Stated first edition. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, dated 11/4/88 in St. Paul. Black paper boards quarter bound with red cloth. Silver lettering on spine and monkey wrench stamped in silver on cover. Moderate soiling and staining; spine is slightly slanted; minor rubbing to edges. White illustrated dust jacket with black lettering on cover and spine. Jacket is wrapped in mylar and is in poor condition. Front flap is missing; significant chipping and creasing to edges; extensive tearing along folds with back flap mostly separated and 3.5 inch tear to front joint; some toning and soiling. Binding is tight. Interior has occasional marginalia in pen. Map design on endpapers. Edward Abbey's classic ecological thriller follows a group of "eco-raiders" with a healthy distrust of technology and a hatred for greedy corporations that threaten to destroy the wilderness of the desert southwest. Our store name, Back of Beyond, was lifted from this novel. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 352 pp; Signed by Author
A pristine copy of Abbey's classic novel of eco-warfare. Very light wear at head and heel of spine, a tiny smudge on bottom of text block. Dust jacket is very bright and clean, no tears or chips. May be a slight bit of waviness to front dj panel- or maybe not- see photos. $8.95 price intact. Inscribed "To Harris B, All the Best Ed Abbey" on the illustrated endpaper. All our books ship in a box, and ship free within the US.
Hardback, 8vo, very good, dust jacket not priced clipped, minor crease to top edge, otherwise very good, first edition, 1975 SIGNED by author on first free end paper, a handsome copy. Prescott, AZ.
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top edge gilt: The top of the text block (the edges the pages that are visible when looking directly down at the top of a closed book) has been decorated with a gold-like finish.