Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1973). Hardcover first edition - A writer is assigned to write the biography of a living monarch - the exiled king of a small but strategic country in southwestern Asia, he is planning a coup to return to power, but it soon becomes clear to the author that he will be dead before his plan succeeds. A psychological thriller which combines political relevance with suspense, the author best known for "Z." Translated from the Greek by Mary Kelley. 216 pp. Dust jacket design by Paul Bacon. ISBN: 0-672521393.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2011) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel about superheroes and the people who have to live with them. "It's not easy being a superhero's daughter.... Most people dream of having superheroes for parents, but not Celia West. The only daughter of Captain Olympus and Spark, the world's greatest champions, she has no powers of her own. Meanwhile, she's the favorite hostage of every crime boss and supervillain in Comemrce City. She doesn't have a code name, but if she did, it would probably be Bait Girl, the Captive Wonder." 304 pp. ISBN: 978-0765325556.

New York: Walker, (1986) dj. Hardcover first edition - An historical novel of romantic suspense set in 1910 as Haley's Comet is nearing the earth, at the beginning of the age of flight. 212 pp. ISBN: 0-802709362.

New York: Doubleday, 1994. First edition - Second novel by this highly praised young Southern writer. Lee Abbott said her "characters are so real you can still hear their lies and dreams long after you've turned her last perfect page." SIGNED on the title page. 294 pp.

New York: Doubleday, (1990.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Southern author's first book - morbidly funny and unconventionally wise. Highly recommended. SIGNED on the title page. ISBN: 0-385-26500x.

New York: Doubleday, 1994. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Second novel by this highly praised young Southern writer. Lee Abbott said her "characters are so real you can still hear their lies and dreams long after you've turned her last perfect page." SIGNED on the title page. 289 pp. ISBN: 0-385-414250.

Lulu.com (2010). SIGNED - Young author's first novel - "sixteen-year-old Collin has always dreamed of having an adventure. He gets his wish when he accidentally stumbles into a fantasy world; a world of lavish royalty, medieval villages, and a "haunted" forest. In one of the villages, he meets a passionate girl named Gwyn, who brings him into the world of the strange creatures called Sylvans." A story about family, friendship, love and acceptance. INSCRIBED on the half title page. 232 pp. ISBN: 978-0557254965.

New York: Random House, 1990. Her first book, a collection of interconnected stories from this Ohio-born author - each features Gemma, a girl and then a young woman from the heartland. While this has the glossy illustrated cover found on ARCs, the text is typescript.

New York: Random House, 1990. Her first book, a collection of interconnected stories from this Ohio-born author - each features Gemma, a girl and then a young woman from the heartland. While this has the glossy illustrated cover found on ARCs, the text is typescript.

New York: Reynal & Co. / William Morrow, (1977) dj. Hardcover first edition - An allegory of freedom, inspired by the paintings of Fleur Cowles, especially those of a gypsy boy Frederico in southern Spain. Several paintings have overlays with cutouts. Oblong format. 45 pp. ISBN: 0-688-611931.

New York: Macmillan, 1954. dj. Hardcover first edition - Story for older children by this Danish born author - she attempts to show life in a typical village, as she tells the story of Jako, who is a successful hunter, but who wants to be an artist, his portray the beauty he sees in the cold stark land of Greenland. Illustrated with drawings by Raymond Creekmore. 148 pp. ISBN: B000URNBOA.

New York: Dutton, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's second book, a novel set in San Francisco's Mission District, a study of the mix of race and culture in the US and also a gripping murder mystery. 343 pp,. ISBN: 0-525-940774.

New York: Plume, 2000. A gripping novel which starts with the brutal murders of two women in San Francisco, a murder which has its roots in the war in Vietnam. One review called this 'a novel filled with magic realism, searing descriptions and stunning eloquence." Named one of the best books of 1999 by the Los Angeles Times. ISBN: 0-452-28115-6.

New York: Dutton, (1993.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first book, the story of a nine-year-old boy struggling to find his place in the world - his mother has fled the old ways for life in California, his grandfather is a Yaqui Indian, his grandmother a Spanish curandera with a passion for the music of Duke Ellington. Set in 1958 in the desert outside Phoenix on Buckeye Road, an area of adobes, tar paper shacks, rusted Cadillacs and an indomintable spirit symbolized by la maravilla - the blanket of marigolds laid upon graves in Mexican cemeteries. INSCRIBED (in Spanish) on the half title page. 305 pp. ISBN: 0-525-935886.

Chicago, Illinois: Homer Harisun & Co., (1908.). Hardcover - A collection of 7 stories about the Western frontier from Texas to Calaveras County in gold rush California - titles include The Fiddlin' Kid, The Two Samurai, A Delayed Verdict, The King of Calaveras, Next Christmas,etc. 346 pp

Tolentino, Italy Nazareno Gabrielli, 1977. Hardcover first edition - A lovely book, issued on the 70th anniversary of the firm of Nazareno Gabrielli, privately printed and not for sale to the public. History of the firm and of the handicraft tradition in leather in Italy illustrated with sepia toned photographs and a section of full color plates showing the stamped leather work executed by the firm. Bilingual edition, in Italian and English. Folio. 37 pp.

