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BETWEEN US AND ABUELA: A Family Story from the Border.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 81000More details Price: $35.00 -
TINISIMA.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mexican author Elena Poniatowska''s re-imagining of the life of the beautiful Italian photographer and political activist Tina Modotti, lover of Edward Weston, who was accused of the murder of another lover, the Cuban Julio Antonio Mella. Winner of the 1998 Impac Dublin Literary Award. Translated from the Spanish by Katherine Silver. Photographs by Modotti, Weston and others at the head of each chapter. 357 pp. ISBN: 0-374277850.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 76511More details Price: $20.00 -
ANTONIO'S GUN AND DELFINO'S DREAM: True Tales of Mexican Migration.
Edition: First printing.
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (2007) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's second collection of non-fiction tales which focus on the migration of Mexicans to the United States - from Oaxaca to Chicago, Michoacan to southeast Los Angeles, Tijuana to Texas. In doing so, he has uncovered stories that help illuminate what it is that Mexicans seek when they come north, how they change their new country, and are changed by it. Boldly INSCRIBED on the title page. Map frontispiece. 317 pp. ISBN: 0-82634254X.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 88463More details Price: $30.00 -
PASSIONATE PILGRIM: The Extraordinary Life of Alma Reed.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Paragon House, (1993.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Born in San Franciso in 1889, Alma Reed became an outstanding journalist, a pioneer archeologist and the heroine of Mexico. Includes black-and-white photographs, notes, bibliography, and index. 283 pp. ISBN: 1-55778-3713.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 14529More details Price: $25.00 -
STORY [Magazine] Summer 1991.
Edition: First appearance in print of these works.
Cincinnati: F & W Publications, 1991. SIGNED first edition - SIGNED by Rios at his story "Saturnino el Magnifico." In addition to the authors listed above this issue includes works by Charlotte Holmes, Edward Allen, David Shields, Joan Wickersham and more. Notes on contributors. Advertisements. 128 pp. We specialize in literary journals, and have many others - including many not yet catalogued and listed on line. ISBN: 1045-0831.
Condition: Very near fine in stiff white illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 39265More details Price: $24.00 -
BAJA CALIFORNIA AND ITS MISSIONS.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.
Glendale CA: La Siesta Press, 1978. First edition - Includes sections on the Jesuit colonization, the Franciscan era, and Dominican period as well as on Native Americans today. Illustrated with maps and photographs. References, appendix. 96 pp. ISBN: 0-910856664.
Condition: Very near fine in stiff illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 82937More details Price: $16.50 -
DAYS OF OBLIGATION: An Argument with My Mexican Father.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Viking, 1992. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of essays, many dealing with the intersection and conflict of Mexican and United States culture in California. 230 pp. ISBN: 0-670-813966.
Condition: INSCRIBED on the front endpaper and dated in the year of publication. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 32931More details Price: $35.00 -
DAYS OF OBLIGATION: An Argument with My Mexican Father.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Viking, (1992.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of essays, many dealing with the intersection and conflict of Mexican and United States culture in California. 230 pp. ISBN: 0-670-813966.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 38368More details Price: $16.50 -
TRIPLE CROSSING.
Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )
New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2011). SIGNED first edition - The first novel by this award winning journalist - a thriller set on our southern border with Mexico, one which takes us into the world of border politics and drugs. INSCRIBED on the title page "To-- - Thanks for the interest and enjoy the border." 369 pp.
Condition: Fine in printed orange wrappers.
Book ID: 66468More details Price: $30.00 -
TRIPLE CROSSING.
Edition: First printing.
New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2011) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first novel by this award winning journalist - a thriller set on our southern border with Mexico, one which takes us into the world of border politics and drugs. SIGNED on the title page. Dust jacket praise from Luis Alberto Urrea, Jim Shepard and Michael Connelly (who called this one of the most accomplished first novels he has read). 397 pp. ISBN: 9780316105309.
Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (hint of a spine slant).
Book ID: 76420More details Price: $30.00 -
THE FRINGE.
Edition: Limited edition, stated.
