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Desert Quartet: An Erotic Landscape
by Terry Tempest Williams
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0679439994
- ISBN 13
- 9780679439998
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Random House: Pantheon Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover with DJ.. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS. First Edition (1995) ; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Very Good+ to Near Fine DJ: The Book shows the front board slightly bowed; the mildest little bump to the bottom edge of the rear panel; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a minor, unobtrusive imperfection. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to "As New". The DJ shows a lightly rubbed area to the top of the front panel near the 'hinge'; else only the mildest rubbing to the panels; the price is intact. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Oblong 16mo. (6.25 x 6.25 x 0.5 inches) . Beautifully illuminated with drawings and paintings by noted artist Mary Frank. Language: English. Weight: 8.5 ounces. Hardback with DJ. Terry Tempest Williams (born 8 September 1955) , is an American writer, educator, conservationist, and activist. Williams' writing is rooted in the American West and has been significantly influenced by the arid landscape of Utah. Her work focuses on social and environmental justice issues ranging from ecology and the protection of public lands and wildness, to women's health, to exploring our relationship to culture and nature. She writes in the genre of creative nonfiction and the lyrical essay. This might best be described as "eco-erotica". Simple, tasteful line drawings of nudes by Mary Frank accompanied by texts by Terry Tempest Williams which celebrate the four elements (Earth, Air, Fire and Water). All written from the perspective of the canyon country of Utah. A visceral, haunting, beautiful stream of consciousness aria. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 62 pages. pages .
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- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 57593
- Title
- Desert Quartet: An Erotic Landscape
- Author
- Terry Tempest Williams
- Illustrator
- Mary Frank
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with DJ.
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0679439994
- ISBN 13
- 9780679439998
- Publisher
- Random House: Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- Bioregion: Deserts, Nature, Bioregion: Mountains, Deep Ecology, Exploring Nature And Wildlife, Landscape, Nature Writing, Natural History: Penguins, Nature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nature;
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