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Desert Solitaire: Facsimile Edition of First Manuscript Draft
by Abbey, Edward
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Moab, Utah: Back of Beyond Books, 2018. Facsimile edition. New. 262pp. Small folio [31cm]. Unbound sheets with printing on recto. Printed on 80# Smooth Text Pacesetter Opaque Digital paper by AMP Printing + Graphics. Housed in a custom brown cloth clamshell box with title stamped in white on spine, and blind stamped design on front. Includes a brown satin-ribbon page marker. Clamshell box was designed by David Jenny Design and completed by Roswell Bookbinding. "Desert Solitaire - Revisited" by Doug Peacock is laid in. Here's Ed Abbey's masterpiece, published exactly as he wrote it, before the editors and publishers got it. Penned on his old manual typewriter are Ed's thoughts and words. This has never before been available. This volume provides a rare glimpse into the man behind one of the most beloved environmentalist classics of all time. "Desert Solitaire" takes its place alongside Aldo Leopold's "Sand County Almanac," Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring," Margery Stoneman Douglas's "The Everglades: River of Grass" and Henry Beaton's "The Outermost House."
Only 50 copies made, get it while you can.
Only 50 copies made, get it while you can.
Synopsis
Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness is a literary nonfiction work by Edward Abbey (1927–89), published originally in 1968. His fourth book and his first book length non-fiction work, it followed three fictional books, Jonathan Troy, The Brave Cowboy, and Fire on the Mountain. It was his biggest success to date and brought him critical acclaim and popularity as a nature writer.
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On Jan 9 2018, a reader said:
A great tale of the intrigue of the desert mixed with philosophical meanderings of great interest to me.
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- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54823
- Title
- Desert Solitaire: Facsimile Edition of First Manuscript Draft
- Author
- Abbey, Edward
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- Facsimile edition
- Publisher
- Back of Beyond Books
- Place of Publication
- Moab, Utah
- Date Published
- 2018
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- PASADENA2019 & OAKLAND2019; Albuquerque 2019; SANFRANCISCOMAP2019
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About the Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Ken Sanders Rare Books is a full service antiquarian bookshop in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. We carry an ever-changing inventory of art, ephemera, maps, photography, and postcards in addition to a vast selection of used and rare books along with a few new books. We actively purchase and appraise books in all fields.
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