New York: Simon & Schuster, (1997.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Cuban-American writer's second novel, the story of a dyed in the wool 'yanqui' - an ex-Marine from Ohio - who becomes caught up in the Revolution in Cuba, first rising to become Castro's right hand man, and then, disillusioned, involved in a plot to assassinate him, 445 pp. ISBN: 0-684-814277.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1997.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Cuban-American writer's second novel, the story of a dyed in the wool 'yanqui' - an ex-Marine from Ohio - who becomes caught up in the Revolution in Cuba, first rising to become Castro's right hand man, and then, disillusioned, involved in a plot to assassinate him, 445 pp. ISBN: 0-684-814277.

New York: Crown, (1991.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Described as the first Cuban-American thriller, this is a story of witchcraft, crime and law, set in the Hispanic communities of Los Angeles. Charlie Morrell, himself Cuban, is a court-appointed investigator assigned to take on the case of two marielitos, followers of the santeria cult, who are accused of a vicious killing. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication, 308 pp. ISBN: 0-517-58509X.

New York: Crown, (1991.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Described as the first Cuban-American thriller, this is a story of witchcraft, crime and law, set in the Hispanic communities of Los Angeles. Charlie Morrell, himself Cuban, is a court-appointed investigator assigned to take on the case of two marielitos, followers of the santeria cult, who are accused of a vicious killing. SIGNED on the half title page, 308 pp. ISBN: 0-517-58509X.

Belem: 1992. SIGNED first edition - Collection of poems, in Portuguese, illustrated with drawings by Frederico Mergulhao. INSCRIBED by the author.

New York: Monthly Review Press, 1968. dj. Hardcover first edition - A revised edition of a book originally published in Mexico in 1965. A look at the Monroe Doctrine from the point of view of those who have borne the burden of it: a survey of "the long and dishonorable record of bullying, financial manipulation, covert plots and open armed intervention." Translated by Asa Zatz. 192 pgs, index, bibliography.

New York: Monthly Review Press, 1963. First edition - Monthly Review Pamphlet series number 24. Translated from the Spanish by Ursula Wasserman. 36 pp.

New York: Harper Collins, (2007.). SIGNED first edition - Highly acclaimed first novel by this writer, born in Peru, raised in Alabama, and now living in California, and writing in English. A dystopian view of the future, set in a 'nameless, timeless South American country' where a war has been raging between the government and a guerrilla faction from the jungle. Alarcon's first book, a collection of short stories, won the Whiting Writer's Award and he was chosen by PW as one of the top debut writers of 2007 and In 2010, he was chosen by the New Yorker as one of the 20 best writers in the US under the age of 40. SIGNED on the title page. 257 pp.

New York: Riverhead Books, (2013). First edition - The second novel, third book, by this award-winning author born in Peru, but now living in California. In 2010, he was chosen by the New Yorker as one of the 20 best writers in the US under the age of 40. 372 pp.

New York: Harper Collins, (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Highly acclaimed first novel by this writer, born in Peru, but now living in California. A dystopian view of the future, set in a 'nameless, timeless South American country' where a war has been raging between the government and a guerrilla faction from the jungle. Alarcon's first book, a collection of short stories, won the Whiting Writer's Award and he was chosen by PW as one of the top debut writers of 2007 and In 2010, he was chosen by the New Yorker as one of the 20 best writers in the US under the age of 40. SIGNED by the author. 257 pp. ISBN: 978-0060594794.

New York: Riverhead Books, (2013) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second novel, third book, by this award-winning author born in Peru, but now living in California. In 2010, he was chosen by the New Yorker as one of the 20 best writers in the US under the age of 40. SIGNED on the title page. 372 pp.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (2000) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Novel by this Mexican American writer set in Mexico City in the late 1800s. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 211 pp. ISBN: 0-8118-14475.

Tucson: University of Arizona Press, (2007.). SIGNED first edition - A collection of "lyrical and entirely absorbing personal essays by the esteemed Chicana writer and gifted storyteller" which explore the many meanings of family. SIGNED on the title page and dated in 2010. Notes. 204 pp. ISBN: 0-8165-26273.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1998). SIGNED first edition - Second novel (third book) by this Mexican American writer which begins in the Sonoran desert of Mexico in the 1870s, and following the stories of three generations of women. SIGNED on the title page. 180 pp. ISBN: 0-8118-19167.

