New York: Random House, (1992) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Set in 1921, this is the story of Ben Sheridan, son of an Irish immigrant who, in an attempt to understand himself and his origins travels back to Ireland and discovers himself in the midst of the bloody struggle between the newly formed Irish Republican Army and the British soldiers, called the Black and Tans. INSCRIBED on the half title page to the late noted collector Larry Owens. 269 pp. ISBN: 0-679-419748.

London: Faber & Faber, (1997) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel which is at once a thriller, a love story, and an exploration of identity by one of the best young American novelists. Although Watkins is an American writer, this is the true first edition, preceding the US publicatiion, INSCRIBED on the title page to the late noted collector Larry Owens. 188 pp. ISBN: 0-312-179952.

London: Century Hutchinson, 1988. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The true first printing of Watkin's second book, the story of a young man growing up in a family who worked fishing boats of the coast of New England for generations and who has the lure of the sea in his blood, despite the brutality and treacherousness of this life. Watkins spent several seasons working on trawlers himself. INSCRIBED on the half title page to noted collector Larry Owens. Winner of the Encore Prize. 269 pp. ISBN: 0-091739144.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1989. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - His second book, the story of a young man growing up in a family who worked fishing boats of the coast of New England for generations and who has the lure of the sea in his blood, despite the brutality and treacherousness of this life. INSCRIBED on the half title page to noted collector Larry Owens. Winner of the Encore Prize in England. Watkins spent several seasons working on trawlers himself. 275 pp. ISBN: 0-395-509599.

New York: Random House, (1995). SIGNED first edition - When a lumber baron tries to clear-cut the part of the Algonquin Forest he considers his own, and in the remote Maine town of Abenaki Juntion, only Madeleine Cody, the owner of a small newspaper, The Forest Sentinel, tries to stand up to him. SIGNED on the title page. Cover praise from Tobias Wolff (who calls Watkins "one of the most gifted writers of his generation") among others. 284 pp.

New York: Random House, (1994). Hardcover first edition - "A boarding school memoir" - The first nonfiction book by this acclaimed novelist, born in the United States, but who was abruptly dropped off at the Dragon School in Oxford, followed by a stay at Eton, and found himself having to adjust to world very different than he expected. 240 pp. ISBN: 0-679420568.

New York: Random House, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - Set in 1921, this is the story of Ben Sheridan, son of an Irish immigrant who, in an attempt to understand himself and his origins travels back to Ireland and discovers himself in the midst of the bloody struggle between the newly formed Irish Republican Army and the British soldiers, called the Black and Tans. 269 pp. ISBN: 0-679-419748.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. dj. Hardcover first edition - Third novel by this highly praised young writer.

New York: Random House, 1992. dj. Hardcover - Set in 1921, this is the story of Ben Sheridan, son of an Irish immigrant who, in an attempt to understand himself and his origins travels back to Ireland and discovers himself in the midst of the bloody struggle between the newly formed Irish Republican Army and the British soldiers, called the Black and Tans. ISBN: 0-679-419748.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1989. dj. Hardcover first edition - His second book, the story of a young man growing up in a family who worked fishing boats of the coast of New England for generations and who has the lure of the sea in his blood, despite the brutality and treacherousness of this life. Winner of the Encore Prize in England. Watkins spent several seasons working on trawlers himself. 275 pp. ISBN: 0-395-509599.

New York: Random House, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - Set in 1921, this is the story of Ben Sheridan, son of an Irish immigrant who, in an attempt to understand himself and his origins travels back to Ireland and discovers himself in the midst of the bloody struggle between the newly formed Irish Republican Army and the British soldiers, called the Black and Tans. 269 pp. ISBN: 0-679-419748.

New York: Picador, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel which is at once a thriller, a love story, and an exploration of identity by one of the best young American novelists. 213 pp. ISBN: 0-312-179952.

New York: Random House, (1995) dj. Hardcover first edition - When a lumber baron tries to clear-cut the part of the Algonquin Forest he considers his own, and in the remote Maine town of Abenaki Juntion, only Madeleine Cody, the owner of a small newspaper, The Forest Sentinel, tries to stand up to him. Cover praise from Tobias Wolff (who calls Watkins "one of the most gifted writers of his generation") among others. 282 pp. ISBN: 0-679443196.

New York: Picador, 2000. At the turn of World War II, David Halifax is a young American painter who receives a scholarship to come to Paris and work under the tutelage of the brilliant Russian painter, Alexander Pankratov. Halifax is quickly subjected to Pankratov's rigid will, and beguiled by the nude model who poses before them.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1989. dj. Hardcover - His second book, the story of a young man growing up in a family who worked fishing boats of the coast of New England for generations and who has the lure of the sea in his blood, despite the brutality and treacherousness of this life. Winner of the Encore Prize in England. Watkins spent several seasons working on trawlers himself. 275 pp. ISBN: 0-395-509599.

Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, (2008). First edition - The author's first book for young readers, set in a small town in 1966, one which deals with issues like race and segregation, the reality of the Vietnam War, abuse, sexuality and even death, in a thoughtful and affecting way. 327 pp.

Santa Fe: Clear Light Publishers, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - More than 50 striking black and white photographs of the ancient weathered landscape of the canyon country of southern Utah, one of the most beautiful and threatened places on the continent. Large format, 104 pp. ISBN: 0-940666-537.

New York: Macmillan, (1994) dj. Hardcover - The author's third book, a true story of their live after World War II. "Living as refugees in Japan in 1947 while trying to locate their missing father, thirteen-year-old Yoko and her older brother and sister must endure a bad fire, injury, and false charges of arson, theft, and murder". 275 pp. Dust jacket art by Ed Young. ISBN: 0-02-7925269.

New York: Harper Perennial, (2010). SIGNED first edition - Award-winning writer's highly praised first novel. "Hoping to outpace her grief in the wake of her father's suicide, Marina has come to the small, rural Japanese town of Shika to teach English for a year. But in Japan, as she soon discovers, you can never really throw away your past. . a novel at once a fish-out-of-water tale, a dark comedy of manners, and a strange kind of love story. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 356 pp plus 16 pp of additional material, including an interview with the author. ISBN: 978-0061732850.

Philadelphia: JDC Books, (199). SIGNED - Biography of growing up in a segregated America by this educator, foundation head and activist. Illustrated with photographs. 265 pp,

New York: Norton, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's very highly praised first novel (his second book, following a prize-winning collection of short stories). Set in the small town of Mercury, Mississippi and spanning over 80 years from 1906 on - finalist for the National Book Award. SIGNED on the title page. 333 pp. ISBN: 0-393-047571.

New York: Norton, (2002) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's very highly praised first novel (his second book, following a prize-winning collection of short stories). Set in the small town of Mercury, Mississippi and spanning over 80 years from 1906 on - finalist for the National Book Award. 333 pp. ISBN: 0-393-047571.

New York: Norton, 2003. SIGNED - The author's very highly praised first novel (his second, following a prize-winning collection of short stories). Set in the small town of Mercury, Mississippi and spanning over 80 years from 1906 on - finalist for the National Book Award. SIGNED on the title page by the author. ISBN: 0-393-324656.

New York: Norton, (2010.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Collection of spare but compassionate short stories by this award-winning writer. 268 pp. ISBN: 9780393057119.

Cincinnati: F & W Publications, 1995. SIGNED first edition - Originally established in 1931 by Whit Burnett and Martha Foley, STORY magazine was noted for publishing strong fiction by new and established authors. In the fall of 1989, after a gap of 22 years, it was revived by Richard and Lois Rosenthal. SIGNED by Brad Watson at his story 'Bill.' Also includes stories by Ursula Hegi, Kathryn Tyau, Richard Dooling, Tim Gatreaux, Ellen Douglas and others. Reprints the classic story 'The Vigilante' by Victor Schiff. Notes on the contributors. 128 pp. We specialize in literary journals, and have many others - including many not yet catalogued and listed on line.

New York: Razorbill - Penguin, (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - First novel by this Northern California educator, musician and songwriter. SIGNED on the title page with the words "Choose kindness." From the dust jacket: Everything was leading up to this moment - the point at which the teasing, the cruelty, the pressure all became too much. And someone finally snapped. Now - six kids, from six different cliques - are trapped in the student store while a shooter terrorizes their school. ... This gripping thriller by C. G. Watson examines in heartrending detail how even the most casual cruelties can build, multiply and eventually tear people apart." 296 pp. ISBN: 1595141383.

London: Eyre Methuen, (1972) dj. Hardcover first edition - The seventh book in the Flaxborough series. 221 pp. ISBN: 0-413450201.

New York: Dell, (1982). A whodunit in the classic tradition, the third in the Flaxborough Chronicle series, featuring Inspector Purbright and originally published in 1962. 169 pp plus ads. ISBN: 0-440136253.

New York: Scribner's, 1979. dj. Hardcover first edition - A world scale mystery falls into the hands of financial analyst Mike Ellis, whose involvement becomes more dire when his wife and daughter are unwittingly entrapped. Author's first novel. ISBN: 0-684-16292X.