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.

New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2004). SIGNED first edition - Includes both the newest Shane Scully thriller, but also the first novel in the series, "The Tin Collectors." Vertical coffin is the name that the SWAT team uses for doorways, since they are most vulnerable at that point. SIGNED on the title page. 324 and 389 pp. ISBN: 0-312-331908.

Sacramento: California Journal Press, (1977). First edition - A look at how the press worked in the post-Watergate era - among other things, it describes the relationship between reporters and politicians both in California and in Washington D.C. Bibliography, index. ix, 308 pp. ISBN: 0-930302133.

Berkeley, CA: Crime and Social Justice, 1974. First edition - The second issue of this co-operatively produced (and fairly long running periodical). Includes articles by Robert Cantor, Nguyen Khac Vien, Paul Tagaki, Mimi Goldman, Peter Miller, Peter Shapiro and many others. Article include survivors of the Saigon jails, the writings of Norma Stafford, the Santa Cruz women's prison project, justice for Tyrone Guyton, poems of Luis Talamantez, San Quentin on trial, reviews of books and political films and more. Large format (8.5 by 11.5 inches), 122 pp.

New York: Harper Collins, (1996) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Set mostly in California's Central Valley, this is a novel about the search to understand why a lone gunman opened fire on a busload of mostly Vietnamese and Cambodian children on a school trip and then killed himself. As forensic psychiatrist Leander Heartwood and Gabriel Chin, a Chinese American special agent for the state Department of Justice investigate the crime, they begin to suspect that there was someone else behind the gunman. A novel which gives a look into the dark underside of contemporary society, and the lingering effects of the war in Vietnam. SIGNED on the title page. 488 pp. ISBN: 0-060183608.

New York: Harper Collins, (1996) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Set mostly in California's Central Valley, this is a novel about the search to understand why a lone gunman opened fire on a busload of mostly Vietnamese and Cambodian children on a school trip and then killed himself. As forensic psychiatrist Leander Heartwood and Gabriel Chin, a Chinese American special agent for the state Department of Justice investigate the crime, they begin to suspect that there was someone else behind the gunman. A novel which gives a look into the dark underside of contemporary society, and the lingering effects of the war in Vietnam. SIGNED on the title page. 488 pp. ISBN: 0-060183608.

New York: Harper Collins, (1996). SIGNED first edition - Set mostly in California's Central Valley, this is a novel about the search to understand why a lone gunman opened fire on a busload of mostly Vietnamese and Cambodian children on a school trip and then killed himself. As forensic psychiatrist Leander Heartwood and Gabriel Chin, a Chinese American special agent for the state Department of Justice investigate the crime, they begin to suspect that there was someone else behind the gunman. A novel which gives a look into the dark underside of contemporary society, and the lingering effects of the war in Vietnam. SIGNED on the title page. 488 pp.

Santa Fe, NM: Sherman Asher Publishing, (1999). SIGNED first edition - The story of the poet's boyhood in California, where he arrived from his native Costa Rica in 1939 at age twelve. Cover praise from Marjorie Agosin, among others who called it a "lyrical memoir shaped by an exquisite language and a wise heart." IINSCRIBED on the half title page - "To --- the delights of meeting" and dated in 2000. 140 pp. ISBN: 1-890932078.

New York: Putnam, 1936. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Includes accounts of trips to Alaska, Chicago, the Pacific Northwest, the Southwest, Mexico, and especially many trips of excursions around California, including the Mother Lode country of the Sierra Foothills, the high Sierras, the desert and more. Illustrated with many photographs. Presentation copy INSCRIBED by the author to Howard L. Rowe, Madera County Superintendent of Schools and dated in 1941. 241 pp.

Sacramento, California: Crystal Clear Printers, (1987). First edition - Sacramento poet's second collection, containing many poems influenced by her Chicana childhood in South Texas. Illustrated with drawings by Jim S. Castellano. 97 pp plus final illustration.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1926. Cendrars's first novel, translated from the French by Henry Logan Stuart. Attractively illustrated with woodcuts at the beginning of each chapter, and 5 full page colored plates, by Harry Cimino.

San Jose, CA: World Science Fiction Convention, 2002. First edition - In addiiton to reviews of restaurants in the downtown San Jose area, this contains many anecdotes relating to meals by such writers as Larry Niven, Lois McMaster Bujold, Joe Haldeman, Rudy Rucker, Karen Haber and Robert Silverberg and many more. Short stories by Vernor Vinge and Bjo Trimble. 99 pp plus index.

San Jose, CA: World Science Fiction Convention, 2002. SIGNED first edition - In addiiton to reviews of restaurants in the downtown San Jose area, this contains many anecdotes relating to meals by such writers as Larry Niven, Lois McMaster Bujold, Joe Haldeman, Rudy Rucker, Karen Haber and Robert Silverberg and many more. Short stories by Vernor Vinge and Bjo Trimble. 99 pp plus index. SIGNED on the cover in gold ink by David Cherry.

New York: Macmillan, 1962. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "A Candid Close-up of a Forceful Man and His Often Controversial Impact on a Great City." Biography of the 34th mayor of San Francisco (from 1956 to 1963) - Greek-born Christopher was credited with a strong record on civil rights and bringing the Giants to San Francisco, but also with redevelopment that destroyed much of the character of the city and displaced many of the ethnic groups - especially African Americans. SIGNED on the front endpaper by both Geoge Christopher and author George Dorsey. Photographs. 238 pp.

