New York & London: Marion Boyars, 1997. dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in the author's native Guyana. Heath is one of the most highly praised of the modern Caribbean writers, and has been nominated for the Whitbread and Booker prizes and won the Guardian Fiction prixe. ISBN: 0-7145-30158.

New York: Persea Books, (1992.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in the author's native Guyana, originally published in 1978 in England and winner of the Guardian Fiction Prize there. Heath is one of the most highly praised of the modern Caribbean writers, and has been nominated for the Whitbread and Booker prizes. ISBN: 0-89225-1682.

New York: Villard, (1992.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Trinidad-born author's first published collection of short stories; dj praise from Patrick McGrath & Whitney Otto. 226 pp. ISBN: 0-679-411836.

New York: Villard, 1992. dj. Hardcover first edition - Trinidad-born author's first published collection of short stories; dj praise from Patrick McGrath & Whitney Otto. 226 pp. ISBN: 0-679-411836.

New York: Clarion Books, (1998) dj. Hardcover first edition - Lively children's book by this award-winning author set in her native Trinidad. "Lily wishes that she could wear a costume like her big sister Christine and 'jump up,' or parade across the stage, during the Children's Carnival. As the whole family works together on Christine's hummingbird outfit, Lily is jealous" but on the big day, when Christine is frightened, Lily reassures her. Illustrated by Linda Saport with warm pastel drawings. Large format, 32 pp. ISBN: 0-395650127.

Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, 1996. Highly praised first novel by this Barbados born author - Paule Marshall describes him as having 'taken life in a hardscrabble little West Indian village and, through the power o fhis vision and his lean poetic prose, made it speak for the oppressed the world over.'

New York: Henry Holt, 1997. Highly praised first novel by this Barbados born author - Paule Marshall describes him as having 'taken life in a hardscrabble little West Indian village and, through the power o fhis vision and his lean poetic prose, made it speak for the oppressed the world over.'. ISBN: 0-805054723.

Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, 1996. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Highly praised first novel by this Barbados born author - Paule Marshall describes him as having 'taken life in a hardscrabble little West Indian village and, through the power o fhis vision and his lean poetic prose, made it speak for the oppressed the world over.' SIGNED on the title page with the author's last name, and date 4/30/99. ISBN: 1-56689-0497.

Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, 1996. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Highly praised first novel by this Barbados born author - Paule Marshall describes him as having 'taken life in a hardscrabble little West Indian village and, through the power o fhis vision and his lean poetic prose, made it speak for the oppressed the world over.' INSCRIBED on the title page with 'Peace, blessings, Agymah", and dated 4/30/99. ISBN: 1-56689-0497.

Boston: Little Brown, 1960. dj. A collection of drawings and designs by the author, accompanied by his impressions of Jamaica in the 1950s.

New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2017) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second novel in this award-winning series set in the British Virgin Islands, and featuring Constable Teddy Creque. 294 pp. ISBN: 978-1250148476.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1985. First edition - The definitive biography of this influential Jamaican musician based on interviews with those close to Marley and with Marley himself, including an account of his final concert in Pittsburg just months before his tragic death from cancer in spring of 1981. Bob Marley made "reggae music and his own message of rebellion, self-determination, and the power of the individual a spiritual and political force throughout the world." INSCRIBED by the author inside the front cover and dated in the year of publication, and uncommon thus. Illustrated with photographs, bibliography, index. x, 276 pp. ISBN: 0-385179561.

Toronto: Riverbank Press, (2000). First edition - The second novel by this Guyanese-born Canadian writer, nominated for the Governor General's Award. "Over the course of the evening following the burial of his older brother, David, Simon and his partner, Faye, struggle to reconcile their pasts through the prism of the brother who brought them together, but who also drove them apart. A flood of memory - of childhoods in Canada and the Caribbean, of youthful hopes and adult choices - swirls about this haunting multi-layered novel about the shifting nature of love and belonging." 195 pp. ISBN: 1-896332137.

New York: Collier Macmillan. (1989.). SIGNED first edition - A bi-annual journal of new writing. SIGNED by THREE authors: Jamaica Kincaid at her story "Ovando"; Peter Straub at an excerpt from his forthcoming novel 'Mrs God' and Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge at the poem 'Irises.' This issue includes contributions by Salman Rushdie, Walter Abish, Barbara Guest, John Edgar Wideman, William Vollman, Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge, Peter Straub, Gary Indiana, Patrick McGrath and more. Notes on contributors. 287 pp plus advertisements. We specialize in literary journals, and have many others - including many not yet catalogued and listed on line. ISBN: 0-02-0352905.

