New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. dj. Hardcover first edition - A research team deep in the jungle disappears after a mysterious and grisly gorilla attack. A subsequent team, armed with the latest gifts of advanced technology (that is, 1980s technology) as well as a sign-language-speaking simian named Amy, follows the original team's tracks in search of the diamonds of the lost city of Zinj. 348 pp. ISBN: 0-394513924.

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, (1937) dj. Hardcover - The first novel by this American freelance journalist and writer - who had been (according to a review in Time Magazine) "a steamfitter's helper, chimney sweep, furnace repair man, electrician, detective, a knockabout journalist from Buffalo to Seattle" as well as the author of short stories for the pulp magazines. A selection of Farrar & Rinehart's series 'The Discoverers', with dust jacket praise from John Steinbeck, Josephine Johnson and others. Basis for the 1945 MGM film "Adventurer" starring Clark Gable (his first movie after World War II) and Greer Garson. 277 pp.

West Linn, OR: FAX Collector's Edition, 1977. dj. Hardcover first edition - The second volume of the adventures of El Borak - Francis Xavier Gordon. Includes the stories Blood of the Gods, Country of the Knife, and Son of the White Wolf, which were originally published in pulp magazines in the 1930s. This deluxe limited edition is illustrated by Marcus Boas with 3 color plates with tissue guards, numerous black and white drawings and illustrated endpapers & a full-color jacket by Marcus Boas. Introduction by Fred Cook. xiv, 170 pp. ISBN: 0-913960-098.

New York: Random House, (1986.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's sixth novel, and the second in the China Maroc Trilogy. SIGNED on the title page. 503 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-394-556402.

Manhasset, New York: Channel Press. (1962) dj. Hardcover first edition - A story of adventure, betrayal and suspense at sea set in 1904; a load of giant tortoises is being used as cargo, to disguise the fact that the ship is carrying a real treasure. Winner of the Prix Lausanne in France. Translated from the French by Antonia White 219 pp.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, (ca 1950, c 1926.) dj. Hardcover - Originally subtitled "A tale of strange adventures befalling Tod Moran, mess boy of the tramp steamer "Araby" upon his first voyage from San Francisco to Genoa via the Panama Canal. Illustrated with black and white drawings and with great dust jacket art by Lawrence Beall Smith. Uncommon vintage juvenile adventure story by this popular California writer, who was born in Stockton (just down the road from us) and lived an adventurous life himself. 332 pp.

Woodside, California: Too Far, 2004. First edition - Author's first novel, the story of a man who, disillusioned with the Berkeley of the late 60's protests, goes to the wildest regions of Alaska in search of his innermost self, of the primordial, and becomes increasingly obsessed by his quest. Notable for its vivid descriptions of the harsh and beautiful landscape of the Arctic. 305 pp.

Woodside, California: Too Far, 2004. First edition - Author's first novel, the story of a man who, disillusioned with the Berkeley of the late 60's protests, goes to the wildest regions of Alaska in search of his innermost self, of the primordial, and becomes increasingly obsessed by his quest. Notable for its vivid descriptions of the harsh and beautiful landscape of the Arctic. 305 pp.

Boston: Little Brown, (1983) dj. Hardcover first edition - Two years after World War II, an RAF bomber crew regroups for a seemingly ordinary commercial mission - a map making survey of some Antarctic islands - that turns out to be a dangerous treasure hunt led by the unstable Captain Bennett, a trip from which few will return. 287 pp. Dust jacket by Fred Marcellino. ISBN: 0-316791059.