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Shelf wear to binding on corners, edges & spine. Boards are scuffs, scratched & lightly soiled. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Small stains on fore edge of several pages throughout. A worn reader's copy.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Octavo (23 cm), pp. 352. Black boards with red quarter cloth, silver spine titling and monkey wrench motif on front board. White illustrated jacket with author photo on back by Abbey's close friend Doug Peacock, grizzly activist, author, and inspiration for this novel's hero, George Hayduke. Map endpapers of northern Arizona and southern Utah. Abbey's most famous novel follows the darkly comedic adventures of a gang of eco-saboteurs, and was credited with inspiring the creation of the radical environmental group, Earth First!. Light rubbing and edge wear to boards, light soiling and edge wear to jacket, with half-inch closed tear to back.

8vo. Stated First Edition. 352 pp. Quarter bound in red cloth,black boards. Silver titling on spine and silver "monkey wrench" symbol on front board. End-papers are a map. Some scratch marks on the boards. The pictorial DJ is complete and shows the price, but there are two large tears on the front panel which have been repaired with tape on the reverse. The DJ is now in a mylar wrapper.

Octavo (23 cm), pp. 352. Black boards with red quarter cloth, silver spine titling and monkey wrench motif on front board. White illustrated jacket with author photo on back by Abbey's close friend Doug Peacock, grizzly activist, author, and inspiration for this novel's hero, George Hayduke. Map endpapers of northern Arizona and southern Utah. Abbey's most famous novel follows the darkly comedic adventures of a gang of eco-saboteurs, and was credited with inspiring the creation of the radical environmental group, Earth First! Light rubbing and edge wear to boards, light soiling and edge wear to jacket, with half-inch closed tear to back.

Stated First Edition. Remainder mark on top edges. Dust Jacket has its original price of $8.95. Dust jacket has a half inch tear to bottom edge of rear cover near spine. Long narrow superficial scratch to rear cover of jacket. Jacket has minor soiling. Dust Jacket protected in clear plastic Brodart cover. Ships same or next business day very well protected in a box. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 352 pages

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. There is a black remainder mark on the bottom edge of the text block. In the dust jacket with light soiling, and several shallow closed tears and chips in the edges. 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!

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.

1975-Hardback with dustjacket. First Edition. Book is in good condition. Book has shelf wear on edges, remainder mark on page edges. Dustjacket has large tear on corner, small tears on edges. Archival Protector. NO International or priority. Free tracking with domestic orders. NO RETURNS AFTER 30 DAYS. MD SKU-8763121 Rare.

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)

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!

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Whisper of rubbing, toning to jacket.. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 0397010842 . Red cloth spine titled in silver with black boards. Jacket illustration by Paul Bacon. Author photo by Doug Peacock on rear jacket panel. Map endpapers. The classic novel about eco-warriors fighting to stop a river from being dammed in Arizona. $8.95 price on front jacket flap. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 352 pages .

1975-Hardback with dustjacket. First Edition. Book is in good condition. Book has shelf wear on edges, remainder mark on page edges. Dustjacket has large tear on corner, small tears on edges. Archival Protector. NO International or priority. Free tracking with domestic orders. NO RETURNS AFTER 30 DAYS. MD SKU-8763121 Rare.

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 cop

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!

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

J.B. Lippicott hardcover in dust jacket, 1975, 1st edition, jacket price $8,95, Quarter cloth, map endpapers, tight/square, very well preserved, no marks/bumps tears or signs of use; (Fine/Fine). We will add a custom fitted mylar cover, bubble-wrap the book and ship it in a BOX with delivery confirmation/tracking. Please email us if you require International shipping or gift-wrapping.

First edition. Review copy with slip laid in. Fine in an about fine (tiny closed tear at the base of the front flap and a tiny corner crease at the base of the rear flap) dust jacket. A bright, clean, and well preserved copy.

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 .

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 cop

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.

Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; 9.1 X 6.3 X 1.5 inches; 352 pages.

First edition. Review copy with slip laid in. Fine in an about fine (tiny closed tear at the base of the front flap and a tiny corner crease at the base of the rear flap) dust jacket. A bright, clean, and well preserved copy.

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. With only very minor bruising at the spine ends. Text block square and tight. In the dust jacket, with the top edge trimmed a bit low, and with light creasing to the top edge of the rear panel. Housed in a unique custom made slipcase featuring the wrench design. 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!

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.

SIGNED BY AUTHOR at bottom corner front map end page in the year of publication - "Ed Abbey Wabash '75" . Near Fine, light soiling to edges, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket, light soiling, small chips at bottom edge of spine, author's name printed in red at spine a bit dulled. A quite handsome copy of Abbey's classic radical environmentalist work. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall