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Biography : 256 Books
[5906] Abbott, John S. C.. Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Four Volumes. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1883, new edition, Quarto (10.25 in. by 6.75 in.); four volumes; olive cloth-covered boards; good hardcover; top edge gilt; rubbed, bumped extremities; cracked text block; first volume shows nearly detached covers; cracked hinges; torn endpapers. $50.00
[5453] Adams, Ansel. Ansel Adams An Autobiography. Boston, MA: New York Graphic Society, 1985, first edition, ISBN 0-8212-1596-5 Quarto (11.0 in. by 9.25 in.); 400pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bent at extremities; book shows lightly bumped corners; ink stamp to title page. $20.00
[6062] Adams, Ansel. Ansel Adams An Autobiography. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1996, ISBN 0-8212-1787-9 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.0 in.); 337pp.; very good softcover; slightly curled corners. $10.00
[11141] Akenson, Donal Harman. Conor A Biography of Conor Cruise O'Brien. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1994, ISBN 0-8014-3086-0 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 573pp.; fine hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lighly torn, bumped at corners; crisp; clean; bright; unread. Two copies of this book are available. $25.00
[13595] Alberts, Laurie. Fault Line. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2004, ISBN 0-8032-1065-5 Octavo (9.25 in. by 5.75 in.); 175pp.; fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[7904] Allday, Elizabeth. Stefan Zweig. Chicago, IL: J. Philip O'Hara, 1972, ISBN 0-87955-301-4 Octavo (8.75 in. by 5.75 in.); 248pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket torn at extremities; book faded at extremities. $20.00
[7947] Allmand, Christopher. Henry V. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1992, ISBN 0-520-08293-1 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 480pp.; fine hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly chipped at spine; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[4012] Alvarez, A.. Feeding the Rat Profile of a Climber. NY: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1988, first printing, ISBN 0-87113-307-5 Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.75 in.); 152pp.; fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[2652] American Heritage Press. Cervantes His Life, His Times, His Works, Giants of World Literature. NY: American Heritage Press, 1968, Octavo (8.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 167pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn, bumped at extremities; book lightly rubbed at extremities. $25.00
[4844] Andrews, Maxine. Over Here, Over There The Andrews Sisters and the USO Stars in World War II. NY: Zebra Books, 1993, ISBN 0-8217-4117-9 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 260pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped, curled at extremities; book rubbed at extremities. $10.00
[8263] Asher, Michael. Lawrence The Uncrowned King of Arabia. Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, 1998, number line: 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2, ISBN 0-87951-712-3 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 418pp.; very good hardcover; fine dust jacket; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[7641] Assouline, Pierre. Simenon. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997, first American edition, ISBN 0-679-40285-3 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 447pp.; very good hardcover; fine dust jacket; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[12365] Aston, Elaine. Sarah Bernhardt A French Actress on the English Stage. Providence, RI: Berg Publishers Limited, 1989, ISBN 0-85496-019-8 Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.75 in.); 173pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[1521] Auchincloss, Louis. Style's the Man Reflections on Proust, Fitzgerald, Wharton, Vidal, and Others. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994, number line: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, ISBN 0-684-19742-1 Octavo (8.75 in. by 5.75 in.); 177pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; light bumping to dust jacket spine; remainder mark to edge of text block. Two copies of this book are available. $10.00
[5915] Bagdikian, Ben H.. Caged Eight Prisoners and Their Keepers. NY: Harper & Row, 1976, number line: 76 77 78 79 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, first edition, ISBN 0-06-010174-1 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 424pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket torn, chipped, bent at extremities; book lightly rubbed at extremities. $20.00
[12707] Bainton, Roland H.. Erasmus of Christendom. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1969, A-6.70 [C], Octavo (8.0 in. by 5.25 in.); 308pp.; good softcover; curled corners; rubbed covers; writing, underlining throughout book. $20.00
[11553] Bardi, Jason Socrates. Calculus Wars: Newton, Leibniz, and the Greatest Mathematical Clash of All Time. NY: Thunder's Mouth Press, 2006, number line: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 1-56025-706-6 Octavo (8.25 in. by 5.75 in.); 277pp.; fine hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at corners; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[12744] Benfey, Christopher. Summer of Hummingbirds. NY: Penguin Press, 2008, number line: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, ISBN 978-1-59420-160-8 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 287pp.; fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[7655] Berrigan, Daniel. Portraits of Those I Love. NY: Crossroad Publishing Company, 1982, ISBN 0-8245-0482-8 Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.5 in.); 160pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at corners; book shows lightly rubbed, flattened corners. $20.00
[13513] Bikel, Theodore. Theo An Autobiography. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 2002, number line: 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-299-18284-3 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.0 in.); 452pp.; fine softcover; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[2466] Bishop, James. Epitaph for a Desert Anarchist The Life and Legacy of Edward Abbey. NY: Atheneum, 1994, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-689-12195-4 Octavo (9.0 in. by 6.0 in.); 254pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn, bumped at extremities; book shows remainder mark to edge of text block. $10.00
[10380] Black, Kathryn. In the Shadow of Polio A Personal and Social History. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1996, number line: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0099989796, ISBN 0-201-40739-6 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 307pp.; very good hardcover; fine dust jacket; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[11299] Bloom, Harold. Genius: A Mosaic of One Hundred Exemplary Creative Minds. NY: Warner Books, 2002, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-446-52717-3 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 814pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket torn, chipped at extremities; book shows lightly age-toned pages; remainder mark to edge of text block. $20.00
[7690] Blotner, Joseph. Robert Penn Warren A Biography. NY: Random House, 1997, number line: 23456789, first edition, ISBN 0-394-56957-1 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.75 in.); 585pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; abrasion, tearing to rear panel of dust jacket; remainder mark to edge of text block. Two copies of this book are available. $10.00
[4500] Bode, Barbara. No Bells to Toll Destruction and Creation in the Andes. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1989, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-684-19065-6 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 559pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; book shows loose front hinge. $10.00
[12189] Bodewes, Carolyn Brown. Peanuts or Gold: A Biography of John E. Brown. No Place: No Publisher, 2000, Octavo (9.0 in. by 6.0 in.); 181pp.; good softcover; pages detached, but still present; crisp; clean; bright. $100.00
[9271] Bolen, Jean Shinoda. Crossing to Avalon. NY: HarperSanFrancisco, 1994, number line: 94 95 96 97 98 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, first edition, ISBN 0-06-250112-7 Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.75 in.); 303pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; book shows faded edges; bowed front board. $20.00
[10802] Bolster, Richard. Marie d'Agoult The Rebel Countess. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2000, number line: 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1, ISBN 0-300-08246-0 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 278pp.; very good hardcover; fine dust jacket; remainder line to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[13176] Boyes, John. King of the Wa-kikuyu Volume 2. NY: St. Martin's Press, 1993, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, first edition, ISBN 0-312-09320-9 Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.75 in.); 240pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn at extremities; book shows lightly bumped extremities. $25.00
[5845] Bray, Rosemary L.. Unafraid of the Dark. NY: Random House, 1998, number line: 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3, first edition, ISBN 0-679-42555-1 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 279pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket bumped, torn at extremities; bent front flap; book shows bumped corner; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[9280] Breit, William. Lives of the Laureates Seven Nobel Economists. Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986, ISBN 0-262-02255-9 Octavo (8.25 in. by 5.5 in.); 135pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn, bumped at extremities; book shows slanted spine. $20.00
