{"product_id":"silent-spring-rachel-carson-folio-society-2000-first-print","title":"Silent Spring","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRachel Carson, Silent Spring.\u003c\/strong\u003e London: The Folio Society, 2000. First printing. Introduction by Peter Matthiessen, illustrations by Jonathan Hitchen. 228 × 147 × 28 mm. Pp. [1–9] 10–317 [318–320]: [7] leaves of colour plates (facing pp. [3], 64, 81, 128, 145, 224 and 241). Type: Sabon with Helvetica for display. Printed by the Saint Edmundsbury Press. Bound by Hunter and Foulis in full white plasticised paper with a design in colour by Hitchen; dark green endleaves. Dark green slip case. The ‘paintings’ for the plates were created with a combination of photography, computerised image-manipulation and conventional graphic media.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eVery good copy, with binding square and firm, and pages clean and uninscribed, with only a small amount of wear to spine tips. In like slipcase that is a little scuffed and marked, but structurally sound.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow recognised as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, Silent Spring exposed the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides. Despite condemnation in the press and heavy-handed attempts by the chemical industry to ban the book, Rachel Carson succeeded in creating a new public awareness of the environment which led to changes in government and inspired the ecological movement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54402324922707,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/Silent-Spring-RACHEL-CARSON-Illustrated-FOLIO-SOCIETY-Edition-2000-FIRST-PRINT_1.webp?v=1784984850","url":"https:\/\/sanchosrarebooks.co.uk\/products\/silent-spring-rachel-carson-folio-society-2000-first-print","provider":"Sancho's Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}