Hoboken, NJ: Polis Books, (2017). SIGNED hardcover first edition - First novel featuring Judah Cannon, the middle son of the notorious Cannon clan. When he returns to his rural hometown of Silas, Florida after a 3 year stint in prison, he is determined to move forward - but a phone call from his father Sherwood ensnares Judah and Ramey in a web of thievery, brutality and betrayal. SIGNED on the title page. 294 pp. ISBN: 978-1943818303.

London: No Exit Press, (1999) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Bibliomystery featurning bookstore owner, and thief, Bernie Rhodenbarr - about a reclusive author who's career is very loosely based on Salinger. SIGNED on the title page. 280 pp. ISBN: 1-901982602.

London: Orion, (2000) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Second novel featuring anti-hero hitman Keller. SIGNED on the title page, 296 pp. ISBN: 75283-838506-0198338.

New York: Ace Books, (2009) dj. SIGNED hardcover - The second Sookie Stackhouse novel originally published as a paperback original . SIGNED on the title page. 262 pp. ISBN: 978-0441015979.

Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, (2017) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Twelve original strories inspired by the art of Dave McKean. Authors include McKean, Neil Gaiman, M. John Harrison, Maria Dahvana Headley, Joe Hill, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Joe R, Lansdale, Alastair Reynolds, Ian Sinclair and Catherynne M. Valente. Somewhat oversized square format. SIGNED by Joe Lansdale at his story "Robo Rapid." 243 pp plus 5 final illustrations. Cover art by Dave McKean. ISBN: 978-1596068254.

New York: Macmillan, (1964) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel and the first book under this pseudonym, a literate mystery introducing Professor Kate Fansler, who finds herself under suspicion when a young female student is found murdered. A Cock Robin Mystery. 187 pp. Dust jacket by Paul Bacon.

London: Collins / Crime Club, (1971) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, a mystery introducing Douglas Perkins of Perkins and Tate Public Relations. SIGNED on the title page with the words "with all good wishes" and uncommon thus. 191 pp. ISBN: 0-002311240.

New York: Harper & Brothers, (1940) dj. Hardcover first edition - The scarce first novel by this author and screenwriter, best known for "The Chair for Martin Rome," which was the basis for Robert Siodmak's 1948 film noir classic "Cry of the City" with Victor Mature and Richard Conte. This is set entirely within the walls of a prison. 216 pp.

Norfolk, VA: Crippen & Landru, (2001). SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of sixeen ingenious short stories, ranging from featuring serial killers to a Sherlock Holmes tale and an account of an investigation as the Titanic is sinking. An edition limited to 275 copies SIGNED and individually numbered on page facing the title page. Frontispiece portrait of Lovesey. Includes a checklist of the works of Lovesey. 190 pp plus the colophon and 3 pp publishers ads. The limited edition also includes a separate 9 pp pamphlet entitled "The Butler Didn't Do It.". ISBN: 1-885941633.

Norfolk, VA: Crippen & Landru, (1998). SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of fifteen short stories, including two featuring Peter Diamond and two with Bertie. An edition limited to 250 copies SIGNED and individually numbered on page facing the title page. Includes a checklist of the works of Lovesey. 212 pp plus the colophon and 3 pp publishers ads. The limited edition also includes a separate small 14 pp pamphlet entitled "Murder by Christmas Tree" in a pocket on the rear pastedown. ISBN: 1-88594120X.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. dj. Hardcover first edition - A Lew Archer novel, by this master of the hard-boiled noir detective story, set in a fire-ravaged southern California. 272 pp. ISBN: 0-394-434676.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. dj. Hardcover first edition - An attractive copy of this Lew Archer novel, by this master of the hard-boiled noir detective story, set in Southern California. 243 pp..

