Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, (2003.). First edition - From the back cover: "This new collection . . affords fresh insights into Carroll's complex character, traces the history of the books that became great classics of the Victorian era, and charts the sometimes tempestuous seas of Carroll's relationships with his correspondents. Carroll, a meticulous artist, made detailed demands upon his illustrators, who included John Tenniel, Henry Holiday, Arthur Burdett Frost, Harry Furniss, and Gertrude Thomson. . . the author as an expert in the details of book production in an age in which new technologies repeatedly altered the publishing process. " Illustrated with photographs and with sketches by both Carroll and the illustrators. Index. xxxvi, 340 pp.

New York: Harper & Row, 1976. dj. Hardcover first edition - A book for Alice in Wonderland fans, puzzle addicts and those intrigued by odd things: the title comes from the riddle the Hatter asked Alice at the Tea Party. Illustrated with reproductions from different editions of 'Alice' books, index. 191 pages. ISBN: 0-06-0121130.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1984. dj. Hardcover first edition - A biographical memoir of the writer John Cheever by his daughter. Photographs. x, 243 pp. ISBN: 0-395-352975.

New York: Ecco Press, (2004.). First edition - The Garman sisters were "strikingly beautiful, artistic and wild" and they were at the center of radical literary and political circles in Europe between the world wars. This focuses on the stories of four members of the family whose lives are most fully documented: three of the sisters: Mary (wife of the poet Roy Campbell), Kathleen (mistress and later the wife of sculpture Jacob Epstein and Lorna Wishart (lover of the young poet Laurie Lee and painter Lucien Freud) and their brother, Douglas Garman. Photographs, sources, bibliography (the index is not included in this advance issue.) 299 pp.

London: The British Library, (1997) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which spans the centuries, selected and introduced by Rodney Dale - the first example is a stalking, elongated beast from the 8th-century Lindisfarne Gospels. Also included are some fine art from da Vinci and Drer as well as some startling children's book illustrations, from Edward Lear to Victorian children's illustrations, Seuss's skinny troublemaker to Ronald Searle's chubbies to B. Kliban's none-too-slim smart alec. Illustrated throughout with 100 illustrations, including 75 in full color, others sepia toned photographs or black and white drawings. Index. 112 pp. ISBN: 0-712345434.

Boulder, CO: Sounds True, (2017). SIGNED first edition - A book which, month by month "shows you how to use meditation to cultivate true depth in your own writing so your words reveal layers of profound insight that inspire and move your readers." INSCRIBED on the title page. 189 pp. ISBN: 978-1622039111.

Boulder, CO: Sounds True, (2017). SIGNED first edition - A book which, month by month "shows you how to use meditation to cultivate true depth in your own writing so your words reveal layers of profound insight that inspire and move your readers." SIGNED on the title page. 189 pp. Promotional postcard laid in. ISBN: 978-1622039111.

Ohio: Kent State University Press, (1968). Hardcover first edition - From the preface: "this new bibliography aims to be a complete catalogue of: (1) editions of Emily Dickinson's writings, (2) first or early printings of her poems, (3) books, chapters in books, and parts of chapters, (4) bibliographies and bibliographical discussions, (5) unpublished doctoral dissertations and important M.A. and undergraduate theses, (6) essays and parts of essays published in periodicals, both scholarly and popular, (7) review articles, operationally defined as reviews extending to three or more pages. Though completeness is claimed only for items from the United States, England, and Canada, numerous foreign publications are included. And though the scope of the bibliography is nominally from 1850 to 1966, many 1967 contributions are included." Index of poetry explications and of authors. xxx, 145 p

Washington, D.C.: Published for the Library of Congress by the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund. 1964. First edition - Includes the text of two lectures presented under the auspices of the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund. "Hidden Name And complex Fate: a Writer's Experience in the U.S." by Ralph Ellison on January 6 and "American Poet?" by Karl Shapiro on January 27, 1964. iii, 32 pp.

Berkeley, CA: Oyez, 1976. dj. Hardcover first edition - Noted poet's fascinating long essay on the creative writer as an example of the Western archetype.

Berkeley, CA: Oyez, 1976. dj. Hardcover first edition - Noted poet's fascinating long essay on the creative writer as an example of the Western archetype.

New York: Persea Books, 1988. First edition - An examination by this British novelist of the special problems faced by women writers (not just in the 18th and 19th centuries) and the ways in which these were turned to ultimate advantage. Among the writers discussed are Fanny Burney, the Bronte sisters, Jane Austen, Maria Edgeworth, Gaskell and Wollstonecraft.

New York: St Martin's, (2008.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Foreword by Terry Pratchett. "Over the past twenty years, Neil Gaiman has developed into the premier fantasist of his generation, achieving that rarest of combinations - unrivaled critical respect and extraordinary commercial success. From the comic book series The Sandman to the New York Times bestselling novel American Gods to screenplays for such films as Beowulf, Gaiman has gained a fiercely loyal, worldwide following" This book contains hours of interviews with Gaiman and his collaborators, the beginning of an unpublished novel, a rare comic and never-before-seen essay,photographs, book covers, artwork, and related trivia and much more.Includes an insert of glossy full color photographs. Index. 546 pp. Dust jacket art by Dave McKean.

