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[Mexico], 1898. A manuscript catalog of a career Mexican military officer's library, totalling more than about 650 works in 600 volumes, numbered and organized by subject. The list includes the title, author, and in some cases observations on each book, along with their series and identification numbers. Not surprisingly, the largest section of the library was devoted to books on military subjects (more than 230) and engineering (66). Among the literary titles were many works by Victor Hugo and Emile Zola. The catalog is handwritten in a 6 by 3-1/2 inch (oblong) lined notebook. The pages are gridded horizontally, with ten volumes listed per page spread. The leather covers are partially detached from the page block, else very good.

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1881. First Edition. Leather bound. Very good. A volume from the library of Romualdo Pacheco, the first Latinx governor of California. Pacheco (1831-1899) was born in Santa Barbara, California, when the town was part of Mexico. He was a leading political figure in his day, serving in many elected state offices and as a diplomat in Central America. In addition to serving as California's governor, he was also the first Latino in Congress (the Territory of New Mexico sent several nuevomexicanos to Congress as non-voting members). This volume comes from his time in the House of Representatives (1877-1883). This volume is stamped "R. Pacheco." in gilt at the base of the spine. Books from the libraries of 19th century Latinos are quite scarce. Volume title: "Appendixes to the Report of the Chief of Engineers, United States Army. (continued.)" House of Representatives, 37th Congress, 1st Session, Ex. Doc. 1, pt. 2, vol. II. A very good copy in half leather and… Read More

Mexico [Mexico City]: Cuadernos del Unicornio, 1958. First Edition. Pamphlet. Very good. The first book by Pacheco, an important Mexican poet. This, however, is a short story, published in a thin chapbook in tan wrappers illustrated with a drawing of a unicorn head printed in red-orange ink. One of 400 copies. Series edited by Juan José Arreola. First edition (first printing). A very good copy (a bit of loss at the top of the spine).

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A staff writer at the Atlantic (and formerly at The New Yorker magazine), looks at American foreign policy. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Biography and winner of the Los Angeles Times Prize for Biography. 592 pages. First edition (stated). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Packer on the title page.

New York: Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Press, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. 650 pages. First US edition (first printing). A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. One page with a short tear.

[London / Maidstone], Lexington, KY and Tucson, AZ: Isolde Films / Steam Press with Petro III Graphics and Sylph Publications, 2004. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A new edition of Palmer and Steadman's 1970 book about the rock music scene in the late 1960s. Steadman supplies a dozen portraits of musicians, each incorporating a photographic element. This is one of 26 lettered copies (out of 126) of the new edition signed by Palmer and Steadman with an original signed collage and screenprint artwork by Steadman called "Pop Pedestal." Introduction by John Lennon. 192 pages. 7-3/4 by 11-1/8 inches (clamshell box). A fine copy, bound in black leather and marbled-paper-covered boards. In a fine clamshell box. This is copy B of 26 signed by Steadman and Palmer. With a fine screenprint, signed by Steadman. Complete with three tissue guards and a single-sheet prospectus.

[London / Maidstone], Lexington, KY and Tucson, AZ: Isolde Films / Steam Press with Petro III Graphics and Sylph Publications, 2004. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A new edition of Palmer and Steadman's 1970 book about the rock music scene in the late 1960s. Steadman supplies a dozen portraits of musicians, each incorporating a photographic element. This is one of 26 lettered copies (out of 126) of the new edition signed by Palmer and Steadman with an original signed collage and screenprint artwork by Steadman called "Pop Pedestal." Introduction by John Lennon. 192 pages. 7-3/4 by 11-1/8 inches (clamshell box). A fine copy, bound in black leather and marbled-paper-covered boards. In a fine clamshell box. This is copy P of 26 signed by Steadman and Palmer. With a fine screenprint, signed by Steadman. Complete with three tissue guards and a single-sheet prospectus.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. A complete set of the four novels in the popular fantasy series that started with Eragon. The first book was originally self-published as a paperback; this set here includes the first trade hardcover of the first novel, as well as first printings of each of the subsequent volumes. First editions (first printings, with numberlines ending in 1). A very nice set, with all volumes fine in a fine dust jacket. All four books are signed by Paolini on the title page. Inheritance has a replacement barcode sticker on the back panel; this is common for signed copies and probably indicates a book offered already signed to booksellers.

