New York: The Viking Press, 1948. Hardcover first edition - A book by this civil rights activist and head of the NAACP for many years, which begins "I am a Negro. My skin is white, my eyes are blue, my hair is blond. The traits of my race are nowhere visible upon me" but, he goes on to state "there is nothing in my heart or mind that is white." Although he could have easily passed for white, he used his appearance for undercover investigation of lynchings in the South. As an author, White was also an influential figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Frontispiece portrait. Index. 382 pp.

Kansas City: Lowell Press, 1978. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first book focused on the work of R. Brownell McGrew issued in conjunction with an August 1978 exhibition at the Laguna Beach Museum of Art presented by Danny Davey's Thunderbird Foundation. Known for his highly realistic Navaho portraits and drawings, as well as Southwest and California desert landscape paintings, this includes reproductions of 116 works including 83 plates in full color. SIGNED by McGrew on the title page in green ink and also INSCRIBED by Danny Davey "to real helpers" on the page with his photograph. Foreword by Joe Stacey, list of paintings and drawings, introduction by William O'Brien. Oblong quarto. xvii, 129 pp. ISBN: 0-913504432.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Novel set in the far future - the first science fiction novel by this writer who had been best known for her historical fiction. SIGNED on the title page. 465 pp. Dust jacket illustration by Anna Jurinich. ISBN: 0-394-493303.

Portland, OR: Tavern Books, 2013 dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first publication in English to showcase this long poem - often considered the Nobel Laureate's most significant poetic achievement - in its entirety. The translation by Michael Hamburger captures the deep sadness, lyrical mystery, and transcendent opacity at the heart of Sachs's haunting masterpiece. Handsomely bound in dark red, designed and typeset by Michael McGriff, one of only 250 hardcovers, of which 26 were individually lettered and SIGNED on the colophon by the cover artist, Sarah Horowitz. 103 pp plus editor's note and other matterial. ISBN: 978-1935635277.

New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - Controversial novel about sexual abuse and rape, by this feminist writer. Publisher's Weekly stated that in her earlier books "Dworkin established a reputation as a provocative writer of feminist literature. She gives her own name to the protagonist/narrator of this powerful, almost frenzied, admittedly autobiographical novel that chronicles her life and sexual victimization. The novel's unparagraphed prose - like Andrea, intense, jumpy, impassioned-- - brilliantly captures the narrator's mental and physical degradation." Author's note. 344 pp. ISBN: 0-941423-697.

San Francisco: North Point Press, 1989. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A cultural anthropologist settles in a small town on the Pacific Northwest coast and begins to explore, with his retired sled dog, Shungnak, an unnamed nearby island - this becomes an 'exploration of the meaning of place itself, of how we all live in our surroundings not only as visitors and observers but as participants.' Warmly INSCRIBED on the title page and dated in 1990. Winner of the John Burroughs Medal for natural history writing. Reading list. 282 pp plus a list of other works by the author. ISBN: 0-865474044.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2000.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Second novel written in collaboration between this Apollo II astronaut and science fiction writer, John Barnes. SIGNED by Buzz Aldrin (in silver) on the title page. 301 pp. ISBN: 0-312-874243.

New York: Freedomways Associates, 1984. SIGNED first edition - Includes "The Fall and Rise of Modern Jazz" by Geoffrey Jacques; "Mississippi in the Mainstream" by Frank Chapman; "Black/Indian Origins of the Fight for Democracy" by William Loren Katz and more. SIGNED by Alice Walker at a selection of her "New Poems" and uncommon thus. Includes book reviews. Illustrated. Cover Photo of John Coltrane by Roy Lewis. pp 82-160

New York: The Century Co., (1926.). Hardcover first edition - Mystery written for slightly younger children than most of Seaman's novels - in this twelve-year-old Barbara receives an unusual bequest from her grandfather, a small brass key that will fit in seven keyholes at the decaying old Fairfax mansion on Pine Point. Illustrated with a glossy frontispiece and 7 inserted plates by Mildred Lyon Hetherington (uncredited on the title page, but the plates are signed MLH) . 150 pp.

