New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1920. Hardcover first edition - Issued to assist the taxpayer in the oil and gas industry in preparing their federal tax returns. The three parts discuss the laws and regulations, issues around depreciation and how to estimate underground oil reserves. Includes many fold-out charts. xix, 190 pp.

London: The Cresset Press, (1962) dj. Hardcover - Volume four of Cresset Press': 'Introduction to English Literature' series. Covers the period from 1830-1914. Editor's preface, preface to 3rd edition, a chapter on the economic background by Guy Chapman, Most of the book is an annoted bibliography of the writers of this period and their works, arranged topically. index. xx, 360 pp.

Mission Viejo, California: Airtight Seels Allied Production (ASAP) , 1993. SIGNED first edition - Bibliography of Lawrence Block's works up to 1993, with an introduction by Wendy Hornsby, Appreciation by Charles Ardai, an Afterword by Philip Friedman, featurnig two articles by Lawrence Block. Includes Listing by series; short stories 1958 - 1993; alphabetical list of published and unpublished stories, and more. Illustrated by Phil Parks, Number 237 of 420 trade copies signed by all contributors, including Block. Notes on contributors. 104 pp.

New York: Ungar, 1986. dj. Hardcover first edition - Conversations with 13 women writers, including Mary Higgins Clark, P.D. James, Ruth Rendell, Amanda Cross, Margaret Millar, Emma Lathen, and others. Includes notes, a selected bibliography. 144 pages. ISBN: 0-8044-20866.

New York: Ungar, 1986. dj. Hardcover first edition - Conversations with 13 women writers, including Mary Higgins Clark, P.D. James, Ruth Rendell, Amanda Cross, Margaret Millar, Emma Lathen, and others. Includes notes, a selected bibliography. 144 pages. ISBN: 0-8044-20866.

San Jose, CA: World Science Fiction Convention, 2002. First edition - In addiiton to reviews of restaurants in the downtown San Jose area, this contains many anecdotes relating to meals by such writers as Larry Niven, Lois McMaster Bujold, Joe Haldeman, Rudy Rucker, Karen Haber and Robert Silverberg and many more. Short stories by Vernor Vinge and Bjo Trimble. 99 pp plus index.

San Jose, CA: World Science Fiction Convention, 2002. SIGNED first edition - In addiiton to reviews of restaurants in the downtown San Jose area, this contains many anecdotes relating to meals by such writers as Larry Niven, Lois McMaster Bujold, Joe Haldeman, Rudy Rucker, Karen Haber and Robert Silverberg and many more. Short stories by Vernor Vinge and Bjo Trimble. 99 pp plus index. SIGNED on the cover in gold ink by David Cherry.

New York: St Martin's, (1995). Includes 4360 entries and more than 1,300,000 words of critical insight and biographical and bibliographical detail. 16 pages of updated material frpm the 1992 hardcover edition.A thick and heavy book. 1386 pp. ISBN: 0-7894-01851.

Bridgetown: Barbados National Trust n.d. (ca 1975). Fifth edition of a work originally published in 1955 - each edition adds more words to the list. [6] 120 pp. Wraparound cover art by Jill Walker.

Emmaus, PA; Rodale Books, (1974.) dj. Hardcover - An organic farming and gardening book. Illustrated throughout with black and white drawings. Bibliography. Index. 290 pp. ISBN: 0-87857-090X.

Methuen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1976. dj. Hardcover first edition - Includes an introduction that covers Togo's origin, history, culture, and language, a chronology, list of acronyms, map, an extensive and in-depth bibliography, as well as the dictionary itself. The alphabetical arrangement provides useful information about the country in a convenient format. Foreword by series editor Jon Woronoff. xviii, 243 pp. Additional titles in this series available. ISBN: 0-8108-09427.

Nashville, TN: The Southwestern Company, 1973. Hardcover first edition - A look at those in education, the arts, sports, government and more - among those profiled are Shirley Chisholm, Leontyne Price, Charley Pride, Barbara Jordan, Carl T. Rowan, Naomi Sims, Moms Mabley and many others. 310 pages, large format, bound in black leatherette. ISBN: 0-874850614.

