Point Reyes Station, CA: Floating Island Publications, 1988. SIGNED first edition - A collection of poems, short prose pieces and photographs (most shot in Mexico). Warmly INSCRIBED on the half title page "To my dear friend --- Oh if only we could get the taste of vanilla custard in our mouths again" etc. and dated in the year of publication. 89 pp. ISBN: 0-912449-233.

Detroit: Wakweli Publications, (1974.). First edition - A book which is very much a product of the late 60s and early 70s: An African boy on his way to manhood encounters a creature blocking the road with a gun in one hand and a Bible in the other - "the creature with outstretched arms and hands began to speak of nonviolence and peace, of grants and foundations, of professorships in Black Studies at white universities" but seeing what was in his heart, the young warrior shot him. Illustrated with photographs By Kwadwo Oluwale Akpan. Unpaginated (24 pp.), printed in sepia as well as black on yellow stock. A slim and attractive chapbook.

Naperville, IL: Ebony Magazine / Sourcebooks, (2022). SIGNED hardcover first edition - Beautiful full color photographs by Augustus. Foreword by Forest Whitaker and afterword by Niecy Nash. List of actors with small photographs. Index. SIGNED on the title page with "love always." Large square format. 227 pp. ISBN: 978-1728258393.

Mayflower / Intercontinental Book Productions (1979). Hardcover first edition - Illustrated in full color with photographs by Oxford Scientific Films. "Provides information on how plants, amphibians, and animals survive discussing what and how they eat, how they obtain their food, and how they share and interrelate according to the food pyramid." Glossary. 30 pp. ISBN: 0-831772786.

New York: Bantam, (1987) dj. Hardcover first edition - A humorous takeoff of the classical ballet conceived by one of ballet's greatest living dancers -Mikhail Baryshnikov - and written and directed by Peter Anastos, with sepia toned photographs by Arthur Elgort and a brief introduction by Jean Poniatowski, the editor of Paris Vogue. Preliminary notice that all funds from the sale of this book would go to the Foundation for AIDS research. Square format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-553052187.

Lausanne: Editions Castella, (1967). First edition - Edition originale, un des 900 exemplaires numerotes sur Canson et Ingres et imprimee sur les presses de l'Imprimerie Chabloz a Renens. Ouvrage illustre de 12 photographies d'Henriette Grindat. (#650 out of 900 copies of the regular edition). A relatively early work of this Belgian poet, active in the Resistance during World War II, a lawyer and psychoanalyst, who moved to Paris in 1946 where he was friends with Camus and Gide, among others. Swiss photographer Henriette Grindat (1923 - 1986) was known for her complex surrealistic images which were often achieved by means of collage, photograms, or solarisation - many of which, like the ones in this book, depicted the effects of light and water. Unpaginated (36 pp including the colophon), Large format.

Coos Bay, OR: B&B Publishing. (1991). SIGNED first edition - A collection of poems by this Oregon writer, each illustrated with photographs, including some in full color. SIGNED on the title page with the words "best wishes" and dated in 1996. 84 pp. ISBN: 1-885813031.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (ca 1938, c 1929.) dj. Hardcover - A title in the "Children of All Lands Stories" series. A combination of fiction and fact, this is illustrated with photographs. taken by the author. Illustrated endpapers. Bound in light blue boards with a blue cloth spine and a red and black illustration on the front, printed throughout on good quality semi-glossy paper. 191 pp.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c 1928.) dj. Hardcover - The first title in the "Children of All Lands Stories" series. Illustrated with photographs of children taken by the author. Red and white illustrated endpapers. Bound in light blue illustrated boards with a royal blue cloth spine. 134pp.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1931.) dj. Hardcover - The eighth title in the "Children of All Lands Stories" series. Set in a small town in Mexico, this is the story of a young boy and his burro, and how he discovered his talent as a potter. Illustrated with photographs of children taken by the author. Red and white illustrated endpapers. Bound in light blue illustrated boards with a royal blue cloth spine and printed throughout on good quality semi-glossy paper. Vocabulary list. 224 pp. Flap of dust jacket lists to #12 in this series.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1933.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The tenth title in the "Children of All Lands Stories" series. The story of a brother and sister whose father is a toymaker in Nuremberg, but when no one is buying any toys there, they take off in a gypsy wagon around the Rhineland. Illustrated with photographs of children taken by the author. Red and white illustrated endpapers. Bound in light blue illustrated boards with a royal blue cloth spine and printed throughout on good quality semi-glossy paper. 158 pp. plus a vocabulary list.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1929.) dj. Hardcover - The fifth title in the "Children of All Lands Stories" series. This is the story of two little French girls and how they met - one grew up in a poor war-torn village, the other in a beautiful apartment in Paris. Illustrated with photographs of children taken by the author. Red and white illustrated endpapers. Bound in light blue illustrated boards with a royal blue cloth spine and printed throughout on good quality semi-glossy paper. Vocabulary list. 190 pp. Flap of dust jacket lists to #11 in this series.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1929.) dj. Hardcover - The third title in the "Children of All Lands Stories" series. This is the story of a boy who liongs to become a skilful woodcarver like his father. Illustrated with photographs of children taken by the author. Red and white illustrated endpapers. Bound in light blue illustrated boards with a royal blue cloth spine and printed throughout on good quality semi-glossy paper. 160 pp.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1929.) dj. Hardcover - The sixth title in the "Children of All Lands Stories" series. This is the story of a young boy from Connemara where leprechauns abound. and of how he disappeared one day but came back to Ireland years later Illustrated with photographs of children taken by the author. Red and white illustrated endpapers. Bound in light blue illustrated boards with a royal blue cloth spine and printed throughout on good quality semi-glossy paper. 191 pp.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1929.) dj. Hardcover - The second title in the "Children of All Lands Stories" series. This is the story of how the son of a Scotch shepherd earned his set of bagpipes and a musical education. Illustrated with photographs of children taken by the author. Red and white illustrated endpapers. Bound in light blue illustrated boards with a royal blue cloth spine and printed throughout on good quality semi-glossy paper. 159 pp.