[13170] Brian, Denis. Pulitzer: A Life. NY: John Wiley & Sons, 2001, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-471-33200-3 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 438pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket bumped at extremities; book rubbed at extremities. $20.00
[9653] Briggs, Raymond. Ethel & Ernest. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999, first United States edition, ISBN 0-375-40758-8 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 103pp.; very good hardcover; fine dust jacket; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[5793] Bringhurst, Newell G.. Fawn McKay Brodie. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1999, number line: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10, ISBN 0-8061-3181-0 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 350pp.; fine hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn, bumped at extremities; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[12859] Burstein, Andrew. Inner Jefferson: Portrait of a Grieving Optimist. Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, 1995, ISBN 0-8139-1618-6 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 334pp.; very good hardcover; fine dust jacket; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[10968] Calder, Angus. Gods, Mongrels, and Demons 101 Brief but Essential Lives. NY: Bloomsbury, 2004, number line:1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, first U. S. edition, ISBN 1-58234-431-0 Octavo (8.5 in. by 6.0 in.); 438pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped, torn at extremities; remainder mark to edge of text block. $20.00
[1927] Cameron, Agnes Deans. New North An Account of a Woman's 1908 Journey through Canada to the Arctic. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1986, ISBN 0-8032-6323-6 Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.5 in.); 311pp.; very good softcover; bent cover corner; age-toned pages. $10.00
[11066] Cantrell, Gregg. Stephen F. Austin Empresario of Texas. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1999, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2, ISBN 0-300-07683-5 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 493pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at corners; book shows erasure to free front endpaper; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[4934] Church, Peggy Pond. House at Otowi Bridge The Story of Edith Warner and Los Alamos. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1960, first edition, Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 149pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; price-clipped dust jacket torn, chipped at extremities; water-ring, age-toning to front panel; book shows rubbed extremities. $25.00
[12830] Cohen, Charles D.. Seuss The Whole Seuss and Nothing But The Seuss. NY: Random House, 2004, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-375-82248-8 Quarto (11.0 in. by 8.75 in.); 390pp.; fine hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped, torn at extremities; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[4110] Compiled by The Friends of Ron. L. Ron Hubbard A Profile Compiled by The Friends of Ron. No Place: L. Ron Hubbard A Profile Compiled by The Friends of Ron, 1995, ISBN 0-88404-995-7 Quarto (11.25 in. by 8.75 in.); 121pp.; very good hardcover; bumped corners; sticker to front pastedown endpaper stating: Library Donation Service This volume has been donated by: The Friends of L. Ron Hubbard. There is no evidenc e that this book was treated as a library book; no library markings nor card pockets. $10.00
[9917] Cushing, Harvey. Life of Sir William Osler in Two Volumes. London: Oxford University Press, Copyright 1940, Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.75 in.); two volumes; very good hardcover; navy cloth over boards; very good slipcase; slipcase lightly chipped, rubbed at extremities; books lightly rubbed at extremities. $50.00
[12781] Davis, Kevin. Defending the Damned: Inside Chicago's Cook County Public Defender's Office. NY: Atria Books, 2007, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-7432-7093-2 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 308pp.; very good hardcover; fine dust jacket; remainder mark to edge of text block; crsp; clean; bright. $20.00
[7723] Davison, Peter. Fading Smile. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994, first edition, ISBN 0-679-40658-1 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.0 in.); 346pp.; fine hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at spine; crisp; clean; bright. Two copies of this book are available. $10.00
[860] de Beauvoir, Simone. Adieux A Farewell to Sartre. NY: Pantheon Books, 1984, first American edition, ISBN 0-394-53035-7 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 453pp.; good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket torn, bent at extremities; waterstain to rear panel; book shows faded edges; cocked spine; stain to edge of text block, rear board; bumped, b roken corners. $10.00
[4802] del Buono, Barbara. Acknowledged a Man Survivor of Assault in the YMCA. Watertown, CT: Ellingsworth Press, 1998, number line: 99 00 01 92 93 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, first edition, ISBN 0-9605698-1-2 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 373pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; bent front flap; book shows bumped corner. $20.00
[12829] DeLorme, Eleanor P.. Josephine: Napoleon's Incomparable Empress. NY: Harry N. Abrams, 2002, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-8109-1229-5 Quarto (10.25 in. by 8.25 in.); 248pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[6999] Dinesen, Isak. Letters from Africa 1914-1931. University of Chicago Press, in shrinkwrap, ISBN 0-226-15311-8 Octavo (9.0 in. by 6.0 in.); very good softcover; remainder mark to edge of text block. $10.00
[12894] Donn, Linda. Roosevelt Cousins. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001, first edition, ISBN 0-679-44637-0 Octavo (9.5 in. by 7.75 in.); 237pp.; good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; book shows cracked text block; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[11588] Ellison, Harlan. All the Lies That Are My Life. Novato, CA: Underwood-Miller, 1989, ISBN 0-88733-096-7 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 130pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn, bumped at extremities; book lightly rubbed at extremities. $50.00
[11487] Epstein, Jason. Book Business Publishing: Past Present and Future. NY: W. W. Norton, 2002, number line: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0, ISBN 0-393-32234-3 Octavo (8.25 in. by 5.5 in.); 204pp.; very good softcover; slightly age-toned pages; waterstaining to several pages. $10.00
[10893] Escott, Paul D.. North Carolina Yeoman The Diary of Basil Armstrong Thomasson, 1853-1862. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1996, number line: 00 99 98 97 96 C 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-8203-1755-1 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 355pp.; fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[10896] Faas, Ekbert. Robert Creeley A Biography. University Press of New England, in shrinkwrap, ISBN 1-58465-170-9 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[5797] Farnham, Emily. Charles Demuth Behind a Laughing Mask. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1971, first edition, ISBN 0-8061-0913-0 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 238pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket torn, chipped, bent, rubbed at extremities; rubbed panels; abrasion to front panel; book lightly rubbed at extremities. $20.00
[10894] Fisher, Clive. Hart Crane A Life. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002, number line: 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1, ISBN 0-300-09061-7 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 567pp.; fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[11170] Ford, Alice. John James Audubon. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, second printing, Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 488pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; price-clipped dust jacket rubbed, torn at extremities; book rubbed at extremities; inscription in pen to free front endpaper. $25.00
[9682] Foster, Lawrence G.. Robert Wood Johnson The Gentleman Rebel. Lillian Press, in shrinkwrap, ISBN 0-9662882-0-3 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[5700] French, A. P.. Einstein: A Centenary Volume. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1979, second printing, ISBN 0-674-24230-0 Quarto (10.0 in. by 7.75 in.); 332pp.; fine hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly curled at edges; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[5736] Freud, Sigmund. Diary of Sigmund Freud 1929-1939 Record of the Final Decade. NY: Scribner, 1992, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2, ISBN 0-684-19329-9 Folio (12.25 in. by 9.25 in.); 326pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn, bumped at extremities; book shows bumped, broken edges; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[11431] Fromentin, Eugene. Between Sea & Sahara. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 1999, number line: 03 02 01 00 99 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-8214-1272-8 Octavo (8.25 in. by 5.75 in.); 334pp.; fine hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; crisp; clean; bright. $25.00
[8909] Fryer, Jonathan. Andre & Oscar. NY: St. Martin's Press, 1998, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-312-18039-X Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 254pp.; fine hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[7015] Funk, Arthur Layton. Charles de Gaulle The Crucial Years 1943-1944. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1960, second printing, Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 336pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket torn, chipped at extremities; book lightly rubbed at extremities. $20.00
