Sausalito, California: Windgate Press, (1987) dj. Hardcover - A centennial reissue of the photographic album Artistic Homes of California, originally published by the San Francisco Newsletter in 1888, this includes all 50 "artotypes" of the grand Victorian mansions in their original states, before alterations, plus the original descriptive text - 37 in San Francisco, 7 in Oakland and 6 in San Jose. Includes a new introduction by Alex Brammer. Glossary and index. Large oblong format, silk ribbon marker bound in. ISBN: 0-915269058.

New York: Arno Press, 1974. Hardcover - Originally published in 1888. Illustrated with small drawings throughout. Commentary on the character of Americans from family life and bonnets to criminals, to Anglomaniacs, and relaxation. A title in the Foreign Travelers in America, 1810-1935 series. 244 pp. ISBN: 0-405-054467.

Los Angeles: Heritage Publishing, (1995) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Collection of poems, many about California, others rooted in the author's Jewishness, INSCRIBED on the title page "Hi-- Hope you are well - and a prayer for peace" and dated in 1996. Letter from Elie Wiesel bound in. 108 pp. ISBN: 0-9645651-02.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1935) dj. Hardcover first edition - An introduction to the pleasures of living in - or visiting - Carmel, Monterey and Santa Barbara, including two chapters on the Franciscan Mission at Santa Barbara. His final book, published posthumously. Illustrated with 35 drawings by his wife, by Mary Seymour Brooks. 158 pp.

Pacific Gas & Electric, (1965.). First edition - Compiled from a series of articles in P G and E, Progress, with a foreword by Governor Edmund Brown. Cover the entire 700 mile length of California, with information and photographs on 42 official State Historical Monuments which vary in size from a tiny adobe house to an incredible castle of unsurpassed grandeur - included are the missions, San Simeon's Hearst Castle, Angel Island, various forts, the old mining towns, the Weaverville Joss House, Angel Island, and more. Map, many sepia toned photographs. 48 pp

New York: Spiegel & Grau, 2008. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, described as a "withering Silicon Valley satire." SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 401 pp. ISBN: 9780385524018.

New York: Spiegel & Grau, 2008. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, described as a "withering Silicon Valley satire." SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 401 pp. ISBN: 978-0385524018.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1993) dj. Hardcover - San Francisco from the Golden Gate Bridge to Union Square, the cable cars, Chinatown, the Japanese Tea Garden, Mission Dolores, North Beach and more, fancifully illustrated with colorful collages by Elisa Kleven. Includes a brief chronology of the history of the city, and several pages of fun facts. Unpaginated, large almost square format. ISBN: 0-811802337.

Berkeley, CA: Counterpoint, (2008.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Set in the San Francisco bay area, this is a novel about the perils of modern marriages. Praise from Ann Packer who called it a "slim, devasting novel" and from Daniel Handler, Anne Lamott and others. SIGNED on the title page. Illustrated with drawings by Monica Scott. 225 pp. ISBN: 9781582434049.

Berkeley, CA: Counterpoint, (2008.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Set in the San Francisco bay area, this is a novel about the perils of modern marriages. Praise from Ann Packer who called it a "slim, devasting novel" and from Daniel Handler, Anne Lamott and others. SIGNED and dated on the title page. Illustrated with drawings by Monica Scott. 225 pp. ISBN: 9781582434049.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. dj. Hardcover first edition - Over 200 photographs, many focusing on the exuberant details of the Victorian architecture - slightly oversized, printed on good quality paper . Index of buildings. 200, iii pp plus 2 pp of notes from author and photographer. Burgundy marbelized endpapers. ISBN: 0-394-483804.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. dj. Hardcover first edition - Over 200 photographs, many focusing on the exuberant details of the Victorian architecture - slightly oversized, printed on good quality paper . Index of buildings. 200, iii pp plus 2 pp of notes from author and photographer. Burgundy marbelized endpapers. ISBN: 0-394-483804.

New York: Feiwel and Friends / Macmillan, (2008.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "ItÕs been two months since TravisÕs family moved to a development so new that it seems totally unreal. His parents are working harder now, to pay for it all, and Travis is left to fend for himself.ThereÕs one place, though, where Travis can still connect with his old life: the Salinas library. . . . a mystery that delves deeply into the ways that books take us, one at a time, out into the vast world." SIGNED on the title page. Bibliography. 343 pp. ISBN: 0-312-37328-7.

