Stone Desert / Stone Desert Journal [signed] [first edition]

SIGNED. 160pp. + unpaginated journal. Octavo [20.5cm]. Illustrated wraps. Signed by Craig Childs in black ink on the title page. "Originally published over twenty-five years ago, 'Stone Desert' brings the wonder and wildness of one of our nation's most geologically and culturally unique national parks to readers everywhere. With a new introduction by the author, this edition includes Craig Childs's original journalâ"written over a winter in Canyonlands National Park and complete with pen-and-ink sketchesâ"from which Stone Desert originated. Join Childs as he hikes the high mesas, navigates the winding canyons, and witnesses the ancient rock art of Utah's most inscrutable and remote slickrock desert."