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  • INFORMATION: 20 Years of Joda. by Montoya, Jose (1932-2013)
    Montoya, Jose (1932-2013)
    INFORMATION: 20 Years of Joda.

    Edition: First printing, a large trade paperback original.

    Chusma House Publications, (1992). SIGNED first edition - A book which combines poetry in both Spanish and English, drawings by Montoya, song lyrics and more. Rigoberto Gonzalez noted that the title "is 'joda' as in 'twenty years of struggle,' as in 'twenty years of fighting back.' A collection, commemorating two decades worth of work by Chicano poet Jose Montoya, one of the writers who pioneered the use of Calo and code-switching in American poetry, includes a portfolio with representations of Pachucas y Pachucos, Cholas y Cholos, Chicanas y Chicanos and other images reflecting a vatos worldview. 'I chose to include em,' Montoya explains in his preface, 'because they were done in el mismo espiritu that the poems were written…

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    Chusma House Publications, (1992). SIGNED first edition - A book which combines poetry in both Spanish and English, drawings by Montoya, song lyrics and more. Rigoberto Gonzalez noted that the title "is 'joda' as in 'twenty years of struggle,' as in 'twenty years of fighting back.' A collection, commemorating two decades worth of work by Chicano poet Jose Montoya, one of the writers who pioneered the use of Calo and code-switching in American poetry, includes a portfolio with representations of Pachucas y Pachucos, Cholas y Cholos, Chicanas y Chicanos and other images reflecting a vatos worldview. 'I chose to include em,' Montoya explains in his preface, 'because they were done in el mismo espiritu that the poems were written in'." The book also includes lyrics to songs and corridos, many of which are performed by Montoyas musical group Tro Casindio. But the true engines in the book are his poems, many of which have become classics of Chicano letters, like 'El Louie', an all-attitude urban elegy and the celebrated poem 'The Movement Has Gone For Its Ph.D Over at the University or, The Gang Wars Are Back.' Born in Escoboza, New Mexico, Jos Montoya was raised there in Albuquerque and in California. He is a multidisciplinary artist: poet, painter, writer, and musician. Montoya is a founding member of the Rebel Chicano Art Front, better known as the Royal Chicano Air Force, a group of artists and poets in Sacramento, California. Boldly INSCRIBED by Montoya on the title page. 254 pp. Cover art by Jose Montoya. ISBN: 0-962453617.

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    Condition: Near fine in illustrated wrappers (name inside front cover) Uncommon - and especially so inscribed.

    Book ID: 88467
    View cart More details Price: $225.00
  • THE DREAM WORLD OF DION McGREGOR. by [Gorey, Edward] McGregor, Dion (1922 - 1994)
    [Gorey, Edward] McGregor, Dion (1922 - 1994)
    THE DREAM WORLD OF DION McGREGOR.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Bernard Geis Associates / Random House (1964) dj. Hardcover first edition - An uncommon Edward Gorey illustrated book, one which transcribes the sleep-talking of an aspiring songwriter, who was couch-surfing in New York when his roommate recorded these dreams. More than 70 "unearthly, bizarre and often hilarious tapes" -from a balloon ride through a fleet of storks to a giant's piano and a classroom of nude artists - are included, illustrated throughout with pen and ink drawings, many full page, by Gorey ("etched in living dolour"). Both the recording of these dreams (where Gorey did the album cover) and this book were a flop when first published. Apparently 10,000 copies were printed, but only 6 or 7…

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    New York: Bernard Geis Associates / Random House (1964) dj. Hardcover first edition - An uncommon Edward Gorey illustrated book, one which transcribes the sleep-talking of an aspiring songwriter, who was couch-surfing in New York when his roommate recorded these dreams. More than 70 "unearthly, bizarre and often hilarious tapes" -from a balloon ride through a fleet of storks to a giant's piano and a classroom of nude artists - are included, illustrated throughout with pen and ink drawings, many full page, by Gorey ("etched in living dolour"). Both the recording of these dreams (where Gorey did the album cover) and this book were a flop when first published. Apparently 10,000 copies were printed, but only 6 or 7 thousand sold. However after the death of McGregor, more recordings were released and an experimental documentary film was made in 2017. Prefaced by a word from the dreamer and an introduction by Dr Valentine Wolf Zetlin. Bound in yellow paper-covered boards with a Gorey illustration on front, salmon cloth spine with black lettering and an illustration of a lizard. x, 213 pp.

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    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (small chips to the ends of the dj spine, some rubbing and light toning to dj, original price of $3.95 on dj flap) - despite the flaws, this is an attractive copy, clean and tight - in much better condition than usually found.

    Book ID: 83479
    View cart More details Price: $400.00