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Desert Solitaire
by Abbey, Edward
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Salt Lake City: Peregrine Smith, 1981. First Edition Thus. 269pp. Octavo [22 cm] Light orange boards with the title stamped in black on the front board and backstrip. Near fine/Near fine. Inscribed by Abbey on the front free endsheet: "for Jeanine - Edward Abbey - Boulder '82." This edition contains illustrations by Abbey, that only appear in the Peregrine Smith printing. Black and white images by Gibbs Smith. Abbey spent two consecutive summers in Arches National Monument (now National Park) as a seasonal ranger and came back later for a third summer. He kept journals of his summers in Arches and used those as well as journals and notes from other experiences in the canyon country to write this celebrated work. Ford 190b.
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.
Reviews
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Tschanz Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8231
- Title
- Desert Solitaire
- Author
- Abbey, Edward
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Peregrine Smith
- Place of Publication
- Salt Lake City
- Date Published
- 1981
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Tschanz Rare Books
Biblio member since 2019
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Tschanz Rare Books
We actively buy and sell books, photographs, ephemera, maps, and objects in our specialties: Utah and the Mormons, Interior West, Western National Parks, Western Indians, Railroads and Western Americana generally.
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