Berkeley, CA: Heyday, (2010). SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book inspired by medieval bestiaries, Solnit "describes native California animals in such a way that they become as thrilling as any exotic creature of yore" each with a full color, full page illustration by Mona Caron. The aninmals range from the acorn woodpecker, bluebelly lizard and the California condor to the elephant seal and tule elk. SIGNED by Solnit on the title page. Created in partnership with the Oakland Zoo, which had just unveiled plans to create an ambitious native California animal exhibit where local species will be rehabilitated and cared for. Small format. 47 [8] pp. ISBN: 978-1597141253.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1991) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first mystery, introduces Inspector Bill Slider, who has been passed over once again for promotion. INSCRIBED on the title page. 256 pp. . ISBN: 0-684-193884.

London: Century / Mysterious Press, (1990) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel which is both a spoof and a celebration of country-house murder mysteries - "a delightfully thrilling romp through cozy, bloodstained drawing rooms." Madingley Grange is the perfect nest for widowed Maude Maberley. but with Aunt Maude safely out the of the way it also is the perfect setting for murder mystery weekend organized by her nephew and niece for then paying guests. 290 pp. ISBN: 0-712636684.

New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery introducing new homicide detective Nancy Porter, set in Baltimore, Maryland - Lippman's first stand-alone novel. Winner of the Anthony Award. SIGNED on the title page. 388 pp. Cover praise from George Pelecanos and Harlan Coben. ISBN: 0-06-0506679.

New York: Morrow, (2001.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Sixth in the award-winning mystery series featuring former reporter turned private investigator Tess Monaghan, set in Baltimore, Maryland, and revolving around a mysterious figure who places roses and cognac on Edgar Allan Poe's grave each year on the anniversary of his birthday. SIGNED on the title page. 310 pp. ISBN: 0-380-978180.

London: Little Brown, (1992) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Second mystery featuring ex-policeman Peter Diamond, who has now been sacked from his job as a security guard. He turns his attention to unraveling the case of a little Japanese girl who has been abandoned in London. SIGNED by Lovesey on the title page. 325 pp. ISBN: 0-316903256.

London: Little Brown, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring Peter Diamond, the head of Bath's murder team. When a gang leader is sentenced to life imprisonment, Diamond's wife is shot dead - and not only is he not allowed to work on the investigation, he is considered a suspect. SIGNED on the title page with the words "his hardest case" and dated in the year of publication. 343 pp. ISBN: 0-316859850.

New York: ACE / Berkley, (2008) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A Sookie Stackhouse novel - a vampire detective story set in Louisiana. SIGNED on the title page. 359 pp. ISBN: 978-0441015894.

Jackson, CA: Cenotto Publications, (2006). SIGNED first edition - The third (and hardest to find) volume in this series of books which Include both stories of the history of this California county, located in the central Mother Lode, where gold was first discovered in California, and attempts to tie them into current physical locations and buildings. Includes sections on Old Abe the Cannon, early county days, some Amador people and Amador hamlets. #180 out of 500 copies. SIGNED on the title page. Large format, illustrated throughout with vintage photographs, Index. xii, 260 pp. Each book stands alone, with different stories in each volume. ISBN: 978-0938121169.

Jackson, CA: Cenotto Publications, 1988. SIGNED first edition - The second volume in this series of books which include both stories of the history of this California county, located in the central Mother Lode, where gold was first discovered in California, and attempts to tie them into current physical locations and buildings. Includes sections on Volcano and upcountry, historic hamlets along the Gold Highway, Pine Woods and Sutter Creek, and Jackson. SIGNED and dated on the title page. Large format, illustrated throughout with vintage photographs and maps Notes, index. 316 pp. Each book stands alone, with different stories in each volume. ISBN: 0-938121146.

Jackson, CA: Cenotto Publications, 1988. SIGNED first edition - The first volume in this series of books which include both stories of the history of this California county, located in the central Mother Lode, where gold was first discovered in California, and attempts to tie them into current physical locations and buildings. Includes sections early Calaveras and Amador, the gold mines, newspapers, hanging trees and gallows, Carson Pass and the westerly valleys. SIGNED and dated on the title page. Large format, illustrated throughout with vintage photographs and maps Notes, index. 288 pp. Each book stands alone, with different stories in each volume. ISBN: 0-938121030.

