New York: Globe Book Company. (1968). Hardcover - Intended for use in schools, with exercises and questions at the rear, this collection of Harte's stories is notable for its use of movie stills to illustrate the story. Includes the classics "The Outcasts of Poker Flats," "The Luck of Roaring Camp" and more. vi, 224 pp.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1986). Hardcover first edition - A striking new edition of Hawthorne's classic novel of guilt and pride, set among the early Puritans of New Englands. . Illustrated with 24 wood engravings by Barry Moser; introduction by Alexander Eliot. Notes on the prints. xix, 181. ISBN: 0-151795681.

[Alhambra, California]: Carl F. Braun, (1949). Hardcover - A privately printed facsimile of the 1889 edition with a brief introduction by Braun in which he comments that, unlike many of Hearn's works, this novel is set on the Louisiana coastal islands where "American engineers are carrying out their vast undersea oil-recovery operations and [where] American engineering stands firm and safe against just such a hurricane that wrought the tragedy of 'Chita'." Braun was himself an engineer and founder of a company which specialized in petrochemical processing, among other things. 204 pp.

Boston: Ticknor and Company, 1887. Hardcover first edition - Novel by this author, editor of the Atlantic Monthly, biographer and friend of Mark Twain, and a supporter of the new realism. Interesting ownership markings - penciled in the gutter of the first page is the notation "bought May 10, 1948, Los Angeles 10c first edition. On the front pastedown is an oval stamp of "The Lobster Pot - C.H.E. Hardin, 155 Dwight Ave., Ocean Park, Cal." and also on the front pastedown is an address label for poet and author Laurence P. Spingarn. (1917-2001) 463 pp plus 24 pp publisher's ads.

New York: Dutton, (1922.). Hardcover - Collects a series of brief sketches on people and places - ranging from the English countryside to the Argentinian pampas. A naturalist and ornithologist as well as an author, Hudson was born in Argentina to parents who had immigrated there from New England, but he moved to England, married and became a citizen there. Although he is best known for his classic novel "Green Mansions, " his other works have their charm and interest also. 339 pp.

London: George Routledge and Sons, 1894. Hardcover - A complete edition with reproductions of the original illustrations by Cruikshank and Leech. Ghosts, spectres, witches, demons, babes in the wood, smugglers, bucanneers and others populate these tales told in prose and poetry. Includes facsimiles of the original title pages for both the first and second series. 607 pp

New York: The Library of America, (1983) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which brings together the first four works of Washington Irving. A title in the Library of America series (#16) edited by James W. Tuttleton. Chronology, notes. 1126 pp. ISBN: 0-940450143.

London: Chancellor Press, (1985) dj. Hardcover - A reprint of this illustrated edition of Irving's classic story, originally published with illustrations by Arthur Rackham in 1905. Includes 16 full color plates (printed doublesided) and several small black and white drawings. xiv, 64 pp. ISBN: 0-907486762.

New York: The Library of America, (1993) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second volume of Henry James travel writings in the Library of America series (number 65 in series), edited and with notes by Richard Howard. His travel writings display the distinctive charm of his style, serve as guidebooks and including penetrating reflections on the national characteristics and charm. This volume begins with the classic 'A Little Tour in France', illustrated with Joseph Pennell's drawings from the original 1900 edition. The final piece is on the American volunteer motor-ambulance corps in France, during the first World War. Includes chronology, glossary, notes, index. 845 pp. Lists to this title at rear of book. ISBN: 0-940450771.

Koln: Konemann, 1998. dj. Hardcover - In addition to the long title story (set in Venice, based on a true story, and one of James's most riveting stories), this includes 6 others. Section of notes at the end. A compact format, measuring just 6 3/4 inches by 5 inches, but nicely printed on good quality paper, and bound in blue cloth. ISBN: 3-8290-08937.

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1964 dj. Hardcover - The first complete edition of the short fiction of James - in a proposed series of 12 volumes, edited and with an introduction to each volume by Leon Edel.

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1963. dj. Hardcover - The first complete edition of the short fiction of James - in a proposed series of 12 volumes, edited and with an introduction to each volume by Leon Edel.

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1962. dj. Hardcover - The first complete edition of the short fiction of James - in a proposed series of 12 volumes, edited and with an introduction to each volume by Leon Edel.

New York: The Viking Press, 1951. dj. Hardcover first edition - While this does not contain his longer novels, this is a representative selection of James's work, including his Tales, Nouvelles, and some criticism, travel and autobiographical works, edited and with an introduction by Morton Dauwen Zabel. Chronology, bibliography. vii, 696 pp.

