The Everglades: River of Grass.
DOUGLAS, Marjory Stoneman.
The Everglades: River of Grass.
"There are no other Everglades in the world": Rare First Edition of Marjory Stoneman Douglas' The Everglades: River of Grass; Inscribed by Her
New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc, 1947.
$2,800.00
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Item Number: 151349
First edition of this environmental classic and foundational text in American conservation literature about the Everglades. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, pictorial endpapers, with black and white illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Mildred and Elmer In recognition of their care for Florida in hopes that they will be able to come back again next year. With best wishes Marjory Stoneman Douglas.” Very good in a very good dust jacket, name to the front pastedown and half-title page. Illustrated by Robert Fink. First editions are rare and desirable signed.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas was a journalist, author, women’s suffrage advocate, and conservationist known for her staunch defense of the Everglades against efforts to drain it and reclaim land for development. She lived to 108, working until nearly the end of her life for Everglades restoration. Upon her death, The Independent stated, “In the history of the American environmental movement, there have been few more remarkable figures than Marjory Stoneman Douglas.”
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