DESERT SOLITAIRE: A SEASON IN THE WILDERNESS
by ABBEY, EDWARD
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- NEAR FINE IN VERY GOOD+ D.J.
- Seller
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BURLINGTON, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
NEW YORK NY: MCGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY. NEAR FINE IN VERY GOOD+ D.J.. PUB 1968. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. DRAWINGS BY PETER PARNALL . BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT EXCEPT THE REAR ENDPAPER IS DARKENED DUE TO LAID IN NEWSPAPER ARTICLE. D.J. IS ABOUT FINE WITH A TOUCH OF WEAR AT CORNERS AND SPINE-ENDS, A FEW SHORT EDGE TEARS AT THE BOTTOM EDGE WITH A TINY CHIP AT THE BOTTOM OF ONE, VERY SLIGHT SUNNING TO THE WHITE TITLES OF THE SPINE PANEL, AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. .
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
- JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- COLLECTI011996I
- Title
- DESERT SOLITAIRE: A SEASON IN THE WILDERNESS
- Author
- ABBEY, EDWARD
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - NEAR FINE IN VERY GOOD+ D.J.
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Publisher
- MCGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY
- Place of Publication
- NEW YORK NY
- Date Published
- PUB 1968
- Keywords
- ECOLOGY/NATURE, ENVIRONMENTAL, WILDERNESS
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JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS
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