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New York: Knopf, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. Cisneros' first children's book, illustrated by Terry Ybáñez, First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1 on the last page). A fine copy in a near fine, slightly bumped dust jacket. Signed by Cisneros on the title page.

San Antonio: Wings Press, 1999. First Edition. Trade paperback. Very good. A signed, limited edition from the first edition sheets, bound in a new cover, a new errata leaf, and a tipped in limitation page. The book was originally published by Lalo Press in Santa Monica in 1992. A collection of poems, stories, and interviews by… Read more about this item

New York: Riverhead Books, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. A poetry anthology collecting work from Latina writers, including Denise Chavez, Gloria Anzaldua, Julia Alvarez, Sandra Cisneros, Rosario Ferre, and many others. 283 pages. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine jacket. This copy is signed by seven contributors: Bryce Milligan, Mary Guerrero… Read more about this item

New York: Riverhead Books, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Fine. A poetry anthology collecting work from Latina writers, including Denise Chavez, Gloria Anzaldua, Julia Alvarez, Sandra Cisneros, Rosario Ferre, and many others. 283 pages. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy (with a bit of foxing to the top edge) in a fine dust jacket. Signed… Read more about this item

Nueva York [New York]: Colección Mensaje, 1972. First Edition. Trade paperback. Fine. The Texas author's first book, a scarce key work in the Chicano literary canon. The first edition is not dated; a second printing was issued in 1974. Dating of this copy is based on the publication dates of the other books by the same publisher… Read more about this item

San Antonio: Wings Press, 2002. First edition. Trade paperback. Fine. The poetry of Alma Villanueva, like her prose, is drawn from the gut, her womb, and a vital point in an intelligent woman's mind."-Ana Castillo. Substantial. Small edition of 750 copies; this is one of 50 signed and numbered by the author. 203 pages. First edition (first… Read more about this item

San Antonio, TX: Wings Press, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. New poems, 1980 to 2005. A substantial collection from a leading Chicana poet, incorporating some of the 1998 collection of the same name (which was limited to 10 copies), with many previously unpublished poems. This limited edition, in a faux quarter-leather binding, was published in a… Read more about this item

New York: Knopf, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. Cisneros' first children's book, illustrated by Terry Ybáñez, First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1 on the last page). A fine copy in a near fine, slightly bumped dust jacket. Signed by Cisneros on the title page.

San Jose, CA: Mango Publications, 1981. First Edition. Trade paperback. Fine. A chapbook of poems published by the press run by Lorna Dee Cervantes with the help of Gary Soto. Salinas was one of a number of Chicano poets to come out of Fresno, California, in the 1970s. Of all the small presses active in the… Read more about this item

New York: Knopf, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Cisneros' first children's book, illustrated by Terry Ybáñez, First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1 on the last page). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. A seldom seen copy signed by both Cisneros and Ybáñez, in this case, with nice inscriptions by both: "Para el… Read more about this item

(N.-pl. but Arvada, CO?]: [n.p. but the author], 1970. Pamphlet. Very good. Abelardo self-published these emphatic political poems in 1969 and helped set the tone for early Chicano movement poetry. This chapbook was sold widely at readings and festivals and despite a relatively large circulation-Abelardo says he sold 20,000 copies or more-it seldom turns up. Since Abelardo cared… Read more about this item

San Diego, CA: Oak Tree Publications, 1981. First Edition. Trade paperback. Near fine. A late career collection of one-page comic panels featuring a cat. Arriola was the first Mexican American comic artist to make a career out of the profession. Gus Arriola's (1917-2008) newspaper comic strip Gordo was syndicated by United Features. With an introduction by Charles… Read more about this item

Berkeley: Chicano Chapbook Series, 1998. First Edition. Pamphlet. Fine. The scarce first book from one of the 2023 MacArthur "genius" grant winners, a collection of poems published by Gary Soto as volume 19 in the Chicano Chapbook Series. Muñoz is now an acclaimed short story writer. [16] pages. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in illustrated… Read more about this item

[Washington, D.C.]: (n.p.), 1874. First Edition. Pamphlet. Very good. A printed report on three claims to large tracts of New Mexico based on 18th century Spanish land grants: a claim from the Native Zia, Santa Ana, and Jemez pueblos and two claims by old New Mexican families, one near Santa Fe, the other in Navajo territory. Each claim… Read more about this item

Houston, TX: Arte Publico Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 551 pages. One of the breakout Chicano novels of the 1990s, a heartfelt and mystical family saga of Mexican immigrants in the US. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine jacket. The jacket is printed on thin paper and wears easily, but this… Read more about this item

Houston, TX: Arte Publico Press, 1986. Third printing. Trade Paperback. Very good. One of the most important and popular books in the Chicano literary canon issued originally by this university-affiliated Latino press. Third printing (two years after the first). A very good to near fine copy in the original wrappers (paperback) with wrap-around artwork. There is an American… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. First hardcover edition. Trade paperback. Fine. This is the uncorrected proof of the small format hardcover was published to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the original paperback edition. 135 pages. A fine copy in gray wrappers. Inscribed by Cisneros on the title page, "Para Tomas [Tom] Garner, friend and ally, Sandra… Read more about this item

New York: Turtle Bay Books, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The first hardcover collection of these poems, originally published by a small press in a paperback edition. 103 pages. First edition (first printing, stating First Hardcover Edition, with a number line ending in 2, as is the practice of Random House subsidiaries). A fine copy in a… Read more about this item

Edinburg, TX: Pan American University Press, 1992. Second Printing. Trade paperback. Fine. A bilingual collection of essays. xiii, 207 pages. Second printing. A fine copy, inscribed by Sandra Cisneros, "Tomás [Tom Garner], Like Larry King, another fine Texas humorist; he passed away a few weeks ago. We will miss him but are blessed to have known him.… Read more about this item

Houston, TX: Arte Publico Press, 1985. Second Printing. Trade Paperback. Very good. One of the most important and popular books in the Chicano literary canon issued originally by this university-affiliated Latino press. Second printing (a year after the first). A very good copy in the original wrappers (paperback) with wrap-around artwork. There is an American Book Award stick… Read more about this item