Abbey's Road de Edward Abbey - 1979-06-25

Penguin Publishing Group, 1979. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Dutton Books, 1979. Trade paperback. Good. 20x20x20. The first part of Abbey's Road is given to a walkabout in the outback of Australia, whose scattered human settlements remind Abbey of towns in the American West, "although not so blatantly ugly." Having ignored good advice not to stray too far afield in that waterless place and lived to tell the tale, Abbey turns later in the book to other desert landscapes (islands in the Gulf of California, remote corners of the Grand Canyon, and the like) before delivering a series of trademark yawps against the forces that would just as soon bulldoze such places as protect them. Along the way Abbey recalls his work as a seasonal park ranger (which yielded his incomparable memoir, Desert Solitaire) and fire lookout, offers a few tongue-in-cheek words in defense of rednecks, and muses on the effects of hallucinogenic drugs and the virtues of his "slapstick, slapdash, sex-crazed manner"--all good and generally good-natured pieces.

Dutton . Softcover. Good. 20x20x20. A good reading copy. The first part of Abbey's Road is given to a walkabout in the outback of Australia, whose scattered human settlements remind Abbey of towns in the American West, "although not so blatantly ugly." Having ignored good advice not to stray too far afield in that waterless place and lived to tell the tale, Abbey turns later in the book to other desert landscapes (islands in the Gulf of California, remote corners of the Grand Canyon, and the like) before delivering a series of trademark yawps against the forces that would just as soon bulldoze such places as protect them. Along the way Abbey recalls his work as a seasonal park ranger (which yielded his incomparable memoir, Desert Solitaire) and fire lookout, offers a few tongue-in-cheek words in defense of rednecks, and muses on the effects of hallucinogenic drugs and the virtues of his "slapstick, slapdash, sex-crazed manner"--all good and generally good-natured pieces.

Dutton Adult. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Dutton Adult. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Dutton Adult, 6/25/1979 12:00:01 A. paperback. Acceptable. 0.7000 in x 8.0000 in x 5.4000 in. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.

New York, NY: E.P. Dutton, 1979. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Jean Pruchnik (Illustrator of the Tree). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Soft cover/NF. PO name to fEP, and, soiling to lower corner of fEP. Anthology. In Edward Abbey's (1927 - 1989) introduction to "Confessions of a Literary Hobo", he writes " ... maybe ther's something a little better. We write in order to share ... ideas, discoveries, emotions. In prolonged solitude, as I've discovered, we come very close to nothingness." This volume was written in solitude. 198 pgs 19 chapters in 3 parts. Part I, Travel; II, Polemics & Sermons; and, III, Personal History. Travels includes places in Scotland, Australia, the Sierra Madre, and Isla de la Sombra in Mexico. A personal journey, a travelogue, and a memoir shared.

New York: EP Dutton, 1979. 1st edition, 2nd printing.. Trade paperback in glossy white illus wraps.. Fine with reader note on one page else unmarked, no spine creases.. Collection of inspired ramblings. Bright crisp PB copy. 5-1/2 x 8-1/4, 198 pp, b/w dwgs.

Fine. NEW BOOK - Out of Print. Rare in this condition. Unsold, unused book from my brick and mortar book store. Sold as “Like New” because it has been shelved and has very lite shelving wear.. First edition - full number sequence.

Dutton Adult, 1979-06-25. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!