Jackson, CA: Cenotto Publications, (2006). SIGNED first edition - The final volume in this series of books which Include both stories of the history of this California county, located in the central Mother Lode, where gold was first discovered in California, and attempts to tie them into current physical locations and buildings. Includes sections on the Mokelumne River to Jackson, Ione and environs, Martell and Sutter Creek, and Amador City. #209 out of 750 copies. SIGNED on the title page. Large format, illustrated throughout with vintage photographs, Index. x, 338 pp. Each book stands alone, with different stories in each volume. ISBN: 978-0938121169.

Saint Paul, MN: Graywolf Press, 1996. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Fascinating novel about a confrontation with the FBI on a reservation somwhere north of Denver. A mystery featuring an African American hydrologist who becomes involved because he gave a ride to Louise Yellow Calf, who was hitching on a deserted, snowy road. Interspersed with the story are quotes from old treaties and documents which vividly portray this country's racial history. Dj blurbs from Rick Bass and Madison Smartt Bell. A very different novel by this African American writer, who is not as widely read as he should be. SIGNED on the title page. ISBN: 1-55597-2373.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1984) dj. Hardcover first edition - The uncommon hardcover edition of this author's first book - a mystery involving the theft of Tibet antiques and the murder of a collector, set in New Delhi. The author was a British "diplomatic spouse" who hid her identity for many years. Winner of the CWA Creasey award for Best First Crime Novel of the Year. Glossary. 255 pp. ISBN: 0-340352698.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1984) dj. Hardcover first edition - His first novel introducing Boston attorney Brady Coyne, who has a reputation for discretion and so he is asked to investigate a death caused by a fall from a cliff top - a possible suicide or was it murder? Winner of the Scribner Crime Novel Award. 213 pp. ISBN: 0-684180561.

New York: Harper Collins, (1999.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third mystery featuring a savy young Japanese American woman, an antique dealer and sometimes sleuth, Rei Shimura, set in modern Tokyo. SIGNED and dated in the year of publication on the title page. This is the first title in the series to be published in hardcover. 335 pp. ISBN: 0-06-6212960.

New York: Ballantine, (2003.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second novel, one that 'skilfully weaves dark fairy tale themes into a modern web of intrigue,' as a daughter searches both for the truth about her mother's life and a missing manuscript. SIGNED on the title page. Winner of the Dashiell Hammett award. 356 pp. ISBN: 0-345-450906.

New York: Ballantine, (2002.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, set at a lakeside school in the Adirondacks. SIGNED on the title page. 390 pp. ISBN: 0-345-450906.

London: Constable & Co., Ltd. (1995) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first novel in the Mystery of Florence series, introducing Detective Inspector Carli Arbatl. SIGNED by the author on the title page. 269 pp. ISBN: 0-094739900.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1967) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first mystery introducing American rare book dealer Dave Cannon who travels to a small English village in search of a medieval manuscript, only to find himself alone and suspected of murder. 214 pp.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1992) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery introducing Ms Temple Barr, a 29 year old public relations freelancer in Las Vegas and the 18 lb jet black tomcat called Midnight Louie, who gets to tell his side of the story. This opens with a murder at the ABA. INSCRIBED on the title page with the words "The first Louie! Very best fishes! with Louie's paw print drawn under the signature. 241 pp. ISBN: 0-312852177.

New York: St Martin's, (1989) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's first book - the mystery that introduced Sacramento PI Kat Colorado. Winner of the Anthony Award for Best First Mystery Novel. SIGNED and dated in the year of publication on title page. As the series grows, Kijeski continues to become more popular, and copies of the earlier books, which were printed in relatively small quantities become harder to find. 232 pp. ISBN: 0-312-029691.