By the author, (1975). First edition - A collection of poems, many set in Mexico where Rudge lived and studied art, and illustrated throughout with her drawings. Rudge was named the first Poet Laureate of Alameda (a title she held until her death) as well as receiving many other awards, but she was also well known for her art - she had several one woman shows of her works in both Mexico and the United States. She was also known as an advocate for the homeless, artists, poets and those suffering poverty and discrimination. This volume includes "eating succulent joy of plum" which she wrote as a gift to the Farm Workers' Benefit. Unpaginated (a slim volume of 36 pp)
Condition: Near fine in stapled brown wrappers with red lettering and drawing on the front cover.
Book ID: 77651More details Price: $35.00 -
BECOMING NAOMI LEON.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Scholastic, (2004) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel for older children by this award-winning writer. " 'I always thought that the biggest trial in my life was my name, Naomi Guadalupe Zamora Outlaw, but little did I know that it was the least of my problems, or that someday I would live up to it.' One evening, everything Naomi has known with Gram and her little brother begins to unravel. Naomi's mother wants to kidnap her. A quiet life in Lemon Tree, California, becomes a runaway journey to find an estranged father in exotic Oaxaca, Mexico." Named an ALA Notable Children's Book and many other honors. 246 pp. ISBN: 0-439269695.
Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (short closed tear to dj)
Book ID: 75362More details Price: $12.50 -
LEGENDS AND DANCES OF OLD MEXICO.
Edition: Early printing.
New York: A. S. Barnes, 1934. Hardcover - A detailed description of twelve historical dances of Old Mexico - with information on how to perform them musical notations, and more. Illustrated with drawings which portray the, symbolism of each dance as well as describing the costumes worn. xiii, 111 pp.
Condition: Very good in sturdy orange buckram covers - exlibrary but with few markings (signs of pocket removal on rear endpaper.).
Book ID: 44654More details Price: $20.00 -
CAPTAIN FROM CASTILE.
Edition: Book club edition.
Boston: Little Brown, (ca 1962, c 1945) dj. Hardcover - Adventure novel set in 16th century Mexico, during the time of the Spanish Inquisition and Cortes' conquest. Basis for the film of the same name. A title in the "Best Seller Library." 474 pp. Map endpapers.
Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (light edgwear to dj)
Book ID: 84936More details Price: $17.50 -
TED MARSH AND THE ENEMY, #4 in series.
Edition: Reprint.
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., nd (ca 1919). Hardcover - Originally published as a title in the Lucky Series, this is set against the backdrop of World War I on the border of New Mexico and Mexico, where the Germans are trying to persuade Mexico to declare war against the US, and other nefarious acts. Illustrated with 4 drawings on plain paper and illustrated endpapers by Neil O'Keefe. An unfortunate example of the worst in juvenile series, with poor writing and characterization , overt racism, and very cheaply produced, even for Whitman. 124 pp. small format, stapled text block printed on gray paper in illustrated paper-covered boards.
Condition: Fair condition only (loss at both ends of spine, corners bumped, other wear to the covers).
Book ID: 75932More details Price: $12.50 -
DESERTED CITIES OF THE HEART.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Doubleday, (1988) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second novel. An anthropologist and his alienated brother, a rock musician, reunite in a Mexico torn apart by earthquakes and revolution. As Eddie pursues his experiments with mushrooms, he claims that instead of psychedelic visions, they actually transport him back in time to his own past and to the great days of Mayan culture. 276 pp. Dust jacket by Bob Hickson. ISBN: 0-385246374.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 81213More details Price: $16.50 -
DISAPPEARED.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Scholastic - Arthur A. Levine Books, (2017). SIGNED hardcover first edition - A young adult thriller by this highly praised author - "Four months ago Sara Zapata's best friend disappeared, kidnapped by the web of criminals who terrorize Juarez. Four hours ago Sara received a death threat - and with it, a clue to the place where her friend is locked away.. . In the next four days, Sara and Emiliano will each face impossible choices, between life and justice, friends and family, truth and love. But when the web closes in on Sara, only one path remains for the siblings: the way across the desert to the United States." SIGNED on the title page. 324 pp. ISBN: 978-0545944472.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 74542More details Price: $30.00 -
SOME CLOUDS.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Viking, (1992.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Translated by William I. Neuman. The third mystery featuring Mexico City private investigator Hector Belascoaran Shayne to be published in the US. SIGNED on the title page and dated in 2007. He has been awarded the International Dashiell Hammett prize for three of his novels. 163 pp. ISBN: 0-670-83825x.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy, but with a remainder line.)
