Historical Biography
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New York History, Quarterly Journal Of the New York State Historical Association, Volume Xvi
by New York State Historical Association
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Personal History
by Graham, Katharine
Personal History is the autobiography of Katharine Graham. It was published in 1997 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography in 1998. The book received widespread critical acclaim for its candour in dealing with her husband's mental illness, and the challenges she faced in a male-dominated working environment.
The Orientalist: Solving the Mystery of a Strange and Dangerous Life
by Reiss, Tom
Random House, 2005-02-14. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x9. Ex library. Signed by author. Very good black boards with bronze lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; Contents clean and unmarked except for ex library markings on one page and signature of author on title page. VG dust jacket price clipped; light rubbing along edges. 433pp. Index. Cover lightly soiled. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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€27.15
Vibrations the Life and Tims of David Amram
by Amram, David
MacMillan & Co, 1968. hardcover. Used: Very Good/Used: Very Good. 0x0x0. Very Good black boards with gilt lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; Contents clean and unmarked. Very Good dust jacket not price clipped; light rubbing along edges, DJ has chips, tears, Filene's basement sticker, crease on inner flap. 469 pages. First printing. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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€16.15
Thoreau: Man of Concord
by Walter Harding [Editor]
Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1960-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 8x5x0. Very good stiff glossy paper wraps; light rubbing along edges; shelf wear. Binding tight; contents clean and unmarked except for previous owner's stamp on 1st page. 251pp. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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€13.69
The French Revolution : A History (Three Volumes in Two, Vol II only)
by Carlyle, Thomas
New York: William Kerr & Co., 1841. Volume 2 only (of 2). Good+ condition (see photos). Inner hinges are sound. A reasonably tight copy. Small chips (1/8th inch) to spine ends. Moderate wear to corners. Foxing throughout. Ink name on title-page. "Second American from the Second London Edition" and "1841" are printed on the title page. Bound in the original brown cloth. Front and rear covers are elaborately decorated in blind. Gold lettering/stamping on the spine are...
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€27.35
Princes of Wales: Royal Heirs in Waiting
by Loades, David
National Archives, 2008-10-31. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. VG redboards with silver lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked. VG dust jacket not price clipped; light rubbing along edges. 280 pp. Index. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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€11.44
The Dead
by Harrison, Hank [The Grateful Dead]
Celestial Arts, 1980. paperback. Good. 5x0x8. Good stiff glossy paper wraps; light rubbing along edges. Binding tight; contents clean and unmarked. Soiled offwhite cover and spine. 322 pages. Includes Appendices and Charts. Crease on cover. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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€20.64
Diaghileff. His Artistic and Private Life
by Arnold L. Haskell in Collabortion with Walter Nouvel
Simon & Schuster, 1935-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. VG dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked except for small owner stamp on FFEP and title page. No dust jacket. 559pp. Index. First edition - third printing. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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€10.77
A Man From Maine
by Bok, Edward William
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923. 5th. hardcover. Good. 8x5x1. Signed by Author. Signed by Author. Good red boards with gilt lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked except for tipped in author's autograph in brown ink on title page. No dust jacket. 278pp. Biographical data. 1 bumped corner, crush at head and tail of spine, soiling on spine. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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€57.66
Sir Walter Ralegh
by Lacey, Robert
London, England: Phoenix Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 2001. Trade Paperback. 1842120891 . A Trade Paperback in wonderful condition , light scuffing and edgewear to the book's covers. A clean, bright interior with a solid bindng. "Colorful and exciting, Sir Walter Ralegh became a favorite of Queen Elizabeth. This world-famous explorer conceived and organized the colonizing expeditions to America; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England, and ended up in the Tower, following his...
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€13.30
Mrs Jordan's Profession: The Story of a Great Actress And a Future King.
by Tomalin, Claire
HARDBACK "BIOGRAPHY," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 4th.* Date: 1994.* Pub: Viking.* Binding and cover condition: Black cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine and none to face. No bumps or rubs, no marks or other visible faults. FINE* Jacket condition: Colour-illustrated jacket showing a painting of Mrs. Jordan as "Rosalind" by William Beechey. Not price clipped showing a shelf price of £18.00. No visible faults. Now in clear un-attached protective jacket. FINE.* Contents...
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€17.69
King's Mistress, Queen's Servant: The Life and Times of Henrietta Howard
by Borman, Tracy
SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 8th.* Date of Publication: 2010* Publisher: Vintage.* Binding and cover condition: Colour illustrated soft card covers showing a portrait of Henrietta Howard. Lilac and white titles to spine and face. No bumps or rubs, minimal shelf wear to edges and corners, no reading creases to spine or to hinge. Seems lightly used. VG++* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp & tight. No annotations or marks to text. Some very...
