Biographies

Washington, D. C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1973 " A compilation of addresses and tributes as given in the United States Senate and House of Representatives plus additional materials including the texts of eulogies, messages, prayers, and scriptural selections delivered at the funeral services held in Independence, Mo. and in Washington, D. C., on the life, character, and public service of the late President Harry S. Truman." Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing. Black cloth with gold titles. Spine is bumped and corners slightly soft. FFEP is stamped 'From the office of Stuart Symington U. S. Senator Missouri'. Interior is clean and bright. 196p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1956 Dust jacket is worn, especially at edges. There are two small tears at top of front and a 1" tear at spine. Jacket is now in Brodart. Blue cloth with gold title on spine, gold is dulled. Reproduction of Allen's signature on cover. Cloth has some minor shelfwear, head and tail of spine are bumped. Previous owner's name written neatly in ink on ffep. Binding is very tight, pages are clean. Eight pages of black and white photos. 380p. including . First Edition. Cloth. Good/Fair. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Boni & Liveright, 1926 Influential American writer recounts his own childhood in Ohio. Anderson was never quite as successful as those he influenced; Hemingway, Stienbeck, Faulkner, Wolfe. Brown cloth with gold title over blue background on spine. Gold title on cover, docoration of farmhouse with blue sky. Gold on spine is very dull. Dark top-stain. Leading edge of pages is roughcut, this edge is heavily foxed. Foreward by author stating that they story is entirely 'accurate'. Text is clean. 346p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: The MacMillan Company, 1938 Good tight reading copy. English stage actress marries American plantation owner and becomes an abolishionist. Frontispiece portrait. Maroon cloth with gold embossed titles and device on spine and cover. Spine is significantly sunned in addition to water spots. Some soiling to front and rear boards. Ding in bottom of front board. Binding at points are firm. Foxing to page edges. Foxing to pictorial endpages. 387p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1942 A novel about Emily Dickinson. Author was invited to finish this work begun by Winifred Welles. the first two chapters are Welles'. In the forward Benet writes "...It is a fictional account of certain scenes and episodes in herife as I have imagined them..." Pale grey cloth with purple titles on spine and cover. Spine is faded and cloth is somewhat stained. Tail of spine is bumped. Binding is very tight. Some foxing to page edges. 272p.. Unknown. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: The MacMillan Company, 1944 Illustrated with black and white prints. Novelization from writings, letters and other documents. Severn was most well known as being John Keats' companion during his last few months. This book endeavors to tell the rest of his story and that of his family. Written by the daughter-in-law of Severn's granddaughter. Brown cloth with gold title on spine. Title is rubbed and very faint. Cover has some very faint foxing and a few tiny stains. Pulling to head and tail of spine. Foxing to page edges, mostly top. 324p. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Charles Scribner 's Sons, 1884 Red cloth with titles and border design embossed in black on spine and cover. Spine is faded. Some pulling to head and tail of spine. Small nick in cloth near tail. Liquid stain to bottom point on front. Crack in cloth at rear gutter. Binding is still very firm. Black endpapers. Some foxing to top edge of endpapers. Interior is clean except for previous owners name. 258p.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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London: Longmans Green, 1930 Navy blue cloth with gold titles on spine and cover. Gold on spine is quite dark, cover is bright. Cloth on spine is faded. Smudges of white paint across bottom of front board. Head and tail of spine are bumped and rubbed. Small spot mid-spine. Previous owners name written neatly in ink on ffep. Very small bookplate form book shop on ffep. Ten black and white reproductions of paintings, includes frontispiece. Rear free endpaper is scratched and is chipped. Last page of text is also scratched. 