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, 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, 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 Toni Morrison on Black Matters, Gary Giddins on Dizzy Gillespie, Marcel Proust, Beth Nugent, Nicholas Christopher, Umberto Eco, Charles Simic, Matthew Stadler, Fanny Howe. a portfolio of shell drawings by Brice Madden, photographs by Gretchen Bender and more. Notes on contributors, ads. Square format. 240 pp. ISBN: 0-393-308243.

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.

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, 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, 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.

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.

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.

Cleveland, OH: The Pilgrim Press, (1999.). SIGNED first edition - A beautiful combination of color photography - including vintage photographs - and excerpts from writings and speeches. INSCRIBED on the title page by the editor and dated in the year of publication. Slightly oversized square format, printed on heavy glossy stock, 114 pp. ISBN: 0-829812563.

Tokyo, Japan: Yama To Keikoku Sha Publishing Co,, 1968. One of a series of Alpine calendars designed to offer a glimpse into the beauty of the Japanese mountains and to share the pleasures of mountaineering in Japan, Illustrated with full color, full page photographs. Includes a section of postcards in the rear with photographs of butterflies and birds, Bilingual edition with the text in both Japanese and English. Spiral bound with clear acrylic protective outer covers.