Grand Rapids, MI: William. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., (1986). First edition - Includes a critical-biographical essay by Harold Fickett, which briefly traces her life, cut short at just 39, and her career, describes the influence of religion on her work, and discusses her novels and major short stories. Illustrated with black and white photographic essay on the South and its residents by Douglas R. Gilbert. Cover praise from Walker Percy, R. V. Cassill and others. Large format. 151 pp. ISBN: 0-802801870.

Seattle: Seal Press, (2000). First edition - "The first illustrated history of women surfers, this captures an important and overlooked part of the sport's past in gorgeous color photos. From rising Australian star Layne Beachley to two-time world champion Lisa Anderson, many of today's hottest surfers are women. But female surfers have been integral to the sport from the beginning. The author explores 100 years of women in surfing, offering portraits of famous wave-riders and anecdotes of surf culture." Glossary, resources. Oversized, slightly oblong format. 144 pp. ISBN: 1-580050484.

New York: Scholastic, (1999) dj. Hardcover - In 1960, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges became the first black student ever at the all-white William Frantz Public School in New Orleans, Louisiana. This account of that event is "simple in language and rich in history and sepia-toned photographs." It includes "quotes from newspapers of the time, family members, and teachers; sidebars illustrating how Ruby Bridges pops up in both John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley and a Norman Rockwell painting; and a fascinating update on Bridges's life and civil rights work. A personal, deeply moving historical documentary about a staggeringly courageous little girl at the center of events that already seem unbelievable." Winner of the Jane Adams Children's Book Award. Large square format, illustrated throughout with photographs. 64 pp. ISBN: 0-590189239.

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 and dated in the year of publication. Slightly oversized square format. 104 pp.

Berkeley, CA: Celestial Arts, (2006) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A beautiful book which includes "a profound and visually stunning collection of original artworks, photographs, short prose pieces, poems, and interview excerpts contributed by more than 180 artists and writers from 43 countries. [it] gives voice to a worldwide collective of truth seekers, including Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu, peace activist Fatima Gailani, bestselling authors Julia Cameron and Marianne Williamson, Reverend Tamara Siuda, and spiritual leader ShantiMayi." SIGNED on the half title page by co-author Jennifer McMahon. Promotional card laid in. Illustrated in full color throughout. List of contributors. Slightly oversized format. 146 pp. ISBN: 978-1587612770.

Yorkshire, UK: Pen & Sword Military, (2018) dj. Hardcover first edition - Revisits the giant pens built during World War II in the ports of Brittany, France, to shelter more than a dozen submarines at one time. Illustrated throughout with over 150 photographs of then and now, in both black and white and full-color. Bibliography, index. Slightly oversized. 175 pp plus final photograph. ISBN: 978-1526705440.

San Francisco: Straight Arrow Books, (1973) dj. Hardcover first edition - An indictment of our prison system - McCune, a "low IQ" man, was convicted of rape and sentenced to death although his sentence was eventually commuted (but not until after he mutilated himself), and even after the commutation he spent months in isolationm but despite this he continued to write his story. Illustrated with photographs by Lyon, who also wrote the introduction. Many of McCune's drawings were included in Lyon's 1971 book 'Conversations with the Dead." 154 pp. ISBN: 0-879320494.

Charlottesville, VA: Thomasson-Grant, (1994) dj. Hardcover first edition - "In the most outrageous volume of his eight-part 'Hollywood' series, editor J. C. Suares has assembled a brilliant and daring collection of vintage and contemporary photograps by Tinseltown's most celebrated photographers." Two books published back to back and reversed (one half shows male cinema stars in drag, the other half female). 80 pp. ISBN: 1-565660560.

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.

New York: Atheneum, 1984. dj. Hardcover first edition - The eighth collection of poems by Pulitzer prize winning poet and translator. Includes several closet-dramas in verse, called by the author Two-Part Inventions, and featuring black and white photographs of writers of the Belle Epoque. 88 pp. ISBN: 0-689114206.

