Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, (1995.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "A feast for the senses that mirrors the richness of the Hawaiian cuisine." Roy Yamaguchi is known for using only the freshest grown or harvested local ingredients and combining them in a unique style that combines the best flavors and techniques of European and Asian cooking. Wonderful recipes beautifully illustrated in full color (including many scenic photographs of Hawaii) Photographs by Franco Salmoiraghi and Lois Ellen Frank. SIGNED opposite the dedication page with "Aloha and keep in cooking!" and dated in 1996. Oversized oblong format, index. 232 pp. ISBN: 0-89815-6378.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - First novel (second book) by this highly praised young Hawaiian writer, set on the big island of Hawai'i. 277 pp. Small square format. ISBN: 0-374-290202.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1997. First edition - Second novel by this highly praised young Hawaiian writer, the story of a ragtag group of orphans trying to stay together.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1997) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Second novel by this highly praised young Hawaiian writer, the story of a ragtag group of orphans trying to stay together despite the odds against them. 260 pp. ISBN: 0-374-114994.

New York: Berkley, (2023) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first thriller by this Oscar nominated screenwriter, set in a fictionalized version of Whittier, Alaska, a town with a year round population of about 280, most of whom live in the winter in one building. Told in the alternating voices of three women - Cara Kennedy, a detective from Anchorage who finds herself trapped in the town when a landslide closes the only access; a teenager named Amy Lin, who discovered the first body parts, and Lonnie, a 30-something woman with a pet moose. Cover praise from such diverse writers as C. J. Box, Ann Cleeves, Naomi Hirahara and more. SIGNED on the title page. 298 pp. ISBN: 978-0593336670.

Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - For the Hausa, the journey to Mecca is a way of life - even though they might linger in a village for years, even generations, they consider their stay there transient, and as just a temporary stop on their pilgirmage. Maps, notes, references, index. xiv, 237 pp. ISBN: 1-56098-6123..

Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Charming story of a young twins, a brother and sister, who live in a small village in Northern China and the pet doves they nuture and love, illustrated with the author's vibrant gouache paintings. SIGNED on the front endpaper, with a small drawing of Mei-Mei and her dove on her head, and dated in the year of publication. Oblong format, unpaginated. ISBN: 9780763628994.

Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Charming story of a young twins, a brother and sister, who live in a small village in Northern China and the pet doves they nuture and love, illustrated with the author's vibrant gouache paintings. INSCRIBED on the front endpaper, with a drawing of Mei-Mei with one dove on her head and the other in her arms, and dated in the year of publication. Oblong format, unpaginated. ISBN: 9780763628994.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1994) dj. Hardcover first edition - The artist / author's first book, one in which she retells her father`s story of his coming-of-age in northern China in the 1930s and 1940s. He was the fourth son of a prominent Manchurian family and his odyssey included the years of the Japanese occupation of China, the Russian onslaught upon Northeastern China and the civil war that followed. Illustrated throughout with beautiful full page watercolor paintings by the author as well as many black and white drawings. Preface by Amy Tan. Large square format. 211 pp plus a final portrait of her father. ISBN: 0-15-1000638.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1994) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The artist / author's first book, one in which she retells her father`s story of his coming-of-age in northern China in the 1930s and 1940s. He was the fourth son of a prominent Manchurian family and his odyssey included the years of the Japanese occupation of China, the Russian onslaught upon Northeastern China and the civil war that followed. Illustrated throughout with beautiful full page watercolor paintings by the author as well as many black and white drawings. Preface by Amy Tan. SIGNED by both Belle Yang and Amy Tan on the front endpaper and dated in the year of publication. Large square format. 211 pp plus a final portrait of her father. ISBN: 0-15-1000638.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1996). SIGNED - The artist / author's first book, one in which she retells her father`s story of his coming-of-age in northern China in the 1930s and 1940s. He was the fourth son of a prominent Manchurian family and his odyssey included the years of the Japanese occupation of China, the Russian onslaught upon Northeastern China and the civil war that followed. Illustrated throughout with beautiful full page watercolor paintings by the author as well as many black and white drawings. Preface by Amy Tan. Boldly INSCRIBED on the front endpaper and dated in the year of publication, with a drawing of a cat by Yang. Large square format. 211 pp plus a final portrait of her father. ISBN: 0-15-1000638.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1997) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Set in 1910, this novel brings the Count Saint-Germaine to a world on the brink of war. INSCRIBED on the title page "for --- onward and upward" and dated in 1998. 543 pp. ISBN: 0-312863187.