New York: The Century Co., 1921. Hardcover first edition - Story set on the lonely coast of New Jersey during the month of October, involving 2 girls who become friends as they try to solve the mystery of an unusual casket they found buried in the sand. Illustrated by C. M. Relyea with a frontispiece and 3 glossy plates. Date of 1921 on title page as required for a first edition. Bound in gray-green cloth with yellow lettering on the spine and front cover, and a silhouetted illustration of two girls and a dog on the front cover, a small dragon on the spine. 253 pp.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1947. Hardcover - Seaman's second to last book, set against the background of New York in the 1870's. In her brief author's note Seaman refers to legends found in old New York City histories which tell of an elderly gentleman who living in Greenwich Village who was rumored to be the Lost Dauphin. The model for the 'other house' in the story was The Old Merchant's House on East Fourth St. Frontispiece. 211 pp

New York: Scribner's, 1948. Hardcover first edition - Hurston's fourth, and final, novel - the story of Arvey and Jim Meserve - Jim had gumption and wanted to get ahead, and so they moved from the Suwanee to the citrus belt in Florida, but the heart of the story is Arvey's long stumbling progress towards self-discovery and fulfillment. The writing in this book is immediately captivating; it has a strong sense of Florida as a real place of beauty and tawdriness and a complicated history. First edition with both the Scribner 'A' and seal on the copyright page. 311 pp.

New York: The Viking Press, (1967.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Both a reference book and an art book, this is the first comprehensive book on these birds in all of North American. The extensive text by Peter Matthiessen shows a deep affection for these birds. Illustrated by Robert Verity Clem with 32 lovely full page paintings in opaque watercolor reproduced with six color lithography, as well as some drawings. The species information includes full details on 75 species - their description, habitat, behavior afield, migration, and more.plus suggestions for further reading at the end of each account. Index. A large and heavy folio (10.5" by 14.25"). 270 pp

New York: Riverhead Books, (2003.). SIGNED first edition - The author's very highly praised first novel, described as the first Afghan novel to be written in English - "the unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherÕs servant, ... a beautifully crafted novel set in a country in the process of being destroyed. It is about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption. And it is also about the power of fathers over sons -- their love, their sacrifices, their lies." Basis for the 2007 film of the same name. SIGNED on the title page. 331 pp.

New York: Hyperion, (2001, 2002.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first two books in this very popular - and highly praised - series. Anti-hero Artemis is a millionaire, a genius, a criminal mastermind - and only twelve years old. Both volumes are SIGNED by the author on the title page. Artemis Fowl was also the first book by Colfer to be published in the US. 277 pp. plus an epilogue, and 277 pp. . ISBN: 0-786808012.

New York: Hyperion, (2002.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second book in this very popular - and highly praised - series. Anti-hero Artemis is a millionaire, a genius, a criminal mastermind - and only twelve years old. SIGNED by the author on the title page. 277 pp. ISBN: 0-786808551.

New York: Hyperion, (2001.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first book in this very popular - and highly praised - series. Anti-hero Artemis is a millionaire, a genius, a criminal mastermind - and only twelve years old. SIGNED by the author on the title page. This is also the first book by Colfer to be published in the US. 277 pp. plus an epilogue. ISBN: 0-786808012.

New York: Harper Collins, (2007). SIGNED hardcover first edition - His fourth novel - "a pyschological thriller full of funhouse twists." Jane Charlotte has been arrested for murder, and when she tells the police she is a member of a secret organization dedicated to fighting evil - The Department for the Final Disposition of Irredeemable Persons - or 'Bad Monkeys' for short, a psychiatrist is called in to determine if she is lying or crazy or?? SIGNED on the half title page with a small drawing. Bad Monkeys business card laid in. A tall slender book, bought in illustrated stiff (but stil flexible) wrappers. 230 pp. ISBN: 978-0061240416.

San Francisco: City Lights Books, (1999). SIGNED hardcover - A book which pairs the artwork of Mexican artist Artemio Rodriguez with the poetry of Juan Felipe Herrera, the former US poet laureate. The linoleum cuts and the poems are based on the imagery ofla loteria, a popular folkloric game of chance which originated in 18th-century colonial Mexico and is still quite popular today. Rodriguez's prints are not the traditional loteria images, but modern adaptations with a strong sense of humor, and Herrera's sometimes poignant poems were written in direct response to these images. INSCRIBED by Herrera on the title page "for ---, with love" and dated 4/24/18 . 208 pp plus a final image. ISBN: 978-0872863590.

San Diego, CA: Sally Ride Science, (2006). SIGNED hardcover - A comprehensive overview of the planet nearest to earth, of its atmosphere, rocky canyons and icy polar areas, of what we know and what we hope to learn about Mars in the future, including the possibility of life existing on it. SIGNED on the front endpaper by Sally Ride, a pioneering astronaut and the first American woman to go into space. A book for all ages - children and adults. Large format, illustrated throughout with full color photographs and paintings. Index. 48 pp. ISBN: 1-933798106.