[11405] Gabriel, Mary. Notorious Victoria. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1998, first edition, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 1-56512-132-5 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 372pp.; good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; underlining, notations in pencil. $20.00
[11587] Geertz, Clifford. After the Fact: Two Countries Four Decades One Anthropologist. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1995, second printing, ISBN 0-674-00871-5 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 198pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn at extremities; book lightly rubbed at extremities. $25.00
[5056] Gibson, Morris. View of the Mountains. NY: Beaufort Books, 1983, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, first American edition, ISBN 0-8253-0186-6 Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.75 in.); 222pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; book shows lightly bumped, rubbed corners; two small stains to top edge of text block. $10.00
[11326] Gill, Anton. Art Lover: A Biography of Peggy Guggenheim. NY: HarperCollins, 2003, number line: 03 04 05 06 07 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2, ISBN 0-06-095681-X Octavo (9.0 in. by 6.0 in.); 480.; very good softcover; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[5877] Gillespie, Spike. All the Wrong Men and One Perfect Boy. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1999, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-684-83983-0 Octavo (8.75 in. by 5.75 in.); 271pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped, torn at extremities; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[10831] Gold, Joel J.. Wayward Professor. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 1989, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-7006-0404-9 Octavo (9.25 in. by 5.75 in.); 186pp.; fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[8544] Goldberg, Natalie. Writing Down the Bones. Boston, MA: Shambhala Publications, 1986, number line: 15 14 13 12 11 10, ISBN 0-87773-375-9 Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.5 in.); 171pp.; very good softcover; slightly curled corners. $10.00
[5101] Goldberg, Natalie. Wild Mind Living The Writer's Life. NY: Bantam Books, 1990, number line: 20 19, ISBN 0-553-34775-6 Octavo (8.25 in. by 5.25 in.); 238pp.; very good softcover; bumped corner. $10.00
[8236] Gordon, Mary. Seeing through Places. NY: Scribner, 2000, number line: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, ISBN 0-684-86254-9 Octavo (8.75 in. by 5.75 in.); 254pp.; very good hardcover; fine dust jacket; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[7228] Gorey, Edward. Ascending Peculiarity Edward Gorey on Edward Gorey. NY: Harcourt, 2001, number line: K J I H G F E D C B A, first edition, ISBN 0-15-100504-4 Octavo (9.25 in. by 7.25 in.); 292pp.; fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright; unread. Six copies of this book are available. $20.00
[6198] Graffigny, Francoise de. Letters from a Peruvian Woman. NY: The Modern Language Association of America, 1993, ISBN 0-87352-778-X Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.5 in.); 174pp.; very good softcover; slightly curled corners. $10.00
[9692] Grant, Michael. Julius Caesar. NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1969, Quarto (10.0 in. by 7.5 in.); 271pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket torn at extremities; age-toned spine; book rubbed at extremities. $25.00
[12756] Grauerholz, Harold. John Gruerholz Family History The Gray Line. Kensington, KS: Harold Grauerholz, 1989, Quarto (11.0 in. by 8.5 in.); 211pp.; very good hardcover; bumped corners, edges; crisp; clean; bright. $50.00
[9913] Gray, Ralph D.. Alloys and Automobiles The Life of Elwood Haynes. Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Historical Society, 1979, second printing, Quarto (10.0 in. by 7.5 in.); 243pp.; very good softcover; chipped extremities. $20.00
[5421] Gunther, John. Fragment of Autobiography The Fun of Writing the Inside Books. NY: Harper & Row, 1962, G-M, Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.25 in.); 116 pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn at extremities; book shows bumped corners. $25.00
[7724] Hager, Thomas. Force of Nature The Life of Linus Pauling. NY: Simon & Schuter, 1996, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, first edition, ISBN 0-684-80909-5 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 721pp.; very good hardcover; fine dust jacket; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[7012] Hair, William Ivy. Kingfish and His Realm The Life and Times of Huey P. Long. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1991, number line: 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 98 97 96 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-8071-2124-X Octavo (9.0 in. by 6.0 in.); 406pp.; very good softcover; lightly chipped, curled corners; remainder mark to edge of text block. $20.00
[11301] Hamilton, Ian. Keepers of the Flame: Literary Estates and the Rise of Biography. London: Pimlico, 1992, number line: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, ISBN 0-7126-5970-6 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.0 in.); 344pp.; fine softcover; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[12905] Hargrave, Louisa Thomas. Vineyard. NY: Penguin Books, 2003, number line: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, ISBN 0-14-200431-6 Octavo (7.75 in. by 5.0 in.); 254pp.; very good softcover; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[11383] Harlan, Louis R.. Booker T. Washington Papers Volume 1 The Autobiographical Writings. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1972, ISBN 0-252-00242-3 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 469pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn, age-toned at extremities; book lightly rubbed, age-toned at extremities, spine; age-toned pages. $100.00
[7976] Hart, Henry H.. Marco Polo Venetian Adventurer. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1967, first edition, Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 306pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket torn, chipped at extremities; book shows slightly cocked spine, bumped corners. $25.00
[5139] Hastings, Scott E.. Goodbye Highland Yankee Stories of a North Country Boyhood. Chelsea, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 1988, ISBN 0-930031-17-2 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 165pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket torn, chipped at extremities; book shows rubbed spine; bumped edge. $10.00
[9272] Hawes, Annie. Extra Virgin. NY: HarperCollins, 1994, number line: 94 95 96 97 98 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, first edition, ISBN 0-06-019850-8 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 337pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[12641] Haygood, Tamara Miner. Henry William Revenel, 1814-1887. Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press, 1987, ISBN 0-8173-0297-2 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 204pp.; fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[4834] Hayman, Ronald. Fassbinder Film Maker. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1984, number line: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10, ISBN 0-671-52373-2 Octavo (8.5 in. by 6.75 in.); 164pp.; review copy with review slip laid-in at front cover; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; book shows bumped corners; name and address ink stam p to free front endpaper. $25.00
[8780] Hayter, Alethea. Voyage in Vain. London: Robin Clark, 1993, ISBN 0-86072-159-0 Octavo (8.25 in. by 5.25 in.); 188pp.; very good softcover; slightly curled corners. $10.00
[4982] Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Royal Faces 900 Years of British Monarchy. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1979, third impression, ISBN 0-11-290209-X Quarto (11.0 in. by 8.5 in.); 55pp.; very good softcover; chipped extremities. $10.00
[12144] Hickam, Homer. Coalwood Way. NY: Delacorte Press, 2000, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2, ISBN 0-385-33516-4 Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.75 in.); 318pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; book lightly rubbed at extremities; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[13173] Hickerson, J. Mel. Ernie Breech. NY: Meredith Press, 1968, first edition, Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.75 in.); 241pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn, chipped at extremities; book shows slightly bumped corners. $25.00
[13673] Hickey, Dave. Between Artists. Los Angeles, CA: A.R.T. Press, 1996, ISBN 0-923183-16-7 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 256pp.; good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped, torn at extremities; book rear cover seamed with masking tape into binding; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[11378] Hine, Darlene Clark. Black Women in American: An Historical Encyclopedia. Brooklyn, NY: Carlson Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0-926019-61-9 Quarto (11.25 in. by 8.75 in.); two volumes; fine hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jackets to both volumes lightly chipped, torn; crisp; clean; bright. $50.00
[10647] Hirst, Damien. On the Way to Work. London: Faber and Faber, 2001, number line: 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1, ISBN 0-571-20257-8 Octavo (9.25 in. by 7.25 in.); 232pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; book shows slightly bumped corners. $20.00
