My Library March 5, 2026 Regarding a book's estimated value, I've listed some worth estimates. If no "worth" mentioned, most are $5-$20. A few up to $40. A few more that are as low as: give it away or donate it. All the books are in demand and therefore, at least donate them. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++ Index + Barnes and Noble leather books + Series: Harry Potter books Lord of the Rings The Hobbit + Fiction + Quality Books + From a shop in Folkestone, England + Research Books: Writers + Story Novels + Comics + Non-Fiction + Math and Science books + Art Books + Poetry + Poetry, The Romantics: Shelley, Wordsworth, Lord Byron The Poetical Works of Coleridge, Shelley, and Keats Complete in one volume + John Keats Other poets: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American Romanticism Born on February 27, 1807, in Portland when Maine was still a part of Massachusetts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++ Barnes & Noble Leather books Page 2 Dracula, by Bram Stoker 1899 The first novel I bought and read as a boy. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov, in one volume 1951, 1952, 1953 It's my favorite Science fiction Some modern readers note that the narrative style reflects the 1950s with a focus on ideas over character development. Dune, by Frank Herbert, first 3 books in one volume 1965, 1969, 1976 The first 2 are good, 3rd is okay. Aesop's Illustrated Fables, collected around 300 BCE Classic The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, written between 1886 and 1927 Classic I like the thoughtful stories -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++ Series Page 3 Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling 1. The Philosopher's Stone 1997 Canadian paperback from my mom. 2. Chamber of Secrets 1998 3. Prisoner of Azkaban 1999 3rd printing in Australia. I bought it when working in Sydney. 4. The Goblet of fire 2000 US first edition, though there were millions of them. From this book on, we bought the US print books in Foster City or San Mateo as they were released. 5. Order of the Phoenix 2003 6. Half-Blood Prince 2005 7. The Deathly Hallows 2007 British first edition rebound in 3/4 leather in India when I was working in Nodia, staying in New Delphi. Page 4 The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien 1937 50th anniversary edition. Excellent read, wonderful movies. The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers (part two), by JRR Tolkien 1954 Illustrated by Alan Lee Excellent read, my favorite of the three. Wonderful three movies, the first is my favorite then the second. An Atlas of Tolkien, Editor David Day 2015 Wonderful art, Tolkien world inspired -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++ Fiction Page 5 Jonathan Livingston Seagull, by Richard Bach 1970 Thoughtful, a character with unique thinking, a teacher. Illusions, by Richard Bach 1977 I used read it each spring, a time of change for me. The book is about summer travel flying across the US. Printed in Hong Kong It's also about fall, time to settle in before winter. Page 6 Northanger Abbey and Persuasion in one volume, by Jane Austen 1817 Printed by Richard Bentley & Son, London 1885 From The Queen's College Library, Oxford An okay copy. Jane Austen books of this age a highly sought after. A Memoir of Jane Austen, by her nephew J. E. Austen-Leigh 1989 The Folio Society, London Fine copy. A good read. I bought a copy online and had it sent to the Keats House in Hampstead, London. Jane Austen, The Complete Novels printed 1995 Novels: Pride & Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, Lady Susan, Northanger Abbey Literary Classics, Gramercy In The Jane Austen Book Club 2007 movie, Grigg the only fellow in the club. He works in computer support. This is book gift from May, got from the F.C.library -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++ Quality Books Page 7 The Age of Innocence, by Edith Wharton 1920 The Franklin Library publisher full leather cover. She won the Pulitzer Prize for this book. I enjoyed reading it and could relate to some of it. The Old Man and the Sea, by Earnest Hemingway 1952 $25 reprinted dust jacket. Book is a good copy I've read it a number of times, the story absorbs my mind. Slaughter House Five, by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 1969 It's a good book club edition. A story that works. I enjoyed the movie. Page 8 Ringworld, by Larry Niven 1920 A fun read. The Ringworld is scientifically inventive and interesting. Cannery Row, by John Steinbeck 1945 Very fun to read. I bought a $25 reprint dustcover for it. I believe the book is first edition. Sweet Thursday, by John Steinbeck 1954 Sequel to Cannery Row. Enjoyed, fun, and part romance. Franny and Zooey, by JD Salinger 1961 Interesting read about NYC characters First edition, though library book which cleaned up to be a good copy. Mentioned in the show, Carrie Pilby(2016), and Dash and Lily(2020) Page 9 Moby-Dick, by Herman Melville 1851 The Franklin Library publisher. Read about halfway then stopped. It's