216p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Bell & Daldy, 1868 Considered by some to be the greatest biography written in English. "With Numerous Additions by John Wilson Crocker. Revised and enlarged under his direction by John Wright." Ten volumes bound as five. Brown leather spine and points, marbled paper on boards, matching page edges and endpapers. Spine is banded and decorated with gold. Edges are worn; marbling on top page edge is worn except for one volume. The volumes have numerous illustrations, notes, maps and other editions. There are a number of fold outs, some are reproductions of letters. They have a hickory-smoky smell, like they were in a room with a fireplace. Bindings are tight. Pages are mildly yellowed, minor interior foxing. A very attractive set.. Revised. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1924 Essays on Voltaire, Thomas Gray, Horace Walpole, William Cowper, Charles Lamb, John Keats, Gustave Flaubert and Edward Fitzgerald. Dark blue cloth with paper title on spine. Small nick in cloth on spine, dark streaks runnning down spine underneath label. Head and tail of spine are slightly bumped and rubbed. Three points are lightly bumped. Cloth is soiled, mostly rear board. Binding is tight. Large spots of foxing to top of title page and frontispiece. Eight illustrations including frontispiece. Very small bookplate from bookstore on rear paste-down. 340p. including index. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1929 Blue cloth with silver title and canon decoration on spine. Silver is rubbed, particularly at head and tail of spine. White scuff marks to front board, rear board is scratched and spotty. Head and Tail of spine are bumped. Points are a little soft. Foxing to page edges. Frontispiece portrait of Lee, light water stain to corner of page. Binding is tight, interior is clean. 324p.. Revised. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: John Long, 1961 U. K. Edition before American. Researched portraits of gunfighters such as: Wild Bill Hickock, Bat Masterson, Clay Allison and Frank Leslie. Dust jacket is heavily worn with moderate to large chips, mostly on rear panel. jacket is now in clear protective cover. Rust colored cloth with white title on spine. Tail of spine is bumped as are lower points. Upper points are slightly soft. Some light soiling to front board. Interior is clean. Line drawing of different guns at beginning of each chapter. 176p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Fair. Illus. by Uncredited. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Watts & Co., 1933 Signed by the Author. An autobiography. English gentlemen rogue travels the world. Jacket is in two pieces but laid in. Water stains to blue cloth, stain continues on interior at bottom center. Inscribed by author and dated El Paso 11 December 1934. He has also written the quote from the dedication page, "You cannot make footprints in the sands if you are sitting down." Exterior is quite worn. Page edges are foxed. Broken signature. Black and white photographs. 260p.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Toronto: Jessie Buchanan Campbell, 1900 "Some reminiscences of the life and labors of the rev. George Buchanan, M. D., first Presbyterian minister of Beckwith, Lanark County, Upper Canada." Written by his only surviving daughter. Brown paper cover is intact but has completely separated from text block. Cover is a little soiled and it is quite worn at the spine. There are tears at both head and tail of spine. Crease along front leading edge, though it is only visible from the inside. The cover is actually in good shape for its age. Interior is clean. 56p. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Poor/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Indianapolis: The Bobbs - Merrill Company, 1939 William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne was a Whig statesman and served as Home Secretary (1830-1834) and as Prime Minister (1834 and 1835-1841). Yellow and red dust jacket is moderately worn at edges, including chips and tears. Price clipped. Jacket is now protected by Brodart. Rust cloth with gold title over black background on spine. Head and tail of spine are bumped as are corners. Includes several black and white illustraitons including frontis portrait of William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne. Interior is clean. Index pages are uncut. 275p.. Reprint. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Crown Publishers, 1962 Jacket in Brodart. Portrait on cover is by Diego Rivera. Sunning to spine, some stains. A number of chips to tail of spine. Open tear on rear, about 1 inch. Edgewear. Purple cloth with silver embossed title on spine. Silver device on cover. Pulling to head and tail of spine. Sunning to top edge of boards. White spots on spine edge. Frontispiece photo portrait. 