[11384] Hobson, Charles F.. Great Chief Justice: John Marshall and the Rule of Law. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 1996, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-7006-0788-9 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 256pp.; fine hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn at extremities; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[4749] Hobson, Fred. Mencken A Life. NY: Random House, 1994, number line: 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3, first edition, ISBN 0-394-56329-8 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 650pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; book shows several torn pages; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[5808] Hockenberry, John. Moving Violations War Zones, Wheelchairs, and Declarations of Independence. NY: Hyperion, 1995, first edition, ISBN 0-7868-6078-2 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 371pp.; fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[11814] Hoffman, Katherine. Stieglitz: A Beginning Light. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-300-10239-9 Quarto (10.0 in. by 7.0 in.); 381pp.; fine hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[12098] Hofsstadter, Douglas. I am a Strange Loop. NY: Basic Books, 2007, number line: 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1, ISBN 0-465-03078-3 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 412pp.; fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[4280] Holman-Hunt, Diana. My Grandmothers and I. Norwich: Michael Russell Publishing, 1999, ISBN 0-85955-248-9 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.0 in.); 208pp.; very good softcover; chipped corner covers. $20.00
[3356] Holroyd, Michael. Genius of Shaw. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1979, ISBN 0-03-043541-2 Quarto (10.0 in. by 7.5 in.); 238pp.; very good hardcover; good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; dampstaining to rear panel; book lightly rubbed at extremities. $10.00
[2076] Holroyd, Michael. Bernard Shaw Volume II 1898-1918 The Pursuit of Power. NY: Random House, 1989, number line: 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3, first American edition, ISBN 0-394-57553-9 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 421pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket bumped at extremities; remainder mark to edge of text block. $10.00
[4445] Hood, William. Mole The True Story of the First Russian Spy to Become an American Counterspy. Washington: Brassey's Edition, 1993, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-02-881079-1 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 270pp.; fine softcover; crisp; clean; bright; unread. $25.00
[11703] Horowitz, Daniel. Vance Packard and American Social Criticism. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1998, number line: 98 97 96 95 94 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-8078-2141-1 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 375pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; book lightly bumped at extremities; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[5833] Hosokawa, Bill. Old Man Thunder Father of the Bullet Train. Denver, CO: Sogo Way, 1997, ISBN 0-9659580-0-0 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 224pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; book shows bumped, broken corners. $10.00
[4958] Howard, Clark. Brothers in Blood. NY: St. Martin's Press, 1983, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, first edition, ISBN 0-312-10610-6 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 295pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket torn, chipped at extremities; book shows rubbed corners. $10.00
[5135] Jastrow, Marie. Looking Back The American Dream Through Immigrant Eyes 1907-1918. NY: W. W. Norton, 1986, ISBN 0-393-02348-6 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 202pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn, bumped at extremities; book lightly rubbed at corners; name and date in pen to free front endpaper. $10.00
[5070] Jeffers, Paul. Gentleman Gerald. NY: St. Martin's Press, 1995, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-312-13500-9 Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.75 in.); 249pp.; fine hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[5987] Jennison, Keith W.. Humorous Mr. Lincoln. Woodstock, VT: Countryman Press, 1988, ISBN 0-88150-109-3 Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.5 in.); 297pp.; fine softcover; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[11318] Jungk, Peter Stephan. Franz Werfel: A Life in Prague, Vienna, and Hollywood. NY: Fromm International Publishing Corporation, 1991, ISBN 0-88064-130-4 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 518pp.; very good softcover; soiling to front cover; chipped extremities; curled corners. $20.00
[13627] Kantor, Sybil Gordon. Alfred H. Barr, Jr. and the Intellectual Origins of the Museum of Modern Art. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2002, ISBN 0-262-11258-2 Quarto (9.25 in by 7.25 in.); 472pp.; fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. $25.00
[8219] Kanze, Edward. World of John Burroughs. NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1993, ISBN 0-8109-3970-3 Quarto (11.75 in. by 9.25 in.); 160pp.; fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[9015] Karl, Frederick. Franz Kafka. NY: Fromm International Publishing Corporation, 1993, ISBN 0-88064-146-0 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 810pp.; very good softcover; chipped extremities; curled corners; bent covers. $10.00
[3750] Kavanaugh, Julie. Secret Muses The Life of Frederick Ashton. NY: Pantheon Books, 1996, number line: 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1, first American edition, ISBN 0-679-44269-3 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 647pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright; unread. $10.00
[11632] Kelly, Alfred. German Worker: Working-Class Autobiographies from the Age of Industrialization. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1987, number line: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9, ISBN 0-520-06124-1 Octavo (9.0 in. by 6.0 in.); 438pp.; very good softcover; curled corners; bent covers; dampstaining to half-title page. $20.00
[10257] Kesey, Ken. Kesey's Jail Journal. NY: Viking, 2003, number line: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, ISBN 0-670-87693-3 Quarto (11.25 in. by 8.5 in.); 110pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket torn, bumped at extremities; book rubbed at extremities; bowed front board; remainder mark to edge of text block. Two copies of this bo ok are available. $20.00
[91] Ketcham, Hank. Merchant of Dennis the Menace. Abbeville, in shrinkwrap, ISBN 0-89659-943-4 Octavo (9.25 in. by 9.25 in.); very good hardcover; fine dust jacket; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright; unread. $20.00
[12904] King, Michael. Wrestling with the Angel. Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint, 2000, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 1-58243-185-X Octavo (8.75 in. by 5.25 in.); 583pp.; very good softcover; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[12963] King, Ross. Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling. NY: Penguin Books, 2003, number line: 7 9 10 8 6, ISBN 0-14-200369-7 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.0 in.); 373pp.; very good softcover; lightly chipped extremities; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[12275] Kinney, Harrison. James Thurber: His Life and Times. NY: Owl Book, 1997, number line: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, ISBN 0-8050-5368-9 Octavo (9.0 in. by 6.25 in.); 1237pp.; very good softcover; curled corners; remainder mark to edge of text block; soiled covers. $20.00
[11718] Kossuth, Louis. Life of Governor Louis Kossuth with his Public Speeches in the United States, and a Brief History of the Hungarian War of Independence. Budapest: Osiris Kiado, 2001, ISBN 963-389-188-4 Octavo (7.75 in. by 5.75 in.); 199pp.; fine hardcover; very good acetate dust jacket; dust jacket lightly rumpled on front panel; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[10897] Kott, Jan. Still Alive. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1994, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-300-05276-6 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 291pp.; fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. Two copies of this book are available. $20.00
[7691] Krakauer, Jon. Into Thin Air. NY: Villard, 1997, number line: 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3, first edition, ISBN 0-679-45752-6 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 293pp.; very good hardcover; fine dust jacket; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. Two copies of this book are available. $10.00
[398] Lauber, Jon. Inventions of Mark Twain A Biography. NY: Hill and Wang, 1990, first edition, ISBN 0-8090-5869-1 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 340pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; book shows several bent pages. $10.00
[5065] Leigh, Wendy. Edward Windsor Royal Enigma. NY: Pocket Books, 1999, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-671-02825-1 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 242pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn, bumped at extremities; book shows a loose hinge; remainder mark to edge of text block. $10.00
[13060] Leon-Portilla, Muguel. Bernardino de Sabagun. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2002, number line: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10, ISBN 0-8061-3364-3 Octavo (8.75 in. by 5.75 in.); 324pp.; fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. $50.00
[10473] Levin, Phyllis Lee. Edith and Woodrow. NY: Scribner, 2001, number line: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, ISBN 0-7432-1158-8 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 606pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; remainder mark to edge of text block. $20.00
[9722] Lewis, Adam. Van Day Truex. NY: Viking Studio, 2001, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-670-03024-4 Octavo (9.5 in. by 7.75 in.); 262pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; book shows bumped corner; crisp; clean; bright. $25.00
[3911] Lionni, Leo. Between Worlds The Autobiography of Leo Lionni. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997, first edition, ISBN 0-679-42393-1 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.0 in.); 295pp.; very good hardcover; fine dust jacket; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright; unread. Two copies of this book are available. $20.00