New York: St Martin's, 1989. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's first book - the mystery that introduced Sacramento PI Kat Colorado. Winner of the Anthony Award for Best First Mystery Novel. SIGNED on title page. As the series grows, Kijeski continues to become more popular, and copies of the earlier books, which were printed in relatively small quantities become harder to find. ISBN: 0-312-029691.

London: Macmillan, (1989) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's first novel - introduces Kat Colorado, and winner of the best first Private Eye novel contest in 1989 and the Anthony Award for best first mystery novel. This edition is of interest because of the error on the dj, where the author's name is shown with the middle initial "J" (not hers, according to Kijewski.) SIGNED on the title page. 232 pp. ISBN: 0-333517911.

Bethesda, MD: Adler & Adler, (1988) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first mystery featuring Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby, set in a small English village where a well-liked 87 year old spinster has been found dead. Basis for first episode in the long-running televison series, Midsomer Murders (in this book, Barnaby is "Tom") . 264 pp. Dust jacket by Bascove. ISBN: 0-712617442.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, featuring cellist Sara Selkirk who is drawn into the investigation of a murder in the famous Roman Baths which gave Bath, England its name. SIGNED on the title page. 280 pp. ISBN: 0-340718455.

New York: St Martin's, (1994) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second book in the award-winning mystery series featuring Lydia Chin and Bill Smith, who are investigating the beating death of a security guard at the Bronx Home for the Aged. INSCRIBED by Rozan on the title page with a blue stamp of a snake below her signature. 280 pp. ISBN: 0-312134533.

New York: The Viking Press, (2002.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An eccentric and clever bibliomystery - the first featuring Special Operative Thursday Next, a literary detective, whose job is to keep characters in books from being stolen. Set in "1985 Great Britain where time travel is routine, cloning is reality and literature is taken very, very seriously." SIGNED and dated in the year of publication on the title page. 376 pp. ISBN: 0-670030643.

New York: Walker, (1990.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's first mystery and the first featuring private investigator Stuart Winter who is hired to find a beautiful deaf young woman, one who had been involved in a project to teach gorillas to sign. Set in San Francisco. SIGNED on the title page. 174 pp. ISBN: 0-8027-57677.

New York: Walker, (1982.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's first novel introducting San Francisco lawyer Rebecca Schwartz who thought it would be a lark to play the piano at a party in a feminist co-op bordello - until the cops raid the place and a body turns up in her apartment. INSCRIBED on the title page and dated in 1986. 174 pp. ISBN: 0-8027-54821.

New York: St Martin's, (1984) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's second book, and the first Vejay Haskell mystery, set in the Russian River area of the Mendocino coast north of San Francisco. SIGNED on the title page.184 pp. ISBN: 0-312-257759.

London: Women's Press. (1989). SIGNED first edition - Second novel featuring journalist Lindsay Gordan, set at a peacecamp on Brownlow Common. SIGNED on the title page. 195 pp plus ads. ISBN: 0-704342065.

London: Women's Press. (1987). SIGNED first edition - True first edition of the author's first book introducing Lindsay Gordan, a journalist and strong feminist and a lesbian, who is sent to cover a music festival at an exclusive girls', but moments before she is to appear, the star cellist is found murdered, and Lindsay's friend Paddy, a housemistress at the school, is arrested. SIGNED on the title page. 196 pp plus ads. ISBN: 0-704340801.

New York: St Martin's, (1995) dj. Hardcover first edition - A complete set of the three volumes published between 1995 and 1998 in this epic trilogy on the life of King Arthur. This series "introduces us to an Arthur who is both utterly convincing and a true hero: a man of honor, loyalty, and amazing valor; a man who loves Guinevere more passionately than he should; a man whose life is at once tragic and triumphant." Each includes list of characters. Map endpapers. Author's note. 435, 397 and 436 pp. ISBN: 0-312-144474.

