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New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1988. First Edition. 225pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] 1/2 black cloth over red boards with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Near fine/Near fine. Signed by Abbey on the front free endsheet in the year of publication. Collection of essays by the celebrated curmudgeon. Edward Abbey (1927-1989) was a celebrated author, essayist, conservationist, noted pain-in-the-ass, and in many ways the father (or at the very least, uncle) of the modern environmental movements. "This book consists of a collection of pieces, most written on commission from some magazine editor, book publisher, or college speakers bureau. Whether or not each piece rises to the occasion I leave for the reader to judge. All were written for money, in the higher, finer sense of that ambiguous term - I have a wife, an ex-wife, several children, a dog, a cat, a mortgaged house, and a 1973 Ford pickup truck to support - and all were written for fun.

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1977. First Edition Thus. 277pp. Octavo [20 cm] Yellow printed wrappers. Very good. Gentle sunning to backstrip. Introduction by Neal E. Lambert. Although largely ignored by the critics when it was first published in 1956, The Brave Cowboy has since attained the status of a minor classic of Western literature. Set in a thinly disguised Albuquerque, New Mexico, this anarchist fable is perhaps best known as the source of the superb "adult western" movie Lonely Are the Brave.

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1980. First Edition. 242pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] 1/2 black cloth over tan boards with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Near fine/Near fine. Signed by Abbey on the front free endsheet. This is Abbey's only work of science fiction, that takes place in the near future after the destruction of the government and economy, where a small group of people (including Jack Burns!) fight against a would-be authoritarian who is trying to establish a Phoenix based dictatorship. Edward Abbey (1927-1989) was a celebrated author, essayist, conservationist, noted pain-in-the-ass, and in many ways the father (or at the very least, uncle) of the modern environmental movements.

Salt Lake City: Peregrine Smith, 1981. First Edition Thus. 269pp. Octavo [22 cm] Light orange boards with the title stamped in black on the front board and backstrip. Near fine/Near fine. Inscribed by Abbey on the front free endsheet: "for Jeanine - Edward Abbey - Boulder '82." This edition contains illustrations by Abbey, that only appear in the Peregrine Smith printing. Black and white images by Gibbs Smith. Abbey spent two consecutive summers in Arches National Monument (now National Park) as a seasonal ranger and came back later for a third summer. He kept journals of his summers in Arches and used those as well as journals and notes from other experiences in the canyon country to write this celebrated work. Ford 190b.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1988. First Edition. 485pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] 1/2 blue cloth over yellow boards with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Near fine/Near fine. Signed by Abbey on the front free endsheet. Semi-autobiographical work about a man, who refuses to submit to modern commercial society, and walks from Arizona to West Virginia. Abbey considered this novel his "fat masterpiece." This was the last novel published in Abbey's lifetime. Edward Abbey (1927-1989) was a celebrated author, essayist, conservationist, noted pain-in-the-ass, and in many ways the father (or at the very least, uncle) of the modern environmental movements.

Albuquerque, NM: Sierra Club, 1984. First Edition. [40]pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Stapled tan printed wrappers. Near fine. Signed by both authors on the cover. These essays works were originally speeches given at a Sierra Club benefit for the Mountain Lion populations in New Mexico. The event was held at the KiMo Theater in Albuquerque on February 17, 1984. Both talks are reprinted here. 'Let Us Now Praise Mountain Lions' - Edward Abbey. 'Some Words on Behalf of a Predator' - John Nichols. Illustrations by Beth Watkins-Arterburn.

New York: Harcourt Brace and Jovanovich, 1979. First Edition. 238pp. Folio [43 cm] Tan cloth with the title stamped in orange on the backstrip. Housed in a matching slipcase with the title in orange on the front panel. Book and slipcase are both near fine. Signed by Abbey on the title page. Illustrated work that documents the deserts of the American southwest with images by David Muench and commentary, descriptions, and recollections by Edward Abbey.