[1458] Litersky, Dorothy M. Grobe. Derleth: Hawk and Dove A Biography. Aurora, CO: National Writers Press, 1997, ISBN 0-88100-093-0 Octavo (8.25 in. by 5.5 in.); 228pp.; very good softcover; small tear at foot of spine; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[11330] Lord, James. Some Remarkable Men: Further Memoirs. NY: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1996, second printing, ISBN 0-374-26655-7 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 324pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; soiled panels; book bumped at extremities; remainder mark to edge of text block. $20.00
[3997] Maddox, Brenda. D. H. Lawrence The Story of a Marriage. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1994, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-671-68712-3 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 620pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket torn, chipped at extremities; book shows rubbing to extremities; soiling, remainder mark to edge of text block; bent pages. $10.00
[12311] Manchester, William. Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill. Little, Brown, in shrinkwrap, ISBN 0-316-05816-5 Quarto (10.0 in. by 6.5 in.); fine hardcover; fine slipcase; two volumes; crisp; clean; bright. $50.00
[13175] Mann, Mary Lee. Yankee Jeffersonian. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1958, Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 312pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; price-clipped dust jacket lightly torn, chipped at extremities; book shows lightly rubbed extremities. $25.00
[5109] Mathabane, Miriam. Miriam's Song. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2000, number line: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, ISBN 0-684-83303-4 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 315pp.; fine dust jacket; very good hardcover; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[5837] Maynard, Joyce. At Home in the World. NY: Picador, 1994, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-312-19556-7 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 347pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; bent front flap; book opens freely at free front endpaper. $10.00
[4539] Mayo, Edith P.. Smithsonian Book of the First Ladies Their Lives, Times, and Issues. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1996, first edition, number line: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4, ISBN 0-8050-1751-8 Quarto (10.25 in. by 8.25 in.); 302pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; book shows bumped, broken cover corner. $10.00
[1148] McAlpine, Don. White Knuckles Log. Tulsa, OK: Council Oak Books, 1986, ISBN 0-933031-05-X Duodecimo (7.25 in. by 5.25 in.); 185pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket torn, chipped at extremities; price laid-down at rear flap; book shows light rubbing at spine. $10.00
[10877] McKown, Dave R.. Dean The Life of Julien C. Monnet. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1973, first edition, ISBN 0-8061-1132-1 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 294pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket torn, chipped at extremities; faded spine; book lightly rubbed at extremities. $20.00
[2779] McLaren, Angus. Prescription for Murder The Victorian Serial Killings of Dr. Thomas Neill Cream. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1993, number line: 02 01 00 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-226-56067-8 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 217pp.; fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[11522] Meade, Marion. Dorothy Parker: What Fresh Hell is This?. NY: Penguin Books, 1987, number line: 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30, ISBN 0-14-011616-8 Octavo (9.0 in. by 6.0 in.); 459pp.; fine softcover; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[13177] Menzies, Sutherland. Political Women Volume I. Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, 1970, ISBN 0-80461082-7 Octavo (8.75 in. by 5.75 in.); 311pp.; very good hardcover; book shows lightly rubbed extremities. $20.00
[2099] Merrill, James. Different Person A Memoir. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993, first edition, ISBN 0-679-42317-6 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.0 in.); 271pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped, torn at extremities; book shows bumped edges; remainder mark to edge of text block. $10.00
[13015] Mers, Gilbert. Working the Waterfront. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1988, first edition, ISBN 0-292-76022-1 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 274pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn at extremities; book lightly rubbed at extremities. $20.00
[7043] Metzger, Evelyn. Age of Grandeur. National Museum of Women in the Arts, in shrinkwrap, ISBN 0-940979-29-2 Quarto (11.75 in. by 9.5 in.); fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright; unread. $20.00
[11174] Metzger, Robert. My Land Is the Southwest Peter Hurd Letters and Journals. College Station, TX: Texas A & M University Press, 1983, first edition, ISBN 0-89096-156-5 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 408pp.; fine hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lighty torn, bumped at extremities; rubbed panels; faded spine; crisp; clean; bright. $25.00
[3219] Middlebrook, Diane Wood. Anne Sexton A Biography. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1991, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4, ISBN 0-395-35362-9 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 488pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; book lightly rubbed at extremities. $10.00
[7603] Morgan, Judith. Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel. NY: Random House, 1995, number line: 24689753, first edition, ISBN 0-679-41686-2 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 345pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket soiled; sticker residue to panels; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; bright. $10.00
[8006] Morse, Thomas S.. Gift of Courage. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1982, first edition, ISBN 0-385-17777-1 Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.75 in.); 326pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket bumped at extremities; remainder mark to edge of text block. $20.00
[11862] Mountevans, Admiral Lord. Man Against the Desolate Antarctic. NY: Wilfred Funk, 1951, Octavo (8.75 in. by 5.75 in.); 172pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket torn, chipped at extremities; rubbed panels; book shows rubbed edges; age-toned pages. $20.00
[11422] Nash, June. I Spent My Life in the Mines The Story of Juan Rojas, Bolivian Tin Miner. NY: Columbia University Press, 1992, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-231-07937-0 Octavo (9.0 in. by 6.0 in.); 390pp.; very good softcover; bent covers; curled corners; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[6721] Newbery, Diego. Pampa Grass. Buenos Aires: Editorial Guarania, 1953, Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 244pp.; very good hardcover; rubbed, bumped extremities; lightly age-toned pages. $25.00
[248] Nichols, John. Minor Lives A Collection of Biographies. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1971, ISBN 0-674-57630-6 Octavo (9.75 in. by 6.75 in.); 367pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly rubbed at extremities; book lightly rubbed at extremities; several rippled pages. $10.00
[13169] Norton, Lucy. Duc de Saint-Simon Historical Memoirs Two Volumes. NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1967, Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); two volumes; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; very good slipcase; slipcase lightly rubbed at extremities; dust jacket bumped at extremities; book rubbed at extremities. $25.00
[10421] O'Neill, William L.. Last Romantic A Life of Max Eastman. NY: Oxford University Press, 1978, ISBN 0-19-502405-2 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 339pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket torn, chipped at extremities; book shows flattened corners. Two copies of this book are available. $20.00
[12352] O'r L. E.. Our Sovereign Lady: A Book for Her People. London: James Nisbert, 1887, Duodecimo (6.75 in. by 4.75 in.); 118pp.; good hardcover; rubbed, faded extremities, slanted spine; broken hinges; stained pages; inscription in pen to free front endpaper. $25.00
[984] Osman, Loren H.. W. D. Hoard. Fort Atkinson, WI: W. D. Hoard & Sons, 1985, first edition, ISBN 0-932147-00-3 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 451pp.; fine hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn at extremities; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[12212] Ottesen, K. K.. Great Americans. NY: Bloomsbury, 2003, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 1-58234-296-2 Octavo (9.25 in. by 9.25 in.); 121pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket torn, chipped at extremities; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[12277] Pais, Abraham. J. Robert Oppenheimer: A Life. NY: Oxford University Press, 2006, number line: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-19-516673-6 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 353pp.; fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[8259] Paley, Vivian Gussin. Wally's Stories. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1981, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4, ISBN 0-674-94593-X Octavo (8.25 in. by 5.5 in.); 223pp.; very good softcover; curled corners; soiling to edge of text block. $10.00
[13492] Parini, Jay. Robert Frost: A Life. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1999, number line: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10, ISBN 0-8050-3181-2 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 514pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped, torn at extremities; book rubbed at extremities; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[11404] Patten, Christine Taylor. Miss O'Keeffe. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1992, first edition, ISBN 0-8263-1322-1 Octavo (8.25 in. by 5.75 in.); 201pp.; fine hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket torn at extremities; faded spine; crisp; clean. $20.00
