New York: Walker, (2000) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The sixteenth and final book in this Depression era mystery series featuring Carl Wilcox, ex-convict, handyman and reluctant sleuth - In this one, he and his bride Hazel are on their honeymoon canoeing on the St Croix River between Minnesota and Wisconsin, when they hear the sound of a scream and a gunshot. SIGNED on the title page. 219 pp. ISBN: 0-802733360.

New York: Mysterious Press, (1997.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The sixth book in this Depression era mystery series set in small town Corden, South Dakota and featuring Carl Wilcox, ex-convict, handyman and reluctant sleuth. 184 pp. ISBN: 0-89296-250X.

Boston: The Page Company, (1929, c 1915). Hardcover - From the introduction: "In my last story, the title of which was ÒThe Pioneer Boys of Missouri,Ó I half-promised that later on I might continue the recital of Dick and Roger Armstrong's fortunes, and carry them further along their pathway toward the far-distant Pacific." In this book, the Lewis and Clark expedition has been following the Yellowstone River and Dick and his cousin are planning on wintering near the Mandan Indian village - but they hear from the Indians tales of the nearby "Land of Enchantment." Illustrated by Walter S. Rogers with 5 glossy internal plates and several smaller drawings. vii. 346 pp plus 10 pp publisher's ads.

London: Macmillan, (1996). SIGNED hardcover first edition - Her second novel, and the second to feature Detective Inspector Mike Croft. SIGNED on the title page. 296 pp. ISBN: 0-333644255.

New York: The Free Press / Simon & Schuster, (2001) dj. Hardcover first edition - Young author's first novel, the story of a young beautiful lawyer whose life is falling apart, just as her parents' marriage is also coming to an end. 244 pp. ISBN: 0-684873524.

Waco, Texas: Word Books, (1970) dj. Hardcover first edition - A title in the 'People You Should Know Series' written for students in the middle grades - an account of one of the founding fathers of the American Republic and second President of the US. Illustrated with drawings by David Cunningham. 149 pp.

New York: Dutton, (2018) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book in which the author retraces the 1899 expedition of railroad magnate Edward H. Harriman, who converted a steamship into a luxury "floating university," populated by some of America's best scientists and writers, including John Muir.Doublepage map, photographs, notes on sources, bibliography, index. xi, 323 pp. ISBN: 978-1101985106.

Boston: Sherman, French & Co. 1909. Hardcover first edition - A small volume containing 2 "continuations" of Shakespeare's plays - one is a fantasy based on "The Tempest", the other is the "6th Act" of "The Merchant of Venice. A small volume, 64 pgs, bound in dark olive green cloth with lighter green lettering and agilt decoration on the front cover. Includes a brief note by William J. Rolfe.

New York: Disney / Hyperion, (2009) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Blue whales - longer than 30 dogs - make terrible pets. Just ask Billy Twitters ! Billy's parents threaten that they will buy him a Blue Whale to care for if he doesn't clean up his room and sure enough, the next day there is a whale blocking the front door - but don't worry, Billy comes up with a great way to handle his problems! SIGNED by Adams on the title page with a small drawing of an octopus. Oblong format, unpaginated. Wrap-around dust jacket showing the Golden Gate Bridge. ISBN: 978-0786849581.

London: Allen Lane, (1980.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A very different novel by the author best known for 'Watership Down.' A love story with a steadily growing undertone of horror. It is ironical - in light of the fact that in the preface to this book, Adams says that he "cannot be sure of unravelling the experienced from the imagined" - that this novel was the subject of a libel suit, and the first printings were suppressed and the name of the main character - Kathe - was changed (this first issue printing still has the original name of Kathe) but it was produced for the Canadian market with the price - $12.95 - in Canadian dollars. 397 pp. ISBN: 0-713913452.

London: Allen Lane, (1980.). SIGNED first edition - A very different novel by the author best known for 'Watership Down.' A love story with a steadily growing undertone of horror. It is ironical - in light of the fact that in the preface to this book, Adams says that he "cannot be sure of unraveling the experienced from the imagined" - that this novel was the subject of a libel suit, and the first printings were suppressed and the name of the main character - Kathe - was changed (this proof copy is, of course, the first state with the original name.) INSCRIBED by Adams on the first page "To - yours sincerely." 397 pp.

