Reno, NV: University of Nevada Press, (1993) dj. Hardcover first edition - The authors first novel is a story of "second-generation Basque-American who struggles to reconcile her memories of the simplicity of the past with the reality of change in the present." A title in the Basque Series, William A Douglas, editor. 157 pp. ISBN: 0-87417-2128.

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (1984.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - "The events of the final half century of conflict between Indians and whites in the American West are presented here as a history of two peoples seemingly destined to never understand each other. Utley interprets this conflict from a dual perspective: recreating events from the Indian viewpoint while also providing an objective appraisal of why the 19th century white man acted as he did." Includes the battles at Little Big Horn and Washita, the massacre at Sand Creek, Grant's policies, the views of reformers and more. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Illustrated throughout with photographs and maps. Notes, bibliography, index. 325 pp. ISBN: 0-8263-07159.

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (2003.). SIGNED - Revised edition of a classic work originally published in 1984."The events of the final half century of conflict between Indians and whites in the American West are presented here as a history of two peoples seemingly destined to never understand each other. Utley interprets this conflict from a dual perspective: recreating events from the Indian viewpoint while also providing an objective appraisal of why the 19th century white man acted as he did." Includes the battles at Little Big Horn and Washita, the massacre at Sand Creek, Grant's policies, the views of reformers and more. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Illustrated throughout with photographs and maps. Notes, bibliography, index. 325 pp. ISBN: 0-8263-29985.

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (1987) dj. Hardcover first edition - A case study in Western violence - the two year war in Lincoln county in New Mexico - often considered as part of the legend of Billy the Kid, this book looks at the deeper roots of the violence. "In research, writing, and interpretation, "High Noon in Lincoln" is a superb book. It is one of the best books (maybe the best) ever written on a violent episode in the West." (Richard Maxwell Brown) Photographs, extensive notes, sources, index. xiii, 265 pp. ISBN: 0-82630981X.

Carpenteria, CA and North Wilkesboro, NC: Solo Press, 1999. SIGNED first edition - Works by 61 poets, including, in addition to writers listed above, Christopher Buckley, Ionna Carlson, Wilma Elizabeth Daniel, Dixie Salazar, Carol Lee Sanchez, Maurya Simon, Barry Spacks, Judith Taylor, and more .SIGNED by TWO poets at their contributions - Amy Uyematsu and Sandra Gilbert. Cover painting by George Hitchcock. 170 pages plus advertisements. We specialize in literary journals, and have many others - including many not yet catalogued and listed on line. ISBN: 0-941490-378.

New York: Crown, 1989. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - INSCRIBED on title page "For ... Thank you for bringing this relic into the light." Author's first book, a coming-of-age novel by a young 4th generation Japanese American worman, who dropped out as a teenager to become a writer. ISBN: 0-517-571706.

New York: Dutton, 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's second novel.

New York: Dutton, 1995. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's second novel. INSCRIBED and dated in the month of publication, Feb. 1995.

New York: Crown, 1989. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's first book, a coming of age novel set in contemporary Marin County in Northern California.. ISBN: 0-517-571706.

New York: Crown, 1989. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's first book, a coming of age novel set in contemporary Marin County in Northern California.. ISBN: 0-517-571706.

New York: Pinnacle Books, (1984.). First edition - Novel based on the popular television series. 186 pp. Photograph from the series on the front cover. ISBN: 0-523-424019.

New York: Delacorte, (2013). SIGNED first edition - Winner of the Delacorte Press Prize for a First YA Novel. The Horn Book review states that this book "captures both the disheartening helplessness of the situation and the boys' reckless resistance: 'We cross a landfill on our way to school. We swim in creek water that smells like nail polish remover . . . We are not fools. We are brave and brilliant.' There is power and hope in that kind of statement, and Jason's coming-of-age tale, though dark, is full of both. SIGNED on the first page. 185 pp.

New York: Delacorte, (2013). SIGNED first edition - Winner of the Delacorte Press Prize for a First YA Novel. The Horn Book review states that this book "captures both the disheartening helplessness of the situation and the boys' reckless resistance: 'We cross a landfill on our way to school. We swim in creek water that smells like nail polish remover . . . We are not fools. We are brave and brilliant.' There is power and hope in that kind of statement, and Jason's coming-of-age tale, though dark, is full of both. INSCRIBED on the first page. 185 pp.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel in the Burke Series, by this master of American noir. 290 pp. ISBN: 1400041732.

New York: Vintage Books, 1995. SIGNED - Another of his 'deliciously scummy' books involving s&m, bondage and revenge. SIGNED on the title page. ISBN: 0-679-760660.

New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc., (1985.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - His first suspense novel, introducing ex-con and freelance investigator, Burke. SIGNED on the half title page. 341 pp. ISBN: 0-917657-438.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Suspense novel featuring ex-con and freelance investigator, Burke,who is back in New York City. INSCRIBED on the title page. 238 pp. Jacket design by Chip Kidd. ISBN: 0-679445005.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - His second novel featuring ex-con private eye Burke. ISBN: 0-394-559371.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Thriller featuring Burke, career criminal and ultimate urban survivalist. SIGNED on the title page. 307 pp. ISBN: 0-375-413227.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A Burke novel. SIGNED on the title page. ISBN: 0-375-400842.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - His third novel featuring ex-con private eye Burke. INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper and dated in the year of publication. 340 pp. ISBN: 0-394-572289.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. dj. Hardcover first edition - Vachss' brilliant anti-hero Burke- the brooding, merciless adversary of criminals who fatten on the lives of children- has been unleashed into a new territory and Indiana may never be the same. 255 pp. ISBN: 0-394-585232.

New York: Pantheon, (2005.). First edition - Set in postwar United States, in 1959, this is a story of corruption in a small city at "a moment in our history when the violent forces that would decide the future of America were just beginning to roil below the surface." 444 pp.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. dj. Hardcover first edition - Thriller featuring Burke, career criminal and ultimate urban survivalist. 308 pp. ISBN: 0-375-413227.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - His second novel featuring ex-con private eye Burke. SIGNED on the title page by Vachss. ISBN: 0-394-559371.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A novel in the Burke Series, by this master of American noir. SIGNED on the title page. 276 pp. ISBN: 0-375414878.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1977) dj. Hardcover first edition - Autobiography of the French film director, focusing on his three wives - Brigitte Bardot, Catherine Deneuve and Jane Fonda. Translated from the French by Peter Beglan. Illustrated with photographs. 187 pp. ISBN: 0-151119066.

New York: Orion, (1962) dj. Hardcover first edition - The very hard to find first edition of the first novel by this pioneering Hindi writer, the story of a young boy in a small village. It "has acquired the status of a classic in Hindi and, in a way, anticipates his literary journey . .. [He] had no predecessors in Hindi. He decided to depart the dominant mode of realism and explore reality in non-realistic, sometimes surrealistic ways. . . [and he] created a geography of empathy for those who have been thrown or pushed out to the margins of life, society and morality." (Ashok Vajpeyi) Translated from the Hindi by the author. 150 pp.