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Desert Rock: Rock Climbs in the National Parks
by Bjornstad, Eric
- Used
- paperback
- Signed
- First
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0934641927
- ISBN 13
- 9780934641920
- Seller
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Moab, Utah
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About This Item
Evergreen, CO: Chockstone Press, Inc.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Softcover. 0934641927 . Sandstone red wrappers with photo of Monster Tower and Washer Woman Arch on front. Fading to spine. Interior clean. Tight binding. Signed and inscribed by Bjornstad to previous owner on title page. Eric Bjornstad was a pioneer of climbing in the American southwest putting up many routes which remain classics. He wrote four outstanding guidebooks, all but one of which is now officially out of print and the fourth is hard to obtain. Climbers seem to hold on to their inscribed copies and are not often seen on the market. ; Book; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- Back of Beyond Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023563
- Title
- Desert Rock: Rock Climbs in the National Parks
- Author
- Bjornstad, Eric
- Format/binding
- Softcover
- Book condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0934641927
- ISBN 13
- 9780934641920
- Publisher
- Chockstone Press, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Evergreen, CO
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- 0934641927, Climbing, Eric Bjornstad, Climbing, Signed, Moab, Utah
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About Back of Beyond Books
Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.
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