![]() ![]() ![]() I was young then, and full of trigger-itch I thought that because fewer wolves meant more deer, no wolves would mean hunters' paradise. In one famous episode, he writes of killing a female wolf early in his career as a forest ranger, coming upon his victim just as she was dying, "in time to watch a fierce green fire dying in her eyes. Writing from the vantage of his summer shack along the banks of the Wisconsin River, Leopold mixes essay, polemic, and memoir in his book's pages. Published in 1949, shortly after the author's death, A Sand County Almanac is a classic of nature writing, widely cited as one of the most influential nature books ever published. Rare, especially with such a nice inscription. A lengthy inscription from Estella Leopold on the front free endpaper which reads, “Perhaps every youth needs an occasional wilderness trip, in order to learn the meaning of this particular freedom.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some chips to the spine crown and overall wear. ![]() Octavo, original cloth with titles and tooling to the front panel in silver. Item Number: 5087įirst edition, first issue of this landmark in the conservation movement. ![]()
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