London: Penguin, (1978.). Twodogs escape from a research station where they have been horribly mistreated - another classic by the author of 'Watership Down.' Illustrations and diagrams by A. Wainwright. 461 pp. ISBN: 0-14-00-50000.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. Hardcover first edition - The title continues "Together with the most lamentable losse of the Alcestis & triumphant firing of the Port of Chagres," Written in verse by Richard Adams (best known as the author of 'Watership Down') and illustrated by Aldridge in full-color, full-page paintings. A story of high adventure on the seas in the days of Queen Elizabeth and Shakespeare and of a magnificent brave cat who escapes from a Spanish dungeon and joins forces with Sir Richard Drake. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-394423348.

New York: Macmillan, 1937. Hardcover first edition - A well-documented and scholarly study of the interrelationships between native Hawaiians, the white sailors and settlers who came to the islands, and later on the Japanese, Chinese, Filipino and other groups. Photographs. Foreword by Robert E, Park. Includes several appendices, index. 353 pp.

Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel, (1996). First edition - Dilbert is "the comic strip for the downsizing, techno-talking workplace of the '90s. Cartoonist Scott Adams provides an outrageously fresh and farcical take on the work-a-day world and Dilbert's own pathetic life." Square format. 128 pp. ISBN: 0-752222651.

New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2019). First edition - The author's third novel - "A brilliant, edgy thriller about four strangers, a blizzard, a kidnapped child, and a determined young woman desperate to unmask and outwit a vicious psychopath. . . On her way to Utah to see her dying mother, college student Darby Thorne gets caught in a fierce blizzard in the mountains of Colorado. With the roads impassable, shes forced to wait out the storm at a remote highway rest stop. Inside are some vending machines, a coffee maker, and four complete strangers.." Outside is a little girl locked in a van. 335 pp.

Fort Bragg, CA: Lost Coast Press, 1999. First edition - First novel for older children by this well-known educator. A fantasy story about a mysterious timeless land called Rairarubia invented by 11 year old Molly and her father as a way to pass the time - but then events from that land begin slipping into Molly's life, and she begins to travel there.

Fort Bragg, CA: Lost Coast Press, 2000. First edition - Book Three in the Rairarubia Tales. A fantasy story about a mysterious timeless land called Rairarubia invented by 11 year old Molly and her father as a way to pass the time - but then events from that land begin slipping into Molly's life, and she begins to travel there. Now 6th graders Molly and her friend Netty must save the land. ISBN: 1-882897-560.

New York: Grand Central Publishing, (2010) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second suspense thriller featuring archeologist Daniel Knox and linguist Gaille Bonnard. "On a dusty market street in Alexandria, Egyptologist Daniel Knox stumbles across a Dead Sea jar, a unique find that puts him on the trail of an ancient Jewish sect and a possible explanation for one of the greatest mysteries of all time." 326 pp. ISBN: 978-0446563208.

San Francisco: McSweeney's Publishing, (2014). First edition - A title in the McSweeney's Poetry Series and the author's second collection of poetry (his first received the Walt Whitman Award), This is "a freewheeling explosion of celebrations, elegies, narratives, psychologically raw persona pieces (one in the voice of Amelia Earhart), and a handful of punchy lyric poems with a desperate humor.. . Opening with a five-page anthem called 'Layover,' it begins:'They keep paging Kenneth Koch at the airport./Someone should let the announcer know/ he is dead, that there is no city he can go to,/ that no one is expecting him. Once, I applied/ to be a horse'." 59 pp.

New York: Dutton, 1998. dj. Hardcover first edition - An Alice Nestleton mystery. ISBN: 0-525-941192.

New York: Dutton, 1998. dj. Hardcover - An Alice Nestleton mystery. 166 pp. ISBN: 0-525-941192.

New York: Dutton, 1998. dj. Hardcover - An Alice Nestleton mystery. ISBN: 0-525944281.

New York: Dutton, 1997. dj. Hardcover - Mystery featuring professional actress, semi-pro cat-sitter and amateur detective Alice Nestleton. ISBN: 0-525-943757.

New York: Dutton, 1997. dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring professional actress, semi-pro cat-sitter and amateur detective Alice Nestleton. ISBN: 0-525-943757.