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Tijuana, B. C., Mexico: : Colleccion Presente 7,, (1994). First edition -. Near fine in beige stapled printed wrappers. . First printing. Chapbook with poems in Spanish by these three writers. Issued in an edition of only 1000 copies. En espanol, La edicion consta de 1,000 ejemplares. 27 pp.

New York:: Summit Books,, 1991.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First US printing. Translated from the Spanish by Betty Ferber. A novel of late15th century Spain - a time of discovery and exploration, of the Inquisition and war - by one of Mexico's most acclaimed writers.

San Francisco:: City Lights Books,, (2007). SIGNED first edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. First printing, a trade paperback original. "A hybrid collection of texts written and performed on the road, from Mexico City to San Francisco, from Central America to central California, illustrated throughout with photos and artwork. Rants, manifestos, newspaper cutups, street theater, anti-lectures, love poems, and riffs tell the story of what its like to live outlaw and brown in the United States." Herrera who served as both California poet laureate and as US poet laureate from 2015-2017, was the child of migrant farmers and his early days in the fields of California have strongly shaped his work. SIGNED on the title page. 352 pp plus sources and more photographs. No indication of printing on copyright page but original price of 16.95 on rear cover.

San Francisco:: City Lights Books,, (2007). Very good in glossy illustrated wrappers (a bit of wear to corners of covers, but clean and tight).. Early printing, a trade paperback original. "A hybrid collection of texts written and performed on the road, from Mexico City to San Francisco, from Central America to central California, illustrated throughout with photos and artwork. Rants, manifestos, newspaper cutups, street theater, anti-lectures, love poems, and riffs tell the story of what its like to live outlaw and brown in the United States." Herrera who served as both California poet laureate and as US poet laureate from 2015-2017, was the child of migrant farmers and his early days in the fields of California have strongly shaped his work. 352 pp plus sources and more photographs. No indication of printing on copyright page, price of 17.95 on rear cover.

Houston, TX:: Arte Publico Press,, 1991.. Fine in illustrated wrappers.. 2nd printing. Author's first novel, set in the Rio Grande Valley, the story of a family which becomes separated while illegally crossing the border into the United States.

New York:: Dutton,, (1989). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket (remainder line, price-clipped). First US printing. A later novel by this award-winning Argentinian writer, a "mystery which blends the metaphysical and the mundane." Nicolas Almanza, a young small-town photographer, gets his first professional assignment, to photograph stills of the provincial capital of La Plata. On the train there, he meets an elderly man and his two daughters, and things get complicated. Translated from the Spanish by Suzanne Jill Levine. 169 pp.

New York:: Harcourt, Inc.,, (2003.). SIGNED first edition -. Fine (a new copy) in illustrated wrappers. . Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) A young adult novel - "you'd think being murdered would be the end of things, but for Chuy, that's when his life finally gets interesting." Set in Fresno, California where Soto grew up himself. SIGNED on the title page. Glossary of Spanish words and phrases. 161 pp.

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1997.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. Second novel by this young Cuban writer who was nominated for the National Book Award for her first book. SIGNED on title page. 300 pp.

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1997.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. SIGNED on the title page. Very near fine in fine dust jacket (remainder dot). First printing. Second novel by this young Cuban writer who was nominated for the National Book Award for her first book.

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1997.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket (as new.). First printing. Second novel by this young Cuban writer who was nominated for the National Book Award for her first book. SIGNED on the title page.

San Francisco:: ism press,, (1986.). First edition -. Fine in stiff orange illustrated wrappers with self-flaps. . First printing, a trade paperback, not issued in hardcover. A collection of 14 poems by this Chilean writers, of different generations, but both living in the United States and in exile from Chile. Bilingual edition, with the text in Spanish & English, on facing pages (en espanol). One of 2000 copies. 56 pp. Cover drawing by Rafael Edwards.

Albuquerque:: University of New Mexico Press,, (1992). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. The story of a young man's search for his father and a city coming to grips with the complexities of modern urban development. 280 pp.

Stanford, CA:: Stanford University Press,, 1993.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket (as new.). First US printing. Originally published in Spanish in 1989, this accurate but imaginative portrait of Salvador Allende, former President of Chile, has been revised for this edition by the author, with a new preface and postscript by Alegria. Translated by Frank Janney. Foreword by Frederick M. Nunn.

New York:: Vintage Books,, (1999.). Fine.. Trade paperback. Highly praised Puerto Rican's writer tells the story of her emergence from the barrios of Brooklyn to the theaters of Manhattan. 311 pp.

Toronto:: The Copp Clark Co., Ltd.,, 1941.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good condition (some soiling to the yellow cloth.). First Canadian edition. Children's book illustrated in both color and black and white by the author. Bound in yellow cloth with a picture inset on the front cover. Glossary. Map endpapers. 56 pgs.

Leipzig:: F.A.Brockhaus,, 1877.. Hardcover -. Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in brown cloth with gilt lettering on the spine.. Hardcover. Set in post-colonial Buenos Aires, this political novel by the exiled Argentian writer Marmol was written in two parts and originally published in Uruguay in 1851; it is a semi-autobiographical account of living in Juan Manuel de Rosas's police state. Volume One only (the second part was not published until several years later, after the fall of Rosas and Marmol's return to Argentina. [Libro en Espaol / Book in Spanish]. 312 pp.

New York:: HarperCollins,, 1996.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in a fine dustjacket.. First printing. Highly praised Puerto Rican's writer's first novel, second book.

Albuquerque:: University of New Mexico Press,, (2003.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. After being hit on the head by a typewriter, veteran Chicano poet Silver Mendez finds himself with amnesia - and on the faculty of a Baptist college in the Simi Valley. An academic satire about politics and political correctness. SIGNED on the title page. 200 pp..

New York:: New Directions,, (1977.). First edition -. Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover. The second book by this revolutionary Nicaraguan poet-priest to be published by New Directions. Edited and selected by Robert Pring-Mill (who also contributed the introduction) and Donald D. Walsh. Translations by Thomas Merton, Kenneth Rexroth, Mireya Jaimes-Freyre and the editors. 78 pp.

New York:: Grove Press,, (2007.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. The first non-fiction book by this noted novelist, this is a penetrating look at the brutal death of Bishop Juan Geradi in Guatemala City in April 1998 - just 2 days after he had issued a human rights report that found the Guatemalan Army primarily responsible for the deaths and disappearances of 200,000 civilians. Goldman spent seven years following the investigation into this murder, and the result is a riveting and complex work. Index. 396 pp.