New York: Arbor House, (1979) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "It is 1923, and the Boston Red Sox are down in the cellar after trading their best players - including Babe Ruth - to the Yankees. Along comes Babe Ragland, a 17 year old left handed third baseman who looks like a scarecrow and plays like a wonder." INSCRIBED on the half title page to the noted Oklahoma book collector Larry Owens. 347 pp. ISBN: 0877952205.

New York: Scholastic, (1989.). Illustrations by the author. 126 pp. ISBN: 0-590420569.

New York: Dutton, (2000.). First edition - The author's first novel, an animal fantasy in the tradition of 'Watership Down.' 500 pp. Promotional bookmark laid in.

New York: Hyperion, (2002.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second book in this very popular - and highly praised - series. Anti-hero Artemis is a millionaire, a genius, a criminal mastermind - and only twelve years old. 277 pp. ISBN: 0-786808551.

London: Puffin (Penguin), (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third book in this very popular - and highly praised - series. Anti-hero Artemis is a millionaire, a genius, a criminal mastermind - and only twelve years old. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page. 329 pp. plus 3 pp of advertisements. ISBN: 0-786808551.

New York: Atria, (2009) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "The Gates of Hell are about to open. Want to peek?" A novel about "the pull between good and evil, physics and fantasy. It is about a quirky and eccentric boy who is impossible not to love, and the unlikely cast of characters who give him the strength to stand up to a demonic power." SIGNED on the title page with a small doodle. 293 pp. ISBN: 978-1439172636.

New York: Weird Tales, 1949. First edition - Includes Heinlein's novelette "Our Fair City," John D. MacDonald's "The Great Stone Death," and Eric Frank Russell's "The Big Shot" and more. Cover by Lee Brown Coye for the long novellette "Four from Jehlem" by Allison Harding. 94 pp.

New York: Bantam, (2006.). Includes three excerpts -featuring Miss Temple, Cardinal Chang and Dr Svenson - from this debut novel that Diana Gabaldon called 'the most original thing I read in years.' 45 pp. An uncommon promotional piece.

New York: Harper & Row, (1965.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The whimsical story of Homer MacMillan Solo, born with a mustache and beard, who goes to California to seek his fortune, and encounters two-headed extraterrestrials along the way. Oblong format. Unpaginated.

New York: Avon, (1993). First edition - The author's first novel - "Satan has risen. and just in time for tea". Set in London, psychic Audrey Arbuthnot is hired to bid for the mysterious Book of Shadows at a Sotheby auction. 182 pp. Cover art by James Warren. ISBN: 9780380769933.

New York Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. dj. Hardcover - 'A mesmerizing novel of suspense and supernatural horror-set in the recent past and a near future grislier than anyone could possibly imagine-in which the caduceus, the winged, serpentine emblem of the physician's healing art, becomes the ultimate instrument of corruption and death.' Finalist for the 1992 Bram Stoker Award for best novel. Dustjacket praise from Dean Koontz and Stephen King (who says 'The M.D. is simply one of the best novels of horror-fantasy I've ever read.') 401 pp. ISBN: 0-394-58662X.

Brookfield, Connecticut: Roaring Brook Press, 2003. SIGNED first edition - A magical fantasy-adventure story of the remarkable journey of a 12 year old Indian boy from the teeming streets of Kolkata to a secret valley high in the Himalayas. SIGNED on the title page by the author.

New York & London: Norton, (1989) dj. Hardcover first edition - A well-researched look at vampires in American life - whether considered as entertainment or taken seriously - by this folklorist - a scholarly book but one written with humor. Illustrated, notes, appendix, bibliography, index, 255 pp. ISBN: 0-393-026787.

Schererville, IN: Full Moon Publishing, (2000) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Second in this series of supernatural mysteries featuring PI Chase Dagger and his partner, Sara, a shape-shifter. SIGNED on the title page. 208 pp. ISBN: 0-966602145.

New York: Putnam, (1999.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An alternate history novel set in 1972, ten years after the Cuban missile crisis erupted into a full-blown nuclear war between the United States and Russia. Lee Child calls this "the best 'what if' novel in years." SIGNED on the half title page. 387 pp. ISBN: 0-316-646458.

