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.

Denver: MacMurray & Beck, (1999.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's third book, his first novel, following 2 collections of short stories. Cover praise from James Lee Burke: 'Yarbrough is one of the best writers to come out of the South in many years .. a stunning novelistic debut... a major talent from whom we'll hear much more.' SIGNED by Yarbrough on the title page. 280 pp. ISBN: 1-878448-854.

Denver: MacMurray & Beck, (1999.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's third book, his first novel, following 2 collections of short stories. Cover praise from James Lee Burke: 'Yarbrough is one of the best writers to come out of the South in many years .. a stunning novelistic debut... a major talent from whom we'll hear much more.' 280 pp,. ISBN: 1-878448-854.

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1990. dj. Hardcover - Prize-winning Mississippi writer's first book, a collection of short stories. Dustjacket praise from James Lee Burke, Lewis Nordan, Larry Brown and others. ISBN: 0-8071-1619X.

Yatakhayaloon, (2015). SIGNED first edition - An alternative history novel - a group of Spanish Muslims ventured into the New World and started a new civilization by merging with the Native American people. Aware of the perils of the Old World they make a pact to never return, but over time, the reality of the Old World gets shrouded in mystery and some even question that if it exists or not. SIGNED on the title page. The author is a Saudi citizen who has been trying to advance the idea of Arabian science fiction; this book was published in both Arabic and English - this is the English language edition. 234 pp plus 6 pages of drawings. ISBN: 978-9948180975.

Japan: Dai-Nippon Printing Co, (1947). Hardcover first edition - Three Japanese folk tales translated into English by Yasuda and illustrated with full color plates and some smaller black and white drawings by Yoshinobu Sakakura. Includes The Story of Shitakiri Suzume (The Tongue-cut Sparrow), The Story of Nezumi No Yomeiri (The Marriage of a Mouse) and The Story of Urashima Taro (The Fisherman). The first of four volumes of Japanese folk tales published just after World War II. Foreword by Elizabeth Grey Vining. 92 pp plus final illustration and a list of the 4 volumes. Decorative endpapers.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1954. dj. Hardcover first edition - Illustrated by Betty Alden, map endpapers.

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A study of an often overlooked subgenre of the Western novel - of how some of the popular women writers of the time - including B.M. Bower, Caroline Lockhart, Vingie E. Roe, Honore Willsie Morrow and Katharine Newlin Burt - both appealed to the prejudices of the mass market on a superficial level, but also managed to subvert the traditional images by downplaying violence, portraying active rather than passive heroines, etc. Notes, bibliography, index. 181 pp. ISBN: 0-826315690.

New York: Vintage Books, (2008.). The author's very powerful first novel, nominated for the National Book Award, originally published in 1961. Yates is probably one of the most underappreciated writers of our time - although recent comments by Kurt Vonnegut (who called this book 'the Great Gatsby of our time') and others have begun to rectify this situation. Movie tie-in edition with a photograph of DiCaprio and Winslett on the front cover. 355 pp. ISBN: 9780307454621.

New York: Delacorte, 1981. dj. Hardcover first edition - The second collection of short stories by this fine realistic writer. Ann Beattie called them "sharply focused, beautifully written and powerfully moving." 272 pp. ISBN: 0-440-049966.

New York: Picador, (2002.). SIGNED - Includes the stories from "Liars in Love" and "Eleven Kinds of Lonliness" as well as nine uncollected stories, seven which had not been previously published. SIGNED by Richard Russo at his Introduction. xx, 472 pp. ISBN: 0-312-420811.

Providence, RI: Burning Deck Press, 1981. SIGNED first edition - Presentation copy INSCRIBED to another poet 'with admiration and respect', and dated in 12/8/1981. One of 950 copies in wrappers (total edition of 1,000). Brief typed, signed letter laid in.

Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1995. First edition - Collection of short stories by this poet and art critic. 169 pp. ISBN: 0-87685-9562.

New York: Macmillan, (1971) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first publication of these letters between Yeats and Ruddock - 31 from Yeats and 36 from Ruddick - which form a moving record of an intimate relationship between the ageing poet, who was 69 when they met and his 27 year old beautiful protegee. These reveal Yeats' views on poetry, mysticism, and life. Illustrated with a frontispiece of Ruddock and other photographs. Bibliography, index. 144 pp.

