Texas A&M University Press, 1995. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Inscribed by the editor on the half-title page: "To Joan, Another woman who enjoys going afield. Marcia Bonta, May 1998." Uncommon signed. A collection of writings by pioneering woman naturalists beginning with Susan Fenimore Cooper and ending with Rachel Carson. An.....
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Not signed and unmarked except for a bookseller's note, but from the library of Robert Stone, whose story "Under the Pitons" from Esquire is the second story in this anthology. Edited and selected by Katrina Kenison. One minor bump to lower edge of.....
The MIT Press, 2013. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Quarto hardcover, first edition. Inscribed on free front endpaper by contributor Dale W. Jorgenson to his fellow Harvard economics professor Ariel Pakes: "December 16. 2013, Dear Ariel, It was great to see you at BC! You have our advice to the US on.....
University Press of Mississippi, 2007. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Association copy, inscribed the editor Morris Allen Grubbs: "For Charlie, a great defender of Kentucky literature -- and a kindred spirit. All best, Morris, 4.19.08." Charlie Glemore Hughes, Jr. was the editor of the Kentucky Literary Newsletter and the self-described "owner.....
Harpercollins, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the editor Stephen Mitchell on the title page. Fine book in fine, price-clipped jacket. // Wood (+) River (=) Books specializes in nature writing and environmental literature, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions.
Buffalo Press, 1990. Soft cover. Inscribed to poet Jim LeCuyer: "For Jim, with many thanks for many hours of friendship. Paula." 1990 Buffalo Press Chapbook Winner.
University of California, Berkeley, 2005. 1st Edition. No Binding. An 11 x 17-inch poster advertising the presentation of the Chancellor's Distinguished Honor Award at UC Berkeley on April 14, 2005, in part hosted by the program of East Asian Languages & Cultures. The event was followed by a discussion with.....
Granite Press, Penobscot, ME, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Paper-covered boards painted in blue, green, yellow and brown, giving the feel of a landscape, and with a printed label on the spine. Limited edition, number 37 of 125 copies, printed letterpress. Signed and numbered by Paley on the colophon. No dust.....
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, Monticello, 1996. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Four slim 4tos, softcover in publisher's slipcase. Monticello: Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, (1996). A fine copy. Includes: The Political Writings of Thomas Jefferson (Merrill D. Peterson, ed.), Slavery at Monticello (Lucia Stanton), Jefferson's Books (Douglas L. Wilson), Thomas Jefferson A......
White Pine Press, 1995. Soft cover. Inscribed to the poet Jim LeCuyer on the title page. Very faint foxing to upper edge of text block.
The Peregrine Fund, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Association copy: While the book is not signed directly, laid in is a signed note (ALS) on Peregrine Fund (Boise, ID) stationary from co-editor William Burnham: "Dear Charley, We hope you like the book. Thank you for contributing to its writing. We are.....
Counterpoint, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the editor, Page Stegner, Wallace's son, who was a fine writer in his own right and a professor of literature at UC Santa Cruz. Wallace Stegner didnt write a true autobiography, thus these letters are a fascinating glimpse into one of the most.....
University of Georgia Press, 1999. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Inscribed by John Lane, one of the editors, on the title page: "3-20-99, Hi Lisa, I got a couple of free copies of this (for being a technical reader) & thought you might like one. All best, John." A paperback exclusive.....
NY: Dutton, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. One of Edward Abbey's own copies, inscribed by him on the the front free endpaper and given away: "For Katherine G., All the best, Ed Abbey." Also on the FFEP is his ownership signature and note, "ex libris Abbey," struck through at the moment.....
Dutton Adult, 1979. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Third printing (number line ending in 3), inscribed on the first blank: "To Kip, All the best! Edward Abbey, October 1992." His name is in blue pen, but the rest is in black, suggesting this book was signed at an earlier date and.....
Simon and Schuster, New York, 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine book in fine jacket, with the Hallmark bookplate of former owner on FFEP that has a 70s feel. It has a quote from Emerson on it--"Each moment of the year has its own beauty"--and a picture of fall leaves. Atmospheric!.....
Little, Brown, 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Selections from Edward Abbeys journals, signed by the editor on the half-title page (David Peterson, for E.A.). Laid in is a facsimile letter by Abbey from January 1960 in which he inquires about a rafting guide position on the Colorado. Some of his qualifications.....
University of New Mexico Press, 1978. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Inscribed on the half-title page a blue pen: "For Elmore Davis, all the best, Edward Abbey, Tucson '85." Uncommon signed in this paperback edition. First thus, fifth printing, 1981. Near fine book with two light creases on lower cover near.....
Dutton Adult, 1980. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Signed in blue ink by Abbey on the title page. Fourth printing. Very good book with clean pages, one gentle crease to lower corner of rear wrap, and a slight lift to the corners of front cover. // Wood (+) River (=) Books.....
NY: Dutton, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. One of Edward Abbey's own copies, inscribed by him on the the front free endpaper and given away: "For Katherine, Ed Abbey, Tuscon 1981." Also on the FFEP is his ownership signature and date, "Abbey, Tuscon '80," (the year of publication) struck through at.....
NY: Dutton, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. One of Edward Abbey's own copies, inscribed by him on the the front free endpaper and given away: "For Katherine G., All the best, Ed Abbey, 1981." Also on the FFEP is his ownership signature and date, "Abbey's book, Tuscon '79," struck through at.....
Canongate (Scotland), 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the front end free paper in blue ink: "For Karen, from Ed A., Tucson '79." Notable for being the British Edition, which is scarce signed. Near fine because of minor softening to corners, with the upper front corner bumped. Jacket is excellent.....
London: Talmy Franklin, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. A standout association copy, inscribed in the year of publication to his fourth-wife-to-be on the front free endpaper: "For René, from Edward (Merry Christmas '72)." With her bookplate, "Renee Abbey" (nee Downing) on front pastedown. They were not yet married at the time.....
NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. An association copy, inscribed in the year of publication on the from free endpaper: "To Cynthia Farah, Edward Abbey, Tucson '84." Farah is a photographer and film critic and was a friend of many Southwest writers (among them also Cormac McCarthy).....
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. An association copy, inscribed on the illustrated map front free endpaper: "To Cynthia Farah, from her friend Edward Abbey, Tucson 1984." Farah is a photographer and film critic and was a friend of many Southwest writers (among them also Cormac McCarthy). Notably she.....