edited by john muir
    (19??, book, uk, babylon books)

by colin david webb
    (1990, book, ger, sonnentanz-verlag)

by guy cosson
    (1994, book, france, éditions paralleles)

by ben cruikshank
    (1996, book, uk, agenda)

by bill harkleroad (and billy james)
    (1998, book, uk, saf publishing)

"lunar notes" is a book about bill harkleroad's (aka zoot horn rollo) captain beefheart experience.  written by bill harkleroad and billy james (aka ant-bee).

by w.c.bamberger
    (1999, book, usa, alap editions)

by bill harkleroad (and billy james)
    (1999, book, japan, editions de la rose des vents / suiseisha)

This is a japanese edition of the "Lunar Notes" book that got published by SAF in 1998.

by ken brooks
    (2000, book, uk agenda ltd)

by mike barnes
    (2000, book, uk, quartet books)

by rudy vanderlans
    (2000, book + cd, usa, emigre)

interviews by kristine mckenna
    (2001, book, usa fantagraphics)

• a collection of interviews with a.o. robert crumb, tom waits and don van vliet. the book has been illustrated by various comic book artists.

assembled by jeff watts
    (2005, book, uk, ozit / morpheus records)

• a collection of writings about frank zappa, the mothers of invention and captain beefheart

assembled by jeff watts
    (2005, book, uk, ozit / morpheus records)

• a collection of writings about captain beefheart and his magic band (and also frank zappa) in the early to mid 1970's.

assembled by jeff watts
    (2006, book, uk, ozit / morpheus records)

• a collection of writings about captain beefheart and his magic band.

by mike barnes
    (2006, book, japan, kawade shobo shinsha)

This is a japanese edition of Mike Barnes' biography that got released by Quartet Books in 2000.

by kevin courrier
    (2007, book, usa, continuum)