Chicago: Great Plains Press, (2008). First edition - The author's first book, a photography book for children. The White Dog is an adventurer and the West is his treasure chest. From the blue beauty of the Pacific to the mountain hiding places of Taos and the Four Corners area, Bryce Canyon, and more. The White Dog finds new friends, art, beauty, nature, and the mysterious fun of traveling while always being with the Little Girl, the real love of his life. Illustrated with full color photographs. Square format, unpaginated. ISBN: 978-0963245953.

Sausalito, CA: Arctos Press, (2002). SIGNED first edition - A book of new poems by this award-winning writer, illustrated with fourteen abstract color photographs by Lance Patigian. "Speaking of his poetry, Robert Hass has said, 'It is not just gorgeous, it is go-for-broke gorgeous. It is made out of sentences, sweeping through and across his meticulous verse stanzas, . . . full, almost past ripeness, of a floating, sometimes painful, sometimes wistful, intense, dark and silvery eroticism." And this book, with its combination of poems and photography live up to the description of 'gorgeous.' SIGNED on the title page and warmly INSCRIBED on the first page to a fellow poet, and dated in the year of publication. 129 pp. ISBN: 0-965701573.

San Rafael, CA: Insight Editions, (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Reggae scholar and Beat magazine founder Roger Steffens traces reggae's history and roots, in a chronological format, illustrated with striking photographs in both black and white and full color by reggae enthusiast Peter Simon (Carly's brother). Includes a foreword by Toots Hibbert and an introduction by Stephen Davis. It also includes a DVD specially made for this book compiling rare and previously unseen interviews with the greats of reggae music - including Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff, and Toots Hibbert - and removable printed reproductions of items from Steffen's personal collection. Oversized format, illustrated throughout. A fascinating book. SIGNED on the half title page by Roger Steffens with "one" and a drawing of a heart. ISBN: 1933784237.

New York: Grand Street Press, 1990. First edition - A literary journal which is "straight from the jagged edge of the imagination. Fiction, art, poetry, science, travel, photography. Expect the unexpected." This issue includes contributions by Sandra Cisneros, William Vollmann, Joy Harjo, Li-Young Lee, Rodney Jones, Jeannette Winterson, photographs by William Eggleston, and of drawings by Saul Steinberg (whose are is also on the cover) and more. Notes on contributors, ads. Square format. 207 pp. ISBN: 0-393-307425.

New York: Grand Street Press, 1991. First edition - A literary journal which is "straight from the jagged edge of the imagination. Fiction, art, poetry, science, travel, photography. Expect the unexpected." This issue includes contributions by Amy Tan, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Ben Sonnenberg, Kazuo Ishiguro, Kenzaburo Oe, Charles Wright, Michael McClure, Julio Cortazar, Richard Powers, portfolios of paintings by Robert Rauschenberg, of drawings by Peter Nagy, and of photographs by Linda Conner and more. Notes on contributors, ads. Square format. 232 pp. ISBN: 0-393-307425.

New York: Grand Street Press, 1993. First edition - A literary journal which is "straight from the jagged edge of the imagination. Fiction, art, poetry, science, travel, photography. Expect the unexpected." This issue includes contributions by A. R. Ammons, Gary Snyder, John Cage, Charles Simic, David Gates; Duong Thu Huong, a portfolio of oil on photographs by Gerhard Richter and more. Notes on contributors, ads. Square format. 232 pp. ISBN: 0-393-309924.

New York: Grand Street Press, 1992. First edition - A literary journal which is "straight from the jagged edge of the imagination. Fiction, art, poetry, science, travel, photography. Expect the unexpected." This issue includes contributions by Esther Allen, Martin Duberman (on Stonewall), Andrew Kopkind, Georges Perec, Edmund White, Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, Sharon Olds, Rodney Jones, Walter Hopps, a selection of illustrations on Klan Dolls by William Christenberry, photographs on Mining the Museum by Fred Wilson and more. Notes on contributors, ads. Square format. 264 pp. ISBN: 0-393-30955x.

New York: Grand Street Press, 1992. First edition - A literary journal which is "straight from the jagged edge of the imagination. Fiction, art, poetry, science, travel, photography. Expect the unexpected." This issue includes contributions by Brooke Allen; Walter Hopps; Joseph Cornell; Robert Creeley; Jamaica Kincaid; Victor Erofeyev; Patrick Chamoiseau, Christa Wolf; Jorge Luis Borges, a portfolio of drawings by Sue Williams and of nudes by Joseph Cornell, more. Notes on contributors, ads. Square format. 224 pp. ISBN: 0-393-308596.

Honolulu, Island Heritage Press, (1987.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Photo essay of Hawaii's children, celebrating the blending of East, West and Polynesia found in the 'ohana' - the family group - and the very special life of the islands. Color photographs throughout - including some double page spreads - by Peter French. Large format, unpaginated. Wraparound dust jacket painting by Mary Koski. ISBN: 0-896101002.

Los Angeles & New York: Stanyan Books / Random House, (1970) dj. Hardcover first edition - Quotes from Thoreau's writings, edited and with an introduction by Rod McKuen, who refers to Thoreau as the first drop-out. Illustrated with photographs by Helen Miljakovich. A book which reflects in both words and pictures the hippie culture of the late 1960s. Small format. Unpaginated. Photographic endpapers.

New York & London: Phaidon Press, (2005) dj. Hardcover first edition - Edited and with a Preface by Alex Van Gelder. Introduction by Thomas Seelig. Essay on "Life and afterlife in Benin" by Okwui Enwezor. Black and white photographs by nine Benin photographers - Benoit Adjovi, Jean Agbetagbo, Joseph Moise Agbodjelou, Bouraima Akodji, LŽon Ayekoni, Christophe Mahoukpe, SŽbastien Mehinto and others - most from the 1960s and 1970s. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Fotomuseum, Winterthur, Switzerland. Large format. 132 pp plus final photograph and biographies. . ISBN: 0-7148-45132.

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1955. dj. Hardcover first edition - A look at the life and work of Van Vechten - as a novelist, as a music critic and as a photographer - during this period of transition and change in American life. Illustrated with photographs by Van Vechten himself, Man Ray and others. Bibliography, index, 150 pages.

Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, 1992. First edition - A title in the "Seeing Double" series of collaborative books: in this case the collaboration is between a poet and a photographer. ISBN: 0-915943840.

New York: Scholastic - Blue Sky Press, (1994.) dj. Hardcover - Charming alphabet - for all ages - of common and uncommon guardian angels (the angel of streetlights, the angel of dreaming and more), illustrated with photographs of folk art angels by the author. Oblong format, printed on glossy stock. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0-590-48480x.

New York: Hyperion, 1998. Hardcover first edition - Notes from Oprah Winfrey about her experiences and feelings during the making of the movie 'Beloved' based on Toni Morrison's novel. She describes how jarring it is when news from the 'real' world filters in - the death of Princess Diane, rumors that Oprah was quitting her show. Illustrated throughout with photographs by Ken Regan, including many double-page spreads. Foreword by director Jonathan Demme. 165 pp plus 16 unnumbered end pages. Large format. ISBN: 0-7868-64583.