Silent Spring

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1962. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Second Printing. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($5.00), lightly rubbed and bumped, a few shallow chips at the edges and corners. Green cloth, lightly pushed at the head and foot of the spine, with gilt lettering. Square and firmly bound with a yellow top stain, clean internally. Carson's enduring work highlighting the environmental harm of pesticides, namely DDT, which lead to its ban by the later-formed EPA. (Inventory #: 12525)