About this title: Includes material from his 11 books published since 1975, including "Coming into the Country," "Looking for a Ship," "The Control of Nature," and the four books on geology that comprise "Annals of the Former World."
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Noonday Press / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780374524630ISBN:0374524637
Description: First edition (stated). Trade paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/4. 694 pages. A hint of wear to edges. Near fine. Binding tight and square. Pages clean and bright. read more
Binding: S Trade Paperback
Publisher: Noonday Pr, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780374524630ISBN:0374524637
Description: As New. This book appears freshly minted and as good as new. It's square, solidly bound, has a clean, shiny cover and an uncracked spine--you'll weep for joy when this book arrives! ! ! read more
Edition: First Edition.
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 1969
Description: Good in Good jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Type: Hard Back FIRST EDITION. BOOK AND JACKET IN GOOD CONDITION. Material from John McPhee's eleven books published since 1975. Selections by Patricia Strachan and David Remnick. Book is clean and tight, first few pages slightly rumpled, like they were damp, unmarked except for lib mks. : stamps, no pockets, sticker on rear paste-down. Jacket clean, no edgewear--lib mks. Includes Coming Into the Country--about Alaska--Arctic Alaska, urban ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Noonday Pr
Date Published: 1996-02-28
ISBN-13:9780374524630ISBN:0374524637
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780374524630. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780374524630ISBN:0374524637
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780374256869ISBN:0374256861
Description: NF/F. Octavo. Turquoise cloth spine and boards with gilt lettering and ornament. Very faint bump at the tail of the spine. 394 pages. Dust Jacket. Handsome copy of an uncommon title. read more
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0374256861. Farrar, Straus and Giroux; First Edition; 1996; Pristine book & jacket. Crisp and unread.; 8vo 8"-9" tall. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN-13:9780374256869ISBN:0374256861
Description: Fine. DJ. 0374256861 First Edition, First Printing. FINE hardcover book in FINE dust-jacket. As New. Unread. NOT marked. NOT price-clipped. NOT remaindered. NOT faded. NOT book club edition. NOT ex-library. Former dealer stamp on front end paper. All of our dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective book jacket covers. read more
Edition: 1st edition, 1st printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, New York
Date Published: 1996
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Signed by Author SIGNED by John McPhee on bookplate affixed to front free endpaper. Includes material from McPhee's eleven books published since 1975. 394 pages. The dust jacket is protected with a new mylar cover. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Decorative Cloth
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780374256869ISBN:0374256861
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. First Edition/First Printing 1996. An exquisite first print copy in unopened and fine condition in an unclipped and very fine dustjacket. This copy is unread and opened only for the author's signature on the title page. Absolutely flawless condition. Extemely attractive hunter green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and heavy gilt decoration to the front board. You will not find a nicer copy than this. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, New York
Date Published: 1996
Description: BOOK FINE. JACKET FINE. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a decorative bookplate. AN EXTREMELYL CLEAN, NICE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, ATTRACTIVE DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. 1st printing. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. 394 pages. BEAUTIFUL, COLLECTIBLE COPY! read more
"John McPhee is a recent find for me. He has been writing a column for the New Yorker for over forty years, and has numerous books based on his adventures published from these columns.
This book contains snippets from many of his books written in the later years. From his adventures in Alaska, to the job he took after burning out (working with farmers selling produce in the open air markets in Manhattan), McPhee can make anything sound exciting. He is truly a magnificent writer and this is a good primer for introducing one to his world."
"If you love The New Yorker you'll like John McPhee; he is TNY's nonfic style. Long and looooong. If you dont dig it, well...steer clear of the piece about the geology of New Jersey."
"John McPhee is a Pulitzer prize-winning writer for the New Yorker who has published 30 books or so on a wide array of topics. All of his work is nonfiction. His attention to detail is superb. The Second John McPhee reader includes selections from books about Alaska, geology, New York City farmers' markets, the Swiss army, general practice medecine, art collecting, the merchant marine, and more. Great introduction by David Remnick, editor of the New York and a former student of McPhee at Princeton, puts the selections in context."
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