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Greetings!
Hello, friends. Here's an update and reminder about events coming to Arches and Back of Beyond this month.
And stay tuned for our May newsletter coming soon!
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Regional Award-Winning Author at Back of Beyond
Who: Marcia Hensley, Author of Staking Her Claim: Women Homesteading the West
What: Book Reading and Signing
When:Tuesday, April 27, 7-8 PM
Where:Back of Beyond Books, 83 N. Main St.
"Like the stories of the pioneers who have fascinated me
since childhood, my life story has been a westward journey. My husband and I
live close to the Oregon Trail in Wyoming
on ground homesteaded by the first settlers in this valley and in the home they
built 100 years ago. Surrounded by r
eminders of the Oregon Trail and memories
of pioneers, by the Wind River
Mountains and the high
plains deserts they knew, I have found my voice as a writer and my heart's
home."
Staking Her Claim: Women Homesteading the West tells the stories of remarkable pioneer women who seized the opportunity
to own land at a time when it was nearly unheard of for women to do so.
If you are unable to make the reading and would like a signed copy, please call us at 435-259-5154 to reserve a copy. We will ship it to you or hold it until you are able to make it into the store.
Hope to see you there!
http://www.marciahensley.com
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Raising Money for "Books for Tots" by Recycling
Kerry Lange, owner of Desert West Office Supplies, has been accepting old printer cartridges from the public for awhile now. He sends them off to a company that sorts them and pays him for the ones they recycle.
Desert West matches whatever amount they receive and donates the money to a charitable cause in our community. Beginning this past winter, Desert West began donating the money to Arches for our "Books for Tots" program.
The money he donates goes to buying books for our school's libraries. To date, he has helped raise over $1000 for the program. He hopes that some of the money may also be used for textbooks.
If you would like to help with this project, please take your old printer cartridges to Desert West. You will also receive $1 off a new cartridge when you drop off the used one. They will take inkjet, laser toner, and laser drum cartridges.
For more information please call Arches Book Company at 435-259-0782 or Desert West at 435-259-5735.
Desert West, 53 W 100 South St., Moab, UT 84532
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Andy's Rare Book Picks of the Month!
 Geological and Mining Atlas of Leadville
by Emmons, Samuel Franklin
Price: $750.00
Atlas to
Accompany a Monograph on the Geology and Mining Industry of Leadville, Colorado.With 31 lithographed maps, sections & profiles, mostly in
color, 12 double-page. 20 1/4x16 1/4, half leather & gilt-lettered cloth.
Important geolo gic atlas of the Leadville mining district with
sections showing the numerous mines, issued by the United States Geological
Survey; the maps are lithographed by Julius Bien & Co., New York. Has rubberstamps of Cornell College,
Mt. Vernon, Iowa on title page and the versos of a few
maps. Spine and corners scuffed, worn; otherwise very good. Leather spine and corners also loses its green pigment when rubbed.
Atlas to Accompany the Geology of the
Aspen District
by Spurr, Josiah Edward
Price: $500.00
 Atlas to Accompany Monograph XXXI on the Geology of
the Aspen District, Colorado. Title sheet, contents sheet & legend sheet + 27 color lithographed plates
(2 of them double-page), being topographical maps, elevations, plans, etc.
21x18, half red leather & brown cloth lettered in gilt. First
Edition. Covers with some soiling, spotting and extremity wear; otherwise very
good, internally fine or nearly so.
The bright lithographed plates depict the various geologic strata and
topography of the district, along with plans of the mines. Lithographed by
Julius Bien, N.Y. With printed slip at corner of title-page "Fifty-fifth
Congress 3d Session, House Doc. No. 101. Atlas."
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Last Sunday for Jazz, April 25!
Local musician David Steward will be taking the month of May off. Come and listen to his fantastic guitar this Sunday from 10-Noon at Arches Book Company.
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For questions about any of our events or for all your book needs, call 435-259-0782. And don't forget to check out our extensive used book collection at ABC and Beyond located in McStiff's Plaza. We hope to see you soon!
Sincerely,
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Andy Nettell
Arches Book Company |
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