, Norman Mailer, Ken Kesey, Saul Bellow, Ray Bradbury, and many others. Fine book in fine jacket..

North Point Press, 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed on the title page: "For Tom with hopes you never tire of exploring Wild America--Scott Weidensaul." A book that retraces the 30,000-mile journey described in *Wild America* (1955) by Roger Tory Peterson and his British colleague/counterpart James Fisher around the edges of the United States and into Mexico, a one hundred-day trip to see and assess its natural splendor (they went south to the Gulf and then north to Alaska). Fine book in fine jacket. // Wood (+) River (=) Books specializes in ecology, natural history, nature writing, the environment, and environmental literature, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions.

North Point Press, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed on the title page. Fine book in fine jacket. Uncommon signed. // Wood (+) River (=) Books specializes in ecology, natural history, nature writing, the environment, and environmental literature, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions.

North Point Press, 2000. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed on the title page: "For Jane, who knows first-hand the magic and master of migration--Scott Weidensaul." A book that was a finalist of the Pulitzer Prize, uncommon signed. Fine except for one dogeared page; in a fine jacket. // Wood (+) River (=) Books specializes in ecology, natural history, nature writing, the environment, and environmental literature, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Association copy, inscribed to naturalist-author, MacArthur Genius Grant- and John Burroughs Medal-winner Gary Paul Nabhan, known in particular for his writing on Indigenous populations and their ethnobotany in the desert Southwest: " For Gary Nabhan + Karen Reickhardt, from Andrew Weil, Tucson, Arizona, September, 1980." Describes a three-year journey through Latin America, East Africa, and the United States to explore the nature of consciousness as well as mind-altering substances and phenomena. Near fine in very good jacket with general wear, chipping, and sunning to spine.

NY: Knopf, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. Inscribed in the year of publication on half-title page: "For Torsten Wiesel, A Benzer fan. With warmest regards, Jonathan Weiner, April 1999." Wiesel shared the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries about the visual-cognitive system, and he went on to be the president of Rockefeller University. Jonathan Weiner won the Pulitzer Prize in nonfiction for The Beak of the Finch. This book, his next, explores how genes are connected to behavior through the story of "maverick scientist" Seymour Benzer and his innovative fruit fly studies. A fine book in a very good plus jacket with a little rubbing/soiling to spine and one short tear and attending light crease at the top of the front panel. A nice science association. Both Weiner and Wenzel live in New York City.

Knopf, 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed on the half-title in blue pen in the year of publication: "To Jennifer, with best wishes, Jonathan Weiner, 1994." Additionally signed, just below the inscription, by Peter and Rosemary Grant, the Princeton biologists profiled in this Pulitzer Prize-winning book for their famous long-term study of Galapagos finches on Daphne Major that show evolution in real time. A remarkable collection of signatures, a prize for any science writing collection. A fine book even considering the smallest of bumps to lower front corner. In a fine jacket.