Philadelphia: David McKay Co., (1914, orig c 1905.). Hardcover - A title in the Children of the World Series. Illustrated with photographs and some drawings. 106 pp plus a map and Japanese vocabulary list.

Chicago: Follett Publishing Co., (1962.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A Nature Adventiure book from Arizona Highways Magazine, illustrated with 10 full color photographs by Ansel Adams as well as photographs from Bill Bass, Harry and Ruth Crockett, Willard Luce, Josef Muench, Willis Peterson and paintings by Jules Gottlieb. Glossary. 32 pp. Large format.

Metta Visions, (2010). SIGNED first edition - Author's first book and the first of a series on "The other Thailand." A book about the pool scene in Bangkok written by Crowley, a Vietnam vet who made his home in Bangkok many years ago and who worked for an NGO in one of the city's slums. Illustrated with the photographs of Yoonki Kim, a Korean photographer who also lives and works in Bangkok. SIGNED on the title page with the words "Break and Run!" 156 pp. ISBN: 978-6169051404.

Los Angeles: Trans-Anglo Books, (1966) dj. Hardcover first edition - An attempt to present a balanced look at the Watts Riot, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, that tell the story far more graphically than words can. Includes an Appendix: The text of the McCone Commission report. Maps, bibliography, index. Large format. 160 pp. Map endpapers.

Gainesville: University Of Florida Press, 1957. dj. Hardcover first edition - A study of the Orissan Hindu temples which began in the 8th century and culminated in the Temple of the Sun completed in the 13th century. After seven centuries the ruins of the Black Pagoda still stand in eastern India, and this book contains many photographs of the temple and of details of the sculpture which adorns the entire surface. Large format. Notes, bibliography, 105 pp.

Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, (2008.). SIGNED first edition - An imaginative journal within a journal as the secrets of an almost forgotten 19th century dig are revealed. The text is complemented by David Ellwand's photographs on every page. SIGNED by both authors on the first page. Slightly oversized square format. 104 pp.

Tempe, AZ: Smith-Southwestern. Inc n.d. (ca 1980). SIGNED - Gorgeous full color photographs, mostly from Arizona and southern California. INSCRIBED by the author inside the front cover. Unpaginated (28 pp). ISBN: 0-935031073.

San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company, Publishers, (1913.). Hardcover first edition - Contains the author's impressions of the last half of a seven months around the world tour - including Greece, Italy, France, London and New York, complete with tips for tourists and more. . Illustrated with frontispiece and 73 photogravures, many tipped in. . , uncut (corner of front fly chipped). Very good. Printed by Tomoye Press.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1943) dj. Hardcover first edition - A look at the history and the people of the Caribbean islands, but one which focuses on how these islands guard the entrance to the Panama Canal during World War II - including US naval bases in the Virgin Islands and on Antigua. Illustrated with photogravures and maps by F.A. Fanale. Index. 170 pp.

Boston: Little Brown, 1903. Hardcover first edition - A retelling for children of many old legends of Europe including St George and the Dragon, St Ursula, St Nicholas, the Doge and the Fisherman, the doves of Venice and more. Illustrated with 10 photographs and many smaller drawings in the text. xiii, 238 pp plus 2 pp publisher's advertisements.

New York & London: Granta, 2009. SIGNED first edition - A paperback magazine of new writing. SIGNED by editor John Freeman next to his name (the first issue of Granta which he edited, and he is shown as "acting editor.") Contributors include Peter Carey, Don DeLillo, Nelson Algren, George Saunders, Richard Powers, Sandra Cisneros, Wole Soyinka on Barack Obama, photographs by Camilo Jose Vergara and more. Notes on the contributors. 288 pp. We specialize in literary journals, and have many others - including many not yet catalogued and listed on line. ISBN: 9781929001385.

Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1950. Hardcover first edition - The preface by Paul Geroudet notes that "information about these colonies of the Camargue was scanty, unpromising and even misleading, and we were doubtful if the bird could succeed in raising its young in this district. To Etieene Gallet, of Arles, was reserved the privilege of discovering, in lonely and inaccessible regions, the localities where these wild and magnificent creatures assure the future of their race. To him we owe our knowledge of the most intimate details of thier life." Illustrated with 53 wonderful black and white photographs by the author. Includes statistical information on the colonies, bibliograpy. 127 pp.

Seattle: Artful Dragon Press, (2001.). SIGNED - The life and career of the child actress Karolyn Grimes who is best known for her role as James Stewart's little girl, Zuzu, in "It's A Wonderful Life" (and for her memorable line in that movie "Look, Daddy, teacher says, 'Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.') INSCRIBED by both Grimes (as Karolyn Grimes and as Zuzu) on the title page with "To.... Have a wonderful life!' and also SIGNED by author Brunell on the "About the Author" page. Large oblong format illustrated throughout with many photographs and stills from her movies. Promotional postcard and bookmark laid in. 102 pp. ISBN: 0-970971001.