San Francisco: Pomegranate Artbooks, (1993.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A portrait of the vanishing blues scene in the San Francisco Bay area, featuring striking black and white photographs taken over a period of three years, in the early 1980's, in blues clubs in Oakland, Berkeley and San Francisco. Slightly oversized oblong format, printed on heavy glossy stock. 96 pp. ISBN: 1566405955.

New York: Viking, 1996. SIGNED first edition - 53 interconnected tales from his travels over 5 years - from San Francisco and New York to Phnom Phen, Cambodia, Burma, Vietnam, Jerusalem, Mogadishu and more - all populated by the lost and the lonely, whores and drug addicts, and more. SIGNED on the half title page. While Vollmann, one of the most fascinating and interesting of modern writers, had long been a cult favorite, in 2005 he received the prestigious National Book Award for fiction. Sources. 461 p.

New York: Viking Penguin, (1997). 53 interconnected tales from his travels over 5 years - from San Francisco and New York to Phnom Phen, Cambodia, Burma, Vietnam, Jerusalem, Mogadishu and more - all populated by the lost and the lonely, whores and drug addicts, and more. While Vollmann, one of the most fascinating and interesting of modern writers, had long been a cult favorite, in 2005 he received the prestigious National Book Award for fiction. Sources. xxii, 459 pp plus 7 pp of photographs at beginning of book, 8 pp at end. ISBN: 0-140254498.

New York: Harper & Row, (1985). dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's second mystery featuring private eye Hector Gronig, set in San Francisco. 218 pp. ISBN: 0-06-015408x.

New York: Harper & Row, (1985). dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's second mystery featuring private eye Hector Gronig, set in San Francisco. INSCRIBED on the half title page - "for my buddy --- the rose of Marin." 218 pp. ISBN: 0-06-015408x.

New York & London: Severn House, (2005) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery set in San Francisco and featuring private investigator Ronnie Ventana. INSCRIBED on the title page. 220 pp. ISBN: 978-0727861986.

Norwich VT: New Victoria Publishers, (1991). First edition - The author's first novel, the story of a young woman who leaves her home in Wyoming who is literally down and out in San Franciso, when she is taken in by an older woman. A story of coming to grips with her sexuality, of learning independence and of love. 216 pp. Review copy stamped on first page. ISBN: 0-934678286.

New York: Henry Holt, (1993.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A Lt. Hastings mystery, set in San Francisco. 256 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-31043.

New York: Henry Holt, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition - A Lt. Hastings mystery, set in San Francisco. 256 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-31043.

New York: Henry Holt, 1993. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A Lt. Hastings mystery, set in San Francisco. SIGNED on the title page. 256 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-31043.

New York: Henry Holt, (1990) dj. Hardcover first edition - A Lt. Hastings mystery, set in San Francisco. The day before her murder, Frank Hastings, now co-commander of the homicide squad had a chance meeting and lunch with Meredith, now a beautiful woman who seemed to have it all - but whom he remembered as a little girl who used to trail after him in the old neighborhood. 231 pp. ISBN: 0-805009795.

New York: Random House, (1978) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring San Francisco SFPD Lieutenant Frank Hastings, one in which he and his son plan a vacation in remote Northern California. ISBN: 0-394412567.

New York: Henry Holt, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring San Francisco SFPD Lieutenant Frank Hastings - a killer begins executing members of Rabelais, a private club for San Francisco's elite, putting pressure on Hastings to discover who is responsible quickly. 262 pp. ISBN: 0-805016155.

Menlo Park, California: Albert Wilson Publishing Co., (1963) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The story of the San Francisco Nursery for Homeless Children, as told by one of the children who lived there and who found it a happy place, one which saved his life and that of many other children. SIGNED by Wilson on the title page. Illustrated with line drawings by John Milton Ramm and photographs. 358 pp plus index. A newspaper clipping of the obituary of harriet Ackerman, who served on the board for many years, written by Wilson, is tipped onto the rear endpaper.

San Francisco: The Metropolitan Press, (1921). SIGNED - A collection of poetry about the city of San Francisco, illustrated with etchings of San Francisco scenes by Barbara Shermund. SIGNED on the front endpaper with the word "sincerely." 80 pp.

