New York: St Martin's, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Fourth mystery featuring Stephanie Plum, who works for her bail bondsman cousin in New Jersey - the first book in the series won the Dilys award (given by independent booksellers for the mystery that is the most fun to sell - and the later ones in the series continue the fun). This one was the winner of the Lefty Award for best humorous mystery. SIGNED on the title page. 294 pp. ISBN: 0-312-18586-3.

Philadelphia: Lippincott, (1990) dj. Hardcover first edition - A delightful simple poem by Farjeon with humorous full-color illustrations by Mary Price Jenkins, who shared a house with some of the cats that inspired this book. Square format, unpaginated, A wonderful book for children - and for cat lovers of all ages. ISBN: 0-397324634.

New York: The Viking Press, (2006.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fifth novel in the Thursday Night series - - each of these books are an incredible blend of crime fiction, fantasy, word play and literary entertainment. Illustrations by Bill Mudron and Dylan Meconis; dustjacket art by Viktor Koen. SIGNED in red on the title page. 363 pp plus 2 pages of graphic "ads.". ISBN: 978-0670038718.

New York: The Viking Press, (2006.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The fifth novel in the Thursday Night series - - each of these books are an incredible blend of crime fiction, fantasy, word play and literary entertainment. Illustrations by Bill Mudron and Dylan Meconis; dustjacket art by Viktor Koen. 363 pp plus 2 pages of graphic "ads.". ISBN: 9780670038718.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1986.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Prize-winning author's first book, a collection of 25 short humorous pieces, written between 1975 and 1985, and arranged chronologically - some of them are parodies (Samuel Beckett as the pilot of an airplane), some wildly inventive (on the real cause of the New York City blackout) - most appeared originally in the New Yorker magazine. 123 pp plus lots of blank pages for "your notes" (still blank, in this copy.). ISBN: 0-374135088.

Boston: Little Brown, (1987) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second novel, set on the mean streets of Trenton, New Jersey and featuring Nick Magaracz, the "poor man's Sam Spade" who continues to work for the State of New Jersey because he needs the insurance benefits for his daughter's braces. Then a simple case of inheritance tax fraud takes a deadly turn. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. 154 pp. ISBN: 0-316302996.

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1941. dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of seven humorous stories originally published in the Saturday Evening Post, featuring Mr. Colin Glencannon, a "canny old Scot," the Chief Engineer of the rusty S.S. Inchcliffe Castle, by this author who was also a fighter pilot in World War I, a war reporter and professional aviator and much more but who remains best known for the Glencannon stories. 240 pp.

New York: Random House, (1970) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second humorous thriller featuring second rate actor Jack Albany. The Jack Albany stories were the basis for the 1968 Walt Disney film Never a Dull Moment, starring Edward G. Robinson and Dick Van Dyke. 205 pp.

New York: St Martin's, (1995.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - First novel by this television writer/producer. "The mob is bringing its style of business to television. They don't cancel series. They kill them." INSCRIBED and signed on the title page "To Ed, You have great taste in literature!" 262 pp. ISBN: 0-312-118627.

New York: Harper & Row, (1972.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The African American activist and comedian takes on elections in the US with double-edged humor - a book perhaps even more timely now than when it was written. Includes a literacy test, a do-it-yourself acceptance speech, a poll, a glossary and more. Illustrated. 335 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0116013.

Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing, (1999). SIGNED hardcover first edition - A delightful little book by the author of the 'Cathy' comic strip- as Cathy puts it, this contains "all the deep, insightful, meaningful things I want to say to Mom, but never actually say because I'm too busy acting like a five-year-old when I'm with her." Illustrated with cartoon drawings. SIGNED on the half title page with an original drawing and dated 4/99 - in the year of publication. A perfect gift from a daughter to a mother.... Small format, 95 pp. ISBN: 0-836287886.

New York: Viking PressA. L. Burt, (2007). First edition - The author's first novel to be published in the US - a quirky take on the story of Hamlet, this is the story of an 11 year old boy whose father's ghost appears to him at his funeral and introduces him to "The Dead Fathers Club.' 314 pp.

New York: Viking PressA. L. Burt, (2007) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel to be published in the US - a quirky take on the story of Hamlet, this is the story of an 11 year old boy whose father's ghost appears to him at his funeral and introduces him to "The Dead Fathers Club.' 328 pp. ISBN: 978-0-670-038336.

