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Berkeley, CA: Quinto Sol, 1977. 1st Edition . Wrappers. Good. 8vo. 167 pp., illus. Introduction by Rudolfo A. Anaya. Illustrated by Dennis Martinez. Cover painting by Benito Sanchez. Spanish-English. Signed by the author on halftitle page and by Benito Sanchez inside front cover. Externally well-worn, with significant rubbing, creases to front cover, and short tear at heel of… Read more about this item

Paris: Editions Fasquelle, 1968. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo. Small 8vo, 269 pp. In French. Two previous owner names on front free endpaper, one marked out, otherwise Fine. In clear plastic jacket (as issued) with 2" closed tear to front upper edge and a couple of shorter tears, a bit of sticker residue on back.

Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 2007. Cloth. As New/As New. 8vo. In original shrink wrap. A mystery novel.

New York: Arbor House, 1977. 1st Edition . Cloth-Backed Boards. Very Good/Good. 8vo. 234 pp. Page edges tanned, with a few specks on top edge, otherwise Fine. Jacket handled, lightly sunned and soiled, bumped along upper edge and at folds. First edition.

New York: Atria Books, 2015. 1st Edition . Cloth-Backed Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Signed by author on title page. 321 pp. Head and heel of spine, upper corner of front board, and upper corners of a few pages lightly bumped; page edges just a bit tanned. Jacket lightly edgeworn with tiny chip at crown. First edition. … Read more about this item

Ankara: Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture, 2002. 1st Edition . Wrappers. Very Good. 8vo. xii, 160 pp. Foreword by Prof. Suat Caglayan, Preface and biographical essay by the translator. Spine slightly cocked, wrappers handled and edgeworn, corners lightly bumped.

Poppy Books & De Stijl Records, 2012. Wrappers. Very Good. 8vo. Inscribed "To ---- Love Wolfboy," with the first o in Wolfboy a smiley face (or a u with an umlaut?). iii, 205 pp. A collection of stories previously issued by the author as short-run zines. Introduction by Nick Forgacs. Wrappers a bit handled and edgeworn with… Read more about this item

Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1977. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo. Gilt-decorated full brown leather, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, bound-in ribbon marker. Signed on front blank page. 417 pp., b&w illus. With "A special message to subscribers from Louis Auchincloss." Limitation not stated. A decent copy somewhat marred by lean to spine, scuffing at lower… Read more about this item

Four Seasons Foundation, 1964. Stapled Wraps. Very Good. 8vo. 36 pp. Contains Rumaker's The Bar, Dorn's The Camp, and reviews by Tallman, Dorn and Rumaker of The Island (Robert Creeley), Blues People (LeRoi Jones) and Scott Fitzgerald's Letters respectively. Wrappers bumped at edges and corners, page edges foxed.

Hoboken, NJ: Talisman House, 1994. 1st Edition . Wrappers. Very Good. 8vo. 169 pp. Light edgewear to wrappers, upper corners lightly bumped, otherwise Fine.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970. 1st Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo. 313 pp. A novel. Spine slightly cocked, rubbed at head and heel; very light wear to corners of boards, page edges tanned. Jacket sunned, notably rubbed overall, edgeworn, with two longish closed tears at rear, numerous small chips and tears at edges, a couple of… Read more about this item

New York: Atheneum, 1984. 1st Edition . Cloth-Backed Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Inscribed by the author in 1984 and signed "Don." 291 pp. Spine very slightly cocked, lower corners of boards bumped, page edges tanned and mildly dusty. Jacket handled, bumped at head and heel of spine and folds. MacDonald Harris was the pseudonym of Donald Heiney.… Read more about this item

Santa Cruz, CA: Story Line Press, 1988. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. Inscribed by the author in 1988 and signed "Don." 189 pp. Slight lean to spine, otherwise Fine. Light handling and edgewear to jacket. MacDonald Harris was the pseudonym of Donald Heiney.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. 1st Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Good. 12mo. xiv, 233 pp. Spine slightly cocked, edges of boards and page edges sunned. Jacket sunned, a bit dustsoiled, with chipping and tears at head and heel of spine and folds. First American edition of this collection, published in England as The Demon Lover and Other… Read more about this item

London: John Murray and Jonathan Cape, 1976. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 221 pp. Page edges tanned, otherwise Fine. Jacket priceclipped, lightly shelfworn, very lightly bumped at head and heel of spine and folds. First printing of this edition.

New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 2007. 1st Edition . Boards. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. 114 pp. Inscribed and signed by Roberto Ransom on title page, where he has also written "A caprice" under the printed words "A Novel". Nearly As New, apparently unread. Rear flap of jacket creased, otherwise Fine. First edition.

Berkeley, CA: Quinto Sol, 1973. 2nd Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo. 248 pp., illus. Spine pronouncedly cocked, without affecting the soundness of the binding; head and heel of spine and corners of boards lightly bumped, page edges tanned, previous owner name on halftitle page. Jacket present but Good only (sunned, rubbed overall, soiled at rear; edges and… Read more about this item

Calgary, AB: Thief Zone, 2000. 1st Edition . Wrappers. Very Good. 8vo. 213 pp. Fictionalized account of the author's time as a POW in Japan and China. A gift inscription from the author's son reads "For --- / A gift from his father / sent by Bud Landreth / November 2000." Corners lightly bumped, a few pages very… Read more about this item

New York: Grove Press, 1962. 1st Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo. 176 pp., b&w illus. A novel. Slight lean to spine, edges of boards and page edges sunned. Jacket sunned, more noticeably at spine and folds, with numerous chips and small tears at edges, 1" jagged tear at bottom of front fold. First edition.

Santa Barbara, CA: Unicorn Press, 1972. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo. viii, 93 pp. Inscribed to (presumably) Steven Murray of Fjord Press: "for Steve / my american publisher / Horst Bienek / [Munchen?] '83." Murray published Bienek's The First Polka in 1984. Spine slightly cocked, dampstain to back cover, rippling from moisture to rear free endpaper and last several… Read more about this item