New York: St Martin's, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first novel in his epic trilogy on the life of King Arthur. "The Winter King introduces us to an Arthur who is both utterly convincing and a true hero: a man of honor, loyalty, and amazing valor; a man who loves Guinevere more passionately than he should; a man whose life is at once tragic and triumphant." List of characters. Map endpapers. 431 pp. ISBN: 0-312-144474.

New York: St Martin's, (1997.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second novel in his epic trilogy on the life of King Arthur. This series "introduces us to an Arthur who is both utterly convincing and a true hero: a man of honor, loyalty, and amazing valor; a man who loves Guinevere more passionately than he should; a man whose life is at once tragic and triumphant." List of characters. Map endpapers. Author's note. 397 pp. ISBN: 0-312-155239.

New York: St Martin's, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The final volume in his epic trilogy on the life of King Arthur. This series "introduces us to an Arthur who is both utterly convincing and a true hero: a man of honor, loyalty, and amazing valor; a man who loves Guinevere more passionately than he should; a man whose life is at once tragic and triumphant." List of characters. Map endpapers. Historical note. 436 pp. ISBN: 0-312185758.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. dj. Hardcover first edition - The first book by this Assistant US Attorney, one of the best novels ever written about life in the mob (in this case, the Boston mob.) "Eddie Coyle and his 'friends' - people he can trade in for his own life and who can kill him for theirs - are hoods. If the 'wise guys' - the syndicate wheels who sometimes surface in Eddie's world to give an order - are the same as executives, then henpecked, worried Eddie Coyle is the working stiff of crime." Basis for the 1973 film directed by Peter Yates and starring Robert Mitchum and Peter Boyle .In the second state light blue cloth binding. 183 pp. Dustjacket by Hal Siegel. ISBN: 0-394-473272.

New York: St Martin's Press, (1988) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - African American mystery writer's first book, set in Los Angeles and introducing Aaron Gunner. Winner of the Private Eye Writers of American Best First Private Eye novel contest. SIGNED by author on title page. 185 pp. ISBN: 0-312-017960.

Shingletown, CA: Mark V. Ziesing, (1990) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A "spectacular shoot-em-up, pedal-to-the-metal" hunt for buried treasure. The first Hap and Leonard novel, set in Texas. SIGNED on the half title page. 178 pp. ISBN: 0-929480-538.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (2000.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Young adult novel set in the future by this award-winning writer. "Left orphaned and physically flawed in a civilization that shuns and discards the weak, Kira faces a frighteningly uncertain future. . . [this book] challenges readers to think about community, creativity and the values they have learned to accept." SIGNED by Lowry on a bookplate on the front endpaper. The second book in the quartet which began with the Newbery award winning book 'The Giver.' 215 pp. Original dust jacket design by Kathy Black. ISBN: 0-618-055819.

London: Allison & Busby, (2004) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An exceptionally enjoyable book by Barnard - After a twenty-year absence, Merlyn Cantelo returns to Leeds to attend his Aunt Clarissa's funeral - whose heir he is. For various reasons, his disfunctional family does not welcome him, and his life is threatened. One review commented that "Barnard's novels may be traditional, but they are certainly not tired. His latest Police Sergeant Charlie Peace tale is a fresh take on family inheritance, at the same time exhibiting all the author's greatly appreciated traits, including charm, wit, and excellent pacing." SIGNED on the title page. 251 pp. ISBN: 978-0749083267.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2019. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book by this National Book Award-winning author which takes us "from pole to pole - from modern megacities to some of the most remote regions on the earth - -and across decades of lived experience. . a book that moves indelibly, immersively, through his travels to six regions of the world: from Western Oregon to the High Arctic; from the Galpagos to the Kenyan desert; from Botany Bay in Australia to finally, unforgettably, the ice shelves of Antarctica." SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Notes, selected bibliography, index. xiv, 572 pp. Illustrated endpapers. ISBN: 978-0394585826.