20 pages of black and white photos. Previous owners name in ink on ffep. 280p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1938 Biography of two time Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie. The author is Marie and Pierre Curie's second daughter, Eve. This English translation of the book won the American National Book Award for non-fiction. Early reprint, original 1937. Brown cloth gold title on brown background. Brown initials on front board. Near fine except for aging of pages. Cloth is clean and unworn. Top of pages dyed yellow. Thirty-three black and white illustrations. 412p.. Reprint. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1909 Yellow cloth with black titles on spine and front. Cover also has small potrait of Linclon with gold background. Cloth is soiled, points are soft. Binding cracked at front. Gilt top edge. Twenty-four blackand white illustrations. Foxing to some pages. 409p. plus several pages of ads. . Eighth Printing. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Charles Scribner 's Sons, 1932 Black cloth spine with gold title. Music patterned paper on boards, paper title, intact. Spine is faded, boards are a little yellowed and soiled. White paper title is clean and bright. Foxing to page and board edges. Some foxing to endpapers. Book of the month club pamphlet laid in. Six black and white reproductions of paintings. 400p. including index.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Uncredited. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Pocket Books, Inc, 1941 Vintage paperback. "The absorbing stories of the adventures of twelve explorers in the scientific world - that world unseen by the naked eye." Paul Henry De Kruif was an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan. This book was a long time bestseller. Perma-gloss cover, laminate seperating at bottom edge and corner of front cover. Several arced creases to bottom corner of rear board, mostly superficial. Book is clean and solid, interior is bright. 400p.. Tenth Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. PocketBook. more information

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London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1956 Translated from the French by Bernard Frechtman. "Father was a dandy, a wit, a supreme egoist, a comic despot, a perfectionist in the art of living to whom the colour of a tie was vastly more important than the fate of a continent." White dust jacket with portrait of book subject on front. Jacket has moderate edgewear, foxing and soiling. Jacket is now in Brodart. Cloth is blue with god title on spine. Bottom front corner is bumped. Head of spine is slightly bumped. Rear board is slightly soiled. Foxing to endpapers. 220p.. Cloth. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Random House, 1985 Dust jacket is still bright. Shows minor shelf and edgewear. Edge of front flap is folded over. Price clipped. Blue cloth spine with gold embossed title. Blue boards with silver initials. Some rubbing to spine edges and areas of discoloration to boards. Neither is pronounced. Front board is slightly bowed. Binding is slightly loose. 24 pages of color and black and white photos. Includes genealogy of French Rothschilds. 337p.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Johnson, Wilson and Company, 1873 "Embracing History, Statesmanship, Naval and Military Life, Philosophy, The Drama, Science, literature and Art. . .Illustrated with highly finished steel engravings from original portraits by the most celebrated artists." Brown leather spine and points with textured purple cloth on boards. Exterior is rough but interior is in very good condition. Illustrations are wonderful; tissued, full page, black and white engravings. Forty-six subjects including: Samuel Johnson, Marie Antoinette, George Washington, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Napoleon Bonaparte, Jane Austen, Lord Byron, Thomas Moore, Andrew Jackson. Leather is scuffed, scratched and peeling, completely worn through on some areas of spine. There is a large piece of leather missing from the head of the spine. There is also a small piece missing on the panel where the gold title is, obscuring part of it. Small rip in cloth on front board. Front endpapers are cracked at gutter, but binding is still tight. Marbled endpapers with matching page edges. Marbling on top edge, and upper part of leading edge, is flaking off. Some small areas of foxing to interior, but not much. Very small plate from Hobrien & Co. Binders Cleveland, on front free endpaper. 640p. . Half-Leather. Poor/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1919 Biography of painter. Revised sixth edition. Ochre colored cloth on spine with black title. Tan boards with gold title. Corners worn through and chipped. Head and tail of spine are bumped. FFEP is toned. Water stain to top edge of rear board. Binding is loose. Numerous black and white photographs. 454p.. Sixth. Cloth and Board. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1973 Stories of celebrity encounters by famed Detroit columnist. Sunning to edges and spine of dj. Some soiling. Top edge shows some wrinkling and creasing with two small tears at head of spine. Tail of spine shows a couple of tiny tears. Light blue cloth spine with gold embossed title, still bright. Sight pulling and rubbing to head/tail of spine. Darker blue boards. Cloth is very clean. VG+ Minor foxing to endpapers. Numerous black and white photos. Previous owners name in ink on ffep. 295p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Jefferson, North Corolina: Macfarland & Company, Inc., 2003 This a republication of 'The Big Swingers' published by Prentice-Hall. This new edition includes new photographs as well as a new foreword by George T. McWhorter. This copy is a stated first printing. Pictorial hardcover has portrait of ERB with a wrap around jungle background, as well as one the Tarzan's from the big screen. Includes sixty-six black and white photos. Bright, clean, tight copy. 212p.. First Thus. Pictorial Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Private, 1915 'An address delivered begfore the teachers of Ashtabula County, Ohio, during the Christy School at Geneva, Ohio 1896'. Privately published. An edition of two hundred copies printed by the Geneva Print Shop Geneva, Ohio. This copy has no number. Dark green cloth with gold embossed title on cover. White substance staining area of front cover, especially on bottom. Some foxing to page edges and endpapers. Two edges are roughcut. Pages have watermark that reads Strathmore & USA. 53p.. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Privately Printed. more information

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Atlantic Monthly Press, 1921 2nd impression, compiled by Fitzpatrick and EM Watts, collection of quotations from Atlantic Monthly, 114 p light brown HC with intricate cover design, Binding firm, foxing on edges, tiny stain on back cover, vg+ condition. . Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1942 Red cloth wiwth dark blue title on spine. Emblem with lion on front board. spine is severely sunned. Cloth lightly soiled. Map endpapers, different front and rear. Some foxing to page edges. Pages age toning. Thirty-two black and white illustrations including frontis portrait of Revere. 498p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Minneapolis: Artist's Press, 2000 The biography of Johnny Weissmuller; record setting Olympic Gold Medal swimmer, and Hollywood actor. Warmly inscribed by the author to a collector at the Dum-Dum convention of 2000. The book is numbered 150 of a Limited Special Edition of 500 books. A laid in certificate of authenticity, again signed, is also included. Foreword by Johnny Sheffield, the actor who played 'Boy' in eight Tarzan movies with Weissmuller. Black glossy dust jacket with portrait of Johnny on front and some more photos on rear panel. Jacket is now in clear mylar cover. Black & silver metallic endpapers, signed in gold pen on front free endpaper. Binding is tight, pages are clean and bright. Black cloth with bright gold titles on spine and front board. Very slight bruise to tail of spine. 360p.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Jefferson, North Corolina: Macfarland & Company, Inc., 1994 Warmly inscribed by author to a Tarzan collector on the front free endpaper, dated 7-15-2000. Foreword by Maureen O'Sullivan. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos. The book gives a synopsis of each film and some behind the scenes info. Jacket shows only minor shelfwear. Front panel features black and white photo of Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O, Sullivan. Dj is now protected by clear mylar cover, mylar is taped to jacket. Black cloth with bright gold titles on spine and front board. 256p.. Signed by Author. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Various. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1969 White (?) dust jacket is yellowed. One inch tear at head of spine, with some much smaller tears as well. Small chip on back. Possible water stain to leading edge. Foxing to front. Aqua cloth with gold embossed title on spine, still bright. Minor rubbing to tail of spine. Very small white spot and a little foxing near lower edge of front board. Stains to top edges of pages. Signature of black and white photographs. Includes bibliography and index. 308p.. Cloth. Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Century Co., 1923 Diary of a writer who spent a year alone on her Vermont mountain farm. Green-grey cloth with dark blue titles on spine and front, front has gold border. Spine is slightly soiled; head and tail are bumped and rubbed. Some foxing to page edges. Text block is clean, 379p.. Unknown. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Random House, 1959 This is a very lovely volume. Autobiography of one of American theatre's greats. Jacket is made of brown specialty paper, has texture. Jacket in brodart. Price clipped. Pulling to head and tail of spine, tiny tear to tail. Faint smudge on back near spine. Book is covered in natural colored cloth with title in gold over red and black background on spine. Endpapers and title page are textured red paper. Half title is brown textured paper. Cloth is clean, near fine except for one point is slightly frayed. Previous owners name in ink on ffep. Verso of dedication page has red splotches, printing error. 444p.. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Random House, 1959 This is a very lovely volume. Autobiography of one of American theatre's greats. Jacket is made of brown specialty paper, has texture. Jacket in Brodart. Three very small tears to edge. Faint smudge on front near bottom. Book is covered in natural colored cloth, with title in gold over red and black background on spine. Endpapers and title page are textured red paper. Half title is brown textured paper. Cloth is clean, near fine except for one point is slightly frayed. 444p.. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1982 Written with Alvin Moscow. Dust jacket shows some edgewear. Small areas of rubbing and chipping at points. Small tear at tail of spine, plus a little wrinkling. Small crease at top of spine. Portrait of Patty Hearst on rear. Black cloth spine with gold embossed ttitle. Black boards. Pulling to head and tail of spine. Ding to bottom of front board. Previous owners name in ink on half-title page. 26 pages of black and white photos. 466p.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 1970 Signed by the Author. Businessman, WWI veteran, New Deal congressman, mayor of San Antonio "...a vital and colorful figure - a man of almost incredible energy whose importance and meteoric rise to national prominence have been obscured by the passage of time and the relatively short span of his major role on the national stage." Jacket has a number of nicks in the color portion of the paper, but is not faded. Chips at corners and head/tail of spine. Several small tears around the edges, particularly on the back. Jacket is now in Brodart. Orange cloth with gold title on black background on spine. Cloth is very clean. Minor rubbing to bottom edge and tail of spine. Inscribed by author and dated Nov. 19, 1971 Austin, Texas. Interior is clean. Foreword by Joe B. Frantz. 24 pages of black and white photos. 386p. including index.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Santa Fe, New Mexico: The Rydal Press, 1948 Red paper, stapled binding. Some shelfwear and soiling, but edges are in good shape. Crease down the length of back cover. Some pages dog-eared. Contains photo and layout of Lincoln County Courthouse and portrait of The Kid. 31p.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Indianapolis: The Bobbs - Merrill Company, 1938 Beige cloth with gold embossed title over green background on spine. Spine is slightly sunned and cloth shows only a little soiling. One point is slightly bumped. Pulling to head and tail of spine. Endpapers are map of walking tour of Great Britain. Top edges of pages are brown. Some foxing to other page edges. Several black and white illustrations. Some foxing to interior including illustration pages. 415p.. First American Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1956 Dust jacket shows lots of wear, particularly at edges. Torn and chipped at head and tail of spine. A couple of small tears at top and bottom to front of dj. Gold and green embossed title on spine. Boards are covered with patterned paper. Interior is clean except for a few smudges to page edges. New York Times April 5, 1956 review of book laid in. 275p.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1922 Drawn chiefly from the diaries of Mrs. James T. Fields, famous for her literary salon in Boston. Mr. Fields was a junior partner at Ticknor and Fields and Editor of The Atlantic Monthly. They entertained numerous literary giants. Green cloth spine with green paper label, raised bands. Boards covered with green paper. Front board is slightly soiled and scuffed. Small chip in paper at leading edge, torn at bottom front corner. Rubbed at head and tail of spine. Numerous black and white photos. Binding is tight and pages are clean. 312p. including index.