Biography from Sparkle Books

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1979 Signed Stated First Edition Very Good in VG - unclipped Dust Jacket showing original price of $22.50. Inscribed with Good Wishes by Henry Kissinger to Bob Rogers. Light scratch to dust jacket spine.1,521 pages will require extra postage.

Markham Ontario Canada: PaperJacks, 1977 November 1977 PBO Paperjacks bio of Margaret Trudeau, unauthorised. Appears unread. Contains 16 black and white photos. Fascinating portrait of Justin Trudeau's freespirited mother.

New York: Dial, 1968 I can't remember when I first became aware of Joan Baez, but it must have been one of those wonderful 60's or 70's times shared with good friends, good music and peace movement involvement. This is a first printing of her first memoir, written in 1968 and dedicated to young war resistors in prison. … Read more about this item

Calgary: Detselig Enterprises Ltd ,Canada, 1990 1990 copy of Cheryl Foggo's memoir in very good condition and bearing an inscription on the dedication page. She describes her growing understanding of herself as a black girl in 1950's Bowness, Alberta. Her ancestors settled in Maidstone, Sask, having left Oklahoma for Canada and she includes a family tree in this… Read more about this item

New York: Grove Press, 1970 Appears Unread But Does Have Flaws: Former Owner Signature, Front Cover Corner Crease And Tear To Upper Edge Back Cover. This Is The 1970 Grove Press Evergreen Black Cat B253 Stated First Printing. Praised By Allen Ginsberg On Rear Cover As "New Buddha Of American Prose." Perhaps More Telling And Possibly Perplexing In This Day… Read more about this item

Toronto Canada: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd, 1981 This Is A Collection Of Letters Written By L.M. Montgomery, The Author Of The Anne Of Green Gables Series And Many Other Novels, To George Boyd Macmillan, A Young Scottish Journalist And Writer. The Correspondence Lasted For 39 Years, Revealing Montgomery Over The Years As First, "A Confident And Cheeful Young Woman To A… Read more about this item

New York: Simon And Schuster, 1947 Hendrik Van Loon Won The 1922 Newbery Medal For The Story Of Mankind. He Was Notable For His Young Adult Nonfiction Works. Report To Saint Peter Was His Last Work, Intended To Be An Autobiography, But Far From Complete When He Died. As Noted On The Jacket, Van Loon Was Much More Interested In… Read more about this item

U.S.A.: Washington Square Press, 1997 Very Nice Copy Of First Edition First Printing Alice Walker (The Color Purple). This Is An Interesting Memoir Because It Is About The Color Purple And Her Feelings About The Making Of The Film. Contains Her Screenplay.

New York: Viking/Macmillan, 1967 Near Fine In Very Good Dust Jacket. Former Owner Signature On Fep. Scarlet Top Tint Is Very Bright, Minor Dust Mark. First Printing, 1967, Taupe Boards, Black Endpapers, Gilt Titles. Creamy Pages (Toning?) Corners And Binding Very Much Intact. Dust Jacket Is Matte Black, So Chips And Spine Top Loss Are Very Evident. Not Clipped, Original… Read more about this item

New York: Signet, 1969 This Is Signet Y5444 Priced At $1.25, Stated First Printing July 1969. Some Cover Creasing And Pages Are Toned, But The Binding Is Tight Enough And The Pages Are Even Enough That It May Be Unread. Described As "Candid," And You Know What That Means When A Publisher Wants To Sell Books! London Is A Clark… Read more about this item

U.S.A.: Dutton, 1976 Published Posthumously, This Semi-Autobiographical Story Was Written By Woody Guthrie In 1947/8 About A Family Trip In Early 1930'S Texas In Search Of A Silver Mine.Very Good Plus In Near Fine Dust Jacket Which Has Been Clipped. Blue Boards Show Some Sunning Along The Edges And There Is Some Light Splatter On Top Edge. Otherwise A Very… Read more about this item

U.S.A.: Creative Education, 1994 This Is An Interesting And Unusual Book About The Poetry Of Sylvia Plath Which Combines Poems, Biographical Details, Photographs. Each Poem Is Accompanied By A Photograph Of An Interpretive Dance Pose. Near Fine In Very Good Unclipped Dust Jacket Which Has A Small Closed Tearon Front Edge Of Upper Spine.

Toronto On Canada: Harpercollins Canada, 1995 This Is A Very Good Inscribed Stated First Paperback Printing By Maggie Siggins, Author Of The Revenge Of The Land And A Canadian Tragedy (The Latter Based On The Colin Thatcher Story). Book Shows Some Age Toning And There Is A Slight Corner Turn-Up, But There Are No Reading Creases And It Appears Unread.… Read more about this item

Toronto On: Longmans Canada, 1967 Near Fine Copy Of Reminiscences By Bruce Hutchison In Very Good Unclipped Dust Jacket. Former Owner Name On Ffep. Print Details Not Stated. This Is A Book Of Reminiscences About Hutchison's Career As A Journalist And His Life Outdoors On Vancouver Island.

U.S.A.: Amigo Pubns Inc, 1999 Inscribed By The Author An Exciting Personal Account Of A Journey On Horseback From Peru To California Which Introduced The Peruvian Paso Horse To North America. Near Fine In Near Fine Unclipped Dust Jacket.

Toronto: Laszlo Nagy, 2003 Biography Of Tibor Frank And Signed By Him On Title Page. Gift Inscription On Ffep By Dagny Gingrich, Associate Writer And Editor. Very Good Plus Condition And No Dust Jacket As Issued. Illistrated With Black And White And Colour Photographs. Translated From The Hungarian Edition Which Also Was The Basis For A Documentary. Format Is As… Read more about this item

New York: Theatre Arts, 1974 Theatre Arts Trade Paperback Circa 1974, Very Good Save Light Crease To Rear Upper Corner And Some Fine Scratches To Spine. No Writing Or Marks. May Be Unread. Clean And Square. Autobiography Of The Inventor Of The Stanislovsky Method Acting.

New York: Heritage Press, 1954 Special Revised Edition By The Heritage Press, 1939, 4Th Printing (1954). Biography With 150 Pictures And Illustrations. Light Rubbing To Lower Corners, Protected By Glassine Cover which is starting to crack. Still Solid, Square And Clean. Large And Heavy Octavo, Expect Extra Postage Request..

Vancouver, B.C.: Mitchell Press, 1960 Near Fine In Very Good Unclipped Dust Jacket. Copyright 1960, No Print Details. No Writing Or Marks. An Unusual Book Of Good Quality Materials And Graphical Design By Robert R. Reid, Forward By Eileen Laurie And Introduction By Gordon Elliott. It Has A Tipped In Map In Black And White With The Klondike Route In… Read more about this item

Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2005 Near Fine First Printing In Unclipped Near Fine Dust Jacket. Dj Has An 'X' On Lower Spine (Presume Indicating That The Book Was A Library Donation Which Was Sold Rather Than Processed For Library Use).