Gordo, Signed (22 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. First edition. Signed by the author. Good condition paperback with minimal wear. Contents are clean and bright throughout with no markings.

Condition: Very Good. Signed Copy . Inscribed by author on half title page.

VERY GOOD signed by author Steve Sando.

Condition: FINE. 5th printing, a trade paperback original. The author's first book of short fiction, a collection of interrelated stories which use humor to shed light on the lives of farmworkers in California's central valley and also on the life of a young boy as he struggles to come to terms with his father's expectations of manhood. Cover praise from Sandra Cisneros, Rabih Alalameddine and Rebecca Solnit who comments "What if it were possible to tell stories about farmworkers and Latinx rural people with hilarity, queerness, tenderness and poetic precision? What if Jaime Cortez existed and had a book coming out and you were fortunate enough to read it?" SIGNED on the half title page and stamped with a picture of Cortez saying "tell your story." Named a best book of the year by NPR, finalist for the Lambda award and more. 226 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Smal tear at foot of spine.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Inscribed by author on title page. Comes also with hand-written letter from author to former owner. Binding is tight and pages are clean and unmarked. Cover has very light wear. Note that due to the size and weight of this book, international shipping may require additional postage. Inscribed by Author(s).

Condition: Like New. Signed by author on title page. Text block, wraps and binding are in like new condition, without markings of any kind. Supporting Bay Area Friends of the Library since 2010. Well packaged and promptly shipped.

Gus Arriola (illustrator). Stated first printing with the full number line present. 8 1/2" x 11" trade paperback bound in pictorial covers. Near Fine condition. Small rubs to the corners. Signed by Arriola on the Title Page.

Softcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket. First Edition. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi 2000, first edition, first printing. Oversized paperback in near fine condition. 8.5 x 11 in., 248 pp. Generous sampling of Arriola's comic strip Gordo, the Mexican-themed comic art that ran in American newspapers for 44 years. This copy inscribed & signed (with a cartoon drawing) by author Harvey on the short title page. PLEASE NOTE: This is a heavy book; priority & international shipping will require extra postage. Signed & inscribed by author.

Condition: gut. S. 1-36, Taf., 23 cm, handschr. Widmung des Verfassers, Ecke leicht geknickt. Sprache: Englisch.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The covers have rubbing wear and a few small stains. Several of the front and rear pages show moisture staining at the top and bottom of the pages, creating a very slight waviness at the top edge. 38 numbered pages with color illustrations and color map reproduced from watercolor paintings by Norman Baxter, who signed the book on the half-title page. About 10 X 12 inches oblong. This book, designed by Baxter + Korge, Inc. in Houston, documents the history of the offshore Texas El Gordo Field near Matagorda Island from its development to delivery of natural gas via a pipeline constructed by Houston Pipeline Company. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Paperback, unpaginated. Condition: Very good. Signed by Arriola in brown pen on title page. Light wear and soiling to wraps, minor sun fading to spine. Pages clean, binding tight.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. VG+ Signed & Inscribed by the Author. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First printing. Signed and inscribed by author. Slight sunning on cover. Signed by Author(s).

Trade paperback. Condition: Near fine. First Edition. A late career collection of one-page comic panels featuring a cat. Arriola was the first Mexican American comic artist to make a career out of the profession. Gus Arriola's (1917?2008) newspaper comic strip Gordo was syndicated by United Features. With an introduction by Charles Schulz. 128 pages. Roughly 8-1/2 by 11 inches. Black and white illustrations. Not published in hardcover. First edition (first printing with a numberline ending in 1). A near fine copy in illustrated wrappers, with a small crack at the spine and light wear to the corners. Inscribed by Arriola, "For Sheila, special saludos. Gus Arriola 1981." Scarce signed.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Very Fine. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. very good condition paperback gently read clean pages, signed and dated on title page By Gus, HUMOR FROM CARTOONS COMICS. Signed by Author(s).

First Edition. INSCRIBED by Gus Arriola. 4to. 248 pp. Reproductions of comic strips (8 pages in color); photo-reproductions. Stiff color printed softcover in fine condition. Collected here for the first time, a generous sampling from Gus Arriola's award-winning comic strip Gordo, the only enduring American comic strip with a Mexican millieu.

Condition: Good. MS Signed, Letter Sized, Single Sheet, Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Signed on the half-title page by the author. A brief, textual history of the El Gordo Pipeline in Texas, accompanied by watercolors painted by Baxter. Cream-colored cloth boards overlain with burgundy spine. Near Fine, no dust jacket, likely as issued. Minor wear at spine-ends. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Leroy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Jr. Signed Photograph, undated but signed circa 1970s; a gift to an American collector, the late Richard Calow. 8" x 10". Near Fine, with a top center modest crease, even smaller crease at top left corner. Zoom on scan. Strong provenance information available to purchaser, including autograph authentication and certification by a forensic handwriting examiner. "Gordo" Cooper is surely famous enough to the prospective purchaser, but his actual accomplishments, not to mention his awards and honors, are too many for this listing. He was the youngest of the first seven American astronauts, those of Project Mercury, but was also in the Gemini and Apollo projects. Dennis Quaid played Cooper in the acclaimed 1983 movie, 'The Right Stuff'. Cooper was also one of many astronauts who experienced several inexplicable apparent extraterrestrial encounters, through to the present day. Probably originally a promotional photo; at least one other example of the photograph has appeared online. Nonetheless, scarce. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LPR46. Signed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Gordo's Critters published by Celestial Arts, Berkeley, CA, 1989. 1st Stated Signed Edition. Paperback. No DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine. Inscribed by author on title page dated 1989. Bottom spine corner bumped, overall content excellent. 1st Stated Ed 1st Printing. 144 Pgs. ISBN 0890875545. LCCN 88-62977. The endlessly entertaining antics of the most charming collection of comic strip creatures. This warm and witty book is a showcase for the uniquely creative talents of Gus Arriola. It captures the spirit of his art, which is a masterful blend of humor, perception, and virtuosity. Description text copyright 2007 BooksForComfort. Item ID 15913. signed and inscribed by author. book.