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1) American Chronicle: the Autobiography of Ray Stannard Baker (David Grayson)
Baker, Ray Stannard

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. B000CS1KCM . 1945 1st. HC 8vo red cloth, gilt. VG/ndj. 531pp, index; 531 pages . more information

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2) Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin with An Introduction by Verner W. Crane

Harper's Modern Classics. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1956. Hardcover. B000TQ9J8Y . 1956 HC 8vo red cloth, black and gilt titles, bright. VG+/ndj, mild rubbing. Eps and contents clean and unmarked. 231p, plus Harper's Modern Classics listing; 231 pages . more information

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3) Things That Have Interested Me: Second Series
Bennett, Arnold

NY: Geo H Doran. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1923. First American Edition. Hardcover. B00089KE2C . 1923 1st American edn. VG/ ndj. Red cloth, gilt. 50% fade to gilt, page tanning. Half-title verso lists Doran's Bennett titles.; 8vo; 264 pages . more information

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4) Roads Traveled: Just a Country Boy Trying to Get Along
Bisbee, Charles A. , Jr
[ISBN: 0966260279]

Charles A. Bisbee Jr;/Modern Memoirs, Amherst MA. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0966260279 . 2002 HC 1st. Maroon cloth, gilt, both bright. Inscribed and signed by the author ffep. Unclipped bright dj. Charles A. Bisbee Jr was a Chesterfield, MA selectman, State Senator, WW2 quartermaster. b/w photos.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 287 pages . more information

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5) A Victor: Nathaniel Bowditch Potter
Brent, Charles Henry

Boston: Marshall Jones. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. B00085Q4HA . 1930 1st stated. HC 8vo Near Fine/VG- unclipped (1.50) DJ, with closed tears. DJ blurb from Alanson B. Houghton, host of Bishop Brent during the writing of this, his last work. 48pp; 48 pages . more information

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6) The Life of Rufus Choate
Brown, Samuel Gilman

Boston: Little, Brown & Co.. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1870. 2nd edition. Hardcover. B001KNUR9K . Ornate blindstamped pebbled green cloth, gilt, bright. Edgewear, hinges open, but holding, name title page, else unmarked. Engraved frontis portrait by H. Wright Smith, from photo by Southworth & Hawes. ; 8vo ; 468 pages . more information

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7) Horatio Parker, 1863-1920
Chadwick, George W

New Haven: Yale University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1921. B000GT6BEE . 1921 1st. HC 8vo VG+/VG in the original glassine jacket. Text of Parker's biographical eulogy delivered before the American Academy of Arts and Letters XXV July MCMXX. Mild foxing, tanning, else unmarked; 26 pages . more information

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8) Grace Coolidge: an Autobiography
Coolidge, Grace; Lawrence E Wikander & Robert H Ferrell (Eds)

Worland, WY: High Plains Publishing. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. B000PLSMTU . 1992 1st printing. F/VG+ Lavender cloth, silver, both bright. Unclipped bright photo portrait dj, index, b/w photo illustrations.; 8vo; 120 pages . more information

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9) A Student Reverie An Album of Saxony Days (Freiberg Near Dresden)
Corning, Frederick Gleason

NY: Frederick Gleason Corning. Very Good. 1920. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. B000UI6H8Q . 1920 1st printing. VG/ndj. Maroon cloth, gilt. foxing outer leaves, sound and square. Recollections of Freiburg the City, the Freiburg Mines, Freiburg Royal Mining Academy. Many b/w plates, portraits, Top edge gilt. 98 pages; B&W Photographs; 4to ; 98 pages . more information

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10) When I Was a School-Girl. Glimpses of a Young Girl's Life Seventy-Five Years Ago
Dorr, Julia C. R

Harper's Bazar. Very Good. Softcover. Undated stapled pamphlet, ca early 20th century. 12mo VG/grey card wraps, gilt. Although loved by two generations for her fiction, Mrs. Dorr tells here one of her most interesting stories..her own.; 8 pages . more information

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11) Mae West: a Biography
Eells, George and Stanley Musgrove

