Meloy, Ellen

The Last Cheaters Waltz: Beauty and Violence in the Desert Southwest

New York: Henry Holt, 1999. First Edition. 225pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] 1/2 brown cloth over tan boards. Near fine/Near fine. Item #10288

Signed by the author on the front free endsheet. Second published work from the revered naturalist, that is a postwar love letter from the author's adopted home of Bluff, and the surrounding deserts. Ellen Meloy (1946-2004) was the author of numerous essays, four published books, and the winner of the Whiting Writer's Award. "Any day, any time, I would without complaint travel seventy miles to see a claret cup cactus in bloom."

Price: $250.00