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WOLF WILLOW : A History, A Story, and A Memory of the Last Plains Frontier
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WOLF WILLOW : A History, A Story, and A Memory of the Last Plains Frontier

by Wallace Stegner

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First Edition, 7th Printing
Published
1990
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Soft cover
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9780140134391
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New York, NY: Penguin, 1990. First Edition, 7th Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/trace edge rubs. First published 1962; this is a 1990 paperback reissue. The eloquent sub-title describes well this unique anthology of 17 essays, many first published elsewhere. Prize winning historian, novelist and environmentalist Wallace Earl… Read more about this item
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THE JOURNEY HOME : Some Words in Defense of the American West
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THE JOURNEY HOME : Some Words in Defense of the American West

by Abbey, Edward

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First Edition, 9th Printing
Published
1977
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Soft cover
ISBN
9780525037002
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New York, New York,: E.P. Dutton, 1977. First Edition, 9th Printing . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Jim Stiles (Illustrator). Text/Bright, clean As New w/folded corner to pg 55. Softcover/VG; strong w/edge rubs & creasings to spine; back cover carries an expressive self-portrait by Abbey. 23 essays from environmental activist & forthright social critic Edward Paul… Read more about this item
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THE GREAT TAOS BANK ROBBERY and OTHER TRUE STORIES OF THE SOUTHWEST
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THE GREAT TAOS BANK ROBBERY and OTHER TRUE STORIES OF THE SOUTHWEST

by Tony Hillerman

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First Edition, First Printing
Published
2001
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Paperback
ISBN
9780060937126
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New York, NY: Perennial/Harper & Row, 2001. First Edition, First Printing . Paperback. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Softcover/NF w/trace selfwear. Anthology of true stories. First published 19973; this is a 2001 paperback reprint . Life in New Mexico and the American Southest. Revealing and fun, from Professor Emeritus of journalism at the Univ. of… Read more about this item
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RED : Passion and Patience in the Desert
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RED : Passion and Patience in the Desert

by Williams, Terry Tempest

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First Edition, First Printing
Published
2001
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780375420771
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New York, NY: Pantheon Books, 2001. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEW/New. BRAND NEW & Collectible. First Edition, First Printing. Collection of essays and stories, some first published elsewhere, connecting with red-rocks of the American Southwestern landscape surrounding writer, conservationist, and lifelong desert dweller Terry Tempest Williams (1955 - ) of Utah. A desert world… Read more about this item
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ARIZONA HIGHWAYS : November 1954, Volume XXX (30), No 11
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ARIZONA HIGHWAYS : November 1954, Volume XXX (30), No 11

by Carlson, Raymond (Editor)

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Volume XXX (30), No 11, November 1954
Published
1954
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Soft Cover/Magazine
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Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Highway Department, 1954. Volume XXX (30), No 11, November 1954 . Soft Cover/Magazine. New/None as Issued. Vintage. BRAND NEW Copy, showing trace margin discoloration. Stapled softcover/NF; w/light edge rubs. COVER ART: "State Tree", the Blue Palo Verde, photo by Esther Henderson. This November 1954 36 page issue features: 1, Palo Verde, state tree of Arizona;… Read more about this item
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LETTERS OF A WOMAN HOMESTEADER
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LETTERS OF A WOMAN HOMESTEADER

by Stewart, Elinore Pruitt; (Gretel Ehrlich, Foreword)

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First Edition, 6th Printing
Published
1982
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Soft cover
ISBN
9780395321379
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Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1982. First Edition, 6th Printing . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. N.C. Wyeth (Illustrator). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated softcover/Good; sound w/edge wear & loss to upper front corner, and moisture discoloration to front cover verso. First published 1914; this is a reprint of 1982. (also by Houghton Mifflin); this is a… Read more about this item
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TEACHING A STONE TO TALK : Expeditions and Encounters
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TEACHING A STONE TO TALK : Expeditions and Encounters

by Annie Dillard

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First Edition, 7th Reprint
Published
1983
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Soft cover
ISBN
9780060910723
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New York, NY: Harpercollins Publisher, 1983. First Edition, 7th Reprint . Soft cover. Good/None as Issued. Text/NEW, with margin discoloration. Softcover/VG w/edge & corner tip wear. Humidity (?) stains discoloration to front & rear covers verso. Anthology. Narrative & travelogues by Annie Dillard (1945 - ). Wesleyan Univ, Middletown, CT professor of English, and, 1975 Pulitzer Prize winner… Read more about this item
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VIEWS FROM A FRENCH FARMHOUSE
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VIEWS FROM A FRENCH FARMHOUSE

by Carey More (Photographer); Julian More (Text)

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First Edition, First Printing
Published
1985
Binding
Hardback
ISBN
9780030050077
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New York, NY: Henry Holt & Co, 1985. First Edition, First Printing . Hardback. NEW - COLLECTIBLE/Fine. Carey More (Photographer). BRAND NEW Copy & Collectible. First Edition, First Printing. Gray linen boards w/gilt spine lettering/Fine. DJ/Fine. Photo portrait & narrative essay of rural life in Provence, France in the late 1970s. Poetic work of father and daughter ---… Read more about this item
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THE GIFT OF TRAVEL : The Best of Travelers' Tales
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THE GIFT OF TRAVEL : The Best of Travelers' Tales

by Habeggar, Larry; O'Reilly, James; & O'Reilly, Sean (Editors)

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First Edition, 2nd Printing
Published
1998
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Soft cover
ISBN
9781885211255
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San Francisco, CA: Travelers' Tales Inc, 1998. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy. 50th Anniversary Edition celebrating Travelers' Tales Guides. Anthology of 31 travel narratives selected from the editors' award-winning books. Narratives in 5 parts: Part I, Essence; II, Some Things to Do; III, Going Your Own Way; IV, In the… Read more about this item
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THE ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN JOURNAL : Volume 7, No. 1. : Spring/Summer 1998
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THE ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN JOURNAL : Volume 7, No. 1. : Spring/Summer 1998

by Eileen Tabios; Hun Ohm (Editors)

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First Edition, First Thus
Published
1998
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Soft cover
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New York, NY: Asian American Writers Workshop, 1998. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Softcover/NF w/fading to spine. APA, bi-annual journal of prose, poetry and art from Asian American artists as well as non-Asian writers of significant works. 198 pgs. In this volume is "Gold Mountain Lullaby" by… Read more about this item
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OF CATS AND MEN

by Frances E. Clarke (Compiler)

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First Edition, 2nd Printing, 1958
Published
1957
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Hardcover
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New York, NY: Macmillan, 1957. First Edition, 2nd Printing, 1958 . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Bi-color boards/Fine w/trace corner rubs. DJ/G; sound; white w/discoloration. A literary anthology. Cats, those enigmatic domesticated (?!) felines, presented in a wide range of essays, stories and verse. 250 pgs, archival illustrations & sketches from Steinlen's… Read more about this item
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ON DOCTORING : Stories, Poems, Essays (Revised & Expanded Edition
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ON DOCTORING : Stories, Poems, Essays (Revised & Expanded Edition

by Reynolds, Richard; Stone, John (Editors)

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Revised & Enlarged Edition, 7th Printing
Published
1995
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780684802558
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New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1995. Revised & Enlarged Edition, 7th Printing . Hardcover. New/Very Good. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Bi-color boards/Fine. DJ/VG; sound & intact w/closed tear to front of upper spine. Anthology of stories, poems and essays, some written by doctors and patients, and some not. Editors Richard Reynolds (1929 -) and John Stone (1936-2008)… Read more about this item
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PERSPECTIVES ON MUSIC
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PERSPECTIVES ON MUSIC

by Ostransky, Leroy (Author-Editor)

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Published
1963
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Hardcover
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Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1963. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Text/NEAR NEW w/underling to Contents. Red linen boards/NF w/trace edge rubs. DJ/None. Light brown spotting (acidic paper reaction) to text blocks. Introduction to music literature. Anthology. Textbook. Prepared for a 2-semester college course. Composer, music educator and author Leroy Ostransky (1918 - 1993) is… Read more about this item
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WRITING IN A STATE OF SIEGE : Essays on Politics and Literature
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WRITING IN A STATE OF SIEGE : Essays on Politics and Literature

by Andre Philippus Brink

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First Edition, First Printing
Published
1983
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780671477516
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New York, NY: Summit Books/Simon & Schuster, 1983. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. New/Very Good. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Blue, bi-color boards w/gilt spine lettering/Fine. DJ/VG w/light edge wear & closed tears to lower front edge. Civil responsibilities & literature. 256 pgs. Anthology of 16 essays from South African novelist, playwright and professor of English André Philippus… Read more about this item
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A CONSCIOUS STILLNESS : 2 Naturalists on Thoreau's River

A CONSCIOUS STILLNESS : 2 Naturalists on Thoreau's River

by Zwinger, Ann H.; & Willard, Beatrice E.

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First Edition, First Printing
Published
1982
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780060150020
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New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1982. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Ann Zwinger (Author-Illustrator-Maps); Edwing Way Teale (Photographer). Stated First Edtion. Text/BRAND NEW. Pale blue linen boards/Fine. DJ/NF; price-clipped w/trace edge wear. Map to endpapers. Travelogue of two outstanding naturalist down two historic rivers of Thoreau country --- the Sudbury and Assabet Rivers,… Read more about this item
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ARIZONA HIGHWAYS : May 1954, Volume XXX (30), No 5
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ARIZONA HIGHWAYS : May 1954, Volume XXX (30), No 5

by Raymond Carlson (Editor)

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Volume XXX (30), No 5, May 1954
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1954
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Soft Cover/Magazine
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Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Highway Department, 1954. Volume XXX (30), No 5, May 1954 . Soft Cover/Magazine. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/NEW, showing trace margin discoloration. Stapled softcover/Fine. COVER ART: "Action in the Bullring in Nogales, Sonora", Ray Manley. May 1954 issued during the Governorship of Howard Pyle. 40 pgs, 5 essays: 1, Powerboats on the Colorado (Allan C.… Read more about this item
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THE BEST TRAVEL WRITING 2005 : True Stories From Around The World
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THE BEST TRAVEL WRITING 2005 : True Stories From Around The World

by O'Reilly, James; Habegger, Larry; O'Reilly, Sean (Editors)

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First Edition, First Printing
Published
2005
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Soft cover
ISBN
9781932361162
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San Francisco, CA: Travelers' Tales, 2005. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW & COLLECTIBLE. 2005 annual anthology of awarding winning travel narratives. First-person travel accounts --- perspectives from sociology, economics, anthropology, history, geography, politics, biology, and cultural studies not excluding criminology. The first narrative is Deborah Fryer's acccount of re-setting an alarm… Read more about this item
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EINE MAUER UM UNS BAUE... [Build a Wall Around Us]

by Wiechert, Ernst

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Reprint
Published
1948
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Hard Cover/Stitched
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Zurich, Switzerland: Verlag De Arche, 1948. Reprint . Hard Cover/Stitched. Good/No Jacket. HARDCOVER. Text/Near New w/faint creasings to upper corner of first & second title pages. Boards/Good; strong & sound w/edge rubs to spine and showing discoloration/soiling. Gift inscription to fEP. First published 1937. A poem, probably in reference to the Thirty Year War, of a way to… Read more about this item
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NOTES" FROM THE COLORADO ROCKIES : Living in a Small Town Today and Yesterday (LARGE PRINT EDITION)

by Cass, Annie

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Large Print Edition, First Thus
Published
1996
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Soft cover
ISBN
9780964913707
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Sierra Vista, AZ: Oldham Publishing, 1996. Large Print Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW COPY. Daily, or more precisely, weekly life, then-and-now, in a small town near Denver in the Colorado Rockies. Portrait of America West. Town name omitted, but clues abound. Employing the format of a column in a weekly paper, Annie… Read more about this item
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THE SOUTHWEST REVIEW READER

THE SOUTHWEST REVIEW READER

by Hartley, Margaret L. (Editor); (Allen Maxwell, Foreword)

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First Edition, First Thus
Published
1974
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780870741470
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Dallas, TX: SMU Press, 1974. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Text/BRAND NEW. Gold linen boards/Fine. DJ/NF; price-clipped; under mylar. PO label to front cover verso. 50th Anniversary Edition of the literary quarterly, Southwest Review, based on the Southern Methodist Univ, Dallas, Texas campus. Accordingly, the essays, stories and poems were selected from issues published… Read more about this item
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