NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. First edition - Novel about a mismatched couple, and its consequences spanning three generations. With an announced first printing of 300,000 copies, this advance issue will be much less common than the hardcover. Letter from the editor bound in at the front.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. dj. Hardcover first edition - Perhaps it is women who relate most to the wonderful opening sentence of this novel:'Once upon a time there was a woman who discovered she turned into the wrong person.' but I think the dilemmas faced by her characters are much more universal. A wise, sometimes funny book, set in her hometown of Baltimore, basis for the recent movie of the same name. ISBN: 0-376-412530.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - A 40 year old woman, vacationing at the beach with her family, decides to walk away from it all. Chosen by Time Magazine as one of the10 best books of the year.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. dj. Hardcover first edition - Tyler's 11th novel, and one of her best - Pulitzer Prize winner. ISBN: 0-394-572343.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - Set in Baltimore - as many of her novels are - this is the story of a young man who, as an attempt to attone for the wrong he thinks he has done his brother, finds himself raising his brother's three children. Reviewer Lee Lescaze commented on Tyler's extraordinary talent which 'can crush the heart with the hopelessness on one page and liftit with love and humor on the next.'. ISBN: 0-679-403612.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. dj. Hardcover first edition - Tyler's 11th novel, and one of her best - Pulitzer Prize winner. ISBN: 0-394-572343.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - Set in Baltimore - as many of her novels are - this is the story of a young man who, as an attempt to attone for the wrong he thinks he has done his brother, finds himself raising his brother's three children. Reviewer Lee Lescaze commented on Tyler's extraordinary talent which 'can crush the heart with the hopelessness on one page and liftit with love and humor on the next.'. ISBN: 0-679-403612.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - Set in Baltimore - as many of her novels are - this is the story of a young man who, as an attempt to attone for the wrong he thinks he has done his brother, finds himself raising his brother's three children. Reviewer Lee Lescaze commented on Tyler's extraordinary talent which 'can crush the heart with the hopelessness on one page and liftit with love and humor on the next.'. ISBN: 0-679-403612.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. dj. Hardcover first edition - Tyler's 11th novel, and one of her best - Pulitzer Prize winner. ISBN: 0-394-572343.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. dj. Hardcover first edition - Her 14th novel, set in Baltimore - the story of a lovable loser trying to get his life back together. 287 pp. ISBN: 0-375-40256x.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970. dj. Hardcover first edition - Tyler's rather elusive third novel.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. dj. Hardcover - Her 'break-through' novel, and the basis for the award-winning movie of the same name. ISBN: 0-394-54689x.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. dj. Hardcover first edition - Her rather uncommon fifth novel - one of my favorites among her books, a sad and penetrating look at the inability of people to connect. Jeremy Pauling is one of the most unusual protagonists in fiction, and Tyler's portrayal of him is masterful. ISBN: 0-394-49038x.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second novel (her first - "Blue Glass" - was named a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review), the story of a family reunion which "becomes a journey of self-discovery" for the daughter of Lydia. 306 pp. ISBN: 0-151931119.

Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, 1955. German text. Translated from the Norwegian (original title: Vaaren). An attractive little volume with dark olive green leather spine with gold lettering and leaves, and a design of lighter olive-green leaves on the paper-covered boards.

Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, 1990. First edition -

New York: Hyperion, (2003.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's intriguing second novel From the dustjacket: "The Woodrow family is at the circus to celebrate Greta's seventh birthday. When a clown asks for a volunteer from the audience, the Woodrows are shocked when James, their extremely shy five-year-old, raises his hand. .. James thrives in the spotlight, and... the parents glow with pride as the audience cheers for their son. The cheers turn into thundering applause as the act culminates in spectacular fashion, with James vanishing before their very eyes. The trouble is that James really does vanish -- into thin air.." Cover praise from Joanna Scott, Margot Livesey and others. 278 pp. ISBN: 0-786867795.

New York: Dutton, 1996. Hardcover first edition - Coming of age novel set in South Africa in the 70's. Translated by Madeleine Biljon.

Boston: Little Brown, (1978) dj. Hardcover first edition - Canadian author's first novel, the story of a woman, on the brink of a precarious future, who has returned to the farmland she knew as a child. Winner of the Seal Books $50,000 First Novel Award. 190 pp. ISBN: 0-316896969.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1944. dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel of love and marriage and the mores imposed by society.

New York: Crown, 1992. First edition - A story of the growing friendship between two women, set against the backdrop of the New York publishing world, and of the Los Angeles television industry.

New York: MIRA / Crown, (1996) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's fifth novel - an account of a sensational murder trial in New York. SIGNED on the half title page with the words "Thank you for all your support." 364 pp. ISBN: 155162477.

New York: Crown, 1992. First edition - A story of the growing friendship between two women, set against the backdrop of the New York publishing world, and of the Los Angeles television industry.

San Francisco: North Point Press, 1989. dj. Hardcover first edition - California writer's highly praised first novel,set in the early 1960s in Southern California - one review called it a 'brilliant debut with this startlingly idiosyncratic, intelligent, funny and painfully moving novel.' 329 pp. ISBN: 0-86547-3560.

New York: Pantheon, (1999) dj. Hardcover first edition - California author's second novel, set in Berkeley against "a backdrop of California's signature disasters - earthquakes, floods, urban wildfire." Cover praise from such diverse writers as James Salter, Anne Lamott and Wendell Berry and others. 291 pp. ISBN: 0-670424830.

New York: Dial Press, (2003). First edition - The author's very highly praised first novel - one which brings to life the parallel quests of two intrepid young women - one in 1913 as World War I is beginning - and the other 60 years later - as they delve into the centuries-old mysteries of Easter Island. It "weaves together history, science and romance, while maintaining an undercurrent of suspense." Robert Stone called it "One of the best novels of the year." Author's note. 302 pp.

New York: Doubleday, 1994. First edition - Second novel by this highly praised young Southern writer. Lee Abbott said her "characters are so real you can still hear their lies and dreams long after you've turned her last perfect page." SIGNED on the title page. 294 pp.

New York: Dutton, 1998. dj. Hardcover first edition - Second novel by this highly praised young writer, this one set in a small Maine coastal community. ISBN: 0-525-944362.

New York: Dutton, 1998. dj. Hardcover first edition - Second novel by this highly praised young writer, this one set in a small Maine coastal community. ISBN: 0-525-944362.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2001.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second novel, the story of two women brought together by the death of the man to whom one was married, the other had a long love affair. 305 pp. ISBN: 0-374-177023.