Three Against Wilderness (49 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good Minus. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Yellow hardcover, dust jacket. The book has some age toning and the dust jacket is very worn and nicked. We ship fast.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Fine hardcover. No dust jacket. First Edition stated First Printing. Clean, bright and tight. No writing or marks. We wrap and box our books for shipping.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Former owner's pen inscription to front fly-leaf. Tearing to edges of jacket. Otherwise, clean and solid.; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 286 pages.

Condition: very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Moderate wear, no dj, narrow coffee? stain on front cover and another on leading edge, name inside, text block clear and binding good. WR.

Saddle stitch. Condition: Fine. Gebrochener Buchrücken / Seiten oder Softcover umgeknickt.

Condition: As New. A tight, and unmarked copy-" Eric Collier's riveting recollections about the 26 years that he, his wife Lillian, and son Veasy spent homesteading in the isolated Chilcotin wilderness made for an international bestseller and one of the most famous books ever written about the area. In the early 1930s, Collier and his family moved to Meldrum Creek, where the couple built their own log house and learned to live off the land. Fulfilling a promise to Lillian's grandmother to bring the beavers back to the area she knew as a child before the White man came, Collier was instrumental in the species' survival. Collier's timeless tales about roughing it in the bush and the resourcefulness inspired by this lifestyle's challenges will engage readers young and old." About the Author: Wilderness guide, trapper, and conservationist Eric Collier was born in England in 1903. He was sent to North America to work as a "mud pup" for his uncle, Harry Marriott, the author of Cariboo Cowboy. Collier died at Riske Creek, B.C., in 1966. …

Soft Cover. Reprint. Xmas gift note on the first page, small creasing at corners, light soil to outer edges and light creasing from page handling. Wraps have edge/rub wear, creasing, a small publisher's label on the front panel and soiling. Actual book for sale pictured. 11 x 18 x 2.1cm, wt400g Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 349 pages. Illustrated with black and white photos and with drawings by Joseph Cellini. Owner's stamp front endpaper, else near fine condition in very good dust jacket that has some rubbing. (R1).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. VG/none, used, illustrated greenish colored cloth binding, 349pp. Interior clean no marks except former owners name at the top fore-corner inside front free end paper. Binding tight. Slight shelf rubbing to exterior, corners are not worn. 6th printing. Joseph Cellini (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages are lightly tanned, but clean and good condition. No dust jacket. Cover, pale blue cloth. Fading along spine.

Condition: Good. 2nd impression. General wear to boards, Light toning to pages with some spotting. DJ has tears and loss to edges.

Hardcover. 349p., first edition, very good condition in like unclipped dj. In Northern British Columbia, includes discussion of their positive environmental impact.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition [stated]. DJ: edge wear, clipped. Yellow pictorial boards [faded/rubbed]. Illustrated by Joseph Cellini. Light soil/spotting at page edges. May have other cosmetic defects expected with age. BIO/AUTO/HISTORY/CANADA. …