New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1942. Hardcover first edition - Story of 3 young people - college age, this time - who become involved in a mystery in a remote coastal area, related to the growing threat of World War II. Illustrated by Manning deV. Lee with a frontispiece and 8 small en texte drawings. 222 pp

New York: Appleton-Century, 1942. Hardcover - Story set in Bordentown, New Jersey - a town rich in Revolutionary history and legend - and in an old brick house on the edge of the river. Illustrated by Manning deV. Lee with a frontispiece and 3 plates on plain paper, and several small vignettes. 245 pp.

New York: The Century Co., (1927.). Hardcover first edition - The last of Seaman's mysteries to be published by Century. Mystery involving an antebellum mansion known as Pettigrew's Folly near the South Carolina coast - and a broken sundial, treasure buried to hide it from Sherman's raiders, and a hurricane. Illustrated with a glossy frontispiece and three inserted plates by Manning de Vere Lee (illustrator not identified on title page, but the plates are signed.) 224 pp.

New York & London: D. Appleton-Century, 1940. Hardcover first edition - Delightful mystery involving a shipwreck many years ago, an irrepressible parrot named Methusulah, a new friendship between Marty, who lived at the remote New Jersey beach and a young musical prodigy who came to stay there for a while - all culminating in a dangerous hurricane - Illustrated by Manning deV Lee with a frontispiece, three full-page drawings and several small vignettes. An uncommon later title by Seaman with a '1' on final page, as required for an Appleton first. 250 pp.

New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1939. Hardcover - Set in Bordentown, New Jersey where the exiled King of Spain, Joseph Bonaparte, and his nephew Prince Lurien Murat lived: the Prince's extravagance was so great that his wife was compelled to turn their home into a girls' boarding school - and this mystery is set years later at the same boarding school. Frontispiece, small illustrations on the verso of the title page and dedication page, plus 3 other full page illustrations and several small vignettes by Manning deV. Lee. While not a first, this is a very early and rather uncommon printing by the original publisher. 234 pp

New York: The Century Co., (1922). Hardcover - A story for older children or young adults which is set against one of Seaman's more unusual locations: Number Six in the title refers to a now abandoned pool from a phospate mine, and the idyllic loveliness of this pool is contrasted with the scenes of the working mine. Interesting picture of Florida during the early 1920s - references to selling an alligator hide for a dollar, the young people attend a moving picture show, etc. Illustrated by W. P. Couse with a frontispiece and 3 inserted plates on glossy stock. 254 pp.

New York: The Century Co., (1926). Hardcover - Novel set on the remote New Jersey coast, where Seaman herself lived after her marriage to Frank Freeman. Despite the fact that this had several printings, it remains one of Seaman's more difficult to find titles in any edition. The story which involves 2 shipwrecks - one long ago, and one 18 years before the time of the story - and a lost treasure. Illustrated by C. M. Relyea with a frontispiece and 3 glossy plates (as a side comment, a couple of the plates show our young heroine on the beach in dainty high heeled pumps; the more realistic story has both girls changing into their 'tie-ups' before venturing off.) 306 pp.

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1946 (c 1931). Hardcover - In addition to the title story, this includes "Just Around the Corner." Illustrated by Ann Brockman with a color frontispiece. Despite having multiple printings, this title is surprisingly hard to find. 206 pp.

New York: Scholastic, nd [1968]. First edition - A short and ironic book, written while Karg - a lifelong socialist and member of the Solidarity movement - was a 16 year old junior working as a cartoonist on her high school paper. It includes her intricate pen-and-ink drawings and wry commentary which captures the era of flower children and anti-war demonstrations, with observations like "Avoid socks. They are the fatal giveaway of a phony nonconformist" and "nonconformists smile only sarcastic and sardonic smiles." Unpaginated.

Great Britain: Interrobang, (2006) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The true first edition of the first book in the Tartan of Thyme time-traveling series, which follows the adventures of teenage, self-made billionaire Justin Thyme, as he struggles to stop the Curse of Thyme from striking again. SIGNED by the author on the half title page "With best wishes form the paradoxical Panama Oxridge" Illustrations by Paxman O'Gradie and grahics by Adrian Poxmage. Promotional postcard and a press release laid in. 334 pp plus appendices and a glossary as well as pages for notes. ISBN: 0-955357004.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1950. dj. Hardcover first edition - Asimov's first published novel. An accident in a research facility, sent Joseph Schwartz to a far future earth, still inhabited but the people of Earth are outcasts, because their tiny world is radioactive. Classic science fiction combining both time travel and post-apocalyptic themes. 223 pp.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1981. dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of thirteen science fiction and fantasy stories by the author best known for 'The Queen's Gambit' and 'The Hustler.' The first section - Close to Home contains 7 stories originally published in Galaxy, If and other magazines, while the second section - Far from Home - has 6 original and provocative stories, written especially for this collection.. 181 pp. ISBN: 0-38517036X.