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New York:: Pinnacle Books, , (1984.). First edition -. Near fine (usual toning to the pages.). Paperback original - first printing. Novel based on the popular television series. 186 pp. Photograph from the series on the front cover.

New York:: Rayo (Harper Collins),, (2004.). SIGNED first edition -. SIGNED on the half title page. Fine (a new copy) in illustrated wrappers. . Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) An examination of the historical context as well as the contemporary conflicts between Latinos and African Americans, using case studies from New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Washington, D.C., Compton, and Houston. January 2003 marked a significant change in American demographics: Hispanics surpassed African Americans as the nation's largest minority. In this book, Vaca explores the presumption of a black and Hispanic political alliance, while he argues that an alliance is not feasible, since the two ethnic groups are competing for jobs, political power, and educational opportunities. The book begins with the "Hispanic tsunami," the surging growth in the American Hispanic population, and among other issues, includes an informative chapter on a 1946 California court case involving Hispanic's… Read More

New York:: Delacorte,, (2013). SIGNED first edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) Winner of the Delacorte Press Prize for a First YA Novel. The Horn Book review states that this book "captures both the disheartening helplessness of the situation and the boys' reckless resistance: 'We cross a landfill on our way to school. We swim in creek water that smells like nail polish remover . . . We are not fools. We are brave and brilliant.' There is power and hope in that kind of statement, and Jason's coming-of-age tale, though dark, is full of both. SIGNED on the first page. 185 pp.

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1995.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Suspense novel featuring ex-con and freelance investigator, Burke,who is back in New York City. INSCRIBED on the title page. 238 pp. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1990.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Vachss' brilliant anti-hero Burke- the brooding, merciless adversary of criminals who fatten on the lives of children- has been unleashed into a new territory and Indiana may never be the same. 255 pp.

New York:: Vintage Books,, 1995.. SIGNED -. Very good condition.. Trade paperback. Another of his 'deliciously scummy' books involving s&m, bondage and revenge. SIGNED on the title page.

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 2004.. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. A novel in the Burke Series, by this master of American noir. 290 pp.

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 2001.. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. Thriller featuring Burke, career criminal and ultimate urban survivalist. 308 pp.

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1998.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. A Burke novel. SIGNED on the title page.

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1987.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (a tight copy but some light signs of handling.). First printing. His second novel featuring ex-con private eye Burke. SIGNED on the title page by Vachss.

New York:: Donald I. Fine, Inc.,, (1985.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket. (price-clipped). First printing. His first suspense novel, introducing ex-con and freelance investigator, Burke. SIGNED on the half title page. 341 pp.

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1988.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very good in a very good dust jacket (price-clipped) .. First printing. His third novel featuring ex-con private eye Burke. INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper and dated in the year of publication. 340 pp.

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1987.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. His second novel featuring ex-con private eye Burke.

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 2002.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. A novel in the Burke Series, by this master of American noir. SIGNED on the title page. 276 pp.

New York:: Pantheon,, (2005.). First edition -. Very near fine in a illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) Set in postwar United States, in 1959, this is a story of corruption in a small city at "a moment in our history when the violent forces that would decide the future of America were just beginning to roil below the surface." 444 pp.

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 2001.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Thriller featuring Burke, career criminal and ultimate urban survivalist. SIGNED on the title page. 307 pp.

New York:: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,, (1977). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First US printing. Autobiography of the French film director, focusing on his three wives - Brigitte Bardot, Catherine Deneuve and Jane Fonda. Translated from the French by Peter Beglan. Illustrated with photographs. 187 pp.

New York:: Orion, , (1962). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First US printing. The very hard to find first edition of the first novel by this pioneering Hindi writer, the story of a young boy in a small village. It "has acquired the status of a classic in Hindi and, in a way, anticipates his literary journey . .. [He] had no predecessors in Hindi. He decided to depart the dominant mode of realism and explore reality in non-realistic, sometimes surrealistic ways. . . [and he] created a geography of empathy for those who have been thrown or pushed out to the margins of life, society and morality." (Ashok Vajpeyi) Translated from the Hindi by the author. 150 pp.

New York:: Scribner,, (1997.). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First US printing. The author's prize-winning (winner of the Betty Trask award, shortlisted for the Whitbread) novel, this is the story of an 8 year old boy in early 1970's Bombay. 239 pp.

New York:: Arcade Publishing,, 2001.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First English language edition. A funny and frank novel, the story of a woman born in pre-revolutionary Cuba, who discovers the 'love of her life' in Havana, only to have him disappear on the eve of the Revolution - and who, like Cuba itself, spends the next years waiting for the promised bright future. Finalist for Spain's prestigious Planeta Prize. Translated from the Spanish by Nadia Benabid.