Man And Environment

Man and Environment (1974) by Robert Arvill – A Pelican Original, Sold by Crappy Old Books

Long before climate change was front-page news and reusable tote bags became fashion statements, Robert Arvill was sounding the alarm with Man and Environment. First published in 1974 as part of the iconic Pelican Original series, this quietly urgent book explores humanity’s uneasy relationship with the natural world—from the smog-choked cities to the vanishing wilderness.

With clear-eyed analysis and a measured sense of doom, Arvill charts the toll of industrial progress on land, air, and water while offering glimmers of hope through conservation, planning, and plain common sense. It’s a snapshot of a world just waking up to its ecological responsibilities, written in the brisk, no-nonsense style that only a ’70s paperback can deliver.

Condition: Yellowing pages, a spine that’s done its fair share of bending, and the faint smell of damp optimism—but still holding together like the biosphere (for now).

Crappy Old Books: Recycling neglected paperbacks into cult classics—one musty eco-manifesto at a time.

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