New York: Mysterious Press, (1994) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A crime thriller - or maybe this is more accurately described as a humorous caper novel - set in Branson, Missouri, the new home of country music. SIGNED on the title page. 291 pp. ISBN: 0-892965320.

New York: Harcourt, Inc., (2002.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first book, a collection of eight short stories set in rural New England and rural Texas, which "explore the reality of life among the ill, the dying and the disadvantaged people who seem to exist at the margins." A presentation copy, SIGNED on the title page, and very warmly INSCRIBED on the half title page to another writer, and dated in 2004. ISBN: 0-15-1008523.

New York: Harcourt, Inc., (2002.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first book, a collection of eight short stories set in rural New England and rural Texas, which "explore the reality of life among the ill, the dying and the disadvantaged people who seem to exist at the margins." A presentation copy, SIGNED on the title page, and very warmly INSCRIBED on the half title page to another writer, and dated in 2004. ISBN: 0-15-1008523.

New York: Harcourt, Inc., (2002.). First edition - The author's first book, a collection of eight short stories set in rural New England and rural Texas, which "explore the reality of life among the ill, the dying and the disadvantaged people who seem to exist at the margins."274 pp.

New York: Random House, 1969. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's first solo book - suspense and adventure in West Africa when a movie scout is asked to look for something more.

New York: P. F. Collier and Sons, Ltd, (1946.). Hardcover - A "Crime Club" edition. A vintage mystery. 284 pp.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1978. dj. Hardcover first edition - The authors' first science fiction novel - "In a quiet Montana town, one dusty day is like another - until the boredom is shattered by a mysterious couple promising the answers to people's dreams. The townspeople are more than willing to board a futuristic bus to Paradise. But the bus goes only as far as a long-abandoned ghost town. Instead of a journey to a better world, the travelers find themselves descending into hell - in the most shocking alien encounter ever imagined." 175 pp. ISBN: 0-385129351.

New York: Random House, (1981) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first book by this award-winning writer - a novel which tells the story of Elaine Collier, an antiques restorer, who is hired by a wealthy man to eradicate from the family possessions all traces of his son's existence - a son who was killed in the Vietnam War - and in doing so, she has to confront her own and her mother's past. INSCRIBED on the title page to the late noted Oklahoma book collector Larry Owens "a truly rare book" and with a brief handwritten note laid in and signed simply "Walter." Review copy with publisher's material. 196 pp. ISBN: 0-394516621.

New York: Pantheon, (2001.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Dustjacket praise from Bret Lott and Kevin Baker (who describes this novel as "like a half-remembered dream, both tantalizing and unsettling. The chronicle of a murder played out before thirty million viewers, a beautiful evocation of the first, electrifying days of television, and a poignant family saga, this is bold and ambitious work, masterfully executed." SIGNED on the title page. 168 pp. ISBN: 0-375420886.

Boston: Little Brown, (1990.) dj. Hardcover - Novel set in Yalta during the World War II, when the Germans were occupying the area, and inspired by the real life dedication and determination of Maria Pavlova Chekhov. 343 pp. ISBN: 0-316-931624.

Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - Bittersweet novel set in the author's native New Hampshire, where once again Ferris is about to predict the winners of the presidential primary.

New York: Pantheon, (2001.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Dustjacket praise from Bret Lott and Kevin Baker (who describes this novel as "like a half-remembered dream, both tantalizing and unsettling. The chronicle of a murder played out before thirty million viewers, a beautiful evocation of the first, electrifying days of television, and a poignant family saga, this is bold and ambitious work, masterfully executed." 168 pp. ISBN: 0-375420886.

Hanover,NH: University Press of New England, 1996 dj. Hardcover first edition - Collection of short stories by this highly praised New England writer. ISBN: 0-874817214.

Boston: Little Brown, (1990.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in Yalta during the World War II, when the Germans were occupying the area, and inspired by the real life dedication and determination of Maria Pavlova Chekhov. 343 pp. ISBN: 0-316-931624.

New York: Pantheon, (2001.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Dustjacket praise from Bret Lott and Kevin Baker (who describes this novel as "like a half-remembered dream, both tantalizing and unsettling. The chronicle of a murder played out before thirty million viewers, a beautiful evocation of the first, electrifying days of television, and a poignant family saga, this is bold and ambitious work, masterfully executed." 168 pp. ISBN: 0-375420886.

