Of America East & West
by Horgan, Paul
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
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Moab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Red ochre cloth boards with decorative image blind embossed on front board. Light scuffing to spine and light soiling to top edge. Off-white dust jacket with red, blue, and black type, and large black-and-white image of author on back. Light soiling to front and spine of dust jacket. Inscribed by author to a friend of Horgan's. Contains a separate note from Horgan dedicating this copy as a retirement gift to a friend, typed on Wesleyan University stationary and signed on May 25, 1985. Published in celebration of Paul Horgan's eightieth birthday, this volume is a rich selection from among the author's twoscore books. Contains an introduction by Henry Steel Commager. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 393 pp; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- Back of Beyond Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015429
- Title
- Of America East & West
- Author
- Horgan, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Collected Essays, Biography, History, Novel, Western
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Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.
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