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Abbey's Road
by Abbey, Edward
- Used
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New York; (1979): E.P. Dutton. First Edition. Octavo. . First printing signed by the author on the title page. 198pp. Every road Abbey travels, is alive with interesting people and fascinating creatures; aborigines, starfish, and dolphins in Australia; Tarahumara Indians and chuckwallas(lizards) in Mexico; javelinas (wild pig) in the American southwest and Winnebago and more. Abbey brings his bright idiosyncratic vision, his own philosophy and humor to every place he visits. A near fine copy bound in 1/4 white cloth over green cloth, spine lettering is green foil, very minute bump to upper corner, in a very nice, clipped dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023270
- Title
- Abbey's Road
- Author
- Abbey, Edward
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York; (1979)
- Keywords
- Signed
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Alcuin Books located in Old Town Scottsdale is a store with 15,000 serious books for the collector or scholar. We have ample parking in front of the store for those who wish to browse our holdings.
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