New York: Mysterious Press, (1989.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Includes the novella "Anarchaos" and nine short stories of criminous science fiction, originally published in science fiction magazines. Although "Anarchaos" is a grim story - Anarchy/chaos is the condition of society on the planet where Rolf Malone arrives from Earth after serving time for murder, bent on avenging the death of his brother - other stories show Westlake's sense of humor, including a sendup of Hammett's fat man seeking the fabled bird and Poe's detective spotting the missing paper, "The Ultimate Caper: The Purloined Letter." SIGNED on the title page. 263 pp. ISBN: 0-892962992.

New York: Ballantine Books / Del Rey, (1987) dj. Hardcover first edition - Text and illustrations by Whelan, foreword by Isaac Asimov, introduction by Donald Munson.Shows both the cover art on the book and his original paintings used in creating the covers. Includes a section on the Edgar Rice Burroughs Mars series. A beautiful book, printed on glossy paper throughout. Large format, 109 pp. ISBN: 0-345326792.

New York: Clarion Books (Houghton Mifflin), (2006.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Winner of 2007 Caldecott Medal - the third for this illustrator. A beautiful and complex wordless book, with stories within stories in the pictures: A young boy goes to the beach to collect and examine flotsam (equipped with a net, magnifying glass and microscope) and one day he finds a barnacle-encrusted camera, and has the film inside it developed - revealing some wondrous things. The illustrations range from gorgeous double page spreads to pages with as many as 13 frames. SIGNED and dated on the title page. Oblong format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-618-194576.

New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A novel of suspense by this author best known for her science fiction - A young woman with an eidetic memory is housesitting for her grandfather in a remote Oregon location when she finds herself tormented by strange and menacing noises at night - this leads her to an exploration of her family's past, which takes her from Oregon to New Orleans and uncovers far-reaching and dangerous secrets. INSCRIBED on the title page. 280 pp. ISBN: 0-312300751.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (1988.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A wonderful collaboration between this Newbery award winning author and Caldecott award winning illustrator. Two children spending the summer in New York City discover the entrance to a magical world in an abandoned subway station. Illustrated with black and white drawings by David Wiesner. This book was originally inspired by a poster Willard saw of a drawing that Wiesner had done - and the dust jacket painting is based on that poster. SIGNED and dated on the title page by the illustrator, David Wiesner. 120 pp. ISBN: 0-394-890086.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An early novel by this author who has won both the Philip K. Dick and the Hugo for best novel (in 2006), among other awards. An alternate history with a vision of "a very different twentieth century, haunted, wonderful and strange. In 1912 history was changed by the Miracle, when the old world of Europe was replaced by Darwinia, a strange land of nightmarish jungle and antediluvian monsters. young Guildford Law travels. on a mission of discovery.'' Nominated for the Hugo and Locus awards. 320 pp. Wraparound dust jacket art by Jim Burns. ISBN: 0-312860382.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, (1962). Hardcover first edition - The sixth Mike Mars book - a space adventure series for young readers carefully researched. Illustrated with black and white drawings by Albert Orbaan, full-color illustrated endpapers. 190 pp.

Yatakhayaloon, (2015). SIGNED first edition - An alternative history novel - a group of Spanish Muslims ventured into the New World and started a new civilization by merging with the Native American people. Aware of the perils of the Old World they make a pact to never return, but over time, the reality of the Old World gets shrouded in mystery and some even question that if it exists or not. SIGNED on the title page. The author is a Saudi citizen who has been trying to advance the idea of Arabian science fiction; this book was published in both Arabic and English - this is the English language edition. 234 pp plus 6 pages of drawings. ISBN: 978-9948180975.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A retelling of part of the King Arthur story for older children: in this book, young Merlin is orphaned by a fire & joins a traveling pair of magicians who help him begin to discover his true powers. Decorative chapter headings, author's note about the various versions of Merlin's story. 90 pp. ISBN: 0-15-2008152.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2005) dj. Hardcover - An offbeat answer to "where do we go when we die?" When 15 year old Gabrielle is killed in a hit and run accident, she finds herself in 'Elsewhere' which is a lot like earth, only better, except that instead of getting older, you get younger every day.275 pp. ISBN: 0-374-320918.