New York: St Martin's, (1979) dj. Hardcover first edition - Wold's first novel. "Larson McCade, wandering grandson of a nameless refugee, has come to the decadent planet of Seltique, culturally isolated from the rest of the galaxy after its bid for political mastery two thousand years ago. He claims to be researching a pro-galaxy group known as The Core, but he is actually looking for The Book of Aradka, a non-human artifact that could make him a wealthy man for the rest of his life." 230 pp. ISBN: 0-312613989.

New York: Dutton, 1995. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Award-winning African American writer's powerful first book, the story of a young girl's coming-of-age in Brooklyn during the Vietnam era - a world where sexuality is explored from every angle, where abuse is only whispered about, and where the young men are drafted and return, if they return at all, broken. On the basis of this novel, Woodson was named a regional Granta finalist, and she has gone to receive several other awards, to be nominated for the National Book Award and more. SIGNED on the title page. Although Woodson is best known as an author of books for young adults, this is an adult novel. 113 pp. ISBN: 0-525-937218.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Her first book for children, a delightful story of a hen's search for a safe place to lay her eggs. Illustrated with bright linocuts by Wormell. Oblong format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-15-2000690.

New York: Random House, (1990.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's first book - a novel based on her own experiences as an undercover narcotics officer and the basis of the movie. 260 pp. ISBN: 0-394-576713.

Boise, ID: Ahsahta Press / Boise State University, (1978). SIGNED first edition - Her first collection of poetry, INSCRIBED (in Portuguese) on the first page and dated in the year of publication "Good luck from a crazy poet." Introduction by Donald Dike. 41 pp. ISBN: 0-916272-095.

Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, (1999) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first collection of poetry, a series of love poems for the end of the millenium. 57 pp. ISBN: 1558492003.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1994) dj. Hardcover first edition - The artist / author's first book, one in which she retells her father`s story of his coming-of-age in northern China in the 1930s and 1940s. He was the fourth son of a prominent Manchurian family and his odyssey included the years of the Japanese occupation of China, the Russian onslaught upon Northeastern China and the civil war that followed. Illustrated throughout with beautiful full page watercolor paintings by the author as well as many black and white drawings. Preface by Amy Tan. Large square format. 211 pp plus a final portrait of her father. ISBN: 0-15-1000638.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1994) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The artist / author's first book, one in which she retells her father`s story of his coming-of-age in northern China in the 1930s and 1940s. He was the fourth son of a prominent Manchurian family and his odyssey included the years of the Japanese occupation of China, the Russian onslaught upon Northeastern China and the civil war that followed. Illustrated throughout with beautiful full page watercolor paintings by the author as well as many black and white drawings. Preface by Amy Tan. SIGNED by both Belle Yang and Amy Tan on the front endpaper and dated in the year of publication. Large square format. 211 pp plus a final portrait of her father. ISBN: 0-15-1000638.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1996). SIGNED - The artist / author's first book, one in which she retells her father`s story of his coming-of-age in northern China in the 1930s and 1940s. He was the fourth son of a prominent Manchurian family and his odyssey included the years of the Japanese occupation of China, the Russian onslaught upon Northeastern China and the civil war that followed. Illustrated throughout with beautiful full page watercolor paintings by the author as well as many black and white drawings. Preface by Amy Tan. Boldly INSCRIBED on the front endpaper and dated in the year of publication, with a drawing of a cat by Yang. Large square format. 211 pp plus a final portrait of her father. ISBN: 0-15-1000638.

New York: Walker, (1988) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, a mystery which pairs a high-school attendance monitor, a young widow, with a 14 year old boy with an active imagination and of "dubious veracity" in a search to Mexico for a killer. SIGNED on the title page with the inscription "Happy Birthday, You have a delightful charming daughter" (not personalized). 179 pp. ISBN: 0-802756972.