New York: Harper Collins, 1995. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A highly praised and unusual debut novel by this black writer - a combination of real and unreal, suspense and horror. SIGNED on the title page. The only African American elected judge in Dade County, Florida begins receiving racist hate mail from a man she once prosecuted, and her husband begins battling unseen horrors that haunt his dreams. The NY Times Review described this as 'a finely honed work that always engages and frequently surprises.' Stoker Award finalist for best first novel. 274 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0172509.

New York: Harper Collins, 1995. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A highly praised and unusual debut novel by this black writer - a combination of real and unreal, suspense and horror. SIGNED on the title page. The only African American elected judge in Dade County, Florida begins receiving racist hate mail from a man she once prosecuted, and her husband begins battling unseen horrors that haunt his dreams. The NY Times Review described this as 'a finely honed work that always engages and frequently surprises.' Stoker Award finalist for best first novel. 274 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0172509.

New York: Walker, (2001.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An attractive new edition of this Newbery Honor Award winning fantasy book, originally published in 1970, with new illustrations by Leo and Diane Dillon, a foreword by Lois Lowry and a new afterword by the author. 288 pp. ISBN: 0-439374898.

New York: Simon Pulse / Simon & Schuster, (2019). SIGNED first edition - A young adult novel "where dark fairy tales and enchanted folklore collide after a boy, believed to be missing, emerges from the magical woodsand falls in love with the witch determined to unravel his secrets. Be careful of the dark, dark wood..." Boldy SIGNED on the dedication page and dated in Sept, 2019 - that is, before publication. 319 pp.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1979. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Anthology based on the award-winning horror magazine - in addition to the contributors shown above, this includes stories by Russell Kirk, Richard Christian Matheson, Hugh B. Cave, Ray Russell and more. SIGNED by THREE authors: Dennis Etchison at his story "We Have All Been Here Before" ; David Drake at "The Red Leer" and Richard Christian Matheson at "Conversation Piece." 8 page insert of art from the magazine. Wraparound dust jacket art by Tim Kirk. A World-Fantasy Award nominee for Best Anthology. 237 pp. ISBN: 0-385-149670.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1957. dj. Hardcover first edition - A rather uncommon collection of short stories by this Pulitzer Prize winning writer and noted anthrolopolist. He "covers many aspects of everyday life in these sixteen stories, which range from an old man facing death alone in the Mexican bush to some boys facing the responsibilities of life at St. Peter's school; from the science fiction world of computing machines to the world of gourmets; and from the violent death of a man off the Rhode Island coast to the quiet death of a marriage in New Mexico." 235 pp.

New York: The Viking Press, (2006.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The fifth novel in the Thursday Night series - - each of these books are an incredible blend of crime fiction, fantasy, word play and literary entertainment. Illustrations by Bill Mudron and Dylan Meconis; dustjacket art by Viktor Koen. 363 pp plus 2 pages of graphic "ads.". ISBN: 9780670038718.

New York: Atheneum, 1979. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book, a juvenile fantasy set in a mythical country much like Wales - the story of six orphans being reared in a cave on the mountain Mon Ceth by the wise old scholar Rhawn - a story with goblins, griffins, wolfmen, sorcerers and a talking magic sword - and also about learning to accept responsiblity. Published when the author was still a high school student.

New York: Baen Books, (2004) dj. SIGNED hardcover - A title in the Ring of Fire series, involving both alternate history and time travel - in this novel, the Thirty Years War is continuing to ravage 17th century Europe. SIGNED on the title page by Eric Flint. Maps, 549 pp. Cover art by Tim KIdd. ISBN: 0-7434-88156.

New York: Baen Books, (2004) dj. SIGNED hardcover - A title in the Ring of Fire series, involving both alternate history and time travel - in this novel, the Thirty Years War is continuing to ravage 17th century Europe. SIGNED on the title page by Eric Flint. Maps, 549 pp. Cover art by Tim KIdd. ISBN: 0-7434-88156.