more of string of short stories, than I tight story novel. The Handmaids Tale, by Margret Atwood 1985 First edition, I think. I rebound it in 1/4 leather. I added a printed page with her picture, which she signed when I was at an event where she was talking. A Midsummer's Night Dream, By William Shakespeare 1594 Easton Press leather cover, printed 1992. Custom of the Country, by Edith Wharton 1913 First edition, first printing, no dust jacket. Worth maybe $40-$80. I added endpapers and prints which may have reduced the resale price, however it looks nice and redid the spine which makes it read nicer. Page 10 Doctor Faustus, by Christopher Marlowe 1592 Part: The Tragedy of Faust by Goethe Part: The Tragical History of 1790 Recommended by Dave Navine He got me started to reading Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. I stopped reading at the murder. Curtis Materi encouraged me finish and I did. It's interesting to have read such a serious novel. Kama Sutra, by Vatsyana, printed 1963 The Hindu ritual of love, Complete and unexpurgated Castle Books, New York city. I had bought a paperback when I was young. It includes social aspects as well as sex and positions. No illustrations. Page 11 Tour of the World in Eighty Days, by Jules Verne 1874 English translation 1884 or earlier. Confirm year because of a hand written date in front of the book. Franklin Edition, illustrated. Later translations titled the book, Around the World in Eighty Days. It's nice old book. I enjoyed reading it. Ivanhoe, Volume 8 of Scott's Works printed 1839, Sir Walter Scott books are boring to read by today's standards. He was a popular historical fiction writer of his time. Peter and I used to watch the black and white series of TV shows. This book is from Riley, I cleaned up the cover and redid the spine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++ From a shop in Folkestone, England Page 12 Bacon's Essays 1597, printed 1752 Leather cover, new spine cover, nice book. Could be worth a few hundred dollars. Poems by Lord Byron and his Memoirs Miniature book printed 1825 Now We are Six, by A. A. Milne 1927 First edition. Quality is only good, needs work. Worth about $100. The House at Pool Corner by A. A. Milne 1928 Third edition. Quality is good. It's my favorite of Milne's book. From the book, By the time it came to the edge of the Forest the stream had grown up, so that it was almost a river, and, being grown-up, it did not run and jump and sparkle along as it used to do when it was younger, but moved more slowly. For it knew now where it was going, and it said to itself, "There is no hurry. We shall get there some day." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++ Research Books: Writers Page 13 Outliers, The Story of Success, by Malcom Gladwell, 2008 He did a Master Class. Liar's Poker by Micheal Lewis, 1989 He did a Master Class Sapiens A Brief History of Humankind, by Yuval Noah Harari 2011 Really like the growth of society from monkeys to man to villages and towns. On Writing, by Stephen King 2000 Great book for learning the basics of story telling I listened to the book where the author read it. Very enjoyable. The Elements of Style, by Strunk & White Recommended by Stephen King Great for basic writing style E.B. White wrote, Charlotte's Web Page 14 The Opposite of Fate, by Amy Jan 2003 Memories of a writing life Signed, met her when I attended an author event in Menlo Park with Branden, She also signed Branden's book Monkey Travels, his Nueva Recital Project. Aspects of a Novel by E. M. Forster 1927 I like it so I re-did the spine and added endpapers. How to Tell a Story and other Essays, by Mark Twain 1905 An early printing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++ Story Novels Page 15 1977 The Adolescence of P1 by Thomas Ryan Early AI story which started in Waterloo and Toronto. I rebound the paperback into a hardcover. Originally, Peter had bought the book. The Bridges of Madison County by Walter 1992 A favorite romantic novel about a National Geographic photographer and mid west farm house wife. A story I feel I can relate. This is a first edition, excellent condition. Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis 1983 Good story, great Netflix limited limited series. Page 16 The Day of the Triffids, by John Wyndham 1951 Dystopian that I read a number of times. The Chrysalids, by John Wyndham 1955 Dystopian with mind sharing. A school book, first novel I enjoyed Siddhartha, by Herman Hesse 1922 Read a number of times. My introduction to Buddhism. Sherlock Holmes vs Dracula, by John H. Watson M.b. 1978 Fun fantasy. The Comedians, by Graham Greene 1966 An author recommended by Anthony Bourdian I quite liked it. It takes place in Haiti during turbulent times. Page 17 4 book trilogy by Douglas Adams. Started a BBC radio sitcom broadcast. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe 1979 The Restaurant at the End of the Universe 1980 My favorite. Life, the Universe and Everything 1982 Famous for, 42 as the answer to Life. So Long, and thanks for all the Fish 1984 Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline 2011 Great read, very fun and many memories from the 70's+ 80's. The movie is excellent as well. The Boat Who Wouldn't Float, by Farley Mowat 1969 Recommended by uncle Rob Thurston. It's fun book of buying a boat in Newfoundland and sailing it to Toronto. Page 18 A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens 1843 Illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1915 I was hoping for better print quality as I want the illustrations A Christmas Carol, the original manuscript facsimile, original in the Morgan Library, with the print story as well. The First Folio of Shakespeare, The Norton Facsimile 1968 Worth $60 to $100. John Keats Memorial volume I didn't buy it for the text content. I bought it for the poetry hand written page prints. I removed the prints and framed the Nightingale poem pages. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++ Comics Page 19 Denis the Menace by Henry Ketcham 1952, the first Denis the Menace book. More Denis the Menace by Henry Ketcham 1953 The Dilbert Principle by Scott Adams 1996 In Search of the Far side by Larson 1984 A Charlie Brown Christmas 1965 A gift from my mom Page 20 Here comes Snoopy, by Charles Schulz 1958 Snoopy was my favorite Peanuts character. You Got a Friend Charlie Brown, by Charles Schulz 1972 Little Gray Mouse and the Train 1964 by Sara Asheron, Pictures by Claudine Nankivel This a first reader from when I was a small child. I remember that I liked the mouse and the train. Ziggy On the Outside Looking In, by Tom Wilson 1990 You Have to F** king Eat, by Adam Mansbach 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++ Non Fiction Page 21 Kitchen Confidential, by Anthony Bourdain 2000 Adventures in the culinary underbelly. He was my travel hero. Monet Nature into Art, by John House 1988 Originally a PhD thesis about Monet and the impressionists of the time. Took me 4 years to read. Worth it. Recently I bought a Artagraph made in Markham, Ontario. I learned to paint with acrylics and painted over the faded out Artagraph. How to be a Canadian, by Will and Ian Ferguson (brothers) 2007 A fun Canadian cultural read. The Soul of a New Machine, by Tracy Kidder 1981 A Pulitzer Prize winner. It's about the building of mini computer in 1970's. Love reading this book as it's everything I enjoy about a computer project. Page 22 Bob Dylan Chronicles Part One, by Bob Dylan 2004 Enjoyed reading about music scene of the 1960's as Bob Dylan was getting started. And about making music there after. Understanding Computers an illustrated chronology and Index 1989 Great short history of most the hardware development from the start. Includes to Altair 8800( 1975) the first IBM PC( 1980?) New Found Lands, by Peter Whitfield 1998 Maps in the history of exploration I was surprised how early in man's sailing travels. Europeans map the major land masses. Page 23 Winning Chess Openings, by Fred Reinfield 1973 Introduction by Al Horowitz I used to play the openings on my chess board, some over and over. From this book I chose to play when white the Queen's Gambit Declined when black the Caro-Kann Defense. Those openings gave me the most control of the game. Rebel Code, by Glyn Moody 2001 I got the book signed by Brian Behlendorf. Brian used NCSA HTTPd for the Wired Website. He took over managing HTTPd from Rob McCool. He called it the Apache Server. He was a founding member of the Apache Software Foundation. He is on the board of the Mozilla Foundation. Page 24 Writers Gone Wild, by Bill Peschel 2010 A fun read of famous writer antics. Netscape Time, by Jim Clark June 1999 Cofounder of Netscape Bought at Stacy's Bookstore, Palo Alto book signing. Original team members showed up to support him. How Can Help you in the Stock Market, by William L. lifer 1962 Guide to some basic stock trends. Collectors Value Guide Pokemon 1999 Something for my sons to look at. The Official Godzilla Compendium 1998 We were fans of Godzilla Worth maybe $50 Page 25 Voyages by Alexander Mackenzie in the years 1789 and 1793 Printed in London 1802 First printing was 1801 Part 1, Voyages from Montreal to Fort Chipewan on Lake Athabasa Missing maps Part2, Voyages to the Pacific Ocean. from Fort Chepewyan to the Pacific Ocean coast Missing original maps. I supplimented with maps and pages from 1900's Because of missing content and poor shape, these are only worth about $100 each. The Historical Register, Volume XV Remarkable occurrences for the year 1730 Printed in London. Bought because I wanted an English book from the 1700's. Worth $50 to $100. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++ Math and Science books Page 26 A Brief History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking One copy is a first edition 1988 It's a good read, though now, it needs to be updated. Worth $20 to $50. Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott 1885 An early printing, 1891 which did not have the author's name. Recent editions include his name. Worth $200 to $300. 