Santa Fe, NM: School for Advanced Research Press, (1986). First edition - Includes additional reports - Ethnobotanical Pollen by Vorsila L. Bohrer and Artifacts of Woody Materials by Richard W. Lang. Arroyo Hondo Archeological Series, Volume 6. Illustrations and tables. Notes, references. Index. 302 pp. ISBN: 0-933452160.

New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, (1990) dj. Hardcover first edition - Award-winning author's first book, a collection of fourteen stories, many about love in all its forms. 249 pp. ISBN: 0-813515351.

San Francisco: Grey Fox Press, (1980). First edition - Frontispiece of Whalen as a Zen Buddhist priest. Preface, index. 75 pp. ISBN: 0-912516496.

Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books, 1998. Hardcover first edition - Charleston octogenarian and noted gardener Emily Whaley shares her other favorite hobby - cooking delicious meals and serving them to the people she loved - a collection of family anecdotes and timeless Southern recipes, salted liberally with Mrs. W.'s strong opinions. Published posthumously. Index, xii, 266 pp. ISBN: 1-565122003.

New York: Walker, 1988. dj. Hardcover first edition - A Harry Sommers adventure.

New York: Viking, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition - Wharton's last novel, uncompleted at the time of her death in 1937, completed for this edition by Marion Mainwaring (it was originally published in its uncompleted form in 1938, and even then received praise as one of her most sophisticated novels.) Set in the 1870's, this is the story of five wealthy American girls, denied entry into New York society because their parents' money is too new, who travel to England and marry lords, earls and dukes who find their beauty charming, and their money useful. ISBN: 0-670-852199.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1920. Hardcover first edition - Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer prize for fiction, the first time this award was given to a woman writer. A very inexpensively produced book and one in which the binding did not stand up well,which perhaps explains why the first edition is so uncommon. Includes the phrase from the burial service in the wedding scene. 364 pp. Accompanying this first edition is a facsimile edition from the First Edition Library. ISBN: 0-02-026478x.

New York: Appleton, 1929. Hardcover first edition - One of the best of her later novels. First edition with the (1) on the last page of text.

New York: Scribner's, 1970. Includes The Touchstone, Sanctuary, Madame de Treymes and The Brunner Sisters, novellettes originally published between 1900 and 1916. A title in the Contemporary Classics series. ISBN: 0-684-132354.

New York: Scribner's, 1970. Includes The Touchstone, Sanctuary, Madame de Treymes and The Brunner Sisters, novellettes originally published between 1900 and 1916. A title in the Contemporary Classics series. ISBN: 0-684-132354.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1932. dj. Hardcover first edition - The last novel Wharton completed, a sequel to 'Hudson River Bracketed.' Rear cover of the dust jacket has an 'appreciation' of Wharton which refers to her as 'our foremost living novelist.' From the library of author/critic Joseph Vincent Ridgely, with both his bookplate inside the front cover, and with his hand-written name on the front endpaper. 431 pp.

New York: Viking, 1993. First edition - Wharton's last novel, uncompleted at the time of her death in 1937, completed for this edition by Marion Mainwaring (it was originally published in its uncompleted form in 1938, and even then received praise as one of her most sophisticated novels.) Set in the 1870's, this is the story of five wealthy American girls, denied entry into New York society because their parents' money is too new, who travel to England and marry lords, earls and dukes who find their beauty charming, and their money useful.

New York: Appleton, 1929. Hardcover first edition - One of the best of her later novels. First edition with the (1) on the last page of text.

Biblioasis, (2016). First edition - A classic supernatural story, originally published in Century Magazine in 1910 and here issued in a new edition designed and with striking illustrations by Seth. "A newly rich American couple buy an ancient manor house in England, where they hope to live out their days in solitude. One day, when the couple are gazing out at their grounds, they spy a mysterious stranger. When her husband disappears shortly after this eerie encounter, the wife learns the truth about the legend that haunts the ancient estate." The small format makes it perfect as a stocking stuffer. 84 pp. ISBN: 978-1771961332.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1971) dj. Hardcover - A new edition of one of Wharton's later novels, originally published in 1928. 282 pp. ISBN: 0-684106469.