Sydney & London: Aurora Press, 1980. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Australian author's first novel, set in Indonesia in 1966. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Striking dustjacket illustration by Donald Friend. ISBN: 0-86748-001-7.

New York & Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, one which blends mythic and modern times together, set in Bali and based on an old Balinese epic poem. The author, an American sculptor, has lived in Bali for ten years. Illustrated title page. 209 pp. ISBN: 0-3965593506.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2016). First edition - Award-winning author's seventh novel - "a masterful thriller about espionage, love, and redemption. . . Moving between Europe during the Cold War, Civil Rightsera California, and Indonesia during the massacres of 1965 and the subsequent military dictatorship, Black Water explores some of the darkest events of recent history through the story of one troubled man." 342 pp.

New York: Delacorte, (1985) dj. Hardcover first edition - An international thriller. "When his closest aide is assassinated, Ivy League American ambassador Charles Clements enters the treacherous world of Indonesian politics to track down the murderer from among the six men vying to control the wealth of Indonesia's oil fields." 302 pp. ISBN: 0-385293887.

Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, (2004.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first major study of an unusual group of Balinese embroideries - the "story cloths" which are used as ritual decorations and offerings in Balinese and Hindu temples, household ancestor shrines, and village ceremonial buildings - this includes over 200 examples from the author's own collection, depicted in full color. Discusses the various stitching techniques employed for each piece, how to determine the skill level of specific stitches, and the cultural significance of each textile. Includes a glossary of important Balinese characters and terms, bibliography and index. Large format, printed on heavy glossy stock throughout. A beautiful book. 144 pp. ISBN: 1-58008-4877.

London: Frederick Muller. (1957) dj. Hardcover - A novel set on the island of Java in 1950, in the newly independent country of Indonesia, where there is still hostility and resentment against the Dutch colonists. A medical unit, formed by the United Nations, is involved in a desperate fight against the disease of yaws where 10 million had been stricken. 240 pp.

New York: Granta USA, 1998. SIGNED first edition - A paperback magazine of new writing. SIGNED by Dani Shapiro at her story 'The Mistress." The title story: What Young Men Do . Richard Lloyd Parry Discovers Modern Indonesia"s War on Severed Heads Other contributors include Richard Lloyd Parry, Richard Ford, Simon Arimitage, Todd McEwen, Sebastiao Salgado, Nicholas Shakespeare, Tim Lott, Tim Parks.. Illustrated with photographs and maps. Notes on contributors. 256 pp. ISBN: 0-14-0141545.

New York: University Press of America / The Asia Society, (1985). Includes a preface by Eleanor Roosevelt in which she notes that although Kartini died young (at age 24, a few days after the birth of her son), with her letters, which give some insight into the lives of a people ruled at the time by Dutch, she was able to reach millions of Javanese. Through her writings she became a spokesman for the liberation and education of women. Edited and with an Introduction By Hildred Geertz. Translated from the Dutch by Agnes Louis Symmers. 246 pp. ISBN: 0-819147583.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1970) dj. Hardcover first edition - Based on detailed research into the precolonial history of Madagascar in an attempt to provide a more balanced answer to the questions of how the early kingdoms formed, their growth, and why did they change. He discovered that African influences -versus those from Asia - were more significant than previously thought. Illustrated with black and white photographs and 12 maps. xvi, 336 pp. ISBN: 0-030841712.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. dj. Hardcover first edition - An account of a visit to 4 countries in the throes of 'Islamization' - Pakistan, Iran, Malaysia and Indonesia - a subject more important now than ever. Naipaul's accounts of the Islamic world were specifically cited in the announcement that he had won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2001. 430 pp. Dust jacket by Paul Bacon. ISBN: 0-394-509692.

New York: Penguin, (1996.). The third volume in his masterwork, The Buru Quartet, set in what was the Dutch East Indies during the beginning of the twentieth century - "Absolutely stunning historical fiction set against the vivid and violent backdrop of a fledging nation." Praemodya was imprisoned by both the Dutch for his role in the Indonesian revolution and by the Indonesian government as a political prisoner, and these novels - which arose from the stories the author told to other prisoners during his imprisonment on Buru Island from 1965-1979 - were banned in Indonesia. Translated and with an introduction by Max Lane. Glossary. 474 pp. ISBN: 0-14-0256342.

New York: Harper & Brothers, (1957) dj. Hardcover first edition - An informal introduction to the countries of South-East Asia, which the author revisited in the 1950s with her husband and young son. They spent over a year living in Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Bali, Burma and Ceylon (Sri Lanka). While she tells something of the history of each country, she focuses more on their way of life - a way which for most is now gone. Map, index. 240 pp. Map endpapers.

New York: Morrow, (1990.) dj. Hardcover first edition - His first major novel, written while he was a political prisoner and originally published in Indonesia in 1950. New translation and introductory note by Willem Samuels, Set during World War II on the 16th and 17th of August, 1945 at the end of the Japanese occupation of Indonesia. 171 pp. ISBN: 0-688-086985.

Scottsdale, AZ: Poisoned Pen Press, (2007.) dj. Hardcover first edition - First novel by this noted epidemiologist, veterinarian and ecologist - "On the islands of Java and Bali in the early 1980s, Western governments are pouring millions of dollars into development schemes even as Indonesian strongman President Suharto violently stifles dissent. For Canadian veterinarian Abner Dueck, the spice islands are an exotic locale for the seemingly mundane work of examining dead cows and working with old friends" - until two of his friends are murdered. 223 pp. ISBN: 1590583493.

New York: Harper Collins, (2003) dj. Hardcover first edition - An examination of the world-changing effects of the catastrophic eruption off the coast of Java of the earth's most dangerous volcano - Krakatoa - which was followed by an immense tsunami that killed nearly forty thousand people. Maps. Illustrated. Suggestions for further reading, index. xvi, 416 pp. ISBN: 0-066212855.