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1)	Ansel Adams: An Autobiography Adams, Ansel; Alinder, Mary Street [ISBN: 0821222414]
	Little Brown & Co, 1996. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 9" x 6", 339 pp, copy is in excellent condition with previous owner's name on endpaper, includes a few bw plates. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $15.00

2)	Azorín, en torno a su vida y a su obra Alfonso, José
	Barcelona: Editorial Aedoes, 1958. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 9" x 6", 284 pp, copy is in excellent condition, dust jacket is worn, text in Spanish. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $20.00

3)	The Spy Went Dancing [SIGNED] Aline, Countess of Romanones [ISBN: 9780399135095]
	Putnam Pub Group, 1990. Second printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. 9" x 6", 318 pp, copy is in excellent condition, dust jacket has light shelf wear and is protected by a mylar sleeve, INSCRIPTION SIGNED by Aline on the half title page. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $15.00

4)	The Illustrated Woody Allen Reader Allen, Woody; Sunshine, Linda
	Jonathan Cape, 1993. First printing. Hard Cover. Fine/fine. 9 1/2" x 7", 288 pp, copy is in excellent condtiion, profusely illustrated in bw and color throughout. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $20.00

5)	FDR: A Centenary Remembrance Alsop, Joseph [ISBN: 0670304549]
	New York: Viking, 1982. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 256 pp, 11 ¼" x 8 ¾", profusely illustrated in bw, copy is in excellent condition. This is a very pictorial biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $10.00

6)	Dear Dad: Letters from an Adult Child [SIGNED] Anderson, Louie [ISBN: 0670829390]
	Viking Press, 1989. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 6" x 9", 208 pp, copy is in excellent condition, dust jacket is protected by a mylar sleeve, SIGNED by Anderson on the half-title page. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $8.00

7)	Both Sides Of The River Asbury, Eslie
	Lexington, KY: The Thoroughbred Press, 1984. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8 ¾" x 5 ½", 283 pp, copy is unread and in near-MINT condition. This is both an autobiography and an intimate look at part of Kentucky's medical history. Dr. Asbury trained at the Mayo Clinic and worked in Kentucky as a country doctor. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $15.00

8)	Double Vision: Reflections on My Heritage, Life, and Profession [Review Copy] Bagdikian, Ben H [ISBN: 0807070661]
	Beacon Press, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 241 pp, 9" x 6", copy is unread and in near-MINT condition, includes publisher's review materials laid in. This is a collection of biographical memoirs by the respected journalist Ben Bagdkiian. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $20.00

9)	The Making of Andrei Sakharov Bailey, George [ISBN: 0713990333]
	Allen Lane, 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. 451 pp, 9" x 6", copy appears to be unread and is in near-MINT condition, dust jacket has some shelf wear. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $10.00

10)	Hurry Up, America, and Spit [SIGNED] Bailey, Pearl [ISBN: 0151430004]
	Harcourt, 1976. First Edition, 3rd Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 6" x 9", 105 pp, copy is in excellent condition, price clipped, gift INSCRIPTION SIGNED by Bailey on the title page. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $5.00

11)	Stalin Barbusse, Henri
	Barrie and Rockliff, 1935. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Minus/No Jacket. 315 pp, 9" x 6", cover has about average shelf wear, spine is lightly soiled, includes a few bw photographs. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $12.00

12)	First The Seed... [SIGNED] Beach, Marjorie
	J.F. Rowny Press, 1963. First edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/good. 264 pp, 9" x 6", copy is in excellent condition, dust jacket has light shelf edge wear and is protected by a mylar sleeve, INSCRIPTION SIGNED by Beach on the endpaper. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $5.00

13)	Commanding Generals And Chiefs Of Staff 1775-1983 Bell, William Gardner
	Center For Military History, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8 ½" x 11 ½", 185 pp, copy appears to be unused and is in excellent condition, profusely illustrated in bw and color, includes biographical sketches of the US Army's Senior Officers, previous owner's emboss on title page. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $6.00