Cincinnati: Writer's Digest Books, (2005) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Full of very specific suggestions on plotting, developing characters and more, ideas to try, even space to use this as a workbook. SIGNED by S. J. Rozan at her foreword. Appendix of resources for mystery writers, index. 248 pp. ISBN: 1582973172.

New York: Bell, (1985) dj. Hardcover - Lists of prizewinners, librarian's choices, and much more - a book designed to be both factual and entertaining. 229 pp. ISBN: 0-517467836.

Lanham, MD & Oxford: Scarecrow Press, (2003.). dj. Hardcover - Includes an introduction that covers the country's origin, history, culture, and language, a chronology, list of acronyms and abbreviations, maps, an extensive and in-depth bibliography, as well as the dictionary itself. The alphabetical arrangement provides useful information about the country in a convenient format. Foreword by series editor Jon Woronoff. xxxviii, 510 pp. Additional titles in this series available. ISBN: 0-8108-48562.

New York: Schocken, 1981. dj. Hardcover first edition - A profusely illustrated biography of this children's illustrator and artist. Index, notes, list of books illustrated by Greenaway. Genealogical chart on endpapers. 240 pgs. ISBN: 0-8052-37755.

New York: Harper Collins, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first "authoritative guide to Hillerman's art and the world it portrays.' Contents include a chronology; a book by book guide to Hillerman's detective fiction by Jon L. Breen; an extensive interview with Hillerman by Breen, a chapter on the Navajo Nation by George Hardeen; a guide to Native American clans in his fiction and a concordance of his characters by Elizabeth Gaines and Diane Hammer; and selections of nonfiction & fiction. 375pp plus 8 pages of photographs from his family's own collection. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-060170344.

Honolulu, Hawaiian Service, nd (c 1939). Includes 83 lessons, and an extensive vocabulary list. Index. 117 pp. ISBN: 0-930492-064.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1988. dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of revealing interviews with Stephen King that lays bare the inner workings of his teeming imagination. 211 pp. ISBN: 0-07-0657599.

Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, (1977). Hardcover first edition - A look at netsuke from its origins to contemporary carvers. Includes a photo-essay on the creation of netsuke. Foreword by Hans Conried. Illustrated with 51 black and white photographs by Tsune Sugimura and 108 full color photographs by Tomo-o Ogita and sketches by Adelheid Roth Roscher. Bibliography, glossary-index, and list of dealers.Slightly oversized format, printed on heavy glossy stock throughout. 261 pp. ISBN: 0-804811598.

Methuen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1978. dj. Hardcover first edition - Includes an introduction that covers the country's origin, history, culture, and language, a chronology, list of acronyms, maps, list of rulers of Tanganyika, Zanzibar and Tanzania, an extensive and in-depth bibliography, as well as the dictionary itself. The alphabetical arrangement provides useful information about the country in a convenient format. Foreword by series editor Jon Woronoff. xxxi, 331 pp. Additional titles in this series available. ISBN: 0-8108-11014.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1993. Hardcover first edition - Publication Number 201. Illustrated with 2 photographs, a copy of the original title page, and an original tipped-in leaf (pp. 159-160 of Cowan's Bibliography.) Sources. 63 pp plus colophon. Large format. Edition limited to 390 copies, designed by Lewis Allen and printed at the Anchor & Acorn Press.

New York: Bantam, (1988.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Completed shortly before his death, and published posthumously this book presents the research and probes the facts behind the Sackett fiction, novel by novel, and elaborates on the real and fictional characters, the geography and locales, and the historical eras in encyclopedia-like detail." This epic series included 17 novels which covered 10 generations of the Sackett family. Illustrated, including many maps. Includes a family tree, examples of the early cover art, and much more. Glossaries for the Sacket Novels, Index. 341 pp. ISBN: 0-553-053051.

Taipei, Taiwan: C.H. Lowe / China Printing, (1972). First edition - Foreword by Senator Hiram L. Fong. Historical sketch, chronology and a detailed descriptions of 362 items in English and 38 in Chinese. Index. Foldout map in the back. One of only 1500 copies. vi, 148 pp.

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1968. dj. Hardcover first edition - Includes authors from DuBois and Attaway through Toomer and McKay to Ellison and LeRoi Jones.