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Soft cover. Condizione: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st American edition, 1st printing. 52/125 copies in hand sewn wrappers. 37 pages. A 1986 interview with Edward Abbey. Scarce in the UK.

Soft cover. Condizione: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. As New. First edition, first printing. No dj as issued. 1/20 hand sewn copies with trial cover. A 1986 interview with Edward Abbey. Scarce in the UK with the trial cover.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. As New in publishers clear acetate dj. First edition, first printing. Letter S of 26 lettered handbound copies. A 1986 interview with Edward Abbey. The lettered hardback is scarce.

Stitched Pamphlet. Condizione: Very Good Plus. Numbered, Limited Edition (20/125). Octavo. White handsewn wrappers (8 1/2 in. x 6 1/2 in.) with black lettering to front panel. Number 2 of a limited printing of 125. After being asked "."did the Mormon colonization contribute to a better West or a worse West?", Abbey answered: "I'd feel pretty silly trying to rewrite history. All these things have already happened. It's foolish to regret this or deplore that. It happened. If all the Indians were as smart as I am, they would have forbidden all immigration from Europe from the very beginning. I think we still have some control over our future. By reason and common sense and some charity towards one another we can still make this a better country instead of a worse one. If we so choose, if enough of us feel strongly enough about it." (p. 31).

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Limited Edition. 37pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] White, black and green printed wraps, with a sewn binding. Edition of 125 numbered copies in hand-sewn wrappers and 26 hand-bound, lettered copies. This is copy 77 of 125. There are a number of small light splash stains on the wraps. "I'll not attempt to interpret, categorize, define or in any way unravel Edward Abbey. I won't call him an iconoclast, guru, anarchist, essayist, humorist, novelist, naturalist or desert rat. Why? Because Edward Abbey is Edward Abbey. Like Wendell Berry said, "No sooner has a label been stuck to his back by a somewhat hesitant well-wisher than he runs beneath a low limb and scrapes it off." - Author's preface.