New York: Berkley, (2003). First edition - "A Treasury of Stories, Herbal Lore, Recipes and Crafts." Ten stories, including four written especially for this book, set in the small Texas town of Pecan Springs, featuring lawyer turned herbalist, China Bayles. SIGNED on the title page. Includes introductory notes, and boxed recipes, gardening tips and herbal lore scattered throughout. xiii, 254 pp. ISBN: 0-425190021.

New York: Grand Central Publishing, (2015). First edition - A beautifully written and very moving account of the sudden death of her husband by this noted African American poet - and also a picture of a rich and loving marriage. Ficre Ghebreyesus, born in Eritrea and a refuge from the war there, was known both as a gifted artist and a creative chef, when he died at just 50. 209 pp.

New York: Berkley, (2004). SIGNED hardcover first edition - An anthology with "sixteen culinary capers" including all-new recipes and author interviews, with stories by Donna Andrews, Claudia Bishop, Rhys Bowen, Don Bruns, Meg Chittenden, Nick DiChario, Marcos Donnelly, Carole Nelson Douglas, Elizabeth Foxwell, Parnell Hall, Lyn Hamilton, Jeremiah Healy, Dean James, Mary Jane Maffini, William Moody, and Anne Perry. SIGNED by THREE authors at their stories: Rhys Bowen, Donna Andrews and Carol Nelson Douglas. Foreword by Claudia Bishop. xiv, 370 pp. ISBN: 0-425192628.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, (2019) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A fun introduction to yoga and healthy foods, illustrated with colorful photographs by Bonnie Stevens. The photographs "feature a diverse group of kids demonstrating yoga poses. On the opposite sides of the spreads, imaginatively sculpted fruits and vegetables mirror the same poses! Lift the gatefold flaps to find simple, child-friendly recipes incorporating all of the healthy ingredients featured in each photo." SIGNED on the title page by Joy Bauer. Includes additional information on the poses. Unpaginated, square format. ISBN: 978-1419738241.

New York: Kensington, (2000). SIGNED hardcover first edition - Covers Christmas, Kwanzaa, Ramadan, New Year's, Mardi Gras as well as birthdays and family get-togethers, with contributions of memories or recipes from more than 50 African-American women, including Myrna Williams, Patricia Russell McCloud, Mrs. Denzel Washington, Myrlie Evers-Williams, Synthia Saint James and many others. SIGNED on the title page. Illustrated with both full color and black and white photographs. List of resources, bibliography and index. Square format. 244 pp. ISBN: 1-55972532X.

New York: Crooked Lane Books, (2019). Hardcover first edition - The 9th book in this series featuring "intrepid food critic Hayley Snow." Includes 18 pp of recipes. 277 pp. ISBN: 978-1683319696.

New York: Berkley, (2015) dj. Hardcover first edition - The fifteenth book in the Coffeehouse Mystery series. "After the White House asks coffeehouse manager and master roaster Clare Cosi to consult on the coffee service for a Rose Garden Wedding, she discovers a historic pot was used as a CIA 'dead drop' decades before. Now long-simmering secrets boil over, scalding Clare and the people around her..." Includes a large selection of "Great American" recipes. 411 pp. ISBN: 978-0425276099.

New York: Bantam, 1996. dj. SIGNED hardcover - The 6th culinary mystery, featuring caterer Goldy Schultz. SIGNED on the title page. Index to recipes. 248 pp. ISBN: 0-535-09999-x.

New York: Morrow, (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The 14th culinary mystery, featuring Colorado caterer and amateur sleuth Goldy Schultz. SIGNED on the title page. Decorative borders on recipe pages. 359 pp. including recipes. ISBN: 9780060527334.

New York: Bantam, (1998.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - The 8th culinary mystery, featuring caterer Goldy Schultz. SIGNED on the title page. Index to recipes. 305 pp. ISBN: 0-535-100017.

New York: Bantam, 1997. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The 7th culinary mystery, featuring caterer and amateur sleuth Goldy Schultz. SIGNED on the title page. Decorative borders on recipe pages by Aher/Donnell. 322 pp. plus Index to recipes. ISBN: 0-535-100009.

New York: Bantam, 1995. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The 5th culinary mystery, featuring caterer and amateur sleuth Goldy Schultz. SIGNED on the title page. Decorative borders on recipe pages by Aher/Donnell. 301 pp. plus Index to recipes. ISBN: 0-535-095889.

New York: Bantam, 2000. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The 9th culinary mystery, featuring caterer and amateur sleuth Goldy Schultz. SIGNED on the title page. Decorative borders on recipe pages by Aher/Donnell. 291 pp. plus Index to recipes. ISBN: 0-535-107232.

New York: Bantam, (2001.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The 10th culinary mystery, featuring Colorado caterer and amateur sleuth Goldy Schultz. SIGNED on the title page. Decorative borders on recipe pages by Jackie Aher/Donnell. 301 pp. plus Index to recipes. ISBN: 0-535-107240.

New York: Morrow, (2004.). SIGNED first edition - The 12th culinary mystery, featuring Aspen, Colorado caterer and amateur sleuth Goldy Schultz. SIGNED on the title page. Decorative borders on recipe pages. 308 pp. including 25 pp of recipes.

New York: Robert W. McBride, (1947, c 1936). Hardcover - A guide to the 72 miles of this Cape stretching out into the ocean between Buzzards Bay and Provincetown - from the people, old settlers and new comers, to the beaches, the sea, the historic towns and more. Illustrated with a double page map. Includes a final chapter of recipes - Cape Cod cookery. The first collaboration between these two childhood friends. Katy and her husband author John Dos Passos lived on Cape Cod for 18 years, until her death in a tragic automobile accident, and her affection for the Cape permeates this book. Edith married Frank Shay, known as the "boy publisher" who gave Eugene O'Neill his first commericial publication. Brief reading list. Index. 230 pp. Photo illustrated endpapers.

New York: Hawthorn Books, (1965.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Anthology of articles about Jamaica - 'history, its people, its politics, its religions and dialects, its natural history, its brids, its painters and writers, its archives, its stamps, and the delights of skin-diving it its waters and eating its food (including some recipes) - told from the Jamaican point of view, with preface & introduction by Ian Fleming, who spent part of every year at Goldeneye, his Jamaican house in which he wrote all the James Bond books. Illustrated with color photographs. appendices, bibliography. 240 pp. Map endpapers.

New York: Kensington, (2008.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A Hannah Swenson mystery with recipes. Set in rural Minnesota where the author grew up.SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 324 pp plus an index to the recipes. ISBN: 9780758210203.

New York: Kensington, (2004) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A Hannah Swenson mystery with recipes. Set at Christmas time in rural Minnesota where the author grew up. SIGNED on the title page. Includes over 50 original recipes with an index to the recipes. 341 pp. ISBN: 0-75820681x.

New York: Dial Press, (2010) dj. Hardcover first edition - A funny and touching memoir of a crummy - and crumby - childhood in the 1960s and 70s. Each chapter includes a recipe. 350 pp. ISBN: 978-0385342988.

New York: Morrow, 1996. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The seventh mystery featuring Faith Fairchild, caterer and minister's wife, set in the fictitious town of Aleford, Massachusetts. SIGNED on the title page. Author's note, recipes. 276 pp. ISBN: 0-688145736.

New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2001) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The eleventh mystery in the award-winning series featuring Faith Fairchild, caterer and minister's wife, set in the fictitious town of Aleford, Massachusetts. SIGNED on the title page. Author's note, recipes. 243 pp. ISBN: 0-380-978423.

New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2001) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fifteenth mystery in the award-winning series featuring Faith Fairchild, caterer and minister's wife, set a ski resort in Vermont where her entire family has gathered to celebrate the 70th birthday of her father-in-law. SIGNED on the title page. Author's note, recipes. Agatha Award for best novel of 2006. 243 pp. ISBN: 0-060525304.

New York: Whittlesey House / McGraw Hill, (1948) dj. Hardcover first edition - Set mostly in the Cape Ann area of Massachusetts this is a collection of 115 brief essays on the beauty of the ocean and often overlooked features of the shoreline - from horseshoe crabs to starfishes to the marshes and the lives of the fishermen and the villages with a way of life that was already disappearing. Illustrated throughout with photographs. Includes a section of old time New England recipes at the end. 178 pp.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (2010). SIGNED hardcover first edition - "A crash course in Slacker Chic 101. . Full of shortcuts and tricks for cleaning, decor, and entertaining,such as: the top 10 things you have to clean if you have company coming in 30 minutes; interior finishes that hide the most dirt; 17 meals made from a deli chicken; and much more" SIGNED by the author with "Enjoy! XOXO". Index. 166 pp. ISBN: 978-0811869935.