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Back of Beyond Books We have books on natural history, environmental lit, southwest guide & maps, Indigenous authors, western history. Everything else, too. Open Daily 9am - 9pm

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We published this set of four broadsides with Ken Sanders Rare Books on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the publ...
09/11/2026

We published this set of four broadsides with Ken Sanders Rare Books on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the publication of Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey.

Wendell Berry, Amy Irvine, Doug Peacock, and Terry Tempest Williams contributed their words and the artwork was done by Claire Taylor.
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All broadsides are signed and numbered by the authors. Letterpress printing by Tryst Press. The edition consists of 100 signed and numbered copies, and 26 signed and lettered copies.

Priced at $200.

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09/04/2026

Tuesday, September 22 @ 7 PM | Author Betsy Gaines Quammen presents her latest book "This Haunted Land: Reckoning with Ghosts and the Stories that Shape America." Why do humans need ghosts, and what do ghosts have to teach us? "This Haunted Land" investigates some of America’s most enduring legends and uncovers how ghost stories can illuminate some of the most unsettling parts of history. Free at the Moab Library | Presented in partnership with Back of Beyond Books

Down the Riverby Edward AbbeyThis collection of essays by cantankerous environmentalist Ed Abbey centers on his many riv...
09/04/2026

Down the River
by Edward Abbey

This collection of essays by cantankerous environmentalist Ed Abbey centers on his many river trips. The reflections on topics ranging from Henry David Thoreau to the Air Force's MX missile system are filled with imagination, humor, and sparkling prose.

Includes black-and-white illustrations by the author.
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Stated first edition and first printing. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper.

Priced at $450.

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https://backofbeyondbooks.com/rare-books/
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“Finding beauty in a broken world is creating beauty in the world we find.”― Terry Tempest Williams, Finding Beauty in a...
09/01/2026

“Finding beauty in a broken world is creating beauty in the world we find.”

― Terry Tempest Williams, Finding Beauty in a Broken World
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The Big It and Other Storiesby A. B. Guthrie Jr.While his more notable title ‘The Way West’ earned him the Pulitzer Priz...
08/28/2026

The Big It and Other Stories
by A. B. Guthrie Jr.

While his more notable title ‘The Way West’ earned him the Pulitzer Prize, this collection of diverse short stories, written between 1946 and 1960, showcase Gurthrie’s talents at short fiction.
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First Printing.

Priced at $25.

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Here’s some environmental focused books coming out in September. Check ‘em out! -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -...
08/25/2026

Here’s some environmental focused books coming out in September. Check ‘em out!
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The Carbon Wave: A Story of Democracy, Parenthood, and the Race to Protect Our Planet
by Leah C. Stokes
https://shop.backofbeyondbooks.com/book/9780262054775

Lonesome Landscapes: Stories from National Conservation Lands
by Andrew Gulliford
https://shop.backofbeyondbooks.com/book/9781647692773

How to Save the Amazon: A journalist’s fatal quest for answers
by Dom Phillips
https://shop.backofbeyondbooks.com/book/9781645025061

Endings: Encounters with Extinction
by Neil Griffin
https://shop.backofbeyondbooks.com/book/9781487014261
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Grenstone Poems - A Sequenceby Witter BynnerWritten in a narrative style, this collection tells the story of the inhabit...
08/21/2026

Grenstone Poems - A Sequence
by Witter Bynner

Written in a narrative style, this collection tells the story of the inhabitants of the fictional town Grenstone.
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First Thus.
From Bynner's library although not marked as such. Signed and inscribed by author on front endpaper; a silver gel photograph of Bynner and a poem written in Bynner's hand are laid in.

Photograph depicts a young Witter Bynner and has glue residue on verso. Inscription reads
"To Phil - A haystack with pine needles in it. Witter Bynner."

Priced at $110.

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We were recently given some signs that you may have seen scattered around the shop. If you haven’t yet, come check ‘em o...
08/18/2026

We were recently given some signs that you may have seen scattered around the shop. If you haven’t yet, come check ‘em out!

Open every day 9a-9p.
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08/14/2026

To conclude the commemoration of America’s semiquincentennial, we're inviting artists and community members from the Moab Valley and BEYOND to share artworks or personal objects in any medium under the theme, HOW DID WE GET HERE? STORIES OF MIGRATION AND HOME.

The exhibition will explore themes of movement, connection across time, migration routes, and what makes Moab, or the greater region, "home." Consider drawing from your own family history—journeys to and from the Moab Valley, throughout Utah, across the United States, or around the world.

Learn more and submit your art, ephemera, photos, and stories at the link in our bio or at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9X8LGH_QSMzY81EKjq3r7YCAU7ikVy2j65qRA1CDm_BvPZQ/viewform

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