New York: Macmillan, 1962. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "A Candid Close-up of a Forceful Man and His Often Controversial Impact on a Great City." Interesting association copy of this biography of the 34th mayor of San Francisco (from 1956 to 1963) INSCRIBED to his secretary as follows "To Peg - who does all the good things I get credit for, and adroitly hides my mistakes! Thanks to the most efficient and proficient secretary in the world!" and dated 6/15/62. Greek-born Christopher was credited with a strong record on civil rights and bringing the Giants to San Francisco, but also with redevelopment that destroyed much of the character of the city and displaced many of the ethnic groups - especially African Americans. Photographs. 238 pp.

Rancho Cordova, CA: Landmark Enterprises, (1984.). "Concerning Captain John Clar, his United States Navy career after graduation from Spain's Naval Academy; his visit to Mexican California in 1836 and again at the capture in 1842; the historic Gold Rush voyage of Barque Humboldt."A respectful biography written by an admiring grandson, we learn of Captain John Clar's life: his graduation from Spain's Naval Academy, his U.S. Naval career and visits to Mexican California in 1836, the Capture in 1842, the historic Gold Rush voyage of Barque Humboldt, his purchase of Oakland site; settlement at Clarville; the land surveyor, Translator and Keeper of the Old Archives. Illustrated with many vintage photographs, maps, letters. Bibliography, 156 pp. plus 2 pp. Index. ISBN: 0-91084-239.

Rancho Cordova, CA: Landmark Enterprises, (1984.). "Concerning Captain John Clar, his United States Navy career after graduation from Spain's Naval Academy; his visit to Mexican California in 1836 and again at the capture in 1842; the historic Gold Rush voyage of Barque Humboldt."A respectful biography written by an admiring grandson, we learn of Captain John Clar's life: his graduation from Spain's Naval Academy, his U.S. Naval career and visits to Mexican California in 1836, the Capture in 1842, the historic Gold Rush voyage of Barque Humboldt, his purchase of Oakland site; settlement at Clarville; the land surveyor, Translator and Keeper of the Old Archives. Illustrated with many vintage photographs, maps, letters. Bibliography, 156 pp. plus 2 pp. Index. ISBN: 0-91084-239.

New York: Ballantine, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which tells the story of a journey down the San Andreas fault, "searching for the places and the people who could perhaps answer the provocative question: What is it like living in a place that no matter how beautiful, might suddenly, while you opened the cereal, combed your hair, or bathed the baby, strike you dead?" Recounts the histories of Wiyot Indians and their earthquake legends, investigates the conflict between California's logging industry and environmentalists, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, visits Palm Springs and the Salton Sea and more. A mixture of sociology, history, personality, and seismology. Map, bibliography. 417 pp. ISBN: 0-345385667.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1989.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - California poet's first collection, SIGNED on the title page. Praise from John Ashbery and W. S. Merwin on the back cover. 66 pp. ISBN: 0-374-289832.

Chicago: Follett Publishing Co., (1962.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A Nature Adventiure book from Arizona Highways Magazine, illustrated with 10 full color photographs by Ansel Adams as well as photographs from Bill Bass, Harry and Ruth Crockett, Willard Luce, Josef Muench, Willis Peterson and paintings by Jules Gottlieb. Glossary. 32 pp. Large format.

Berkeley, CA: Poltroon Press, 1999. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - First novel featuring private detective August Riordan, and set in Silicon Valley, where he is hired by a multi-millionaire entrepreneur to find the stolen software for an advanced chess program. SIGNED on the title page. Illustrated with photographs. 309 pp. ISBN: 0-918395-216.

Berkeley, CA: Poltroon Press, 2002. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Second mystery featuring private detective August Riordan, and set in Silicon Valley, where he is hired to find the missing CTO (chief technical officer) at a biotechnology startup. From the blurbs on the back cover: 'Fast cars, nymphomaniac rich kids, billionaires with short attention spans and long money: a truer picture of Silicon Valley can't be found.' (-Cory Johnson, CNBC. ) Illustrated. 295 pp. SIGNED on the title page. ISBN: 0-918395-216.

Winchester, MA: Faber & Faber, (1991.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book, stories of post-punk Los Angeles with blurbs by Timothy Leary, Henry Rollins, Hubert Selby, Jr. and others. 214 pp. ISBN: 0-571-129145.

New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2022) dj. Hardcover first edition - Thriller featuring LAPD Detective Renee Ballard who is now leading the newly revived cold case division and persuades Harry Bosch to come back and work with her team. 388 pp. ISBN: 978-0316485654.

New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2019) dj. Hardcover first edition - Thriller featuring LAPD Detective Renee Ballard and Harry Bosch working together again on a murder case that obsessed Bosch's mentor. "After his funeral his widow hands Bosch a murder book that Thompson took with him when he left the LAPD 20 years before - the unsolved killing of a troubled young man in an alley used for drug deals.. . But they soon arrive at a worrying question: Did Thompson steal the murder book to work the case in retirement, or to make sure it never got solved?" 405 pp. ISBN: 978-0316485616.