281. Boyd, William.

An Ice-Cream War.

London, Hamish Hamilton Ltd., 1982. 14 cm x 22 cm. 370 pages. One black and white map. Original Hardcover with illustrated, unclipped dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by author William Boyd on the titlepage.

282. [John Minihan Collection] – [Rosset, Barney / Minihan, John]

Remembering Samuel Beckett (Essay by Barney Rosset, juxtaposed to a printed photograph of Beckett by John Minihan, hugging Rosset in Paris on Beckett’s 80th birthday) – The page of this contribution inscribed and signed by Barney Rosset to irish photographer John Minihan: “To John Minihan – For the Pleasure of being with you for your photog. and your friendship – Barney Rosset 12/16/09”. In: Conjunctions: 53 – Not Even Past, Hybrid Histories, Bi- Annual Volumes of New Writing.

New York, Bard College, 2009. 15 cm x 22.5 cm. 346 pages. Some black and white photographs and advertisements throughout. Original illustrated softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed / Inscribed by Barney Rosset to John Minihan (Excellent association).

283. Rexroth, Kenneth.

With Eye and Ear.

New York, Herder and Herder, 1970. 16 cm x 23.5 cm. 217 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed and inscribed by Kenneth Rexroth on the halftitle. [An Azimuth Book].

284. Mastretta, Ángeles.

Lovesick. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden.

New York, Riverhead Books, 1997. 15 cm x 23 cm. 292 pages. Original Softcover. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. This is a bound galley and uncorrected proof for review purposes only. Signed and inscribed by the author. Includes ephemera as original letter from The Putnam Publishing Group to the reviewer that accompanied this book as well as a biography of the author and advanced praise.

285. Torres Bodet, Jaime.

Poemas.

Mexico, Herrero, 1924. 12.5 cm x 19 cm. 237 pages. Art Deco style decoration on every page. Original Hardcover in protective collector’s Mylar. Cloth bound with textured endpapers. Very good- condition with only minor signs of external wear. Foxing and smudges to edges and isolated incidences to a few internal pages. Minor tear on inside hinge. Signed and inscribed by the author Jaime Torres Bodet to french author Paul Morand in 1927.

286. Ratushinskaya, Irina.

Pencil Letter.

1st Edition. Newcastle upon Tyne / London / a.o., Bloodaxe Books / Hutchinson, 1988. 14.5 cm x 22.5 cm. 89 pages. Five pages of facsimiles of original work. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collectors Mylar. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed and dated by Irina Ratushinskaya in 1988 during her Residency at Northwestern University.

287. [Kingman, Dong] Gruskin, Alan D.

The water colors [Watercolours] of Dong Kingman and how the artist works. Introduction by William Saroyan.

New York, The Studio Publications, Inc., 1958. 25 cm x 19,5 cm. 136 pages. With many black-and-white and colour illustrations throughout the book. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. In protective mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Inscribed / signed by the artist Don Kingman: “To our friends Joan (and) Johan Wynn – Best wishes – Helena & Dong Kingman – Wildenstein Gallery – London”

288. Charry Lara, Fernando.

Nocturnos y Otros Sueños. Prólogo de Vicente Aleixandre. Ilustraciones de Fernando Botero.

Bogotá, El Áncora Editores, 1991. 33,5 cm x 25 cm. 125 pages. With colour illustrations throughout the book. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Inscribed / signed by author.

289. Bell, Don.

Bookspeak.

Signed / Limited edition of 120 copies. Francestown, Typographeum, 2000. 24,5 cm x 16,5 cm. 25 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

290. Allende, Isabel / Peden, Margaret Sayers.

Of Love and Shadows.

New York, Alfred A. Knopf. 1987. 15 cm x 22 cm. 274 pages. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Signed by Isabel Allende on the endpaper !