New York: Pantheon, (2010) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Her seventh book, the story of a travel writer who returns to her southern California home to mark the fifth anniversary of the murder of her closest friend, only to find herself drawn into the timultuous life of the twenty-two year old son of that friend. A novel which moves from California to Lousiana, from the issues of the past to the dangers of the present. SIGNED on the title page. 320 pp. ISBN: 9780307379146.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003. First edition - The first novel of this Vietnamese born author. Called by Robert Olen Butler 'a brilliant exploration of the great themes of exile, loss and identity', this centers on a Vietnamese family resettling and living in the isolation of the California gold country. Published as a trade paperback original under the Mariner imprint.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003. First edition - The first novel of this Vietnamese born author. Called by Robert Olen Butler 'a brilliant exploration of the great themes of exile, loss and identity', this centers on a Vietnamese family resettling and living in the isolation of the California gold country. Published as a trade paperback original under the Mariner imprint. Review copy with glossy photograph of author laid in, 231 pp.

Woodbury, MN: Llewellyn Publications (2014). SIGNED first edition - A "gonzo document of what it is like to actually live a magickal life, to exist as a pagan or witch and to b truly polyamorous. . . the stranger-than-fiction story of two soul mates who rejected the status quo and embraced higher ideals...and had a whole lot of fun while they were at it. Reclaiming Pagan as a spiritual identity - and living in an open marriage for over four decades - Oberon and Morning Glory Zell truly embody the freedom to think, to love, and to live." SIGNED by Sulak on the half title page. Includes a 16-page color photo insert and a brief timeline, cast of characters, bibliography. 410 pp plus ads. ISBN: 978-0738714820.

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, (1998) dj. Hardcover first edition - Written in straightforward language, this handbook traces California's wine industry from its mission period and Gold Rush origins through 1997's planting and vintage statistics. All aspects of wine are included, from vine propagation to bottling. There are entries for some 750 wineries, both historical and contemporary (although this is far from all the wineries in the state); for more than 100 wine grape varieties, from Aleatico to Zinfandel; and for wine types from claret to vermouth - all given in a historical context. Foreword by Hugh Johnson. Illustrated with small photographs, maps. Suggestions for further reading, sources, index. Large octavo. 441 pp. ISBN: 0-520213513.

Menlo Park, California: Lane Publishing Company, (1957.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The history and lore of the region in the Sierra foothills, which sparked the 49er gold rush, and which is still full of the remains of the mines from those days. profusely illustrated with photographs and maps, including one fold-out map which spans 5 pages. Endorsed by the California Historical Society. Although this has been reissued many times - mostly in paper covers, the hardcover first edition is rather uncommon. A classic book on the area. Large format, measuring 8 1/2 by 11 inches. Bound in orange buckram with dark brown spine and orange lettering illustrated endpapers. 101 pp.

Santa Barbara: Fithian Press, 1996. First edition - In 1939, when the author was just 7 years old, he and his family moved from Nebraska to Torrance in Southern California - where he found an idyllic world for boys to grow up in. 188 pp. ISBN: 1-564741818.

Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University, 1949. Hardcover first edition - Stanford University Yearbook for 1949, large format, photographs throughout. While I am sure there are many now famous names in it (for example, former Supreme Court Justice William H Renquist is included as elected to Phi Betta Kappa in 1948), this copy is stamped with the name of John E. Gall, Jr. who was a pioneer in health care information systems, and an annual award in this field is named in his honor. 416 pp.

San Francisco: Frank Eastman and Co., 1888. First edition - A booklet issued by The Society of California Pioneers to commemorate the celebration in honor of the 38th anniversary of the Admission of California into the Union on Sept 10. 1850; this event was held at Camp Taylor in Marin County on Sept 10, 1888. About 600 Pioneers and their families took the steamer 'San Rafael' from San Francisco to Sausalito and then a special train to the camp, where a rather expansive outdoor feast awaited them. Includes the text of the various speeches, a poem by Rev. Joseph Benton, in addition to a description of the festivities. 30 pp, sewn, in light blue wrappers with a small engraving on the front cover. Uncommon.

