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Pieces of White Shell
by Williams, Terry Tempest (signed); Gary Paul Nabhan; Ann Zwinger
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0684182327
- ISBN 13
- 9780684182322
- Seller
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La Grande, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Scribner, 1984. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Association copy. From the library of Gary Paul Nabhan, but a curiosity, because it's inscribed on the half title page on behalf of Colorado natural history writer Ann Zwinger as a gift to give to friends: "June 12, 198. For Dustin & Laura Rose: This book comes to you through the goodness of Ann Zwinger. These stories speak of redrock and ravens. May they encourage you to tell your own. Fondly, Terry Tempest Williams." So it's a book with a twisting provenance, one thats been in the hands of three standout environmental writers. Additionally signed by Williams with a different pen on the title page. Near fine first edition hardcover in very good jacket with wear to edges and corners and fraying to the top of the jacket's spine. Price sticker on front flap. The author's first book for adults. With illustrations by Clifford Brycelea. Please inquire for photos.
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- Bookseller
- Rural Hours
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ABE-1593706467871
- Title
- Pieces of White Shell
- Author
- Williams, Terry Tempest (signed); Gary Paul Nabhan; Ann Zwinger
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0684182327
- ISBN 13
- 9780684182322
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
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About the Seller
Rural Hours
Biblio member since 2023
La Grande, Oregon
About Rural Hours
Rural Hours (formerly Wood + River = Books, est. 2019) specializes in ecology, natural history, nature writing, the environment, environmental literature, and contemporary essay, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions. We draw our name from the popular-but-then-forgotten book by Susan Fenimore Cooper (published in 1850), generally considered the first work of environmental creative nonfiction by a woman in the U.S. We are interested in challenging and expanding the canon of environmental literature and finding books that tell remarkable stories and illuminate the tradition of writing about place and natural history.
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