Dublin: The Dolmen Press, (1966). First edition - First separate publication of this essay on rereading these poems, published as part of the Dolmen Press Centenary Papers; Liam Miller, general editor. Includes an appendix with the order of these "Last Poems." pp 259-288.

New York: Norton, 1964. Hardcover first edition - Illustrated with 16 full-color paintings and over 50 drawings. 366 pp

Peking: Foreign Languages Press, (1978.) dj. Hardcover - Novel originally written in 1929, first translated into English by A.C. Barnes in 1958. 335 pp.

New York: Henry Holt, (2014) dj. Hardcover first edition - Story for older children based on his father's experiences in the Soviet Union in the 1940s. " For twelve-year-old Arcady, soccer is more than just a game. Sent to live in a children's home after his parents are declared enemies of the state, it is a means of survival, securing extra rations, respect, and protection." Illustrated with drawings by the author. Yelchin's earlier children's book on life in Stalinist Russia 'Breaking Stalin's Nose" was a Newbery Honor Book. Author's note. Small square format. 234 pp. ISBN: 978-0805098440.

New York: Henry Holt, (2016). Hardcover first edition - "Written by Prince Lev Lvov, translated from the Russian by Eugene Yelchin. "A long undisturbed bedroom. A startling likeness. A mysterious friend.
When twelve-year-old Prince Lev Lvov goes to live with his aunt at Falcon House, he takes his rightful place as heir to the Lvov family estate. Prince Lev dreams of becoming a hero of Russia like his great ancestors. But he'll discover that dark secrets haunt this house." llustrated with drawings by the author. Yelchin's earlier children's book on life in Stalinist Russia 'Breaking Stalin's Nose" was a Newbery Honor Book. Note on the translation and historical notes. vii, 310 pp. ISBN: 978-0805098457.

New York: Henry Holt, (2014) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Story for older children based on his father's experiences in the Soviet Union in the 1940s. " For twelve-year-old Arcady, soccer is more than just a game. Sent to live in a children's home after his parents are declared enemies of the state, it is a means of survival, securing extra rations, respect, and protection." Illustrated with drawings by the author. SIGNED on the half title page, and dated in the year of publication and uncommon thus. Yelchin's earlier children's book on life in Stalinist Russia 'Breaking Stalin's Nose" was a Newbery Honor Book. Author's note. Small square format. 234 pp. ISBN: 978-0805098440.

New Milford, CT: The Toby Press, (2006). First edition - A collection of thirteen short stories, issued as a trade paperback original. 163 pp.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (1997.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Originally published in London as FALLING LEAVES RETURN TO THEIR ROOTS, the story of a girl growing up in 1940s China and 1950s Hong Kong. ISBN: 0-471-24742-1.

New York: Broadway Books, (1999). The story of a girl growing up in 1940s China and 1950s Hong Kong. Index. 278 pp. ISBN: 0-7679-03579.

New York: Harper & Row, (1977.) dj. Hardcover first edition - His third novel (the second won a Newbery Honor Award): "A 12 year old girl who knows little of her Chinese heritage is sent to San Francisco's Chinatown to live with her grandmother." In his afterword, Yep comments that this is set in the small, quieter Chinatown in which he grew up. Winner of the Jane Addams Peace Award and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. 217 pp. Dust jacket art by Allen Say. ISBN: 0-06-0267437.

New York: Harper & Row, (1977.). SIGNED hardcover - His third novel (the second won a Newbery Honor Award): "A 12 year old girl who knows little of her Chinese heritage is sent to San Francisco's Chinatown to live with her grandmother." In his afterword, Yep comments that this is set in the small, quieter Chinatown in which he grew up. Winner of the Jane Addams Peace Award and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page, and dated in 1978. 217 pp. Cover art by Allen Say. ISBN: 0-06-0267437.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2009) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first book in a new fantasy trilogy for older children by this award-winning writer. Set in an alternate 1941, in which twelve-year-old Scirye and her companions travel to Houlani, a new Hawaiian island created by magic, to enlist the aid of the volcano goddess Pele in an attempt to stop the evil threatening the world. Includes an author's afterword, a brief bibliography, a brief excerpt from the next book and a reader's guide. 320 pp. ISBN: 9780765319241.

New York: Dial Press, 1950. dj. Hardcover - Romantic and historical novel set in antebellum Natchez - a picture of slavery, of racial conflict, and of love that crosses these boundaries, by this prolific writer who was initially not known as African American.

New York: Dial Press, 1961. dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in Texas in the days following the Civil War. 347 pp.