1981. SIGNED - Two single page typed letters, both addressed to Dr Pumley, the publisher of Parchment Gallery Graphics at Charleston, WV, regarding the possible publication of drawings by Charteris. The first is dated November 1981, typed on blue airletter paper and the second is dated February 1982. Both are signed in full with Charteris's characteristic "halo" over the final "i." Autographed material by Charteris is quite uncommon in the trade.

New York: St Martin's, (2010.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Massive historical novel set against the backdrop of the English Civil War in the 17th century. UK reviews called this a masterpiece, "a magnificent evocation of time and place." Map. 742 pp. ISBN: 9780312595418.

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (1993). A collection of essays about life in New Mexico by this author best known for his award winning mysteries set on the Navaho Reservation. Illustrated with photographs and small drawings. 147 pp. ISBN: 0-8263-0530X.

London: Scholastic, (2004). SIGNED hardcover first edition - "Humans are made of earth. Djinn are made of fire." Fantasy novel for older children from the author who is probably best known for his adult thriller fiction, notably the Bernie Gunther series. Boldly SIGNED on the half title page. 374 pp. ISBN: 0-439963656.

New York: Mysterious Press, (1994) dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of America's first best-selling suspense novelist and playwright, from her years as a student nurse, as a World War I correspondent for the Saturday Evening Post, her life as the wife as a doctor to a socialite with an oppulent lifestyle that even her income had trouble supporting. She went to Washington to champion the rights of the Blackfeet Indians, and she was one of the first to write candidly about her experiences with breast cancer. Photographs, bibliography. xii, 335 pp. ISBN: 0-892964448.

London: Andersen Press, (2005). First edition - The first novel for young adults by the prize-winning author of the Inspector Wallander series. An imaginative boy, 11-year-old Joel lives with his father, a lumberjack, in the cold northern part of Sweden, but when he sees a dog outside his window one night, he is compelled to try and find out where it is going. An appealing - and suspenseful - coming of age story, as Joel learns what is important and what is not. Translated from the Swedish by Laurie Thompson. 171 pp. ISBN: 978-1842704394.

New York: Margaret K. McElderry / Macmillan, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - A beginning chapter book for very early readers - three short stories featuring Josie and her friend Eileen, illustrated with drawings b Pirkko Vainio. Winner of the Smarties Book Prize in England. Nabb is best known for her series of mysteries featuring Marshal Guarnaccia and set in Florence, Italy. 88 pp. ISBN: 0-689505345.

London: Headline (Hodder), (1999) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first fantasy novel by an author best known for her Victorian era historical mysteries. "In one bloody and brutal night her husband and son are murdered, and she, once Empress of Shinabar, becomes a hunted exile pursued through the desert. In an attempt to find meaning in her desolation, she embarks on an extraordinary journey of the spirit to find eternal truths. When she brings the truth to the world, written in the priceless Book, it inspires love and hate, and the birth of a new faith." While the religion in this book is fictional, it is presumably inspired by Perry's own Mormon faith. SIGNED on the title page. 378 pp. ISBN: 0-747222606.

London: Headline (Hodder), (2001) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Sequel to 'Tathea" - the second fantasy novel by an author best known for her Victorian era historical mysteries. SIGNED on the title page. Map frontispiece. 377 pp. ISBN: 0-7472-69408.