New York: Dial Press, (1977.) dj. Hardcover - Adapted by Aardema from the Masai tale 'The Long One' and illustrated in full color, using pastels and tempura, by the Dillons. Large square format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-8037-95505.

New York: Dutton, (1984.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of how a magic young boy finally gets the better of the trickster Anansi (with the help of a cat), after being fooled not once, not twice, but three times. Adapted from the Wa of Na by Aardema and colorfully illustrated by Marc Brown. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-803700067.

New York: Dutton, (1979.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Young adult novel set in rural Marin county in nothern California. 14 year old Louis must comes to terms with the death of his father, the frightening illness of his grandfather, and even with changes in the behavior of his cat Calico, who has rabies. 148 pp. ISBN: 0-525275517.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2004.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Nigerian-born author's powerful first novel, the story of a teenage Elvis impersonator living in a sprawling slum of Lagos. Winner of the PEN/Hemingway Foundation Award. 321 pp. ISBN: 0-374-165890.

New York: Dutton, 1984. dj. Hardcover first edition - Rather uncommon anthology of Abbey's works, edited and illustrated by Abbey himself. In addition to selections from his books ranging from 'Jonathan Troy' to 'Desert Solitaire' and 'Monkey Wrench Gang', this also includes a preface by Abbey and a selection 'Rites of Spring' from an unpublished novel. 383pp. ISBN: 0-525-242848.

New York: Henry Holt, 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - A selection of Abbey's essays, travel pieces and fiction, arranged chronologically to tell the story of his life in his own words. Edited and with commentary by John Macrae. Includes a selected bibliography and a poem in memoriam by Wendell Berry. 400 pages. ISBN: 0-8050-31324.

Boston: Little Brown, (1990.). His last novel, published posthumously - the eco-warrior Hayduke, believed dead, surfaces to fight again for his beloved canyon country. 308 pp. ISBN: 0-316-004138.

New York: Dutton, (1979.). Explorations in the West and elsewhere, from the Rio Grande in Texas to Canyonlands and Lake Powell in Utah - and to Mexico and Scotland and Australia. Illustrated with his drawings. 198 pp. ISBN: 0-525-030018.

New York: Time-Life, 1977. dj. Hardcover - The American Wilderness Series. Beautifully illustrated with many full color photographs.

New York: Time-Life, (1973.). Hardcover first edition - A title in The American Wilderness Series- the credits describe Abbey as 'a self-proclaimed desert rat." Beautifully illustrated with many full color and black and white photographs, including some double page ones. Slightly oversized format. Index. 184 pp. True first printing with the hourglass on the last page.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1984.). First edition - Essays about the desert, the Coloroda River, the Sea of Cortes, Alaska and more - an introduction to some special pockets of wilderness still remaining. 203 pp. ISBN: 0-03-0693012.

New York: Sierra Club/Charles Scribner's Sons, (ca 1974, c 1971). The classic book on Utah's Canyon Country, which combines stunning full-color pictures by landscape photographer and conservationist Philip Hyde with text by Edward Abbey - a book which captures the beauty of this area and makes an argument for the preservation of its wilderness. Introduction by John G. Mitchell, Sierra Club Books editor, preface by Hyde, includes a map of proposed highways and existing roads. While only the original 1971 date is shown, this includes a one page update on "The Situation" by June Viavant, which dates it as late 1973 or early 1974. Full color photos throughout, printed on heavy glossy stock. Includes Abbey's notes and a bibliography. Large format. 144 pp. ISBN: 0-871560518.

New York: Sierra Club/Charles Scribner's Sons, (ca 1974, c 1971). The classic book on Utah's Canyon Country, which combines stunning full-color pictures by landscape photographer and conservationist Philip Hyde with text by Edward Abbey - a book which captures the beauty of this area and makes an argument for the preservation of its wilderness. Introduction by John G. Mitchell, Sierra Club Books editor, preface by Hyde, includes a map of proposed highways and existing roads. While only the original 1971 date is shown, this includes a one page update on "The Situation" by June Viavant, which dates it as late 1973 or early 1974. Full color photos throughout, printed on heavy glossy stock. Includes Abbey's notes and a bibliography. Large format. 144 pp. ISBN: 0-871560518.

