49 First Edition Of Silent Spring, Signed By Rachel Carson 59CARSON, Rachel. Silent Spring. Boston, 1962. Octavo, original green cloth, dust jacket. $9000 First edition, review copy, of the pioneering work by Rachel Carson—”one of the greatest nature writers in American letters,” signed by her on the half title. “The first work to address the larger issues of environmental pollution” (The Book in America, 133). “Silent Spring became a runaway bestseller, with international reverberations… It is well crafted, fearless and succinct… Even if she had not inspired a generation of activists, Carson would prevail as one of the greatest nature writers in American letters” (Mattheissen, Time). First edition: with “First Printing” on copyright page. Containing numerous in-text illustrations. With publisher’s review copy slip laid in. Book fine, in a near-fine dust jacket with minor rubbing to corners and spine ends. Rare signed. “A Masterpiece, Written By Sure Hands” 60HAWKING, Stephen, and ELLIS, George Francis Rayner. The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time. Cambridge, 1973. Octavo, original blue cloth, dust jacket. $6800 First edition of this important work on Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity and the major scientific theories stemming from it, written by two of the 20th century’s finest theoretical physicists, in original dust jacket. An in-depth discussion of general relativity, co-written by Hawking—who later published the bestselling A Brief History of Time—and Ellis, a distinguished cosmological expert. “The book is a masterpiece, written by sure hands” (Science). “Certain to rank as an outstanding classic of the current advance of relativity theory” (Contemporary Physics). Book in fine condition; price-clipped dust jacket near-fine with slight edge wear and very faint toning to spine. A lovely copy.
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