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New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1988.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a fine dustjacket (previous owner's name). First trade edition.

New York:: Putnam,, (2005.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. Kinsey Milhone is asked to investigate the disappearance of a young mother 35 years before. Set in a small central California town. SIGNED on the title page. 374 pp.

Chelsea, MI:: Sleeping Bear Press, , (2004.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. SIGNED on the title page by the illustrator, Darcie Park, with the year 2004 and the word 'enjoy.' Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.). First printing. A rhyming alphabet book, colorfully illustrated for younger children, but with informative sidebars on each 2 page spread for older children or adults. This celebrates the diversity, history and beauty of Nevada from the glitter of the Las Vegas strip to the natural beauties of Lake Tahoe and the desert and the wildlife found there, from the pioneers who crossed by wagon train to those who built monuments like the Hoover Dam. Oblong format, 9 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches, bound in glossy illustrated boards, unpaginated (40 pp.) 

New York:: Grove Press,, (2015). First edition -. Fine in illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) A definitive compilation of Baraka's poetry, from his first collection (when he was writing as Leroi Jones) to previously unpublished pieces composed during his final years. His early poetry "emerged from the Beat generation, while his later writing is marked by intensely rebellious fervor and subversive ideology." This includes poems from eleven of his published books, with a final section of recent poems compiled after his death. Selected and with a prefaced by his friend and colleague Paul Vangelisti. [16]. 528 pp.

Alberta, Canada:, 1978.. Near fine in stiff illustrated wrappers. First appearance in print of these works. The Saamis Review is an interdisclipinary journal of the arts, humanities and social sciences, but this entire issue is devoted to the local history and pre-history of south eastern Alberta. Included are articles on the one of the region's early railways, the 'turkey-Trail' railway, reminiscences of a ranch-hand and farmer in the early years of the 20th century, another on rural schools, the growth of the German population, etc. Illustrated with photographs. 118 pgs.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux,, (1999.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing. A suspenseful murder mystery set in rural New Hampshire, which begins with a baby's body being found in the Sabbathday River, but also a complex novel which looks at the ways in which women are judged, and not only in small towns. Dustjacket praise from Rosellen Brown and Scott Turow. Recommended.

Boston:: Houghton Mifflin,, 1975.. First edition -. Very good in glossy illustrated wrappers (crease on back cover).. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) Roth's 21st book, the story of Mickey Sabbath, an "aging, raging powerhouse." Winner of the National Book Award. 451 pp.

New York:: Putnam,, (1982.). Very near fine in glossy white printed wrappers. . Trade paperback. Sixth novel by this National Book Award winning writer. 366 pp.

New York:: Putnam,, (1982.). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. Sixth novel by this National Book Award winning writer. 366 pp.

San Francisco:: Chronicle Books,, (1992.). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. The second book in the Griffin & Sabine saga, told through postcards and letters (the actual letters are in envelopes scattered throughout the book and must be removed to be read) - a combination of art and fiction by this artist and creator of pop-up books. Illustrated in full color throughout. Unpaginated, square format.

New York:: Grosset & Dunlap,, (1955.). Hardcover -. Good in blue tweed boards, no dj. (some soiling to edges of textblock, prev owner's name). Early printing. The 7th book in this exciting series in the hard-to-find original format. Illustrated with a frontispiece, full page black and white drawings and many smaller pictures. Navy blue and whilte illustrated endpapers. Lists to #8 at beginning of book. 212 pp.

New York:: Bantam,, (1988.). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. 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

New York:: Bantam,, (1982.). Near fine.. Paperback.

New York:: Bantam,, (1980.). Very near fine.. Paperback.

Garden City, NY:: Nelson Doubleday,, (1980). Hardcover -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. Hardcover. Omnibus edition containing four novels in the Western saga of the Sacketts - Galloway, The Sky-Liners, The Man from the Broken Hills, and Ride the Dark Trail. New foreword. viii, 595 pp.

New York:: BlueHen Books (Penguin Putnam), (2002.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in near fine dust jacket. (lamination flaw to dj.). First printing. Third novel by this highly regarded young writer (her previous books were published under Elizabeth Dewberry Vaughn.) Dustjacket praise from Richard Ford and Ann Patchett (who called this a 'literary thriller that will keep us up all night. This book is riveting.') among others. Set against Louisiana politics, this is a variation on the story of Hamlet - but with the genders reversed. 229 pp.

New York:: BlueHen Books (Penguin Putnam), (2002.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Third novel by this highly regarded young writer (her previous books were published under Elizabeth Dewberry Vaughn.) Dustjacket praise from Richard Ford and Ann Patchett (who called this a 'literary thriller that will keep us up all night. This book is riveting.') among others. Set against Louisiana politics, this is a variation on the story of Hamlet - but with the genders reversed. SIGNED on the title page.

New York:: BlueHen Books (Penguin Putnam), (2002.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Third novel by this highly regarded young writer (her previous books were published under Elizabeth Dewberry Vaughn.) Dustjacket praise from Richard Ford and Ann Patchett (who called this a 'literary thriller that will keep us up all night. This book is riveting.') among others. Set against Louisiana politics, this is a variation on the story of Hamlet - but with the genders reversed. SIGNED by author.

New York:: Harper Collins,, (1996.). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a fine dustjacket.. First printing. An ambitious novel by Barker, neither horror nor fantasy, although containing elements of both - the story of Will Rabjohns, a noted wildlife photographer, who is left almost dead by an enounter with an Alaskan bear.

New York:: McGraw-Hill,, (1957). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a fair only dust jacket with several chips and tears... First printing. "In the sleepy middle-class world of Sacramento in 1912 lived three of the most delightful and unique women ever to grace a period piece - a beautiful widow in search of a husband; a grocery-store enchantress in search of men; and a diminutive piano teacher excluded from life's exciting experiences by her abnormally small size." 212 pp.