New York: Doubleday, 2001. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of short stories set in India and the United States, which explore the tension between the old ways and the new; each story features a woman, young or old, often uprooted - whether by choice or deception or necessity - from her traditional life in India. SIGNED on the title page by this American Book Award winning author. ISBN: 0-385-49727x.

New York: Doubleday, (2001.). SIGNED first edition - A collection of short stories set in India and the United States, which explore the tension between the old ways and the new; each story features a woman, young or old, often uprooted - whether by choice or deception or necessity - from her traditional life in India. SIGNED on the title page by this American Book Award winning author.

New York: Anchor Books, (2002.). SIGNED - A collection of short stories set in India and the United States, which explore the tension between the old ways and the new; each story features a woman, young or old, often uprooted - whether by choice or deception or necessity - from her traditional life in India.

New York: Henry Holt, 1993. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Volume of 14 short stories by this Native American author - his first collection of short stories.Dust jacket praise from Amy Tan and William Kittredge. 286 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-22961.

New York: Carroll & Graf, (1998.) dj. Hardcover - A highly acclaimed novel based on the true story of the real-life bare-knuckle boxer Tom Molineaux, a Virginia slave who fought his way to freedom and to celebrity in England in the early 1880's. Although not officially part of the Flashman Papers - and set earlier in time during Regency England - Captain 'Mad Buck' Flashman, father of Harry Flashman, plays a large role in this wonderful novel. Glossary. 249 pp. ISBN: 0-7867-05531.

London: HarperCollins, (1997.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The true first edition of this highly acclaimed novel based on the true story of the real-life bare-knuckle boxer Tom Molineaux, a Virginia slave who fought his way to freedom and to celebrity in England in the early 1880's. Although not officially part of the Flashman Papers - and set earlier in time during Regency England - Captain 'Mad Buck' Flashman, father of Harry Flashman, plays a large role in this wonderful novel. Glossary. 248 pp. ISBN: 0-00-2255855.

Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, (1996.). First edition - Comprehensive anthology, with extensive notes and commentary, of the many literary genres of Hausa - the language spoken in Nigeria, Niger, northern Ghana, Senegal and the Sudan. Includes both the original Hausa and translations of many works and places the development of each genre into a historical context. Notes, bibliography, index. 338 pp. ISBN: 1-56098-6956.

New York: Carroll & Graf, (2003.). SIGNED first edition - Canadian writer's gripping second novel which begins in the summer of 1976 as Salvo Ursari, a man of retirement age, is walking on a wire strung between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center. A story of gypsy and circus life set in Transylavania, Budapest and in the circuses and carnivals of Europe and America. INSCRIBED on the title page by the author .

New York: Hyperion, 2001. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's highly praised first novel, the story of a young master illusionist, set in the early years of the 20th century. Includes color illustrations of magic posters. 483 pp. ISBN: 0-7868-67345.

New York: Hyperion, (2001.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's highly praised first novel, the story of a young master illusionist, set in the early years of the 20th century. Includes color illustrations of magic posters. SIGNED on the title page. 483 pp. ISBN: 0-7868-67345.

London: Sceptre / Hodder & Stoughton, (2001) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's highly praised first novel, the story of a young master illusionist, set in the early years of the 20th century. Includes black and white illustrations of magic posters. SIGNED on the title page. 563 pp. ISBN: 0-7868-67345.

New York: Hyperion, (2001.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's highly praised first novel, the story of a young master illusionist, set in the early years of the 20th century. Includes color illustrations of magic posters. SIGNED on the title page. 483 pp. ISBN: 0-7868-67345.

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (2004.) dj. Hardcover - Third novel by this award-winning writer, an 'exuberant tale of tragedy, human comedy and great love... it follows Maria de las Nieves Moran through the 19th century central America of convents, ballrooms and coffee plantations to the stately 5th Avenue addresses of New York City.'. ISBN: 0-87113-9154.

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (2004.). First edition - Third novel by this award-winning writer, an 'exuberant tale of tragedy, human comedy and great love... it follows Maria de las Nieves Moran through the 19th century central America of convents, ballrooms and coffee plantations to the stately 5th Avenue addresses of New York City.' 465 pp.

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (2004.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Third novel by this award-winning writer, an 'exuberant tale of tragedy, human comedy and great love... it follows Maria de las Nieves Moran through the 19th century central America of convents, ballrooms and coffee plantations to the stately 5th Avenue addresses of New York City.' 465 pp. ISBN: 0-87113-9154.

