San Francisco: North Point Press, 1989. dj. Hardcover first edition - The first collection of short stories (preceded by poetry and a play) by this Southern author, set primarily in the cities and countryside of Georgia, stories "laced with violence and comedy, with eccentricity and surprise." Review copy with publisher's material laid in. 223 pp.

Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin, 1996. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Fifth novel by this highly praised Southern writer. INSCRIBED on the title page - :For ---what a pleasure to meet you! Thanks for the interview - " and dated in the year of publication, 260 pp. ISBN: 1565121368.

New York: Henry Holt, (2004.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A blend of fiction and fact, this novel is set in the memorable summer of 1959 - when Prince Edward County, ordered to desegregate its public schools after the Supreme Court decision of Brown vs the Board of Education, decides instead to close all of the schools and have only private, white-only schools - and how it affected two boys, 10 year old Benjamin whose family is involved in setting up the new schools, and his friend, Burghardt, the son of the hired hand who works for his grandfather. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. 354 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-68333.

New York & Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, (1998). Hardcover first edition - The author's highly praised first novel, one which makes us reflect on the consequences of war - not just on the young men who are fighting it, but on everyone. Cover praise from Reynolds Price, Grace Paley and Mary Oliver who commented " With prose that is at times almost unbearably lyrical, that is dismal with grief and splendid with perseverance, she draws us into this book as into another living body. Luthie and his story are, simply, unforgettable." Review copy with publisher's material laid in. 463 pp. ISBN: 0-395868858.

New York: The Viking Press, (1977.) dj. Hardcover first edition - First novel by this Washington, D.C. based journalist (who had reported on the Watergate and Nixon impeachment hearings among other topics) A reporter investigates the murder of another reporter and finds that a lot of very powerful people are involved. Long and thoughtful praise from Ross Macdonald on the back cover in which he calls this "a novel so intriguing one hates to see it end." Review copy with photograph of author laid in. 214 pp. ISBN: 0-670-20336X.

Boynton Beach, FL: Adventures Unlimited, (1997.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED on the half title page with the words "Make life an adventure! All the best." 184 pp. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. ISBN: 0-9660625-0-7.

New York: Harper Collins, (1991.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - INSCRIBED on the half title page with the words "To ---- Great cruising Alaska with you. Make life an adventure! All the best." 184 pp. ISBN: 0-06-165332.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Second novel by the author of 'Practical Demonkeeping' - and, like all of his books, offbeat and funny. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. 303 pp. ISBN: 0-671-881884.

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition - The fourth book by this Mississippi born author. Despite the acclaim he has received he still lives in the same Oakland, California neighborhood about which he writes so powerfully. Review copy with publishers material laid in. ISBN: 0-374-220832.

New York: Harper & Row, (1979.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's third novel, INSCRIBED on the title page to the late Oklahoma collector Larry Owens "who, I hope, will find a few things here to laugh about." Review copy with publisher's material, including a photograph of the author, laid in. 312 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0131969.

New York: Scribner, (2014) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A psychological thriller set in Oakland and the back streets of the San Francisco Bay area, a book described by Robert Stone as 'suspenseful contemporary crime fiction unrivalled in its intensity.' SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 320 pp. ISBN: 9780743289245.

Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, (1993). SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's first book,a collection of twelve short stories, selected by Tobias Wolff as winner of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize. O'Nan was named one of America's best young novelists by Granta Magazine. SIGNED on the title page. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. 171 pp. ISBN: 0-822937689.

New York: Vanguard, (1972) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of essays which examine the works of such writers as Shakespeare, Chekhov, Melville, Dostoevski, Thomas Mann, etc. Notes, 259 pp. ISBN: 0-814906753.

New York: Arbor House, (1985.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, winner of The London Times/Jonathan Cape Young Writer's Award, the story of an extraordinary friendship between a young boy and a wise black Jamaican woman hired to care for him. Basis for the film of the same name featuring Whoopie Goldberg. Dustjacket praise by Ian McEwan, Gail Godwin and others. 312 pp. ISBN: 0-877957444.

