Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002. SIGNED first edition - SIGNED by TWO authors: Bernard Cooper at his essay "Winner Take Nothing" about his relationship with his father after he won the Hemingway award and Barbara Ehrenreich at "Welcome to Cancerland." Includes contributions by Jacques Barzun, Sebastian Junger, Darryl Pinckney, Richard Price, Gore Vidal, Mario Vargas Llosa and others. Introduction by Gould and brief biographies of the contributors. 376 pp. ISBN: 0-89919-9283.

New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1991. SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED by TWO contributors: Amy Tan at her essay, 'Mother Tongue' and Garrett Hongo at "Kubota." Uncommon thus. The sixth in the series. In addition to the contributions by the writers shown above, some other selections are an essay on watching the Miss America pageant with his daughters by Gerald Early, questions of conquest by Mario Vargas Llosa, Counters and cable cars by Stephen Jay Gould and more. Introduction by Oates and brief biographies of the contributors. 279 pp. ISBN: 0-89919-9283.

Louisville, Kentucky: Sarabande Books, (2002). First edition - Philippine-born author's first collection of poems, winner of the 2001 Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry, selected by Stanley Plumly. 79 pp. ISBN: 1889330736.

Hollywood: W. M. Hawley, (1956) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Parallel text translations Of T'ang Dynasty Poetry (618-906 A. D.) with the original Chinese on the left facing the English translation on the right. INSCRIBED on the front endpaper and simply signed "Shirley." Black, a British born Sinologist, is perhaps best known for her 1960 translation of "Chapters from a Floating Life" by Fu Shen. 45 pp.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (2022) dj. Hardcover first edition - "A provocative and urgent analysis of the US-China rivalry." Notes, index. xix, 275 pp. ISBN: 978-1324021308.

Toronto: Sister Vision Press, (1994). First edition - A collection of "writing by more than forty women of mixed racial heritage. Together they explore the concept of mixed race identity, the fervor of belonging, the harsh reality of not belonging, and grappling two or more worlds of culture." Edited and with an introduction by Camper. Contributors include Lisa Jenson, Michelle Chai, Faith Adiele, Diana Abu-Jaber and many others. Notes on contributors. 389 pp. ISBN: 0-92081395X.

Rutland, VT and Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Co. (1989). Foreword by Millard (Corky) Alexander. 206 pp. ISBN: 0-804815313.

New York: Prentice-Hall, (1970). First edition - Looks at racism in practice from 1769-1942 as it affected Native Americans (the Mission system), Chinese, Japanese, Mexican Americans and African Americans,with a chapter on post-World War II racism. Includes a list of documents, suggestions for further reading, index. xii, 155 pp. ISBN: 0-130289930.

New York: Atria Books (Simon & Schuste), (2009) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, the story of three women from very different backgrounds, set against 40 years of turbulent history in Sri Lanka. 374 pp. ISBN: 9781439101957.

New York: Atria Books (Simon & Schuste), (2009) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, the story of three women from very different backgrounds, set against 40 years of turbulent history in Sri Lanka. 374 pp. ISBN: 9781439101957.

New York: Lee and Low Books, (1998.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - A biography and introduction intro to the work of Japanese haiku poet, "Brother Issa" (Kobayashi Yatora, 1763-1827), whose deep love for the natural world is reflected in more than 30 poems included in this lovely book. Biography and translation by Gollub, Japanese calligraphy by Keiko Smith, and beatiful full-color illustrations by Kazuko G. Stone. SIGNED on the title page by Matthew Gollub with the word 'haiku' in both English and Japanese characters. Includes notes on the life of Issa, on the translations, and on haiku. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 1880000717.

Port Townsend, WA Copper Canyon Press. (2000). A collection of poetry from the eighteenth-century poet Ho Xuan Huong which uses double entendre and sexual innuendo for social, religious, and political commentary. The first book in history to have Nom - the nearly extinct 1000 year old ideographic script in which Ho Xuan Huong wrote her poetry - printed as type, A trilingual edition with the poems also in modern Vietnamese and English. Introduction by Balaban. 134 pp. ISBN: 1556591469.

Port Townsend, WA Copper Canyon Press. (2000). First edition - A collection of poetry from the eighteenth-century poet Ho Xuan Huong which uses double entendre and sexual innuendo for social, religious, and political commentary. The first book in history to have Nom - the nearly extinct 1000 year old ideographic script in which Ho Xuan Huong wrote her poetry - printed as type. A trilingual edition with the poems also in modern Vietnamese and English. Introduction by Balaban. 134 pp. ISBN: 1556591469.

Port Townsend, WA Copper Canyon Press. (2000). A collection of poetry from the eighteenth-century poet Ho Xuan Huong which uses double entendre and sexual innuendo for social, religious, and political commentary. The first book in history to have Nom - the nearly extinct 1000 year old ideographic script in which Ho Xuan Huong wrote her poetry - printed as type, A trilingual edition with the poems also in modern Vietnamese and English. Introduction by Balaban. 134 pp. ISBN: 1556591469.

