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  • THE CHINAMAN. by Mamet, David.
    Mamet, David.
    THE CHINAMAN.

    Edition: First printing.

    Woodstock, NY: The Overlook Press, (1999) dj. Hardcover first edition - His first collection of poetry, containing 40 poems, most published here for the first time. Small erratum slip tipped onto the front endpaper. 72 pp. ISBN: 0-879518979.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 81425
    Keywords: first collection, Poetry
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  • GIRLS IN THE GRASS: Stories. by Thon, Melanie Rae.
    Thon, Melanie Rae.
    GIRLS IN THE GRASS: Stories.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (1991) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Highly praised young author's first collection of short stories (her second book). INSCRIBED on the title page to noted book collector Larry Owens and Monica. Laid in are two brief handwritten notes, one in an envelope. 272 pp. ISBN: 0-394576632.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 80731
    Keywords: first collection, Women Authors
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  • ANOTHER BLACK VOICE: A Different Drummer. by Slade, Leonard A. Jr.
    Slade, Leonard A. Jr.
    ANOTHER BLACK VOICE: A Different Drummer.

    Edition: 2nd printing, a slim trade paperback.

    Nashville, TN: Winston-Derek Publishers, Inc. (1989, c 1988). First collection of poetry by this African American educator, critic and poet. Notes. 61 pp. ISBN: 1-555231241.

    Condition: Good overall in illustrated wrappers, some wear to the covers, black mark on title page.

    Book ID: 79210
    Keywords: African American Poetry, first collection
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  • IN THE BUDDHA FACTORY. by Soldofsky, Alan.
    Soldofsky, Alan.
    IN THE BUDDHA FACTORY.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Kirksville, MO: Truman State University Press, (2013). First edition - His highly praised first significant collection of poetry (preceded by three chapbooks). Among the comments are those from Sandra McPherson ("Formally elegant, wonderfully attentive to tone, 'In the Buddha Factory' mixes reverence, good humor, grievous tragedy, and affirmation in enlightening ways. The result is a collection that honors each detail; every poem here approaches its subject with wonder and respect.") and Edward Hirsch ("Soldofsky is a poet with a metaphysical bent and a strong sense of place, a traveler who keeps coming home to California, a spiritual wanderer keenly alert to the incongruities of modern life and the hyper-reality of the 21st century. His carefully constructed, long-awaited first book…

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    Kirksville, MO: Truman State University Press, (2013). First edition - His highly praised first significant collection of poetry (preceded by three chapbooks). Among the comments are those from Sandra McPherson ("Formally elegant, wonderfully attentive to tone, 'In the Buddha Factory' mixes reverence, good humor, grievous tragedy, and affirmation in enlightening ways. The result is a collection that honors each detail; every poem here approaches its subject with wonder and respect.") and Edward Hirsch ("Soldofsky is a poet with a metaphysical bent and a strong sense of place, a traveler who keeps coming home to California, a spiritual wanderer keenly alert to the incongruities of modern life and the hyper-reality of the 21st century. His carefully constructed, long-awaited first book is a work of full maturity, high achievement.") Notes. 94 pp. ISBN: 978-1612480886.

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    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 77918
    Keywords: california poet, first collection, Poetry
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  • WHEN LIVING WAS A LABOR CAMP. by Garca, Diana,
    Garca, Diana,
    WHEN LIVING WAS A LABOR CAMP.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Tucson: University of Arizona Press, (2000). First edition - The first collection of poems by this writer who was born in a labor camp in the San Joaquin Valley, one which is a "bittersweet look back at the migrant labor camps of California and offers a tribute to the people who toiled there." Includes an introduction by Garcia. A title in the Camino del Sol series. Glossary. 102 pp. ISBN: 0-816520437.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 77552
    Keywords: california, chicana, first collection, latin american, latinx, migrant workers, Poetry
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  • SHALER'S FISH. by Macdonald, Helen.
    Macdonald, Helen.
    SHALER'S FISH.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (2016). First edition - The first US edition of this award-winning author and naturalist's first collection of poems, originally published in 2001 - these are complex, dense poems influenced very much by the natural world and the flight of birds (she is a falconer). 82 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 66465
    Keywords: falcon, first collection, hawk, Poetry
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  • GIRLS IN THE GRASS: Stories. by Thon, Melanie Rae.
    Thon, Melanie Rae.
    GIRLS IN THE GRASS: Stories.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - Highly praised young author's first collection of short stories (her second book). 272 pp. ISBN: 0-394576632.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (spine slant, prev owner's gold seal)

    Book ID: 64047
    Keywords: first collection, Women Authors
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