The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place...

{HISTORY}

...and so begins Rachel Carson's beautiful book about the coastlines of the Atlantic Ocean and all the wildlife and wonder that lives there. Published in 1955, The Edge of Sea is part nature writing, part guide book and part philosophical meandering about the importance of all the unique elements that call the sea and sand home.

Devised as a guidebook to three distinct sections that make up the dramatic coastlines of the eastern United States, The Edge of The Sea is broken down into the diverse topographical areas of New England, the Mid-Atlantic and the South. Rachel describes a cast of characters found there - fish, flora, fauna and crustaceans. Just pages in, readers can see a day at the beach is not just a day parked in the sand looking at the sea. It's a teaming network of supportive life that beats against the beach, minute by minute, day by day, year by year. 

Enhanced with drawings by Bob Hines throughout, readers can easily tote this book along and use it as an identification to the creatures discovered at the beach, and then also sit and read a little bit more about their place in this maritime environment through Rachel's scientific eyes and lyrical voice. It's a winning combination - this science and sensitivity towards what is explored and examined. 

A bestseller upon debut in 1955, it is now considered one of Rachel's best works and the third in her trilogy of observational seascape-related books. After publishing this book, Rachel spent the rest of her life talking and writing about conservation and the prohibitive use of pesticides. 

{SPECIAL FEATURES}

- 1955 edition, 2nd printing (October 1955)

- 276 pages including detailed index

- Original dust jacket

- Illustrated throughout with drawings by Bob Hines

{CONDITION}

In good vintage condition. The dust jacket bears some slight chippy areas along the top and bottom edge as well as foxing on the back cover and inside flaps. The interior pages are clean and bright and free of notes, marks, spots and stains. The spine is tight and all pages are intact. Please see photos.

{SIZE}

Measures 8.75" inches (length) x 6" inches (width) x 1" inch thickness and weighs 1.4lbs

{FOR THE SEASHORE LOIVER}

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