New York: Henry Holt and Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0805024972 . Stated first edition with full number line on the copyright page. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page, dated Sept. 1994. Pink paper quarter bound with light gray cloth. Gilt lettering on spine. Slight rubbing and fading to edges; mild soiling. Pictorial dust jacket with blue lettering on spine. Jacket is wrapped in mylar and price clipped. Minor wear and creasing to edges; mild soiling and staining; small strip of slight fading along top edge of cover and front flap. Tight binding and clean interior. Gift inscription to previous owner in pen on front pastedown. Includes occasional black-and-white rock art illustrations and a river map. Ellen Meloy (1946-2004) was an award-winning nature writer from the desert Southwest. This book chronicles a back-country ranger season on the Green River in Utah’s canyon country. Author Terry Tempest Williams praised the book, writing, “‘Raven’s Exile’ is an exuberant, smart, irreverent, and loving account of one woman bearing witness in Desolation Canyon. ”; B&W Illustrations and Map; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 256 pp; Signed by Author .

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Bookseller: Back of Beyond Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 024993
Title: Raven's Exile: a Season on the Green River
Author: Meloy, Ellen
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
ISBN 10: 0805024972
ISBN 13: 9780805024975
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1994
Keywords: 0805024972, Natural History, Green River, Desolation Canyon

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Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.

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