Berkeley, CA & San Francisco: Heyday Books / Precita Eyes Muralists Association,
(2017). SIGNED hardcover first edition - A tribute both to the murals of the Mission district in San Francisco and to the vibrant culture of the people of 'el barrio de la mission," a culture which is now threatened by changes in San Francisco. Illustrated with gorgeous, striking full color photographs by Dick Evans. Foreword by Juan Felipe Herrera entitled "Mission Muralizations, 1945-2016." with the long poem "Second (Mobile) Panel, Something Else, 2016." Introduction by Carla Wojczuk. INSCRIBED on the title page by Dick Evans. Large square format, printed on glossy stock. xxi, 159 pp plus 2 pp about Heyday Press. ISBN: 978-1597143608.

Donna, TX: VAO Publishing, (2012). First edition - An anthology of poetry and prose, collecting the work of 39 writers from South Texas. Contributor biographies. 232 pp. Striking wraparound cover art by Noe Vela. ISBN: 978-0615723761.

Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, (1994). SIGNED first edition - Chicano poet's first collection, poems which "explore the Mexican landscape and express the longings of those who have left it." SIGNED on the title page. A title in The Contemporary Poetry Series. 49 pp. Cover illustration by Simon Silva. ISBN: -820316776.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1991.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The rather uncommon hardcover edition of this annual anthology of essays, short stories and poems, selected from small literary journals across America - a reflection of the diversity and excellence to be found in offbeat publications from across the United States. SIGNED by Christopher Merrill at his poem "Because." Also includes contributions from Russell Banks, Clarence Major, Wally Lamb, Lydia Davis, Kent Nelson, Joy Harjo, Laura Kalpakian and many more. List of special mentions, brief notes on the authors, and index to the first 15 volumes. 581 pp. ISBN: 0-671-73332.

New York: Grove Press, (1994.). SIGNED first edition - ARC for the first trade paperback printing of this young Chicano author's second book, a collection of short stories (including eight stories which originally appeared in his first book, 'Winners on the Pass Line"), mostly set in Los Angeles or the Southwest, and a finalist for the Pen/Faulkner award. SIGNED on the title page. Illustrated with four etchings and lithographs by Luis Jimenez (on title page and as headpieces). 288 pp. 288 pp .

San Francisco: Five Fingers Review. 1986. First edition - A journal of poetry and prose. Includes Dorianne Laux's poem "The Garden" and Kevin Killian's his story "T Rex." Also features "Meaningful Work: Seven Writers on Writing," "A Chicano Travelogue" by Juan Felipe Herrera, "This is Not Democracy: Essay on the New El Salvadoran Poetry" by Ruben Martinez. Fiction by Laura Beausoleil, Mark Greenside, Jill Kelly, Kevin Killian.; drama by Roberto Bedoya, poetry by Philip Levine, Cole Swenson, Charles Simic and much more. 110 pp. Cover by Mark Trousdale.

New York: St Martin's, (1993) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery introducing Denver attorney Luis Montez, whose practice is on the skids. Edgar award nominee for best first mystery. Part of SMP's 'Dead Letter' mysteries series. Winner of the UC Irvine Chicano/Latino literary contest. 201 pp. ISBN: 0-312-092717.

Wainscott, New York: Pushcart Press, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An annual anthology of essays, short stories and poems, selected from small literary journals across America - a reflection of the diversity and excellence to be found in offbeat publications from across the United States. Includes fiction from Colum McCann, Bharati Mukherjee, Patricia Hampl, Louis Berney, Jeffrey Eugenides, Frederick Busch, Joyce Carol Oates; poetry from Carol Muske, Marilyn Hacker, Toi Derricote, Martin Espada, Marvin Bell; nonfiction from Andre Dubus, Julie Showalter, Philip Levine and much more. List of special mentions, brief notes on the authors, and index to the first 23 volumes. 606 pp. ISBN: 1888889098.

San Francisco: Five Fingers Review. 1987. SIGNED first edition - A journal of poetry and prose, SIGNED by TWO poets at their contributions - Dorianne Laux and Juan Felipe Herrerra. Other contributors include Clark Coolidge, Stan Rice, Jack Marshall, Cole Swenson, Carol Dorf, Sara Vogan and more. Notes on contributors. 138 pp plus ads. Cover by Chris Biddle.

New York: Touchstone / Simon & Schuster, (1992.). SIGNED first edition - An annual anthology of essays, short stories and poems, selected from small literary journals across America - a reflection of the diversity and excellence to be found in offbeat publications from across the United States. SIGNED by Joyce Carol Oates at her story "The Hair." Also includes Li-Young Lee, Ursula Le Guin, Marvin Bell, Katha Pollitt, Susan Straight, Linda Gregg, Eric Chock, Jess Mowry, Yann Martel, Brenda Hillman and many more. List of special mentions, brief notes on the author, and index to the first 16 volumes. 574 pp. ISBN: 0-671734350.

Berkeley, CA & San Francisco: Heyday Books / Precita Eyes Muralists Association,
(2017). SIGNED hardcover first edition - A tribute both to the murals of the Mission district in San Francisco and to the vibrant culture of the people of 'el barrio de la mission," a culture which is now threatened by changes in San Francisco. Illustrated with gorgeous, striking full color photographs by Dick Evans. Foreword by Juan Felipe Herrera entitled "Mission Muralizations, 1945-2016." with the long poem "Second (Mobile) Panel, Something Else, 2016." Introduction by Carla Wojczuk. SIGNED and dated in April 2017 on the title page by Dick Evans and also SIGNED by Herrera with the word "Love". Large square format, printed on glossy stock. xxi, 159 pp plus 2 pp about Heyday Press. ISBN: 978-1597143608.