New York: Viking, 1946. dj. Hardcover first edition - A one-volume selection of excerpts from his novels, parodies and plays, stories, and miscellanous writings by Lardner, edited and with an introduction by Gilbert Seldes. A title in the Viking Portable Library series. Small format. 756 pp. plus 2 pp ads.

New York: Viking, 1946. dj. Hardcover first edition - A one-volume selection of excerpts from his novels, parodies and plays, stories, and miscellanous writings by Lardner, edited and with an introduction by Gilbert Seldes. A title in the Viking Portable Library series. Small format. 756 pp. plus 2 pp ads.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - From discussions of reading such diverse books as Huck Finn and Don Quixote, Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle and Ian McEwan's The Child in Time, this is an exploration of what books and reading - and rereading them - can mean to us. SIGNED on the title page. 234 pp. ISBN: 0-61808293X.

London: Ferret Fantasy Ltd, 1973. First edition - Contains seven stories by Alexandre Dumas, Abraham Stoker, Kate Dodd, George Temple, Edwin Lester Arnold, Ernest Favenc as well an anonymous story of Sir Gawan. Illustrated with full page black and white drawings by Jim Cawthron. One of only 500 copies in pictorial wrappers. 110 pp plus 2 pages of ads.

New York: Macmillan, 1914. Hardcover first edition - A novel partially based on London's voyage around Cape Horn in 1912 - it is unfortunately marred by overt racism and the concept of white supremacy (those in command on the ship are fair-skinned, while those who toil are of the 'swarthy races.' Color frontispiece. Basis for three films. 378 pp.

London: Scottfish Academic Press. (1997). A classic of golfing literature, originally published in 1902 and reissued with a foreword by Henry Longhurst and the original illustrations by Harry Furniss. x, 192 pp. ISBN: 0-7073-0492.

Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing Company. (1926.). Hardcover - Classic and adventure-filled story of a boy who accidentally became a member of a gang of smugglers. Illustrated with a full color frontispiece and numerous black and white drawings by Frances Brundage. 246 pp.

New York: Macmillan, 1935. Hardcover first edition - A novel of the sea, set in the South Pacific in 1922 where a full-rigged sailing ship is caught in a violent storm. Glossary, 398 pp.

New York: Macmillan, 1925. Hardcover - One of Masefield's most popular novels, an adventure story and a romance featuring searman Harker.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, nd (ca 1930) dj. Hardcover - Classic and adventure-filled story of a boy who accidentally became a member of a gang of smugglers. 244 pp. Green and white illustrated endpapers.

West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, 1962. Hardcover first edition - An attractive edition of this classic novel, based upon Melville's own experiences in 1842, when he and a companion jumped ship in the Marquesas. Designed by Bradbury Thompson, this limited edition features illustrations reproduced from the Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature, and Art, 1846. 324 pp plus final illustrations and colophon. Bound in quarter cowhide leather with the title stamped in gold over deorated paper boards. Slipcase reproduces the illustrations on the endpapers.

New York: John Lane Company, 1916. Hardcover first edition - A small volume of his witty and sardonic aphorisms - many so apt and pithy that it is difficult to refrain from quoting one or more. 79 pp plus 1 page of advertisement for his two earlier books.

Paris: Nelson Editeurs, 1933. Hardcover - Text in French (texte en francais), a small volume measuring just 15.5 cm (6 1/4 inches) tall, 11 cm wide, 1.5 cm thick, bound in flexible navy blue pebbled cloth binding, with gilt lettering on spine, top edge gilt, in a lavender-blue cardboard slipcase. 286 pp. Small bookstore sticker from The French Bookstore in San Francisco affixed to the front pastedown.

Paris: Nelson Editeurs, 1935. Hardcover - Text in French (texte en francais), a small volume measuring just 15.5 cm (6 1/4 inches) tall, 11 cm wide, 1.5 cm thick, bound in flexible navy blue pebbled cloth binding, with gilt lettering on spine, top edge gilt, in a lavender-blue cardboard slipcase. 286 pp. Small bookstore sticker from The French Bookstore in San Francisco affixed to the front pastedown.

Minneapolis: Redpath Press, (1986). The first separate publication of this short story by the author of the Winnie the Pooh stories, originally published in 1948 in "The Birthday Party and Other Stories." Illustrated by Etienne Delessert and designed by Rita Marshall. A slim booklet, 7 inches tall by 4 inches wide. 32 pp. Intended to be mailed to the recipient, it is extremely uncommon to find this in its original complete condition. This set includes the story booklet, the envelope, the priced insert for store displays and even the original plastic bag. ISBN: 1-55628-0084.

New York: Scribner, (2011) dj. Hardcover - Issued to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first publication of this classic novel of the Civil War,winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and basis for the film of the same name. 1037 pp. ISBN: 978-0684830681.