Gary Snyder / Earth House Hold Peter Matthiessen's copy Signed 1st Edition 1969

Earth House Hold (Peter Matthiessen's copy). Author: Snyder, Gary Title: Earth House Hold (Peter Matthiessen's copy) Publication: New Directions, 1969 Edition: 1st Edition. Snyder's first essay/excerpt collection, "Earth House Hold" a play on the roots of the word ecology. Peter Matthiessen's copy with his ownership signature on the front free endpaper and some light marginal lines and brackets in the early part of the book highlighting his reading.

A nice association in light of their mutual devotion to Buddhism and environmental thought. A near fine copy with a little toning and dust soiling to the top edge of the text block; in a near fine or better jacket that is definitely above average for this title, showing none of the typical mottling. Near fine / Near fine. Rural Hours specializes in collectible books related to ecology, natural history, nature and science writing, the environment, ecopoetics, contemporary essay, and literary journalism, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions.

Our name is an homage to Susan Fenimore Cooper's book. (1850), considered the first work of environmental nonfiction by an American woman.

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