14)	For Zion's Sake : A Biography Of Judah L. Magnes Bentwich, Norman
	Jewish Publication Society, 1954. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 329 pp, 8 ½" x 5 ½", copy is lightly read and in excellent condition, dust jacket is worn, includes a few bw illustrations. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $6.00

15)	My Affair With Anais Nin: San Francisco Days: A Candid Interview With Bern Porter: Part Two In A Series Bernstein, Natasha [ISBN: 0963413619]
	Roger Jackson Pub., 1997. Limited. Soft Cover. As New. 8 ½" x 5 ½", 38 pp, copy is in MINT condition, one of 250 copies, finely printed. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $25.00

16)	Langston Hughes Before and Beyond Harlem Berry, Faith [ISBN: 9780517147696]
	Random House Value Pub, 1995. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 394 pp, 9" x 6", copy is in excellent condition with light page toning. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $5.00

17)	Partnership Games: The Musings of a Recently Retired Psychiatrist [SIGNED] Billet, Sanford L [ISBN: 0965936503]
	Auth Village Publications, 1997. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 9" x 6", 295 pp, copy is in MINT condition, SIGNED by Billet on the endpaper, also INSCRIPTION SIGNED by Billet on the endpaper. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $12.00

18)	Something Beautiful Remains [SIGNED] Bittrick, Cathy Sherman [ISBN: 0966339908]
	Self Published, 1998. Hard Cover. As New/as new. 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", 165 pp, copy is unread and is in MINT condition, dust jacket is protected by a mylar sleeve, INSCRIPTION to rock icon Madonna SIGNED by Bittrick on the endpaper. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $25.00

19)	The Last of the Duchess Blackwood, Caroline [ISBN: 0679439706]
	Pantheon Books, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8 ½" x 5 ½", 294 pp, copy is unread and in near-MINT condition, dust jacket is protected by a mylar sleeve. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $15.00

20)	The Dark Side of Power: The Real Armand Hammer Blumay, Carl; Edwards, Henry [ISBN: 0671700537]
	Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 494 pp, 9 ½" x 6", copy is in excellent condition, includes a couple of bw photographs. This is a thoroughly-researched investigation into Armand Hammer's fascinating and corrupt life. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $5.00

21)	Washington Through a Purple Veil: Memoirs of a Southern Woman [SIGNED] Boggs, Lindy [ISBN: 0151931062]
	Harcourt, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 392 pp, 9" x 6", copy is in MINT condition, INSCRIBED by the author on the title page. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $10.00

22)	The Life Of Samuel Johnson, LLD [5 Volumes] Boswell James & Napier Alexander
	London: Chiswick Press, 1884. Half-Leather. Very Good. 7 " x 4 ¾", about 500 pp each, minimal wear to extremities, illustrated frontis and title pages with tissue guard, previous owner's book plate on end paper, decorated edges. Note that there is a companion volume to this set, Johnsoniana Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson, which is also available. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $180.00

23)	The World Of Rasid Hussein: A Palestinian Poet in Exile Boullata, Kamal (Editor)
	Association Of Arab-American Univsity Graduates , 1979. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good Minus. 8 ½" x 5 ½", 208 pp, copy is clean and tight, cover is scuffed. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $10.00

24)	Andrew Marvell Bradbrook, M.C. & M.G. Lloyd Thomas
	Cambridge University Press, 1940. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 162 pp, 8 ½" x 5 ½", copy is clean and tight, dust jacket has about average shelf wear. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $8.00

25)	Unafraid of the Dark: A Memoir [SIGNED] Bray, Rosemary L [ISBN: 0679425551]
	Random House Inc, 1998. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 6" x 9", 282 pp, copy appears to be unread and is in MINT condition, flat SIGNED by Bray on the title page. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $15.00

26)	I Want to Thank My Brain for Remembering Me: A Memoir [SIGNED] Breslin, Jimmy [ISBN: 0316110310]
	Little Brown & Co, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 9" x 6", 219 pp, INSCRIBED on the half-title page by Jimmy Breslin, copy appears to be unread and is in near-MINT condition. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $10.00

