THE SURVIVAL OF THE BARK CANOE. Signed
McPhee, John
From TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada
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From TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Heritage Bookseller
AbeBooks member since 1996
About this Item
1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. McPhee, John. THE SURVIVAL OF THE BARK CANOE. Inscribed. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1976. First Edition of John McPhee's classic on the birch-bark canoe and his 150-mile journey through the Maine woods in the tradition of Henry David Thoreau, Inscribed by John and Martha McPhee on the verso of the half-title page to New Yorker editor David Jackson . "For David Jackson / Thank you so much for those pictures and articles / I don't have any of the things you gave me / From Martha / and John McPhee". "(I remember you telling me you liked this one. The portfolio at the end you may not have seen. Many thanks". 8vo. 114 pp. + A 32 pp. portfolio of the sketches and models of Edwin Tappan Adney. (1868-1950). A fine copy in brown cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a near fine illustrated dustwrapper. "In his own beautifully crafted work, McPhee treats both man and boat with all the respect and admiration their precarious presence commands". Time Magazine. A superb presentation copy. Seller Inventory # 31358
Bibliographic Details
Title: THE SURVIVAL OF THE BARK CANOE. Signed
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, [1976], New York
Publication Date: 1976
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition.
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