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New York: Hart & Von Arx. Good. 1888. Softcover. Tan wrappers, staple bound. Pamphlet was at one time folded in half. Wrappers have light soiling, moderate toning and minor chipping to edges. Text block has light soiling. This pamphlet considers Utah's state constitution regarding Mormons and polygamy, and includes a brief synopsis of the State Constitution. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 11 pp .

New York: O'Hare Books. Good. 1963. First Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. Limited to 500 copies, this is number 122 of Songs and Ballads, translated by Aaron Kramer in 1963. White textured cardstock cover has blue type for title and author. Stapled wrap is lightly toned around the edges, rubbed by shelfwear and has a couple of minor soil markings on the back cover. Interior pages are clean with sharp corners. There is a personal inscription on the inside front cover by translator Aaron Kramer dated 1963. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 32 pp; Signed by Author .

Garden City, NY: Nelson Doubleday, Inc.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1963. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Compilation of three complete books and two excerpts. Gray boards quarter bound with red cloth. Gilt lettering over black on spine. Minor rubbing to edges; mild soiling. Teal illustrated dust jacket with red and white lettering on cover and spine. Jacket is wrapped in mylar and is not clipped. Chipping to edges, mostly to head of spine; wear along folds; moderate toning to spine and edges. Front hinge is partially cracked, but binding is still tight. Interior is clean except for light foxing to endpapers. Text block has a red top stain and a deckle fore-edge. Includes occasional black-and-white photos and illustrations. This Best-in-Books volume contains an unabridged version of Edward Abbey's novel "Fire on the Mountain," which tells the story of a man who defies the U. S. Government when his land in New Mexico is condemned to make room for the White Sand Missile… Read More

Salt Lake City/santa Barbara: Dream Garden Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket in mylar & fine condition. Orange cloth with title in black on backstrip & in fine condition. Tight binding, clean interior. Signed by Kirk Douglas: 325 of 500 limited copies. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 7" - 9" tall; 294 pp; Signed by Actor .

Taiwan: Commonwealth Publishing Co.. New. 1999. Paperback. 9576216354 . Chinese paperback edition of The Journey Home, originally published in 1977. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 270 pp .

New York: E. P. Dutton, Inc.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. Inscribed by the author with 3 handwritten postcards and 1 letter written by Ed Abbey to Ernie and Nanette Von Bulow of Southwestern Books, Gallup, New Mexico. Postcards and letter are dated 1982, '84 and '86. White cloth over black boards with bright maroon imprint on the spine. Fine condition. Slumgullion Stew contains selections from old favorites, considered by Abbey, "as the best and the most representative of my writing-so far". Included are writings from books such as the Journey Home, Abbey's Road, Down the River, and Jonathan Troy. The postcards are truly great items for the Ed Abbey collector. One postcard written to Ernie reads: "E. P. Dutton is going to remainder my SLUMGULLION STEW (the bastards!), both hardcover & soft…I'm buying 100 copies of the hard for probable donation to Earth First…" An excellent association copy. ;… Read More

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Black and tan paper boards with red and gilt lettering on spine; pictorial dust jacket in mylar jacket. Dust jacket is very bright but has light chipping along edges and minor dampstaining on front flap; boards have moderate wear along all edges and moderate soiling; minor dampstaining along fore edge; text block is clean. "In the Brave Cowboy, Edward Abbey has used the hero and the trappings of his environment to present a latter-day allegory, which places his book foursquare in the ranks of the more original works by young writers today" (dust jacket). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 277 pp .

Philadelphia And New York: J. B. Lippincott Company. Good in Poor dust jacket. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 0397010842 . Stated first edition. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, dated 11/4/88 in St. Paul. Black paper boards quarter bound with red cloth. Silver lettering on spine and monkey wrench stamped in silver on cover. Moderate soiling and staining; spine is slightly slanted; minor rubbing to edges. White illustrated dust jacket with black lettering on cover and spine. Jacket is wrapped in mylar and is in poor condition. Front flap is missing; significant chipping and creasing to edges; extensive tearing along folds with back flap mostly separated and 3.5 inch tear to front joint; some toning and soiling. Binding is tight. Interior has occasional marginalia in pen. Map design on endpapers. Edward Abbey's classic ecological thriller follows a group of "eco-raiders" with a healthy distrust of technology and a hatred for greedy corporations that threaten to… Read More

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth covered boards with white and tan lettering on spine; pictorial dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by Abbey on front endpaper: "Best Regards from Ed Abbey North Rim, Arizona '69". Previous owner, R. P. Dickey (1932-2002), was a poet. His name on front endpaper. Dust jacket has very light wear. Boards have light soiling and wear; fore edge has minor coffee stains. A nice copy. Desert Solitaire is becoming harder to find since the books 50th anniversary in 2018. One of Abbey's classic works; his observations and love for the desert while working as a seasonal park ranger at Arches National Park, near the beautiful southern community of Moab, Utah.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 269 pp .

