Greenfield Center, NY: The Greenfield Review Press, (1990.). SIGNED first edition - An anthology of 32 stories by women of Japanese, Filipino, Chinese, Indian, and Southwest Asian ancestry, and stories by non-Asian women with strong links to the Asian American experience. SIGNED by Chitra Divakaruni at her story "Doors." Other contributors include Maxine Hong Kingston, Jessica Hagedorn, Bharati Mukherjee, Amy Tan, Gish Jen, Diana Davenport, Hisaye Yamamoto, Marie Hara, Fae Myenne Ng, Susan Nunes and many others. Each selection is preceded by a photograph of the author and brief biographical comments. 321 pp. Cover art by Carli Oliver. ISBN: 0-912678-763.

Greenfield Center, NY: The Greenfield Review Press, (1990.). SIGNED first edition - An anthology of 32 stories by women of Japanese, Filipino, Chinese, Indian, and Southwest Asian ancestry, and stories by non-Asian women with strong links to the Asian American experience. SIGNED by Chitra Divakaruni at her story "Doors." Other contributors include Maxine Hong Kingston, Jessica Hagedorn, Bharati Mukherjee, Amy Tan, Gish Jen, Diana Davenport, Hisaye Yamamoto, Marie Hara, Fae Myenne Ng, Susan Nunes and many others. Each selection is preceded by a photograph of the author and brief biographical comments. 321 pp. Cover art by Carli Oliver. ISBN: 0-912678-763.

New York: Lee & Low Books Inc. 2002. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The team that created the award winning book "Cool Melons? Turn to Frogs!" now give us a story of a Japanese boy who begins to have company in his dreams. They are horned demons known as oni, and one by one, ten of these fierce but friendly creatures appear, beat their taiko drums, and disperse the boy's scary dreams. Through art and story, children also learn about Japanese taiko drumming and the Japanese words and characters for the numbers one to ten. Brightly illustrated in full color by Kazuko G. Stone. SIGNED on the title page by Gollub. Oblong format. 32 pp. ISBN: 1584300116.

Santa Rosa, CA: Tortuga Press, (2019) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Originally published almost 20 years ago, this is the first bilingual (Spanish - English) editon of a counting story in rhyme. A Japanese boy begins to have company in his dreams. They are horned demons known as oni, and one by one, ten of these fierce but friendly creatures appear, beat their taiko drums, and disperse the boy's scary dreams. Through art and story, children also learn about Japanese taiko drumming and the Japanese words and characters for the numbers one to ten. Spanish translaton by Victor Reyes. Brightly illustrated in full color by Kazuko G. Stone. 32 pages. SIGNED on the title page by Gollub. Oblong format, unpaginated. ISBN: 1584300116.

New York: Lee and Low Books, (1998.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - A biography and introduction intro to the work of Japanese haiku poet, "Brother Issa" (Kobayashi Yatora, 1763-1827), whose deep love for the natural world is reflected in more than 30 poems included in this lovely book. Biography and translation by Gollub, Japanese calligraphy by Keiko Smith, and beatiful full-color illustrations by Kazuko G. Stone. SIGNED on the title page by Matthew Gollub with the word 'haiku' in both English and Japanese characters. Includes notes on the life of Issa, on the translations, and on haiku. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 1880000717.

Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin, 1996. SIGNED first edition - The author's first book, a story of the bonds of brotherhood among the sons of a Japanese laborer in the Hawaiian sugar cane fields. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 228 pp.

Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin, 1996. First edition - The author's first book, a story of the bonds of brotherhood among the sons of a Japanese laborer in the Hawaiian sugar cane fields. 228 pp.

Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, (1965.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Three short stories, translated and with an introduction by Leon Picon. A title in the Library of Japanese Literature. 124 pp.

New York: New Directions, (1984). First edition - Includes selections from over a half a century of his work. Translated from the Japanese by Cid Corman, with Susumu Kamaike. Introduction by Corman, in which he comments "There is scarcely a child in Japan unfamiliar with Kusano's frogs. And of course, no adult." Their trills, transcribed and fancifully translated by the poet into frog soliloquies, dirges, and celebrations are, says Corman, "figures of nature--in its largest sense--and of absolute innocence ... . They mock our pretensions but share them too - gently." 54 pp. ISBN: 0-811208877.

New York: SOHO Press, (1989.0. Originally published in 1961, and set in Tokyo, this is a police procedural in the classic tradition. Translated by Beth Cary. 313 pp. . ISBN: 0-939149-435.

San Francisco: Harper & Row, (1978) dj. Hardcover first edition - Japanese high altitude skier Yuichiro Miura, at age 37, became the first person to ski on Mt. Everest on May 6th, 1970. The entire descent, approximately 4,200 vertical feet, took about 2 minutes and 20 seconds - it was recorded in the 1975 documentary 'The Man Who Skied Down Everest,' the first sports film to win an Academy Award for best documentary. This book recounts the story of this event, illustrated with both full-color and black and white photographs. Notably, many years later, in 2003, at the age of 70, Miura became the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, and then, in 2008, he climbed Everest again at over 75 years old and again in 2013 at age 80! 170 pp. ISBN: 0-062505750.

New York: Kodansha, (2004) dj. Hardcover first edition - Murder mystery focusing on the world of internet chat rooms. The second novel to be published in English by this award winning writer. Translated from the Japanese by Juliet Winters Carpenter. 188 pp. ISBN: 978-4770030023.

New York: Kodansha, (2005) dj. Hardcover first edition - Third to be published in English by this award winning writer. Young Junko Aoki has "an extraordinary ability - she can start fires through sheer force of will. When she begins using her gift of pyrokinesis to take the law into her own hands and punish violent criminals, her executions attract the attention of two very different groups: the Guardians, a secretive vigilante organization that tries to recruit her, and the arson squad of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department." Translated from the Japanese by by Deborah Stuhr Iwabuchi and Anna Husson Isozaki. 188 pp. ISBN: 4-770029934.

Saint Louis, MO: Talent Education Journal, (1982). First edition - A classic book in which the famous music teacher explains the philosophyand method of talent education, and gives many practical examples. For much of this material, this is the first time it has been published in English. Translated from Japanese by Kyoko Selden. Photographs, sources. 149 pp.

Seattle: University of Washington Press, (1999). A novel covering the years from 1917 through 1943, this is a testament to the strength of the immigrants who came to America in hopes of a better life. Young Hana Omiya arrives in San Francisco, California, in 1917, one of several hundred Japanese "picture brides." Her story is intertwined with others: her husband, Taro Takeda, an Oakland shopkeeper; Kiku and her husband Henry, who reject demeaning city work to become farmers .. . all are caught up in the cruel turmoil of World War II, when West Coast Japanese Americans are uprooted from their homes and imprisoned in desert detention camps." 216 pp. ISBN: 0-295976160.