New York: The Dial Press, 1962. First Edition. 211pp. Octavo [21 cm] 1/2 red cloth over yellow boards with the title in black on the backstrip. Near fine in very good jacket with a few small bumps at the extremities and two short splits at the foot of the jacket's folds. Signed by Abbey on the front free endsheet. A bright copy of Abbey's third published book. This protagonist of this work, John Vogelin, is a New Mexico rancher, whose land is being condemned to construct an Air Force base. This work visits familiar Abbey themes of the lone man standing against power and a technological future. Edward Abbey (1927-1989) was a celebrated author, essayist, conservationist, noted pain-in-the-ass, and in many ways the father (or at the very least, uncle) of the modern environmental movements.

New York: Time-Life, 1973. First Edition. 184pp. Quarto [26 cm] 1/4 black cloth over pictorial boards. Very good/Very good. Signed by Abbey on the title page. Profusely illustrated work on the Sonoran Desert, a volume in the Time-Life series 'American Wilderness.' Edward Abbey (1927-1989) was a celebrated author, essayist, conservationist, noted pain-in-the-ass, and in many ways the father (or at the very least, uncle) of the modern environmental movements.

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1977. First Edition. 242pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] 1/2 black cloth over rust boards with the title stamped on the backstrip. Near fine/Near fine. Illustrations by Jim Stiles. Signed by Abbey on the front free endsheet. This Abbey's second major-work of nonfiction (after Deseret Solitaire), that offers reflections and observations that pursue his common themes of solitude and the remorse of the industrialization and destruction of wild places, particularly in the southwest. Edward Abbey (1927-1989) was a celebrated author, essayist, conservationist, noted pain-in-the-ass, and in many ways the father (or at the very least, uncle) of the modern environmental movements.

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1990. First Edition. 308pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] 1/2 orange cloth over yellow boards. Near fine/Near fine. Sequel to the Monkey Wrench Gang and published posthumously. Edward Abbey (1927-1989) was a celebrated author, essayist, conservationist, noted pain-in-the-ass, and in many ways the father (or at the very least, uncle) of the modern environmental movements.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1975. First Edition. 352pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] 1/2 red cloth over black boards. Map endsheets and pastedowns. Very good/Very good. Jacket is price clipped. This work is regarded Abbey's most famous and influential novel, that follows the deeds and adventures of Doc, Hayduke, Bonnie, and Seldom Seen, as they protest the industrialization and destruction of the southwest through means of sabotage and "monkeywrenching." Because of this work, the term 'monkeywrench' has come to mean, besides sabotage and damage to machines, any sabotage, activism, lawmaking, or lawbreaking to preserve wilderness, wild spaces and ecosystems. Edward Abbey (1927-1989) was a celebrated author, essayist, conservationist, noted pain-in-the-ass, and in many ways the father (or at the very least, uncle) of the modern environmental movements. Ford 171.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1984. First Edition. 203pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] 1/2 tan cloth over orange boards with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Near fine/Near fine. Signed by Abbey on the front free endsheet. In this collection of essays Abbey guides us "beyond the wall" of the city and asphalt belting of superhighways to special pockets of wilderness that stretch from the interior of Alaska to the dry lands of Mexico. Edward Abbey (1927-1989) was a celebrated author, essayist, conservationist, noted pain-in-the-ass, and in many ways the father (or at the very least, uncle) of the modern environmental movements.

Ogden: Adams Brothers, Photographers, 1890. Boudoir cabinet card. Albumen photograph [18 cm x 11.5 cm] / [7 " x 4.5"] on a cream mount [20 cm x 13 cm] / [8" x 5"] Adams Brothers backstamp. Rubbing to corners of mount with minor age toning. Nice contrasts. Image shows the mouth of Ogden Canyon with a dirt road along the left with a wooden bridge near the center of the image. Adams Brothers' photographs are rare. Charles Jesse Adams (1858-1919) and his brother Willis Adelbert Adams (1854-1932) were raised in Elkhart County, Indiana. As young men then ventured to Nebraska and Colorado, before arriving in Ogden, in the summer of 1883. They operated photography studios in Park City and Ogden from 1885 to 1891. After their photography careers Charles became a successful farmer and fruit grower in Weber County, and Willis A. continued his art career and exhibited his oil paintings throughout the region. His home in Sugarhouse 'Lawnbroke' is now the site of Fairmont Park. "During Messrs. Adams brothers… Read More

