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: 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: B. W. Huebsch, 1921. First edition. Hardcover. 269pp. Octavo [20 cm] Dark green cloth. The covers are a bit cocked, the extremities are mildly dinged and rubbed, and there is an owner's name, city and date on the front free endpaper. A short story collection. 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
New York: Random House, 2021. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. 404pp. Octavo [20.5cm]. Illustrated wraps. "A sweeping story that brings the world of the South before and after the Civil War vividly to life. Spanning eras and generations, it tells of the lives of three unforgettable women: Miss May Belle, a...... 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
New York: Anchor Books, 1998. First Anchor Books Edition. 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..... More
New York: Anchor Books, 2004. First Anchor Books Edition. Paperback. 376 pp. Octavo [20 cm] Illustrated wraps. Oryx and Crake is a 2003 novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood. She has described the novel as speculative fiction and adventure romance, rather than pure science fiction, because it does not deal..... More
New York: Anchor Books, 2014. Paperback. Octavo [20.5]. Illustrated wraps. In an illustrated cardboard slipcase encased in publisher's shrinkwrap. "A boxed set (three trade paperbacks) of the internationally celebrated speculative fiction trilogy from one of the most visionary authors of our time, Margaret Atwood. Set in a darkly plausible future shaped..... More
New York: Potter Style, 2013. Sextodecimo [16.5cm]. 100 postcards in an embossed, illustrated paper covered box. In publisher's shrinkwrap. "Collected from her extensive collection of personal correspondence, this box contains 100 postcards featuring 25 of her most beloved witticisms (reproduced 4 times). Housed in a beautifully designed keepsake box, this..... More
New York: Penguin Books, 2012. Reprint. Hardcover. 416pp. Octavo [20 cm]. Red paper over boards. Additionally, text block edges are stained red. In publisher's shrinkwrap. More
New York: Vintage, 2007. Reprint. Paperback. 368pp. Octavo [20.5]. Illustrated wraps. "No novel in English has given more pleasure than 'Pride and Prejudice.' Because it is one of the great works in our literature, critics in every generation reexamine and reinterpret it. But the rest of us simply fall in..... More
New York: Modern Library, 1996. Reprint. Paperback. 304pp. Octavo [20.5]. Illustrated wraps. Introduction by Anna Quindlen. Commentary by Margaret Oliphant, George Saintsbury, Mark Twain, A. C. Bradley, Walter A. Raleigh, and Virginia Woolf. 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
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