Ecodefense Field Guide Monkeywrenching by Foreman Dave (5 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine in stiff paper wraps. Unread. First edition, first printing, first state of Earth Firsts! monkey wrenching manual edited by Foreman. Forewards by Dave Foreman and Edward Abbey. Dozens of illustrations. The term 'monkeywrenching' came from the Abbey book 'The Monkey Wrench Gang'. Both Ecodefense and TMWG are classics of environmental activism. Apparently Ecodefense was banned in Australia. Rare in the UK.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Third Edition. Revised and Enlarged. 350pp. Octavo [21 cm] Pictorial wraps. Light creasing to the wraps. Spine and areas of the rear wrap gently sunned (title on spine still bold). Subtle soiling to the bottom edge of the text block. With a "Forward!" by Edward Abbey. Illustrated throughout. With an introduction to the third editon by Matthew Lyon for Abbzug Press. Editor Foreman was arrested and tried by the FBI for sabotage. Earth First! was founded by Foreman and four others in the spring of 1980 and leapt to the national stage with their "cracking" of Glen Canyon Dam in the spring of 1981. Shortly after the death of Edward Abbey in the spring of 1989, Foreman was arrested at gunpoint by the FBI at his home in Tucson. By this time most of the original founders and activists had gone on to other pursuits and the original Earth First! was no more. Its heyday was 1980-1985 with the cracking of Glen Canyon dam in '81, the 20th anniversary funeral of Glen Canyon in '83, the Sagebrush Patriot's Rally in Moab and the Gros Ventre Wilderness Rally in Wyoming, the Canyonlands Nuke Dump Protest and the 1985 Earth First! Festival in SLC, the Bisti Badlands Wilderness Rally, and other events highlighting the years between 1981-1985.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 3rd Edition.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Second Edition; Second Printing. Stated second edition (revised and enlarged) , second printing from 1988, originally published in 1985. Signed on the title page by co-editor Bill Haywood (aka Ron Kezar). Glossy green camouflage wrappers with black lettering on cover and spine. Minor wear to edges; faint scratching to back wrapper. Perfect binding is tight. Interior is clean. Features a "Forward! " by Edward Abbey. Includes black-and-white illustrations throughout. Earth First! Was a radical environmental group formed in the American Southwest in 1980. The group rose to prominence as it organized events, published a journal, and used direct action to advocate for wilderness proposals that were too far-reaching for mainstream conservationists. This book by two Earth First! Founders details the many methods that can be used to disrupt development projects and conduct ecological sabotage. Though the disclaimer notes the book is "for entertainment purposes only, " this monkeywrenching guide became quite controversial with its instructions for tree spiking, plugging waste discharge pipes, disabling vehicles, and other subversive activities. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 311 pp; Signed by Editor.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Second Edition; Third Printing. Stated second edition, third printing from 1989, originally published in 1985. Signed on the title page by co-editor Bill Haywood (aka Ron Kezar). Glossy green camouflage wrappers with black lettering on cover and spine. Near fine condition with very minor wear to edges. Perfect binding is tight. Interior is clean. Features a "Forward! " by Edward Abbey. Includes black-and-white illustrations throughout. Earth First! Was a radical environmental group formed in the American Southwest in 1980. The group rose to prominence as it organized events, published a journal, and used direct action to advocate for wilderness proposals that were too far-reaching for mainstream conservationists. This book by two Earth First! Founders details the many methods that can be used to disrupt development projects and conduct ecological sabotage. Though the disclaimer notes the book is "for entertainment purposes only, " this monkeywrenching guide became quite controversial with its instructions for tree spiking, plugging waste discharge pipes, disabling vehicles, and other subversive activities. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 311 pp; Signed by Editor.