Bishop, CA: Spotted Dog Press, 2001. 128pp. Quarto [29 cm] Blue cloth with the title silver stamped on the backstrip. Fine/Fine. Celebrated work and essay on the Manzanar internment camp by the famed photographer, Ansel Adams. In the autumn of 1943, Ansel Adams (1902-1984) arrived at Manzanar and immediately began documenting the interned individuals and families at work and play. This reprint contains thirteen more photographs than the original edition. "Moved by the human story unfolding in the encirclement of desert and mountains, and by the wish to identify my photography in some creative way with the tragic momentum of the times, I came to Manzanar with my camera in the fall of 1943." - Ansel Adams. Zamorano Select 1.

Norman: Arthur H. Clark Company, 2011. First Edition. 518pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Blue cloth with the title silver stamped on the front board and backstrip. Near fine. Signed by all three editors on the half-title. Volume 13 in the ambitious and well received 'Kingdom in the West' series. This collection of narratives by four individuals who abandoned Mormonism—"apostates," as Brigham Young and other Latter-day Saint leaders labeled them—provides an overview of dissent from the beginning of the religion to the early twentieth century and presents a wide range of disaffection with the faith or its leaders. Instead of focusing on a single disheartened individual or sect, this collection includes dissenters with different motivations and a wide range of experiences. Some devout Mormon converts, finding Brigham Young's implementation of the Kingdom of God disillusioning, turned their backs on religion in general. Yet most never lost their love for their fellow Mormons or their longing for the ideal… Read More

[Los Angeles]: Western Airlines International, 1975. Color poster [97 cm x 61 cm] / [38" x 24"] Nice condition with bright colors. Promotional poster from Western Airlines advertising their service to Las Vegas, that features an illustration of a showgirl, a pair of dice, and Eagle-Eye Tim sinking a putt from four feet. Before its merger with Delta Airlines, Western, was the oooonly way to fly. Western Airlines operated between 1926 and 1987 when it merged with Delta Airlines. They began operation as Western Air Express on April 17, 1926, flying between Salt Lake City, Utah, and Los Angeles, California, via Las Vegas, Nevada, as the first commercial air flight to carry United States mail. On May 23, 1926, Western Air Express started carrying passengers. In 1941, they changed their name to Western Airlines. Western Airlines and Delta Airlines merged on April 1, 1987.

Los Angeles: Western Litho, 1923. [74]pp. Oblong quarto [23 cm x 30 cm] Color illustrated wrappers. Near fine. Los Angeles area view book that contain 67 full-page captioned views of attractions, sites, and city scenes. Work opens with a four page description of the Al Malaikah's Los Angeles Temple and their representatives. The Al Malaikah Temple is home to world famous Shrine Auditorium. This is followed by a seven page introduction touting the area's beauty, modernization, schools, and economic opportunities. This is followed by the captioned views. "Every one who really knows Southern California knows that is a remarkable situation. He knows that if all the world realized what Nature has done for Southern California, and what man has done to aid nature, there wouldn't be standing room from the Mexican border to the tops of the Tehachapis. And why doesn't all the world realize this - what's the answer? Ah, Brother, it's because Nature is a wise old dame and all men are liars." - p[5].

New York: The Grolier Club / Piccolo Press, 2006. 212pp. Oblong quarto [24 cm] Gray cloth with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip and a color illustration on the front board. Housed in a matching slipcase. Fine. Profusely illustrated Grolier exhibition catalog featuring the miniature book collection of Albert Neale. Introduction by Patricia Juvelis.

Orem, UT: S.A. Publishers, 1989. First Edition. 437pp. Quarto [29 cm] Blue grained buckram with the title gilt stamped on the front board and backstrip. Near fine/Near fine. Rare hardcover first edition. Work that attempts to locate the places of the Book of Mormon in Mesoamerica. Profusely illustrated throughout with dozens and dozens of maps.