Morrow. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1982. Hardcover. B000K5OTL6 . 1982 1st printing "1" complete # line. HC 8vo red, cream, gilt, all bright. Near Fine/Near Fine unclipped (15.50) DJ mild rubbing. 351p, index; 351 pages . more information

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12) GEORGE ELIOT'S LIFE. As Related in Her Letters and Journals. Arranged and Edited by Her Husband (Vol 1)
Eliot, George; J. W. Cross (Ed)

New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1885. Hardcover. Volume 1 of 3. 1885 HC 12mo green pebbled cloth, gilt titles. VG/ndj, with gilt signature facsimile top bd, blindstamped "HB" bottom board. Neat p/o bookplate frt pastedown, 1/4" chip ffep. Dark brown matte eps with moderate rubbing. Author portrait frontis, 5 engraved illustration s, mild edge tanning.; 348 pages . more information

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13) The Life of Laurence Sterne In Two Volumes
Fitzgerald, Percy

London: Downey & Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1896. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. B000X99OOQ . 1896 HC1st thus. Based on previous life of Sterne by this author. "In great part rewritten and contains much fresh material." two volumes in blue cloth, bevelled boards, elaborate gilt decoration. prev ownr bookplates, old dampstains to several endleaves, else clean and sound. Top edge gilt, gilt bird device to spines. A handsome set. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall . more information

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14) New Hampshire's Child the Derry Journals of Lesley Frost
Frost, Lesley
[ISBN: 0873950437]

Albany, NY: State University Of New York Press. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. 0873950437 . 1969 1st. HC 8vo ex-lib VG-/VG- unclipped (9.95) . Reproduction of the journals, many photos, extensive index . more information

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15) Alice Brown
Gilman, Dorothy Foster and Alice Brown, Macmillan Co

NY: Macmillan. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1927. First Edition. Pamphlet. B000YBHG2U . 1927 pamphlet 1st. VG+. Biographical sketches, photos, and bibliography of the author's work 1912-1927. 20 pages.; 7 3/8" tall . more information

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16) Edith Bolling Wilson: First Lady Extraordinary
Hatch, Alden

Dodd, Mead. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. B000NZ9846 . 1961 1st. HC 8vo blue cloth. VG/VG unclipped (5.00) bright DJ, with rubbing, minor chipping. 285p, index, contents and eps unmarked; 285 pages . more information

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17) [Edmund] Spenser in Ireland
Henley, Pauline

Cork: Cork University Press. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1928. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth, gilt. 2" x 1/4" chip top board, spotting to cloth. Outer leaves foxing, else contents sound and unmarked. Foldout frontis map of Ireland illustrating Spenser's journeys. Full page map of Spenser's Grant. Index, 1 page ads for Cork Univ. Press books.; 7 1/4" tall; 231 pages . more information

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18) CHOPIN: the MAN and HIS MUSIC. with New Intro, Footnotes & Index by Herbert Weinstock
Huneker, James

NY: Dover. Good+. 1966. Softcover. B00126H34C . 1966 Dover unabridged republication of the 1900 Scribner's 1st. G+/wraps, with outer wear, contents unmarked. 239p, index; 239 pages . more information

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19) Ding: the Life of Jay Norwood Darling; Iowa Heritage Collection
Lendt, David L

Iowa State University Press. Near Fine. 1989. Softcover. B0006ES098 . 1989 softcover Near Fine/wraps, 204p, index, illus; 204 pages . more information

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20) Ray Lib: Librizzi Memoirs
Librizzi, Raymond

Raymond Librizzi. Fine. 1972. First Edition. Softcover. B00072N7J2 . 1972 1st. Stapled pictorial wraps. Autobiographical sketches of the author as: Newsboy, hobo, pigeon hunter, ditchdigger, ohio state, williams, in the sewer, drumbeater, politician, union organizer, reporter.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 101 pages . more information

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21) Just Dad: Collection of Letters and Writings by Robert Leonard Ligon to His Son Ernest. Highlights of the Pioneer Days in the Middle West, 1867-1959
Ligon, Robert Leonard ; Ernest M. Ligon

