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ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux] Hardcover Ships SAME or NEXT business day. We Ship to APO/FPO addr. Choose EXPEDITED shipping and receive in 2-5 business days within the United States. See our member profile for customer support contact info. We have an easy return policy. [Grandview Heights, OH, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1989 Hard cover Good All orders ship SAME or NEXT business day. Expedited shipments will be received in 1-5 business days within the United States. We proudly ship to APO/FPO addresses. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed!
Good. All orders ship SAME or NEXT business day. Expedited shipments will be received in 1-5 business days within the United States. We proudly ship to APO/FPO addresses. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! ISBN 0374128901 9780374128906 [US]
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1989 Hard cover Very good All orders ship SAME or NEXT business day. Expedited shipments will be received in 1-5 business days within the United States. We proudly ship to APO/FPO addresses. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed!
Very Good. All orders ship SAME or NEXT business day. Expedited shipments will be received in 1-5 business days within the United States. We proudly ship to APO/FPO addresses. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! ISBN 0374128901 9780374128906 [US]
ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux] Hardcover Ships SAME or NEXT business day. We Ship to APO/FPO addr. Choose EXPEDITED shipping and receive in 2-5 business days within the United States. See our member profile for customer support contact info. We have an easy return policy. [Grandview Heights, OH, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1989-08-16 Third Printing, 1989 Hardcover Very Good in Very Good jacket Size: 6x1x8; Light rubbing and shelf wear. Binding square and tight. Clean text with no annotations. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores.
ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux] Hardcover SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. [Portland, ME, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, New York] Hardcover First Edition 272 p. 22 cm. The text of this book originally appeared in the New Yorker. [Niwot, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux] Hardcover 100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed ! The book shows some signs of wear from use but is a good readable copy. Cover in excellent condition. Binding tight. Pages in great shape, no tears. Not contain access codes, cd, DVD. [Suffolk, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1989]
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Date: 1989-08-16. Third Printing, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x8. Light rubbing and shelf wear. Binding square and tight. Clean text with no annotations. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores. 1989. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374128901 9780374128906 [US]
First edition/first printing. Square spine, crisp pages, no writing or marks, no folded page corners. Dust jacket clean with no rips. Not a remainder or book club printing. Date: 1989. Farrar, Straus And Giroux ISBN 0374128901 9780374128906 [US]
ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux] Hardcover Light rubbing and shelf wear. Binding square and tight. Clean text with no annotations. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores. [Olympia, WA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1989 Hard cover Good All orders ship SAME or NEXT business day. Expedited shipments will be received in 1-5 business days within the United States. We proudly ship to APO/FPO addresses. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed!
New York:: Farrar, Straus & Giroux,, Date: 1989.. Hardcover -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. 3rd printing. Accounts of three struggles against the forces of nature: the Atchafalaya and the tendency of the Mississippi River to change courses, a volcanic eruption and lava flow in Iceland which were threatening the second largest fishing harbor in the country, and the constant debris and mud slides in Los Angeles which are caused because the San Gabriel and San Bernadino Mountains are 'incompetent'. The title was inspired by the unintended ambiguity McPhee noted in a motto etched on the engineering building at the University of Wyoming: 'Strive on - the control of nature is won, not given.' The result is one of his most entertaining and vivids books: the images of the Icelanders fighting the lava flow by pumping water on it and of the trucks that carry the debris caught in the basins above the subdivisions of Los Angeles back up the mountain are ones that will stay with you. 272 pp. 1989. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, ISBN 0374128901 9780374128906 [US]
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Date: 1989. first edition as stated. Hardcover. Very good +/very good +. 6 x 8 in. Cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; covers very clean, minimal wear. Binding tight. PO's name on ffep, text unmarked. DJ is VERY GOOD+ ; very clean, minimal wear. Hist. Stax. 1989. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374128901 9780374128906 [US]
ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York] Hardcover First Edition 6 x 8 in. Cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; covers very clean, minimal wear. Binding tight. PO's name on ffep, text unmarked. DJ is VERY GOOD+ ; very clean, minimal wear. Hist. Stax. [Blue Hill, ME, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1989. First Edition Stated.] Hardcover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard cover with cloth-covered boards and spine, gold printing on spine, black printed image on front cover, is in FINE condition. When John McPhee was working on his previous book, "Rising from the Plains," he happened to walk by the engineering building at the University of Wyoming, where words etched in limestone said: "Strive On -- the Control of Nature is Won, Not Given." In the morning sunlight, that central phrase -- "the control of nature" -- seemed to sparkle with unintended ambiguity. Bilateral, symmetrical, it could with equal speed travel in opposite directions. For some years, he had been planning a book about places in the world where people have been engaged in all-out battles with nature, about (in the words of the book itself) "any struggle against natural forces -- heroic or venal, rash or well advised -- when human beings conscript themselves to fight against the earth, to take what is not given, to rout the destroying enemy, to surround the base of Mt. Olympus demanding and expecting the surrender of the Gods." His interest had first been sparked when he went into the Atchafalaya -- the largest river swamp in North America -- and had learned that virtually all of its waters were metered and rationed by a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' project ...
ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar, Straus Giroux] Hardcover Gently used book with ongoing seller support until you're fully satisfied with your purchase. [Del Rio, TN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
New York: Farrar, Straus And Giroux, Date: 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Very good copy with no flaws. Unclipped DJ protected with mylar cover. 8vo, bookseller #003599. 1989. Farrar, Straus And Giroux ISBN 0374128901 9780374128906 [US]
ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux] Hardcover New. Fast Shipping and good customer service [Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, Date: 1989. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A splendid book, clean, tight and fresh. Deft placement of owner's name in top corner of front free endpaper. Three essays about man's attempt to control the forces of nature: the Atchafalaya River in the Mississippi Delta; volcanic activity in Iceland; and, the folly of building homes in and near Los Angeles' canyons 1989. Farrar Straus & Giroux ISBN 0374128901 9780374128906 [US]
ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, New York] Hardcover First Edition A splendid book, clean, tight and fresh. Deft placement of owner's name in top corner of front free endpaper. Three essays about man's attempt to control the forces of nature: the Atchafalaya River in the Mississippi Delta; volcanic activity in Iceland; and, the folly of building homes in and near Los Angeles' canyons [Woodstock, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
New York, New York, U.S.A. Farrar Straus & Giroux 1989 1st Edition Hardcover Fine in Near Fine jacket Book Dust jacket has a crumple at the top of front panel but it did not tear or skin. Dust Jacket is protected by Brodart cover.
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, Date: 1989. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Dust jacket has a crumple at the top of front panel but it did not tear or skin. Dust Jacket is protected by Brodart cover.. 1989. Farrar Straus & Giroux ISBN 0374128901 9780374128906 [US]
ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, New York, New York, U.S.A.] Hardcover First Edition Dust jacket has a crumple at the top of front panel but it did not tear or skin. Dust Jacket is protected by Brodart cover. [Pueblo, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux] Hardcover First Edition [Highland Park, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux] Hardcover Book is in NEW condition. [Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Date: 1989. A beautiful, pristine copy -- perfect for the fastidious collector. Unread copy, fresh and crisp. As New condition in As New Dust Jacket (protected by a removable Brodart sleeve). No chips, tears, scuffs, creases, or rubbing. Bright, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. No remainder mark. No owner's name or bookplate. "First Edition, 1989" is so stated on the copyright page. From the Dust Jacket: "When John McPhee was working on his previous book, RISING FROM THE PLAINS, he happened to walk by the engineering building at the University of Wyoming, where words etched in limestone said: 'Strive On -- the Control of Nature is Won, Not Given.' In the morning sunlight, that central phrase -- 'the control of nature' -- seemed to sparkle with unintended ambiguity. Bilateral, symmetrical, it could with equal speed travel in opposite directions. For some years, he had been planning a book about places in the world where people have been engaged in all-out battles with nature, about (in the words of the book itself) 'any struggle against natural forces -- heroic or venal, rash or well advised -- when human beings conscript themselves to fight against the earth, to take what is not given, to rout the destroying enemy, to surround the base of Mt. Olympus demanding and expecting the surrender of the Gods.' His interest had first been sparked ...
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