New York: Arbor House, (1986) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fitfh novel, sixth book, by this award-winning writer. A "coming-of-age story about Jack, a shiftless young man in a very odd family," set in the small town of Far Cry in the 1950s. SIGNED on the title page. 315 pp . ISBN: 0-877958157.

Philadelphia: Lippincott, (1954.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Memories of life in a small town in the old colony of Massachusetts in 1900-1908 - true to the spirit of the time, even if not totally accurate, and warmly humorous. 255 pp. Dust jacket painting by Douglas Gorsline.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1954. dj. Hardcover first edition - Story based on the author's own experiences as a boy in a small New Hampshire village in the early years of the 20th century. In his Foreword, the author states that there really was a 'buckboard stranger' who showed up in his town in 1906, with his Negro retainer, his horses and his 10-gallon hat. He came from nowhere and stayed only long enough to win most of the money in town. Illustrated with drawings by Paul Calle. Rather uncommon. 213 pp.

Topeka, Kansas: By the author, 1963. First edition - A collection of folksy poems which give an interesting glimpse into the life and times of the author - as he comments in the title poem "I've caused some people to complain/ by putting stories into rhyme...." The titles of a few of the poems will give an idea of the wide-ranging topics: Farmer Johnson Goes on Strike; Her Aviator Dad; Dr Wirt R. Bernard; Grandfather's Whiskers; On the Golf Course; Meridian vs Nortonville, and many more. Frontispiece portrait. SIGNED by the author on the verso of the title page. Uncommon, 110 pp plus 2 pp index.