Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books, 1985. dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel based on the history of the author's own family from the 1700s to the present - included in the family was an Indian fighter, his son who was Andrew Johnson's chief negotiator with the warring tribes, two governors of Tennessee and many others. Includes family photographs. ix, 20 pages of photographs, 270 pp. Genealogical family tree illustrated end papers. ISBN: 0-912697245.

New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2020) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery novel set in Dublin and New York, and introducing homicide detective Maggie D'arcy who tackles the case that changed her life. 23 years ago, her family received a call from the Dublin police - her cousin Erin has been missing for several days. Maggie herself spent weeks in Ireland, working beside the police but no trace of Erin was ever found. Now Maggie is a detective and a divorced mother of a teenager, but when the Garda call to say that Erin's scarf has been found and another young woman has gone missing, Maggie returns to Ireland determined to finally solve the case. 407 pp. ISBN: 978-1250256430.

New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc., (1989.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Second adult novel by this award-winning children's writer, a thriller set in Las Vegas, Atlanta and St. Thomas. 262 pp. ISBN: 1556111657.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of short stories for young adults by this award-winning author. 184 pp. ISBN: 0-15-201408x.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1991) dj. Hardcover - Mystery set in the Powhattan Wildlife Refuge which is the center of a heated battle between environmentalists and local hunters, as a ban on hunting is set to expire. Virginia's Great Dismal Swamp was the inspiration for the Powhattan in this book. Edgar Allan Poe Award winner for best young adult mystery for 1992. 289 pp. ISBN: 0-15-2949526.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition - First adult novel by this prize-winning author of children's and young adult books. A novel of submarine warfare set in World War II. Dustjacket praise from Stephen Coonts, Jefferson Parker, and others. ISBN: 0-15-1240973.

New York: St Martin's, (1960.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Full subtitle is "Being the tale of one Ramillies Anstruther (1704-55), who was found on a battlefield, served under Duke Marlborough in Flanders and Prince Eugene in Hungear; was a General in Hindustan and a Nabob in London, was a condemned murderer in Newgate gaol and a settler in Georgia Colony, and who perished through the errors of General Braddock on the Monongahela River in the Province of Pennsylvania; together with intimate details of his loves and amours with Carla, Chanda the temple whore, Lucinda, Erinne and other delectable females." Historical note. 563 pp. Dust jacket illustration by Gorsline.

New York: Norton, 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - Her 1st book, the story of woman who was a Kentucky bluegrass fiddler; dustjacket praise from Pam Houston, Bobbie Ann Mason, Wendell Berry & Josephine Humphreys. ISBN: 0-393-037355.

Boston & London: Oneworld Publications, (1999). First edition - A concise and innovative introduction to the religion of Islam. It "takes the reader on a symbolic voyage of discovery around a mosque, from the minaret to the minbar (pulpit), using these immediate and tangible structures to introduce teachings, practices, values and issues central to this world faith." Bibliography, index. xi, 178 pp. ISBN: 1-851681922.

McSweeney's McMullens, (2014). "Everyone in the broken-down town of Chelsea, Massachusetts, has a story too worn to repeat - But there's one story they all still tell:. . . the one about the girl who will be able to take their twisted world and straighten it out. The girl who will bring the magic. Could Sophie Swankowski be that girl? With her tangled hair and grubby clothes, her weird habits and her visions of a filthy, swearing mermaid who comes to her when she's unconscious," Zyzzyva called this book "a refreshing breath of air, equal parts eerie, heartbreaking and fantasical." Illustrated by Jason Polan. Includes an excerpt from the sequel. 334 pp.

McSweeney's McMullens, (2014). SIGNED - "Everyone in the broken-down town of Chelsea, Massachusetts, has a story too worn to repeat - But there's one story they all still tell:. . . the one about the girl who will be able to take their twisted world and straighten it out. The girl who will bring the magic. Could Sophie Swankowski be that girl? With her tangled hair and grubby clothes, her weird habits and her visions of a filthy, swearing mermaid who comes to her when she's unconscious," Zyzzyva called this book "a refreshing breath of air, equal parts eerie, heartbreaking and fantasical." SIGNED on the title page. Illustrated by Jason Polan. Includes an excerpt from the sequel. 334 pp.

Denver: University of Colorado. (2008). First edition - Contributors include Amy Fleury, Michelle Wysocki, Mary Clearman Blew, Leonore Weiss and many others. Published in an edition of 1300 copies. Prose, poetry and art, slightly oversized format. 206 pp plus notes on contributors.

