Under the Sea-Wind, R. Carson: Hardback: Marine Biology

By Rachel L. Carson.

Published by Staples Press Ltd, London, 1952. Hardback cover with dustjacket (unclipped), 239 pages.

CONDITION
Overall acceptable condition - see photos. Hardcover book itself in very good condition considering age. Dustjacket badly torn at rear, not noticeable from the front. No names or writing.

Under the Sea-Wind describes the behaviour of organisms that live both on and in the sea on the Atlantic coast. It consists of three parts, each following a different organism that interacts with the sea, and viewing it from a personified organism's perspective. The first section, Edge of the Sea, follows a female sanderling Carson names Silverbar. The second section, The Gull's Way,  follows a mackerel named Scomber, and the third section, River and Sea follows Anguilla, an eel. The narrative follows these creature's migration habits over the span of a year.

(Bindery shelves B1)