Conservation And Environment from The Owl at the Bridge

"Muir's interest and pleasure in the whole of nature, his delight in intellectual as well as physical adventure, and the extraordinary range of his activities, give Muir's life a seldom-equalled richness and variety of experience-- lived with humor and love." x, 326 pages, illus., endpaper map; color pictorial dust jacket slightly worn; ink inscription on front flyleaf; "Handbound 1979… Ler mais sobre este item

Contents: The History of Papermaking, The Enemies of Paper, Matting and Framing, A Note on Restoration, Materials and Services, Programs in Art Conservation, Bibliography. 48 pages, illus.; 22 cm.; Very Good. Stock#ofc0184.

NY, Farrar Straus Giroux [1989]. ‘Second printing'. Hard Cover. Three essays: Atchafalaya; Cooling the Lava; Los Angeles against the Mountains. McPhee's interest ‘had first been sparked when he went into the Atchafalaya-- the largest river swamp in North America-- and had learned that virtually all of its waters were metered and rationed by a U. S. Army… Ler mais sobre este item

Hinsdale, Ill., Dryden Press [c1971]. Soft Cover. vii, 150 p. illus. 23 cm. "This is the first book in which totally reclaimed paper has been used." Bibliography: p. 147-150. Stock# 40,104. Vg/ paper.

The New Yorker, 2 Sept. 1974. Periodical. in The New Yorker, 2 Sept. 1974, pp. 74-78. Account of the supertanker Exxon Valdez going aground and the resulting oil spill. Stock# 40,153. Vg/ paper. Ecology, ocean disaster.

'The narratives in this book are of journeys made in three wildernesses-- an [Atlantic] coastal island, a Western mountain range, and the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Four men are involved: Charles Park, a mineral engineer... Charles Fraser, a resort developer who regards all conservationists as druids ('religious figures who sacrifice people and worship trees'), Floyd Dominy, a builder… Ler mais sobre este item

Tulsa, Okla., Council Oak Publishing [1995]. Hard Cover. 349 p., index, photos. "Here is Aunt Carrie's fascinating account of a nine-year battle in hearing rooms, the news media, and sometimes even the streets, to stop Black Fox's construction. Before it was over, this war would cost her and her husband Robert their entire savings, their nursing home,… Ler mais sobre este item

N.Y., McGraw-Hill, 1971. Soft Cover. xiii, 731 p. A collection of 52 articles intended to give a broad view of enviornmental studies for the student as well as the informed layman. Stock #26871. Vg/academic paperback.

Emmaus, PA., Rodale Press [1979]. Hard Cover. 405 p., index, photos, charts, diagrams; dj torn, else VG. Contents include Life inside a Compost Heap; Materials for Composting; Using Manure; Composting with Earthworms;Compost Structures; Composting on the Farm; Composting and the Law; Large-Scale Composting: Recycling Society's Wastes (Municipal Composting; Sewage Sludge and Composting; Composting Industrial Wastes); Manufacturers of… Ler mais sobre este item

Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island, New England Water Works Association, 1913-1921. Hardcover. Manuscript letter book, 1000, [7] sheets; 31 cm. Copies of letters sent by Willard C. Kent (1851-1924), architect and civil engineer of Woonsocket and Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island, who conducted business as Secretary of the Association from his Rhode Island home. These copies of his letters are in a… Ler mais sobre este item

Rodale / Melcher [c2006]. Soft Cover. 327 p., color illus.; 23 cm. White paper covers, sticker remains; good+. ISBN 1594865671. stock#46674.

W.W. Norton, NY [c1972]. 'First Edition' but BOMC. This book marks the beginning of awareness of environmental peril. Contents include Committee of Corresponding Consultants; The Planet's Unity (The World We Inherit; An Unintended Order); The Unities of Science (Energy and Matter; The Alphabet of Time; A Delicate Balance); The Problems of High Technology (The Discontinuities of Development; The Price… Ler mais sobre este item