New York: Atheneum, 1990. Chapbook. Paperback. SIGNED. Small, thin octavo [21 cm] Stapled white and black printed chapbook. Near fine. The covers have just a trace of soiling, and a couple of very small, light stains. Signed with a floral drawing by Isabel Allende on the verso of the front..... More
New York: A Dutton Book, 1992. Uncorrected proofs. Paperback. 307pp. Octavo [21 cm] Green wraps. The preliminary and terminal pages are prominently darkened. The publisher's contact info is in pen on the front wrap. The author's debut novel. More
New York: A Dutton Book, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 434pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] 1/4 black paper with rose colored paper covered boards. Fine / Fine. Signed by the author on the title page. More
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1990. First printing. Hardcover. Tan boards quarterbound in navy blue cloth are clean. Light bumping at the head and tail of the spine and at the tip of the upper rear corner. Just a trace of rubbing at the extreme tips of the lower corners. Black..... More
Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED: 280pp. Octavo [23.5cm]; quarter black cloth with pink paper covered boards. Title in pink on spine. Signed by author on title page and dated "Alburquerque, N. M. Aug. 8, 1995." Marked by Anayay's trademark magical realism, this novel..... More
New York: Warner Books, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 386pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] 1/4 teal paper with yellow paper over boards, and the title stamped in bold orange on the spine. Very good. The covers are slightly warped. In a near fine dust jacket. This copy has been signed by..... More
New York: Warner Books, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 386pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] 1/4 teal paper with yellow paper over boards, and the title stamped in bold orange on the spine. This copy has been signed by Anaya, with the notation, "Albuquerque, Aug. 8, 1995," on the title page. Anaya..... More
New York: Warner Books, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 386pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] 1/4 teal paper with yellow paper over boards, and the title stamped in bold orange on the spine. This copy has been signed by Anaya, with the notation, "Albuquerque, Aug. 8, 1995," on the title page. Anaya..... More
Berkeley: Tonatiuh-Quinto Sol International, Inc, 1984. First edition. Paperback. 95pp. Slim octavo [23 cm] White, green, and black illustrated wraps. Near fine. The wraps are mildly age-toned. A short novel. A retelling of the tale of the wailing woman. Anaya also wrote Bless Me, Ultima, a ground-breaking novel of the..... More
Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1984. Revised edition. Paperback. SIGNED. 186pp. Octavo [23 cm] Yellow and black printed wraps. The spine and surrounding areas are faded. A collection of short stories by Chicano authors edited by Rudolfo Anaya and Antonio Marquez. Inscribed by Anaya on the half title..... More
Cleveland: The Goldsmith Publishing Co., 1910 on copyright page. Reprint. Hardcover. 308pp. Octavo [19.5 cm] Light green cloth covered boards with black ink stamped titles on the spine and front cover. Good. The boards are gently bowed. The extremities are very mildly bumped and darkened. The edges of the text..... More
New York: Anchor Books, 1998. Later printing. Paperback. 311pp. Octavo [20 cm]; illustrated wraps. Small TV tie-in stamp in corner. "In Margaret Atwood's dystopian future, environmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a Second American Civil War. The result is the rise of the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian..... More
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1977. Uldis Klavins. Signed limited edition. Leather bound. SIGNED. Octavo [22 cm] in full decorative gilt-stamped brown bonded leather with raised spine bands, all edges gilt, moire endpapers, and bound-in satin pagemarker ribbon. Spine moderately cocked, rubbing to fore-edge gilt; former owner's bookplate on..... More
New York: Penguin, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. 217pp. Quarto [23.5cm]. 1/4 black cloth over black papered boards with gilt spine stamp. "In this profoundly intimate, arresting parable, Paul Auster creates a world of fiendish bargains and punative whims - a world redeemed, nonetheless, by [Jim] Nashe's resolute quest for justice..... More
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1905. Eric Pape. Hardcover. 424pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Olive green cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles and red and blue ink stamped vignettes on the spine and covers. Good only. The extremities are heavily rubbed, particularly obscuring the vignette on the rear board. The..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1914. Hardcover. 286pp. Octavo [20 cm] Dark red cloth with gilt stamped titles and embossed designs on the spine and front cover. Good only. The extremities are subtly bumped, rubbed and darkened. The spine is cocked and indented. There is a 1/2 inch split..... More
New York: The Overlook Press, 2012. First Overlook Press paperback edition. Paperback. SIGNED. 317pp. Octavo [20 cm] Pictorial wraps. "Many powerful and important novels have been written about Vietnam, including, most recently, Karl Marlantes's Matterhorn, (also by a Marine and published more than 30 years later), but none captures the..... More
New York: Grove Press, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. 215pp. Octavo [21.5cm] Hardcover in dustjacket. NEW. From the publisher: "An award-winning memoirist, poet, and activist, Jimmy Santiago Baca has established himself as an inspiring and important spokesperson for the Chicano experience, continually giving voice to the voiceless. His first novel, A...... More
New York: Grove Press, 2004. First edition. Paperback. 225pp. Octavo [21cm] Paperback. NEW. From the publisher: "Confirming his status as a writer of remarkable versatility and wisdom, award-winning poet and memoirist Jimmy Santiago Baca “continues to mine his experience, exploring conflicts between the rich traditions of Chicano culture and a...... More
New York: Vintage Books, 2016. First Vintage Books Edition. Paperback. 371 pp. Octavo [20.5 cm]; illustrated wraps. "In the near future, the Colorado River has dwindled to a trickle. Detective, assassin, and spy, Angel Velasquez "cuts" water for the Southern Nevada Water Authority, ensuring that its lush arcology developments can..... More
Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books, 2019. First edition. Paperback. 269pp. Octavo [20.5cm]; illustrated wraps. Beginning in the spring of 1969, Huckleberry Finn inspired a question: Could you build a raft, float down the Mississippi River to New Orleans, and on the way learn something about America and its peoples..... More
Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books, 2019. First edition. Paperback. SIGNED: 269pp. Octavo [20.5cm]; illustrated wraps. Beginning in the spring of 1969, Huckleberry Finn inspired a question: Could you build a raft, float down the Mississippi River to New Orleans, and on the way learn something about America and its..... More
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1993. Paperback edition. Paperback. SIGNED. 182pp. Octavo [19.5 cm] Illustrated wraps. Fine. Inscribed by the author on the first page, and additionally signed on the title page. More
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. 213pp. Octavo [20 cm] 1/4 black cloth with green paper covered boards and a blue ink stamped title on the spine. Fine / Fine. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page, and also signed on the title page. More
London: The Sylvan Press, 1945. Biro. First edition. Hardcover. 168pp. Octavo [22 cm] Black cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine, and a gilt stamped design on the front cover. Very good. The spine ends and edges of the covers are bumped and rubbed, and the..... More