Homecoming:

New York: Grove Press, 1984. First edition, first printing (full number line). Octavo in yellow DJ; 93 p; 22 cm A few small edge-tears and small chips to DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve, faint fold to spine head & foot, barely scuffed corners, ownership bookplate to front free endpaper, else near fine(+) in very good(-) DJ. Remainder mark to bottom edge. . Hardcover. ISBN: 0394620526

Alvarez's first book. Contains the poems: How I learned to sweep -- Dusting -- Making our beds --Master bed -- Washing the windows -- Storm windows -- Hanging the wash -- Ironing their clothes -- Rolling dough -- What could it be? -- Posture lesson -- New clothes -- Orchids -- Heroines.