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![NOW I REMEMBER: Autobiography of an Amateur Naturalist,](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/175/364/1609364175.0.m.jpg)
NOW I REMEMBER: Autobiography of an Amateur Naturalist,
by Burgess, Thornton W.
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- Used - Ex-library with relatively few markings, and overall tight and clean in a near fine unmarked dust jacket.
- Jacket Condition
- near fine unmarked
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- (1960)
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- Hardcover -
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Ione, California, USA
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€52.03
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Boston:: Little Brown,, (1960). Hardcover -. Ex-library with relatively few markings, and overall tight and clean in a near fine unmarked dust jacket. . 4th printing. The final book by this prolific author and conservationist, best known for the many children's books he wrote in the Old Mother West Wind series, where the characters included… Read more about this item Item Price
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![I CHOOSE TO LIVE: A Journey Through Life with ALS.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/117/364/1609364117.0.m.jpg)
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I CHOOSE TO LIVE: A Journey Through Life with ALS.
by Sinton, William.
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- Used - Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
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- (2002)
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- SIGNED first edition -
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- 9780970600714
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- 1
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Ione, California, USA
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€22.23
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Gurnee, IL: : Banbury Publishing,, (2002). SIGNED first edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. First printing, a trade paperback original. From the back cover: "A book of inspiration and courage. Travel Sinton's journey with him as he takes you from the early stages of his life through to his current status in dealing with the disease of… Read more about this item Item Price
€22.23
![GLASS CASTLE.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/701/722/1602722701.0.m.jpg)
GLASS CASTLE.
by Walls, Jeannette.
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- Used - Very good in very good dust jacket (general reading wear, tear to dj at corner fold)
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- very good
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- (2005)
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- Hardcover first edition -
- ISBN
- 9780743247535
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- 1
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Ione, California, USA
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€22.23
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New York:: Scribner,, (2005). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket (general reading wear, tear to dj at corner fold) . First printing. The author's first book, an account of growing up in a family with two eccentric and nomadic parents - "Rose Mary, her frustrated-artist mother, and Rex, her brilliant, alcoholic… Read more about this item Item Price
€22.23
![THE OTHER HALF: A Self-Portrait.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/400/156/1599156400.0.m.jpg)
THE OTHER HALF: A Self-Portrait.
by Clark, Kenneth (1903-1983)
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- Used - Fine in burgundy cloth with gilt lettering on spine in a near fine dust jacket (price-clipped).
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- burgundy cloth with gilt lettering on spine in a near fine
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- (1977)
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- Hardcover first edition -
- ISBN
- 9780060107741
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- 1
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Ione, California, USA
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€17.03
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New York:: Harper & Row,, (1977). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in burgundy cloth with gilt lettering on spine in a near fine dust jacket (price-clipped).. First US printing. The second autobiography by this English art historian, museum director, and broadcaster. who is best known for the landmark television program "Civilizatipm." - "beginning with the hazardous evacuation… Read more about this item Item Price
€17.03
![PAPA WAS A FARMER.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/595/154/1599154595.0.m.jpg)
PAPA WAS A FARMER.
by Meckler, Branda Weisberg.
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- Used - Fine in fine dust jacket.
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- fine
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- 1988.
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- Hardcover first edition -
- ISBN
- 9780912697956
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- 1
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Ione, California, USA
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€23.65
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Chapel Hill, NC:: Algonquin Books in association with Taylor Publishing Co., Dallas,, 1988.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. The story of an immigrant Jewish family's life in America's heartland. "With his wife and small daughter, Max Weisberg left Russia in 1904, went first to Cincinnati and eventually to a 60-acre farm… Read more about this item Item Price
€23.65
![A PITCHER'S STORY.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/733/222/1597222733.0.m.jpg)
A PITCHER'S STORY.
by Marichal, Juan, with Charles Einstein.
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- Used - Near fine in very good dust jacket (some discoloration to the gutters from binder's glue, minor wear to dj, toning to dj and
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- very good
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- 1967,
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- Hardcover first edition -
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- 1
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Ione, California, USA
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€42.57
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Garden City, NY:: Doubleday,, 1967,. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in very good dust jacket (some discoloration to the gutters from binder's glue, minor wear to dj, toning to dj and folded slightly offcenter) . First printing. "The greatest pitcher in the Major Leagues tells the inside story of his rise to the top." Autobiography from… Read more about this item Item Price
€42.57
![RESTLESS DAYS: A German Girl's Autobiography](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/820/221/1597221820.0.m.jpg)
RESTLESS DAYS: A German Girl's Autobiography
by Linke, Lilo (1906-1963)
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- Used - Very good in original black cloth with the thin title strip around binding still intact (minor sunning to spine), no dust jacket
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- original black cloth with the thin title strip around binding still intact (minor sunning to spine), no
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- 1935.
