Shelton, CT: Netsuke Kenkyukai Society. 1983. First edition - In addition to articles on collecting netsuke, this includes information on conventions, letters to the editor and more. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. Ads with full color photographs. 42 p

New York: Grove Press, (2021) dj. Hardcover first edition - Sequel to the Pulitzer prize winning novel 'The Sympathizer', this follows a man of "two minds" as he comes to Paris as a refugee, where he turns to capitalism in its purest form - drug dealing - A novel which is both a literary thriller and a novel of ideas. Cover praise from Paul Beatty, Ocean Vuong, Edward P. Jones, Tommy Orange and others. 345 pp. ISBN: 978-0802157065.

Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint, (1997) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first English translation of 22 stories written between 1923 and 1929 which provide fresh glimpses of his "haunting and haunted vision." Translated and with a translator's note by J. Martin Holman. x, 160 pp. ISBN: 1-887178147.

New York: Hyperion, (2002) dj. Hardcover first edition - The fifth novel by this award winning writer one that is "both the portrait of a traditional Brahmin family on the brink of its dissolution, and a contemporary American story of a woman who has outwardly broken with tradition, but still remains tied to her native country. In so doing, [she] has also given us three extraordinary women - sisters - the 'desirable daughters' of the title." 310 pp. ISBN: 0-786865989.

New York: Harper Collins, (2003) dj. Hardcover first edition - Award-winning author's second novel, a retelling of the Patty Hearst story from the viewpoint of a young Japanese-American radical who was caught in the militant underground of the mid-1970s. Cover praise from Jhumpa Lahiri, Joan Didion and Francisco Goldman, nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Selected as one of the best books of 2003 by the San Francisco Chronicle. 369 pp. ISBN: 0-060542217.

New York: Hyperion, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fifth novel by this award winning writer one that is "both the portrait of a traditional Brahmin family on the brink of its dissolution, and a contemporary American story of a woman who has outwardly broken with tradition, but still remains tied to her native country. In so doing, [she] has also given us three extraordinary women - sisters - the 'desirable daughters' of the title." SIGNED on the title page. 310 pp. ISBN: 0-786865989.

New York: Henry Holt, (2024). SIGNED first edition - The author's third novel, one in which "the rich Asian tradition of fox folklore provides the backdrop for a complex and atmospheric tale of identity and discovery set in early 1900s Manchuria." (kirkus) SIGNED on the title page with the words "Best wishes." Notes. 328 pp.

Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, (1993). An anthology containing six plays which represent "some of the best dramatic literature written by Asian American women since the 1970s. Includes Genny Lim (Paper Angels,) Wakako Yamauchi (The Music Lessons,) Momoko Iko (Gold Watch,) Velina Hasu Houston (Tea,) Jeannie Barroga (Walls,) and Elizabeth Wong (Letters to a Student Revolutionary.) Each is a groundbreaking work and addresses in its own way the experiences of Asians in America. All six playwrights are American-born daughters of Asian immigrants, and their voices span the genres of naturalism, impressionism, ritual drama, postmodern collage, and media-influenced episodic drama. Includes an introduction by Uno, a profile of each playwright, and an appendix listing many other Asian American women playwrights.
328 pp. ISBN: 0-870238566.

New York: Vintage Books, (2001). A literary thriller, the story of an unnamed detective, hired by a beautiful, alcoholic woman, to find clues related to the disappearance of her husband but instead he gradually begins to identify himself with the man he was supposed to find. A novel which uses elements of the noir genre to explore urbanization and alienation. Translated from the Japanese by E. Dale Saunders. 299 pp. ISBN: 0-375726527.

New York: William H. Morrow, (1993) dj. Hardcover first edition - An anthology in which 32 Asian American writers from the 19th century to the 1990s write in fiction and essays about childhood. Authors include Cynthia Kadohata, Gus Lee, Zia Jaffrey, Amy Tan, David Mura, Kim Ronyoung, Garrett Hongo, Gish Jen, Maxine Hong Kingston, Sigrid Nunez and others. Edited and with an introduction by Maria Hong. Includes brief introduction to each selection. Afterword by Stephen H. Sumida. Suggested further readings. 416 pp. ISBN: 0-688112668.