1885 print editions are worth in the thousands. Relativity, the Special and the General theory by Albert Einstein 1920 It's good introduction with some math. It's one of the 2 books I carried in 1980 when I was traveling and hitchhiking in Canada, Page 27 Ferguson's Astronomy Astronomy in the 1700's based on Newton's principles. In English, meant for a wider audience. My copy: printed 1799 has some original foldouts, other are re-printed. Worth $60-$100. The Hidden Reality, by Brian Greene 2011 Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos String Theory, Multiverse, big bang. Before the Big Bang by Laura Mersini-Houghton 2022 The origin of the universe and what lies beyond String theory and Inflation With very nice multi-big bang diagram Why does E=mc²? by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw 2009 I like Brian Cox talking in internet videos. But this book is boring. Page 28 Lost in Math by Sabine Hosserfelder 2018 How beauty leads physics astray. Author is a contrarian. I like her online videos QED, the strange theory of light and matter, by Richard 1985 I like his famous, poplar Feynman diagrams. Surely Your Joking, Mr Feynman, by Richard P. Feynman 1997 Adventures of a curious character Very much stories of that time. Some not so politically correct. Most interesting was about winning and picking up his Nobel prize My Brief History, by Stephen Hawkings 2013 Page 29 Regular Polytopes by H.S,M. Coxeter 1963 A university text book. The Man Who Saved Geometry by Siobhan Roberts 2006, 2007, 2024 (versions) The multidimensional mind of Donald Coxeter, A Canadian writing about a Canadian from the U of Toronto, grown up in England. Forward by Douglas R. Hofstadter 1973 Donald Coxeter interacted with M. C. Escher Gidel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstader 1979 Winner of the Pulitzer Prize 1980 AI, philosophy, nature of the mind Page 30 Encyclopedia Britannica Volume 16 Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler 1986 Dark Matter& Dark Energy by Brian Clegg 2019 The World According to Physics by Jim Al-Khalili 2020 I watched his documentaries over and over to get and research the details: 1. Everything and Nothing 2011 2. Atom 2007 Warped Passages by Lisa Randall 2005 Unraveling the mysteries of the univere's hidden dimensions. String theory with a very nice graph -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++ Art Books Page 31 Dali 1974 A nice survey of his paintings Castles by Alan Lee 1984 written by David Day Designed and Edited by David Larkin Album Paintings by Chao Shao-An 1985 Bought my first time to Hongkong 1992 My first major introduction to Chinese painting. Painting by Chao Shao-An The Rong Guang Xuan Galley Collection Page 32 The Art of Glen Loates, Title on heavy leather cover Inside, is actual text title: A Brush with Life/ My volume is I/X X. It's a signed, limited printed book. However Glen Loates never reached large popularity. This leather version was never made beyond the initial X. It's from a previous unlimited edition of the book, A Brush with Life. Many lithograph printed pages. I bought it at an art gallery in Unionville, Out. for $200, a great deal, for a great book. I worked with Glen and his printer brother when they were first getting on the internet in 1996. I totally enjoyed meeting them and seeing their print shop. --- Glen Loates first special printed book sold well, for thousands of dollars each book, title: the Art of Glee Loates. Page 33 The Group of Seven, Art for a Nation 1995 Birthday gift from May by Charles 'C. Hill, curator of Canadian art, National Gallery of Canada Copyright National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. I've been there a couple times. Summer 2023 visit when staying with uncle Lary before he drove us to Nova Scotia. Medieval Fables by Marie de France Translated by Jeanette Beer, printed 1981 Illustrated by Jason Carter Published by Paper Tiger A company partly owned by Roger Dean Printed in Hong Kong Nancy Meyer liked the book, would have liked to have kept it. However, it was my only Paper Tiger book and like it a lot, so I kept it. Page 34 The World of M, C. Escher by Abrams 1921 Brought at Half Priced used bookstore after a wonderful conversation with woman who also loves and appreciates art. Tao Te Ching by Lao Tsu 1972 English translation by Gai-Fu Feng and Jane English Photos by Jane English Calligraphy by Gai-Fu Feng Bought when I was in Edmonton after traveling Canada and hitchhiking in 1980-82 Jim Morrison -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++ Poetry Page 35 Bukowski All are Black Sparrow Press, quality printing. + Prose: The Captain is out to lunch 1998 + Poetry: Bone Palace Ballet 1997 Rebound into hardcover: + Poetry: Love is a Dog from Hell 1977 + Prose: Women 1978 The Poetry of Emily Dickinson quality printing with art+ photo illustrations Dickinson's poetry not my favorite, though I love: Death stopped for me. The Poetical Works-of Elizabeth Barret Browning 1904 Leather cover, I rebound the spine, Gold trimmed. Added prints of her and the publishing house. A girl I dated in Vienna introduced me to EBB. I liked the poem she included in a letter. She said, and 30 years later agreed, EBB is great, the better poet. Page 36 Leaves of Grass with autobiography 1900 edition by Walt Whitman book is in bad shape, need a lot of work to make it readable. Erotic Love Poems by Andrew Schelling 2004 from India Translation of the Amarushataka On sale at SFO bookstore The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Frost was the first Poet's poems I enjoyed reading. