Desert Solitaire: Facsimile Edition of First Manuscript Draft

Abbey, Edward

Published by Back of Beyond Books, Moab, Utah, 2018

About this Item

262pp. Small folio [31cm]. Unbound sheets with printing on recto. Printed on 80# Smooth Text Pacesetter Opaque Digital paper by AMP Printing + Graphics. Housed in a custom brown cloth clamshell box with title stamped in white on spine, and blind stamped design on front. Includes a brown satin-ribbon page marker. Clamshell box was designed by David Jenny Design and completed by Roswell Bookbinding. "Desert Solitaire - Revisited" by Doug Peacock is laid in. Here s Ed Abbey s masterpiece, published exactly as he wrote it, before the editors and publishers got it. Penned on his old manual typewriter are Ed s thoughts and words. This has never before been available. This volume provides a rare glimpse into the man behind one of the most beloved environmentalist classics of all time. "Desert Solitaire" takes its place alongside Aldo Leopold s "Sand County Almanac," Rachel Carson s "Silent Spring," Margery Stoneman Douglas s "The Everglades: River of Grass" and Henry Beaton s "The Outermost House." Only 50 copies made, get it while you can.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Desert Solitaire: Facsimile Edition of First Manuscript Draft
• Publisher: Back of Beyond Books, Moab, Utah
• Publication Date: 2018
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Facsimile edition.
• Condition: Fine
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