[4172] Patten, Gilbert. Frank Merriwell's "Father" An Autobiography. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1964, first edition, Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 331pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly chipped, torn at extremities; soiled rear panel; book shows bumped corner. $25.00
[10478] Patterson, Gareth. Last of the Free. NY: St. Martin's Press, 1994, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-312-13109-7 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 157pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn, chipped at extremities; book lightly rubbed at extremities. $20.00
[11631] Perrett, Bryan. Real Hornblower The Life and Times of Admiral Sir James Gordon, GCB. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2000, ISBN 1-55750-968-9 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 160pp.; fine softcover; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[12821] Peschl, Fred. I'm "Fred" The Fred Peschl Story. Brookings, SD: Harold's Printing Co., 1999, ISBN 0-9673814-0-1 Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.5 in.); 134pp.; fine softcover; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[6790] Peterman, John. Peterman Rides Again Adventures Continue with the Real J. Peterman through Life & the Catalog Business. Prentice Hall Press, in shrinkwrap, ISBN 0-7352-0199-4 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.5 in.); fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. Four copies of this book are available. $10.00
[2804] Peters, Margot. May Sarton A Biography. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997, first edition, ISBN 0-679-41521-1 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 464pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket bumped at extremities; remainder mark to edge of text block. $10.00
[12420] Peters, Sara Whitaker. Becoming O'Keeffe: The Early Years. NY: Abbeville Publishers, 1991, first edition, ISBN 0-89659-907-8 Quarto (10.25 in. by 7.25 in.); 3976pp.; fine hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket torn at foot of spine; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[12780] Peterson, Merrill D.. Great Triumvirate: Webster, Clay, and Calhoun. NY: Oxford University Press, 1987, number line: 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2, ISBN 0-19-503877-0 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 573pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn at extremities. book shows slightly loose hinges. $25.00
[8106] Petrov, Vadim. Escape of Alexei. NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1998, ISBN 0-8109-3277-6 Quarto (10.75 in. by 7.25 in.); 240pp.; fine hardcover; very good dust jacket; bent front panel of dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[11462] Phillips, Julie. James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon. NY: St. Martin's Press, 2006, first edition, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-312-20385-3 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 469pp.; very good hardcover; fine dust jacket; bump to edge of front cover; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[6286] Picasso, Marina. Picasso My Grandfather. NY: Riverhead Books, 2001, number line: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, ISBN 1-57322-191-0 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 198pp.; very good hardcover; fine dust jacket; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[6498] Pinkwater, Daniel. Uncle Boris in the Yukon and Other Shaggy Dog Stories. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2001, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-684-85632-8 Sextodecimo (7.25 in. by 5.25 in.); 208pp.; very good hardcover; fine dust jacket; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. Two copies of this book are available. $10.00
[2534] Piorier, Michael. Christopher Marlowe. No Place: Archon Books, 1968, second impression, Octavo (8.0 in. by 5.25 in.); 215pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; book lightly rubbed at extremities. $25.00
[9564] Polk, Milbry. Women of Discovery. NY: Clarkson Potter, 2001, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, first edition, ISBN 0-609-60480-5 Quarto (11.25 in. by 8.75 in.); 256pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn, bumped at extremities; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $25.00
[8137] Pozner, Vladimir. Eyewitness. NY: Random House, 1992, number line: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2, first edition, ISBN 0-679-41202-6 Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.75 in.); 220pp.; very good hardcover; fine dust jacket; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[13672] Radzinsky, Edvard. Alexander II: The Last Great Tsar. NY: Free Press, 2005, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 978-0-7432-7332-9 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 462pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped, torn at extremities; book lightly bumped at corners. $10.00
[5693] Ray, Gordon N.. H. G. Wells & Rebecca West. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1974, ISBN 0-300-01753-7 Octavo (8.5 in. by 6.0 in.); 215pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; price-clipped dust jacket lightly rubbed at spine; book shows chipped pages. $10.00
[4858] Rhodes, Irwin S.. Papers of John Marshall in Two Volumes. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1969, first edition, ISBN 0-8061-0861-4 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); two volumes; very good hardcover; lacking slipcase; rubbed extremities; spotting to edge of text block. $20.00
[11046] Rices, Eugene F.. Saint Jerome in the Renaissance. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1988, ISBN 0-8018-3747-2 Octavo (9.0 in. by 6.0 in.); 289pp.; very good softcover; slightly creased spine. $20.00
[2790] Richardson, Joanna. Sarah Bernhardt and Her World. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1977, ISBN 0-399-11887-X Quarto (10.0 in. by 7.0 in.); 232pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket torn, chipped at extremities; bent front flap; book shows bumped corner. $10.00
[12598] Robertson, Herb. ABCs of De. Dallas, TX: Southern Methodist University, 2007, Octavo (9.0 in. by 6.0 in.); 195pp.; fine softcover; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[12586] Rohde, Peter. Diary of Soren Kierkegaard. NY: Carol Publishing Group, 1993, number line: 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5, ISBN 0-8065-0251-7 Octavo (9.0 in. by 6.0 in.); 255pp.; very good softcover; slightly chipped corners; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[2636] Rose, Kenneth. King George V. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984, first American edition, ISBN 0-394-53448-4 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 514pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped, age-toned extremities; book shows foxing to text block edges. $10.00
[8162] Rose, Phyllis. Year of Reading Proust. NY: Scribner, 1997, number line: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, ISBN 0-684-83984-9 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 268pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket shows lightly torn corners; soiled front panel; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; bright. $10.00
[7545] Rosengarten, Theodore. Tombee Portrait of a Cotton Planter. NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1987, number line: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 7, ISBN 0-07-053821-2 Octavo (8.0 in. by 5.25 in.); 750pp.; review slip laid-in at front cover; very good softcover; bumped, torn spine. $10.00
[1931] Ross, Ishbell. Uncrowned Queen Life of Lola Montez. NY: Harper & Row, 1972, number line: 72 73 74 75 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2, ISBN 0-06-013662-6 Octavo (8.5 in. by 6.0 in.); 349pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn, chipped at extremities; book lightly rubbed at corners. $10.00
[4046] Rossellini, Isabella. Some of Me. NY: Random House, 1997, number line: 24689753, ISBN 0-679-45252-4 Octavo (9.25 in. by 8.25 in.); 179pp; very good hardcover; fine dust jacket; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright; unread. Two copies of this book are available. $10.00
[4169] Rubin, Louis D.. Apple For My Teacher Twelve Authors Tell About Teachers Who Made the Difference. Dallas, TX: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1987, ISBN 0-912697-34-2 Octavo (8.75 in. by 5.75 in.); 186pp.; good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; book shows dampstaining to page corners. $25.00
[10803] Rudolph, Susanne Hoeber. Reversing the Gaze Amar Singh's Dairy, A Colonial Subject's Narrative of Imperial India. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2002, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-8133-3626-0 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 633pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; wrinkling to front flap of dust jacket, small chip to rear panel; remainder line to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[5652] Russell, John. Matisse Father & Son. NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1999, ISBN 0-8109-4378-6 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 415pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; remainder marks to edges of text block; crisp; clean; bright; unread. $20.00
[10433] Saint-Simon, Duc de. Historical Memoirs A Shortened Version Two Volumes. NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1967, Octavo (9.0 in. by 6.0 in.); two volumes; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; very good slipcase; slipcase rubbed at extremities; dust jacket torn, bent at extremities; book rubbed at extremities. $25.00
[8262] Sale, Kirkpatrick. Fire of His Genius Robert Fulton and the American Dream. NY: Free Press, 2001, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-684-86715-X Octavo (8.75 in. by 6.75 in.); 242pp.; very good hardcover; fine dust jacket; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[6183] Sarno, Louis. Song from the Forest. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1993, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-395-61331-0 Octavo (9.0 in. by 6.0 in.); 301pp.; very good softcover; slightly curled corners. $10.00