27)	The British Eccentric Bridgeman, Harriet (editor); Drury, Elizabeth (editor) [ISBN: 0517524996]
	New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1976. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 160 pp, 11" x 8 ½", copy is in excellent condition, dust jacket has minor edge wear and is protected by a mylar sleeve, illustrated with 100 bw photographs and line drawings. This book contains brief biographies of 15 of the oddest folks in British history. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $18.00

28)	The Life and Times of Ron Brown: A Memoir [SIGNED] Brown, Tracey L [ISBN: 0688153208]
	William Morrow & Co, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Soft Cover. Fine/Fine. 318 pp, 9" x 6", copy is in MINT condition, INSCRIPTION SIGNED by Tracey Brown on the title page. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $20.00

29)	Sharecropper's Daughter [SIGNED] Bryan, Thalia Torrence [ISBN: 0533104610]
	Vantage Press, Inc., 1993. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 89 pp, 8 ½" x 5 ½", copy is in MINT condition, flat SIGNED by Bryan on the endpaper, scarce signed. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $25.00

30)	A Chrismas Memory Capote, Truman
	Garden City, NY: Random House, 1956. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 9 ½" x 6 ¼", 45 pp, cover has nostalgic picture of a 10 year old Truman Capote with a cousin. Until he was 10, Truman Capote lived with a family of distant cousins in a small town in rural Alabama. This book is a romanticized autobiographical sketch of those years and his relationship with one of the cousins. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $20.00

31)	John L. Lewis Leader of Labor Carnes, Cecil
	Robert Speller Publishing Corp, 1936. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 331 pp, 8 ½" x 6", copy is clean and in excellent condition. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $7.00

32)	No Free Lunch: One Man's Journey from Welfare to the American Dream [SIGNED] Carroll, Rodney J.;Karton, Gary [ISBN: 0345452291]
	One World, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 9" x 6", 283 pp, copy is unread and in MINT condition, SIGNED by Carroll on the title page. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $5.00

33)	Melba Re-visited 1861-1931 [SIGNED Plus SIGNED Handwritten Letter] Casey, Maie
	Arbor House, 1975. Limited. Soft Cover. Fine. 9" x 6", 30 pp, copy is in near-MINT condition, copy 6 of limited edition, INSCRIPTION SIGNED by Casey on the endpaper, includes a handwritten letter SIGNED by Casey laid in, also initialed by Casey with a short written note under the copy number. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $45.00

34)	The Old Regime: Court, Salons, and Theatres. [2 Volume Set] Catherine Charlotte, Lady Jackson
	Joseph Knight Co., 1896. Limited/Numbered. Hard Cover. Very Good. 312 + 347 pp, 9" x 6", copies are in excellent condition with previous owner's names on endpaper, copy 41 of the 250 in this limited "Large Paper Edition", includes a few plates. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $25.00

35)	Treetops: A Family Memoir [SIGNED] Cheever, Susan [ISBN: 0553072250]
	Bantam Dell Pub Group, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 9" x 6", 204 pp, copy is in near-MINT condition, dust jacket is protected by a mylar sleeve, INSCRIPTION SIGNED by Cheever on the endpaper. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $10.00

36)	Louisa May Alcott, The Children's Friend Cheney, Ednah
	L. Prang & Co., 1888. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 10 ¼" x 7", 55 pp, copy is in excellent condition, includes a few bw illustrations by Lizbeth Comings plus colorplate frontis with tissue protector. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $65.00

37)	Louisa May Alcott, Aller Kinderen Vriendin (The Children's Friend) Cheney, Ednah
	Amsterdam: P.N. Van Kampen & Zoon, 1889. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 10 ¼" x 7", 55 pp, front hinge is loose, text in Dutch includes a few bw illustrations by Lizbeth Comings plus colorplate frontis with tissue protector, scarce. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $125.00

38)	William Tecumseh Sherman: Gold Rush Banker Clarke, Dwight L
	California Historical Society , 1969. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 446 pp, 9" x 6", copy appears not to have been read and is in excellent condition, includes 10 bw photographs. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $9.00

