Description
Signed limited edition of The Everglades: River of Grass by Marjory Stoneman Douglas.
Octavo, [12], 406pp. Green cloth, title in gilt on spine. Limitation page states this copy is “number 507 of the Florida Edition,” with no additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, faint toning to illustrated endpapers, wear to edge of boards and spine, some green coloration removed, a very good example. In publisher’s dust jacket, $3.50 retail price on front flap, small loss to spine and back panel, some wear on edges, faint foxing to verso, a good example. This copy is signed by the author on a tipped-in limitation page. This work is part of the Rivers of America series.
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.
