About this title: In 1925, Henry Beston had a two-room house built on the dunes of Eastham and lived there for a year. His vivid account of his solitary year on Cape Cod has become a classic of nature writing. In 1964, the house was declared a literary landmark by the U.S. government in 1964, but it disappeared into the sea during an abnormally high tide during a major blizzard in February 1978--10 years after Beston's death.
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Edition: Owl Book ed., 9th printing
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, New York
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780805019667ISBN:0805019669
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. The exterior is lightly worn. There is a small spot on the foredge. There is an address label on the FFEP. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 218 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. 19 cm. read more
Edition: Owl Book ed. Illustrated.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780805019667ISBN:0805019669
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Read only once very gently. Slight page tanning & cover curl., otherwise like new. Will ship next business day or sooner when possible. Quality, great service and fair prices always. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 256 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Edition: 7th Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780805019667ISBN:0805019669
Description: Good. No Dust Jacket as Issued. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ covers creased; moderate edge wear/ corners and spine hinge creased/ top corner of rear cover removed/ several pages and page tips creased. read more
Description: Good. 1992-Paperback-Cover shows some minor shelf-wear. Pages lightly tanned. ---Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Edition: Softcover Ed
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780805019667ISBN:0805019669
Description: Very Good-/Softcover. 0-8050-1966-9 Edge wear. Text is clean of markings. read more
Description: Fine. 0805019669 Like New-almost perfect. Light wear on cover edges. Cover lays flat. Pages sharp and clean. No marks or highlighting in text. No remainder mark from publisher. Accurate Descriptions with Fast Shipping and Robust Packaging! BLU113S. read more
Description: Beston, Henry., The Viking Press 'Compass Books', 1964, c1956, reprint edition, illus. soft cover (trade size paperback), vg++, 222 pp, small 8vo, 'A modern classic about a year of life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod' read more
Edition: 14th
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780805019667ISBN:0805019669
Description: Very Good. As issued No Jacket. Slight spine lean, some wrinkling to the spine covering, and other light shopwear. read more
Edition: 12th
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780805019667ISBN:0805019669
Description: Very Good- As issued No Jacket. Slight spine lean, corner bumps, small corner crease to front cover, long scratch to front cover, small handling crease to front cover, and other light shopwear. read more
"This is an old book, written in 1928 but beautifully written. You can almost see the waves and the dunes as he describes them. Very interesting and appropriate still today in many ways. I read the book copyrighted in 1949 which says it is the 11th printing."
"i really enjoyed the last chapter, where the author observed a human like he was part of the ocean ecosystem as he had been doing with all the animals.... and reflected on his year on the beach. the rest of it was kind of bland."
"Would like to have seen the Cape back when this was written. Pleasant view of the natural history of the beach and dunes through the seasons. Especially liked his observation that people (even then) no longer embrace the night but rather fear it and keep it a bay with lights. He made me long to see the peace and beauty of true night with no human lights to disturb it. The view out my bedroom window is destroyed by mercury lights from a nearby plaza. Also enjoyed learning about how the Coast Guard worked back in the 20's with watchers walking the beach through the night carrying lanterns to signal when they came across a problem."
"The Outermost House is technically classified as nature writing and memoir, but it's so much more than that. It's almost poetry. Henry Beston intended to spend two weeks at his small cottage on Cape Cod, but found that at the end of two weeks he was compelled to stay, and lived on the Cape for a year, writing about the birds, the changes in season, the fish, and all the natural rhythms he observed from his little home, the Fo'castle. The writing is of luminous quality, and I found myself lingering over phrases such as "I walked in a shower of stars." Calling The Outermost House merely a nature book understates the beauty and power of the descriptions and the lyrical phraseology. This is one I'll read again and again."
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