Los Angeles: Westland Printing Company, (1974). Hardcover first edition - Even in a city known for its characters, Joshua Abraham Norton (1818 - 1880) stood out - in 1859 he proclaimed himself "Norton I, Emperor of the United States" and later he added "Protector of Mexico" to his titles. While he had no formal political power. he was treated deferentially in San Francisco, and currency issued in his name was honored in the establishments that he frequented. Among his numerous decrees were those calling for the construction of a bridge and tunnel crossing San Francisco Bay to connect San Francisco with Oakland. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 5 plates. One of only 300 copies. 66 pp.

Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books, (2018) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Jones' acclaimed fourth novel - praise from Michael Chabon, Amy Bloom and Tom Perrotta who says that this "asks hard questions about injustice and betrayal, and answers them with a heartbreaking and genuinely suspenseful love story in which nobody's wrong and everybody's wounded. Tayari Jones has written a complex and important novel about people trapped in a tragic situation, struggling to reconcile their responsibilities and desires." SIGNED on the title page. 308 pp. ISBN: 978-1616208776.

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1942. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An uncommon account of one family's journey to the Northwest and the panhandle of Idaho. Driven from their Colorado sheep farm after a long struggle with the dust-bowl conditions of the late 1930s, Nelle Davis and her husband migrated, with their two children, to the second growth forests of northern Idaho to begin again as stump ranch farmers. SIGNED on the front endpaper with the word "sincerely." Synopsis from the dust jacket has been pasted onto the first blank page. 245 pp.

New York: St Martin's, (1986). SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third novel in his award-winning series featuring private investigator Nate Heller. "In 1942, Chicago P.I. Nate Heller and his childhood pal, boxer Barney Ross, join the Marines and see bloody action together at Guadalcanal. Upon his return to gangland Chicago, the shell-shocked Heller - more dangerous than ever - is thrust into the midst of an inter-gang war to depose Capone's successor Frank Nitti, whose minions are infiltrating Hollywood movie unions." SIGNED by the author in full on the title page and INSCRIBED on the front endpaper and signed "M.A. C. " Illustrated with photographs. Author's note. 336 pp. ISBN: 0-312532520.

Kansas City: Hallmark, nd [1974]. Hardcover - A king size pop-up version of L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz. "Retold by Edward Cunningham with charming illustrations by Pat Paris. Multi-dimensional pages and action surprises by Dick Dudley. More Story, More Pages, More Pop-Up Fun Than Ever!" Hardcover with 5 double page pop-ups and one page with a pull tab feature. All of the pop-ups are intact and fully working. No indication of edition in the book.

New York & London: Dutton / J M Dent & Sons Ltd, (1969) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second book in the Oz series, originally published in 1904, and the first printing of this edition which features a frontispiece and three internal full-page color illustrations and 47 black and white drawings by B. S. Biro. The special design of red and cream illustrated boards and endpapers was by Alexander H. Williamson. Number 78 in the C.I.C. (Children's Illustrated Classics) series. 164 pp plus 4 pp of ads for other books in this series. ISBN: 0-460050788.

Nebraska, Furnas County Centennial Committee, (1967). Hardcover - Originally published in 1914, this contains stories from 32 early settlers as compiled from the files of the Beaver City Times-Tribune. Reissued with a new introduction by the Centennial Committee. Illustrated throughout with photographs. 212 pp.

New York: Arbor House, (1985.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, introducing private detective Leo Bloodworth and fourteen year old Serendipity Dahlquist, Set in Los Angeles. SIGNED on the title page. Winner of the Nero Award. 273 pp. ISBN: 0-87795-738x.

