New York: St Martin's, 1992. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first book, a novel within a novel in the tradition of Byatt's 'Possession' in which two researchers use letters and journals to recreate the lives of a Victorian novelist and her family. INSCRIBED by the author on the half title page. ISBN: 0-312-06926x.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1972) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel of submarine warfare in the Yellow Sea towards the end of World War II, by an author who served on three submarines during the war. 349 pp. ISBN: 0-030763908.

New Milford, CT: The Toby Press, (2008.). SIGNED first edition - Highly praised historical novel, set in Jacobean England and in the New World at Jamestown- the story of three fugitives, each of them escaping something in their past: Bill, the sin eater, who believes that he contains the sins of the dead; Sarah, an elderly woman fleeing the despotic lord whom she dared to stand up against, and Mary, a woman fleeing her cruel husband. SIGNED on the title page and dated in October 2008, one month prior to the publication date. 239 pp.

New Milford, CT: The Toby Press, (2008.). First edition - Highly praised historical novel, set in Jacobean England and in the New World at Jamestown- the story of three fugitives, each of them escaping something in their past: Bill, the sin eater, who believes that he contains the sins of the dead; Sarah, an elderly woman fleeing the despotic lord whom she dared to stand up against, and Mary, a woman fleeing her cruel husband. 239 pp.

New Milford, CT: The Toby Press, (2008.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Highly praised historical novel, set in Jacobean England and in the New World at Jamestown- the story of three fugitives, each of them escaping something in their past: Bill, the sin eater, who believes that he contains the sins of the dead; Sarah, an elderly woman fleeing the despotic lord whom she dared to stand up against, and Mary, a woman fleeing her cruel husband. SIGNED on the title page. 237 pp. ISBN: 1592642365.

New Milford, CT: The Toby Press, (2008.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Highly praised historical novel, set in Jacobean England and in the New World at Jamestown- the story of three fugitives, each of them escaping something in their past: Bill, the sin eater, who believes that he contains the sins of the dead; Sarah, an elderly woman fleeing the despotic lord whom she dared to stand up against, and Mary, a woman fleeing her cruel husband. SIGNED on the title page. 237 pp. ISBN: 1592642365.

New York: Walker, (1986) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second mystery written by Beck as K. K. Beck, featuring Iris Cooper and reporter Jack Clancy. Set in 1928, Iris is visiting a wealthy classmate with a penchant for collecting, at his family's California mansion. INSCRIBED on the title page and uncommon thus (Walker was known both for taking a chance on new authors and for its small print runs, so many books they published are rather hard to find, and especially so signed or inscribed) . 166 pp. ISBN: 0-8027-56557.

New York: Walker, (1989) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery set in the 1920s and featuring Standford student Iris Cooper and reporter Jack Clancy. Iris and her aunt Hermoine are on a trip to Honolulu accompanying her schoolmate who is the heir to a great fortune in the islands, but the threat of long hidden family secrets coming to light results in murder. INSCRIBED on the title page 191 pp. ISBN: 0-8027-57154.

New York: Random House, (1979). Hardcover first edition - The second of his novels set in post-World War II China, where Becker lived for four years - "In January 1949, Jack Burnham (thirty five, ex-major, ex-guerilla, ex-Christian and born-again rebel, who has quarreled with, among others, God and MacArthur) is asked by the U.S. government to fly into Peking and track down a Japanese war criminal." A suspenseful novel, set in a Peking on the verge of falling to the Chinese Communists, a love story and also an exploration of the good and evil in man. 294 pp. Wraparound dust jacket by Peter Cox. ISBN: 0-394499271.

Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks Landmark, (2015) dj. Hardcover first edition - Historical thriller set in the Gilded Age - "In 1886 New York, a respectable architect shouldn't have any connection to the notorious gang of thieves and killers that rules the underbelly of the city. But when John Cross's son racks up an unfathomable gambling debt to Kent's Gents, Cross must pay it back himself. All he has to do is use his inside knowledge of high society mansions and museums to craft a robbery even the smartest detectives won't solve." 412 pp. Includes a conversation with the author. ISBN: 978-1492617891.

Helena, MT / Mesa, AZ: Western Horizons Books / Sun Dial Press, (1990). SIGNED - Novel based on Pueblo life in the 16th century, and the effect of the forays and expeditions of the Conquistadores An "enhanced edition to provide larger type and clearer reading." INSCRIBED by the author on the first page and dated in the year of publication. Includes Hopi and Spanish glossaries. References and Bibliography. Double page map. 327 pp. ISBN: 0-934959005.

New York: Pantheon, (1995.). First edition - Bell's epic and highly praised novel of Haiti in the late 18th century and of the slave rebellion of 1790. Nominated for the National Book Award. Includes a chronology of historical events and 'another devil's dictionary.' 530 pp.

New York: Pantheon, (1995.). First edition - Bell's epic and highly praised novel of Haiti in the late 18th century and of the slave rebellion of 1790. Nominated for the National Book Award. Includes a chronology of historical events and 'another devil's dictionary.' 530 pp.

