Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Parnall, Peter. The book that has inspired legions of park rangers, nature writers, photographers, and writers. Edward Abbey's (1927-1989) fourth book and first work of nonfiction chronicling his time in what was Arches National Monument (now Park) outside of Moab, Utah. Wonderfully illustrated by artist Peter Parnall. Second Printing. xiv, 269 pp. 8vo. Ligh scuffing to dust jacket, minor bumps at corners, small closed tear at upper left corner of front panel, now in mylar cover. Clean and tight within. (Inventory #: 31701)