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1964 Inscribed by author "for Bevington (Reed) - who introduced me to Texas and Texans, and so must share the guilt." Biography of John Salmon Ford a prominent Texan in mid to late 19th century. He had been a physician, state senator, mayor and city marshal of Austin, Ranger captain, Mexican revolutionary general and Colonel in the Confederate Army among other things. Pictorial dust jacket Has some edgewear, particularly at head of spine, where there is some chipping and a small tear. Some staining on rear, a very small tear and bottom corner is crease. Jacket has lists of other western books offered by this press on the reverse. Green cloth is clean. Slight rubbing to head and tail of spine, lower corner is slightly bumped. Gold title on black background on spine, revolver on cover. Some foxing on page edges. Interior is clean. 300p. including index. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: M. S. Mill Co. And William Morrow and Company, 1963 Dust jacket is dull with some soiling and pulling at head of spine. Small tear on back. Heavy soiling on spine. Black cloth is very clean. Three color embossing on spine. Interior is clean except for previous owners name in ink on ffep. 227p.. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: E. B. Treat & Company, 1867 Originally sold only by agents. Five volumes complete in one. 'With numerous illustrations on steel from original designs by Darley and others. Tissued frontispiece. Brown pebbled leather with gold embossing and raised bands on spine. Font and rear boards have marbled paper pasted on, leather corners are exposed. Endpapers and page edges match marbling. Edgewear. Water damage to interior. 790p. + index.. Three-Quarter Leather. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Darley and Others. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, 1976 Green cloth spine with title embossed in gold. Green boards with paper label, includes portrait and title. Includes paper that book was distributed to guests at a day of celebration in memory of Miss Hogg. Another paper reads 'Compliments of The Hogg Foundation for mental Health'. Sunning to boards, insect damage to bottom edges. Interior is bright and clean with numerous black and white photos. 47p. . First Edition. Cloth and Board. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Privately Printed. more information

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Indianapolis: The Bobbs - Merrill Company, 1938 No edition stated. Two volumes in one. Single volumes were published in 1933 and 1937. Red cloth with gold title on spine over black background. Spine is sunned, red completely faded; otherwise cloth is in very good shape. Pale red top-stain, foxing to page edges. Map endpapers with some glue staining at gutter. Numerous illustrations, some light foxing to illustration pages. 972p. including index.. Unknown. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: J. M. Dent & Sons Limited, 1930 Purple cloth with gold titles on spine and cover. Spine has no color left, also faded along spine edges of boards. Head and tail of spine are pulled and rubbed. Rear Cloth is a little soiled. Foxing to page edges. Some foxing to interior pages. Tissued frontispiece portrait of young Jane Austen. Leading edge of frontispiece page has water stain. Binding is tight. Numerous illustrations and maps both from the real world and the world Jane created in her novels. 285p. including index. Printed at Temple Press Letchworth, Great Britain. . First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Harrison and Co., 1786 Biography of Frederick the Great last King of Prussia. This is the first time published in book form; the biography was original published in The Library in 1756. The book was published on the time of the king's death in 1786. Harrison was editor of Johnson's dictionary. The volume also includes translations of select poems written by the King of Prussia. Newly rebound in brown leatherette with original spine title pasted on spine. Damp stains to first and last signature. Browning to pages. Pages show age of book. Expertly rebound. A few pages are slightly dog-eared. 480p.. Leatherette. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Atlanta, Georgia: Longstreet Press, 2000 Memoir of three time cancer survivor and former White House chief of staff for Jimmy Carter. Signed by author on front free endpaper. Jacket shows only mild shelfwear, now protected by clear mylar cover. Black textured paper with copper title on spine. Boards show some shelfwear, bruising to head and tail of spine. Book is unread. 260p.. Signed by Author. Third Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Various. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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San Francisco: Collins Publishers, 1993 Water damage, progressed from back to front. Pages are not stained but they are wrinkled. Comrised mostly of photographs. Good reading copy. Front cover is a little soiled. 112p.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Poor/No Jacket. Illus. by Walter Iooss, Jr.. 64mo - up to 3" tall. more information

Offered by Birchwood Books (United States)