Santa Fe, NM: Rydal Press. Fine. 1989. Limited Edition. Hardcover. A slipcased edition of 250 copies, this number 57. Brown paper with green cloth spine and title label. Frontispiece portrait of the author. Book is clean and free of marks; slipcase has light wear and has minor impact mark. Abbey died before the publication in 1989. As Abbey explains that the notes, a collection of aphorisms, come from his actual journals, possibly "germinal essays." ; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall; 97 pp .

New York, NY: Dial Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1962. First Edition. Cloth. "Fire on the Mountain is a novel about a man who decides to defy the whole United States government." Signed by Abbey on first free endpaper, very likely later signature than 11/1/62 date. Previous owner's gift inscription on same page, otherwise interior free of markings. Red on yellow boards with black imprint are slightly rubbed at corners with a few bumped, bottom edge of spine is significantly bumped. Mylar-wrapped dust jacket is creased on interior flap with price but has not been clipped. Rubbing along edges and corners, few chips and tears which have been repaired with tape. Some foxing around edges of tape.; Book; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author(s) .

New York: Dodd Mead. Good with no dust jacket. 1956. Hardcover. Black spine over tan boards with gold/red imprint on spine, lightly faded. Boards are lightly soiled. Corners, edges and head and foot of spine bumped and rubbed. Ex-lib with fewer than normal markings. No markings on title page; stamps on endpapers, half title page, inside back board and remnants of card envelope on last free endpaper. Interior is clean with no markings noted. Edges lightly browned. Abbey's classic 'western' novel turned into movie, "Lonely Are the Brave".; Book; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

New York: E. P. Dutton. Very Good in Fine dust jacket. 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Dust jacket in mylar, price-clipped, otherwise in very fine condition. Boards lightly sunned and rubbed along edges. Some light soiling to bottom of back board. Tight binding, clean interior. Abbey's take on a post-apocalyptic west. ; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall; 242 pp .

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. Good in Good dust jacket. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Black boards with yellow lettering on spine and Abbey's own 5-legged whirling log motif; pictorial dust jacket with mylar covering. Dust jacket has moderate chipping and light soiling, and 3" tear on the rear flap. Boards have light chipping at head and foot of spine, and light soiling. Previous owner's bookplate on half title page. Abbey's first novel follows our hero through romance and life and shows roots of Abbey's anarchist thinking so prevalent in his later novels. Abbey was ashamed of this novel and never allowed it to be reprinted. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 374 pp .

Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico. Good. 1951. Hardcover. Mirage 1951: University of New Mexico Yearbook. Embossed silver boards with red accents are rubbed at edges and head/foot of spine, slightly shaken but binding is tight. One tear at head of spine. Interior is clean, no signatures or writing. Abbey's photo appears three times as editor of the Thunderbird, the literary journal of the University of New Mexico. The March 1951 issue of The Thunderbird resulted in its suspension after Abbey published a piece on anarchy and attributed a Diderot quote, "Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest," to Louisa May Alcott.; Book; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall .

Abies. New. 1994. Softcover. A Slovak language paperback edition of the classic Edwrd Abbey novel. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 346 pp .

Moab, UT: Back of Beyond Books. New. 794504557930 . Content includes 4 audio CD's. "Edward Abbey's writings are well known by a wide and loyal following. Freedom & Wilderness offers a remarkable and unique opportunity to listen to Abbey reading his own works. The ten selections, taken from his books Desert Solitaire, The Journey Home, Abbey's Road, and Down the River, are at times humorous, at times serious, yet always reflective accounts of the deserts and canyon country he loved. Abbey's voice clearly conveys the passionately felt message of his prose." .

Layton, Utah, U.S.A.: Gibbs Smith. Very Good. 1987. First Thus. Custom Hard Cover. 0879052694 . Custom re-bind of paperback edition in dark red boards with gold gilt, little to no wear. Original wraps are lightly worn at edges and corners. Interior clean. Rare Philip Hyde signature on title page.; Book; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Signed by Photographer .

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Black boards with yellow lettering on spine; pictorial dust jacket with mylar covering. Dust jacket is bright and has minor chipping at head of spine and a 1/4" x 1/2" hole on rear panel; boards have light wear to edges; text block is clean. Abbey's first novel follows our hero through romance and life. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 374 pp .

Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott and Co.. Good in Good dust jacket. 1975. First Edition. Quarter Cloth. First edition of Edward Abbey's "Monkey Wrench Gang." Red cloth over black boards with small silver monkey wrench on front board. Mylar-wrapped dust jacket. Boards have light wear and sunning at head and foot of spine; edges of text block have light toning and foxing. Dust jacket has moderate soiling and a 1” piece is missing from the bottom edge; dust jacket is not price clipped. Previous owner inscription on front endpaper. Overall good condition in good dust jacket. Abbey's classic 1975 ecological thriller which spawned the Earth First Movement. Our store name, Back of Beyond, was lifted from this novel. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 352 pp .