Durham, NC; Duke University Press, 1984. Hardcover - A significantly expanded and improved edition, which includes 58% more titles and several new indexes than the 1974 first edition. Includes 704 titles, including a list of post-World War II reprints. Several important indexes - cross referencing the works covered by activities, experiences, occupations and professions; one by titles; another by publication year; and another by geographic location and more. xi, 193 pp. ISBN: 0-822303175.

Orange, VA: Moss Publications, 1979. dj. Hardcover first edition - An updated new edition of a work originally published in 1963 in a limited edition. This includes over 50 pages of new data and dozens of additional photographs. Illustrated with photographs - many full page - throughout and printed on glossy stock. Quarto. xv, 205 pp plus 54 pp addendum.

San Francisco: Lane Publishing Co., 1941. dj. Hardcover first edition - An uncommon first edition of this gardening classic, which covers everything from general gardening techniques, to annuals, perennials, bulbs, shrubs and special gardens like wildflower, rock or succulents. Each page includes six detailed plant care drawings by Fred Barker and Phyllis Gregg. One of 20,000 copies. Index. Wide format. x, 149 pp.

New York: R.R. Bowker Company, 1969. Hardcover - A massive (and heavy) reference book which is a guide to the best books in print on general biographies, Bibles, world religions, philosophy, history, the lively arts, travel and more. Author index and title and subject index. xx, 912 pp.

Mission Viejo, CA & Clarkston, MI: A.S.A.P. (Airtight Seals Allied Production), 1994. SIGNED first edition - A slim soft-cover volume featuring a bibliography of O'Callaghan's works - she is considered the author of the first story in the US featuring a female licensed private investigator. Includes an appreciation by Marcia Muller and an afterword by Wendy Hornsby. and two short stories by O'Callaghan, including "Sorry Frank", the first Delilah West story originally published in Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine in January 1974. Full color author photo tipped inside front cover. A limited edition, #144 of 200 copies, SIGNED by all four contributors - O'Callaghan, Muller, Hornsby and Parks - on the limitation page. 51 pp.

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

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.

New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, Inc., (1947) dj. Hardcover first edition - Using examples from one hundred of the best contemporary illustrators - including Andrew Wyeth, Rockwell Kent, Lynn Ward, Ruth Gannett, Valenti Angelo, Vera Bock, Warren Chappell and many others - Pritz provides basic information on the field of illustration, techniques, drawing for reproduction, book, magazine and advertising Illustration and more. Includes 203 illustrations, many in full color and full page, others in two colors or black and white. An enjoyable book to browse through even if not an illustrator yourself. Folio. 146 pp.

New York: Clarkson Potter, (1980) dj. Hardcover - An introduction to Swift's classic satire, originally published in 1726 (this book is based on the 1734 edition with Swift's corrections) edited by Asimov, with a biographical introduction and extensive notes on the politics, geography, medicine at the times - and even addressing the science fiction aspects of the book. Includes 200 illustrations from over three centuries of different editions. Bibliography, index. Large format. xxi, 296 pp. ISBN: 0-517539497.

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.

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, (1998) dj. Hardcover first edition - Written in straightforward language, this handbook traces California's wine industry from its mission period and Gold Rush origins through 1997's planting and vintage statistics. All aspects of wine are included, from vine propagation to bottling. There are entries for some 750 wineries, both historical and contemporary (although this is far from all the wineries in the state); for more than 100 wine grape varieties, from Aleatico to Zinfandel; and for wine types from claret to vermouth - all given in a historical context. Foreword by Hugh Johnson. Illustrated with small photographs, maps. Suggestions for further reading, sources, index. Large octavo. 441 pp. ISBN: 0-520213513.

Los Angeles: R. A. Wilson. 1936. Gives a price range for each coin to allow for condition and selling and buying. Includes a Mint List. Illustrated, ads, small format. 96 pp.

Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, (1993). Hardcover first edition - A book which argues that British science fiction and mainstream English literature have been long and fruitfully intertwined - from H. G. Wells and on. Includes commentary on British disaster fiction before and after the Second World War, and especially its focus on catastrophes. List of works cited, index. x, 202 pp. ISBN: 0-313273731.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1995) dj. Hardcover first edition - A comprehensive reference on children's books of the twentieth century, with an emphasis on the years after World War II, arranged in encyclopedia format, alphabetically by author, illustrator or topic. Includes a recommended reading list and entries from seventy-five contributors (which include such well-known names as Lloyd Alexander, Nina Bawden, Eric Carle, Paula Fox, Gary Soto and many more) on topics ranging from ABC books to young adult books. Color plates inserted and illustrated throughout with smaller black and white reproductions of book covers or illustrations. Notes on contributors, index of contributors, general index. 800 pp. ISBN: 0-395-653800.

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.