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- Hardcover first edition -
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- 1
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Ione, California, USA
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€89.87
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New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1935.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in original black cloth with the thin title strip around binding still intact (minor sunning to spine), no dust jacket. . First printing. An autobiography of a young German girl, "reaching maturity after the war, deeply moving, grimly dramatic. The picture of wartime Germany, of… Read more about this item Item Price
€89.87
![RUINED TIME: The 1950s and the Beat.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/998/371/1592371998.0.m.jpg)
RUINED TIME: The 1950s and the Beat.
by Briggs, Robert (1929-2015)
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- Used - Fine in illustrated wrappers.
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- 2006.
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- First edition -
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Ione, California, USA
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€37.37
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Scappoose, OR:: RBA Publishing,, 2006.. First edition -. Fine in illustrated wrappers.. First printing, a large trade paperback original. A memoir of the 1950s and the Beat era, the pivotal decade of the 20th Century in which a Beat Generation revised the awareness of consciousness at the same time as a deceptive military-industrial complex was corporatizing… Read more about this item Item Price
€37.37
![THE ANSWER TO "CLARA, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH YOUR LIFE?"](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/902/089/1588089902.3.m.jpg)
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THE ANSWER TO "CLARA, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH YOUR LIFE?"
by Burdette, Clara Bradley (1855-1954)
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- Used - Very good in red cloth with gilt lettering (some dulling to the lettering on the spine). Tipped inside the front cover is a prin
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- (1951)
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- Hardcover first edition -
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Ione, California, USA
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€127.71
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Pasadena, California: : Clara Vista Press,, (1951). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in red cloth with gilt lettering (some dulling to the lettering on the spine). Tipped inside the front cover is a printed letter by the President of Alpha Phi, noting that this book was being given to the attendees of the 1958 convention). Quite… Read more about this item Item Price
€127.71
![EMINENT VICTORIANS: The Illustrated Edition.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/336/474/1585474336.0.m.jpg)
EMINENT VICTORIANS: The Illustrated Edition.
by Strachey, Lytton (1880-1932)
- Condition
- Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Published
- (1988)
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- Hardcover first edition -
- ISBN
- 9780747502180
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- 1
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Ione, California, USA
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€26.96
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London:: Bloomsbury,, (1988). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.). First thus. An illustrated edition - in both full color and black and white - of Strachey's most famous and influential book, originally published in 1918, and one which revolutionized the writing of biography. His barbed prose removed these revered… Read more about this item Item Price
€26.96
![THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BILLY McCUNE.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/446/218/1584218446.0.m.jpg)
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BILLY McCUNE.
by McCune, Billy (1929-2007); introduction by Danny Lyon.
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- Used - Near fine in black cloth in a good only dust jacket with a large chip to the lower corner f the front cover.
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- black cloth in a good only
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- (1973)
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- Hardcover first edition -
- ISBN
- 9780879320492
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- 1
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Ione, California, USA
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€23.18
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San Francisco:: Straight Arrow Books,, (1973). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in black cloth in a good only dust jacket with a large chip to the lower corner f the front cover.. First printing. An indictment of our prison system - McCune, a "low IQ" man, was convicted of rape and sentenced to death although his… Read more about this item Item Price
€23.18
![YES, CHEF: A Memoir.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/276/554/1583554276.0.m.jpg)
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YES, CHEF: A Memoir.
by Samuelsson, Marcus (with the assistance of Veronica Chambers)
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- Used - Fine in fine dust jacket.
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- fine
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- (2012)
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- SIGNED hardcover -
- ISBN
- 9780385342605
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- 1
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Ione, California, USA
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€32.64
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New York:: Random House,, (2012). SIGNED hardcover -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. 5th printing. A book which was a James Beard Award Nominee and named one of the ten best books of The Year By Vogue. "It begins with a simple ritual: Every Saturday afternoon, a boy who loves to cook walks to his grandmothers house and… Read more about this item Item Price
€32.64
![THE BEECHERS: An American Family in the Nineteenth Century.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/600/553/1583553600.0.m.0.jpg)
THE BEECHERS: An American Family in the Nineteenth Century.
by Rugoff, Milton.
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- Used - Very good in very good dust jacket (price-clipped)
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- very good
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- (1981)
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- Hardcover first edition -
- ISBN
- 9780060148591
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- 1
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Ione, California, USA
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€25.07
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New York:: Harper & Row, , (1981). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket (price-clipped) . First printing. A "major biography of a fascinating, complex, and enormously influential family [which]covers an entire era of American history - the nineteenth century. Almost every member of the Beecher family, from the patriarch, Lyman (1772-1863),… Read more about this item Item Price
€25.07
![RECOLLECTIONS OF MY LIFE AS A WOMAN: The New York Years.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/964/754/1582754964.0.m.jpg)
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RECOLLECTIONS OF MY LIFE AS A WOMAN: The New York Years.
by Di Prima, Diane (1934-2020)
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- Used - Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (slight bumping to corners).
