London: Turnstone Books, (1979). First edition - A book which "draws on seismology, environmental studies, astronomy, astrology & ancient & modern prophecies of East & West to present a unified theory of the changes we can expect as move into the next century." Illustrated with photos, illustrations, diagrams. Includes a long list of 'Helpful Reading.' 288 pp. ISBN: 0-855001011.

New York: McGraw-Hill, (1931). Hardcover - Illustrated throughout with drawings and charts. Index. 275 pp.

Chicago: National Association of Box Manufacturers, 1921. Hardcover first edition - A comprehensive look at all aspects of using wood to build boxes and crates, from types of wood used, box design and testing the crates. Maps, illustrated with many photographs. including of wood grain, and figures. Index. xv, 208 pp.

London: The Rodale Press, 1954. dj. Hardcover - A Miniature Book. One of the first comments on the topic of tobacco smoking, by a King who disliked the habit and dirty and unhealthy. First published anonymously in 1604. Vibrant, excited language by the Monarch in his effort to persuade subjects to give up smoking. Foreword by Ann Hill. With illustrations. 36 pp.

London and New York: Methuen & Co / John Wiley & Sons, (1956). Hardcover first edition - A title in the series "Methuen's Physical Monographs". [iv] 119pp. Illustrated with a black and white frontispiece photograph, charts. Bibliography, references, index. Small format - 6 3/4 in by 4 1/8. 119 pp.

Boston: Little Brown, 1856. Hardcover - The last of Story's commentaries, originally published in 1845; the editor of this fourth edition, Edmund Hastings Bennett, states that more than 400 cases have been added. Joseph Story, who is perhaps best known for his opinion in The Amistad case, was not only the youngest person ever appointed to the Supreme Court at age 32, he was also one of the most influential, serving on the Court for 34 years, first under Marshall and then Tanney, until his death in 1845. List of cases cited, index. xxxvi, 696 pp.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, n.d. (ca 1903) dj. Hardcover first edition - An early book by this American author, one which looks at English, Dutch, Flemish, Austrian & French period furniture pieces, and their influence on furniture design. Includes 112 plates and illustrations. Index. 254 pp.

Chicago: By the author . Gentry Printing Company, (1931). Hardcover first edition - Illustrated with drawings, includes questions and answers and a glossary. 62 pp.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1963. dj. Hardcover first edition - A book based on the Rosenthal lectures for 1962 at Northwestern University Law School. Pike was an attorney who became a bishop (and who is still a member of the California Bar and of bar of the US Supreme Court) and here he writes of the ethical role of the lawyer, of situations which are not clearly defined where the lawyer has to make moral judgments and select his own path. xvii, 102 pp.

New York: Hudson Street Press (Penguin), (2010.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "A practical, honest and often irreverent guide to volunteering." SIGNED and dated in the year of publication on the half title page. Resources, 259 pp. ISBN: 1-594630720.

Oakland, CA: Ronin Publishing, (2003). SIGNED first edition - "A common sense approach to the investigation and resolution of cases of reported ghostly happenings, including apparitions, hauntings and poltergeists." INSCRIBED on the title page " to-- may the spirits always be good to you." Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Includes a checklist and recommended books. 111 pp. ISBN: 1-579510671.

New York: Hyperion, (1996). SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED on the title page by Lucille Treganowan. Includes tips on buying a car. Illustrated with photographs, glossary, index. xi, 257 pp. ISBN: 0-786862017.

London: Oxford University Press, (1938). Hardcover first edition - A look at bridge building, tunnels, hydroelectric projects, dams and more. Illustrated with a frontispiece, 22 glossy plates and numerous drawings and maps. A title in the Pageant of Progress series, 158 pp.

New York: Harper Collins, (2007). SIGNED first edition - Arranged alphabetically, this is "a fascinating, off-beat, and darkly humorous necrology that provides the grim, often outrageous details about the passing of influential persons. Meticulously researchedemploying archaeological records, published obituaries, official documents, and forensic evidencethis authoritative, one-of-a-kind reference presents the unabashed truth about a multitude of celebrity deaths, while examining the various deeds, misdeeds, and lifestyle quirks that hastened the demise and determined the departed's role in history and popular myth." SIGNED on the half title page. Illustrated throughout with photographs. Includes a list of the official causes of death on their death certificates. Sources. 241 pp plus credits. ISBN: 978-0061231667.