New York: Norton, 1994. dj. Hardcover first edition - A look at the physical side of Los Angeles from the La Brea tarpits to the Northridge earthquake and upscale Santa Monica and Beverly Hills, and at the people who shaped the city - those who find a center in this city 'without a center' and make it their home. 271 pages. ISBN: 0-393-036472.

Brooklyn, NY: Akashic Books, (2017). SIGNED first edition - A title in the Akashic Noir series, this contains 16 new stories by Nick Petrulakis, Kim Addonizio, Keenan Norris, Keri Miki-Lani Schroeder, Katie Gilmartin, Dorothy Lazard, Harry Louis Williams II, Carolyn Alexander, Phil Canalin, Judy Juanita, Jamie DeWolf, Nayomi Munaweera, Mahmud Rahman, Tom McElravey, Joe Loya, and Eddie Muller. Introduction by Jerry Thompson and Eddie Muller - Kirkus Reviews commented that they "have taken such pains to choose stories highlighting Oakland's diversity and history that the result is a volume rich in local culture as well as crime." SIGNED on the title page and dated 4/7/17, in the year of publication by TWO authors : Jerry Thompson and Nick Petrulakis. 267 pp plus 4 pp of Notes on contributors. ISBN: 1-617755303.

New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2020). SIGNED first edition - The story of a group of young African American men and women who defy stereotypes and reconnect with the long history of Black cowboys in the West. The Compton Jr Posse was founded by Mayisha Akbar in 1998 to provide a safe alternative to the streets. This account is based on a year which the author, a NY Times reporter from Compton himself, spent with the group, SIGNED on the title page. 254 pp

New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1992. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Set in Santa Barbara, California, in the 1800's, in the days of the missions, this is a novel of the tragic results of the conflict of culture, race, sex and religion - Based on an actual historical event, this tells the story of Sage, a Chumash Indian woman, and her tragic encounter with white civilization - after the enslavement and death of her entire village, she is captured, renamed Solidad, and given to a family by a mission priest who is determined that she will become a Christian. 302 pp. ISBN: 0-395615925.

New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1992. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Award-winning author's third novel: Set in Santa Barbara, California, in the 1800's, in the days of the missions, this is a novel of the tragic results of the conflict of culture, race, sex and religion - Based on an actual historical event, this tells the story of Sage, a Chumash Indian woman, and her tragic encounter with white civilization - after the enslavement and death of her entire village, she is captured, renamed Solidad, and given to a family by a mission priest who is determined that she will become a Christian. INSCRIBED on the title page to the late noted Oklahoma book collector Larry Owens. 302 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-395615925.

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An account of Gold Rush-era Chinese prostitutes, which looks at these women as complex human beings rather than as commodities, as working women and objects of anti-Chinese sentiment. Based on census schedules, newspapers, government documents, literary sources, missionary records. Illustrated with photographs and reproductions of drawings. Extensive notes, bibliography, index. xix, 300 pp,. ISBN: 0-806126531.

Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1978. Hardcover first edition - One of 400 copies printed by Grant Dahlstrom at the Castle Press. Truman had a long and varied life, including working for Andrew Johnson in Tennessee and later in the White House - he first went West in 1866 as a special agent for the US Postal Service. These observations on El Camino Real were originally published in newspaper form in 1867, but were not included in his 1903 publication of the Missions of California. They have been collected from clippings in his scrapbook, edited, and annotated by Weber. Illustrated with several sections of sepia tone photography by A. C. Vroman of the Missions and a black and white frontispiece photograph of Truman with his wife and daughter. xvi, 109 pp. ISBN: 0-870933094.