Tucson: University of Arizona Press, (2002). SIGNED first edition - A work by this US poet laureate which defies characterization . "Tuning in voices from numerous time zones, languages, and minds, Herrera recalls his childhood and coming of age, his participation in the Chicano Movement, and the surreal aspects of postmodern America. . . Pushing forms to the edge of possibility while forcing readers to rethink reality as well as language, Herrera invokes childhoods and neighborhoods, stand-up clowns and Movimiento gypsies, grandmothers of the bunuelo kitchen and tragicomic soliloquies of dizzy-headed outcasts of paradise." SIGNED and dated on the title page. In 2024, he received the MacArthur "genius award." 186 pp. plus 4 photographs. ISBN: 0816522154.

Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1990. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Snapshot like glances at growing up Chicano and male in Fresno, California in the 50's. - essays on almonds, catfish, bicycling, and the people who knew are all part of this wonderful, but brief, collection. SIGNED on the title page. 115 pp. ISBN: 0-87451-5238.

Houston: Arte Publico Press, (1987). First edition - A selection of poems from five earlier books, and fourteen new poems by this award-winning Chicano poet, who grew up in a Texas border town. 160 pp. ISBN: 0-934770581.

New York: Grove Press, (1994.). SIGNED first edition - ARC for the first trade paperback printing of this young Chicano author's second book, a collection of short stories (including eight stories which originally appeared in his first book, 'Winners on the Pass Line"), mostly set in Los Angeles or the Southwest, and a finalist for the Pen/Faulkner award. SIGNED on the half title page and dated in the year of publication. Illustrated with four etchings and lithographs by Luis Jimenez (on title page and as headpieces). 288 pp. 288 pp .

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1991. First edition - A collection of reflective poems inspired by his Catholic boyhood in California's Central Valley. 77 pp. ISBN: 0-87701-857x.

New York: New Directions, (1989.). First edition - A collection of poems rooted in the American Southwest by this award-winning writer. Glossary. 126 pp. ISBN: 0-8112-11029.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1999). SIGNED first edition - Collection of poetry by this award winning Chicano writer, mostly set in California's central valley. A National Book Award finalist, in this book, he "tackles the shabby reality of the world around him and turns it into vivid poetry. Drawing on the Chicano slang of the barrio, Soto gives authentic voice to portraits of life set mostly in California's San Joaquin Valley, where he was born and raised." SIGNED on the title page. 71 pp. Cover illustration by Jose Ortega. ISBN: 0-08118-25183.

New York: Grove Press, (1994.). SIGNED first edition - First novel by the young Chicano writer whose first book, a collection of short stories, received several awards and much praise. SIGNED on the title page. 265 pp.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1991.). SIGNED - An annual anthology of essays, short stories and poems, selected from small literary journals across America - a reflection of the diversity and excellence to be found in offbeat publications from across the United States. SIGNED by TWO authors: Henri Cole at his poem 'Ascension on Fire Island' and Christopher Merrill at "Because." Also includes contributions from Russell Banks, Clarence Major, Wally Lamb, Lydia Davis, Kent Nelson, Joy Harjo, Laura Kalpakian and many more. List of special mentions, brief notes on the authors, and index to the first 15 volumes. 581 pp. ISBN: 0-671-73332.

New York: Grove Press, (1997.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, the story of two young gang girls set in the rough LA Echo Park neighborhood, a world exploding with drugs and violence. Boldly INSCRIBED on the title page "Dear ---- Thank you for attending our panel on magic!" and dated in 2008. 246 pp. ISBN: 0-8021-16051.

New York: The Viking Press, (2002.) dj. Hardcover first edition - His third book - as with the others, it is an interesting and very personal look at a changing America - "At the core of this book is an assessment of the meaning of Hispanics to the life of America. ... a book about America in the broadest sense full of surprising observations by a writer who is a marvelous stylist as well as a trenchant observer and thinker." 232 pp. ISBN: 0-670030430.

New York: St Martin's, (1994.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Second mystery featuring Denver attorney, Luis Montez (the first book in the series was an Edgar award nominee for best first mystery.) SIGNED on the title page. 183 pp. ISBN: 0-312-109350.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1997.) dj. Hardcover - A young adult novel of a Mexican American kid trying to survive in a violence invested neighborhood in Fresno.SIGNED on the title page with the words "Best wishes." List of Spanish words, 148 pp.

New York: New Directions, (1989.). A collection of poems rooted in the American Southwest by this award-winning writer. Glossary. 126 pp. ISBN: 0-8112-11029.

New York: Grove Press, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - First novel by the young Chicano writer whose first book, a collection of short stories, received several awards and much praise. 218 pp. ISBN: 0-8021-15543.

Chicago: Modern Poetry Association. 1993. SIGNED first edition - SIGNED by Gary Soto at his poem "Summer Marriage." Also includes poems by Alice Ostriker, Deborah Pope, Allison Funk, David Schloss, B. H. Fairchild and others; book reviews, notes on contributors.

Tucson: University of Arizona Press, (2000.). First edition - In these poems and brief prose pieces, Gonzalez 'has forged a new Chicano manifesto, a cultural memoir that traces both his personal journey and the communal journey that Mexican Americans have traveled throughout this century, across this land." 174 pp plus a list of works by Gonzalez. ISBN: 0-8165-19668.