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Serie E (Ediciones Mexicanas de Musica), no. 31. 44 pp. Folio, full score. Warmly inscribed by the composer on the title page, Oct. 1990. For winds, brass, percussion, and string quintet. Limited to 100 copies printed May 18, 1990. Lavista was born in 1948 in Mexico City. In 1987, Lavista received a Guggenheim to compose the opera "Aura," based on Carlos Fuentes's short story. The opera was premiered in 1988 in Mexico City. This orchestral work is a "paraphrase" of the opera. . . . polvo seran, mas polvo enamorado.

New York: Knopf, 2008. 112 pp. Signed by the author on the title page. "So the voice engulfed us, / whirling us to the past; / when silence claimed us // we waited in that endless line / to grace our crisp new books / with the fissure of his name. // As we inched forward / we touched each other / on the thigh, the cheek, / almost by accident, / as if to remind ourselves / how it had been to be alive-- / pure fire."--from "Autopoiesis". Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Elliott Klein unpag. (about 26 pp.) 486 items. Selected references. Several b/w illus in text and one on front and back of wraps.. Pamphlet. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1943. 271 pp. Appendix, Index. Some fraying to corners and top and bottom of spine. Inscribed and signed by the author, Christmas, 1943. Jennie Flexner joined the staff of the New York Public Library in 1928 as reader's advisor. Chapters: Where you begin; The book; How the catalogue is made--part one; How the catalogue is made--Part two; The catalogue--How it is filed and meant to be used; Reference books; More reference books; Bibliography for the general reader; The library's special services; The use of the library in wartime; Books for your own library; . Inscribed By Author. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.