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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Hyperion East, 2004. BX2 - An advance reading copy paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, change to the release date on the front cover in black ink plus there is a date in red ink pen on the spine plus there is a patch of very, very light label staining along the top edge of the front cover, light discoloration and shelf wear. Translated from the Indonesian by Willem Samuels. A collection of short stories by a noted Indonesian writer. These are semiautobiographical stories that deal with major life themes: birth and death, sexual knowledge and love, compassion and revengs. The author is a winner of the PEN Freedom-to-Write Award and a Hellman-Hammett Award. By the author of "The Fugitive," "The Buru Quartet," "The Mute's Soliloquy," and "The Girl from the Coast." 253 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance… Read More

Stanford, California, USA: Stanford University Press, 1993. BX2 - A hard cover first American edition withdrawn ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition. No additional printings are indicated on the copyright page. A tight, clean, sound copy in black cloth covered boards with metallic red lettering and a graphic on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear with the dust jacket endflaps glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus there are the usual library stamps, labels, and pocket on the top outside paper edges, the title page, the last page, and the back free endpaper. This edition has been revised by the author. Translated from the Spanish by Frank Janney. Foreword by Frederick M. Nunn. With a new preface and postscript by the author. A biographical novel of Chilean President Salvador Allende that portrays his life up to his presidential election victory in 1970, Chilean 20th century culture and history, and the background and events of the military coup of September 11, 1973.… Read More

New York, New York, USA: Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1971. BX4 - A hard cover withdrawn ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition with no dust jacket. A tight, clean, sound copy in white cloth covered boards with very minor overall shelf wear plus there is some very, very light soiling of the cloth plus there are two small blue marker spots, one on the front and one on the spine, plus there is some label staining and light rubbing on the spine plus there are the usual library stamps, label, and pocket on the inside surfaces of the front and back boards, front and back endpapers, and first page of the preface plus there is some very, very light bumping on the top right corners. Translated from the Polish by Celina Wieniewska. With a preface by Jan Kott. A short novel of the dehumanizing bureaucracy of government and the gradual disintegration of a man no longer capable of coping with the system. 118p.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 5.75"x8.5". Ex-Library.

New York, New York, USA: Vintage International/Random House, 1989. BX5 - A trade paperback book in very good- condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated black wraps with minor overall shelf wear mainly in the form of some very light scattered surface chipping on the front cover. Translated from the German by Joel Agee. A novella about a woman filmmaker who accepts an assignment to the Al-Hakim ruins to investigate the rape and murder of the wife of a psychiatrist. It is in an an unnamed Arab country. She finds herself becoming the central character in a deepening mystery when she becomes involved in a labyrinthine quest for an elusive truth with frightening consequences at every turn. By the author of "The Visit" and "The Physicists." 129p.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 5.25"x8".

Kailua, Hawaii, USA: Plover Press, 1995. BZ2 - A hard cover withdrawn ex-library book in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in red cloth with gold lettering on the spine and front with minor overall shelf wear plus the dust jacket is pasted down to the inside surface of the boards plus the usual library stamps and label on the front endpaper and title page. The dust jacket shows no visible signs of wear and is inside the original library mylar sleeve plus the endflaps are pasted down to the inside surface of the boards. Translated from the Spanish by Dale Carter and Alfonso González. With an introduction by Carlos Fuentes. The story of a man whose family has worked in the mines of Northern Mexico for generations. Though his grandfather dies of silicosis and his father is reduced to part-time work, he plans to work in the mines also. His brother refuses to let him though but is himself claimed by silicosis. In the end he has escaped this fate but he must watch helplessly as his… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Riverhead Books, 1995. BZ2 - A trade paperback book in very good condtion. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with a remainder mark on the bottom outside paper edges. Translated from the Hebrew by Betsy Rosenberg. A novel by a noted Israeli author. It is about a young man who wants to escape from his family, live in a private world where no one can intrude, and not grow up. So he studies Houdini, creates his own private language, and stops growing. By the author of "See Under Love." 453p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 5"x8".