New York: Bantam, (2004) dj. SIGNED hardcover - The sixth book in this humorous series featuring Cora Felton, the "puzzle lady" and her niece Sherry Carter. This one is set in Bakersfield, California. Includes crossword puzzles by Will Shortz to help you solve the mystery. SIGNED on the title page. 307 pp. ISBN: 0-553-802445.

New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2015) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fifteenth book in this humorous series featuring Cora Felton, the "puzzle lady" and her niece Sherry Carter, set in New York CIty, Includes crossword puzzles by Will Shortz to help you solve the mystery. SIGNED on the title page. 262 pp. ISBN: 978-1250027177.

New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2014). SIGNED first edition - The fifteenth book in this humorous series featuring Cora Felton, the "puzzle lady" and her niece Sherry Carter, set in New York CIty, Includes crossword puzzles by Will Shortz to help you solve the mystery. SIGNED on the title page. 258 pp.

New York: Bantam, (2003) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fifth mystery featuring Cora Felton, the puzzle lady, and her niece Sherry. SIGNED on the title page. 322 pp. ISBN: 0-553-802410.

New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2010) dj. SIGNED hardcover - The tenth book in this series featuring Cora Felton, the "puzzle lady." Includes KenKen and crossword puzzles by Will Shortz to help you solve the mystery. SIGNED on the title page. 326 pp. ISBN: 978-0312612191.

New York: HarperPerennial, (2002). SIGNED - The second novel for adults, written under his own name, by the author best known for his Lemony Snicket books. SIGNED on the title page. 232 pp. ISBN: 0-06-093817X.

Boston: Little, Brown, (1980) dj. Hardcover - Entertaining account of her attempts to crash Broadway as a playwright in the 1940s - one of the 999 out of a 1000 who do not make it big. Originally published in 1962, this was the first book by the author best known for '84 Charing Cross Road.' This edition has been revised for publication. 177 pp. ISBN: 0-316343196.

London: Viking, (1989) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's comic first novel - a socialist millionaire is tired of London and tired of his life, so he decides to return to the college town where he and his friends in the 1960s spent what seems like the best years of their lives - only to discover that time has moved on there, and it isn't the 60s anymore. 220 pp. ISBN: 0-670828580.

Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, (2016) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A beginning chapter book written to appeal to beginning readers. "Hit the dusty trail with the wildest bike-ridin kid cowboys west of the Mississippi! . .. Saddled up to battle the boredom of summer, these two double cousins, best friends, and next-door neighbors have fitted themselves out like Old West cowboys to charge boldly (and sometimes bravely) into the southwestern desert that is their backyard." SIGNED by the author on the half title page and dated in the year of publication. Illustrated by Stephen Gilpin. 100 pp plus final illustration. ISBN: 978-0763670764.

Jackson Heights, NY: David Heatley, 2005. First edition - Notation on front cover "for mature readers" - an autobiographical work by cartoonist David Heatley, "obsessively painted in gouache paint. [with] new, bizarre and disturbing dream comics" including "My Sexual History," a 15-page account of Heatley's entire sexual history starting in Kindergarten and ending in the present, Backyard sleep over, Dad's bedroom and more. Told in a loose, autobiographical 'sketchbook' style, it is Heatley's most revealing and personal work to date. Large format comic book, illustrated throughout in full color, 34 pp including covers. ISBN: 0-976401509.

New York: Ballantine, (1977). Classic juvenile science fiction novel. The Stone twins were in the interplanetary bicycle business, wheeling and dealing their way into adventure. 253 pp. Cover art by Darrell Sweet. ISBN: 0-345260678.

New York: Putnam, (1989) dj. Hardcover first edition - The third Florida based thriller from this highly praised author: Hillerman called him "the Mark Twain of the crime novel" and Elmore Leonard described this book as "the funniest I've read in a long,long time." In this book, he skewers the cosmetic surgery industry. 339 pp. ISBN: 0-399134891.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. SIGNED first edition - The fourth Florida based thriller from this highly praised author: Hillerman called him "the Mark Twain of the crime novel". SIGNED on the half title page. 325 pp.

New York: Putnam, (1989) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third Florida based thriller from this highly praised author: Hillerman called him "the Mark Twain of the crime novel" and Elmore Leonard described this book as "the funniest I've read in a long,long time." In this book, he skewers the cosmetic surgery industry. SIGNED on the title page. 339 pp. ISBN: 0-399134891.

Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1987. dj. Hardcover first edition - Includes 33 of the best selections by this popular humorist on the rights of women, with an introduction by Jane Curry. Illustrations, bibliography, index. 235 pages. ISBN: 0-252-010205.