Buy this book on-line

KASTNER, JOSEPH: : A SPECIES OF ETERNITY

US.NEW YORK.ALFRED A. KNOPF,INC,1977.

ISBN 0394490339.

US,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. [Stated First Edition. Portions of this book originally appeared in 'Horticulture' and 'Smithsonian'  magazine; plus excerpts from 'Lewis and Clark, Pioneering Naturalists' by Paul Russell Cutright,and 'Doctor Alexander Garden of Charles Town' by Edmund Berkeley and Dorothy Smith Berkeley. Joseph Kastner is a former editor of 'Life' magazine and the author of a number of articles on natural history and horticulture.] NFINE/VG. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork painting by Richard and Mark Hess,illustrated dw/dj,with dark brown outlined,capitalised,white-lettered title, author's capitalised,white-lettered name and other white-lettered prose extract to front's lower edge.Spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered title+author name as the front's,and publisher's capitalised,white-lettered name and white illustrated (Borzoi) colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with continuation of front's colour illustration and white numbered ISBN towards foot of spine's gutter.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - head of spine with miniscule chipping, creasing with only miniscule loss,front's corner tips similarly affected,whilst the rear top+ lower corners have internal,smalll sellotape repairs/strengthening to creased,closed nicks. Top edges coloured a pale blue,fore-edges untrimmed and uncoloured; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - seems unread other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean/unblemished, sharp-cornered,original plain light green paper-covered boards with blocked/impressed title to front board; a dark brown cloth blindspine with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering,a brown+ yellow chequered headband and generally clean but with minimal off-setting from inner flaps of dw/dj only,plain white endpapers.US,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,viii-xivpp+4-350pp [paginated] includes a Contents list/table, Illustrations list/table,Author's Note,Author's Introduction,15 chapters,profuse contemporary facsimile b/w illustrations reproductions interspersed throughout,16pp colour illustrations in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece between pp48/49 and pp224/25 respectively,totalling 92 paintings and drawings,of which 20 in full-colour,Bibliographic Notes,Acknowledgements, Illustration Credits,and an Index; plus [unpaginated] 2pp blanks,half-title page,b/w bird vignetted title page,a dedication,a title separator page,and to the rear,as last pages an About the author note with,to its reverse,a note about the type; book's composition,printing+ binding,respective four-colour separations preparations and their printing,along with typography and binding design credits.            In the 18th and early 19th centuries a new and marvellous discovery of America took place.It was a discovery accomplished by the bravery, persistence and sheer genius of a dozen or fifteen inspired and adventurous men.            The wilderness adventures and discoveries of America's early naturalists who,in searching out and first making known the birds,plants and animals of the new continent,enriched man's knowledge of the world's wonders and achieved for themselves a kind of immortality.They have a special peculiarly appropriate hold on the world's memory. They have gained what one of them happily called "a species of eternity," for their names are now borne by the subjects of their science - the flowers,birds,even frogs that they found, classified and brought into the world of naturalists.                                      Please contact the seller,because of the weight - almost 1Kg unpackaged - particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct [insured or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiples.                         N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE.   ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                       

US,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints.