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CONFESSIONS OF A BARBARIAN : Selections from the Journals of Edward Abbey 1951-1989
by Abbey, Edward; (David Peterson, Editor)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0316004154
- ISBN 13
- 9780316004152
- Seller
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Co, 1994. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Edward Abbey (Author-Illustrator). Text/BRAND NEW. Bi-color boards/Fine. DJ/NF w/faint creasing to lower front edge by spine. PO name to rear endpaper. Trace soiling to text edges. Post-humous anthology of extracts from personal journals of park ranger, novelist, writer, naturalist and social critic Edward Paul Abbey (1927 - 1989) began keeping since 1946. The public knows Abbey through his writings, notably Desert Solitaire and novel The Monkey Wrench Gang. A good friend of Abbey, editor David Peterson has minimized his own presence to allow this volume to be "pure Abby". With few exceptions, line drawings included were directly produced from the journal notebooks.
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- 100 POCKETS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009786
- Title
- CONFESSIONS OF A BARBARIAN : Selections from the Journals of Edward Abbey 1951-1989
- Author
- Abbey, Edward; (David Peterson, Editor)
- Illustrator
- Edward Abbey (Author-Illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0316004154
- ISBN 13
- 9780316004152
- Publisher
- Little Brown & Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- Anthology/Journal/Diary
- Bookseller catalogs
- Journal/Diary/Letters;
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