St. Paul, MN: Graywolf Press, (1990.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The great Peruvian poet's first book and his only complete work of prose (although described as a novel, it is more a long prose-poem), written between 1924-27 and first published in Spanish in 1928 when Adan was only 20 years old. Translated and with an introduction by Katherine Silver. SIGNED on the title page by the translator, Kathleen Silver. (Silver commented that this was her favorite book among all that she translated) A title in the Palabra Sur Series. 103 pp. ISBN: 1-55597-1296.

New York: New Directions, 2008. First edition - Poem in both English and Spanish from "The Romantic Dogs," printed on a single sheet of stiff white paper, 17 1/2 inches tall by 6 inches wide. Black and white photograph of Bolano at the top, text in black.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1990.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - 11 stories based on his own experiences growing up poor and Mexican-American in Fresno in California's Central Valley - his first book of fiction. INSCRIBED by author on the half title page. List of Spanish words used in book. 111 pp. Attractive dustjacket painting by Barry Root. ISBN: 0-15-205720x.