Search Results: Authors starting with A from Concho River Books

Special presentation copy of How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez prepared for the friends of Algonquin Books. New, never opened of read and still in original plastic wrap. Author's first book signed by the author. A classic story and wonderful addition to your fiction collector's library.

A classic of Chicano Literature, Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya, Hardbound, Quinto Sol Publications, Berkeley. CA, 1972, First Printing stated. Publishers original black boards with silver lettering on spine. Boldly inscribed by the author in front free end page. No writing, underlining, or highlighting on interior pages which are fresh and clean, the print still smells good. First issue dust jacket with original $3.75 price on back of jacket, upper right corner. Hardbound and paperbacks of this book were issued simultaneously and the paperback price of $3.75 was mistakenly printed on the hardbound copies as well but was quickly changed making this first issue jacket a rarity. Dust jacket has front panel shelf wear which is common to this book, slight shelf wear to edges, one small tear top left corner of front panel and small chip from rear panel top edge. Book has slight bumping to 3 corners with very light bumping to top and bottom of spine. Overall, an excellent, scarce, inscribed… Read More