Corvallis, OR: Calyx Books, 1992. First edition - Her first book, a collection of short fiction, SIGNED on the title page. Says the author in the preface, "Many of the stories concern the women who came of age in the United States within a Mexican social structure, surrounded by a pre-Columbian landscape and sensibility.". ISBN: 0-934971-250.

Corvallis, OR: Calyx Books, 1992. First edition - Her first book, a collection of short fiction, SIGNED on on the title page. Says the author in the preface, "Many of the stories concern the women who came of age in the United States within a Mexican social structure, surrounded by a pre-Columbian landscape and sensibility." 170 pp. ISBN: 0-934971-250.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Second novel (third book) by this Mexican American writer which begins in the Sonoran desert of Mexico in the 1870s, and following the stories of three generations of women. SIGNED on the title page. 180 pp. ISBN: 0-8118-19167.

Willimantic: Curbstone Press , (1996). First edition - A bilingual edition of this collection of poetry by this award-winning Nicaraguan writer -"a lyric meditation in nine parts, reflecting on her life and her art" - with the original Spanish on the verson, the English translated by Darwin (Bud) Flakol (her late husband to whom she dedicated this book. Published as a paperback original. 69 pp.

Willimantic, CT: Curbstone Press, (1991). First edition - Three novellas - the title story and 'The Talisman' and 'Village of God and the Devil' - which explore three critical stages in a woman's life. Translation from the Spanish by Amanda Hopkinson 191 pp. ISBN: 0-915306-948.

Willimantic, CT: Curbstone Press, 1987. dj. Hardcover first edition - An autobiographical prose/verse novel, a retrospect of the real, surreal and magical memories of her childhood in El Salvador, where the ugly realities of war begin to intrude on daily life. Translated by Darwin J. Flakoll. ISBN: 0-915306-70.

Willimantic, CT: Curbstone Press, 1987. dj. Hardcover first edition - An autobiographical prose/verse novel, a retrospect of the real, surreal and magical memories of her childhood in El Salvador, where the ugly realities of war begin to intrude on daily life. Translated by Darwin J. Flakoll. ISBN: 0-915306-7-0.

Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition - 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. ISBN: 0-8047-19985.

Rio de Janeiro: Livaria H. Antunes, 1952. Includes brief biographical notes on (brevas notas sobre) Jose de Alencar. Historical novel originally published in 1857 and depicting the native peoples of Brazil uncorrupted by modern civilization. Text in Portuguese. Notas. 405 iii pp.

New York: HarperCollins, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition - The fourth novel by this Chilean writer. Translated by Margaret Sayers Peden. 382 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0170166.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. dj. Hardcover first edition - Chilean writer's second novel. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden. ISBN: 0-394-549627.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. dj. Hardcover first edition - Third novel by this Chilean writer (born in Peru, but now living in the US). Translated by Margaret Sayers Peden. 272 pp. Dust jacket art by James McMullen. ISBN: 0-394-572734.

New York: HarperPerennial, (2006.). A lively retelling of the legend of the masked hero, born the son of two cultures, the child of an aristrocratic Spanish military officer and landowner in Southern California and of a mother who was a Shoshone warrior. Set in the early 19th century. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden. Double page map. 390 pp. plus an interview with Allende, reading guide, etc. ISBN: 0-06-0779004.

New York: Atheneum, 1991. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Fourth book by this Chilean writer (born in Peru, but now living in the US). Translated by Margaret Sayers Peden. SIGNED by Allende on the title page. 331 pp. ISBN: 0-689-121024.

New York: HarperCollins, (1999.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Historical novel of a young woman who leaves Chile for the California gold fields in 1848. SIGNED on the half title page. 399 pp. ISBN: 0-06-019491x.

New York: Atheneum, 1991. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Fourth book by this Chilean writer (born in Peru, but now living in the US). Translated by Margaret Sayers Peden. SIGNED by Allende on the title page with her signature drawing of a small flower 331 pp. ISBN: 0-689-121024.