Description
Signed first edition of The Everglades: Rivers of Grass by Marjory Stoneman Douglas, with a personalized inscription by the author.
Octavo, [10], 406pp. Full green cloth, title in gilt on spine. Illustrated endpapers. The first printing, with publisher’s “R” in circle on copyright page. Solid text block, wear and rubbing at head of spine, front hinge starting, Previous ownership bookplate to front free endpaper. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, $3.50 retail price on front flap, worn top edge, sunned spine. A few small stains to verso of spine, not visible on front. Cover artwork by Robert Fink.
Inscribed on the half-title: “To Lucy and Perry / With pleasant memories of Tahiti and Coconut Grove, and in recognition of all their interest in tropical things, fish and orchids and everything. With best wishes, Marjory Stoneman Douglas / Coconut Grove, Florida, 1947.”
Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890-1998) was a writer, women’s suffrage advocate, and environmental conservationist focusing on the Everglades in Florida. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1993 for her environmental advocacy and restoration work.