New York: Walker, (2001). First edition - A book which "recreates the modern history of diamonds, starting in 1869 when a native boy in South Africa found a large crystal on a farm, sparking a rush that brought Cecil Rhodes and Ernest Oppenheimer their glory. . . , chronicles the sensational diamond strike in the 1990s in Canada's Northwest Territories that has shaken the fortress of the old cartel, and profiles the audacious young female geologist Eira Thomas who, against all odds, discovered near the Arctic Circle one of the richest diamond fields in the world." He writes of the dark side also -of thievery and of the "war diamonds" that finance brutal conflicts in Africa. 248 pp plus a select bibliography.

Boulder, CO: Paladin Press,
(1987). Includes bibliography. 24 pp. ISBN: 0-873644409.

London: George Newnes Limited, (1957). Hardcover first edition - Illustrated with both black and white and full color plates. Appendices, logarithms, glossary, list of chemical substances. 111 pp.

Indianapolis: Charisma Publications, (1978). A book of "motivation and inspiration" compiled from the author's speeches and writings. Printed on blue paper. 52 pp.

Berkeley, CA: Viva Editions / Cleis Press, (2012). SIGNED first edition - Quotations to inspire you, and to live by, from a variety of sources, arranged by topic. INSCRIBED on the first page by Klein. Foreword by Sark. Index of authors. 188 pp. Small square format.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1877 (c 1873). Hardcover - "With An Introductory Article on the Principles and Practice of Ornamental Art." 205 pp plus 8 plates.

Cleveland: Tower / World Publishing, (1942) dj. Hardcover - A collection of Card Tricks, Coin Tricks, and Miscellaneous Magic Tricks, illustrated with drawings. 138 pp.

Chicago: Laird and Lee, (1911). Hardcover - Originally published in 1886, this edition has been revised and enlarged by Charles Walter Brown. Illustrated. 275 pp plus 12 pp of publisher's ads.

Manchester, CT: Foghorn Publishers, (2007) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A Sacramento, California minister and motivational leader provides detailed keys to gaining financial security and living out personal passions, hobbies, and desires. A key focus on religion, belief and the power of God. SIGNED and dated on the front endpaper. ISBN: 1934466018.

New York: North Point Press, (2002). First edition - The author's personal account of being on Ground Zero and access to the cleanup and reconstructing of the World Trade Center. Accompanying the engineers, laborers,and rescue workers city officials throughout the rebuilding and reconstructing of a nation and a skyscraper. 203 pp.

New York: Hill & Wang, (2008.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which "focuses on languages so low in the pecking order that many people don't regard them as languages at all - Creole languages spoken by descendants of slaves and indentured laborers in plantation colonies all over the world. . . Bickerton has spent more than thirty years researching these languages on four continents and developing a controversial theory that explains why they are so similar to one another. . . a unique blend of memoir, travelogue, history, and linguistics primer." Double page map, glossary, index. suggested reading. 270 pp. ISBN: 0-8090-28174.

New York: Random House, 1995. First edition - Nonfiction account of a legal case in Massachusetts involving toxins from a nearby factory polluting the groundwater and drinking water, and causing a cluster of leukemia cases in the small town involved. The book went into numerous printings, being re-released after an initial slow response, and was made into a very good movie starring John Travolta. National Book Award finalist and National Book Critics Circle Award. 492 pp.

New York: Hudson Street Press (Penguin), (2010.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "A practical, honest and often irreverent guide to volunteering." SIGNED on the title page. Resources, 259 pp. ISBN: 1-594630720.

Philadelphia: David Mckay Publisher, 1912. Hardcover first edition - A title in the Handicraft series. Illustrated with 111 black and white photographs and 67 line drawings. 151 pp.