Biography

Bradford, United Kingdom: Broadacre Books. 329 pages, green paper covered boards with gold printing. Square solid copy with a moisture stain on top right corner of back cover and spine, color fading on spine and along spine on both covers, a bump on bottom corner of front cover and on back cover edge of spine, and covers show light wear. previous owner's bookplate on inside front cover. The story of how the author became a lay-reader for his church in 1913.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good- Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Toronto: Penguin, 2002. 388 pages. Square tight copy with light wear on covers. "Follow the bizarre odyssey of Albert Einstein's brain as it roamed the world in mayonnaise jars and courier packages, in car trunks and by airmail, and took over one man's life for nearly half a century.". 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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U.S.: Pinnacle, 1975. Square tight copy with 4" corner crease along bottom edge of front cover. Otherwise covers show light wear. An unauthorized biography.. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. more information

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British: Sunday Mirror, 1968. 144 pages. Slight spine lean with light cover wear and previous owners name on inside front cover. Journalist/ author got readers to write in about their honeymoon experiences and some of them have been collected in this book.. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Macmillan, 1907. 404 pages, dark blue cloth with gold printing on spine. Square solid copy with some wear on top and bottom of spine, else covers show light wear. Interior has some pencil markings in margins and some notes in pencil on rear free end paper.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1977. 268 pages. Square tight copy with a crease on spine and covers show light wear from rubbing. Previous owner's name on first inside page, rest of interior is unmarked.. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: W. & R. Chambers. 136 page, blue cloth, undated but probably pre 1920. A few small stains on top of front cover, otherwise a solid book with light wear. Name on front free end paper and end papers are browning. A biography of James Watt and George Stephenson, pioneers of the steam engine and the railways.. 1st Printing?. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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British: Icon B7, 1964. 283 pages. Solid copy with a light spine roll and a reading crease along spine on front cover, otherwise covers show light wear. Light moisture stain and wrinkling on bottom edge of last half of book. A biography of Countess Tolstoy, Leo Tolstoy's wife.. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good- Very Good. more information

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New York: Viking, 2004. 300 pages.Square solid copy with light wear on dust jacket. The story of the niece of Anton Chekhov, who left Russia to become a film star in Nazi Germany, yet secretly worked for Soviet intelligence.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Walter Scott Publishing, 1888. 328 pages, purple cloth, bevelled edges on covers. Solid copy with light wear on covers and front cover and spine is darkened from soiling.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Halifax: Nimbus, 1991. 229 pages. Square tight copy with light wear on covers. "The early career of Lucy Maud Montgomery author of 'Anne of Green Gables'.". 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. more information

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Canada: Doubleday, 1993. 257 pages. Square tight copy with light crease on spine. Signed with inscription, "To Marilyn all the best Roy Bonisteel". Author's memoirs.. Signed by Author. 3rd Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Knopf, 1992. 349 pages. Tight solid book has a slight spine slant. Jacket has tiny tears and crumpling on top edge of spine." Author, the wife of Andrei Sakharov, tells her story of growing up privileged in Stalin's Russia of the 1930s, when her father was a prominent communist official- and the nightmare that followed." Signed on title page with date 8.5.92.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Canada: Signet, 1982. Solid copy with corner creases on both covers. "Incredible true life stories of the most famous and infamous ladies of the west!". 2nd Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. more information

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British: Panther 606, 1956. Square solid copy with a corner crease on back cover and covers show light wear.. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. more information

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Chicago: Playboy Press, 1965. 188 pages. Square tight copy with a light bump on bottom corner of back cover. Dust jacket has light moisture wrinkles and 1" open tears along edges of back. Jacket also has some tiny tears and creases along edges and shows light wear. Bruce's autobiography.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good- Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Chicago: Playboy Press, 1965. 188 pages. Square tight book with light wear on covers. Small bump on bottom edge of inside pages, affects about 25 pages. Dust jacket has three 1" tears on top edge and a few smaller tears. Also some small edge creases and crumpling along top and bottom edges. Top and bottom of spine have chips missing on jacket and is slightly dog eared at top and bottom. Otherwise jacket shows light wear from rubbing. Bruce's autobiography.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good- Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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.: Interlake Graphics, 1986. 164 pages. Square solid copy with light wear on covers. Signed by author with inscription on first inside page.. Signed by Author. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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British: Panther 608, 1956. 256 pages. Solid copy with a crease on spine, a small chunk missing on top of spine, 1/4" dent/tear on top of front cover, else covers show light wear. A biography of Hermann Goering.. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good -. more information

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Tornoto: Irwin Publishing. 281 pages. Square tight copy with wrinkles on spine and light wear to covers. Light sticker lifts on front cover, else covers show light wear. Interior is unmarked.. 1st Printing?. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. more information

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London: Cassell, 1936. 676 pages, green cloth with gold printing on spine. Square solid copy with light white paint (?) speckles on spine and covers show light wear and scuffing. Previous owner's name on front free end paper.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good- Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Saint-Boniface, Manitoba: Les Editions Du Ble, 1977. 227 pages. Square tight copy with light wear on covers and interior is unmarked. French language boook.. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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British: Penguin, 1980. 302 pages. Square tight copy with a few small corner creases on front cover, else covers show light wear. Some writing on first inside page, rest of book is unmarked. "Apart from the light it throws on the creative process, this book should prove the means of introducing readers to one of the most enchanting records that exists of day-to-day life in the country.". 3rd Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. more information

