ISBN10: 0871560518, ISBN13: 9780871560513, [publisher: Sierra Club] Hardcover First Edition The book is Fine, First Edition, in a Near Fine+ dust jacket with very minimal edge wear.
[Corrales, NM, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1971]
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New York:: Sierra Club/Charles Scribner's Sons,, (ca 1974, c Date: 1971). Very good in glossy illustrated wrappers (some toning to the cover).. Large trade paperback. The classic book on Utah's Canyon Country, which combines stunning full-color pictures by landscape photographer and conservationist Philip Hyde with text by Edward Abbey - a book which captures the beauty of this area and makes an argument for the preservation of its wilderness. Introduction by John G. Mitchell, Sierra Club Books editor, preface by Hyde, includes a map of proposed highways and existing roads. While only the original 1971 date is shown, this includes a one page update on "The Situation" by June Viavant, which dates it as late 1973 or early 1974. Full color photos throughout, printed on heavy glossy stock. Includes Abbey's notes and a bibliography. Large format. 144 pp. 1971. Sierra Club/Charles Scribner's Sons, ISBN 0871560518 9780871560513 [US]

ISBN10: 0871560518, ISBN13: 9780871560513, [publisher: New York: Sierra Club/Charles Scribner's Sons] Softcover 143 S., durchgehend farb Abb. Einband/Schnitt leicht gebrauchs-/regal-/altersspurig, innen sehr guter Zustand, frei von Eintragungen/Makierungen___ ___Bücher aus Nichtraucherhaushalten___Achten Sie auf unsere Bilder___Exakte Versandkosten außerhalb Europas auf Anfrage.___ Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 700
[Mainz, RP, Germany] [Publication Year: 1974]
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San Francisco / New York: Sierra Club, Date: 1971. Hardcover. VG (DJ may be slightly aged with slight wear to top edge; otherwise pristine.). Tan cloth, white & color illus. dust jacket, illus. flyleaves, 143 pp., many color illus.; weighs 3.5 lbs. Sierra Club Books began pairing full-color nature photographs with the words of an American naturalist when it first published "In Wildness is the Preservation of the World" (with quotes from Henry David Thoreau) in the early 1960s. In the instance of this book at hand, Edward Abbey was still very much alive when photographer Philip Hyde and he collaborated on a photographic exploration of Abbey's favorite territory. A beautiful volume on many levels, with narrative supplied by both men. Environmentalists and lovers of the American Southwest will find a connection here. 1971. Sierra Club ISBN 0871560518 9780871560513 [US]

ISBN10: 0871560518, ISBN13: 9780871560513, [publisher: Sierra Club, San Francisco, CA] Hardcover First Edition 143pp. Small folio [35 cm] Tan cloth with white ink stamped titles on front board and backstrip. Illustrated. Bibliography. Very good. There is a small dark stain on the fore edge of the front cover. Minor spine roll. There is a barely perceptible gift inscription on the front pastedown. The dust jacket is in good condition only. Yellowed and soiled. The majority of the soiling is on the rear panel. Several small stains on the front panel and spine. There is a moisture stain on the paper at the foot of the spine and on the surrounding areas of the panels. The stain measures 4 inches wide by 1 and 3/4 of an inch tall. There are six small closed tears in the edges. The longest closed tear measures 1 inch long. There are several small chips in the edges as well. There are many light scratches and subtle pen indentations in the jacket as well. May require extra postage due to weight.Extra charges apply on this item due to weight. Beautifully illustrated with photographs by Patrick Hyde of the wide open spaces of Utah's slickrock country.
[Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1971]

ISBN10: 0871560518, ISBN13: 9780871560513, [publisher: Sierra Club, San Francisco, CA] Hardcover First Edition DOUBLE SIGNED. 143pp. Folio [35 cm] Tan cloth with white ink stamped titles on front board and backstrip. Illustrated. Bibliography. The covers are ever so slightly cocked. In the dust jacket with subtle toning, mild edge wear, and very light soiling to the rear panel. Photographs by Philip Hyde. Beautifully illustrated with photographs of the wide open spaces of Utah's slickrock country. Published three years after Abbey's classic of environmental and wilderness literature "Desert Solitaire." This copy is inscribed by Edward Abbey on the title page: "To Bruce / and the good ol' Cosmick Airyplane / - yr friend Ed Abbey / SLC / 11-29-88." Additionally inscribed by Philip Hyde on the verso of the front free endpaper: "To Bruce and the future / of the Lazy A**hole / Philip Hyde / Salt Lake City Aug. 1979." The book is inscribed to Bruce Roberts, a partner in the Salt Lake City bookstore Cosmic Aeroplane. The "alternative" bookstore opened in 1967 and closed in 1991.
[Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1971]
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