Ernest M. Ligon. Very Good+. 1972. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. B0006Y5OME . Blue cloth, gilt, both bright. Signed and inscribed by Ernest M. Ligon on the half-title page. b/w photos. ; 4to ; 307 pages; Signed by Biographee . more information

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22) Horace Greeley: Founder and Editor of the New York Tribune. Appletons' Historic Lives Series. Illustrated
Linn, William Alexander

NY: D. Appleton. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1893. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1893 1st. 12mo Green cloth, gilt, both bright. Mild rub at edges. Index, listings.; 267 pages . more information

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23) The Great Men of God: Biographies of Patriarchs, Prophets, Kings and Apostles. a Concise Bible History and Gallery of Sacred Portraits, with Illustrations on Steel
Noble, Rev. W F P

NY: Nelson & Phillips. Good. 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. B00089S35W . 1875 1st Printing. Casebound deeply embossed full leather edition. Ornate gilt decoration to both boards and the hubbed spine. Rubbing to the edges, but gilt is 90% bright, a very handsome binding. 3 early leaves shaken, else tight and sound. All edges gilt, with 11 exquisite steel cut engravings. 46 bios, beginning with Adam; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 557 pages . more information

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24) G. B. S. : a Full Length Portrait (George Bernard Shaw)
Pearson, Hesketh

NY: Harper. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. B000OKPFGU . 1942 HC 1st stated. Printing "I-R". VG/ndj. Berry cloth, gilt. Mild wear at tips, contents unmarked. b/w photos, index.; 8vo; 390 pages . more information

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25) Mildred Mighell Blake 1897-1990
Riorden, Shane & Virginia

Williamstown, MA: Riorden, Shane & Virginia. 1992. Softcover. 1st. Softcover 4to. A biographical rememberance of Mildred Mighell Blake by members of her family. Photos.; 64 pages . more information

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26) Willa : the Life of Willa Cather
Robinson, Phyllis C

Doubleday. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. B000VT0QDG . 1983 Doubleday 1st. Hardcover F/NF. Unclipped (17.95) bright dj. Illustrated, index,; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 321 pages . more information

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27) Sir Walter Ralegh, His Family and Private Life
Rowse, A. L

Harper. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1962. Hardcover. B0006AXQFA . 1962 1st stated. HC 8vo brown cloth, gilt, both bright. VG+/VG+ unclipped (6.95) DJ mild rubbing, bright. 348p, contents unmarked; 348 pages . more information

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28) The Long Watch: Life in the Navy...an Unforgettable Memoir of World War II
Smart, Charles Allen

World. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. B000OKH5PY . 1st printing stated. HC 8vo blue cloth. VG/VG DJ flaps tapered, price (5.95) intact. Ink price front flap, else unmarked; 237 pages . more information

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29) The Life of Nelson (Herbert Strang's Library)
Southey, Robert

Henry Frowde, Hodder & Stoughton. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1913. Hardcover. B0006DGU2S . 1913 Herbert Strang's edn. HC 12mo VG-/ndj, 3 color pictorial boards, pictorial eps, color plates by Sandham. Mild soiling to the boards, some edge creasing, name ffep.; 245 pages . more information

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30) Edwin Markham
Stidger, William L

Abington Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1933. Hardcover. B00085CGRC . 1933 1st, HC 8vo brown cloth, blue. Near Fine/ndj. Glossy b/w photo frontis. Index; 287 pages . more information

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31) Audrey: Her Real Story
Walker, Alexander

St Martins Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1st US stated, "1" complete # line. HC 8vo black cloth, silver, bright. Fine/Near Fine unclipped (22.95) bright DJ. 319p, index, b/w photos. . more information

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32) Allan Forbes 1874-1955
Whitehill, Walter Muir

Boston: Second Bank-State Street Trust. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1955. Limited Edition. Hardcover. B0007FURWO . 1955 limited edn. Memorial biography. Blue and cream boards. Heavy deckle pages, sepia photos. Bookmark laid in from Edward L Bigelow, chairman of the board.; 12mo; 32 pages . more information

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