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The book is bound in black boards with a red spine with silver letters-all bright. There is one corner on the bottom back that is bent & there is very, very light wear on the spine tips. There are map endpapers. The contents are clean & unmarked, the binding is tight. States: "First Edition". The white dust jacket has 1 small closed tear on the bottom edge of the spine, light wear on the bottom corners, & very light darkening on the spine edges & flap edges. $8.95 on the flap.

Nicely preserved copy of this off-beat and comical eco-warrior story from the mid 70's. Red and black cloth cover has some light smudging. Silver lettering on the spine is readable and the wrench on the cover is still bright. The dust jacket has a very small tear at the bottom spine, and some foxing inside due to age. Dust jacket has not been price clipped. The pages are clean and unmarked, with no bends or tears. There is some light foxing on the pages. On the page edges, there are some light speckles/spots but this is visible only when the book is closed. Rare First Edition. BR (223)

New York: J.P. Lippincott, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 352pp. Octavo [23 cm.] 1/2 red cloth over black boards with title silver stamped on backstrip and a small silver stamped monkey wrench on front board. Map endsheets and pastedowns. The boards are just a hair warped, the extremities are gently bumped and rubbed, and there is a previous owner's name, along with the date "7/2/88," along the top edge of the front free endpaper. In the dust jacket with minor wear. The late great Edward Abbey published twenty one books during his lifetime (two posthumously). Both The Monkey Wrench Gang and Desert Solitaire have gone on to become what the author always dreaded: "classics." They have now each sold more than one million copies each. The controversial novel that gave birth to radical environmental group Earth First!

352 p. Audience: General/trade. Very good in very good dust jacket.

352 pages. First Edition, first printing. Dust jacket art by Paul Bacon. His 9th book and 5th work of fiction which gave birth to the radical environmental group Earth First! Fine book in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy!

Philadelphia And New York: J. B. Lippincott Company. Good in Poor dust jacket. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 0397010842 . 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 .

Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 1975. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0397010842 . Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; 9.1 X 6.3 X 1.5 inches; 352 pages .

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.