Authors starting with B from Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA

Lausanne La Guilde du Livre Lausanne 1936 Hardcover First French edition Very good 255, [1] pp. 14 pages of black and white photographs of Sierra Madre. Brown cloth with light sunning to the spine; else very good. Uniform, light yellowing to pages. ... more information

Salt Lake City, UT University of Utah Press 1993 Paperback Revised As NEW 138pp. Offers a unique geological history of this landscape, in a language understandable by the non-geologist. ... more information

Washington DC Shearwater Books 2007 Paperback Later printing as NEW 200 pp. Octavo. "Bruce Babbit was a major architect of environmental policy throughout the eight years of my administration. In Cities in the Wilderness, he is building upon that legacy with a visionary program for a national land use policy." -President Bill Clinton... more information

Flagstaff, AZ Northland Press 1981 Hardcover 2nd Printing F/NF Brown boards quarterbound in brown leather spine. Cream colored endpapers. 258 pages. Book in new condition. Dust Jacket - has very light rubbing at the tips of the outside corners and just a trace of rubbing along the outside edge of the rear cover. ... more information

Boise, ID Caxton Printers, Ltd. 1952 Hardcover First edition 223pp. Octavo. Rust colored cloth with silver stamped titles. Illustrated. Fine/Near fine. Light rubbing to corners of jacket. These stories were adapted by the author from Bill Walker. Bill Walker was a cowboy and storyteller who sometimes resided in Casper, Wyoming.... more information

Lincolnwood, IL Publications International, Ltd. 1990 Hardcover First edition 256pp. Quarto [33 cm] Glossy white hardcover boards. Fine. The dust jacket is in near fine condition, with an old price sticker on the rear panel Contains 550 photographs. The dust jacket states, "The Name Santa Fe conjures up a flood of beautiful images. This is a place where nature and civilization blend together in a complicated harmony that is influenced by its Indian, Spanish, and frontier heritage, and blessed by the a... more information

New York New Directions 1989 Paperback Later printing NEW 126pp. Octavo [20.5cm]. NEW. Paperback. From the back cover: "Black Mesa Poems is rooted in the AMerican Southwest, the setting of Jimmy Santiago Baca's highly acclaimed long narrative poem 'Martin and Meditations on the South Valley.'' The individual poems of Black Mesa are embedded both in the family and in the continuity of life of the barrio, detailing births and deaths, neighbors and seasons, injustices and victories. Loosel... more information

New York New Directions 1987 Paperback Later printing NEW 104pp. Octavo [20.5cm]. NEW. Paperback. From the back cover: "Fiercely moving, the two long narrative poems of Martin & Meditations on the South Valley revolve around the semi-autobiographical figure of Martin, a mestizo or 'detribalized Apache.' Abandoned as a child and a long time on the hard path to building his own family, Martin at last finds his home in the stubborn and beautiful world of the barrio." Introduction by Denis... more information

New York New Directions 2007 Paperback First edition NEW 75pp. Octavo [20.5cm]. NEW. Paperback. From the back cover: "Spring Poems Along the Rio Grande chronicles the author's daily pilgrimage through the meadows, riverbanks, and forests of the Rio Grande bosque where winter ends, spring explodes, and inextricable links between the human spirit and the natural world are revealed. Grounded in his Chicano ancestry, Baca's poems unfold his vision of love and love, poverty and renewal, and war and ... more information

Santa Fe, NM Museum of New Mexico Press 1992 Paperback First edition NEW 168pp. Octavo [21.5cm] NEW. Paperback. A memoir from the renowned poet and essayist.... more information

New York New Directions 1990 Paperback Later printing NEW 86pp. Octavo [20.5cm]. NEW. Paperback. From the back cover: "A new, expanded edition of Baca's best-selling first book of poetry. A number of poems from early, now unavailable chapbooks have also been included so that the reader can at last have an overview of Baca's remarkable literary development. "... more information

