Cape Cod and the offshore islands, de Teller, Walter Magnes - 1970-01-01

Prentice-Hall, 1970-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Acceptable. Prentice Hall [Published date: 1970]. Hard cover, 256 pp. Second printing, August 1970. Very good in acceptable+ dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards with blind-stamped gulls and ocean pattern on the front and gold lettering on the spine. Light bumping and fading along edges of covers. Light overall scuffing to covers as well. Binding tight. Pages lightly aged but otherwise clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has several small chips and tears and light creasing along the edges. Water staining to bottom back edge. Insect damage to paper over spine of jacket as well. Moderate overall scuffing and light soiling to jacket as well. NOT price clipped ($8.95). Now in an archival quality Brodart cover. Black and white photographs by Josephine Von Miklos throughout. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. From front [jacket flap] The outermost of America's outer shores, Cape Cod has traditionally been New England's special lure, attracting not only the curious city dweller, the wealthy and the leisured, but the artist, the writer, the naturalist, the drifter and the beachcomber. Its two offshore islands, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, remain among the last outposts of rich New England traditions, art, and culture. In this intimate volume, Walter Teller explores the lore and legend of the Cape and the islands. Here are dramatic, colorful descriptions of the life cycles of the animals and plants——the lobster, the whale, the oyster, the cranberry bush on which the Cape's economy is based. Here, too, are evocative and touching portraits of some of the unique individuals this region has produced——Nancy Luce, who wrote remarkable poetry on the death of her pet chickens; Captain Slocum, who sailed alone around the world, then made his living by telling the story of his travels and many others. In rhythmic prose, Mr. Teller guides the reader on a round-the-year walking tour, emphasizing the raw beauty of October gales, the slow triumph of spring, the seasonal bloom of tourist traps and the blights of pollution and modern housing. Beautifully illustrated with photographs by Josephine Von Miklos, this charming book gives an off-beat, offseason view encompassing the history, the personalities, the wonders of flora and fauna, the romance, the mystery, and the indefinable magic which have made Cape Cod and its offshore islands America's favorite haunts for whaler and wanderer alike.