Book ID: 37581More details Price: $35.00 -
THE SHADOW OF THE SHADOW.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Viking, (1991.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in 1922 in post-revolutionary Mexico, described as "a blending of roman noir with magic realism, a cross between Raymond Chandler and Gabriel Garcia Marquez." Translated by William I. Neuman. 228 pp. ISBN: 0-670831178.
Condition: Good in very good dust jacket (remainder line, underlining on the first couple of pages) .
Book ID: 80071More details Price: $16.50 -
LEONARDO'S BICYCLE.
Edition: First US printing.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 86187More details Price: $20.00 -
JUST PASSING THROUGH.
Edition: First US printing.
El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press, (2000.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Translated from the Spanish by Martin Michael Roberts. An elegant and literate adventure novel set in 1920Õs post-revolutionary Mexico. Striking dust jacket art from Diego Rivera's "Dia de muertos". SIGNED by Taibo on the title page and dated 2007, uncommon signed. 173 pp. ISBN: 0-938317-474.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 29456More details Price: $45.00 -
JUST PASSING THROUGH.
Edition: First US printing.
El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press, (2000.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Translated from the Spanish by Martin Michael Roberts. An elegant and literate adventure novel set in 1920Õs post-revolutionary Mexico. Striking dust jacket art from Diego Rivera's "Dia de muertos". 173 pp. ISBN: 0-938317-474.
Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (remainder mark, otherwise as new, appears unread.)
Book ID: 47616More details Price: $17.50 -
JUST PASSING THROUGH.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press, (2000.). First edition - Translated from the Spanish by Martin Michael Roberts. An elegant and literate adventure novel set in 1920Õs post-revolutionary Mexico. 161 pp.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 71956More details Price: $17.50 -
SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST: the Mexican-American and His Heritage.
Edition: Trade paperback.
Garden City, NY: Zenith Books / Doubleday, (1969). The aim of Zenith Books is to publish books on minority groups on the US, written by leading historians and established authors for young people. Illustrated by Earl Thollander. Index. 122 pp.
Condition: Very near fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 70510More details Price: $15.00 -
AIR & FIRE.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Set in a remote Mexican copper mining town at the close of the 19th century, this novel is ""part love story, part adventure, part mystery and part hallucination, . .. a magnificent tale of conflicting passions and cultures, set in a harsh and magical landscape where Parisian boulevards have been constructed in the dust, and where desires of all sorts exceed the opportunities of fulfillment." SIGNED on the title page. 310 pp. ISBN: 0-679425063.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 64772More details Price: $35.00 -
THE BANK ROBBER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Macmillan, (1970.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, the story of three outlaws, set in the Texas and Mexico border country in the 1880s. Basis for the 1974 film "The Spikes Gang" featuring Lee Marvin and Ron Howard. 252 pp.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 58024More details Price: $30.00 -
CURANDERO: A Life in Mexican Folk Healing,
Edition: Trade paperback.
Condition: Fine (a new copy)
Book ID: 87997More details Price: $18.00 -
THE REBELLION OF THE HANGED.
Edition: First thus.
New York: Hill & Wang, (1974.) dj. Hardcover - The fifth of Traven's jungle novels, set in Mexico in the early 20th century, during the birth of the Mexican revolution, and originally published in Spanish in 1952. 248 pp. Dust jacket by Bill Tinker. ISBN: 0-8090-8046x.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (a few spots to the tinting on the top edge)
Book ID: 64360More details Price: $25.00 -
A BORDER OF BLUE: ALONG THE GULF OF MEXICO FROM THE KEYS TO THE YUCATAN.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Henry Holt, (1993.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An exploration of the three and a half thousand miles of coastland that borders the Gulf of Mexico in the southern US and Mexico and a picture of the peope who inhabit these borderlands -from the Florida Keys in the spring to cities like New Orleans and Brownsville to Merida in Mexico. Bibliography. Index. 302 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-20721.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 53637More details Price: $18.50 -
INTO THE BEAUTIFUL NORTH.
Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.
New York & Boston: Little Brown - Back Bay Books (2010). SIGNED - The story of nineteen year old Nayeki who lives in a remote village in Mexico, a town where many of the men, including her father, have left for the US. SIGNED on the title page. . 338 pp. ISBN: 978-0316025263.
Condition: Good overall (wear to the covers)
Book ID: 60754More details Price: $16.50