New York: A. L. Burt, (1928). Hardcover - The second book in this "thrilling aviation series for boys 12 to 16 years. Bill and Gordon Hunniwell, two enterprising and inventive young Americans, have many thrilling experiences far above the clouds in the 'Albatross,' their new electric airplane." Five titles listed at front of book. Glossy frontispiece, 222 pp. plus 1 pp publisher's ad,

New York: A. L. Burt, (1936). Hardcover first edition - One of the last and most difficult to find titles in the Adventure and Mystery Series for Boys, set at a military college south of Philadelphia - the Fortress - modeled on the Pennsylvania Military College where Wyman worked for many years, eventually becoming a Dean and then Vice President. Glossy frontispiece. 254 pp. Illustrated endpapers.

New York: A. L. Burt, (1928). Hardcover - The second book in this "thrilling aviation series for boys 12 to 16 years." Five titles listed at front of book. Glossy frontispiece, 222 pp.

New York: A. L. Burt, (1928). Hardcover - The second book in this "thrilling aviation series for boys 12 to 16 years." Five titles listed at front of book. Glossy frontispiece, 240 pp.

Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., 1954. dj. Hardcover first edition - Story for older children, illustrated by Jean MacDonald Porter. When a family cannot afford to rent a seaside cottage needed for the recuperation and health of the mother, they instead wind up renting a battered paddlewheeled steamboat that had been wrecked.

Los Angeles: Rare Bird Books, A Vireo Book, (2016). SIGNED first edition - A smart and funny coming-of-age novel set in today's world. "Meet Josh, a paragon for the modern postcollegiate. He has a job with no upward path, and a dysfunctional relationship with his ex. . . After two shiftless friends take up residence in his apartment, using his couch as a podium to rail against the world, he takes stock of who he is versus who he wants to be." SIGNED on the title page. 222 pp. ISBN: 978-1942600688.

Who's Who in California Publishing Co, (lithographed by Wm. Westerfield), 1948. Hardcover first edition - The first and apparently the only edition of this uncommon reference work. Includes biographies of approximately 500 notable California African Americans. Book is divided into seven sections: The Pioneers, The Church and Pulpit, The Professions, Business and Industry, Art and Music, Civic and Social, and In Memorium. Illustrated with many individual and group photographs. Index. Large format. 133 pp.

Hong Kong: Opium Books, 1969. First edition - An early novel by this fantasy writer who is best known for his books in the World of Oz, continuing the series begun by Frank Baum. In the introduction, he describes this as "a story of if. It is a tale of what might happen if one man's dreams of what a world might be come true." Opium series #9. Printed on light orange paper. 187 pp. Cover drawing by Kam Cheong Ling.

Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1986. dj. Hardcover first edition - Previously unpublished letters of this Hungarian immigrant who joined the US Army under an assumed name, a charlatan who managed to alienate most of the people he met, and yet one of the Smithsonian's most successful collectors of natural history specimens in the mid-19th century. From his station at Ft Tejon in California's Tehachapi Mountains, Xantus carried on a lengthy correspondence with Spencer Baird at the Smithsonian. Illustrated with drawings and photographs, notes, index. 255 pp. ISBN: 0-8165-09417.

New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2013) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel in the award winning series featuring Shanghai Police Inspector Chen Cao. 262 pp. ISBN: 978-1250025807.

New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2009) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel in the award winning series featuring Shanghai Police Inspector Chen Cao. 289 pp. ISBN: 9780312538743.

New York: SOHO Press, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Second novel feauturing Shanghai Police Inspector Chen Cao. SIGNED on the title page in both English and Chinese characters. 351 pp. ISBN: 1-56947-3013.

London: Sceptre, (2007) dj. Hardcover first edition - The fourth novel in the award winning series featuring Shanghai Police Inspector Chen Cao. 307 pp. ISBN: 978-0340898529.

New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2013) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel in the award winning series featuring Shanghai Police Inspector Chen Cao. 262 pp. ISBN: 978-1250025807.