New York: St Martin's, (2008.). First edition - Foreword by Terry Pratchett. "Over the past twenty years, Neil Gaiman has developed into the premier fantasist of his generation, achieving that rarest of combinations - unrivaled critical respect and extraordinary commercial success. From the comic book series The Sandman to the New York Times bestselling novel American Gods to screenplays for such films as Beowulf, Gaiman has gained a fiercely loyal, worldwide following" This book contains hours of interviews with Gaiman and his collaborators, the beginning of an unpublished novel, a rare comic and never-before-seen essay,photographs, book covers, artwork, and related trivia and much more. 530 pp. Cover by Dave McKean.

New York: Bell, (1985) dj. Hardcover - Lists of prizewinners, librarian's choices, and much more - a book designed to be both factual and entertaining. 229 pp. ISBN: 0-517467836.

Ft Bragg, CA: Cypress House. (2006.). SIGNED first edition - A book which "provides immediate answers to questions posed by writers who've found themselves struggling with the specifics of trying to get published while contending with the common obstacles to writing well and completing a manuscript without succumbing to writer's block, fatigue, self-doubt, and depression." SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Annotated resource list. 81 pp. ISBN: 978-1879384668.

New York: Bantam, (2000) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book in which "Goldberg takes us to the next step in the writing process: turning our flashes of inspiration - the thunder and lightning of creation - into a polished piece of work." Includes many anecdotes about writers she knows, and a three page appendix listing "Books I Love." 221 pp. ISBN: 0-553095285.

Boston: Beacon Press, (1997.). Essays on books and writers - from Clover Adams (wife of Henry Adams) to Willa Cather, Kate Chopin, Jean Rhys, Andre Dubus, and more. Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. 165 pp. ISBN: 0-8070-62233.

New York: Random House, 1983. dj. Hardcover first edition - The first definitive biography of Hammett, written with the co-operation and assistance of Lillian Hellman and his daughters. Based on letters and material never before available. Illustrated with photographs. Select bibliography, notes, index. 344 pp. ISBN: 0-394-505018.

Berkeley, CA: Friends of the Bancroft Library, University of California, 1965. Hardcover first edition - Published to as a celebration of Hammond's nineteen-year tenure as Director of the Bancroft Library at the University of California. Contributors include Dale L. Morgan, Agapito Rey, Charles L Camp, Robert H. Becker, Warren R. Howell, Robert E. Burke, J. S. Holliday and others..Includes a bibliography of George P. Hammond's writings and as well as reprinting his first published work. Frontispiece portrait, 10 additional sepia-toned pages of reproductions, plates and portraits. Keepsake Number 13, designed and printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy. xiii, 119 pp.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1981.) dj. Hardcover - From the dustjacket "While many people are familiar with the public image of Hemingway and the legendary accounts of his life, few knew him as an intimate. Now, with this collection of letters-the first to be published-a new Hemingway emerges. Ranging from 1917 to 1961, this generous selection of nearly 600 letters is, in effect, both a self-portrait and an autobiography." Edited and with an introduction by Baker, Hemingway's biographer, these present his views on writing and reading, his enthusiasm for hunting, fishing, eating, living; they discuss women, politicians, prize-fighters and more. xxvii, 948 pp. ISBN: 0-684-167654.

Washington, D.C & New Haven.: Smithsonian Institution Press in association with Yale University Press, 1999. dj. Hardcover first edition - A beautiful large format book, published in association with the exhibition held June 18 to November 7, 1999 by the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Illustrated with color and black and white photos of Hemingway and others in his life, and with reproductions of Hemingway books, memorabilia and art. Index. 111 pp. ISBN: 0-300-079265.

Pottsdown, Penna: The Americanist Press, (1967.). One of only 200 copies of this facsimile edition of a book originally published in 1888.I Includes essays on eight authors: Edgar Allen Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Thoreau, William Dean Howells, Helen Jackson, Henry Jame, Edwin Percy Whipple. 78 pp.

New York: Harper Collins, (1995) dj. Hardcover first edition - Based on hundreds of interviews, this books gives a glimpse inside the world of publishing children's books, as authors, author-illustrators, illustrators and poets describe their lives and their approaches to creating children's books. Lois Lensky, Scott O'Dell, Walter Farley, H. A. Rey, the D'Aulaires, Beverly Clearly, Leo Politi, Garth Williams, and Arna Bontemps are just a few of those included. Lists of major awards, index. xvi, 233 pp. ISBN: 0-060247487.

Davis, California: University of California, 1975. First edition - Foreword by Celeste Turner Wright. A speech to the Friends of the Library at UC Davis about 'what he does as a literary scholar' in general and specifiaclly concerning his work on a definitive edition of William Dean Howells' works, and especially on 'A Hazard of New Fortunes.' Keepsake Number 7 . [iv]14pp.

New York: Ungar Publishing Company, (1986) dj. Hardcover first edition - A title in the Recognition: Mystery Writers Series. An in-depth look at the life and works of the writer whom many consider "the finest writer among the practicioners of detective fiction." His over 40 novels span the era from the Golden Age of the 1930s to the 1980s. Notes, bibliography, index. xi, 224 pp. ISBN: 0-804428069.

Emmaus, Pennesylvania: Miniature Books - Rodale Press, (1954.). Hardcover first edition - A rather appealing small (although not really a miniature) book containing an essay by James which was originally published in the Century Magazine in 1890. Illustrated with a portrait of Honore Daumier and 15 his caricatures. 36 pp.