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Chicago: The Railway Age Publishing Company, 1887. From the title page: "A record of the railway service of the principal officers of American railways; a supplement giving recent changes and appointments; an alphabetical list of all general and division officers not included in the biographical record; a list of prominent railway men recently deceased." The listings are thorough, and include officials from some of the most obscure short line and narrow gauge railways in the US. Among the Canadian railways listed are the Manitoba & North-Western Railway Co., the Central Ontario Railroad, the Grank Trunk Railway, the Erie & Huron Railway, the Quebec Central Railway, and numerous others. This copy once owned by one of the men included in the list, one John Stewart, division superintendent, of the New Brunswick Railway office in Woodstock, New Brunswick, and bears his signature on second end paper. Maroon cloth w/title and rule in blind to front cover, blind decoration/rule to back cover, gilt spine lettering, 416 pages + eight pages of advertisements, illustrated w/35 portraits. Moderate wear to corners/spine ends, spine slant, tanned/lightly soiled edges, previous owner's (Stewart's) name/position/city/date on second end paper. An uncommon item, especially in this condition. (C/BT). Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/No Jacket. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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London: Collins. A critical biography. Spine slant, dusty/soiled edges, bumped corners, light edgewear, in faded, scraped and edgeworn dust jacket w/a couple of acid-free tape repairs, corner and spine edge wear/short tears.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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Plume/Penguin Z7340, 1996. The author "tells the story of the Gibson women--sisters, cousins, daughters, and aunts--and the men who loved them, often abused them, and nonetheless shared their destinies." 94 pages, illustrated. Comes with a promotional postcard laid in. Some edgewear, light spotting, remainder stripe across bottom edge, light general wear. Internally tight and clean.. 1st Plume edition. Stiff Card Wraps. Good to Very Good. Duodecimo -- from 6¾" to 7¾" tall. more information

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Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1991. Text in Estonian. B.G. (Bengt Gottfried) Forselius was a 17th-century Estonian educator who introduced a number of educational innovations, among them the creation of a spelling system that simplified both the teaching and learning of Estonian. An uncommon title, and if you can read Estonian, you can be the envy of everyone on your block. Navy leatherette w/gold lettering to front cover/spine, 116 pages. This copy inscribed on reverse of first end paper (my Estonian is a bit rusty, and I'm not terribly familiar with the process Forselius created to facilitate learning the language, so please forgive me if I don't provide an accurate translation -- or even a wildly inaccurate one). Light general wear.. Inscribed & Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Quarto -- from 9.75" to 12" tall. more information

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London: George G. Harrap, 1968. The story of a much-loved but star-cursed Victorian eccentric who "knew everybody, boosted the prestige of the British Empire, and was universally loved for his wit in the same proportion as he was tacitly avoided when he proceeded to collect the necessary subscriptions for his schemes." Brick cloth, 256 pages (including Index), illustrated.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Octavo -- from 7¾" to 9¾" Tall. more information

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JeffersonMcFarland & Company. from Lancaster's first film in 1946 ("The Killers," based on the terrific Hemingway short story of the same name) to his last in 1991 ("Separate But Equal," a television mini-series), the author presents a fond picture of the actor, and covers his career film by film with production information, a synopsis, and commentary; the frontispiece is quite possibly the coolest photograph of Lancaster ever to appear on paper; pictorial boards, 248 pgs. incl. Bibliography and Index, illustrated; light rubbing, thin scratches/impressions;. more information

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New York: The Viking Press, 1960. For ten months the author was a prostitute in London's Piccadilly, and here covers the various aspects of life in the profession, from the loneliness and violence to the friendship and kindness. Slant, moderate wear to bottom edges/corners. Dust jacket w/moderately sunned spine, moderate corner wear, a couple of short tears to top right edge of front panel, 3" x 1" piece torn from bottom edge (a bit of rear panel at right, across entire bottom spine, and an inch or so of front panel at left).. 1st US edition. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Good. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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Washington: Government Printing Office, 1913. A collection of addresses delivered by a number of Senators (Johnson and Gardner of Maine, Lodge of Massachusetts, Bacon of Georgia, Gallinger of New Hampshire, Burton of Ohio, Simmons of North Carolina, Nelson of Minnesota, and Perkins of California) and members of the House (McGillicuddy, Guernsey, Gould and Hinds of Maine, Stevens of Minnesota, and Cullop of Indiana), upon the death of Senator Frye in 1911. Also included is an account of the funeral, and tributes from the Lewiston (Me.) Evening Journal. Black cloth w/gilt lettering/decoration, 110 pages, frontispiece. Bumped/worn/frayed corners/spine ends, edgewear, light cover soil/scratches, tanning, uneven tear to bottom edge of frontispiece tissue guard, moderate general wear.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Quarto -- from 9.75" to 12" tall. more information