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC, 1994. BZ3 - A hard cover first American edition withdrawn ex-library book in very good- condition. Stated first edition. A tight, clean, sound copy in charcoal paper covered boards quarter bound in black cloth with metallic copper lettering on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus there are the usual library stamps, marks, label, and pocket on the title page and back endpaper plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. The dust jacket only very minor overall shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve plus the endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. Translated from the Danish by Barbara Haveland. Set in the sealed-off world of an elite private school, an experiment in controlling children has tragic consequences. A look at notions of education, childhood and the nature of time itself. By the author of "Smilla's Sense of Snow," "The… Read More

Garden City, New York, USA: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1970. BZ3 - A hard cover first American edition withdrawn ex-library book in good+ condition. Stated first edition with no additional printings indicated on the copyright page. A tight, clean, sound copy in light brown cloth covered boards quarter bound in red cloth with silver lettering on the spine with minor overall shelf wear with a very, very light bump to the bottom right corner of the front board plus there are the usual library marks, stamps, label, and pocket on the top and outside paper edges, the front free endpaper, and the copyright page plus there is glued staining on the front and back fixed endpapers from where the dust jacket was glued to the boards plus there is some very light yellowing on the outside paper edges. The dust jacket shows minor overall shelf wear with some glue staining on the front and back endflaps from where they were glued to the boards plus there is a library label on the spine plus it is still in the… Read More

Riverside, California, USA: Ariadne Press, 2001. BZ5 - An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with only very, very minor overall shelf wear. Translated and with an afterword by Daniel Slager. This book contains two inherently connected novels by a noted modern Austrian author: "Charlie Tractor" and "Harry, A Reckoning." "Charlie Tractor" is the author's first novel and traces the experiences of a young working-class man who has recently moved form the Austrian provinces to Vienna. The story centers on his efforts to organize and present his and his co-workers' demands for improved working conditions. "Harry, A REckoning" is about Charlie Tractor's son. The young man delivers a monologye to the author based on his father's experiences. 186p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 5.5"x8.25".

Fort Collins, Colorado, 80523: Department of English/Colorado State University, 1988. CB1 - Colorado Review Volume XV Number 2 Fall Winter 1988. Minor overall shelf wear. Volume XV No. 2 Fall/Winter, 1988 of a journal of contemporary literature. This issue includes an interview Ron Sukenik and Curtis White. There is an open letter from William Heyen. There is ficiton by David Huddle and Francois Camoin. There is poetry by Holly Prado, Alberta Turner, David McKain, Grace Bauer, Jeanne Lohmann, Kathleen Reddy. There are translations of Yehuda Amichai, Pia Tafdrup, Enrique Huaco, and Lars Gustafsson. There are also reviews of books by Janet Kauffman, Dan Gerber, and Reginald McKnight. The cover art is by Jim Foster. Contributors' notes, 97p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Foster, Jim. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto, ON, Canada: HarperCollins Canada, Limited, 1999. CB5 - A hard cover book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in black paper covered boards quarter bound in black paper with gold lettering on the spine and illustrated endpapers plus a graphic blind stamped on the front at the bottom right corner with minor overall wear. The dust jacket shows only minor overall shelf wear mainly in the form of some very, very light edge wear mainly on the spine bottom edge. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden.. 6th Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperTrade, 2000. CB5 - A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with the usual library marks and stamps on the bottom outside paper edges, the title page, and the last page plus there is some very light yellowing on the outside paper edges. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden. The story of a woman orphaned at birth and raised in the British colony of Valparaiso, Chile by a well-intentioned Victorian spinster and her brother.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Ecco Press, 2003. CB6 - A first printing hardcover book SIGNED by author on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Book has remainder mark on the bottom, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners and light shelf wear. Translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman. Deep Purple is a provocative, michievously humorous novel from Cuban writer Mayra Montero, author of the highly acclaimed The Red of His Shadow, among other novels, all translated by Edith Grossman. 7.5"x5.5", 182 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Remainder.

Paris, France: Librairie Astra, 1960. CC5 - A tight, clean, sound copy in tan wraps with moderate overall shelf wear plus there is some scattered soiling of the covers overall plus there is some creasing on the spine plus there is some light edge wear around the covers' edges plus there is a close tear (about 0.75") on the front top edge plus there is some yellowing of the paper. This copy includes a lain in price list of books available through the Librairie Astra bookstore in Paris. This book was declared obscene by the USPS in 1960 and this copy has the statement "not to be sold in England or U. S. A." on the title page and back cover. The date of publication is estimated. A book of literary erotica translated from the French. 191p.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4.75"x7.5".

