BLESS ME, ULTIMA

First edition, first prnt. Cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Back and white frontispiece photo of Anaya. Black endpages. Black and white illustrations by Dennis Martinez. Tight copy with minimal wear on cloth, top edge and fore edge with faint soiling, few pages with light stains; dustjacket with front panel wear, top and bottom edge chipping, quarter-inch piece missing on spine fold, shelfwear at corners, rear panel with light soiling, short closed tear and a price sticker, interior with tape repairs (not apparent on the outside. Very Good condition in a Good intact dustjacket with an archival cover. Anaya's first novel. Winner of the publisher's Premio Quinto Sol Chicano literary award. Basis for the 2012 Carl Franklin directed film with Luke Ganalon and Miriam Colon.