New York: Harper Collins, 1995. Uncorrected proof. Paperback. 326pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Yellow and black printed wraps. Very good. The covers are mildly soiled, faded and creased. The rear wrap is slightly scratched. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden. Isabel Allende is the author of The House of..... More
New York: Harper, 2008. First American edition. Hardcover. 301pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] 1/4 dark brown paper with tan paper covered boards and a gilt stamped title on the spine. Very good. The spine is very slightly rolled. There is a tiny dark stain on the top edge of the front..... More
New York: Peng/Rand, 2022. First U.S. edition. hardcover. 322pp. Octavo. [24.5cm] Green paper over boards with the title stamped in gold on the spine. Illustrated dust jacket. From the publisher: Violeta comes into the world on a stormy day in 1920, the first girl in a family with five boisterous..... 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: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964. First American edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 298pp. Octavo [22 cm] Navy blue cloth spine and boards. Pea green publisher's topstain. Light bumping to the extremities; fore-edge of text block lightly foxed. In a dust jacket, with moderate toning, and very occasional short closed tears and..... 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
New York: Grand Central Publishing, 1999. Later printing. Paperback. 272pp. Duodecimo [17 cm] Illustrated wraps. Exquisite prose and wondrous storytelling have helped make Rudolfo Anaya the father of Chicano literature in English. Indeed, Anaya's tales fairly shimmer with the haunting beauty and richness of his culture. The winner of the..... More
Berkeley: Editorial Justa Publications, Inc, 1975. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. SIGNED. 197pp. Octavo [22 cm] Blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine. There is a faint embossed owner's stamp on the front free endpaper, and again on the title page. The front endpaper is gently pulling..... 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
New York: Ballantine Books, 2015. Later printing. Paperback. 289pp. Duodecimo [17.5cm]. Illustrated wraps. "Maya Angelou’s debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment..... 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
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Prague: Svoboda, 1969. Later Czech edition. Hardcover. 209 pp. Octavo. [20.5 cm]. Blue cloth over boards with stamped illustration of eyeglasses, a pipe, and a pen on front cover. Publisher's pink top stain. Original dust jacket is in very good- condition, intact but foxed, toned, and mildly torn at edges..... More
Boise, ID: Limberlost Press, 2021. Royden Card. 2021 Edition. Paperback. 359pp. Octavo [23.5cm]. Illustrated wraps. "The 2021 Edition features work by Robert Wrigley, Gino Sky, Nancy Takacs, David Lee, Bethany Schultz Hurst, E. Ethelbert Miller, Alex Kuo, Sherman Alexie, Judith Root, Jim Heynen, Gary Gildner, Rachel Tennelach, Hank Nuwer, Ron..... More
New York: Anchor Books, 1998. Later printing. Paperback. 311pp. Octavo [20 cm]; illustrated wraps. "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 regime that enforces rigid social roles..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1986. First American edition. Hardcover. 311pp. Octavo [23 cm] 1/4 turquoise cloth with gray paper covered boards. In the pictorial dust jacket ($16.95 price on front flap), with moderate toning. With the publisher's publicity bookcard laid in, in fine condition. Atwood is the author of over..... More
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 2003-2013. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 378; 425; 394pp. Octavo [24.5cm]. Two volumes featuring gray boards, one tan. Titles stamped in various metallic hues on spines. Boards lightly faded at edges. "The Year of the Flood" and "MaddAddam" are both signed by the author in black..... More
San Diego, CA: Canterbury Classics, 2019. Later printing. Leather bound. 1210pp. Octavo [23.5cm]. Bound in lavender leather with raised bands and elaborate gilt, pink and yellow ornamentation. Title in pink on spine. All edges gilt. Pink satin ribbon pagemarker. Extra shipping charges may apply, due to weight. "Jane Austen’s stories..... More
Penguin Classics, 2015. Coralie Bickford-Smith. Hardcover. 3120pp. Octavo [21 cm] Seven-book box set containing Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Love and Freindship, Persuasion, Northanger Abbey, and Mansfield Park in a floral slipcase. Various colored cloth over boards. Sealed in publishers shrinkwrap. Few novelists have conveyed the subtleties and..... More
Toronto: Modern Library, 2000. Later printing. Paperback. 304pp. Octavo. Paperback. Illustrated wraps. NEW. More
UK: Chiltern, 2018. Reprint. Hardcover. 391pp. Duodecimo [20cm] Printed and embossed paper over boards. Gilt edges. Black satin ribbon pagemarker. More
Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2021. Hardcover. 296pp. Octavo. [24.5cm] Illustrated clothe over boards. Title decoration inlaid on front cover and stamped in gold gilt on spine. Illustrations by Marjolein Bastin. "The Marjolein Bastin Classics Series is a chance to rediscover classic literature in collectible, luxuriously illustrated volumes. For the first time..... 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: 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: The Macmillan Company. 1970 is the only date mentioned on the copyright page, however this is a later printing (22nd) -. Hardcover. SIGNED. 93pp. Octavo [22 cm] Blue cloth over boards. There is a previous owner's name on the front free endpaper, and there is a small moisture..... More