Desert Time 1992 First Edition NF/NF Southwest

Diana Kappel-Smith

Published by Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1992

About this Item

A beautifully produced literary natural-history travel narrative exploring the deserts of the American Southwest. Over more than 25,000 miles of travel, Diana Kappel-Smith journeys through the Great Basin, Mojave, Sonoran, and Chihuahuan deserts, blending geology, botany, wildlife observation, Indigenous history, archaeology, and personal reflection. Chapters range from the Hopi mesas of Arizona and Navajo country to Nevada's bristlecone pine forests and the remote canyonlands of the Southwest. The volume is illustrated throughout with maps, drawings, and vignette artwork that complement the author's evocative prose and field observations.

Book Condition: Near Fine. Clean and square pink cloth spine with cream paper-covered boards. Binding tight and sound. Pages bright and unmarked with no writing, bookplates, or remainder marks observed. Attractive illustrated endpaper map of the North American deserts. Minor evidence of handling only. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Unclipped jacket retaining original price. Light shelf wear and mild rubbing, with no significant tears, chips, or creasing. An especially attractive copy.

Stated First Edition on the copyright page. Number line reads 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2, indicating a first printing under Little, Brown's numbering convention.

Diana Kappel-Smith (b. 1951) is an American nature writer and travel author known for combining scientific observation with memoir and environmental literature. Her works, including Night Life, Wintering, and Nature from Dusk to Dawn, examine landscapes, wildlife, and human relationships with the natural world. Desert Time is regarded as one of her most ambitious works, combining natural history, cultural encounters, and reflective travel writing across the American Southwest.

Seller Inventory # NF.KAP.1992.1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Desert Time 1992 First Edition NF/NF Southwest
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, Boston
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Jacket design by Martha Kennedy, Jacket illustration by the author
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Geography
  • Nature
  • Non-Fiction