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€11.76
WINSTON CHURCHILL CENTENARY.
by Briggs, Victor
SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1974* Publisher: New English Library. (Severn Valley Press).* Binding and cover condition: Colour photo-illustrated soft card covers showing a picture of Winston. No bumps or rubs, minor shelf wear, some slight reading creases to spine, none to hinge. A few very small chips. GD++* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Very small inscription to ffep. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations or marks...
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€15.31
The Life of Mrs. Jordan, Including Original Private Correspondence, and Numerous Anecdotes of Her Contemporaries
by Boaden, James
London: Edward Bull, 1831. SEE PHOTOS. Beautifully bound with black leather spine and corners over marbled paper-covered boards. The binding is in Fine condition Spine with five raised bands and 6 compartments brightly gilt tooled/lettered. Handsome marbled endpapers. SEE PHOTOS. Internally Very Good. Light foxing on only a few pages. 2 volumes complete, bound as one. 5.5" wide by 8" tall. Previous owner's name in light pencil (easily erased). Sharp corners. Pages are clean and...
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€373.12
The Life of Benjamin Franklin; with Many Choice Anecdotes...1829
by Weems, M. L
The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and Admirable Sayings of the Great Man,Never Before Published by Any of his Biographers. M. L. Weems, Author of Life of Washington. Philadelphia: Published by Uriah Hunt...and Louisville, KY, Published by Morton & Co. 239 pp, 4-1/2" x 71/8". 1829.Early edition of M. L. Weems biography of Benjamin Franklin. First published in 1817 as "Life of Benjamin Franklin with Essays"...a bit different content. Considered one of the cornerstone biographies of...
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€232.14
Mask and Flippers: The Story of Skin Diving
by Lloyd Bridges; Bill Barada
Chilton Company, 1960. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Very Good/Used: Good. 8x6. Stated First edition. Very Good blue boards with yellow lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; Contents clean and unmarked, except owner stamp on FFEP. Good dust jacket not price clipped, tears and chips, scotch tape on back of dj. 196 pages. Includes index. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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€26.02
Sung Biographies (3 volumes)
by Franke, Herbert
Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag GMBH. Munchener Ostasiatische Studien Band 16, 1, 2 and 3. Complete 3 volume set. Book 2 has a light brown stian on the front cover and front edge of pages of the first half of the book where something was spilled on the book. The text is no much affected. the first 20 pages are the worst. Book 1 has a little staining on the back cover. Book 3 has some staining on the top edge, not affecting text. A useable copy of this hard to find set. In German and English. . Fair....
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€89.74
Sam Walton: The Inside Story of America's Richest Man
by Vance H. Trimble
Dutton, 1990. First Ed.. Hardcover. The Inside Story of America's Richest Man - 319 Pgs. - DJ, VVG
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€16.01
Groovy Bob: The Life and Times of Robert Fraser
by Vyner, Harriet
Faber & Faber, 1999. hardcover. New/New. 6x1x9. New black boards with black lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked. New dust jacket not price clipped; smooth edges. 317pp. Index. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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€82.56
Tres Macho--He Said: Padre Gallegos of Albuquerque, New Mexico's First Congressman
by Fray Angelico Chavez
Santa Fe: William Gannon, 1985. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket which has a small crease on the front panel.. 8 vo. 117 pp. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper. Illustrated with black and white photos.
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€47.23
The Life and Times of Washington
by Mario Rivoire
London: Hamlyn. Portraits of Greatness series. Light marking to. jacket . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1967.
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€8.27
Die Eroberung von Mexiko durch Ferdinand Cortes: Mit den eigenständigen Berichten des Feldherrn an Kaiser Karl V. von 1520 und 1522
by Ferdinand Cortes; Arthur Schurig (Trans.)
Leipzig. Minimal wear. Foxed edges. Gilt decoration to spine. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1918.
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€14.18
Manuscripts Don't Burn: Mikhail Bulgakov A Life in Letters and Diaries
by Curtis, J.A.E. [Editor]
The Overlook Press, 2012-08-27. paperback. Used: Very Good. 5x1x8. Very Good stiff paper wraps; light rubbing along edges. Binding tight, contents clean and unmarked. 306 pages. Index. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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€31.41
Gulbadan
by Godden, Rumer
Viking Press 1st 1981 . v vmin bmp to bds, v min wr to d/w + 1 small tr o/w VG++/VG++ 580 gms.
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€17.73
Tales of Beatnik Glory/2 Volumes in 1
by Sanders, Ed
Citadel Pr, 1990. paperback. Very Good. 5x1x8. Very good stiff glossy paper wraps; light rubbing along edges. Binding tight; contents clean and unmarked except for gift inscription on 1st page. 543p. Coffee stains on covers are part of original design. 1st Citadel Underground Ed. Full numberline. Slight corner bumps. Light foxing on page edges. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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€19.74
Nell Gwyn
by MacGregor-Hastie, Roy
Robert Hale 1st 1987 . 8vo, black boards with gold titling to spine F/VG++ 580 gms.
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€9.46
