The Monkey Wrench Gang (inscribed)
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed the year after first publication on the illustrated map front free endpaper: "for Reba, from Ed Abbey, Phoenix '76." Abbey's classic and comedic novel of eco-resistance featuring George Hayduke and famously inspiring the Earth First! organization. Black paper boards with a stamped silver wrench on front board and a red cloth spine. A near fine copy with just a hint of nudging and fade to spine ends. In a very good jacket with nicks to spine ends, fading to his name on the spine, and, namely, a 1-inch tear at the front flap fold at the top of the spine. Jacket slightly short on the book. A nice copy. Near fine / Very good. Item #2104
ISBN: 0397010842
About the book:
Edward Abbey called The Monkey Wrench Gang a "comic extravaganza," which it is, although one with a clear, serious message: to protect the American wilderness from the forces of commercial enterprise. The story centers on George Hayduke, an ex-Green Beret and Vietnam vet, who returns to the Southwestern desert after the war to find his beloved canyons and rivers threatened by industrial development. On a whitewater rafting trip down the Colorado River, Hayduke joins forces with three others who share his indignation and want to do something about it: feminist saboteur and Bronx exile Bonnie Abzug, wilderness guide and outcast Mormon Seldom Seen Smith, and libertarian billboard torcher Doc Sarvis, M.D. Together they venture off to become eco-raiders, waging war on the strip miners, clear-cutters, and the highway, dam, and bridge builders who are turning their natural habitat into a wasteland. The misadventures of this motley group make for an uproarious blend of chaos, conflict, and comedy.
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