Mattituck, New York: Aeonian Press, (ca 1978). Hardcover - Brown's first science fiction novel, original published in 1949. An editor for a science fiction magazine is spending a quiet weekend at his boss's country estate - the day of the first moon shot - but something goes very wrong. Includes an introduction by Phil Klass. One of only 300 copies. xviii, 205 pp.

New York Broadway Books / Random House (2000) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's personal account of traveling in Australia - he reports on the inhabitants, the weather, and the wildlife and the more desolate parts of the country as well as the things that might very well make it the best of all possible nations. Maps, bibliography, 307 pp. ISBN: 0-7679-03854.

New York: Twelve/ Warner, (2007). Hardcover first edition - A satirical suggestion for solving the problems of social security and more by this author who has been described as "the quintessential political novelist of his time" (according to Fortune magazine) winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, and as "one of the funniest writers in the English language." (Tom Wolfe). A popular blogger proposes that the government provide incentives for the Baby Boomers - everyone over 75 - to commit suicide. 318 pp. ISBN: 978-0446579810.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's second novel, third book, a thriller which "unleashes a formidable senior citizen's vengeance when his only grandchild dies of a cocaine overdose. After disposing of her domestic predators, the old geezer sets sail in his yacht for the Amazon, bent on eliminating the Peruvian drug lord in his jungle redoubt. Buckley subtly merges the sheer entertainment of a good travel yarn with the vicious motivations of greed." SIGNED on the title page. 274 pp. ISBN: 0-394571932.

New York: Random House, (1999). SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's fourth novel, set in the strange land of Washington, D.C., "a millennial comedy of manners about aliens and pundits . . . and how much they have in common." SIGNED on the title page. 300 pp plus author's note. ISBN: 0-679452931.

n.p. Haven Books, (1998.). "A comic but poignant murder mystery." Members of the Animal Liberation Front are being stalked by a killer., 212 pp (reverse pagination)

New York: Hyperion, (1993) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first novel by this playwright - "Charles Busch brings the plot twists and flamboyant appealing characters that made his Vampire Lesbians of Sodom the longest running play in off-Broadway history" into this semi-autobiographical novel of his own life as a playwright and actor. 290 pp . ISBN: 1-562827804.

San Carlos, California: Nourse Publishing Company, (1962.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "Is the City by the Golden Gate always right and never wrong? Are the restaurants the country's best?.... Should the cable cars go? ....the two sides of San Francisco pros and cons - on these topics and others like saloons, night life, seagulls and sports - are related by" members of the working press and columnists, including Monique Benoit, Herb Caen, Andy Curtin, Millie Robbins, Prescott Sullivan, Don Sherwood, Roger Williams and others. Edited and with a foreword by Walt Daley. Illustrated with a humorous drawing at the head of each chapter by Jack Gerkensmeyer. 154 pp.

Woodbury, Minnesota: Midnight Ink (2018). SIGNED - "The lighter side of the dark underbelly of the California dream." SIGNED on the title page. Promotional bookmark laid in. 274 pp. ISBN: 978-0738753867.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1979. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second novel - "Augusta is an elegant young flutist preparing for her debut at Town Hall. In this splendid comedy, she is joined by a cast of wonderfully absurd characters--her husband, his father, her ex-lover, a nightclub stripper, a peeping Tom, and a canary." George Garrett called this "a joy and a delight. It is brilliantly funny... and a classic love story." 304 pp. ISBN: 0-395275733.

Boston: Little Brown, (1968) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel of "ribald realism" by this award-winning writer. "In Luino, in the years just before Fascism when the 'nineteenth century drew to a long-overdue close,' Emerenziano Paronzini, a dour but distinguished looking man of 45, takes up residence, eyes the rather unattractive sisterhood - all unwed - Tarsilla, Fortunata and Camilla, and eventually proposes to Fortunata .. By the close is trigamously servicing all three sister. A wholly funny, bawdy, small story told with scapegrace irreverence and a knowing leer." (Kirkus) Translated from the Italian by Julia Martines. 180 pp.

New York: Simon Spotlight Entertainment (SSE), (2008). SIGNED first edition - An account of the decades long relationship between these two entertainers who became counterculture icons. "The straight dope of one of the most popular comedy teams of all time." SIGNED on the title page by Tommy Chong and dated 5 -31-08. 243 pp.

New York: George H. Doran, (1924). Hardcover - Illustrated with a frontispiece and eleven glossy internal plates with drawings by Worth Brehm. Publisher's colophon at title page, 357 pp. Illustrated endpapers.

Baltimore: Bancroft Press, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first mystery introducing Aaron Tucker who "isn't a private investigator. An aspiring screenwriter, freelance reporter, stay-at-home dad, and expert on consumer electronics, he defies all traditional characteristics of a PI. . . . But he's funny, down-to-earth, lovable, and resourceful."In this book, he is hired to investigate the disappearance of a woman, and soon finds himself involved in a murder. SIGNED on the title page. 261 pp plus several pages of comments on the book. ISBN: 1890862185.

[Anchorage, Alaska:] By the author, (1979.). First edition - INSCRIBED by Conn on the title page "For Bill, a loyal fan and true Alaskan." Selections from the author's column in the Anchorage Daily News - the author is a professor of justice at the University of Alaska who had lived in Anchorage and Fairbanks for 7 years at the time this was published. 152 pp.

Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1910. Hardcover first edition - A collection of nine essays, all with a significant leavening of humor. In addition to the title articles, this includes essays titled the hundred worst books, the convention of books, in praise of politicians, my missionary life in Persia, the colonel in the theological seminary, the merry devil of education and more. 278 pp.

Sydney, Australia: Ure Smith, (1960). Hardcover first edition - The author's second humorous book under this pseudonym: Nino brings two of his Aussie workmates on a visit to his father at his old home in Piedmont, via Dublin, Liverpool, London, Paris and Frankfurt. "Joe and Dennis's struggle with the Continental way of life enables Nino to get his own back." Illustrated with drawings by "WEP." 220 pp.

New York: Putnam, (2001.) dj. Hardcover first edition - In the tradition of Carl Hiaasen, this is a very funny skewering of the corporate world gone wrong in this tale of a Florida planned community: 'In the "ideal" designed community of Serenity, pride of the late theme-park king Waldo Whipple, things are far from ideal. The houses are listing, the regulations are onerous, the mayor is lecherous, and the occasional Wild Dominion animal has turned up dead.,,, when a reporter begins poking around, he quickly discovers that Waldo's successors have a decidedly different vision for America's Hometown - and if certain people don't stop interfering with it, animals won't be the only things turning up dead. ' 210 pp. ISBN: 0-399148159.

New York: Putnam, (2001.) dj. Hardcover first edition - In the tradition of Carl Hiaasen, this is a very funny skewering of the corporate world gone wrong in this tale of a Florida planned community: 'In the "ideal" designed community of Serenity, pride of the late theme-park king Waldo Whipple, things are far from ideal. The houses are listing, the regulations are onerous, the mayor is lecherous, and the occasional Wild Dominion animal has turned up dead.,,, when a reporter begins poking around, he quickly discovers that Waldo's successors have a decidedly different vision for America's Hometown - and if certain people don't stop interfering with it, animals won't be the only things turning up dead. ' 210 pp. ISBN: 0-399148159.

New York: Putnam, (2001.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - In the tradition of Carl Hiaasen, this is a very funny skewering of the corporate world gone wrong in this tale of a Florida planned community: 'In the "ideal" designed community of Serenity, pride of the late theme-park king Waldo Whipple, things are far from ideal. The houses are listing, the regulations are onerous, the mayor is lecherous, and the occasional Wild Dominion animal has turned up dead.,,, when a reporter begins poking around, he quickly discovers that Waldo's successors have a decidedly different vision for America's Hometown - and if certain people don't stop interfering with it, animals won't be the only things turning up dead. ' SIGNED on the title page. 210 pp. ISBN: 0-399148159.

New York: Putnam, (2000.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - His third novel - "From the darkly comic mind of a veteran Florida journalist comes a riotous look at politics, big money and human unpredictibility." SIGNED on the title page. 226 pp. ISBN: 0-399146490.

New York: Putnam, (2002.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "A gleefully iconclastic tale of two competitive brothers in Florida politics," SIGNED on the title page. 309 pp. ISBN: 0-399149465.

London & Emmaus, PennsylvaniaL The Rodale Press, (1955). Hardcover first edition - A story taken from a book originally published in Madrid in 1621 by this dramatist, poet and Catholic monk, and here "freely translated from the Spanish" by Ilsa Barea and illustrated by Arthur Wragg. Includes an introduction by Arturo Barea. xii, 72 pp.

Boston: Little Brown, (1980) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A very funny novel of 'steadily graduating erotomania.' INSCRIBED on the front endpaper to writer and philosopher Hugh Moorhead. De Vries was one of the 250 people quoted in Moorhead's book "The Meaning of Life." 221 pp. Dust jacket design by Paul Bacon. ISBN: 0-316-181846.

New York: Harper & Brothers, (1924.). Hardcover first edition - French text (en francais) except for the English preface which explains that the purpose of this book is to help even the youngest students of the French language understand and remember the concept of genders using humourous verses and drawings by Louis Glackens. 143 pp.

Deerfield Park, FL: Health Communications, Inc. (1999). SIGNED - A title in the very popular inspirational Chicken Soup for the Soul series - SIGNED on the title page by the author Jeff Aubery. Illustrated with cartoons, Notes on contributors. xxiv, 379 pp. ISBN: 1-558746587.

New York: Morrow, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - His fifth novel, a wildly funny, takedown of all things Florida - Serge is back and he it taking on the Russian mob, the Jamaican mob, the cocaine cartels and the spoiled frat boys, while providing information on his newest interest - trains and the role they played in developing Florida, SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 303 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0520450.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An anthology of the best work from McSweeney's humor category. Includes contributions from Arthur Bradford, Mark O'Donnell, Neal Pollack, Ben Greenman, Peter Ferland, Tom O'Connor, Greg Purcell, Jeff Johnson, Alysia Gray Painter, Dan Kennedy and others. SIGNED by Dave Eggers on the title page. Edited and with an introduction by Eggers. 239 pp. Dust jacket art by Charles Burns. ISBN: 1400042240.

Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing, (2007). SIGNED first edition - A collection of mostly single panel comics, in both black and white and color. Signed on the title page by both authors with a small self-portrait by Rodd and the words "Read More Comics!" Square format, 128 pp. ISBN: 978-0740768408.