New York: St Martin's, (1994) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first publication of 71 poems, culled from his journals, originally written between 1952 and 1989. A lovely small book, illustrated with woodcuts by Michael McCurdy.112 pp. ISBN: 0-312-112653.

Dublin, Ireland: The National Theatre Society, Ltd. 1945. First edition - Program for Monday, 3rd December 1945 and the following nights for the Second Week of "The Playboy of the Western World" in 3 acts by J.M. Synge, with Brid Ni Loingsigh, Denis O'Dea, Cyril Cusack and others. Laid in is a small slip noting that Cussack had suffered an injury to his knee and asking the audience to overlook any stiffness. 4 pp stapled inside paper covers, includes many ads for local businesses.

New York: Grand Central Publishing, (2011). First edition - An international thriller introducing Sam Capra, CIA agent in London, husband and soon-to-be-father -but when a bomb blows the CIA office to smithereens and he only survives because his wife told him to get outside, he is imprisoned and tortured for months, since he is either a traitor himself or a fool - when he is finally released - set up as bait - he encounters another group dedicated to justice - Enthralling, violent and yet still human. Laid in a card with some cocktail recipes from Sam's bars. 400 pp.

New York: Onyx / New American Library / Signet, (2002). First edition - The second novel by this award-winning author featuring Texas judge Whit Mosley, and nominated for the Edgar and Barry awards. "When the bodies of his missing friends are found buried at Black Jack Point among artifacts from the past, Mosley sets out to find the killers, plunging into a perilous world of vicious treasure hunters, ruthless tycoons, and money-hungry sharks in which his only ally, police detective Claudia Salazar, is kidnapped and held hostage." Author's note. 404 pp.

New York: Grand Central Publishing, (2014). SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fourth novel in the award-winning series of thrillers featuring ex-CIA agent turned bar owner, Sam Capra. Set in Miami and Puerto Rico, where Sam has gone undercover in an attempt to find out who was responsible for the death of a friend. SIGNED on the title page, and dated in May 2014, that is, before the official publication date. 388 pp. ISBN: 978-145528455.

London: Enitharmon Press, 1973. First edition - A collection of poems issued in an edition of just 400 copies, of which 20 were specially bound. Illustrations on the cover page and the outer wrappers by Juliet Standing. Designed and printed at Daedalus Press, Stoke Ferry, Norfolk. 45 pp plus the colophon. ISBN: 0-901111-49X.

New York: Putnam, 1989. dj. Hardcover first edition - Collection of short stories

Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books, 1986. dj. Hardcover first edition - Second collection of short stories by this award-winning and highly praised writer, born and raised in New Mexico. SIGNED on the title page. A title in the Bright Leaf Short Fiction series, edited by Shannon Ravenel. 182 pp. Cover art reproduces the painting 'New Mexico Landscape #5' by David Mason. ISBN: 0-912697-30x.

New York: Putnam, 1988. dj. Hardcover first edition - Highly praised Southwestern author's fifth book .

New York: Putnam, 1986. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's third collection of short stories - he stakes out the territory of the American Southwest with extraordinary tales of seemingly ordinary lives. His small town characters are filled with dreams as expansive as the desert that surrounds them. Included in this collection is the O. Henry Award winning story "Living Alone in Iota" and the Pushcart Prize winning "x.". ISBN: 0-399-131965.

New York: St Martin's, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in Berlin in the 1930's as the city is on the brink of World War II, and in 1946 in the aftermath of the war. 505 pp. ISBN: 0-312-063776.

New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2015). SIGNED - A novel about teenage life today by this Edgar award winning writer. Gillian Flynn called this "dark, disturbing, strangely beautiful and utterly unshakeable." SIGNED on the title page. 303 pp. plus a 20 pp reading group guide. ISBN: 978-0316231046.