New York: Doubleday, (1995). SIGNED hardcover first edition - Southern author's sixth book - an epic story of the secrets that haunt generations, set in South Carolina and in Rome. SIGNED on the title page. 628 pp. ISBN: 0-385413041.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The 3rd book in the series featuring attorney and former Texas ranger Billy Bob Holland: in this one, he goes to the Montana Big Sky country for some fishing and ends up helping out an old friend. SIGNED on the title page. 334 pp. ISBN: 0-7432-04832.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1992. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - True 1st of this collection of 2 novellas, one of which was the basis for the recent movie. SIGNED by author. Illustrated with chapter headings and endpieces. 290 pp. ISBN: 0-701137177.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Novel set in New York City and in the lowcountry of South Carolina. Basis for the movie of the same name, and one of his most popular books. SIGNED on the title page. 567 pp. ISBN: 0-395-353009.

New York: Random House, (1994) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Enchanting fairy tales for adults. SIGNED on the title page by the author. ISBN: 0-679-420088.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A novel about literary sleuthing by this Booker Prize winning author - it tells the "story of Phineas G. Nanson, a disenchanted young graduate student who decides to escape the world of postmodern literary theory and immerse himself in the messiness of 'real life' by writing a biography of a great biographer.. . But Phineas quickly discovers that facts can be unreliable, and a 'whole life' hard to find. . . . Phineas tracks his subjects' journeys to the deserts of Africa and the maelstroms of the Arctic in a series of adventures that are by turns intellectual and comic, scientific and erotic." SIGNED on the title page. 305 pp. ISBN: 0-375411143.

Houston, TX:' Black Tie Press, 1991-1994. First edition - A set of 4 of Rowley's books of poetry, including his first 2 published works - his obituary after his death from AIDS at only 40 noted that "Donald Rawley was very, very good at entrances and at exits - in real life and in his writing. He first came to public attention as a writer of humid and verdant poetry. His five collections - Duende, Sirens, Steaming, Malibu Stories and Mecca - garnered him several awards, much critical praise and a fan-base that above all loved to hear these poems performed, with Rawley commanding the stage like a ringmaster"

New York: Putnam, (2013) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Set in Boston, this is the author's first novel, introducing private investigator Fina Ludlow, the black sheep of a dysfunctional family of attorneys, who is retained by her family's firm as an investigator after she drops out of law school. SIGNED on the title page. Nominated for the Shamus award. 405 pp. ISBN: 978-0399162121.

New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2013) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's third novel, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for 2014 and the basis for the film of the same name. Full number line beginning with a '1", no award sticker on dust jacket. 771 pp. ISBN: 978-0316055437.

New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - A stage adaptation of 3 of Hurston's short stories, including music for the original country -blues songs composed by Chic Street Man. Illustrated with photographs from the first productions. 110 pp. ISBN: 1-559360232.

New York: Disney / Hyperion, 2009. Hardcover first edition - Mo Willem's first pop-up book. "Big Frog is big. Quite big. So big this book can't hold her. But with a lot of help from some good friends, Big Frog will fit in just fine!" Paper engineering by Bruce Foster. A pop-up book with big sturdy frog pop-ups, designed for younger children. ISBN: 978-1423114369.

San Francisco: Psychedelic Review, 1969. First edition - Articles by Richard Alpert, Timothy Leary (a long article on the use of LSD in prisoner rehabilitation), Gary M. Fisher, Joel Fort and others. Illustrated. Book reviews. Although this indicates that it was published bi-monthly, it was actually published rather erraticly with only 10 issues between 1963 and 1969, with the final issue in 1970/71 . Large format 78 pp plus ads.

New York: HarperPrism / Harper Collins, (1999) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel by this award-winning author, a story of a young woman on the brink of adulthood, set in an upstate New York artistic enclave - a town which is also home to Bolerium, a dark manor of indeterminate origin where the enigmatic film director Axel Kern lives - and where he is about to host a party for the entire town, young and old, famous and not. INSCRIBED on the title page. Author's note. 276 pp. ISBN: 0-061052663.