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New York: International Book Company. Contains chapters on George Stephenson, railway pioneer; the beginning of the Rothschild family; the rise of the Peel family; Alexander Wilson, ornithologist; Benjamin West, artist; millionaire John Jacob Astor; bookseller William Hutton; Sir John Franklin, navigator; John Frederic Oberlin, pastor; linguist Elihu Burritt; Wilhelm, the knife-grinder; geologist Hugh Miller; Linnaeus the naturalist; engineer John Smeaton; and David Rittenhouse, the mathematician. Orange cloth w/brown decorations/lettering to front cover, brown decorations/gilt lettering to spine, 315 pages, illustrated. Dust-soiled edges, library stamps (Mount Allison University) to top and bottom edges, other library stamps (Mount Allison Ladies' College) to front pastedown/second end paper/title page/contents page, library bookplate to front pastedown, date due page to rear end paper. Missing one of eight illustrations called for on List of Illustrations page. In considerably better shape than the usual library book. . No edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Small Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London & Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press, 1974. despite the fact that Lord Haldane accomplished much as war minister and as a politician, the authors believe that his most enduring contribution to British society was in the field of education, most especially that of its reform, and in this volume they offer an appreciative portrait-biography which concentrates on his many efforts in that arena; navy cloth w/gilt spine lettering, 202 pgs. incl. References and Index, illustrated (frontis. and 1 in-text illustration); mildly worn corners/spine ends; rubbed dj w/some edgewear, impressions/scratches, a bit of sticker remains to top right corner of front panel, 1/4" tear to bottom edge of front panel, subsequent triangular crease from top of tear back to bottom edge;. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1938. "A comprehensive survey of the little Corsican's life from his early days in military college, as a soldier, through the Revolution and his rise to power as Consul, world hero and Emperor," and concluding with Napoleon's "exile to Elba, the Emperpor's return and St. Helena." Originally published in French, and here translated from that language by Arthur Livingston. Red cloth, 454 pages (including index), illustated w/25 illustrations in doubletone. Small scrape to bottom edge of front cover, previous owner's name/city/date neatly in ink to front end paper, in moderately worn dust jacket.. 1st US edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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Hobart: Oldham, Beddome & Meredith Pty. Ltd., 1951. "First Native-born Premier and Speaker of the House of Assembly in the Parliament of Tasmania, 1815-1869." Grey cloth, 110 pages, illustrated. Bumped spine ends and 1/2" split to top of front hinge. Dust jacket has moderate edgewear, very small puncture to left spine edge near bottom, light sunning to spine, a couple of quite short tears.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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New York: Twayne Publishers, 1992. Complete 1st edition number sequence. A title from the Twayne's Study in Short Fiction series; the author takes a critical look at an award-winning writer, and "has traced the many developments in Boyle's innovative style, her shifting concerns with national and international political issues, and her dexterous use of personal experience."; black cloth, 173 pgs. incl. Chronology/Selected Bibliography/Index/brief biographical sketches of author/editor (Gordon Weaver), frontis.; an unread copy; dj w/rubbing, thin scratches, light edgewear;. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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New York: Twayne Publishers, 1992. A title from the Twayne's Study in Short Fiction series. Bell takes a critical look at an award-winning writer, and "has traced the many developments in Boyle's innovative style, her shifting concerns with national and international political issues, and her dexterous use of personal experience." Black cloth, 173 pages (including Chronology/Selected Bibliography/Index/brief biographical sketches of author/editor Gordon Weaver), frontispiece. An unread copy. Dust jacket w/light wear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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Headline 42356, 1993. Reissues the 1992 hardcover published by Mainstream. "Traces Stevenson's often chaotic progress from continent to continent, always dominated by his poor health, [and] unravels his family and sexual relations and sets him in the context of the Scotland of his day." 295 pages, including Index, advertisements, illustrated. Impressions, moderate edgewear, moderate general wear.. 1st Headline edition. Trade Paperback. Good. Duodecimo -- from 6.75" to 7.75" tall. more information

