THE MONKEY WRENCH GANG Anniversary Edition Slipcase

This is a newly produced deluxe illustrated slipcase, signed by contributors Sophie Crumb (on each of her two prints), publisher Ken Sanders, Trent Call, and the two real-life people who inspired the characters Hayduke and Seldom Seen. Plus 22 bonus prints, plates and memorabilia items (see below). Accompanying it is a new 2025 anniversary edition of the book itself, complete with all the original R. Crumb illustrations. Edward Abbey loved the Utah desert area and wrote about it frequently in his best-selling books. Here he set off on a gonzo side-trip, perhaps even inspired by Hunter Thompson and his whacked out journalism. In a thinly veiled work of fiction, a group of hardcore environmentalists do their utmost to stop corporate greed, uncaring land development, and ecological disaster of dams on wild rivers. Includes the previously deleted chapter, "Seldom Seen at Home." This classic of revolutionary fiction tells the story of George Washington Hayduke III and his gang of ecological activists running amok in the Southwestern desert. When Ex-Green Beret George Hayduke returns from war to find his beloved Southwestern desert threatened by industrial development, it’s up to him to take the noxious bull by the horns. Joining forces with Bronx exile and feminist saboteur Bonnie Abzug, wilderness guide and outcast Mormon Seldom Seen Smith, and libertarian billboard torcher Doc Sarvis, Hayduke is primed to fight the power. Strip miners, clear-cutters, and highway, dam, and bridge builders beware! R. Crumb could identify with the wacko characters like Hayduke, and was enlisted to provide illustrations for what is now a classic of hip literature. Here is the entire story in hardcover, complete with extra artwork not included in earlier editions. Published by our good friend Ken Sanders, formerly of Cosmic Aeroplane Comics, back when he first met Crumb, and now of Ken Sanders Rare Books in Salt Lake City. Ken appears frequently on Antiques Roadshow and at rare book fairs around the country. Ken's imprint Dream Garden Press started life doing posters of J.R.R. Tolkien themes, went on to do calendars of desert photography including several years of Edward Abbey work, as well as this book, which has remained in print since 1985. This limited edition slipcase holds all the memorabilia and prints, bookplates, etc. It  comes with a copy of the book which goes not inside, but alongside it, with the slipcase and goodies that supplement the new edition and can sit side by side on your book shelf. The 50th anniversary book is also available separately for $40.

There are four R.  Crumb portraits of each of the Gang

Two of which are signed by the real life people who inspired the characters

Hayduke is Doug  Peacock

Seldom Seen is Ken Sleight

This is not signed by R. Crumb or by Ralph Steadman

Table of Contents: 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Introduction and Acknowledgments, by Ken Sanders Portrait of Edward Abbey by Sophie Crumb “This is What Love Looks Like” by Tim DeChristopher Portrait of Robert Crumb by Sophie Crumb “The Monkey Wrench Gang, The Movie” by Ken Sanders Edward Abbey, R. Crumb, Earth First! The Monkey Wrench Gang and Me!” by Ken Sanders 9. “At The Bottom of Lake Powell” by Joshua Abbey 10. “The Other Side of River Solitaire” by Ken Sanders 11. “A Few Words in Favor of Edward Abbey” by Wendell Berry 12. Monkey Wrench Gang Stickers by R. Crumb 13. “Edward Abbey, Sod-buster Poet” by Ralph Steadman 14. Hayduke, Seldom Seen Smith, Bonnie Abbzug, Doc Sarvis by Robert Crumb 15. Portrait of Edward Abbey by Trent Call 16. “The Monkey Wrench Gang in Print” by Susannah Abbey 17. “The Power of the Press Belongs to the Man Who Owns One” by Ken Sanders 18. “The Light Body Of A Monkey Wrench” by Terry Tempest Williams 19. Memento Mori 20. 21. Portrait of R. Crumb and Edward Abbey, by Ernie Bulow Doc Sarvis Gate at Forest House, by Doug Sanders/R. Crumb 22. “Edward Abbey, A Voice in the Wilderness”, a film by Eric Temple Qualifies for free shipping in the U.S. Our supply may be limited; the publisher is only allowing a small number available to each dealer. Limitation is 300. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge.