GALAPAGOS:; The Flow of Wildness / [Vol.] 1. Discovery; [Vol] 2. Prospect / Edited by Kenneth Brower. / Introductions by John P. Milton, Loren Eiseley / Foreword by David Brower. Selections by Herman Melville, Charles Darwin, J. R. Slevin, William
by Porter, Eliot, photographs by
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good + / No slipcase
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1968. Presumed First Editions without later printing dates. Cloth. Fine/Very Good + / No slipcase. Eliot Porter. 2 Volume set; folios (13 3/4" x 10 3/4" x 2"); red cloth with gold lettering on spines; magnificently illustrated with full-color plates by Eliot Porter; archival polyester-protected photographic dust jackets (unclipped) with images in color by Eliot Porter; photographic colored endpapers; 170, [171] & 186, [187] pages. Lacks slipcase. Weight: 7 lbs. 15 oz. Eliot Porter (1901 - 1990), famed American nature photographer noted for his detailed and exquisite colour images of birds and landscapes. (He was also a Harvard-trained engineer & M.D.!)<br/> <br/> FINE/VG+ CONDITION for this superb collection of Porter's finest large format color photos in Darwin's famous archipelago. Light wear and minute losses to edges of dust jacket (unclipped) with a clean ~1" tear on top of rear panel vol. 2. Lacks slipcase. No previous ownership or remainder marks; no foxing.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7563
- Title
- GALAPAGOS:; The Flow of Wildness / [Vol.] 1. Discovery; [Vol] 2. Prospect / Edited by Kenneth Brower. / Introductions by John P. Milton, Loren Eiseley / Foreword by David Brower. Selections by Herman Melville, Charles Darwin, J. R. Slevin, William
- Author
- Porter, Eliot, photographs by
- Illustrator
- Eliot Porter
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good + / No slipcase
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Presumed First Editions without later printing dates
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sierra Club
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- Darwin, evolution, islands, Chile, Equador, HMS Beagle, isolation, conservation, beaks, finch, species, survival, Pacific, illustrated, color, photographs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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