Austin: University of Texas Press, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The classic study of border life and song. Paredes, the leading folklorist of US-Mexico border region, tells the compelling story of Gregorio Cortez who killed a sheriff in self-defense and became a hero through dozens of ballads and songs. Still in print, in the Texas Classics series, after sixty years. 262 pages. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in a good, rather faded dust jacket. To make up for that, this copy is inscribed by Paredes in 1959. Scarce signed.

Santa Fe, NM: Twin Palms Publishers, 2000. Later printing. Hardcover. Near fine. Includes a poem by W.S. Merwin and 64 four color plates. Third printing. Cover label irregularly faded, else a fine copy (not issued in a dust jacket). Signed by Robert ParkeHarrison and Shana ParkeHarrison on the title page. Scarce signed.

The Netherlands: Swan King Editions, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A full-color survey of Parkes' work, with sections devoted to painting and stone lithography (prints). 215 pages. 12 by 11-1/4 inches. Published in an edition of 5000 copies. First edition (first printing). A fine hardcover copy in a fine dust jacket. This is one of a limited number sold by Bud Plant Comic Art with an image of Parkes painting signed "Parkes" in silver Sharpie. The book plate is laid in (not attached).

The Netherlands: Swan King Editions, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A full-color survey of Parkes' work, with sections devoted to paintings, drawings, stone lithographs (prints), and sculptures. 239 pages. 12 by 11-3/8 inches. First edition (first printing). A fine hardcover copy in a fine dust jacket.

Anna, IL: George E. Parks, 1984. Trade paperback. Very good. Volume 1 only. 496 pages. 8-1/2 by 11 inches. A very good paperback copy. Clean inside.

New York: Bulfinch Press / Little, Brown and Company in Association with the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. A survey of the great photographer's career. With 95 color and 195 duotone illustrations. 10-1/4 by 12-1/4 inches. 360 pages. First edition (stated). One lower corner bumped, else near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

Copenhague [Copenhagen]: J. Chr. Sorensen & Co, 1948. Ephemera. Very good. A poster advertising subscriptions to a post-war periodical, Le Surréalisme révolutionnaire, which successfully published just a single issue. The poster is a two-color lithograph measuring 18-5/8 by 24-7/8 inches, with an applied label with a brief chronology of Surrealism culminating in the publication of this journal. According to Yale's Beinecke Library, which has some archival material related to the journal, the poster design is by René Passeron (1920-2017), a French painter and art historian. This poster was previously matted and there is a bit of mat burn in the unprinted margins. The yellow-orange ink is a bit faded. The poster has been linenbacked, with the old folds flattened. With a few small nicks to the edges.

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. Uncorrected Proof. Trade paperback. Fine. The proof copy, issued prior to the first edition, of Patchett's second novel. A fine copy in white printed wrappers. Signed by Patchett on the title page.

London: Harper Voyager, 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The complete Ashen Torment fantasy series, from the issue of 100 signed copies with an embossed limitation stamp on the title page. First editions (first printings of all three volumes, each with a "1" on the copyright page). All three books are fine in fine dust jackets. This is a matched set, with all three volumes numbered 3 of 100 and signed by the author. Scarce complete and with such a low number.

London: 4th Estate in Association with Goldsboro Books, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. A dystopian novel set in an ancient culture. The author's first book. This is one of 250 numbered copies signed on the title page. The book is bound in paper-over-boards stamped in gilt and housed in a cardstock slipcase. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine slipcase (not issued in a dust jacket). This is copy 181 of 250 signed by the author.

Columbia, SC: Camden House, 1997. First Thus. Hardcover. Near fine. A reprint of a short novel first published in 1816, with an introduction by Ray Bradbury. Limited to 500 numbered copies, the first 100 of which were signed by Bradbury. xi, 76 pages. First printing of this reissue. Front boards a bit scuffed (as usual with this title). Not issued in a dust jacket. This is copy 15 of 500, signed by Bradbury on the title page.

London: Pushkin Press, 2011. First British edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A collection of short stories that won the National Book Critics Circle award in its American edition, which was a paperback original. This is the first hardcover edition. 374 pages. First UK and first hardcover edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Pearlman on the title page.