Child of the Holy Ghost by Laxalt, Robert

University of Nevada Press, 1992. 153pp. Hardback with DJ, VG, "this novel by Basque American Laxalt explores the effect of cultural taboos (in this case, illegitimacy) on a family and its descendants. The Basque American narrator, who uncovers his mother's long-kept secret shame (her illegitimate birth) as he prepares to visit the land of his ancestors". Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Reno and Las Vegas:: University of Nevada Press,, (1997). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket (previous owner's name on front endpaper, slight spine slant, chip to lower edge of back cover of dj). First printing. In the second volume of this Basque family trilogy, "Peter journeys to his parents' native land to learn more about his mother's secret past. The "child" in the title is the narrator's mother, Maitia, whose life has been tainted by her illegitimacy. Laxalt brings a mythopoeic solemnity to the reconstructed experiences of both Maitia, growing up in a tiny Basque village, and Petya, a youth whose family sends him to the American West after he witnesses a murder." (Publishers Weekly) 153 pp. 

Reno. 1992. University of Nevada Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket With A Small Tear At The Top Front. 0874171962. 153 pages. hardcover. . Inscribed by the Author. keywords: Literature America Nevada Basque. FROM THE PUBLISHER - ‘You're our mother and this is your country,' I shouted at her, anything to stop her pain. ‘We don't care about that Middle Ages nonsense over there.' But ‘over there' in his mother's natal Basque village, Pete finds himself stepping back into a medieval morality, into the rigid and unrelenting code of his ancestors, older and stronger than reason. Denied by his own blood kin, cold anger forges his determination to pierce the silence of the villagers and learn the circumstances of his mother's birth. One by one the ghosts rise up. Jeanne, beautiful and headstrong, who carried her head too high and invited a disaster she would defiantly embrace. Garat, her father, solid and unyielding as the stone of his ancestral… Read More

University of Nevada Press, October 1992. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good Hardcover with Very Good Dustjacket. Inscribed and signed by author. Light soiling and shelfwear to DJ. Light soiling and shelfwear to covers. Pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.

University of Nevada Press, 1992-10-01. hardcover. VG/VG. 6x0x9. Signed 1st edition, 1st printing, University of Nevada Press hardcover w/ DJ, 1992. Book is VG, w/ clean text, tight binding; light foxing to edges. DJ is VG, w/ light edgewear, some spotting along folds. Signed by author (and inscribed to previous owner) on half-title page. Free delivery confirmation.

Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada Press, 1992. INSCRIBED/SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the half title page. The inscription reads, in part: "Carson City. For … In which Pete grows up to confront injustice." Fine condition in a Good dust jacket. The jacket has light soil/edgewear and one tiny chip. Sharp corners. Square and reasonably tight. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. Bound in the original plum cloth, stamped in shiny silver. From the dust jacket: "'You're our mother and this is your country,' I shouted at her, anything to stop her pain. 'We don't care about that Middle Ages nonsense over there.' But 'over there' in his mother's natal Basque village, Pete finds himself stepping back into a medieval morality, into the rigid and unrelenting code of his ancestors, older and stronger than reason. Denied by his own blood kin, cold anger forges his determination to pierce the silence of the… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Reno, NV: University of Nevada Press (1992).. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Plum cloth with silver lettering to spine. 153 pp. Signed by the author. Has one small faint stain to rear panel of jacket. A clean, attractive book. The second volume of Laxalt's Basque family trilogy.

Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada Press, 1992. SIGNED and DATED by the AUTHOR directly on the half title page (Reno 1992 and his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. The jacket has only a tiny bit of very light shelfwear. NO chips, tears or fading. Sharp corners. Square and reasonably tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. 1992. First printing of the First Edition with complete number row (246897531) on the copyright page. Bound in the original plum cloth, stamped in shiny silver. From the dust jacket: "'You're our mother and this is your country,' I shouted at her, anything to stop her pain. 'We don't care about that Middle Ages nonsense over there.' But 'over there' in his mother's natal Basque village, Pete finds himself stepping back into a medieval morality, into the rigid and unrelenting code of his ancestors, older… Read More

1992. 1992 Laxalt, Robert CHILD OF THE HOLY GHOST Signed copy Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada Press, c1992 First printing Signed and Inscribed by the author on the title page Lg 8vo As new hardcover copy with fine d/j.