New York: SOHO Press, (2002). First edition - The third novel in the award winning series featuring Shanghai Police Inspector Chen Cao. 310 pp.

New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2006) dj. Hardcover first edition - The fourth novel in the award winning series featuring Shanghai Police Inspector Chen Cao. 307 pp. ISBN: 978-0312359850.

New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2007) dj. Hardcover first edition - The fifth novel in the award winning series featuring Shanghai Police Inspector Chen Cao. 310 pp. ISBN: 978-0312371074.

New York: Reader's International, 1984. First edition - Novel originally published in 1974 by this Angolian writer and revolutionary leader, who was imprisoned by the Portuguese for more than a decade. ISBN: 0-930523-431.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., (1999). A memoir of a woman "trained as an elite soldier in the Chinese army, her forbidden love for an American, and her seemingly impossible escape - with his help - from the nation to which she had pledged her life. . . a compelling look at life inside the rigid walls of Communist China." 349 pp. ISBN: 0-471390194.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1997. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Her first book, a novel about a 'nice girl's' descent into the world of heroin dealing. Dustjacket praise from John Waters and Michael Cunningham, among others. SIGNED opposite the title page with the words "Knock, knock." 325 pp,. ISBN: 0-374-270244.

New York: Bantam, (1984.) dj. Hardcover - A story of corruption within the Vatican, and of the sudden and unexpected death of a humble and well-loved pope just 33 days after he became Pope. Photographs, index. 333 pp. ISBN: 0-553-050737.

New York: Bantam, (1984.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A story of corruption within the Vatican, and of the sudden and unexpected death of a humble and well-loved pope just 33 days after he became Pope. Photographs, index. 333 pp. ISBN: 0-553-050737.

New York: Bantam, (1984.) dj. Hardcover - A story of corruption within the Vatican, and of the sudden and unexpected death of a humble and well-loved pope just 33 days after he became Pope. Photographs, index. 333 pp. ISBN: 0-553-050737.

New York: Bantam, (1984.). Hardcover first edition - A story of corruption within the Vatican, and of the sudden and unexpected death of a humble and well-loved pope just 33 days after he became Pope. Photographs, index. 333 pp. ISBN: 0-553-050737.

New York: Basic Books (HarperCollins), (1993.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "The promises of 'Liberty, equality, and fraternity' did not extend to women, but with the publication of Blood Sisters, the voices of the women who witnessed the French Revolution are finally restored to history. The memoirists portray themselves as active participants cheering the Revolution on its course or, more frequently, resisting it." Based on 80 accounts of the Revolution left by women, from the 16 page testimonial by the wife of the concierge in Marie-Antoinette's prison to the 10 volume memoirs of Mme de Genlis. Illustrated, notes, index. 308 pp. ISBN: 0-465-092632.

Santa Barbara: Capra Press, (1983). First edition - Among the writers who are featured in this book are Maxine Hong Kington, Joyce Carol Thomas, Susan Griffin, Tillie Olsen, Ursula LeGuin, Judy Grahm and more. Illustrated with photographs by Margo Davis. Notes on contributors. Photographer's note. 141 pp.

New York: Kodansha International, 1994. dj. Hardcover first edition - First novel by this Japanese novelist - Japan's most liberated woman writer - to appear in English in the US. Translated by Sonya L. Johnson. 372 pp. ISBN: 1-56836-0185.

New York: Kodansha International, 1994. dj. Hardcover first edition - First novel by this Japanese novelist - Japan's most liberated woman writer - to appear in English in the US. Translated by Sonya L. Johnson. 372 pp.

Dallas, Texas: Taylor Publishing, (1998.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The 1992 Olympic gold medal winner in figure skating tells of her early life in California, the importance of her Japanese heritage, and how she fell in love with the ice. SIGNED on a special bookplate on the front endpaper with a small drawing of a flower. Photographs and illustrations by Doug Keith. Oblong format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-87833-9965.