Thailand: Khumson Books, (1992.). First edition - A slim trade paperback, illustrated with photographs, with contains practical suggestions for incorporating Buddhist ways into your daily life. 56 pp. ISBN: 6167200009.

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1967. dj. Hardcover first edition - After tracing the evolution of parliamentary democracy under British rule, this book describes in detail the development of Cabinet government since 1947, under the three Prime Ministers: under the three Prime Ministers - Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri and Indira Gandhi. Index. 200 pp.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1989) dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's first novel, second book, the story of a rock band on the road in honky-tonks and cheap motels from Louisiana to Texas to Arizona to Mexico - nothing too crazy until Nadine "gets Jesus" in a vision from the Cajun swamps and they meet Elaine and her home-brewed voodoo. Dust jacket praise from Hubert Selby, Steve Erickson and Norman Mailer (who calls it "the best novel about American musicians I have read.") 423 pp. ISBN: 0-671-623737.

New York: Henry Holt, 1996. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Ventura's 7th book, a gritty novel featuring a Las Vegas private detective, the son of a showgirl and a small time hood from the Bugsy Siegel era. SIGNED by the author on the title page. 305 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-37381.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1989) dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's first novel, second book, the story of a rock band on the road in honky-tonks and cheap motels from Louisiana to Texas to Arizona to Mexico - nothing too crazy until Nadine "gets Jesus" in a vision from the Cajun swamps and they meet Elaine and her home-brewed voodoo. Dust jacket praise from Hubert Selby, Steve Erickson and Norman Mailer (who calls it "the best novel about American musicians I have read.") 423 pp. ISBN: 0-671-623737.

Toronto: TSAR Publications, (2007). Originally published in 1993, this is a novel set in the late nineteenth century in the author's native country of Zimbabwe, the story of ayoung woman has been given a divine calling, a portrait of resistance and struggle, a tale of a people's first meeting with colonialism. 98 pp. ISBN: 978-0920661413.

New York: Random House, (1938.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A modern classic, winner of the 1934 Goncourt Prize, translated from the French by Warre Bradley Wells. Striking illustrated endpapers by Steinberg.

Burnaby, B.C.: Talon Books, 1998. First edition - Collection of short stories.

Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin, 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's highly praised first novel (Toni Morrison called it 'truly extraordinary'). Set in the 1960's, this is the story of a young girl raised in Virginia who returns to her family in Detroit. Nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award. 299 pp. ISBN: 1-56512-085-x.

Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin, 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's highly praised first novel (Toni Morrison called it 'truly extraordinary'), the story of a young girl coming of age in rural Virgnia in the 1960's. ISBN: 1-56512-085-x.

Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin, 1995. Author's highly praised first novel (Toni Morrison called it 'truly extraordinary'), the story of a young girl coming of age in rural Virgnia in the 1960's. 299 pp.

New York: W.L. Allison Co., (1894). SIGNED hardcover first edition - Two romantic short novels in one volume. SIGNED by the author opposite the title page under this comment "If to err is human, to forgive divine/ Pass lightly over the many faults/ in this littlle book of mine!" The inscription is fairly faint, but still legible. The first novel includes a case of mistaken identity, a visit to the Everglades, and a deliberate attempt to kill the heroine by giving her a scarf infected with yellow fever. Despite the title of the second novel, it is set mostly in New York City or in Paris. Mediums and hpynotism make brief appearances. 143, 107 pp.

New York: St Martin's, (1989) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book, an exploration of "the world of the New York woman and her men in a series of interlocking stories that are by turns witty, sexy, and surprising." 240 pp. ISBN: 0-312-029209.

New York: Dodd, Mead, (1972.) dj. Hardcover - Mystery set in Montreal by this Canadian author. Her fifth suspense novel. 186 pp. ISBN: 0396066552.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1976. dj. Hardcover first edition - "One of the last of the old-time cowboys explores the myth and dramatic reality of those men who made a lasting mark on their time and their place." Illustrated with 20 line drawings and maps. Sources, index. vii, 227 pp. ISBN: 0-385114656.

Paris: Hachette. (1930.). Hardcover - Frontispice, illustrations noir et blanche de Henri Faivre. Texte en francais. Part 3 of The Mysterious Island, illustrated with black and white drawings, Text in French. 251 pp.

New York: Books of Wonder / William Morrow & Company, Inc., (1988) dj. Hardcover first edition - Verne's classic adventure novel, originally published in 1873, in an edition beautifully illustrated by Barry Moser with 16 full page watercolor paintings. Translated from the French by George Makepeace Towle; afterword by Peter Glassman. xii, 242 pp. Endpaper maps of the world. ISBN: 0-688075088.

Memphis, TN: St. Luke's Press, 1985. dj. Hardcover first edition - Southern author's first novel - a book written out of her heritage as a Southerner and as a part American Indian. Marge Piercy called this 'a fascinating historical novel about interracial relations in the South, covering 300 years of collisions, misprisions, love, hate, war , family life. '

New York: Grove Press, (2002). First edition - The author's first novel, a story of a young black girl in the Deep South who comes to confront the realities of sex, race, disease, and the brutal finality of death, as she watches her tough, strong-minded aunt waste away. 263 pp.

New York: HarperVia / Harper Collins, (2021). First edition - A very highly praised novel by this Italian author, winner of the Strega Prize (the second time Veronesi won this award) and named to many best books of the year lists. Ian McEwan said "The Hummingbird is a masterly novel, a brilliantly conceived mosaic of love and tragedy. . . a thought-rich and ultimately comic meditation on human error and lost chances.Its a cabinet of curiosities and delights, packed with small wonders, strange and sudden turns, insights of great poise. ." and Roddy Doyle calls it "a spellbinding experience - clever, funny and deeply moving." Translated from the Italian by Elena Pala. Basis for the 2022 film "Il Colibri." Translator's note. 293 pp.

New York: St Martin's, (1997.) dj. Hardcover - A romantic novel of Regency England. 325 pp. ISBN: 0-312-171218.

New York: St Martin's, 1994. dj. Hardcover - A novel of Georgian England. The 4th in the series of the Tales of the Jewelled Men. 324 pp. ISBN: 0-312-105436.

New York: New York Academy of Sciences, 1976. First edition - A series of over 40 scholarly papers presented at a conference held on March 9, 10, and 11, 1976, sponsored by the New York Academy of Sciences and The National Institute on Drug Abuse. Topics include marihuana, hallucinogens, cocaine, methadone, amphetamines, antogonists, effects of combining drugs, etc. Illustrated with charts and diagrams. References following each paper. 489 pp. ISBN: 0-890720274.

New York: Dutton, 1998. dj. Hardcover first edition - Second novel by this highly praised young writer, this one set in a small Maine coastal community. ISBN: 0-525-944362.

New York: Dutton, 1998. dj. Hardcover first edition - Second novel by this highly praised young writer, this one set in a small Maine coastal community. ISBN: 0-525-944362.

New York: Dutton, 1995. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED on the title page. The author's first novel, set in Indiana in the 60's, this is the story of a family's disintegration as the father descends into madness, the mother tries to escape, and the child focuses on survival in her increasingly bleak and harsh world. ISBN: 0-552-93863-x.

New York: Dutton, 1995. The author's first novel, set in Indiana in the 60's, this is the story of a family's disintegration as the father descends into madness, the mother tries to escape, and the child focuses on survival in her increasingly bleak and harsh world. ISBN: 0-552-93863-x.