Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2006. dj. Hardcover first edition - National Book Award winner, NY Times Notable Book, Horn Book award winner and more. Although the two books in this series which follow the adventures of a young boy, an African slave who is at times the subject of a "scientific experiment", pampered and taught Latin and Greek at one point, brutalized at other times, have been classified as 'young adult,' they are incredibly well-written, emotionally complex, thoughtful and satisfying historical novels, ones which give a different picture of the American revolution, and ageless in their appeal. Very highly recommended. 351 pp plus an author's note. ISBN: 9780763636791.

Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, (2008.). SIGNED first edition - Sequel to his National Book Award winner. Although these two books which follow the adventures a young boy, an African slave who is at times the subject of a "scientific experiment", pampered and taught Latin and Greek at one point, brutalized at other times, have been classified as 'young adult,' they are incredibly well-written, emotionally complex, thoughtful and satisfying historical novels, ones which give a different picture of the American revolution, and ageless in their appeal. Very highly recommended. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Slightly oversized.

Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, (2008.). First edition - National Book Award winner, NY Times Notable Book, Horn Book award winner and more. Although the two books in this series which follow the adventures of a young boy, an African slave who is at times the subject of a "scientific experiment", pampered and taught Latin and Greek at one point, brutalized at other times, have been classified as 'young adult,' they are incredibly well-written, emotionally complex, thoughtful and satisfying historical novels, ones which give a different picture of the American revolution, and ageless in their appeal. Very highly recommended. 353 pp plus an author's note and a conversation with the author. ISBN: 9780763636791.

Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, (2008.). SIGNED first edition - Sequel to his National Book Award winner. Although these two books which follow the adventures a young boy, an African slave who is at times the subject of a "scientific experiment", pampered and taught Latin and Greek at one point, brutalized at other times, have been classified as 'young adult,' they are incredibly well-written, emotionally complex, thoughtful and satisfying historical novels, ones which give a different picture of the American revolution, and ageless in their appeal. Very highly recommended. Slightly oversized. 561 pp plus author's note.

Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, (2008.). First edition - Sequel to his National Book Award winner. Although these two books which follow the adventures a young boy, an African slave who is at times the subject of a "scientific experiment", pampered and taught Latin and Greek at one point, brutalized at other times, have been classified as 'young adult,' they are incredibly well-written, emotionally complex, thoughtful and satisfying historical novels, ones which give a different picture of the American revolution, and ageless in their appeal. Very highly recommended. Slightly oversized. 561 pp plus author's note.

Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, (2008.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Sequel to his National Book Award winner. Although these two books which follow the adventures a young boy, an African slave who is at times the subject of a "scientific experiment", pampered and taught Latin and Greek at one point, brutalized at other times, have been classified as 'young adult,' they are incredibly well-written, emotionally complex, thoughtful and satisfying historical novels, ones which give a different picture of the American revolution, and ageless in their appeal. Very highly recommended. Slightly oversized. 561 pp plus author's historical note. ISBN: 978-0763629502.

Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, (2008.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Sequel to his National Book Award winner. Although these two books which follow the adventures a young boy, an African slave who is at times the subject of a "scientific experiment", pampered and taught Latin and Greek at one point, brutalized at other times, have been classified as 'young adult,' they are incredibly well-written, emotionally complex, thoughtful and satisfying historical novels, ones which give a different picture of the American revolution, and ageless in their appeal. Very highly recommended. Slightly oversized. 561 pp plus author's historical note. ISBN: 978-0763629502.

New York: Arno Press, 1974. Hardcover - Originally published in 1899. Includes his impressions of New York City ("much maligned") including the new rapid transit system there, and of Washington, Boston and Chicago, as well as comments on the differences between the North and the South, the American language, the postal system, universities and more. A title in the Foreign Travelers in America, 1810-1935 series. 260 pp. ISBN: 0-405-054416.

New York: Putnam, (2018). SIGNED first edition - After the death of Robert B. Parker in 2010, Southern crime fiction writer Ace Atkins was selected to continue the Spenser series. Reviewer Paul Saltzman commented that Atkins "has stayed true to [Parker's] voice and his literate, dialogue-driven vision while keeping his characters compelling and allowing them to grow." Spenser finds himself investigating the art theft from the Gardiner Museum which occurred more than 20 years ago. SIGNED on the title page. 319 pp.

New York: Putnam, (2018) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - After the death of Robert B. Parker in 2010, Southern crime fiction writer Ace Atkins was selected to continue the Spenser series. Reviewer Paul Saltzman commented that Atkins "has stayed true to [Parker's] voice and his literate, dialogue-driven vision while keeping his characters compelling and allowing them to grow." Spenser finds himself investigating the art theft from the Gardiner Museum which occurred more than 20 years ago. SIGNED on the title page and dated 5-2-17, in the year of publication. 319 pp. ISBN: 978-0399177019.

New York: Delacorte, 1993. The fifth mystery featuring Boston PI Carlotta Carlyle.

Boston: John P. Jewett and Company, 1856. Hardcover first edition - The true history of the extradition of Anthony Burns as a fugitive slave, the court house attack and martial law in Boston. Stevens was an eyewitness to many of the events described in the book. The extradition of fugitive slaves was a rallying point for abolitionists, and violent incidents such as occured in Boston, as described in this book, marked the slide of the nation toward civil war. The historical perspective offered in these pages is compelling, especially considering the role Boston had in the nation's fight for independence. Illustrated by With 3 full page engravings. 295 pp.