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- (2001)
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- SIGNED first edition -
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Ione, California, USA
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€165.55
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New York:: Viking,, (2001). SIGNED first edition -. Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (slight bumping to corners).. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) A memoir by this influential poet which explores the first three decades of her life and chronicles the Beat years - including her relationships with Frank O'Hara, Audre Lorde, Franz Kline and… Read more about this item Item Price
€165.55
![THE CORRESPONDENCE OF SHELBY FOOTE AND WALKER PERCY.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/173/754/1582754173.0.m.jpg)
THE CORRESPONDENCE OF SHELBY FOOTE AND WALKER PERCY.
by [Percy, Walker and Foote, Shelby] Tolson, Jay, editor.
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- Used - Fine in fine dust jacket.
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- fine
- Published
- (1998)
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- Hardcover first edition -
- ISBN
- 9780393317688
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Ione, California, USA
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€26.96
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New York:: W W Norton & Co / Center for Documentary Studies,, (1998). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Letters between these two Mississippi writers, friends since their teenage years, which began in the late 1940s and continued until Percy's death in 1990. "Jay Tolson has selected, edited, and annotated the letters… Read more about this item Item Price
€26.96
![FAMILY.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/961/753/1582753961.0.m.jpg)
FAMILY.
by Frazier, Ian.
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- Used - Very near fine (remainder line)
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- (1995)
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- 9780060976774
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Ione, California, USA
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€15.61
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New York:: Harper Collins,, (1995). Very near fine (remainder line). 1st trade paperback printing. Using letters and other family documents, as well as interviews with living family members, Frazier reconstructs the history of his family during the 200 years they lived in America - including their role in the Civil War, the town in Ohio founded by an… Read more about this item Item Price
€15.61
![THE ZANZIBAR CHEST: A Story of Life, Love, and Death in Foreign Lands.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/521/662/1581662521.0.m.jpg)
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THE ZANZIBAR CHEST: A Story of Life, Love, and Death in Foreign Lands.
by Hartley, Aidan.
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- Used - Fine in a very near fine dust jacket (small spot delaminated on front cover of dj from sticker removal).
- Jacket Condition
- very near fine
- Published
- (2003)
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- SIGNED hardcover first edition -
- ISBN
- 9780871138712
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- 1
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Ione, California, USA
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€42.57
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New York:: Atlantic Monthly Press,, (2003). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in a very near fine dust jacket (small spot delaminated on front cover of dj from sticker removal).. First printing. Hartley, a journalist who worked in Africa in the 1990s describes his childhood as the son of a British colonial officer, a legacy that stretched back… Read more about this item Item Price
€42.57
![GLOW OF CANDLIGHT: The Story of Patricia Murphy.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/629/942/1577942629.0.m.jpg)
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GLOW OF CANDLIGHT: The Story of Patricia Murphy.
by Murphy, Patricia (1905Ð1979)
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- Used - Near fine (over-opened before half title page) in a very good dust jacket with some small chips to ends of dj spine.
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- very good
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- (1961)
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- SIGNED hardcover -
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Ione, California, USA
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€80.41
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Englewood Cliffs, NJ:: Prentice-Hall,, (1961). SIGNED hardcover -. Near fine (over-opened before half title page) in a very good dust jacket with some small chips to ends of dj spine.. Hardcover. Autobiography of a woman who became one of the most successful restaurateurs of her time in the New York City and Ft Lauderdale areas - Born in… Read more about this item Item Price
€80.41
![BART. MEMOIRS OF FRANK H. BARTHOLOMEW. President of United Press, 1955-58; United Press International, 1958-62.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/611/293/1575293611.0.m.jpg)
BART. MEMOIRS OF FRANK H. BARTHOLOMEW. President of United Press, 1955-58; United Press International, 1958-62.
by Bartholomew, Frank H. (1899-1985)
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- Used - Fine in fine dust jacket.
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- fine
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- (1983)
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- Hardcover first edition -
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Ione, California, USA
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€28.38
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Sonoma, CA:: Vine Book Press,, (1983). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Bartholomew grew up in the San Francisco Bay area, and his careeer in journalism included covering the 1925 earthquake in Santa Barbara, but was most significant as a World War II correspondent in the Pacific. New Guinea, and Okinawa. Includes… Read more about this item Item Price
€28.38
![HOW I SHED MY SKIN: Unlearning the Racist Lessons of a Southern Childhood.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/436/063/1575063436.0.m.jpg)
HOW I SHED MY SKIN: Unlearning the Racist Lessons of a Southern Childhood.
by Grimsley, Jim
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- Used - Fine in illustrated wrappers.
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- (2015)
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- First edition -
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Ione, California, USA
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€22.23
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Chapel Hill, NC:: Algonquin Books,, (2015). First edition -. Fine in illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) A moving memoir by this acclaimed novelist - "Grimsley was eleven years old in 1966 when federally mandated integration of schools went into effect in the state and the school in his small eastern North Carolina… Read more about this item Item Price
€22.23