Pasadena CA: Trail's End Publishing, (1948). Hardcover first edition - A comprehensive look at the works Russell illustrated, appearances in periodicals and exhibition galleries and more. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Limited edition of 500 copies. 218 pp plus colophon and publisher's ad,

New York: Corinth Books, (1973.). SIGNED - An early printing of this African American writer's first book, a collection of poetry, first published in 1969. SIGNED on the title page. Cover art by Ronald Dahl. 63 pp.

New York: Holt, Rinehart, 1970. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first novel (and second book) by this influential and important African American writer, poet laureate of California, and editor. The coming of age story of a young black man. SIGNED on the title page. 149 pp. ISBN: 0-03-0845351.

New York: Bantam (Delta), 1988. SIGNED - The story of Mamie Franklin, hailed in the 50's for her roles as a black domestic in the movies, and now housekeeper for an eccentric white couple in Beverly Hills. INSCRIBED by Young on the title page with the words 'from Mamie's secretary' and dated in 1989. ISBN: 0-385-299435.

New York: Bantam (Delta), (1988). SIGNED - The story of Mamie Franklin, hailed in the 50s for her roles as a black domestic in the movies, and now housekeeper for an eccentric white couple in Beverly Hills. 338 pp. ISBN: 0-385-299435.

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, (1993.). SIGNED - Second novel by this important African American writer and poet, originally published in 1995. SIGNED on the title page. A New York Time Notable book. A title in the California Fiction series. 280 pp. Cover painting by Steven Henriques. ISBN: 0-520-207122.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1976.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - His third novel, set in San Francisco, the story of Sidney Prettyman aka Sitting Pretty or just plain Sit, ladies' man, ne'er do well, ex-husband, father. SIGNED on the title page. 254 pp. Dust jacket by Paul Bacon. ISBN: 0-03-0152666.

Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks / Media Fusion, (2007.). SIGNED first edition - "Like Harlem renaissance poet Langston Hughes, who first popularized the blues as a poetic form, California Poet Laureate Al Young has written about the blues, played the blues and drawn inspiration from the blues." 120 poems in the book plus this includes an audio CD with "More than 60 minutes of gripping, dynamic blues poetry (often with a live band), plus Langston Hughes' soulful reading of 'The Weary Blues'."SIGNED on the title page. Square format. 254 pp.

Berkeley, CA: Loveletter Editions. (2006.). SIGNED first edition - Young has been the California Poet Laureate, the recipient of NEA, Guggenheim and Fulbright Fellowships, as well as the PEN/Library of Congress Award for Short Fiction and the PEN/USA Award for Non-Fiction. Yusef Komunyakaa says this collection "invites readers to travel the depth and breadth of his bountiful imagination. There is a deep singing inside of Al Young's poetry, with a hint of Ocean Springs beneath a distilled signifying in the hands of a master code switcher. This seasoned voice knows the music and folklore, the history and lingo..." INSCRIBED on the title page and dated in 2007. Cover art and illustrations by Vivian Torrance. 134 pp. ISBN: 1427601143.

Berkeley: Creative Arts Book Company, 1986. SIGNED - SIGNED on title page. A reprint of a novel originally published in 1976. A new foreword by Young describing the writing of this book 'Prettyman was the first of my characters to install himself on the living room sofa..' 254 pp. ISBN: 0-88739-017x.

New York: Bantam (Delta), 1988. SIGNED first edition - The story of Mamie Franklin, hailed in the 50's for her roles as a black domestic in the movies, and now housekeeper for an eccentric white couple in Beverly Hills. INSCRIBED by Young on the title page and dated in 1988, the year of publication. ISBN: 0-385-299435.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1975.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Second novel by this important African American writer and poet - not just for his own works, but also as an editor, as one of the founders of the literary magazine "Yardbird" and as a teacher. Poet laureate of California. SIGNED on the title page. 280 pp. ISBN: 0-03-0122716.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1976.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - His third novel, set in San Francisco, the story of Sidney Prettyman aka Sitting Pretty or just plain Sit, ladies' man, ne'er do well, ex-husband, father. SIGNED on the title page and warmly INSCRIBED on the front endpaper "For - with nothing but warm regards and affection. Al, January 1978." 254 pp. Dust jacket by Paul Bacon. ISBN: 0-03-0152666.

Berkeley: Creative Arts Book Company, (1986.). SIGNED - Very warmly INSCRIBED at some length on title page and dated Summer 1994. A reprint of a novel originally published in 1976. A new foreword by Young describing the writing of this book 'Prettyman was the first of my characters to install himself on the living room sofa..' 254 pp. ISBN: 0-88739-017x.

New York: Bantam (Delta), (1988). SIGNED first edition - The story of Mamie Franklin, hailed in the 50's for her roles as a black domestic in the movies, and now housekeeper for an eccentric white couple in Beverly Hills. 338 pp. ISBN: 0-385-299435.

New York: McGraw Hill, (1980) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fourth novel by this African American writer and poet. SIGNED on title page. 294 pp. ISBN: 0-07-0723605.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1976.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - His third novel, set in San Francisco, the story of Sidney Prettyman aka Sitting Pretty or just plain Sit, ladies' man, ne'er do well, ex-husband, father. SIGNED on the title page. 254 pp. Dust jacket by Paul Bacon. ISBN: 0-03-0152666.