New York, New York, USA: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1996. CC6 - A hard cover first American edition withdrawn ex-library book in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued to the inside surfaces of the boards plus there are the usual library stamps and label on the top outside paper edges, front endpaper, and title page. The dust jacket shows no visible signs of wear plus there is a library label on the back plus the endflaps are glued to the inside surfaces of the boards plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. Translated from the Hebrew by Nicholas de Lange. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 5.75"x8.5". Ex-Library.

New York, New York, USA: Picador USA, 1995. CC6 - A hard cover book in very good+ condition with a dust jacket in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in black paper covered boards quarter bound in white cloth with metallic green lettering on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear. Translated from the Spanish by Laura C. Dail. The main character is passionately addicted to gambling. It is beginning to destroy him so he has go to an analyst for help. The analyst is a beautifully seductive woman and as the treatment progresses, the balance balance of power shifts in a sexually charged battle of wits for the soul of a gambler. 180p.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 5.75"x8.5".

Naarden, The Netherlands, Europe: Arcade Publishing, Incorporated, 1997. CC6 - A hard cover withdrawn ex-library book in good- condition with a dust jacket in good+ to very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in blue paper covered boards quarter bound in dark blue paper with silver lettering and a graphic on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus the usual library label and stamps on the front and back endpapers, half title page, and top outside paper edges plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards plus there is a piece (about 4.75"x5") cut out of the front endpaper as part of the library's withdrawal process. The dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear plus the usual library label on the spine wrapping around onto the back plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve plus the endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. Translated from the French by Geoffrey Strachan. A story that traces a… Read More

San Diego, California, USA: Helen and Kurt Wolff Book/Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1990. CE1 - A hard cover first American edition book in very good condition. Stated first edition with no additional printings indicated. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in brown paper coverd boards quarter bound in orange cloth with gold lettering and graphics on the spine with very, very minor overall shelf wear with some very slight yellowing of the paper edges. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear with some very light yellowing on the spine plus there is some very light scattered rubbing. Translated from the French by Jon Rothschild. A novel set in China during the Cultural Revolution. The main character is still young and lives with his family in a village deep in rural China. Though he was brought up in the city, he enjoys the rural life. He becomes fast friends with a local boy and imerses himself in rural life. But then becomes drawn into the brigade of children mobilized by Chairman… Read More

London, East Sussex, United Kingdom: Faber and Faber, Ltd., 1990. CE2 - A trade paperback book in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with minor overall shelf wear plus some chipping of the front cover at the top right corner plus some light creasing of the front and back covers and moderate discoloration. Signed by Rolando Hinojosa on his story page. Twenty stories from the a newer generation of Latin American authors. The writing ranges all over Latin America including the United States. The authors include Isidoro Blaisten, Daniel Moyano, Luisa Valenzuela, Joao Ubaldo Ribeiro, Moacyr Scliar, Isabel Allende, Reinaldo Arenas, Arturo Arias, Rogrigo Rey Rosa, Jesus Gardea, Maria Luisa Puga, Gergio Ramirez, Fernando Silva, Helio Vera, Alfredo Bryce Echenique, Rolando Hinojosa, Eduardo Galeano, Juan Carlos Onetti, Cristina Peri Rossi, and Luis Britto Garcia. Notes on authors, 188p.. Signed. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" -… Read More

London, East Sussex, United Kingdom: Chatto & Windus, 1993. CF1 - DJ is mylar protected. A hard cover first edition book in near fine condition. An as new, unread, tight, clean, sound copy bound in grey paper with gold lettering on the spine. The dust jacket is in near fine condition. Translated from the Hebrew by Nicholas de Lange. Fima is a man who dreams noble dreams but who has trouble with reality. He muses about the human condition in the squalid confines of his bachelor flat or behind the reception desk of the gynaecology clinic where he works. By the author of "Black Box", "My Michael", "To Know a Woman", "The Hill of Evil Counsel", "Unto Death," and "Tough the Water, Touch the Wind". Israel's finest living writer.298p.. First British Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.