New York: Feiwel and Friends / Macmillan, (2008.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "ItÕs been two months since TravisÕs family moved to a development so new that it seems totally unreal. His parents are working harder now, to pay for it all, and Travis is left to fend for himself.ThereÕs one place, though, where Travis can still connect with his old life: the Salinas library. . . . a mystery that delves deeply into the ways that books take us, one at a time, out into the vast world." Bibliography. 343 pp. ISBN: 0-312-37328-7.

New York: Bantam, (1988) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel of international political intrigue, deception and suspense: a murder in 1980s California turns out to have roots in the Resistance in occupied France. 279 pp. ISBN: 0-553-052950.

New York: Bantam, (1988) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A novel of international political intrigue, deception and suspense: a murder in 1980s California turns out to have roots in the Resistance in occupied France. SIGNED by the author, 279 pp. ISBN: 0-553-052950.

New York: Carroll & Graf, (1996.). SIGNED first edition - A novel of 'revenge and deliverance and love beyond the grave,' one which celebrates the freedom of being a vampire. INSCRIBED on the title page with a small drawing. 310 pp.

San Carlos, California: Nourse Publishing Company, (1962.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "Is the City by the Golden Gate always right and never wrong? Are the restaurants the country's best?.... Should the cable cars go? ....the two sides of San Francisco pros and cons - on these topics and others like saloons, night life, seagulls and sports - are related by" members of the working press and columnists, including Monique Benoit, Herb Caen, Andy Curtin, Millie Robbins, Prescott Sullivan, Don Sherwood, Roger Williams and others. Edited and with a foreword by Walt Daley. Illustrated with a humorous drawing at the head of each chapter by Jack Gerkensmeyer. 154 pp.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (2003.). SIGNED first edition - Second mystery featuring filmmaker-turned-detective Bill Damen - murder at a biotech company on the verge of announcing a breakthrough in gene therapy. Set in the Silicon Valley area of Northern California. 272 pp. ISBN: 0-8118-36800.

Sacramento, CA: Bureau Of Land Management, U. S. Dept Of Interior, 1970. First edition - A report which focuses on the necessity for protecting the desert and for better use of its resources - include wildlife, vegatation, minerals, land for grazing or recreation. It begins with 'the California Desert - a 16 million acre national treasure... this is our public land. It is in serious trouble.' The report first lays out the current situation and then proposes a specific blueprint, including critical steps that needed to taken immediately. 70 pp plus 30 unnumbered preliminary pages.

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1966. Hardcover first edition - Tales of the self-sufficient, self-reliant men known as burro prospectors. They were uninhibited lovers of independence and solitude with a certain personal charm and usually a sardonic sense of humor. Number 14 in the series of keepsakes issued by the Friends of the Bancroft Library for its members

San Diego: Howell-North Books, (1980) dj. Hardcover first edition - A look at some of the historical houses in California's gold rush country from Angel's Camp to Mokelume Hill, Jackson, Sutter Creek, Placerville, Grass Valley and Nevada City and more. Foreword by Donald Biggs. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs by Craig Buchanan and Morley Baer (many which depict details of the houses) and maps by David Richardson. Large format. 174 pp. ISBN: 0-831071214.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1979.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The 4th novel by this California writer - who later wrote mostly under the name of Robert Campbell title. A story of a motley crew of misfits and losers who plan a kidnapping and assassination at the Academy Awards. 297 pp. ISBN: 0-672-525836.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1979.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The 4th novel by this California writer - who later wrote mostly under the name of Robert Campbell title. A story of a motley crew of misfits and losers who plan a kidnapping and assassination at the Academy Awards. 297 pp. ISBN: 0-672-525836.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1979.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The 4th novel by this California writer - who later wrote mostly under the name of Robert Campbell title. A story of a motley crew of misfits and losers who plan a kidnapping and assassination at the Academy Awards. 297 pp. ISBN: 0-672-525836.

Oakland, CA: Regent Press, (2007). SIGNED first edition - A collection of essays - on art, nature, history, growing up in California (and considering leaving it), Iris Murdoch, James Broughton and other writers, and more - by this award-winning poet. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Includes an appendix with an 11 page list of Canan's publications. 305 pp. ISBN: 9781587901294.

Boston: Harper & Row, (1989.). First book by this California author, a collection of short stories mostly set in California. Winner of the Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship. 179 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0972084.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1988.) dj. Hardcover - First book by this California author, a collection of short stories mostly set in California. Winner of the Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship. 179 pp. ISBN: 0-395-429765.