Napa, California: Studio Eight / River Press, (1996.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Based on a real family of 4th generation wine grape growers, this is the story of 4 year old Julian and the first time he is old enough to take part in the grape harvest of his family's vineyard: a charming glimpse of the joys of growing up on a family vineyard in wine country. The story and lovely muted watercolor illustrations are by Lynne Tuft, and text by Tessa DeCarlo. Winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award for excellence in independent publishing. SIGNED on the front endpaper by Tuft and dated in 1998. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-965609294.

Napa, California: Studio Eight / River Press, (1996.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Based on a real family of 4th generation wine grape growers, this is the story of 4 year old Julian and the first time he is old enough to take part in the grape harvest of his family's vineyard: a charming glimpse of the joys of growing up on a family vineyard in wine country. The story and lovely muted watercolor illustrations are by Lynne Tuft, and text by Tessa DeCarlo. Winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award for excellence in independent publishing. SIGNED on the front endpaper by Tuft. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-965609294.

New York & Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017. SIGNED first edition - "How the Oakland A's of the 1970s - a revolutionary band of brawling Hall of Famers - won three straight championships and knocked baseball into the modern age." SIGNED and dated in 2016 (before official publication date) on the half title page. Cast of characters. Notes. 365 pp.

New York: McGraw-Hill, (1971). An updated edition based on the results of the 1970 census. Illustrated with drawings, charts and maps. Bibliography, index. xi, 212 pp. ISBN: 0-070655812.

New York: New American Library - ROC, (2013) dj. SIGNED hardcover - Novel of the aftermath of a supervolcano's eruption in Yellowstone Park - America is covered with ash, farmers can no longer produce food, and the climate is growing colder everyday. SIGNED on the title page. 405 pp.

West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company 1959. Hardcover first edition - One in a series of limited editions published as gifts for employees and clients of West Virginia Pulp Paper - this was for Christmas 1959. Includes a foreword with a brief publishing history: this edition is based on Webb's 1867 edition. Illustrated with drawings. Green and cream marbled endpapers. xv, 119 pp.

Santa Barbara: Fithian Press, (1999.). SIGNED first edition - Mystery involving golf course architecture, set at Pebble Beach, California. SIGNED on the title page. 190 pp. ISBN: 1564743020).

New York: Julian Messner / Simon & Schuster, (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - Award-winning author's account of growing up in California in the 1930s as a 2nd generation Japanese-American and her family's internment in a Utah concentration camp during WWII. 136 pp. ISBN: 0-671741640.

Seattle: University of Washington Press, (1999). A novel covering the years from 1917 through 1943, this is a testament to the strength of the immigrants who came to America in hopes of a better life. Young Hana Omiya arrives in San Francisco, California, in 1917, one of several hundred Japanese "picture brides." Her story is intertwined with others: her husband, Taro Takeda, an Oakland shopkeeper; Kiku and her husband Henry, who reject demeaning city work to become farmers .. . all are caught up in the cruel turmoil of World War II, when West Coast Japanese Americans are uprooted from their homes and imprisoned in desert detention camps." 216 pp. ISBN: 0-295976160.

New York: Penguin, 2004. SIGNED first edition - SIGNED on the title page. An interesting account of his first years as a firefighter in a gritty urban area: Oakland, California. From the back cover: " he was an Ivy League grad responding to an ad at a bus stop. He couldn't keep his boots shined, and he looked terrible in his uniform. Working Fire is the story of how, from this unlikely beginning, Zac Unger came to feel at home among this close- knit tribe, came to master his work's demands, and came to know what it is to see the city of Oakland through a firefighter's eyes." 260 pp.

Concord, CA: Universal Productions, Inc. nd (ca 1980.). First edition - Jumbo edition PC-J-SO-R. Full color, includes many advertisements, Information on towns, detailed street maps, partial street indexes. Approximately 22 by 28 inches folded to 3 1/2 inches by 9 inches. Priced at $1.00.

New York: Crown, 1989. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - INSCRIBED on title page "For ... Thank you for bringing this relic into the light." Author's first book, a coming-of-age novel by a young 4th generation Japanese American worman, who dropped out as a teenager to become a writer. ISBN: 0-517-571706.