New York: St Martin's, 1982. dj. SIGNED hardcover - Austria during the 1920's is the setting for the fifth novel about the elegant and mysterious Count Ragoczy Saint-Germain. SIGNED and dated on the title page. A large book - 690 pages.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1987.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - Historical vampire fiction, the first of three planned novels featuring Atta Olivia Clemens, "Saint Germain"s truest love, who died to mortal life in the bloody era of Nero"s Rome. Now, five hundred years later, Olivia must flee the security of her Roman villa...." SIGNED and dated on the title page. 400 pp. Wraparound dust jacket art by San Julian. ISBN: 0-312930267.

New York: St Martin's, (1981.) dj. Hardcover - One of the harder-to-find in hardcover titles in the St Germain vampire series. 433 pp. ISBN: 0-312-598025.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1987.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Historical vampire fiction, the first of three planned novels featuring Atta Olivia Clemens, "Saint Germain"s truest love, who died to mortal life in the bloody era of Nero"s Rome. Now, five hundred years later, Olivia must flee the security of her Roman villa...." SIGNED and dated on the title page. 400 pp. Wraparound dust jacket art by San Julian. ISBN: 0-312930267.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1988.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Historical vampire fiction, sequel to 'Flame in Byzantium' and the second in a trilogy featuring Atta Olivia Clemens, "Saint Germain"s truest love, who died to mortal life in the bloody era of Nero"s Rome. Now, five hundred years later, Olivia must flee the security of her Roman villa...." SIGNED and dated on the title page. 459 pp. Wraparound dust jacket art by San Julian. ISBN: 0-312-930887.

New York: Harper & Row, (1984) dj. Hardcover first edition - An historical novel about a young doctor's apprentice in ancient Pompeii. The first book for young adults by this author who is best known for her science fiction & fantasy books. Glossary. 219 pp. ISBN: 0-060266376.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1990) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An historical horror novel - one which offers a glimpse in Saint-Germain's exotic past. SIGNED and dated on the title page. 446 pp. ISBN: 0-312-931263.

New York: Warner, (1979). SIGNED - Novel set in California in the 21st century, a world devastated by pollution, war and disease. Thea is a mutant, a human who has been virally modified to be able to survive in the poisonously polluted environment. SIGNED and dated on the title page. 237 pp. Cover art by Jim Dietz. ISBN: 0-446-90077x.

New York: St Martin's, 1978. dj. Hardcover - A story of vampires, satan-worshippers and love set in 18th c Paris. The first book in the St. Germain series. SIGNED and dated by Yarbro on the title page. In addition, Yarbo crossed out 'forbidden love' in the subtitle and replaced it with 'historical horror.'

New York: St Martin's, 1978. SIGNED hardcover - Set in Florence during the time of Lorenzo the magnificent. SIGNED and dated on the title page.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1978. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Collection of short fictions. SIGNED and dated on the title page. ISBN: 0-385-131453.

New York: Doubleday, 1978. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Novel set in California in the 21st century, a world devasted by pollution, war and disease. SIGNED and dated on the title page by Yarbro, who also corrected her year of birth on the copyright page. When signing this Yarbro commented that it was only the first printing dust jacket that the red eyes of the mutant pirate on a motorcycle on the cover were improperly offset. 208 pp. ISBN: 0-385-131445.

Eugene, OR: Pulphouse Publishing, 1991. SIGNED first edition - First separate publication of this short story featuring the Comte de Saint-Germain. SIGNED on the title page and dated in 1998. A slim volume, 51 pp. Rather uncommon. ISBN: 1-56146-516x.

New York: St Martin's, 1978. dj. SIGNED hardcover - Set in Florence during the time of Lorenzo the magnificent. SIGNED and dated on the title page. 376 pp.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1978. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Early collection of short stories - 'chilling, irresistible, full of alien beauty or terror.' SIGNED and dated on the title page. ISBN: 0-385-131453.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2000.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Another in her excellent series of complex vampire novels - set in Spain, this spans five centuries from the turbulent 7th to the time of the Red Death. SIGNED and dated on the title page. 479 pp. ISBN: 0-312-873301.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. dj. Hardcover first edition - Award winning author's second novel (5th book), set in the Mississippi Delta in 1902 where 'Reconstruction is being encroached upon by Jim Crow.' Well-deserved cover praise from such diverse writers as Ha Jin, Kent Haruf, David Guterson and others. 273 pp. ISBN: 0-375-411593.