Northborough, MA: Earthling Publications, (2016). SIGNED hardcover first edition - "Part Gothic tragedy, part ghost story and part murder mystery" this novel uses the voices from three generations to tell its story. #271 out of 500 copies individually numbered and SIGNED on a special prelimary page. Signed, numbered and limited to 500 copies. Book #12 in Earthling's annual Halloween Series, with an introduction by Christopher Golden. 200 pp. ISBN: 978-0996211833.

New York: Atheneum, 1991. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Fourth book by this Chilean writer (born in Peru, but now living in the US). Translated by Margaret Sayers Peden. SIGNED by Allende on the title page with her signature drawing of a small flower 331 pp. ISBN: 0-689-121024.

Baltimore: Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of America, (1997) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel - The story of a brief but bloody encounter on the road to Nashville, in the obscure village of Franklin, Tennessee in the waning days of the Civil War. SIGNED on the title page. 267 pp. ISBN: 1-87785350X.

Baltimore: Cemetery Dance, 2015. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of this award-winning writer's short fiction and novellas spanning the breadth of his twenty-year career. This edition limited to 750 unnumbered copies, SIGNED (with just his initials) on a special limitation page. 326 pp. ISBN: 978-1587673399.

Minneapolis: Dreamhaven, (1993) dj. Hardcover first edition - Includes ten short stories, essays, non-fiction, poetry, and more. Illustrators include Steve Bissette, Randy Broeckner, David McKean, P. Craig Russell, Jill Karla Schwarz, Bill Sienkiewicz, Charles Vess, and Micheal Zulli. Cover artwork by: Dave McKean. Slightly oversized format. 166 pp. ISBN: 0-963094424.

New York: Otto Penzler Books / Simon & Schuster, (1993) dj. Hardcover first edition - The fifth novel featuring Inspector Rebus, set in Edinburgh. 278 pp. ISBN: 1-883402778.

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1995. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - #48 out of 100 hardbound numbered, signed copies. SIGNED by Wright Morris on a blank leaf before the half-title, and numbered on the limitation page at rear. 306 pp. ISBN: 0-876859929.

New York: Poster Auctions International, 2014. First edition - The complete catalogue illustrating all 563 lots, annotated and in full color, Featured subjects and artists include bicycles, early film and more. Among the artists are A. M. Cassandre, Fenneker, Alphonse Mucha, Savignac, Toulouse-Lautrec and others. Estimated prices shown. Selected index, bibliography. Large format, printed on heavy glossy stock. ISBN: 9781929530489.

New York: Poster Auctions International, 2013. First edition - The complete catalogue illustrating all 559 lots, annotated and in full color, Featured subjects include bicycles, motorcycles, automobiles, British Railways and more. Among the artists are Paul Berthon, Leonetto Cappiello, A. M. Cassandre, Paul Colin, Alphonse Mucha and others. Estimated prices shown. Selected index, bibliography. Large format, printed on heavy glossy stock. ISBN: 9781929530489.

Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 1992. First edition - Mexican poet's third book, in Spanish, issued in an edition of only 1000 copies. Texto en espanol, La edicion consta de 1 000 ejemplares. Indice. 130 pp mas colofon. ISBN: 968-362460x.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1949. dj. Hardcover first edition - Seaman's hard-to-find last book, a mystery inspired by a navigator's octant, bearing the inscription 'Tower Hill, London, April 1778' which she found washed up on the beach after a storm. Illustrated with black and white drawings by Ursula Koering. 206 pp.

London: Adam & Charles Black, 1913. Hardcover - Account of archeological finds in Greece and the Mediterranean, by Schliemann at Troy, Mycenae and Tyrins and by Evans and other explorers at Crete. Illustrated with 32 plates from photographs and 2 maps, 1 folding. Chronological summary, selected bibliography, index. xiv, 274 pp plus the final fold out plan of Knossos and 2 pp publisher's ad.