London: The Crime Club / Collins, (1975) dj. Hardcover first edition - When the wife of the US ambassador of the newly independent Caribbean country of Tampico is found dead at an embassy part, Henry Tibbett is called in, semi-officially, to assist in the investigation. 224 pp. ISBN: 0-002310570.

London: Collins, (1980) dj. Hardcover first edition - An Inspector Henry Tibbetts mystery, set in the British Windward Islands in the Caribbean, where Henry and Emmy are hoping for a quiet vacation - only to discover that the islands were the center of a vicious drug ring, smuggling PCP - angel dust. Although the islands on which this is set are imaginary, Moyes was living in the Caribbean at the time this novel was published and it was based on some very real problems. 268 pp.. ISBN: 0-00-231861x.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of 4 essays by this Nobel prize winning author who was himself born in Trinidad to Indian parents. In addition to the title piece, it includes Michael X and the Black Power Killings in Trinidad; A New King for the Congo: Mobutu and the Nihilism of Africa and Conrad's Darkness. 227 pp. ISBN: 0-394509684.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of 4 essays by this Nobel prize winning author who was himself born in Trinidad to Indian parents. In addition to the title piece, it includes Michael X and the Black Power Killings in Trinidad; A New King for the Congo: Mobutu and the Nihilism of Africa and Conrad's Darkness. 227 pp. ISBN: 0-394509684.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1982. dj. Hardcover first edition - Suspense novel set in the Caribbean, featuring Philis, a British secret agent. A Crime Club selection. 180 pp. ISBN: 0-385-18358-5.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, (2001) dj. Hardcover - A revised and updated i of this collection of four hundred great soup recipes from around the world, including many South American and Asian recipes. Also includes sections on master techniques, how to find unusual ingredients, and other tips on how to vary the recipes, including charts of patterns on how to improvise soups. Illustrated with full color photographs. Somewhat oversized. Index, 630 pp. ISBN: 0-471391360.

New York: New International, 1987. First edition - Features articles on "The Second Assassination of Maurice Bishop" by Larry Clark (the first was his killing in Grenada in 1983, the second assassination was destroying his legacy), "Cuba: A Historic Moment (two speeches by Fidel Castro )", "The Fifty Year Domestic Contra Operation by Larry Seigle, "Land, Labor and the Canadian Revolution" by Michel Dugre, and more. 272 pp.

Portland, OR: Bootleg Press, (2005). First edition - The author's third novel, one which combines a horror story with a thriller. "The Night Witch is a soucouyant, Southern Caribbean cousin to the vampire and werewolf. She is a never aging shape shifter born of a mixture of Voodoo and European folklore. She lives forever because she wears a locket that contains a magic potion. Her locket has been stolen and she wants it back." and so she is coming after Caroline, the daughter of the man who stole. 309 pp plus publisher's ads. ISBN: 0-974524662.

London: Andersen Press, (2004.). First edition - Adventure story set in the Caribbean in 1639, the story of a 14 year old boy escaping from his life of poverty and drudgery on the island of Nevis. Translated from the Danish by Tina Nunnally. 373 pp. ISBN: 9781842706336.

New York: Norton, (1982). Aground-breaking novel, originally published in 1966, which was a revision of Jane Eyre, focusing on the West Indian madwoman locked in the attic. Introduction by Francis Wyndham. 190 pp. ISBN: 0-393-308804.

San Rafael, CA: Insight Editions, (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Reggae scholar and Beat magazine founder Roger Steffens traces reggae's history and roots, in a chronological format, illustrated with striking photographs in both black and white and full color by reggae enthusiast Peter Simon (Carly's brother). Includes a foreword by Toots Hibbert and an introduction by Stephen Davis. It also includes a DVD specially made for this book compiling rare and previously unseen interviews with the greats of reggae music - including Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff, and Toots Hibbert - and removable printed reproductions of items from Steffen's personal collection. Oversized format, illustrated throughout. A fascinating book. SIGNED on the half title page by Roger Steffens with "one" and a drawing of a heart. ISBN: 1933784237.

New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2001) dj. Hardcover - A woman travels to a Caribbean island after the woman who had been her nanny and her haven dies - only to find that she knew nothing of Louise's real life. 259 pp. ISBN: 0-316-890804.