New York: Putnam, (2002.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A Kinsey Milhone mystery: a 'Jane Doe' is found near a quarry off Highway 1 - the story was inspired by an actual unsolved homicide that occured in 1969, and a facial reconstruction of the real victim is at the back of the book, in the hopes that someone might still be able to identify her. SIGNED on the title page. 385 pp. ISBN: 0-399-149155.

New York: Putnam, (2002.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A Kinsey Milhone mystery: a 'Jane Doe' is found near a quarry off Highway 1 - the story was inspired by an actual unsolved homicide that occured in 1969, and a facial reconstruction of the real victim is at the back of the book, in the hopes that someone might still be able to identify her. SIGNED on the title page. 385 pp. ISBN: 0-399-149155.

Corvallis, Oregon: Calyx Books, (2004.). First edition - Award-winning writer's powerful first collection of poetry - Cover praise from Donald Revell, Alice Bloch and Ellen Bass, among others. ISBN: 0-934971-862.

Corvallis, Oregon: Calyx Books, (2004.). SIGNED first edition - Award-winning writer's powerful first collection of poetry - Cover praise from Donald Revell, Alice Bloch and Ellen Bass, among others. SIGNED on the title page. 75 pp. ISBN: 0-934971-862.

New York: Scholastic - The Blue Sky Press, (1999.). First edition - Story for older children by this prize-winning author. ' Courage comes in all colors. They are different from one another, all three girls. But the one who is most unusual - unlike anyone the kids at school have ever seen - is the new girl, the one who arrives in a wheelchair and always wears a knitted hat. Bluish, some of the kids call her. She is frail and tired, strange and frightening to the children around her. But one girl, Dreenie, is fascinated by Bluish. Dreenie's powerful curiosity, almost an obsession, leads her and another girl, Tuli, to reach beyond their fear.'

New York: Walker, (2001.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A definite biography of the complex and under-rated African American writer who is best known for his Harlem cycle crime novels by a writer who is himself an acclaimed poet, novelist and critic. Photographs, list of works by Himes, notes, index. 337 pp. ISBN: 0-8027-13629.

New York: Putnam, (2004.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third book featuring Hermux Tantamoq, watchmaker, accidental hero - and a mouse! SIGNED on the title page by the author. ISBN: 0-399-238808.

New York: Delacorte, (2003.). First edition - The author's first book, and the first in the Emperor series. An epic historical novel of the ancient Rome and the young Julius Caesar. Praise from Bernard Cornwell who called it 'a novel of vivid characters, stunning action and unrelenting pace.'

New York: Random House, (1999.) dj. Hardcover first edition - While Irving starts this memoir with an account of his obstetrican grandfather, and includes an essay on the politics of abortion, this is primarily an account of his involvement with the movies, from thirteen years of working on the screenplay for The Cider House Rules (which of, course, has as its central focus the issues surrounding abortion, and for which he won an Oscar) to the unsucessful attemtpts to get his first novel, Setting Free the Bears, made into a movie. Interesting discussion on the differences between a novel and making a film. 170 pp plus 32 pp of photographs. ISBN: 0-374-503684.

New York: Kensington, 1999. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery of legal suspense featuring San Francisco defense attorney Kali O'Brien. INSCRIBED on the title page. 308 pp. ISBN: 1-57566-3953.

New York: Kensington, 1999. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery of legal suspense featuring San Francisco defense attorney Kali O'Brien. SIGNED on the title page. Promotional bookmark laid in. ISBN: 1-57566-3953.

New York: Kensington, 1999. dj. SIGNED hardcover - Mystery of legal suspense featuring San Francisco defense attorney Kali O'Brien. SIGNED on the title page. ISBN: 1-57566-3953.

New York: Kensington, 1999. dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery of legal suspense featuring San Francisco defense attorney Kali O'Brien. ISBN: 1-57566-3953.

Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1980. First edition - Anthropological Papers of the University of Arizona, No. 37. Based on field work done by Dr. Kelly in Mexico between 1939 and 1973. The Capacha Phase, based largely on ceramic evidence, has been identified as dating from about 1870 to 1720 B.C. Ilustrated by numberous black and white photographs, 47 figures, 3 tables, map. Large format. 110 pp. ISBN: 0-8165-05659.