New York New Directions 2004 Paperback First edition NEW 101pp. Octavo [20.5cm]. NEW. Paperback. From the back cover: "A romantic and a populist, Jimmy Santiago Baca celebrates nature and creativity in Winter Poems Along the RIo Grande. These poems form an expansive meditation on Baca's spiritual life, punctuated always with his feet--repeatedly, rhythmically--as he runs the boulder-strewn trails along the banks of the Rio Grande each morning and contemplates his old life, his new love, his family ... more information

New York Grove Press 2009 Hardcover First edition NEW 215pp. Octavo [21.5cm] Hardcover in dustjacket. NEW. From the publisher: "An award-winning memoirist, poet, and activist, Jimmy Santiago Baca has established himself as an inspiring and important spokesperson for the Chicano experience, continually giving voice to the voiceless. His first novel, A Glass of Water, is a gripping tale of family, loyalty, ambition, and revenge that offers us a glimpse into the tragedies unfurling at this very moment on ... more information

New York Grove Press 2001 Paperback Later printing NEW 264pp. Octavo [21cm] Paperback. NEW. From the publisher: "Jimmy Santiago Baca’s harrowing, brilliant memoir of his life before, during, and immediately after the years he spent in a maximum-security prison garnered tremendous critical acclaim and went on to win the prestigious International Prize. Long considered one of the best poets in America today, Baca was illiterate at the age of twenty-one and faced five to ten years behind bars for sel... more information

New York Grove Press 2004 Paperback First edition NEW 225pp. Octavo [21cm] Paperback. NEW. From the publisher: "Confirming his status as a writer of remarkable versatility and wisdom, award-winning poet and memoirist Jimmy Santiago Baca “continues to mine his experience, exploring conflicts between the rich traditions of Chicano culture and a modern world impatient with them” (Entertainment Weekly) in his widely praised debut collection of short fiction.In the title story, two sibli... more information

New York Grove Press 2002 Paperback Second printing NEW 338pp. Octavo [21cm] Paperback. NEW. From the publisher: "Combining a stunning lyrical intensity with a profound exploration of the human soul, Healing Earthquakes uses poetry to conjure a romance, from beginning to end. Jimmy Santiago Baca introduces us to a man and woman before they are acquainted, and re-creates their first meeting, falling in love, their decision to make a family, the eventual realization of each other’s irreconcilable fa... more information

New York New Directions 1987 Paperback Later printing NEW SIGNED. 104pp. Octavo [20.5cm]. NEW. Paperback. Signed by Baca on the half title page. From the back cover: "Fiercely moving, the two long narrative poems of Martin & Meditations on the South Valley revolve around the semi-autobiographical figure of Martin, a mestizo or 'detribalized Apache.' Abandoned as a child and a long time on the hard path to building his own family, Martin at last finds his home in the stubborn and beautiful w... more information

New York Grove Press 2009 Hardcover First edition NEW SIGNED. 215pp. Octavo [21.5cm] Hardcover in dust jacket. NEW. Signed by Baca on the front free endsheet. From the publisher: "An award-winning memoirist, poet, and activist, Jimmy Santiago Baca has established himself as an inspiring and important spokesperson for the Chicano experience, continually giving voice to the voiceless. His first novel, A Glass of Water, is a gripping tale of family, loyalty, ambition, and revenge that offers us a glimpse ... more information

New York New Directions 1989 Paperback Later printing NEW SIGNED. 126pp. Octavo [20.5cm]. NEW. Paperback. Signed by Baca on the half title page. From the back cover: "Black Mesa Poems is rooted in the AMerican Southwest, the setting of Jimmy Santiago Baca's highly acclaimed long narrative poem 'Martin and Meditations on the South Valley.'' The individual poems of Black Mesa are embedded both in the family and in the continuity of life of the barrio, detailing births and deaths, neighbor... more information

New York New Directions 2009 Paperback Later printing NEW SIGNED. 285pp. Octavo [22cm]. Paperback. NEW. Signed by Baca on the half title page. From the back cover: "In this first-ever Selcted Poems, the best of Baca's work is presented alongside Spanish translations that resonate with his experiences as a Native American/Chicano poet. As the award-winning essayist and scholar Ilan Stevens writes in his introduction, 'These translations of a selection of Baca's oeurve are hypnotizing...Baca... more information