[12502] Scheina, Robert L.. Santa Anna: A Curse upon Mexico. Washington, D.C.: Brassey's, 2002, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 1-57488-546-4 Octavo (7.75 in. by 4.75 in.); 116pp.; very good softcover; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[12857] Schwartz, Evan I.. Last Lone Inventor: A Tale of Genius, Deceit, & the Birth of Television. NY: HarperCollins, 2002, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-06-621069-0 Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.75 in.); 322pp.; very good hardcover; fine dust jacket; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[5102] Schwartz, Lynne Sharon. Ruined by Reading A Life in Books. Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 1996, number line: 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 15 14 13 12 11 10 9, ISBN 0-8070-7083-1 Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.5 in.); 119pp.; fine softcover; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[11065] Serafini, Anthony. Linus Pauling A Man and His Science. London: Simon & Schuster, 1989, ISBN 0-671-65311-3 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 309pp.; fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[4170] Serber, Robert. Oppenheimer The Story of One of the Most Remarkable Personalities of the 20th Century. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1969, number line: A-3.69[C], Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 90pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket torn, chipped at extremities; book shows bumped corners; rubbed extremities. $25.00
[7988] Severini, Gino. Gino Serverini The Life of a Painter. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1995, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-691-04419-8 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 307pp.; fine hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn at corner; bent front flap; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[4708] Shields, Mary. Sled Dog Trails. Edmonds, WA: Alaska Northwest Publishing Company, 1987, third printing, ISBN 0-88240-258-7 Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.0 in.); 127pp.; very good softcover; chipped extremities; creased, slanted spine; inscription in pen to verso of front cover. $10.00
[9788] Shipman, Pat. Man Who Found the Missing Link. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2001, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-684-85581-X Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 514pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn at extremities; soiled rear panel; remainder mark to edge of text block. $10.00
[11317] Silverman, Kenneth. Lightning Man: The Accursed Life of Samuel F. B. Morse. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2004, number line: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 -- 0807 06 05 04, ISBN 0-306-81394-7 Octavo (9.0 in. by 6.0 in.); 503pp.; very good softcover; remainder mark to edge of text block; chipped extremities; curled corners. $20.00
[7887] Simon, John Y.. Personal Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 1975, number line: 91 0 89 88 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-8093-1443-6 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.0 in.); 346pp.; very good softcover; several torn pages. $10.00
[3045] Simon, Ted. Gypsy in Me From Germany to Romania in Search of Youth, Truth, and Dad. NY: Random House, 1997, first edition, number line: 24689753, ISBN 0-679-44138-7 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 318pp.; fine hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket slightly torn; crisp; clean; bright; unread. $10.00
[10895] Smith, John David. Black Judas William Hannibal Thomas and The American Negro. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2000, number line: 04 03 02 01 00 C 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-8203-2130-3 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 386pp.; fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[4442] Snyder, Don J.. Cliff Walk A Memoir of a Job Lost and a Life Found. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1997, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, first edition, ISBN 0-316-80308-1 Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.75 in.); 265pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; remainder mark to edge of textblock; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[12335] Southey, Robert. Life of Nelson. No Place: Kessinger Publishing, no date, ISBN 1-4179-3682-7 Octavo (9.0 in. by 6.0 in.); 159pp.; very good softcover; lightly bumped extremities. $20.00
[5685] Spalding, Phinizy. Oglethorpe in America. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1977, number line: 81 80 79 78 77 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-226-76846-5 Octavo (9.0 in. by 5.75 in.); 207pp; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn, bumped at extremities; book shows rubbed extremities. $20.00
[12836] Spurling, Hilary. Girl from the Fiction Department: A Portrait of Sonia Orwell. NY: Counterpoint, 2002, number line: 04 05 06 / 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1, ISBN 1-58243-244-9 Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.5 in.); 193pp.; very good softcover; torn front cover; remainder mark to edge of text block. $10.00
[793] Starrett, Vincent. Born in a Bookshop. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, first edition, Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 325pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket torn, chipped at extremities; age-toned spine; book rubbed at extremities; foxing to edge of text block. $25.00
[10219] Steinberg, Ellen Fitzsimmons. Irma: A Chicago Woman's Story, 1871-1966. Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Press, 2004, number line: 04 05 06 07 08 C 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-87745-896-0 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.0 in.); 231pp.; very good hardcover; slightly creased spine; crisp; clean; bright. $100.00
[3871] Steiner, Nancy Hunter. Closer Look at Ariel: A Memory of Sylvia Plath. NY: Harper's Magazine Press, 1973, number line: 73 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, first edition, ISBN 0-06-127815-7 Octavo (8.25 in. by 5.25 in.); 83pp.; good hardcover; good dust jacket; price-clipped, waterstained dust jacket torn, chipped at extremities; book shows rubbing to edges; foxing to edge of text block; paint to board edges. $10.00
[9787] Sterling, Bryan B.. Forgotten Eagle Wiley Post, America's Heroic Aviation Pioneer. NY: Caroll & Graf Publishers, 2001, ISBN 0-7867-0894-8 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 371pp.; very good hardcover; fine dust jacket; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[12583] Stone, Elaine Murray. C.S. Lewis: Creator of Narnia. NY: Paulist Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8091-6672-0 Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.5 in.); 123pp.; very good softcover; slightly curled corners; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[12349] Stott, Rebecca. Theatres of Glass. London: Short Books, 2003, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2, ISBN 1-904095-36-4 Octavo (8.0 in. by 5.5 in.); 160pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremeties; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[4660] Strahan, Jerry E.. Managing Ignatius The Lunacy of Lucky Dogs and Life in New Orleans. NY: Broadway Books, 1999, number line: 99 00 01 02 03 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-7679-0324-2 Octavo (8.0 in. by 5.25 in.); 237pp.; very good softcover; lightly bumped spine; pages lightly age-toned. $10.00
[6028] Struchen, Jeanette. Pablo Picasso Master of Modern Art. NY: Franklin Watts, 1969, Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 114pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket chipped, rubbed at extremities; book rubbed to extremities; bumped corners. $25.00
[13531] Sundeen, Mark. Making of Toro. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2003, number line: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, ISBN 0-7432-3616-5 Octavo (8.75 in. by 6.0 in.); 179pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[12165] Swisher, Clarice. Galileo. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, 2001, ISBN 0-7377-0670-8 Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.25 in.); 240pp.; very good softcover; remainder mark to edge of text block. $20.00
[4805] Tanenhaus, Sam. Whittaker Chambers A Biography. NY: Random House, 1997, number line: 6 8 9 7 5, ISBN 0-394-58559-3 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 638pp.; fine hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly rubbed at extremities; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[9192] Teller, Edward. Memoirs A Twentieth-Century Journey into Science and Politics. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Publishing, 2001, number line: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10--03 02 01, ISBN 0-7382-0532-X Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 628pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn, bumped at extremities; book shows slightly loose hinges. $20.00
[11159] Terpening, Ronnie H.. Lodovico Dolce Renaissance Man of Letters. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1997, ISBN 0-8020-4159-0 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 310pp.; fine hardcover; very good dust jacket; spotting to rear panel of dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright; unread. $20.00
[10804] Thomson, D. F. S.. Erasmus and Cambridge The Cambridge Letters of Erasmus. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, reprint 1970, ISBN 0-8020-5125-1 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 243pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; sticker markings to dust jacket front panel; lower front flap corner clipped; torn extremities; age-toned; book shows rubbed edges. $20.00
