El Vaso Verde (The Green Vase)

New York: Vantage Press, Inc, 1970. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); olive green paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [6],7-176pp. Pinpoint wear to base of spine, with a small rubbed spot with minor board exposure to lower rear board edge; Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, uncilpped (priced $3.95), with light wear to extremities. Novel with political leanings, set in southern Texas, wherein the protagonist straddles the world of Anglos and Mexican-Americans. "His experiences in Viet Nam and his disillusionment with the world as it is are skillfully meshed in with the intriguing plot, which, incidentally, includes a lesson in the joys of smoking marijuana and a tour of a Mexican "red light" district. A touch of history appears when one of Lawrence's Latin-American friends becomes involved in an assassination plot..." (from the rear flap). Uncommon, with no copies in commerce, and only 4 located in OCLC (Indiana U, Baylor, Texas A&M, UT Austin). 82015.