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Chosho Publishing, 2022. Reprint. Paperback. New. 360pp. Octavo [22.5]. Illustrated wraps. This is a print-on-demand title, but the text is clear and easy to read. The author never wished this title to be reprinted, and the author would not wish you to read it. Abbey himself described this early novel as "bad Thomas Wolfe" and was embarrassed by it almost as soon as it was published. He refused to allow a reprint during his lifetime (with the exception of a single chapter found in "The Best of Edward Abbey," a compilation originally titled "Slumgullion Stew"). As a result, this title has been out-of-print for 68 years. However, the seeds and germination of everything Abbey would become throughout his literary career and personal life are contained within the pages of Troy. The anarchist, the wobbly, the classic music loving, flute playing hedonist, the pagan and wilderness lover.

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Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, 1954 Bound in the original black paper covered boards with yellow lettering. The binding is bright and clean with slight wear to extremities. Evidence of tape residue and offset to prelims and rear pastedown. Rear free endpaper excised and last blank leaf with large tear and soiling. The dust wrapper is clean and bright with slight soiling and edge wear, spine faded. Overall a good only copy with a bit better dust wrapper. The irascible, irritable Abbey went on to much greater fame as an environmentalist but his literary career began here with his alter ego of Jonathan Troy. As is well known he disavowed the novel in later years and it was never reprinted. In his mind it was a youthful indiscretion better left forgotten.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. Good in Good dust jacket. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Black boards with yellow lettering on spine and Abbey's own 5-legged whirling log motif; pictorial dust jacket with mylar covering. Dust jacket has moderate chipping and light soiling, and 3" tear on the rear flap. Boards have light chipping at head and foot of spine, and light soiling. Previous owner's bookplate on half title page. Abbey's first novel follows our hero through romance and life and shows roots of Abbey's anarchist thinking so prevalent in his later novels. Abbey was ashamed of this novel and never allowed it to be reprinted. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 374 pp .

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1954. First edition. Near fine in near fine jacket.. First printing - and only edition - of Abbey's first book, talked about but rarely seen by Abbey aficionados. Abbey's biography James A. Cahalan describes how embarrassed the author would become about his first novel: "Abbey remained so unhappy with his first novel that he always refused to have it reprinted [...] and left instructions that it not be reprinted after his death. As a result, JONATHAN TROY became a very expensive collector's item." Nevertheless, he concludes: "Abbey was too hard on himself; this novel is certainly flawed, yet interesting." A truly lovely copy of a scarce book. 8'' x 5''. Original black glazed paper boards, yellow-lettered spine. In original unclipped ($3.50) color pictorial dust jacket designed by Stefan Salter. [8], 374 pages. Faint offsetting to endpapers. Jacket lightly rubbed at spine head, with foxing to top edge.

New York: Dodd Mead & Company, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good +. 374p octavo, Slightest edgewear on the binding, else fine in a slightly worn, near fine dust jacket with a trifle sunned spine and tiny nicks and tears . A very nice copy of Abbey's elusive first book.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Black boards with yellow lettering on spine; pictorial dust jacket with mylar covering. Dust jacket is bright and has minor chipping at head of spine and a 1/4" x 1/2" hole on rear panel; boards have light wear to edges; text block is clean. Abbey's first novel follows our hero through romance and life. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 374 pp .

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1954. First. hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. near A fine first edition in a fine dust jacket, with no later printings referenced on the copyright page. Abbey hated this book and did not let it be reprinted. Housed in a custom made slipcase.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, first printing. Signed by the author on the front free end paper, inscribed to former owner in "Glen Canyon 1981". Very Good with light rubbing at tips, small indent to spine near bottom, light lean to spine, previous owner book plate to front paste down. In a Very Good dust jacket with publisher's price of $3.50 intact, light rubbing, light fading to spine panel, light chipping at edges and two repairs made from the verso. The author's first published book, which after an initial publication of 5,000 copies he immediately wanted to disown. It has never been reprinted as per Abbey's request, and signed copies are extremely scarce.