Couverture souple. Condition: Bon. Dust Jacket Condition: Bon. Coll. "L'aventure vécue". Animaux. Traduit de l'anglais par Michèle Causse et Maurice Muller-Strauss. --- Dans la nature, tout se tient, tout s'enchaîne. Pour avoir négligé cette loi fondamentale, l'homme a bien souvent anéanti d'immenses richesses. C'est ce qui s'est passé à la fin du siècle dernier en Colombie britannique, quand les chasseurs exterminèrent inconsidérément les castors pour vendre leurs peaux. Or, la destruction de ces animaux dérégla totalement le régime des eaux que les barrages, qu'ils construisaient auparavant sur les rivières, régularisaient tout comme le font des ouvrages d'art que l'on construit dans ce but dans nos régions. Quand Éric Collier, l'auteur de ce livre, s'établit dans un district de la Colombie britannique, il y trouva une nature désolée, des forêts toujours menacées par des incendies, des prairies sans herbe : bref, une région en train de mourir. Seul, sans autre conseil que celui d'une vieille Indienne qui lui vantait l'ancienne prospérité du pays, sans autre aide que celle de sa femme, Collier se mit à reconstituer d'anciens barrages de castors. Les résultats ne se firent pas attendre longtemps : lentement, la région renaissait à la vie. Mais ce n'est que lorsque le gouvernement canadien eut mis à sa disposition quelques couples de castors que la vraie prospérité vint s'y installer. Ces animaux industrieux devinrent de précieux auxiliaires pour la construction des barrages et pour l'aménagement de la contrée. La sécheresse fut conjurée, les forêts et les prairies reverdirent ; elles devinrent giboyeuses, et la rivière poissonneuse Le livre d'Éric Collier offre aussi un tableau très vivant de la rude vie du Nord canadien : chaleur des étés, rigueur des hivers, angoisse des solitaires en butte aux rigueurs d'une nature aussi impitoyable qu'elle est belle. 15,5x21,5 cm. 251 p. Broché. Bon état. Papier légèrement bruni. Des rousseurs sur la première et dernière page sinon anecdotiques rousseurs. Odeur de vieux livre. Jaquette illustrée en bon état (un peu défraîchie insolée, dos insolé, infime frottement) Fort in-8°.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Dust jacket missing. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Clean cover and content pages. New protective Mylar applied to dust jacket before shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 5th or later Edition. This 321 page B.C. wilderness adventure (true)(biography) opens with a description of a forest fire. The year : 1923.LEARN more about Meldrum Creek, British Columbia. Also: trap-shy beaver, windfalls, headwaters, Canada geese, stump farmers, old burn, Chilcotin Indian, jack pines, and hobbles. UNillustrated. Cond : White paper wrapper with green titling.Cover drawing has Eric with a gun - his wife Lillian and son Veasey are deep in the background. Tight in binding. Slight spine cock. Light general wear and soil. No names, marks, nor tears. Excellent reading copy. QUote (p. 90) : " I looked around for landmarks that might tell me just where in the devil I was. A blaze here and there on the trees recalled to mind where I had packed out a yearling bull moose from an acre or two of fire-killed timber three months ago. ". Mort Walsh (cover) (illustrator). …

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. h/b 272 pages, condition is very good. an owners name to the flyleaf.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dustjacket included. Later Edition. ISBN . B06Y5PJMJS Hardback. 12th printing from 1968 as stated on the copyright page. Book is a tight sound unmarked copy in Very Good condition. Dustjacket is in Very Good condition with slight edgewear. The dustjacket has been placed in a Brodart protective cover by us to protect it and it looks much better than described. . This does not affect the dustjacket in any way, as all taping is done on the outside of the protector. No Signature.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Three Against the Wilderness by Eric Collier is a classic memoir recounting the authorâs efforts to restore a neglected valley in the wilderness of British Columbia alongside his family. Through patience, hard work, and a deep respect for nature, Collier describes the return of wildlife â" particularly beavers â" and the gradual revival of the natural environment. Written with warmth and vivid observation, the book is both an inspiring conservation story and a celebration of life in the wilderness. A beloved and highly collectible work of nature writing and environmental literature.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Previous owner's name on the first endpaper otherwise Near Fine in Very Good jacket with a small sticker pull blemish on the front but otherwise Near Fine. 1st Printing. Canada.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Original price of $4.95 printed on dust jacket front lower flap. Jacket has light corner and spine end wear, now protected with paper backed polyester film. Book has no writing or marking. 349 pages.…

Condition: Good. 1964. Tenth Printing. 349 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over yellow illustrated cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations by Joseph Cellini. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Moderate tanning to free endpapers due to dust jacket flaps. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Minor sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Lettering is clear. Visible wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Dust jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Front panel detached from spine. Moderate tanning and wear marks to jacket.…

Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. binding tight, no markings, DJ has edge wear and shelf wear. S13 1.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dustjacket included. First Edition. ISBN . B06Y5PJMJS Hardback. First Edition as stated on the copyright page. Book is a tight sound unmarked copy in Very Good condition. Dustjacket is in Good condition with slight chips and creasing around its edges, $4.95 original price is present and unclipped on front dustjacket flap. The dustjacket has been placed in a Brodart protective cover by us to protect it and it looks much better than described. . This does not affect the dustjacket in any way, as all taping is done on the outside of the protector. No Signature.…

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. 2nd Impression. Boards are shelf worn with some small markings, but remains neat. Binding is secure. Some markings on the front pasted down and front end page. The last few pages are torn in half, with 2 pages missing the other half. With the rest being present. No inscriptions or annotations. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…