39)	Chant Royal : The Life of Louis XI, King of France Cleugh, James
	Doubleday & Company, 1970. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 312 pp, 9 ½" x 6 ¼", copy is in excellent condtiion, price clipped, dust jacket has light shelf wear and is protected by a mylar sleeve. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $5.00

40)	On Mexican Time : A New Life in San Miguel [SIGNED] Cohan, Tony
	2000. First printing. Hard Cover. As New/as new. 8 1/2" x 6", 289 pp, copy appears to be unread and is in MINT condition, INSCRIPTION SIGNED by Cohan on the title page, scarce signed. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $15.00

41)	Doris Humphrey: An Artist First [SIGNED Plus Letter] Cohen, Selma Jeanne & Humphrey, Doris [ISBN: 0819540544]
	Wesleyan University Press, 1972. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 305 pp, 9" x 6", copy is in excellent condition with slight foxing on top edge, price clipped, dust jacket is protected by a mylar sleeve, INSCRIPTION SIGNED by Cohen on the title page, scarce signed. Also laid in is a 2-page handwritten letter to Cohen from her mother. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $20.00

42)	Memphis Afternoons: A Memoir [SIGNED] Conaway, James [ISBN: 0395629454]
	Houghton Mifflin, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 9" x 6", 210 pp, copy is in near-MINT condition, INSCRIPTION SIGNED by Conaway to NPR interviewer Liane Hansen on the half-title page. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $12.00

43)	True North: A Memoir [SIGNED] Conway, Jill Ker [ISBN: 0679420991]
	Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1994. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 9" x 6", 250 pp, copy is in MINT condition, INSCRIPTION SIGNED by Conway on the title page. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $5.00

44)	Joy And Patricia [SIGNED] Corbett, Mary
	Self Published, 1999. Near Fine. Third printing, 8 ½" x 11", 332 pp, manuscript bound in binder, scarce. This book tells the story of the author's sister - her life and death of cancer in 1950. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $65.00

45)	A Woman Of Letters [SIGNED] Cost, March
	Collins, 1959. First edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/very good. 8" x 5 1/2", 317 pp, copy is in excellent condition, dust jacket is protected by a mylar sleeve, INSCRIPTION SIGNED by Cost on the endpaper. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $12.00

46)	Single Woman Homesteader [SIGNED] Cox, Leona [ISBN: 0962768073]
	Dobbins, California, U.S.A.: Inkwell, 1991. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Very Good. 212 pp, 9" x 6", copy appears to be unused and is in MINT condition, dust jacket has light shelf wear, SIGNED by Cox on the title page, scarce signed. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $35.00

47)	Glimpse of Glory: George Mason of Gunston Hall [SIGNED] Cox, Marian Buckley
	Garrett & Massic Inc., 1954. First edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/fair. 9" x 6", 254 pp, copy is in excellent condition, dust jacket is shelf edge worn and is protected by a mylar sleeve, INSCRIPTION SIGNED by Cox on the half-title page. Note that is actually a fictionalized history, not a true biography. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $15.00

48)	Those Days: An American Album [SIGNED] Critchfield, Richard [ISBN: 0385199694]
	Doubleday, 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 9" x 6", 419 pp, copy is in near-MINT condition, INSCRIPTION SIGNED by Critchfield on the title page. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $12.00

49)	Talking Animals & Other People : The Autobiography of One of Animation's Legendary Figures [SIGNED] Culhane, Shamus [ISBN: 0312784732]
	Saint Martin's Press, 1986. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9 ½" x 6 ¼", 463 pp, illustrated with line drawings throughout, dj protected with a mylar sleeve. But for a single underlined paragraph, this book would be listed in "As New" condition. This is the autobiography of one of the true greats in the history of cartoon animation. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $45.00

50)	My Father Was A Bit Player Cunningham, Joan M [ISBN: 1582441456]
	Rutledge Books, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 93 pp, 9" x 6", copy appears to be unread and is in MINT condition, dust jacket is protected by a mylar sleeve, INSCRIPTION SIGNED by Cunningham on the title page. more information Offered by Red Sky Books (United States)	Price: $10.00

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