New York: Arbor House, (1985.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, winner of The London Times/Jonathan Cape Young Writer's Award, the story of an extraordinary friendship between a young boy and a wise black Jamaican woman hired to care for him. Basis for the film of the same name featuring Whoopie Goldberg. Dustjacket praise by Ian McEwan, Gail Godwin and others. 312 pp. ISBN: 0-877957444.

New York: Arbor House, (1985.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, winner of The London Times/Jonathan Cape Young Writer's Award, the story of an extraordinary friendship between a young boy and a wise black Jamaican woman hired to care for him. Basis for the film of the same name featuring Whoopie Goldberg. Dustjacket praise by Ian McEwan, Gail Godwin and others. SIGNED on the front endpaper and dated in the year of publication. 312 pp. ISBN: 0-877957444.

Turlock, CA: Marietta Publishing Company, (1986). Hardcover first edition - An index to those Nevada residents whose biographies appear in 86 state, regional, county or city histories and directories published between 1870 and 1985. Includes bibliographies of the titles indexed. Review copy with press release laid in. xxxiii, 96 pp. ISBN: 0-934153027.

New York: Dutton, (2009.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A Charlie Hood Novel, set in the remote areas of the new American West. SIGNED on the title page. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. 338 pp. ISBN: 9780525950950.

New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2005) dj. Hardcover first edition - The fourth thriller featuring San Francisco police lieutenant Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club. 392 pp. Review copy with publisher's letter laid in. ISBN: 0-316-710601.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1986) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A spoof on the classic mystery - Vincent Farwell was a nasty old man; he doesn't invite, he summons, and now six unhappy guests have been summoned to hear his ultimatum. When he is found dead, all of the guests and potential suspects maintain "But he was already dead when I got there." SIGNED on the title page. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. Author's note. 252 pp. ISBN: 0684186152.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1975). Hardcover first edition - A science fiction thriller set in what was the near future at the time this was published - the end of the 20th century when the earth has exhausted its supply of fuel. A book which combines suspense with technological expertise (the authors are the creators of the British television series 'Doomwatch.') Review copy with publisher's slip laid in. 271 pp. Dust jacket illustration by Mike Codd. ISBN: 0-684146045.

New York: Dodd, Mead, (1975) dj. Hardcover first edition - First novel featuring art historian Dr Victoria - Vicky -Bliss. A story of romantic (and humorous) suspense by the author best known for the Amelia Peabody mysteries set in early 20th century Egypt, but who also writes suspense novels under the pseudonym of Barbaba Michaels. This involves the search for a priceless reliquary which has been hidden away for hundreds of years at the Schloss Drachenstein. Review copy with publisher's slip laid in. 247 pp. Wraparound dust jacket art by Charles Geer. ISBN: 0-396067697.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Her third novel, 5th book - the story of a woman who must cope with the care of her terminally ill mother at the same time as she learns the joys of caring for her newborn first baby. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. SIGNED on the title page. 292 pp. ISBN: 0-375-401946.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Her third novel, 5th book, the story of a woman who must cope with the care of her terminally ill mother at the same time as she learns the joys of caring for her newborn first baby. SIGNED on the title page. ISBN: 0-375-401946.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. First edition - Her third novel, 5th book - the story of a woman who must cope with the care of her terminally ill mother at the same time as she learns the joys of caring for her newborn first baby. 292 pp.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1935.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Includes the title story and others originally published in a limited edition in 1930, plus four new stories, two of which are longer and more substantial at 15,000 words each. Review copy with this stamped on the front endpaper along with the publication date of October 10, 1935. SIGNED by Porter on a label which has been affixed to the front endpaper underneath the review copy information. 285 pp.

Santa Barbara: Fithian Press, 1996. dj. Hardcover first edition - The first book in a projected trilogy, this is the story of Frieda Goldson, an independent-minded woman who rebels against the strictures of her Polish-Jewish immigrant parents in 1870's San Francisco. Photographic endpapers. 222 pp. ISBN: 1-56474-1672.

New York: Atheneum, (1990). Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, set in Berlin, in early 1933 as the Nazi regime is gaining power, and Jews, radicals, and other undesirables are leaving the city. Based on film director Fritz Lang and his wife Thea. Praise from Thomas Pychon, among others, who called it "daringly imagined and darkly romantic - a moral thriller." Review copy with publisher's material laid in. 211 pp. ISBN: 0-689120907.