Berkeley, CA: Poltroon Press for Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival, 2006. SIGNED first edition - Broadside consisting of a single poem from "Heaven: Collected Poems 1956-1990," measuring 9.5 12.75 inches, printed in black and silver on heavy sky blue stock. Small Illustration by Grace T. Gomez. Issued in an edition limited to 150 copies. Although not called for, this has been SIGNED by Young.

Berkeley, CA: By the editors, (1981.). SIGNED first edition - Special issue devoted to the stories of students at U.C. Berkeley - a literary magazine that aims "to publish the newest and most interesting writing from North America's many writing cultures." This issue is uncommon in that it is all short fiction; contributors include Fae Myenne Ng, Michael Moore, Eric Miller, Lisa Gulick and more. SIGNED by editor and African American poet Al Young on the title page 254 pp. We specialize in literary journals, and have many others - including many not yet catalogued and listed on line.

New York: Grove Press, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel of a young Native American's journey into manhood from his childhood in the 1950's Black Eagle Child Settlement on the bluffs overlooking the Iowa and Swan Rivers, and through a world poised between the ancient ways of his Mesquakie forefathers and the "ever-encroaching blurred face of modernity". Dust jacket praise from Louise Erdrich, James Welch, James Ruppert (who stated this novel "cuts through sentiment and delusion till the muscle of bone of contemporary Native experience are exposed and extended.") and others. 301 pp. ISBN: 0-8021-15810.

Racine, WI: Whitman, 1943. Hardcover - An original story about The Bumstead Family of the famous newspaper comics, radio series & motion pictures "Blondie". Illustrated. Bound in blue boards with orange lettering.

New York: Cupples & Leon Company, (1911). Hardcover - The Motor Boys are: Bob Baker, son of a rich banker; Ned Slade, son of a large department store owner; Jerry Hopkins, son of a well-to-do widow. . .this is the second book in the series in which aviation plays a major role. Illustrated with a glossy frontispiece and three glossy internal plates. Lists to self at the front of the book and to #16 in the ads at the back. 248 pp plus 2 pp of publisher's ads. This is in binding B with gray boards with orange-red and black printing and a propellor on the spine.

New York: Cupples & Leon Company, (1912). Hardcover first edition - The Motor Boys are: Bob Baker, son of a rich banker; Ned Slade, son of a large department store owner; Jerry Hopkins, son of a well-to-do widow. . . "Enthusiastic over their success in locating the stolen bank treasure, the Motor Boys hearing of a fortune in radium supposed to be located in the Grand Canyon, start out to seek it, using first an auto, then a motor boat and then in an airship. A truly remarkable story, full of new interest and adventure." Illustrated with a glossy frontispiece and one glossy internal plate. Lists to self at the front of the book and to #16 in the ads at the back. 248 pp plus 2 pp of publisher's ads.

New York: Cupples & Leon Company, (1907). Hardcover - The Motor Boys are: Bob Baker, son of a rich banker; Ned Slade, son of a large department store owner; Jerry Hopkins, son of a well-to-do widow. The fourth book in this series published under a Stratemeyer Syndicate house name. Illustrated with a glossy frontispiece by Charles Nuttall. Lists to #9 at the front of the book. 248 pp.

British Columbia, Canada: By the author, 1997. SIGNED first edition - The third book of poetry by this Canadian author, journalist and magazine publisher. Many of the poems refect the area where he lives, on Arbutus Bay in British Columbia. SIGNED on the first page with the words "compliments of." 84 pp.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. dj. Hardcover first edition - A cycle of poems attuned to the Midwestern seasons, and to love and loss - that of his father and of his wife to cancer. Notes. 68 pp. ISBN: 0-307-263223.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (2005.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A beautiful book by this Caldecott award winning artist, one which can be enjoyed on many levels. "Ed Young's spare prose, as lovely as a rice-paper painting, describes in measured detail the beautiful and mystical land that the author so clearly loves. The unique format and gorgeous paper-collage illustrations, highlighted with Chinese characters, combine to convey the many facets of China to form a poetic picture of the land's grace, depth, and majesty. Author's note and a list of the Chinese characters then and now. Square format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-8118-43432.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (2005.) dj. Hardcover - A beautiful book by this Caldecott award winning artist, one which can be enjoyed on many levels. "Ed Young's spare prose, as lovely as a rice-paper painting, describes in measured detail the beautiful and mystical land that the author so clearly loves. The unique format and gorgeous paper-collage illustrations, highlighted with Chinese characters, combine to convey the many facets of China to form a poetic picture of the land's grace, depth, and majesty. Author's note and a list of the Chinese characters then and now. Square format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-8118-43432.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Described as a "breakthrough vision of a violent bio-tech future" this novel is cutting edge science fiction, set in the near future - in the strange days of the 21st century. "America is caught on a cusp between social breakthrough and total breakdown. Sanity cops try to stem the chaos as a revolution in genetic engineering offers anyone the chance to change shape at will.. . The Hammerheads are the most dangerous creatures who have ever lived, with the brilliant cunning of human criminals. and insatiable hunger of killer sharks." 256 pp. ISBN: 0-312857667.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1995.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Described as a "breakthrough vision of a violent bio-tech future" this novel is cutting edge science fiction, set in the near future - in the strange days of the 21st century. "America is caught on a cusp between social breakthrough and total breakdown. Sanity cops try to stem the chaos as a revolution in genetic engineering offers anyone the chance to change shape at will.. . The Hammerheads are the most dangerous creatures who have ever lived, with the brilliant cunning of human criminals. and insatiable hunger of killer sharks." SIGNED and dated at the World Fantasy Convention 2009 on the title page. 256 pp. ISBN: 0-312857667.