New York: Harper Collins, (2005) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which "brings to life the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake that leveled a city symbolic of America's relentless westward expansion. . . an informative look at the tumultuous subterranean world that produces earthquakes, the planet's most sudden and destructive force." Illustrated with photographs, drawings and maps. Appendix, glossary, suggestions for further reading, index. xiv, 462 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0571993.

New York: Harper Collins, (2009.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The story of a San Francisco family who adopt a terrier mutt from the local animal shelter, only to discover that the dog hated men - including the author. SIGNED on the title page. 273 pp. ISBN: 9780061802591.

New York: Cupples & Leon Company, (1938) dj. Hardcover - An uncommon book, written under her own name, by the author who is best known as the original writer on the Nancy Drew series. This series of mysteries for girls are each set in a different locale, and feature different girls: this book is set in San Francisco, and especially in San Francisco's Chinatown. The Moon-Gate Estate is a Chinese amusement park in San Francisco. Reflects the typical prejudices of the time towards the Chinese. Glossy frontispiece

New York: Cupples & Leon Company, (1938) dj. Hardcover - An uncommon book, written under her own name, by the author who is best known as the original writer on the Nancy Drew series. This series of mysteries for girls are each set in a different locale, and feature different girls: this book is set in a community of Dutch immigrants, and involves the story of a lost treasure. Glossy frontispiece. 207 pp plus 2 pp of publisher's ads.

New York: Harper & Row, (1977.) dj. Hardcover first edition - His third novel (the second won a Newbery Honor Award): "A 12 year old girl who knows little of her Chinese heritage is sent to San Francisco's Chinatown to live with her grandmother." In his afterword, Yep comments that this is set in the small, quieter Chinatown in which he grew up. Winner of the Jane Addams Peace Award and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. 217 pp. Dust jacket art by Allen Say. ISBN: 0-06-0267437.

New York: Harper & Row, (1977.). SIGNED hardcover - His third novel (the second won a Newbery Honor Award): "A 12 year old girl who knows little of her Chinese heritage is sent to San Francisco's Chinatown to live with her grandmother." In his afterword, Yep comments that this is set in the small, quieter Chinatown in which he grew up. Winner of the Jane Addams Peace Award and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page, and dated in 1978. 217 pp. Cover art by Allen Say. ISBN: 0-06-0267437.

Berkeley: Creative Arts Book Company, (1986.). SIGNED - Very warmly INSCRIBED at some length on title page and dated Summer 1994. A reprint of a novel originally published in 1976. A new foreword by Young describing the writing of this book 'Prettyman was the first of my characters to install himself on the living room sofa..' 254 pp. ISBN: 0-88739-017x.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1976.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - His third novel, set in San Francisco, the story of Sidney Prettyman aka Sitting Pretty or just plain Sit, ladies' man, ne'er do well, ex-husband, father. SIGNED on the title page. 254 pp. Dust jacket by Paul Bacon. ISBN: 0-03-0152666.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1976.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - His third novel, set in San Francisco, the story of Sidney Prettyman aka Sitting Pretty or just plain Sit, ladies' man, ne'er do well, ex-husband, father. SIGNED on the title page. 254 pp. Dust jacket by Paul Bacon. ISBN: 0-03-0152666.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1976.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - His third novel, set in San Francisco, the story of Sidney Prettyman aka Sitting Pretty or just plain Sit, ladies' man, ne'er do well, ex-husband, father. SIGNED on the title page and warmly INSCRIBED on the front endpaper "For - with nothing but warm regards and affection. Al, January 1978." 254 pp. Dust jacket by Paul Bacon. ISBN: 0-03-0152666.

New York: Four Winds Press, 1976. dj. Hardcover first edition - Story of a young girl in San Francisco, Oakland and Emeryville in the 1880's. Based on the experiences of the author's mother. ISBN: 0-590-07415-0.

Pleasonton, CA: Taurus Publications, (1973.). First edition - Macrame designs inspired by San Francisco, with color photographs by Andrew McKinney showcasing the finished products on Fisherman's Wharf, in Golden Gate Park, etc. Complete directions for 15 projects, black and white photographs, charts. Measures 8 1/2 by 11 inches in stapled color wrappers. 32 pp including the cover.

New York: Harper Collins, (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second mystery featuring professional phobia-therapist cum sleuth Quinn Parker. Set in San Francisco and in Jamaica. 290 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0163879.