David Petersen Editor Edward Abbey (12 results)

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. First Printing. Book is unread, spine unbent. Back half of book has some damage from being crushed, page edges are crinkled, does not affect readability of book, no text damaged. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Abbey, Edward (illustrator).

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. In Very Good+ condition. Excerpts from the private journals of an eccentric environmentalist feature his notes, philosophies, and character sketches. Few have cared more about American wilderness than the irascible Cactus Ed. Author of eco-classics such as The Monkey Wrench Gang and Desert Solitaire, Edward Abbey reveals all his rough-hewn edges and passionate beliefs in this witty, outspoken, maddening, and sometimes brilliant selection of journal entries that takes the writer from his early years as a park ranger and would-be literary author up to his death in 1989. Abbey, Edward (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Edition. Minor shelf wear to binding & edges of text block. Text and images unmarked.

Softcover. Condition: As New. But hell, I do like to write letters. Much easier than writing books.? And write letters Ed Abbey did. In his famous or infamous 45-year career, Abbey?s cards and letters became as legendary as his books for their wit, vitriol, and ability to speak truth to power. Published here for the first time, the letters offer a fascinating, often hilarious glimpse into the mind of one of America?s most iconoclastic and beloved authors. No subject was too banal, too arcane, or too deep for Abbey to expound on: sex, cheerleaders, Mormons, Aspen, and the Bond girls are covered as gleefully as Stegner, Dylan, Chomsky, Buddhism, and betrayal. Whether scolding an editor to simplify ( I?ve had to waste hours erasing that storm of fly-shit on the typescript?) or skewering the chicken-hawk proponents of the war in Vietnam, Abbey?s righteous indignation gives hope and inspiration to a generation that desperately needs both. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First. First printing, near fine hardcover shows just a hint of wear, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows mild exposure toning along spine and fore edges and long closed tear at bottom corner of front panel with scotch tape mend to flap edge of panel. 356 pages including drawings by Abbey. Still a solid copy in jacket of these journals from the noted author and essayist.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Stated first edition. First printing. Unclipped, mylar protected dust jacket. Like new except the spine's crown and foot are slightly creased, and a tiny soil mark to the spine's foot. The DJ has no tears or chips, but does have faint scuff marks on the front.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A near fine to fine copy in a pictorial wraps. 1st edition thus with complete number line starting with "1". Book would be as new except that the previous owner placed ink dots next to about seven book titles that are listed as by the author in front. Illustrated by Michael McCurdy; 4to., 112 pages. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. McCurdy, Michael (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Text/BRAND NEW. Bi-color boards/Fine. DJ/NF w/faint creasing to lower front edge by spine. PO name to rear endpaper. Trace soiling to text edges. Post-humous anthology of extracts from personal journals of park ranger, novelist, writer, naturalist and social critic Edward Paul Abbey (1927 - 1989) began keeping since 1946. The public knows Abbey through his writings, notably Desert Solitaire and novel The Monkey Wrench Gang. A good friend of Abbey, editor David Peterson has minimized his own presence to allow this volume to be "pure Abby". With few exceptions, line drawings included were directly produced from the journal notebooks. Edward Abbey (Author-Illustrator) (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1994 Hard Cover. Thoughtfully arranged and introduced by Peterson, these journal extracts represent the closest approximation that Abbey fans and collectors have to a bona fide autobiography.Slight stain on bottom and side edges. Abbey, Edward (illustrator) (illustrator). …

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title. Abbey, Edward (illustrator).