New York: Bantam, (1973). First edition - A "novel with lyrics, a gutsy, lusty narrative of black street life the explores every aspect of ghetto agony" based on Van Peebles play of the same title. Includes an insert of 16 pages of photographs by Bert Andrews on glossy stock -"Portraits from the Underground Reservation." 156 pp

Luton: Leagrave Press, 1950. Hardcover first edition - A photographic tour of the English village of Ayot St Lawrence where this Irish playwright, critic and political activist spent the last 44 years of his life. In addition to writing the clever rhymes, Shaw took all the pictures for the book; this was his last completed work. Lain in are four postcards, one of George Bernard Shaw aged 94 (the last portrait of him), and the other three of his house, "Shaw's Corner." Also laid is a Shaw Memorial Appeal. 35 pp.

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.

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.

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.

Dobbs Ferry, NY: Morgan & Morgan, 1984. First edition - Essays on post-traumatic stress disorder as experienced by Vietman vets by Carl Trocki, Robert J. Lifton, John P. Wilson, Jim Goodwin, Tom Keller and Jerry Atchison, Arthur S. Blank, Jr., Arthur Egendorf, Peter Marin and Robert O. Muller. Illustrated with photographs by Gordon Baer. Directory of Outreach Programs, bibliograhy. Large square format. 112 pp. ISBN: 0-871001993.

Point Reyes Station: Floating Island Publications, 1976. First edition - The first issue in this series of anthologies of poetry, fiction, photography and graphic arts. Includes contributions from Diane Di Prima, jackson Allen, Thomas Weir, Thomas Sanchez, Robert Bly, Bobbie Louise Hawkins, Morgan Alexander and more. Features a photography section on "Point Reyes Nation" by Art Rogers. 120 pp. Large format. ISBN: 0-912449284.

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.

Menlo Park, California: Lane Publishing Company, (1957.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The history and lore of the region in the Sierra foothills, which sparked the 49er gold rush, and which is still full of the remains of the mines from those days. profusely illustrated with photographs and maps, including one fold-out map which spans 5 pages. Endorsed by the California Historical Society. Although this has been reissued many times - mostly in paper covers, the hardcover first edition is rather uncommon. A classic book on the area. Large format, measuring 8 1/2 by 11 inches. Bound in orange buckram with dark brown spine and orange lettering illustrated endpapers. 101 pp.

New York: Dutton, (1949). Hardcover first edition - A story of the friendship between a young Mexican boy, living in a silver mining town in the mountains, and Fonzo, his dog and best friend, and of his struggles to get enough money to send Fonzo to the vet, when the dog was hit by a car. Illustrated with large black and white photographs by the author on every page, with just a few lines of text below. Large format, unpaginated.

Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith, (2001) dj. Hardcover first edition - Photographs and stories of some of the dogs which live at the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah - from Amra the Malamute sheriff to Jethro the shaggy-dog mayor, to Ginger, a Chesapeake Bay retriever who was liberated from a puppy mill. Small square format; 43 pp. Illustrated endpapers. ISBN: 1-586851101.

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc. (1966) dj. Hardcover first edition - How to create beautiful healthy plants by pruning and cutting, illustrated with over 150 black and white photographs by the authors of topiary from across Europe and North America and Japan. 125 pp.

New York: Random House, (2000) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A journey across the country by Shannon Lanier, a descendent of Jefferson, and photographer Jane Feldmen, to meet the rest of his family, the descendants - both black and white - of Thomas Jefferson -and in some cases, of Sally Hemings. INSCRIBED on the half title page by the author, Shannon Lanier, and dated in the year of publication. Illustrated throughout with photographs in both color and black and white. Introduction by Lucian K. Truscott IV. Index. Large square format. 144 pp. ISBN: 0-375-805974.

New York: Henry Holt, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - Written for children (but a book which will appeal to all ages), this is an explanation of the different events included in a rodeo - "cowboy games" - illustrated with the award-winning author's hand-colored photographs. Slightly oversized oblong format, unpaginated [30pp]. ISBN: 0-805033882.