New York: Harper Collins, (2008) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, set in 1971 in East Pakistan, in a country on the brink of war. "Set against the backdrop of the Bangladesh War of Independence, this is a story of passion and revolution, of hope, faith and unexpected heroism. In the chaos of this era, everyone - from student protesters to the country's leaders, from rickshaw'wallahs to the army's soldiers - must make choices." 276 pp. ISBN: 978-0061478741.

London: Atlantic Books, (2015) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel by this winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize in Literature with its roots in a World War II tragedy. "His recurring protagonist and literary alter-ego returns to his hometown village in search of a red suitcase fabled to hold documents revealing the details of his fathers death during WWII: details that will serve as the foundation for his new, and final, novel." Translated from the Japanese by Deborah Boliver Boehm. 424 pp. ISBN: 978-0857895455.

New York: Holiday House, (2023) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - One by one the animals of the Chinese Zodiac bring their contributions for a party. SIGNED on the title page by the author with the words "Happy Reading." Illustrated with full color paintings by Paula Pang. Oblong format. Unpaginated. Recipe card laid in. ISBN: 978-0823455881.

New York: Riverhead Books, (2024). SIGNED first edition - The second novel by this Korean-born American writer, the story of a woman at a crossroads in both her career and life, who meets another Korean woman - a ballet dancer - at a party in Marin County. Kirkus Reviews called this "a muscular and intelligent examination of the layers of JinÕs identity. A bold, tough novel that invites the viewerÕs gaze and stares defiantly back." SIGNED on the title page with the words "Here's to joy." . 205 pp plus 1 pp notes.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. dj. Hardcover first edition - The first novel by this Indian-born Granta Best Young American Novelist Award finalist, one set on an invented island in the Bay of Bengal, a chunk of India that is not quite India . 1743 pp. ISBN: 0-394568389.

Santa Barbara, CA & Seattle: Asian American Voices / University of Washington Press (1991). SIGNED first edition - A rather hard to find anthology with significant samples of poems by 22 Chinese American poets, including Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, Marilyn Chin, Carolyn Lau, Li-Young Lee, Arthur Sze, Nelly Wong, John Yau and more. SIGNED by Genny Lim at her first poem "All Blues" with the comment "Peace! and blues." Foreword by Sucheng Chan. Assisted by Carrie Waara. 242 pp. ISBN: 0-295971541.

New York: The John Day Company, (1947) dj. Hardcover first edition - A retelling of this classic Sanskrit epic, illustrated with full page line drawings by Mervyn Peake. An Asia Book, 161 pp.

New York: Putnam, (1989.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Tan's wonderful first novel, the basis for the movie of the same name. 288 pp. ISBN: 0-399-134204.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. dj. Hardcover first edition - The second novel by this Granta Best Young American Novelist Award finalist, one which follows the development of Sonil, a young girl who has come to live at her grandmother's house on a mythical island in the Indian Ocean. 193 pp. ISBN: 0-679434429.

New York: Ballantine, (2022) dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's second novel (third book) - in the story "Mei Xiang, who leaves her impoverished village to become part of Chairman MaoÕs dance troupe, or so she realizes once she arrives at the Forbidden Palace. With her cunning patriotism, Mei quickly becomes the 72-year-old ChairmanÕs lover, confidante and protegee, [Hua is also telling] the stories of the women who fought, sacrificed and endured during ChinaÕs Cultural Revolution, women who answered the call to serve their country Ñ mind, body and soul Ñ but whose truths were either distorted for propaganda or entirely excised from history." (Washington Post) Author's note on the years she spent researching this novel. 355 pp. ISBN: 978-0399178818.

Seattle: Wing Luke Asian Museum / University of Washington Press, 1994. First edition - A catalog published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the Wing Luke Asian Museum September 9, 1994 through January 15, 1995. Of the 40 works in the exhibition, 18 are included here in both full color and black and white. With a focus on examining the work of Asian Pacific American artists in the Pacific Northwest from 1900 to 1960, this includes essays on art in Seattle, Asian American painters of Washington state, early Asian American photographers, and the legacy of Asian American art. The second part of this publication is the directory of Asian American Artists in Washington and Oregon (1900-1975) compiled for the Archives of American Art. Square format. 88 pp. ISBN: -295974303.

New York: Simon & Schuster / Free Press, (2012.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - Seventh novel by this highly praised Asian American writer, the story of a young woman who leaves India for America in a search that will change her life. INSCRIBED on the title page. 289 pp. ISBN: 978-1451695656.