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Desert Solitaire First edition, first printing cover

Desert Solitaire

Edward Abbey · McGraw-Hill, 1968 · First edition, first printing

Market value · Unsigned, near fine
$837

Valued from 2 recorded sales in the last 12 months.

What a copy is worth

ConditionUnsignedSignedInscribed
Fine$53——
Near fine$837$2,760$2,760
Very good$711$2,346$2,346
Good$40——
Fair$40——

How to identify this edition

These points tell this edition apart from other printings and editions of Desert Solitaire.

✓ Copyright page: “First Edition” stated, with the code 00025

✓ Dust jacket: purple and ochre, Peter Parnall’s drawing of a desert creature on the front

✓ Price: $5.95 on the front flap (unclipped)

✓ Binding: light brown cloth, spine lettered in white

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