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New York: Galahad Books. A title from the 'Pictorial Treasury of Film Stars' series, first published as a paperback original in 1973 by Pyramid Communications. In a lavishly illustrated tome, the author "covers Cagney's long career and evaluates the over sixty films that left their indelible mark on the history of motion pictures." Preface by Ted Sennett. Green boards, 156 pages (including Bibliograpy, The Films of James Cagney, Index), illustrated. Mild general wear, in rubbed dj w/moderate edgewear, light chipping to corners/spine ends.. 1st Galahad Books edition. Hard Cover. Very Good to Fine/Good. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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Leisure 298DK. an obvious fan tells the story of Streisand's life from humble beginnings in Brooklyn to world-wide stardom in 1975; 187 pgs., illustrated; moderate edgewear, reading crease, diagonal corner creasing, tanning; internally tight and clean;. more information

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London: Barrie & Jenkins. A funny, warm book of personal experience, about Blatty and his mother. An interesting memoir from the author of 'The Exorcist' (best of all, it doesn't vomit all over the place and grunt disparaging things about your mother). Jacket w/severe sunning to front panel and spine, additonal sunning to rear panel.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1991. A title from the Twayne's United States Authors Series, this one taking a look at an award-winning author of books for young adults. Charcoal cloth, 117 pages (including Notes and References/Selected Bibliography/Index/short biographical sketches of authors/editor), illustrated. An unread copy. Lightly rubbed dust jacket w/minor impressions.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1991. A title from the Twayne's United States Authors Series, this one taking a look at an award-winning author of books for young adults. Charcoal cloth, 117 pages (including Notes and References/Selected Bibliography/Index/short biographical sketches of authors/editor), illustrated. Gently bumped top corners, in lightly rubbed dj w/mild general wear. An unread copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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London: Ivor Nicholson & Watson, 1953. A "moving pageantry of personalities who have passed before the view of a journalistic expert," and a sequel of sorts to 'R.D. Blumenfeld's Diary.' Among those included in the "moving pageantry" are Bismarck, Lord Fisher, Lord Kitchener, Buffalo Bill, Mark Twain, Lord Balfour, Tim Healy, Calvin Coolidge, Theodore Roosevelt, Adelina Patti, Ellen Terry, Crippen (the wife-murderer), Thomas Edison, Lord Northcliffe, Lord Beaverbrook, Bonar Law, Lloyd George, Mr. Asquith, Anna Pavlova, and others. Pale green cloth w/gilt spine lettering, 330 pages (including index), illustrated. A bit of slant, sunned edges, mild wear to corners, tanned/dusty edges, front hinge cracked (but not separated), in moderately edgeworn dust jacket w/scratches, short edge tears, light chipping, light smudging to rear panel. Quite difficult to find this first edition in a dust jacket. Jacket now protected in a mylar sleeve.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Good. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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New York: Twayne Publishers, 1992. A title in the Twayne's United States Authors Series, this one taking a critical look at a leader in American avant-garde poetry, a man whose intellect has been compared to those of such luminaries as Herman Melville, Ezra Pound, and William Carlos Williams. Blue cloth, 151 pgs. incl. Notes and References/Selected Bibliography/Index/brief biographical notes on the author and editor (Warren French). Bumped corner, gently bumped spine ends, in rubbed/scuffed dj w/light edgewear. An unread copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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London: Victor Gollancz, 1963. "One of England's leading gynaecologists" relates the story of his life, with special emphasis on his medical career. Burgundy cloth, 224 pages. Bumped spine ends, foxed/tanned edges, tanned pages, a dog-earred corner, general wear, in edgeworn dust jacket w/chipping, impressions/scratches, price-clipped flap, general wear. Dust jacket in protective mylar sleeve.. 2nd impression. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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Hanover: TAG Publications, 1995. A look inside the world of magic, from a life-long practitioner. Black cloth w/gilt lettering to front cover/spine, 306 pages (including Appendices), illustrated, dust jacket by Joyce Brandon. A bit of slant, light general wear, in moderately worn dust jacket w/short edge tears.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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Fredericton: privately published, 1995. A New Brunswicker born in 1908 relates some family history and the incidents of his life, many of the latter revolving, in one way or another, around logging and lumber. This copy signed by Brawn at bottom of title page. 124 pages, illustrated. Three short magic marker lines to bottom portion of front cover, light general wear. Internally tight and clean.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Stiff Card Wraps. Very Good. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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Ace Star K-102T. reissue of the 1938 hardcover edition first published by G.P. Putnam's Sons; the story of the author's five months spent in total isolation at Antarctica's Advance Base, a tiny hut south of Little America; mild slant/roll, moderate general wear; a nice copy, internally tight and clean;. more information

