Walnut Creek, CA: Komenar Publishing, (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first book, a fantasy novel set among the nomadic people of the desert Kren and described as 'a fascinating journey into an alien culture, one more open and honorable than our own - although like us in its capacity for violence.' (author Madeline Howard.) Illustrated with full-page pen and ink drawings. INSCRIBED on the title page by both the author and illustrator and dated in the year of publication. 198 pp. Promotional card laid in. ISBN: 9780977208142.

Walnut Creek, CA: Komenar Publishing, (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first book, a fantasy novel set among the nomadic people of the desert Kren and described as 'a fascinating journey into an alien culture, one more open and honorable than our own - although like us in its capacity for violence.' (author Madeline Howard.) Illustrated with full-page pen and ink drawings. SIGNED on the title page. 198 pp. ISBN: 9780977208142.

New York: Dial Press, dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel for older children by England's poet laureate, illustrated with striking engravings by Barry Moser. "Young Lucy enlists the help of the boy Hogarth and an Iron Man in order to save the people from the huge, terrifying Iron Woman who rises from the swamp to punish humankind for destroying the environment." 109 pp. ISBN: 0-803717962.

New York: Philomel Books, (2001.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first book in this series by the author of the Redwall books: " ;The Flying Dutchman!' The legend of the wind-tattered ghost ship and its mad sea captain, cursed to sail the seas forever, has been passed down throughout the centuries. But what of the young boy and his dog who were trapped aboard that ship? What became of them? The castaway boy and dog set off on an eternal journey of their own, braving icy wind and waves to arrive at strange shores, and explore new places and times. The unlikely Chapelvale village is their first destination, a Victorian town under siege." 327 pp. ISBN: 0-399-236015.

New York: Pocket Books, (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, and the first book in a projected trilogy set in 5th century Britain, in the world of King Arthur, based on both Mallory's La Morte d'Arthur and the author's own research (he is an ethnohistorian and cultural anthropologist). "Pelleas, son of Uther Pendragon, begins his apprenticeship with Myrddin (Merlin), a sorcerer, and explores a land torn by strife, struggling toward glory in the days before the birth of King Arthur." Map. xiv, 290 pp. ISBN: 0-671734032.

New York: Harper Collins, (2000.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Young adult novel by this award winning New Zealand writer - one which combines fantasy and an understanding of the roots of your own culture. When he was just seven, Eshban Vala witnessed the brutal killing of a native Shinali woman at the hands of his own people, the Navoran Empire, and ever since he dreamed of being a healer. Now, he must struggle between his loyalty to his own people, his love fro the Shinali, and his growing sense of conscience. 338 pp. Dust jacket art by Leo and Diane Dillon. ISBN: 0-06028904X.

New York: Harper Collins, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - A trip to an earlier age in the history of the people of Keltia - the conclusion to this Arthurian trilogy. A weaving of Celtic mythology, science fiction and fantasy. Includes the author's notes and an excerpt from her forthcoming book, Fireheart. 5002 pp. ISBN: 0-061052302.

New York: GRAPHIX (Scholastic), (2014). SIGNED first edition - The sixth book in this series of graphic novels illustrated with double page splashes in full color and with many changing color palates in the panels. "Navin and his classmates journey to Lucien, a city ravaged by war and plagued by mysterious creatures, where they search for a beacon essential to their fight against the Elf King." SIGNED on the half title page. 213 pp. plus final double page map, etc. ISBN: 978-0545433150.

London: Orbit, 1996. dj. Hardcover first edition - A work of fantasy fiction based on the myths and legends of the Polynesian people. Author's note. Glossary. 426 pp. ISBN: 1-85723-4227.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2001. First edition - Second novel by this New Zealand author to be published in the US. Set in Latin America and Northern California in the mid-21st century, this is an account of a young woman's attempt to resolve the mystery of her not quite human father's identity. 442 pp.

New York: Scribner, (2016). First edition - A captivating novel by this award-winning British author, set in a world both familiar and alien - "a genre-defying, utterly bewitching masterwork, an inversion of modern fairy tales . . . weaving elements of psychological suspense, Jamesian stream of consciousness, and neo-gothic horror, to reveal the inescapable effects of abandonment, isolation, and the grotesque as well as the glimmers of goodness buried deep within the soul." 210 pp.

Gladestry, UK: Scorpion Press, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Limited edition of this offbeat novel of suspense from this very good writer - this one is set in 1954, partly on the islands in Boston Harbor - and is a story with a unique mingling of fact and fantasy. #36 of 95 copies SIGNED by Lehane on a special limitation page. Appreciation by Ian Rankin.. Bound in marbled boards, with navy blue quarter leather spine, gold lettering on spine, top edge tinted blue. 325 pp. ISBN: 0-688-163173.

New York: Morrow, (2003.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An offbeat novel of suspense from this very good writer - this one is set in 1954, partly on the islands in Boston Harbor - and is a story with a unique mingling of fact and fantasy. Basis for the coming movie of the same name. 325 pp. ISBN: 0-688-163173.

