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ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York] Hardcover First Edition New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 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 ...
New York, New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux. Fine in Very Good Dust Jacket. Date: 1989. First Edition: Third Printing. Hard Cover. 272 pages: 5.75 x 8.5 in.: 1.4: KB#006501: Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Dustjacket is lightly worn along edges. "Some of the more expensive real estate in Los Angeles is up against mountains that are rising and disintegrating as rapidly as any in the world. After a complex coincidence of natural events, boulders will flow out of these mountains like fish eggs, mixed with mud, sand, and smaller rocks in a cascading mass known as debris flow. Plucking up trees and cars, bursting through doors and windows, filling up houses to their eaves, debris flows threaten the lives of people living in and near Los Angeles' famous canyons. At extraordinary expense the city has built a hundred and fifty stadium-like basins in a daring effort to catch the debris. Taking us deep into these contested territories, McPhee details the strategies and tactics through which people attempt to control nature. Most striking in his vivid depiction of the main contestants: nature in complex and awesome guises, and those who would attempt to wrest control from her--stubborn, often ingenious, and always arresting characters. " . 1989. Farrar Straus & Giroux ISBN 0374128901 9780374128906 [US]
ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, New York, New York] Hardcover First Edition 272 pages: 5.75 x 8.5 in.: 1.4: KB#006501: Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Dustjacket is lightly worn along edges. "Some of the more expensive real estate in Los Angeles is up against mountains that are rising and disintegrating as rapidly as any in the world. After a complex coincidence of natural events, boulders will flow out of these mountains like fish eggs, mixed with mud, sand, and smaller rocks in a cascading mass known as debris flow. Plucking up trees and cars, bursting through doors and windows, filling up houses to their eaves, debris flows threaten the lives of people living in and near Los Angeles' famous canyons. At extraordinary expense the city has built a hundred and fifty stadium-like basins in a daring effort to catch the debris. Taking us deep into these contested territories, McPhee details the strategies and tactics through which people attempt to control nature. Most striking in his vivid depiction of the main contestants: nature in complex and awesome guises, and those who would attempt to wrest control from her--stubborn, often ingenious, and always arresting characters. " [Menomonee Falls, WI, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: ...
New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, Date: 1989. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Bound in publisher's original brown cloth, spine stamped in gilt. Dust jacket is not price clipped. 1989. Farrar, Straus, & Giroux ISBN 0374128901 US
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New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, Date: 1989. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Bound in publisher's original brown cloth, spine stamped in gilt. Dust jacket is not price clipped. 1989. Farrar, Straus, & Giroux ISBN 0374128901 9780374128906 [US]
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ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, New York] Hardcover First Edition Bound in publisher's original brown cloth, spine stamped in gilt. Dust jacket is not price clipped. [Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux] Hardcover Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES Human Geography: Very good hardcover with dust jacket. Price clipped. Clean pages. [Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux] Hardcover New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published [Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Date: 1989. Hardcover w DJ. Used: Very good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Human Geography: Very good hardcover with dust jacket. Price clipped. Clean pages. 1989. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374128901 9780374128906 [US]
ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux] Hardcover Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES Human Geography: Very good hardcover with dust jacket. Price clipped. Clean pages. [Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, NY] Softcover Fine copy with only the very slightest bottom edge shelf wear; looks unread. Plain green wraps; scarce. [rochester, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1989 Hardcover w DJ Used: Very good Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE boxes Human Geography: Very good hardcover with dust jacket. Price clipped. Clean pages.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Date: 1989-08-16. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1989. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374128901 9780374128906 [US]
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Date: 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed on the half-title page: "For Jeffrey Helman, all best -- John McPhee." 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. We invite you to explore our growing collection of signed and inscribed John McPhee books, including a number of association copies. 1989. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374128901 9780374128906 [US]
ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux] Hardcover First Edition Inscribed on the half-title page: "For Jeffrey Helman, all best -- John McPhee." 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. We invite you to explore our growing collection of signed and inscribed John McPhee books, including a number of association copies. [La Grande, OR, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux] Hardcover Book is in NEW condition. Satisfaction Guaranteed! Fast Customer Service!! [Suffolk, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1989]