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++ Poetry, The Romantics Page 37 Promethus Unbound by Percy Bysshe Shelley 1820 a lyrical Drama in four parts with other poems London Bond Street A facsimile from the 1800's A fine leather binding. In university when I read a book of Shelley's poems, this was my favorite along with A Triumph of Life. Adonais, an elegy on the death of John Keats by Percy B. Shelley 1821 This is a poor shape facsimile, printed 1927 Contains my hand written line draft of my poem Poetic Starlight 2019 The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth Paris, publish by Galignani 1829 Page 38 The Works of Lord Byron 1855 Illustrated, Boston A nice book in okay shape Poems by Lord Byron and his Memoirs 1825 Miniature book. Second volume of The Faerie Queen, second book From The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser in five volumes. Printed 1867 I had fixed up volume one and gave it as gift to Dave Narine. I chose to keep this volume because it introduces the wizard, Merlin. Keats loved the Faerie Queen. I find it very boring, It's poetic form is not nice to read. The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow London, Bedford street, Strand Morrison and Gibb Printers, Edinburgh A gift from my cousin Debbie Ryan in 2023. It was Grampa Purdy's book. He wrote a number of poems. Page 39 The Poetical Works of Coleridge, Shelley, and Keats Complete in one volume This is no dated printing, about 1840-50 of the 1829 original. Printed in Philadelphia by Chrissy+ Markley This is book I read and read. I made pencil marks of my favorite lines to re-read. I added and changed words. Eventually, copying a poems lines into an OpenOffice document to edit and create my own version containing my favorite lines many lines re-ordered into rhyming couplets. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++ John Keats Poetical Work of Keats 1857 A very nice copy with gold page edges, gold front stamp of Keats's drawing of a Greek vase Page 40 Facsimiles: + Poems John Keats 1817 uncut pages Payson & Clarke Ltd, New York 1927 Made and printed in England 1927 British Museum stamp + Endymion: A Poetic Romance 1818 uncut pages Oxford University Press 1927 Printed in Great Britain Bought online, shipped from Scotland to Risa in Folkestone. She gave it me when next we met. I think of it as gift. She loves the first line," A thing of beauty.." + Lamia, Isabella, the Eve of St. Agnes and Other Poems 1820 Payson & Clarke Ltd. New York 1927 Made and printed in England 1927 British Museum stamp Page 41 Bright Star, Green Light by Jonathan Bates 2021 Biography of John Keats and F. Scott Fitzgerald Keats and His Circle, An Album of Portraits by Joanna Richardson 1980 John Keats, A poet and his manuscripts by Stephen Hebron, British Library 2009 Great list, description, and history of book and documents The Letters of John Keats by Buxton Foreman 1942 2nd Edition with revisions and addition Oxford University Press The Life and Letters of John Keats by Joanna Richardson 1981 The Folio Society, London A really nice book, a good read -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++ Others not listed in the Kindle note Page 42 Life of John Keats by William Rossetti 1887 A Mississippi library book that was only taken out a couple time. It has the old library "Due Date" card in the back. Books given to me at the Folkestone bookshop because I had helped them with their database book application. + Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, printed 1935 + The Ballad of Reading Gaol and other poems, by Oscar Wilde The ballad was originally written in 1897. Five Minute Biographies, by Dale Carnegie 1945 Includes the magician Howard Thurston. Denis the Menace Rides Again, by Hank Ketcham 1960 Selected Poems, by T.S. Eliot 1954 Riley liked T.S. Eliot. Love Poems, by Kikki Giovanni 1997 In a couple of the poems, I hear her voice. The Trouble with Poetry and Other Poems, by Billy Collins 2005 Billy Collins was a U.S. Poet Laureate. I enjoyed his MasterClass. The Search, by John Battelle 2005 How Google and its rivals rewrote the rules of business and transformed or culture. Only interesting when I could relate or had seen what was happening. Sudoku, 2025 Last Sudoku book my mom worked on. We worked on some of them together. The Big Four, by Agatha Christie 1927 It's pleasant easy read. I had wanted to read one of her books. Hardship Postings - Expats in Asia volume 1, edited by Stu Lloyd 1999 Funny shorts from a number of contributors. The stories cover various mishaps in bars, airports, offices, related to the challenges of visiting and living in Asia. eof