DESERT SOLITAIRE: A Season in the Wilderness by Edward Abbey (1973 Mass Market Paperback) ? Author: Edward Abbey (1927-1989) ? Cover Photograph: Eliot Porter (1901-1990) ? Publisher: Ballantine Books, Inc. New York, NY U.S.A. 1973 Since its first publication in 1968, DESERT SOLITAIRE has steadily attracted a legion of fierce advocates. It reaches them with the directness of its theme - there is a happiness a person can encounter that is unique when you are a part of the land, especially the desert. Edward Paul Abbey (1927?1989) was an American author, essayist and environmental activist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and criticism of public land policies. Eliot Furness Porter (1901?1990) was an American photographer best known for his color photographs of nature. Mass Market paperback's cover looks new. No creases in spine, light hint of shelfwear, minor indents from storage. Interior is tight, clean and unmarked. Gift Quality, As New. ? Size: 12mo - over 6 - 7" tall, 318pp. ? Condition: Fine (As New) Mass Market Paperback ? Always privately owned. 2nd printing of 1st Paperback edition. Copyright 1968. Hardcover published by McGraw-Hill. This Ballantine edition paperback published by arrangement in 1971. Printed in U.S.A. This copy from 2nd printing: May, 1973. Ballantine catalog: 22355. SBN: 345-22355-1-095. LCCN: 67-26166. MSR = US $0.95.