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Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness
by ABBEY, Edward
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Minor rounding to corners of cloth boards; near fine. In near fine illustrated jacket. A pleasing copy. Housed in custom quarter
- Seller
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East Hampton, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1968. Minor rounding to corners of cloth boards; near fine. In near fine illustrated jacket. A pleasing copy. Housed in custom quarter-leather slipcase with cloth pull-tab chemise.. First Edition. Octavo. Written after Abbey's journals from his time as a seasonal ranger at Arches National Park. Illustrated by drawings from Peter Parnell.
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
- Harper's Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29627
- Title
- Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness
- Author
- ABBEY, Edward
- Book Condition
- Minor rounding to corners of cloth boards; near fine. In near fine illustrated jacket. A pleasing copy. Housed in custom quarter
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- New York: McGraw-Hill
- Date Published
- 1968
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Harper's Books, Inc.
Biblio member since 2009
East Hampton, New York
About Harper's Books, Inc.
Harper's Books, founded in 1997, is a bookshop and photography gallery located in East Hampton, New York. We are one of the world's leading dealers in photographic literature, with particular emphasis placed on association copies and landmark books presented in exceptional condition. In addition to our book business, we maintain a gallery space where photographs are exhibited in concert with books. Harper's Books is a member of the ABAA, and the only American rare book dealer chosen to exhibit yearly at Paris Photo.
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