Stonehenge Books, (1981). SIGNED first edition - True first edition of the author's first novel, the "story of Vince Woods, an Anglicized Portuguese who rises from the ashes of his childhood dreams to become one of San Oriel's wealthiest and most powerful citizens. The dynasty he longs to found ends in bitterness with his own demise.. . . Julian Silva's family roots run deep in the San Francisco Bay area, having first been transplanted there from the Azores in the 1870s. He was born some four generations later in San Lorenzo, which has served loosely as the model for the fictional San Oriel." INSCRIBED on the title page. 285 pp. Laid in is a 1982 newspaper review and an interview with the author. ISBN: 0-937050040.