Christopher and His Kind, 1929-1939 by Isherwood, Christopher - 1976

New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good. 1870. First American Edition. Softcover. Clean printed paper wraps. Front cover with slight darkened area. Text tight, clean & intact. Pictorial frontispiece. Illustrated with engravings & facsimiles. Biography of Dickens rushed into print in England by John Camden Hotten just after Dicken's demise. 110 pp. And 2 pp. Publishers advertisements. Chipped spine ends or else VG+. Authors ; B&W illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 112 pages .

CA: Neville + Yellin, 1978. FINE condition. HARDCOVER. 1978. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED by James M. Fox. LIMITED EDITION of 26 lettered copies, this being letter V. AS NEW, bound in black leather with gold tilt titles and shades of gray and tan marbled endpapers, issued without dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD. Correspondence between Chandler and author James M Fox, 1950-1956. Afterword and SIGNED by Fox on limitations page. Preface by James Pepper, editor.. Signed Introduction. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Not Issued.

London: Henry Colburn, 1845. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 volumes: [1], xxiii, [1], 452 p., frontispiece portrait; [1], vii, 452 p., frontispiece portrait; 23 cm. Contemporary half red morocco with marbled paper over boards. Six spine compartments between raised bands; gilt-tooled title in second compartment and volume in third, with "1845" at tail. Top page edges gilt. Marbled endpapers in gilt and blue, matching boards. Published anonymously but attributed to Robert Folkestone Williams (approx. 1805-1872). The life of Sophia Dorothea (1666-1726), Consort of George I, before he became King of Great Britain. Forced to marry her cousin George Louis, she bore him three children before he divorced her and imprisoned her in the Castle of Ahlden, where she spent the rest of her life. In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed; spines lightly sunned; frontispiece portraits are foxed; text has minimal marginal foxing and soiling; a solid and attractive set.

Toronto: Key Porter Books Limited, 1984. BOOK: Spine Bumped; Moderate Shelf Rub to Boards; Front Free Endpaper Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Slight Yellowing Due to Age; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. SELLER'S NOTE TO INTERNATIONAL (NON CANADA OR USA) BUYERS: Additional shipping charges will be required and requested during the purchase process of this title. She was the ultimate fan until John Belushi died and she was charged with murder. DESIGN: NewtonFrank. CONTENTS: March 25, 1982 1 Shoe Box Baby 2 Heartbreak Hotel 3 You're Having My Baby 4 If You Could Read My Mind 5 That's What You Get For Loving Me 6 Stage Fright 7 The Last Waltz 8 Like a Rolling Stone 9 Chasing the Dragon 10 Sister Morphine; September 1984; Illustrations. SYNOPSIS: "I want to set the record straight...I didn't kill John Belushi...I want to tell my side of things as honestly as I can, in the hope that someone might learn from my… Read More

New York: Macy-Masius, 1926. First edition. Introduction by O. O. McIntyre. Biography of the 1920's sex symbol and silent film star written by his closest friend and business manager. Valentino's sudden death at the age of 31 set off a media frenzy and prompted much speculation surrounding both his life and death. 12mo quarter black cloth stamped in green on spine with off-white decorated paper boards; illustrated with black-and-white photographs; 218 pages. Small hole in cloth at front spine gutter, offset to p. 28 and pp.160-1 (from items previously laid in); otherwise near fine in very good to near fine dust jacket showing a few small chips and tears but still quite crisp and attractive. Scarce to rare in dust jacket.

Librairie Ancienne Edouard Champion, 1919. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 2 vols In-8, reliés, Bon Etat, cachets de la bibliothèque -séminaire salésien, tome 1: Nohant 1808-1876 782 pages, tome 2: Le Berry dans l'oeuvre de George Sand 368 pages, édition originale, signé par l'auteur.

Paris: Robert Laffont, 2012. Pefect bound. Original white wrappers printed in blue and black. With the publisher's wraparound band. Minor bump to head of spine. An excellent, fresh copy. First edition, first impression, paperback issue. Presentation copy inscribed by the author to Nobel Prize-winning biologist Sydney Brenner on the half title, "It has been great to have the chance to know you. Thanks to Gulbenkian! With my admiration and my sincére amitié, these pages about my life in science. Paris, le 26 Juillet 2012, Nicole le Douarin". Gulbenkian probably refers to the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, a philanthropic organisation which may have held a conference at which Douarin and Brenner met. Author Nicole le Douarin (1930 - ) is a leader in the field of developmental biology. She has designed important techniques for studying differentiation in embryos, most importantly the creation of chimeras in which cells from two different species can be individually tracked as they develop into organ… Read More

Great Fortunes, and How they were Made; or the Struggles and Triumphs of our Self-Made Men. by James D McCabe, Jr. Numerous Illustrations, from Original Designs by G F and E B Bensell. Cincinnati and Chicago: E Hannaford & Company. 1871 First Edition. Includes individual sections with brief biographies of individuals within: Inventors, Merchants, Physicians, Authors, Artists, Capitalists, Publishers, Editors, Lawyers, Preachers, Actors. Condition: NOT a library book. Original binding with stunning gilt on covers, Spine a bit faded as shown with a small darker mark toward the bottom third, as shown in the photos. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision! *Please Note: This item will be shipped to your address of record AND will require a verified signature upon receipt. Thank you for tracking your purchase and being available to sign for it upon delivery. We appreciate your business and hope to do business with you again! **Attention International Buyers**… Read More

Prison Life of Jefferson Davis Embracing Details and Incidents of his Captivity, Particulars Concerning his Health and Habits, Together with Many Conversations on Topics of Great Public Interest. By John J Craven, M.D. New York: Carleton, Publisher. London: S Low Son & Co. 1866 First Edition. Written by the attending physician, this book presents a sympathetic account of Jefferson Davis. The conversations on various subjects are of particular interest to biographers and historians alike.
Condition: NOT a Library book, but there is one crimp on top right of title page as shown in photographs. Binding is sound, frontispiece has original tissue guard, and overall binding is superior, especially for its age.
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2000 William Morrow first edition, first printing.
Signed and dated by Barger on the verso of the half title page, "To T-Bone, Sonny 2000".
Condition of the book and dust jacket is Fine, with no significant condition issues,
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