Port Townsend, WA Copper Canyon Press. (2000). A collection of poetry from the eighteenth-century poet Ho Xuan Huong which uses double entendre and sexual innuendo for social, religious, and political commentary. The first book in history to have Nom - the nearly extinct 1000 year old ideographic script in which Ho Xuan Huong wrote her poetry - printed as type, A trilingual edition with the poems also in modern Vietnamese and English. Introduction by Balaban. 134 pp. ISBN: 1556591469.

Kihei, Hawaii: Koa Press, (2006). SIGNED first edition - A collection of pieces - fiction and non-fiction by the survivors of five wars, including combatants, war widows, spouses, children, conscientious objectors, as well as gang members, drug abusers and veterans of domestic abuse. All struggle with trauma - PTSD, substance abuse, and other consequences of war and violence but through their writings, readers can witness worlds coming apart and being put back together again through liberating insight, community, and the deep transformation that is possible only by coming to grips with the past. SIGNED on the title page by Kingston. 630 pp. ISBN: 9780977333837.

New York: New Directions, (1984). First edition - Includes selections from over a half a century of his work. Translated from the Japanese by Cid Corman, with Susumu Kamaike. Introduction by Corman, in which he comments "There is scarcely a child in Japan unfamiliar with Kusano's frogs. And of course, no adult." Their trills, transcribed and fancifully translated by the poet into frog soliloquies, dirges, and celebrations are, says Corman, "figures of nature--in its largest sense--and of absolute innocence ... . They mock our pretensions but share them too - gently." 54 pp. ISBN: 0-811208877.

New York: SOHO Press, (1989.0. Originally published in 1961, and set in Tokyo, this is a police procedural in the classic tradition. Translated by Beth Cary. 313 pp. . ISBN: 0-939149-435.

New York: Kodansha, (2004) dj. Hardcover first edition - Murder mystery focusing on the world of internet chat rooms. The second novel to be published in English by this award winning writer. Translated from the Japanese by Juliet Winters Carpenter. 188 pp. ISBN: 978-4770030023.

New York: Kodansha, (2005) dj. Hardcover first edition - Third to be published in English by this award winning writer. Young Junko Aoki has "an extraordinary ability - she can start fires through sheer force of will. When she begins using her gift of pyrokinesis to take the law into her own hands and punish violent criminals, her executions attract the attention of two very different groups: the Guardians, a secretive vigilante organization that tries to recruit her, and the arson squad of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department." Translated from the Japanese by by Deborah Stuhr Iwabuchi and Anna Husson Isozaki. 188 pp. ISBN: 4-770029934.

New York: Praeger, (1989) dj. Hardcover first edition - An anthology of eight stories by six major Chinese science fiction writers, "the first such collection to be published in English. The stories are enriched by China's ancient tradition of fantastic literature as well as that nation's fascination with futuristic science and technology, and they provide illuminating glimpses of Chinese attitudes, values, and daily life. Wu provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of Chinese science fiction together with a chronological bibliography of stories, novels, and related critical works." Includes a foreword by Frederik Pohl. xli, 176 pp. ISBN: 0-275933431.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, (2001) dj. Hardcover - A revised and updated i of this collection of four hundred great soup recipes from around the world, including many South American and Asian recipes. Also includes sections on master techniques, how to find unusual ingredients, and other tips on how to vary the recipes, including charts of patterns on how to improvise soups. Illustrated with full color photographs. Somewhat oversized. Index, 630 pp. ISBN: 0-471391360.

New York: Random House, 1994. First edition - The author's first book, a historical mystery set in 17th century Japan - nominated for several awards.

New York: Harper & Row, (1965.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "A highly technical monograph on the extent of mortality and morbidity among children resulting from consanguineous marriage in Japan." Chapters include Statistical Methods; The Comparability of the Consanguinity Groups; Inbreeding & Mortality in the Japanese; Medical Histories; Physical Disease; Anthropometries; Radiological Studies of Growth & Development; Dental Characteristics; Laboratory Studies; Neuromuscular & Mental Status; School Data; The 'Average' Child of Inbreeding; The Interpretation of the Effects of Inbreeding; Appendices. Includes charts & tables.Quarto. xii, 419 pp.

Boulder, CO: Sounds True, (2022). SIGNED first edition - A book by a Vedic spiritual teacher which re-envisions ancient India's primary goddess archetypes. SIGNED on the half title page with the words "with love." Notes. 258 pp. ISBN: 978-1683648826.

London and Osaka, Japan: Yamanaka & Co, n.d.(1906). Hardcover first edition - A collection of the traditional tales whose themes and subjects are often depicted in Japanese art, including netsuke. Thirty-seven illustrations including a color frontispiece "The Ama and The Jewel" and 14 black and white plates all with tissue guards. (x), 96 pp. Bound in the original olive green cloth with gilt lettering and a blindstamped design on front cover.