Philadelphia: Macrae Smith Co., (1963). Hardcover - Set in Boston in 1774, on the eve of the revolution, this is the story of a young boy, kidnapped in Liverpool and sold as an indentured servant to a cruel master, and who is bought again by a kindly - but opportunistic - printer (and counterfeiter). As the Jed begins to learn more about the rebels, he also begins to better understand their desire for freedom. Illustrated with drawings by Carol Wilde. The last children's novel, written under her married name, by this author who would become best known for the Mrs Polifax mystery series. 190 pp.

Durham and London, Duke University Press, (1999.). First edition - In this, his moving third collection of poems, Campo explores the themes of his Cuban heritage, his work as a doctor caring for AIDS patients and his identity as a gay man (including his rejection by his mother because of this.) The final section consists of translations of Frederico Garcia Lorca's Sonnets of Dark Love. 98 pp.

New York: Norton, (1988.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Reconstruction of a fascinating murder case in Boston: "A distraught father walks into the newsroom of the Boston Herald asking for help in locating his missing daughter, a breautiful commercial artist named Robin Benedict...Benedict is actually a high-paid prostitute in Boston's Combat Zone. The suspect is the eminent anatomist Dr. William Henry James Douglas who, it is learned, has been embezzling funds from his laboratory at Tufts University to support his costly entanglement with Benedict." Photographs, bibliography. 474 pp. ISBN: 0-393025691.

Boston: Beacon, 1971. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - African American author's first regularly published collection of poetry (a chapbook of the same name was published in 1966.) SIGNED on the title page. Cornish was named as Boston's first Poet Laureate in 2008. Preface by Ruth Whitman. Illustrated with photographs. 81 pp. ISBN: 0-8070-64149.

Boston: Beacon, 1971. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - African American author's first regularly published collection of poetry (a chapbook of the same name was published in 1966.) SIGNED on the title page. Cornish was named as Boston's first Poet Laureate in 2008. Preface by Ruth Whitman. Illustrated with photographs. 81 pp. ISBN: 0-8070-64149.

Boston: Beacon, 1971. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - African American author's first regularly published collection of poetry (a chapbook of the same name was published in 1966.) SIGNED on the title page. Cornish was named as Boston's first Poet Laureate in 2008. Preface by Ruth Whitman. Illustrated with photographs. 81 pp. ISBN: 0-8070-64149.

New York: Dutton, (2014) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - When single father Danny Goodman accepts a loan from a wealthy man to cover the tuition for his daughter's school, he becomes the target of a DEA investigation and is faced with an impossible choice: "an indictment for accepting drug money that he canÕt afford to fight in court, or an unthinkably treacherous undercover assignment helping the government get close to his new family friend." SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 387 pp. ISBN: 978-0525054606.

New York: St Martin's, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Comprehensive biography of William Lloyd Garrison, the foremost political agitator and one of the most important American visionaries of the nineteenth century, a tireless fighter for abolition: for 35 years he edited and published 'The Liberator ' a weekly abolitionist newspaper in Boston. A National Book Award finalist. Photographs, Reference Notes, Index. xxi, 707 pp. ISBN: 0-312187408.

New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2010). Hardcover first edition - Novel set on Cape Cod and Boston, on the verge American Revolution. This story of story of one woman's struggle to find her own place is filled with some of the lesser known but most influential figures of America's struggle for independenceÑJohn and Samuel Adams, Henry Knox, James Otis. Historical note. 273 pp. ISBN: 978-0061782145.

New York: Harper & Row, 1986. SIGNED first edition - The second mystery in the highly praised series featuring Boston private eye John Francis Cuddy - a great series. Tony Hillerman called the plot idea 'fresh and intriguing'; Robert Parker described this novel as a 'pleasure to read.' Winner of the Shamus Award for best PI novel. SIGNED on the title page. 232 pp.

New York: Harper & Row, 1988. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fourth mystery featuring Boston PI John Francis Cuddy. SIGNED on the title page. 216 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0159219.

New York: Harper & Row, 1988. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fourth in the award winning mystery series featuring Boston PI John Francis Cuddy, one which takes the reader into the seamier side of the city, a realm ruled by drug dealers and pimps. SIGNED on the title page. 216 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0159219.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, (1941.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of the Fleet family who lived in Pudding Lane in old Boston, above their father's print shop - besides young John and Prue, there was Grandmother Goose, always read with a nonsensical rhyme - based on Hunt's research of how Dame Goose of Boston inherited her rhymes from Mother Goose of old England, and how her book 'Mother Goose's Melodies' was published by Fleet in 1719. Illustrated with a two-page full-color title page and with many black and white drawings, some full page, by Clotilde Embree Funk. An uncommon title by this Newbery Honor award author, and especially so in this condition. Illustrated endpapers, top edge tinted orange. 161 pp.

New York: Delacorte, (2003). First edition - The author's first novel, set in Boston, a story of the gritty underworld of cops and criminals. Stephen White called it "a harrowing memorable debut." 369 pp.