Mother Tongue by Demetria Mart?nez - 1996

Random House Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Random House Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

One World/Ballantine. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

[iv]+194 pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5") bound in original publisher's stiff pictorial boards in original pictorial see through jacket. First edition. Mary is nineteen and living alone in Albuquerque. Adrift in the wake of her mother's death, she longs for something meaningful to take her over. Then José Luis enters her life. A refugee from El Salvador and its bloody civil war, José has been smuggled to the United States as part of the sanctuary movement. Mary cannot help but fall in love with the movement and the man. And little by little, she begins to reveal to José Luis the part of herself she has never known. Condition: jacket with closed tears at corners of pictorial else fine in a better than very good copy.

One World/Ballantine, August 1996. Hardcover. USED Good.

New York, NY Random House: Ballantine One World Books, 1996. Hardcover First Edition Thus (1996); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First published by Bilingual Press in 1994. First Edition Thus (1996); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Very Near Fine in Fine DJ: The Book shows only a minute dot of soil at the upper fore-edge of the last thirteen pages; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single unobtrusive flaw. Bright and Clean. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ is flawless; the price unclipped; mylar-protected. 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5.4 x 1 inches). 194 pages. Language: English. Weight: 12.3 ounces. First published by Bilingual Press in 1994.… Read More

Ballantine Books, 1996. Hardcover. As New/Very Good. First Ballantine Books Edition: September 1996. This book is in like new condition. It appears to have not been read. The dust jacket is very good with bumps and scuffs.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

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One World/Ballantine, 1996-08-27. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!