New York: Scholastic / Blue Sky, (2008) dj. Hardcover first edition - With Mrs LaRue in the hospital, Ike LaRue is taking things into his own paws. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-439-206634.

New York: Scholastic, (1989.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author-illustrator's first book - when Elmo and his cat Leon, one strange night, run away from the city apartment to their old house in the country, they discover that the Johnsons have moved in. The trouble with the Johnsons? they are very nice, but look a lot like dinosaurs. Illustrations alternate between full-color and black and white to increase the dramatic effect. SIGNED by Teague with a small drawing of a cat, and dated in 2002. Slightly oversized format, bound in glossy illustrated boards, full-color illustrated endpapers. ISBN: 0-590-423940.

New York: Scholastic, (2002.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Letters from Ike, the dog, pleading to be allowed to come home - illustrated in both full color (the cheery, fake pictures) and black and white (the grim reality according to Ike.) SIGNED by the author-illustrator opposite the title page and dated in the year of publication. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-439-206634.

New York: Crown, (1993.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Martha the cow refuses to give milk until she can visit the moon like her great-great-great grandmother before her. SIGNED on the half title page by the illustrator, Mark Teague, with a small drawing and dated in 2002. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-517-587793.

Garden City, NY: Zenith Books / Doubleday, (1969). The aim of Zenith Books is to publish books on minority groups on the US, written by leading historians and established authors for young people. Illustrated by Earl Thollander. Index. 122 pp.

Windsor, Ontario, Canada: Cranberry Tree Press, (2014). SIGNED first edition - A slim collection of poems some recalling boyhood days in the South, others dealing with daily events - retirement blues, a daughter's first marathon, soap operas and more. SIGNED on the half title page. 82 pp. ISBN: 978-1894668552.

New York: Harper & Row, (1965) dj. Hardcover - Letters to his cousin Marguerite, written during the first World War, when Teilhard de Chardin, already a Jesuit priest, volunteered for the Army, and spent 4 1/2 years as a stretcher-bearer at the front lines. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre, the Medaille Militaire, and the Legion d'Honneur, but he also began to develop his great vision of the human condition during this time. Translated from the French by Rene Hague. Frontispiece portrait, map. Index, 316 pp.

New York: William Sloane, (1950.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in Hawaii.

New York: Doubleday, 1946. dj. Hardcover first edition - A "novel of intrigue and mystery in postwar China."

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1961.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second novel: "a small California town is rocked by a series of scandals" involving the town's teenagers. 317 pp. Dust jacket design by Paul Bacon.

Tallahassee, FL: Naiad Press, (1990). First edition - A story of a group of women on a two week trek in the Ozark Mountains, a trip where they each learn something about themselves and their traveling companions. 178 pp. ISBN: 0-941483-606.

San Francisco: City Lights Books, (2023). SIGNED first edition - A highly praised and compelling collection of poetry and prose poems and more, one which uses the spaces on the page as part of the message. "Tempestt is a self-proclaimed 'daughter of California, ' and her collection begins by gazing inward, before moving seamlessly into questions of queerness and Blackness that drive a searing social and political critique." (Alta Magazine) SIGNED by the author. 130 pp. ISBN: 978-0872869257.

New York: Orchard Books, (1992.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Inspired by the fire bombing of a boy's shelter in Haiti, this is the story of a badly injured seventeen year old boy who tells of his life as a sugar cane field worker and his work against oppression with Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Laid in is a card SIGNED by the author, with a long holographic note to Peter Cunningham, founder of the Papaza Center in Haiti, thanking him for reading the book and discussing ways to help in Haiti. The author's first book, a young adult novel, and recipient of several awards. Glossary. 179 pp. Dust jacket art by Frances Nolting Temple. ISBN: 0-531-054594.

New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (1999) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring chef and sometimes sleuth Heaven Lee, set in Kansas City, and complete with recipes. "When a big jazz festival rolls into Kansas City, big names and even bigger egos follow. Soul singer divas and renowned jazzmen take over the usually sleepy city, and Heaven Lee has to cook for them all. While Heaven is up to her elbows in hoppin' john and sweet potato pecan pie getting ready for the festivities, the events much despised organizer is murdered." INSCRIBED on the title page and dated in 2001. 242 pp plus recipe index. ISBN: 0-312206054.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1966. dj. Hardcover - A novel that is part love story, part murder mystery, part adventure, and wholly about real and believable people.

New York: Penguin, 1999. Includes index, notes, 384 pages.

New York: St Martin's, 1996. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's first book, set in a small English village, a novel of murder and psychological suspense. ISBN: 0-312-143036.