[2155] Thomson, David. Showman The Life of David O. Selznick. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992, first edition, ISBN 0-394-56833-8 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.75 in.); 792pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket torn, bumped at extremities; bent flap; remainder mark to edge of text block. $10.00
[6605] Trillin, Calvin. Travels with Alice. NY: Ticknor & Fields, 1989, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-89919-910-0 Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.75 in.); 185pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at corners; book lightly rubbed at extremities. $20.00
[7939] Trombley, Stephen. All That Summer She Was Mad. NY: Continuum Publishing Company, 1982, ISBN 0-8264-0207-0 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 338pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket torn, bumped at extremities; faded spine; stained edge; book shows bumped corners. $10.00
[8010] Trotta, Liz. Fighting for Air In the Trenches with Television News. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1991, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-671-67529-X Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 395pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; books shows rubbed corners; faded cover edges. $10.00
[6313] Turnbaugh, Douglas Blair. Duncan Grant and The Bloomsbury Group. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1987, ISBN 0-7475-0103-3 Quarto (10.25 in. by 7.25 in.); 110pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket torn at extremities; scotch-tape to verso; book shows lightly rubbed corners. $20.00
[217] Tytell, John. Passionate Lives. NY: Birch Lane Press Book, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, 1991, ISBN 1-55972-077-8 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 328pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket torn at extremities; soiled front panel; book shows bumped corner. $10.00
[6376] United States Government Printing Office. Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Tributes Delivered in Congress. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1973, Quarto (10.5 in. by 7.5 in.); 285pp.; very good hardcover; slightly bumped corners. $25.00
[12226] von Tempski, Armine. Born in Paradise. Woodbridge, CT: Ox Bow Press, 1985 reprint, ISBN 0-918024-34-X Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.5 in.); 342pp.; very good softcover; slightly curled, bumped corners; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[4139] Walker, Marianne. Margaret Mitchell & John Marsh The Love Story Behind Gone With the Wind. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers, 1993, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 1-56145-082-0 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 554pp.; very good hardcover; fine dust jacket; remainder mark to edge of text block. $20.00
[2418] Wall, James M.. How My Mind Has Changed. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1991, ISBN 0-8028-0533-7 Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.5 in.); 184pp.; very good softcover; chipped extremities. $10.00
[1461] Walsh, John. Poe The Detective The Curious Circumstances Behind The Mystery of Marie Roget. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1968, Quarto (10.25 in. by 7.0 in.); 154pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; price-clipped dust jacket rubbed, chipped at extremities; book rubbed at corners. $20.00
[12858] Warburton, Eileen. John Fowles: A Life in Two Worlds. NY: Viking, 2004, number line: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, ISBN 0-670-03283-2 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 510pp.; very good hardcover; fine dust jacket; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[13171] Ware, Susan. Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-674-01488-X Quarto (10.25 in. by 7.25 in.); 729pp.; fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. $50.00
[13174] Warner, Sam Bass. Province of Reason. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1984, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-674-71956-5 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 302pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn at extremities; book shows slightly soiled edge of textblock. $20.00
[4322] Weintraub, Stanley. Uncrowned King The Life of Prince Albert. NY: Free Press, 1997, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-684-83486-3 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 478pp.; very good hardcover; fine dust jacket; remainder line to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[5876] Welty, Eudora. One Writer's Beginnings. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1984, number line: 10 9, ISBN 0-674-63925-1 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.0 in.); 104pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket bumped, rubbed at extremities; book shows foxing to edge of text block; lightly rubbed corners. $10.00
[3745] West, James L. W.. William Styron A Life. NY: Random House, 1998, number line: 24689753, first edition, ISBN 0-679-41054-6 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 506pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket shows torn corners; bumped edges; light soiling; remainder mark to edge of text block. $10.00
[12860] West, W. J.. Quest for Graham Greene. NY: St. Martin's Press, 1998, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-312-18161-2 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 286pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn at extremities; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[12903] Whitaker, Katie. Mad Madge. NY: Basic Books, 2003, ISBN 0-465-09164-4 Octavo (8.0 in. by 5.0 in.); 416pp.; very good softcover; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[3213] White, Bailey. Sleeping at the Starlite Motel and Other Adventures on the Way Back Home. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1995, number line: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 99 98 97 96 95,, ISBN 0-201-62670-5 Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.75 in.); 238pp.; fine hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket shows tear at corner; crisp; clean; bright. Two copies of this book are available. $10.00
[12987] Wilder, Alec. Letters I Never Mailed: Clues to a Life. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 2005, annotated edition, ISBN 1-58046-208-1 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 313pp.; fine hardcover; fine dust jacket; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[4541] Wilkie, Jane. Confessions of an Ex-Fan Magzine Writer. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1981, first edition, ISBN 0-385-15921-8 Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.75 in.); 280pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket torn, chipped at extremities; book shows slanted spine; age-toned pages. $10.00
[12145] Williams, Charles. Adenauer: The Father of the New Germany. NY: John Wiley & Sons, 2000, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-471-40737-2 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 584pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at extremities; book lightly rubbed at extremities; title page torn along bottom edge; crisp; clean; bright. $25.00
[9676] Williams, Charles. Last Great Frenchman. NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1993, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, ISBN 0-471-11711-0 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 544pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn at extremities; book shows bumped corners. $20.00
[12506] Williamson, Edwin. Borges: A Life. NY: Viking, 2004, number line: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, ISBN 0-670-88579-7 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 574pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; discoloration to spine of dust jacket; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[2823] Wilson, Douglas L.. Honor's Voice The Transformation of Abraham Lincoln. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998, first edition, ISBN 0-679-40788-X Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in.); 388pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket shows lightly chipped extremities; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[6244] Wilson, Robert A.. American Greats. NY: PublicAffairs, 1999, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, first edition, ISBN 1-891620-48-7 Folio (12.0 in. by 10.0 in.); 345pp.; fine hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at spine; crisp; clean; bright. $10.00
[8368] Wolff, Kurt. Kurt Wolff A Portrait in Essays and Letters. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1991, number line: 00 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 5 4 3 2 1,, ISBN 0-226-90551-9 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 223pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn, bumped at extremities; book shows lightly bumped, rubbed corners. $20.00
[4974] Woods, Donald. Biko The Revised Edition. NY: Henry, Holt and Company, 1987, number line: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, ISBN 0-8050-0385-1 Octavo (8.25 in. by 5.5 in.); 418pp.; very good softcover; chipped extremities; remainder mark to edge of text block. $10.00
[12861] Yardley, Jonathan. Misfit: The Strange Life of Frederick Exley. NY: Random House, 1997, number line: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9, ISBN 0-679-43949-8 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.0 in.); 255pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn at extremities; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
[12875] Young, Toby. How to Lose Friends & Alienate People. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2001, number line: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - 07 06 05 04 03, ISBN 0-306-81227-4 Octavo (8.25 in. by 5.5 in.); 340pp.; very good softcover; remainder mark to edge ofd text block; crisp; clean; bright. $20.00
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