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London: Heinemann, 1972. "The overall theme of this study of the author and his work is Maugham's lifelong quest for freedom from bondage, either for his characters or for himself. In his own life, as in his writing, he had a vision of the world as a prison, its bars prejudice and conventional morality, tears, poverty, disillusionment and old age." Tan cloth, 324 pages (including Appendices, Notes, Select Bibliography, Index. Spine slant, moderate corner/spine end wear, in edgeworn dust jacket w/soil/smudging to rear panel.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Good to Very Good. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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Woodstock, 1982. Reminsicences of a Scottish boy who moved to Debec, New Brunswick with his family in 1929, and endured through the date of this tome. 147 pages, illustrated. Spine slant/roll, slightly sunned spine, moderate general wear.. 4th printing. Stiff Card Wraps. About Very Good. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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Fredericton: privately published. nd (circa 1985); a collection of reminiscences following the author's first book, 'Aberdeen It Was Not'; this copy signed on title page ("With best wishes/Alistair Cameron"); 144 pages, illustrated; edgewear all around, rubbing, a thin crease to bottom edge of front cover, previous owner's name/date to top edge of front free end paper, four-word notation to bottom edge of same;. Signed by Author. Stiff Card Wraps. Good. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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Lancer 72-621, 1962. paperback original; some spine roll, light general wear; internally tight and clean;. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Sextodecimo -- from 5.75" to 6.75". more information

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London: Leslie Frewin, 1966. the son of Charlie Chaplin tells his story until 1966, from rejecting the life of luxury into which he was born, the experimentation with drugs, his marriage, to his subsequent settling down; green/red cloth, 173 pgs., illustrated; moderate general wear; edgeworn dj w/chipping to corners/spine ends, four 1" edge tears, small piece torn from top right corner of rear panel;. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1966. the son of Charlie Chaplin tells his story until 1966, from rejecting the life of luxury into which he was born, the experimentation with drugs, his marriage, and subsequent settling down; this copy an association copy from the collection of the late Mary Grannan, prolific writer of children's stories for print and radio, and creator of the 'Just Mary' and 'Maggie Muggins' stories; Grannan's bookplate attached to front pastedown; black cloth, 171 pgs., illustrated; moderate general wear; dj w/wear to corners/spine ends, rubbing, impressions;. 1st US edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good to Very Good. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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New York: Twayne Publishers, 1992. 1st printing w/complete number sequence. A title from the Twayne's United States Authors Series. Charney takes a critical look at the six novels and two short story collections of "a major force in southern literature." Blue cloth, 115 pages (including Notes and References, Selected Bibliography, Index), and brief biographical notes on the author and series editor (Frank Day), frontispiece. Dust jacket w/light general wear. An unread copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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New York: Twayne Publishers, 1992. 1st printing w/complete number sequence. A title from the Twayne's United States Authors Series. Charney takes a critical look at the six novels and two short story collections of "a major force in southern literature." Blue cloth, 115 pages (including Notes and References, Selected Bibliography, Index), and brief biographical notes on the author and series editor (Frank Day), frontispiece. Rubbed dust jacket w/light general wear. An unread copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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New York: Twayne Publishers, 1992. A title from the Twayne's United States Authors Series. Charney takes a critical look at the six novels and two short story collections of "a major force in southern literature." Blue cloth, 115 pages (including Notes and References, Selected Bibliography, Index), and brief biographical notes on the author and series editor (Frank Day), frontispiece. Dust jacket w/mild general wear. An unread copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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New York: Twayne Publishers, 1993. a title from the Twayne's United States Authors Series; the author takes a critical look at the six novels and two short story collections of "a major force in southern literature."; blue cloth, 115 pgs. incl. Notes and References, Selected Bibliography, Index, and brief biographical notes on the author and series editor (Frank Day), frontis.; an unread copy;. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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New York: Twayne Publishers, 1992. A title from the United States Authors Series. Charney takes a critical look at the six novels and two short story collections of "a major force in southern literature." Blue cloth, 115 pages (including Notes and References, Selected Bibliography, Index), and brief biographical notes on the author and series editor (Frank Day), frontispiece. Dust jacket w/a hint of general wear. An unread copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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Pocket 19, 1941. The life and times of Honest Abe. Slant and roll, laminate lifting and split around edges, general wear.. 7th printing. Paperback. Good. Sextodecimo -- from 5.75" to 6.75". more information