New York Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1989 First Edition; Third Printing Hardcover Very Good+ in a Near Fine dust jacket. Foxing on top text block edge.; 8.6 X 5.7 X 1.2 inches; 272 pages.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Date: 1989. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. 0374128901 . Very Good+ in a Near Fine dust jacket. Foxing on top text block edge. ; 8.6 X 5.7 X 1.2 inches; 272 pages . 1989. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374128901 9780374128906 [US]
ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York] Hardcover First Edition Very Good+ in a Near Fine dust jacket. Foxing on top text block edge. ; 8.6 X 5.7 X 1.2 inches; 272 pages. [Pomona, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
New York Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1989 First Edition; Third Printing Hardcover Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. First Edition stated. Minor toning to pages as well as front and rear panels.; 8.40 X 5.50 X 1 inches; 272 pages.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Date: 1989. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. 0374128901 . Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. First Edition stated. Minor toning to pages as well as front and rear panels. ; 8.40 X 5.50 X 1 inches; 272 pages . 1989. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374128901 9780374128906 [US]
ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York] Hardcover First Edition Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. First Edition stated. Minor toning to pages as well as front and rear panels. ; 8.40 X 5.50 X 1 inches; 272 pages. [Pomona, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
New York Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1989 First Edition; First Printing Hardcover Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Light spotting on text block edges.; 8.6 X 5.7 X 1.2 inches; 272 pages.
New York Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1989 First Edition; First Printing Hardcover Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Edge wear and soiling. First Edition stated.; 8.60 X 5.70 X 1.20 inches; 272 pages.
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux. Date: 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374128901 . Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; 8.6 X 5.7 X 1.2 inches . 1989. Farrar Straus & Giroux ISBN 0374128901 9780374128906 [US]
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Date: 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374128901 . Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Edge wear and soiling. First Edition stated. ; 8.60 X 5.70 X 1.20 inches; 272 pages . 1989. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374128901 9780374128906 [US]
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Date: 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374128901 . Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Light spotting on text block edges. ; 8.6 X 5.7 X 1.2 inches; 272 pages . 1989. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374128901 9780374128906 [US]
ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York] Hardcover First Edition Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Edge wear and soiling. First Edition stated. ; 8.60 X 5.70 X 1.20 inches; 272 pages. [Pomona, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Date: 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374128901 . Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. ; 272 pages . 1989. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374128901 9780374128906 [US]
ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York] Hardcover First Edition Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. ; 272 pages. [Pomona, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Date: 1990. Very Good / Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Signed. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt lettered spine. Square, sharp cornered and unmarked. Minor foxing at top edge. Dustjacket is fine, bright and unclipped with no chips or tears. Signed by the author on the title page. The book is divided into three long essays, "Atchafalaya", "Cooling the Lava", and "Los Angeles Against the Mountains". "…McPhee details the strategies and tactics through which people attempt to control nature. Most striking in his vivid depiction of the main contestants: nature in complex and awesome guises, and those who would attempt to wrest control from her--stubborn, often ingenious, and always arresting characters." Carefully packaged and shipped in a box. 1990. Farrar, Straus & Giroux ISBN 0374128901 9780374128906 [US]
ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York] Hardcover First Edition The book is divided into three long essays, "Atchafalaya", "Cooling the Lava", and "Los Angeles Against the Mountains". McPhee ties together these disparate topics by exploring how humansespecially the Army Corps of Engineerstoy with the nature around them. While they do so in the interest of survival, their actions sometimes backfire, causing even more unanticipated problems. In excellent condition signed by McPhee on the title page. 6" - 8½" [North Dighton, MA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
ISBN10: 0374128901, ISBN13: 9780374128906, [publisher: Farrer Straus Giroux,, New York:] Hardcover First Edition First printing Fine in red-brown cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and with a black illustration on the front board. In a fine unclipped dust jacket. Signed by the author without a date or inscription on the fly title page. Mcphee visits with the engineers who must prevent the Mississippi from leaving its old established course; an Icelandic physicist who devised a means to prevent molten lava from taking over and filling-in Iceland's most important port; Hawaii to view similar attempts to control lava and in Los Angeles to meet with those responsible for trying to control the rapid disintegration of the mountainous terrain surrounding that area. 272 pages of text. [Deep River, CT, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
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