The Years of the Forest by Helen Hoover, ©1973, Alfred A. Knopf, N.Y. Marked first edition. Illustrated with pen and ink drawings by Adrian Hoover. A wilderness adventure book, "filled with practical details about making do, building and rebuilding, gardening for fun and for food, even advice about getting away from getting-away-from-it-all." Nature living and a practical approach to life in the wilderness. Cloth cover with a black imprint of a deer, dust jacket as shown with small tears on cover. Inside pages are bright, clean, unmarked. Spine is solid.