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NiwotUniversity Press of Colorado. after accomplishing some amazing feats in his seventy years in the field of civil engineering, the author relates his life story as an engineer, researcher, businessman and educator; black cloth, 191pgs. incl. Appendices and Index, illustrated; rubbed dj w/mild general wear; an unread copy;. more information

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Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1982. Before he became a convicted felon, Alan Eagleson was the most powerful man in all of Canadian sport, and this book takes a look at his career, accomplishments, and legal difficulties (at least, up until 1982, after which things got a little less rosy). Navy cloth, 246 pages (including Notes and Index), frontispiece cartoon by Bickerstaff. Previous owner's sticker on front pastedown, some tanning. Dust jacket w/some impressions.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1991. A title from the Twayne's United States Authors Series, and one which "presents an in-depth biographical profile of the author. Examines past critical views of Styron's work (including the tense debate sparked by Nat Turner), and discusses each novel in chronological sequence, tracing its successes and failures in terms of the novelist's larger designs." Blue cloth, 150 pages (including Notes and References/Selected Bibliography/Index/brief author/editor (Warren French) biographical sketches, frontispiece. A hint of edgewear. An unread copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1991. A title from the Twayne's United States Authors Series, and one which "presents an in-depth biographical profile of the author; examines past critical views of Styron's work (including the tense debate sparked by 'Nat Turner'); and discusses each novel in chronological sequence, tracing its successes and failures in terms of the novelist's larger designs." Blue cloth, 150 pages (including Notes and References/Selected Bibliography/Index/brief author/editor (Warren French) biographical sketches), frontispiece. Top corners bumped, in scuffed, moderately edgeworn dust jacket w/impressions. An unread copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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London: Orion House, 1998. A look at the life, times and work of the notorious and influential artist who died at the tender age of twenty-five. Charcoal cloth, 112 pages (including index), illustrated. Rubbed dust jacket w/scratches/impressions, short tears to top spine. This book is heavier than average, and will require additional postage.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Quarto -- from 9¾" to 12" tall. more information

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Penguin 2068, 1964. Third and final volume of the author's memoirs (following 'The Rainbow Comes and Goes,' and 'The Light of Common Day), covering the period of the 2nd World War and after, up until her husband's (Duff Cooper) retirement from the post of ambassador. 218 pages (including Index), illustrated. Spine roll, sticker remains to top right corner of front cover, the usual tanned pages from Penguins of this period, dampstain to back cover, general wear. Internally clean.. 1st Penguin edition. Paperback. Very Good. Sextodecimo -- from 5.75" to 6.75". more information

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Hillman 133, 1960. sensationalist view of the notorious criminal's life and loves; just a bit of slant, light edgewear, light chipping to spine ends, thin crease top right edge of front cover and top left edge of rear, light rubbing;. 1st Hillman edition. Paperback. About Very Good. Sextodecimo -- from 5.75" to 6.75". more information

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Hillman 133, 1959. 144 pages. A sensationalist view of the notorious criminal's life and loves. Slant, tanned pages.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Sextodecimo -- from 5.75" to 6.75". more information

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Burlington: Welch Publishing Company, 1990. The author recounts her "often humorous, sometimes tragic" life in China and Canada. Foreword by Robert B. McClure. 152 pages, illustrated. Inscribed and signed by Robert B. McClure, on half-title.. 2nd printing. Stiff Card Wraps. Very Good. Small Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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Toronto: Lester Publishing, 1994. the biography of C.S. Lewis, creator of the Narnia books, and a defender of Christianity; told in a fashion that will appeal primarily to juvenile readers, but one which is entirely inoffensive to the adult reader; Lewis died on the same day as Aldous Huxley, a day which also saw U.S. President John F. Kennedy assassinated; black boards, 140 pgs., incl. Index, illustrated;. 1st Canadian edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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Boston: Ploughshares Books, 1990. "Melding autobiography, poetry, and fiction," Cornish presents "a memoir of growing up black in Baltimore during the Depression and World War II." Black cloth w/silver spine lettering, 181 pages, illustrated. This copy inscribed and signed on front end paper ("To Helen/I didn't forget/Sam Cornish"). Small soil marks to top and fore-edge, light general wear, in moderately edgeworn dust jacket w/short edge tears, rubbing, impressions.. Inscribed & Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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New York: Twayne Publishers, 1992. 1st printing w/complete number sequence. A title from the Twayne's United States Authors Series, this one a critical appraisal of Lurie's major works of adult fiction and non-fiction. Blue cloth, 122 pages (including Notes and References, Selected Bibliography, Index), frontispiece. An unread copy, internally tight and clean.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Near Fine. Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall. more information

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