New York: Summit Books, 1990, dj. Hardcover first edition - Short fantasy tales, exploring the evolution of our popular culture and Levi's search for a more perfect world, as he conjures up remarkable new machines. Originally published in Italy in 1966 and 1977. Translated by Raymond Rosenthal. 222 pp. ISBN: 0-671626175.

New York: Summit Books, 1990, dj. Hardcover first edition - Short fantasy tales, exploring the evolution of our popular culture and Levi's search for a more perfect world, as he conjures up remarkable new machines. Originally published in Italy in 1966 and 1977. Translated by Raymond Rosenthal. 222 pp. ISBN: 0-671626175.

New York: Random House, (2015). First edition - The third collection of short stories by this Nebula award winning writer, whose stories combine elements of fantasy with sly humor and understanding. Michael Chabon called her Òthe most darkly playful voice in American fictionÓ; Neil Gaiman said she was Òa national treasureÓ; and Karen Russell described her as ÒFranz Kafka with a better understanding of ladiesÕ footwear and bad first dates.Ó 333 pp.

Philadelphia: Running Press Teens, (2013). SIGNED first edition - A young adult novel with strong female characters: "Every Fairy-Tale Ending Has a Price. . . .Orphaned as a child in the crumbling village of Tulan, Elara is determined to learn her true identity, even if it means wielding a dagger." SIGNED by the author on the title page. 350 pp. ISBN: 9780762451098.

New York: Aladdin, 2002. The first book in a new fantasy series: Bobby Pendragon, a seemingly normal 14 year old boy , is swept off to an alternate dimension known as Denduron. 375 [[/. ISBN: 0-7434-37314.

New York & Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. dj. Hardcover first edition - An updated and expanded edition of a work originally published in 1980. Contains descriptions of more than 1,200 worlds invented by storytellers throughout history, from Homer's Wandering Rocks in the Odyssey, More's Utopia, C. S. Lewis's Narnia, Coleridge's Xandu to Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park, Rowling's Hogwarts and even to the Beatles' Pepperland from Yellow Submarine. Over 220 maps and illustrations.Index. xvi, 755 pp. A slightly oversized and very heavy book. ISBN: 978-1435125384.

New York: Macmillan Company, (1963) dj. Hardcover first edition - Two ironical science fiction novellas by this noted French author best known for his biographies. This edition includes an autobiographical introduction "In the Twilight of My Life" in which he talks about how he came to write these stories and he notes that 'The Weigher of Souls' (first published in English in 1931) was one of his few works of fiction which found success. Epilogue by Jacques Choron; translated from the French by Hamish Miles, and illustrated with seven black and white plates by Leonard Everett Fisher. Includes a bibliography listing Maurois' works with both their first French and first English publication. 187 pp.

New York: Del Rey / Ballantine, (1986.). A crystal singer novel, a blend of fantasy, adventure and romance. 373 pp. ISBN: 0-345-316002.

Brooklyn, NY: Soft Skull Press, (2005.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Described as an "apocalyptic fable" and as "a combination of political thriller, a sci-fi romp and a poetic medititation on history [which] confronts America's nuclear legacy and present lunacy with furious satire and haunting grace." In this novel the three scientists most responsible for the atom bomb - Oppenheimer, Fermi and Szilard - are displaced to modern America at the moment the first mushroom cloud formed over New Mexico, and are taken in by a reference librarian and her doting gardener husband. SIGNED on the title page. 489 pp. ISBN: 1932360859.

San Bernardino, CA: R. Reginald / Borgo Press, 1978. First edition - While Morris is perhaps best known as a textile designer, printer and craftsman associated with the Arts and Craft movement, his contributions also helped to establish the modern fantasy genre, laying the foundation for Tolkien and others. This study looks at all of Morris's fiction as a distinctive, original and consistent body of work. Selected critical sources. The Milford Series, Popular Writers of Today Volume Thirteen. 63 pp. ISBN: 0-893702188.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947. dj. Hardcover first edition - World War II has ended and the future of humanity is looking bleak; Mr. Whittle, a history professor with a wife whom he loves and a 12 year old daughter, is convinced the world is coming to an end. A gentle novel, of whimsical fantasy, by the author best known for 'Portrait of Jenny.' 175 pp. Dust jacket art by Norman Reeves.

New York: St Martin's, 1985. dj. SIGNED hardcover - The third novel in this medieval scholar's Arthurian fantasy trilogy. Dustjacket praise from Anne McCaffrey and R. A. McAvoy among others. SIGNED on the title page. 277 pp. ISBN: 0-312-353227.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1999) dj. Hardcover - Set at the beginning of the 19th century, "Sarah Cunningham is hurtled into a unstable alternative world - in which King Henry IX rules Britain, America never revolted, and Napoleon marches across Europe - where she joins forces with a royal spy, the Duke of Wessex, to rescue a missing princess." 350 pp. ISBN: 0+312864272.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1909. Hardcover first edition - A romantic novel set in Italy by this author who was also known as an expert on printing techniques and book design. This involves a "love triangle of Helen, Inez, and Jack, tangled up in a spell of dual personalities, in the present and in the past. 'Slowly the spell began to work upon Inez's brain. she was no longer in the present - she was a woman of Italy of four centuries back'." Illustrated by Gertrude Demain Hammond with a frontispiece and three internal plates. 352 pp.