New York: Henry Holt, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A poetry anthology especially for young adults - "Drawing on poems both serious and silly and poets from Shakespeare to Lucille Clifton, The Body Eclectic looks at what our bodies are, what they are not, how we love them and taunt them, what they give us, and what they take away." More than 70 poems, including selections from Sandra Cisneros, Gary Soto, Li-Young Lee, William Stafford, Jane Hirshfield, Sherman Alexie, Thomas Hardy and many more. SIGNED by TWO contributors: on the title page by the editor, Patrice Vecchione and by Gary Soto at his poem "Black Hair." Introduction and biographical notes with suggestions for further readings. Index of authors and titles, 192 pp. ISBN: 0-805069356.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1997. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's first book, a novel chronicling the lives of three generations of Cuban American women in Miami. 311 pp. ISBN: 0-374-121303.

New York: Linden Press / Simon & Schuster, 1980. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, set in the small town of Fallsview, NY, a town seemingly like others within a few hours of the city - until an arsonist set about burning down the whole town - the houses and businesses - and the town's terrified citizens, under the strain of increasing suspense and horror, begin to view even their oldest friends and neighbors as enemies. 250 pp. Review copy with publisher's letter and slip laid in. ISBN: 0-671254596.

New York: Truman Talley Books / Dutton, (1994.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A history of one of the United States' oldest law firms, one which now has branches all over the world and whose story paralleled the growth of the US from a frontier country to a world power. Introduction by Louis Auchincloss. INSCRIBED on the front endpaper by a descendant of the founders of the firm, Coralie Coudert Willert, "To - - whose interest in all things historical helps keep alive our current humanity. Enjoy" and dated in 1995 (she also underlined the name of Louis Leonce Coudert, 1836-1882 on page ix where a family tree appears, and noted "my great grandfather." Photographs, sources and notes, Index. ix, 448 p. ISBN: 0-525-935851.

New York: Segue, 1988. SIGNED first edition - A collection of poems which grew out of 4 years of a poetry workshop at Sing Sing. In addition to Vega, the following poets are included: Henry Johnson, Jackie Ruzas, James Douglas, George-Therese Dickenson, Hector Algarin and Chuck Culhane. INSCRIBED by Vega on the title page: "For ..., this great group of free souls in a walled world."

Santa Fe, NM: Tooth of Time Books, 1988. First edition - One of an edition of only 750 copies. Includes the poems originally published in the chapbook "Apex of the Earth's Way" and many others by one of the women "beat" poets.

New York: Kulchur Foundation, 1980. First edition - Blue colored text. Poems include dates. Cover illustration (of a barred owl, which inspired the title of the book) and full page drawings in the text by Martin Carey. ISBN: 0-936538-007.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2003.). SIGNED first edition - A massive sprawling novel - described on the cover as a 'symphonic novel' - covering 150 years of family history, by this Puerto Rican born, Brooklyn author. Vidamia Farrell, half Puerto Rican, half Irish, sets out in search of the father she never knew - once a gifted jazz pianist, he lost 2 fingers in Vietnam, and shut himself off from music, and is now living in Manhattan's East Village with his second family. A story about learning about yourself and about the complexities of roots - described as 'masterfully crafted and complex' by Ntozake Shange, and 'big, brave, boisterous and brawling' by Colum McCann, this is a great read. 640 pp.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, C.1913. Novelization by Dana of Veiller's play. Illustrated. Partial dj laid in (front flap and portion of front cover only.)

New York: Crown, (1985.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book for older children, a delightful modern fairy-tale about a thoroughly nice but rather plain princess who must rescue a not-so-nice prince from the spell of a powerful witch. Illustrated with line drawings by Caldecott Medalist Trina Schart Hyman. 117 pp. ISBN: 0-517555344.

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - An anthology collecting nine excerpts and short stories by N. Scott Momaday, James Welch, Leslie Marmon Silko, Gerald Vizenor, Simon Ortiz, Louise Erdrich, and Michael Dorris. Introduction by Velie. x, 161 pp. ISBN: 0-803246595.

Lincoln: Bison Books / University of Nebraska Press, (1993). SIGNED - An anthology collecting nine excerpts and short stories by N. Scott Momaday, James Welch, Leslie Marmon Silko, Gerald Vizenor, Simon Ortiz, Louise Erdrich, and Michael Dorris. SIGNED by Silko at her contribution. Introduction by Velie. x, 161 pp. ISBN: 0-803246595.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, (c 1955.) dj. Hardcover - Using evidence from the natural sciences this book reveals global catastrophes in prehistorical times that altered the climate and geography of the earth, and even caused entire species to be wiped out. As noted by the publisher "in disciplines as diverse as geology, anthropology, archaeology, paleontology, astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, classical studies, Egyptology, theology, psychology and also in theory of science. . . the first publication of his books provoked controversies unprecedented in the history of science since Galileo. At the same time recent findings mainly in earth and planetary sciences have confirmed his results and conclusions in a really impressive manner." Index. xi, 314 pp. ISBN: 0-671-823442.

Philadelphia: Lippincott, (1974.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Story of a young boy in a hurry to growi up in a small Tanzanian village, written by a volunteer who spent two years teaching in Africa. Glossary of Swahili words. 155 pp. Dust jacket illustration by Elaine Raphael. ISBN: 0-397-314523.