Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 0395244005 . Association copy. Gift inscription on first free endpaper from famed author Edward Abbey to Bill Benge, a longtime attorney for Grand County, Utah. Inscription reads, "for Bill Benge / from his friend and admirer Ed Abbey / Moab '76." Black cloth boards with red lettering on cover and silver lettering on spine. Some soiling from dust; spine is slightly cocked. Black dust jacket with grey lettering on cover and spine. Jacket is wrapped in mylar and in fair condition only. Large two-inch tear on cover, partially repaired with tape; chipping and shelf wear to edges; significant creasing; some scuffing and scratching. Tight binding and clean interior. Text block has red top stain. This political thriller novel follows a terrorist cell in London. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 309 pp; Signed by Associated .

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Bookseller: Back of Beyond Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 024240
Title: The Family Arsenal
Author: Theroux, Paul
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good in Fair dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0395244005
ISBN 13: 9780395244005
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1976
Keywords: 0395244005, Novel, Ed Abbey, London, Thriller, IRA

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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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