New York: Pantheon, 1995. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Bell's epic and highly praised novel of Haiti in the late 18th century and of the slave rebellion of 1790. Nominated for the National Book Award. SIGNED TWICE by the author - on a tipped in page (it says a lot about Bell's signature that these tipped in pages were bound in upside down) and on the title page, dated in the year of publication. 530 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-679-439897.

New York: Pantheon, 1995. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Bell's epic and highly praised novel of Haiti in the late 18th century and of the slave rebellion of 1790. Nominated for the National Book Award. INSCRIBED on the title to Larry (Owens, the noted Oklahoma book collector.) 530 pp. Map endpapers. Review copy with publisher's slip laid in. ISBN: 0-679-439897.

Naperville: Sourcebooks Landmark, (2023). First edition - Novel based on the lives of the six Mitford sisters in the years between the World Wars - each more beautiful, eccentric and brilliant than the next - but when Diana divorces her wealthy husband to marry a fascist leader, and Unity follows her to Munich, novelist Nancy Mitford must choose between family and country. Includes a novelist's note and reading group guide. 337 pp.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1964.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book, an exciting historical novel for older children about a 14 year old girl's adventures in rough and colorful San Francisco of the Gold Rush days. Marcy Miller has come to California with her parents and her brother Jeb so her father can establish his medical practice, but when the great fire of 1850 breaks out, she is separated from her family and her adventures begin. 179 pp

New York & London: St Martin's / Robert Hall & Co., 1975. dj. Hardcover first edition - Historical novel about the Prince of Wales set in 13th century England and Wales.

New York: Random House, (2015). SIGNED first edition - Historical novel based upon the life of Aurore Dupin, who in 1831, upon leaving her loveless marriage, and traveling to Paris to embark on a career as a writer, took the name George Sand. SIGNED on the title page. Includes a conversation about the book between Berg and Nancy Horan. 361 pp.

New York: Berkley/ Jove, (1992). First edition - A vampire novel based on the story of Elizabeth Bathori in 16th century Hungary : "As beautiful and cruel as a wild animal, Elizabeth Bathori cast a shadow of terror across Europe. Seducing. Killing. Bathing in the blood of the innocent." Historical note. 323 pp. ISBN: 0-515109517.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Second novel by this composer, poet, architect, who now lives in the Catskill Mountains of New York, set near the turn of the last century and based on the life of Cuban poet and revolutionary hero, Jose Marti. 236 pp. ISBN: 0-684-843897.

New York: Harlequin Teen, (2015). Hardcover first edition - Historical novel for young adults, set in Berlin in the early 60s. "Pagan Jones went from America's sweetheart to fallen angel in one fateful night in 1960: the night a car accident killed her whole family. Pagan was behind the wheel and driving drunk. Nine months later, she's stuck in the Lighthouse Reformatory for Wayward Girls and tortured by her guilt not to mention the sadistic Miss Edwards, who takes special delight in humiliating the once-great Pagan Jones. But all of that is about to change. Pagan's old agent shows up with a mysterious studio executive, Devin Black, and an offer." Author's historical note. 394 pp. ISBN: 978-0373211432.

New York: SOHO Press, (1995.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel (second book), winner of the 1993 Washington Prize for Fiction, set in 1938 when the Japanese army has occupied Nanking in China - the story of a Chinese woman who is unexpectedly rescued by a junior Japanese officer, and their complex relationship. Dustjacket praise by Ann Beattie and Reynolds Price (who comments "Soldier and captive live out a kind of love which is riveting to watch and deeply instructive."SIGNED on the title page. 212 pp. ISBN: 1-569470383.

New York: Doubleday, (2016) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel based on the life of a Mexican orphan named Julia Pastrana (who lived from 1834 to 1860) first appeared on the carnival stage in New Orleans in the mid-1800s. She was a slight girl who sang, danced, and spoke several languages, but it was her face, described as ape-like, covered with hair, that brought her notoriety. Interwoven with this historical narrative is the story of a 21st-century girl called Rose, a hoarder who has found a doll -once the beloved possession of Julia - in a rubbish bin in London. 334 pp. ISBN: 978-0385541527.

New York: Henry Holt, (2013.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Sixth mystery published under this pseudonym by Man Booker-award winning writer, John Banville. Set in Dublin, Ireland in the 1950s when the Catholic Church controlled the lives of nearly everyone, it features Detective Inspector Hackett and pathologist Malachy Quirke. 304 pp. ISBN: 9780805094398.

New York: Henry Holt, (2011.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Fourth mystery published under this pseudonym by Man Booker-award winning writer, John Banville. Set in Dublin, Ireland in the 1950s when the Catholic Church controlled the lives of nearly everyone, it features Detective Inspector Hackett and pathologist Malachy Quirke and his ambitious assistant in the pathology lab, David Sinclair. 308 pp. ISBN: 978-0805090925.

New York: Pantheon, (1995) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, third book, shortlisted for the Orange Prize. In the 19th century, an English missionary arrived on a remote island in the Indian Ocean, intent on wiping our fornication among the natives. Instead he incurs a curse that strikes first his dark-skinned wife, then his son and grandson. The Boston Globe called this "A hypnotic, cryptic, haunting exploration of the power of memory." 175 pp. ISBN: 0-679439838.