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U.S.: Signet S1214, 1955. 263 pages. Square solid copy with small light corner creases on covers, otherwise covers show light wear. "R" in pen on inside front cover. Crockett's own autobiography.. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. more information

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Canada: Paperjacks, 1976. Solid copy with a light spine roll, a 4" corner crease on back cover, and covers show wear from rubbing.. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good- Very Good. more information

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U.S.: Pyramid R-767, 1962. Square tight copy with tiny corner bends on front cover and light cover wear. About 5 inside pages have underlining and margin marks in pen. "The glowing up-to-the-minute story of Jacqueline Kennedy's life in the White House.". 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good +. more information

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New York: Doubleday, 1961. 290 pages. Tight copy with light wear on covers. Price clipped dust jacket has some wear and small creases on edges, else shows wear from rubbing. "32 men who made the modern American era.". Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Canada: Pinnacle, 1974. Solid copy with a spine lean and a 1.5" corner crease on front cover, else covers show minor wear. The true story of two young college girl hitchhikers going from California to New York.. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. more information

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London: Richards Press, 1950. 142 pages. Solid copy with a spine lean and covers show light wear. Dust jacket has edge tears on top and botttom, small chunks missing on top, crumpling and creases along both edges, and jacket shows light wear. Previous owner's name on front free end paper, rest of interior is unmarked.. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Good- Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989. 408 pages. SWolid copy with a light spine roll and covers show light wear from rubbing. Doyle's autobiography.. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Good- Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: John Long, Limited, 1954. 224 pages. Solid copy with light wear on covers and outside edges of inside pages have some light foxing. Price clipped dust jacket has edge tears, crumpling and creases along top and bottom edges, and jacket shows wear from rubbing.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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British: Sphere, 1969. Square tight copy with some wear on edges of front cover, else covers show light wear. A biography of the modern dancer, movie tie in edition on back cover.. 2nd Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. more information

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London: Macmillan, 1913. Two volume set in brown cloth with gold printing on spines. Bump on bottom right corner of volume one and covers of both volumes show light wear from rubbing and handling. Interiors are unmarked.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Winnipeg: John H.Epp History, 1993. 104 pages. Nice clean tight copy. Biography of Winnipeg businessman and big game hunter.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good - Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Canada: Pocket, 1977. 306 pages. Square tight copy with light wear to covers. Introduction by George Burns. A biography of one of the best of the old radio and early TV comics written by his manager.. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good +. more information

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U.S.: Mercury Books, 1962. Slight spine slant with light cover wera. Light 1 & 1/2" corner crease on back cover. Store price sticker over "in" in title on front cover. A biography of Stalin.. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. more information

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U.S.: Crest D455, 1961. Square tight copy with reading crease along spine on front cover and light creases to spine. Otherwise covers show light wear. Nice photo cover of Zsa Zsa.. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. more information

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U.S.: Mercury Books MB-101, 1961. 320 pages. Square tight copy with crease on spine and light cover wear.. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. more information

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Canada: Goodread Biographies, 1983. Solid copy with a slight spine lean, creases on spine and covers show light wear.. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. more information

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Canada: Goodread Biographies, 1983. Square tight copy with a crease on spine and light wear on covers.. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. more information

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Rushville, Mo.: Privately Printed, 1970. 178 pages. Square solid copy with thin reading creases along spine on front cover, a small sticker lift on back cover, and covers show light wear.. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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British: Penguin, 1978. 368 pages. Square tight copy with light wear on covers. Light felt pen mark on bottom edge of book. A small amount of writing on first inside page, rest of book is unmarked. A biography of Hardy's early years.. 2nd Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good +. more information

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U.S.: Dell 8094, 1974. 320 pages. Square tight copy with a 1" corner crease on front cover, else covers show light wear. Some small dents on front cover. A biography of Alexander Solzhenitsyn.. 3rd Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. more information

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New York: Scribners, 1936. 334 pages. Square solid copy with small bumps on corners of covers, small stains on front cover, some light moisture bubbles lifting on back cover, and covers show light wear. Previous owner's name rubber stamped on front free end paper.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good- Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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U.S.: Collier BS18, 1961. 383 pages. Square tight copy with a reading crease along spine on front cover and covers show light wear from rubbing. "10" in 1" high letters in pen on first inside page. "A definitive biography of the eccentric pioneering editor who was the leading crusader of the Civil War era.". 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. more information

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London: Mayflower, 1971. 318 pages. Faded spine and uncreased. A biographical novel.. 2nd Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. more information

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British: Pelican A48, 1939. 286 pages. Square tight book with light wear on covers. Previous owner's name on title page and on following page. The latter has been blotted out with a felt pen. Rest of book is unmarked. Dust jacket shows wear on spine and on edges. A biography of Antony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury who devoted his life to social reform.. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good +/Very Good. more information

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British: Arrow G43, 1960. 288 pages. Square tight copy with light cover wear.. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. more information

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U.S.: Dell LX130, 1960. 381 pages. Solid copy with a light spine lean and light wear on covers. Some price sticker residue on front cover. "The famous, controversial biography of the genius whose private life scandalized the Victorian world." Includes an introduction by Lyle Blair, My Memories of Oscar Wilde by George Bernard Shaw, and Oscar's Last Days a letter from Robert Ross.. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. more information

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Canada: Signet Q3793, 1969. 280 pages. Crease on spine, covers uncreased. Includes 16 pages of black & white photos.. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. more information

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