Search Results: Biography & Autobiography from Back in Time Rare Books, LLC

New York: Crown Publishers, 2014. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 6 X 9 Inches. 294 PP. Signed by President George W. Bush directly on the limitation page. Original price sticker of $150.00 intact on back. Still sealed in original publisher shrinkwrap.

Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 421 PP. A sharp copy of this autobiography of one of the original Tuskegee Airmen. Original price sticker of $36.72 intact on front cover.

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2019. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 370 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Signed by author directly on the title-page. Pritzker Military Museum bookplate laid-in.

Orleans, MA: Parnassus Imprints, 1987. First Edition. Original wraps. Near Fine. 6 X 9 Inches. 227 PP. Signed and inscribed to Myra Janco Daniels on the half title-page. Vickrey specialized in the "egg tempura" medium and is probably best known for his work for TIME magazine in the 60's. His portrait of J.D. Salinger (1961 TIME Magazine Cover) is one of the most recognized covers in the history of the magazine. His work is held by a large number of institutions including the Metropolitan Museum and Art and The Whitney. Vickrey's work was exhibited annually at Daniels' Naples Museum of Art. <br /> <br /> Myra Janco Daniels (1925-2022), founder and CEO of the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts. Myra was also 1965 Advertising Woman of the Year and wife of Draper Daniels, the adman who created "The Marlboro Man" and the basis for "Don Draper" on AMC's Madmen TV show. At the age of 25, Myra started her own advertising business in Terre Haute,… Read More

New York: Pyramid, 1959. First Edition. Original wraps. Near Fine. 4 1/8 X 7 Inches. 144 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Original price of 35 cents on front cover. Pyramid book #G405. First edition of the novelization of the screenplay for "Al Capone" by Marvin Wald and Henry Greenberg. A sharp copy.

New York: Random House, 1957. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 5/8 X 8 1/4 Inches. 214 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Original price of $3.75 intact on front flap. Signed and inscrbed - "To our two dear friends Nancy and John Lewis who love the sea as much as me - with affection, Eugenie Marron - Tight Lines and screaming reels." Dated June 27, 1957 (the year of publication). A scarce signed copy of this first edition by the one-time women's holder of five fishing world records. Eugenie STILL holds the record for the largest swordfish (722 pounds) ever caught by a woman. Some toning and foxing to endpapers and first few pages. Binding lightly toned. DJ a bit worn at spine ends and folds.

New York: Applause, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5 5/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 528 PP. First edition copy in nearly AS NEW condition. Original price of $29.95 intact on front flap. Exhaustive biography of Sir Alec Guiness.

Middleton, DE: Barbara Res, 2019. Early Edition. Original wraps. Near Fine. 6 X 9 Inches. 304 PP. Stated "Second Edition" of this autobiography by Barbara Res, early Trump employee and head of construction for Trump Tower between 1980 and 1984. Filled with the expected Trump gossip from an insider (and a woman) from his early 80's boom. An overlooked book that details Res' life in the Trump machine in NYC in the early 80's.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1989. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 320 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $17.95 intact. Signed by Burns on bookplate loosely affixed to the title-page. Following the success of "Gracie", which was published the year before, "All My Best Friends" was a cash-in book for Burns and the publisher. That said, the book is pure gold for classic TV and movie afficianados. Burns dishes on everyone from Al Jolson to Frank Sinatra.

New York: Scribner, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 640 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $30.00 intact on front flap. Signed by Bush on bookplate affixed to title-page. Hint of scuffing to DJ.

New York: Random House, 2015. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 412 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $30.00 intact. Signed by Ambassador Oren directly on the title-page.

New York: Touchstone, 2015. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 7 X 10 5/8 Inches. As is fitting for the man who created Spider-Man, Iron Man and the Hulk among others, this memoir is an elaborate and exquisite graphic novel style comic. Slight wear to edges to DJ.

Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2012. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 264 PP. First printing with full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Signed and inscribed to WWII B-17 Pilot Les Williams. Accompanied by note signed by Stearman asking Williams to review the book on Amazon... Stearman served on the National Security Council staff for over 17 years.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 358 PP. Signed and inscribed by Klein directly on the title-page. Signed, "To Betty, Robert Klein." First printing copy with full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $24.95 intact on front flap. Best known for his roles in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and 2 Weeks Notice (with Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant).

Island Scene, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 10 X 11 7/8 Inches. 108 PP. Profusely illustrated biography and collection of work by Myra Roberts.

New York: Penguin Press, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 706 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $37.95 intact on front flap.

Philadelphia: Casemate, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 X 9 1/4 Inches. 321 PP. The first woman convicted of treason against the United States!<br /> <br /> First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $29.95 intact on front flap.

New York: Scholastic, 1980. Paperback Original (1st). Original wraps. Very Good. 4 1/8 X 7 Inches. 120 PP. First printing with full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Little biographies of Gilda Radner, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd and many more... Hint of wear to edges.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1964. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 457 PP. Signed and inscribed to "Harry Johnston - a good Scout who has helped to further the spirit of the hero of this book" directly on the title-page. Stated "First American Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $7.95 intact on front flap. A bit of wear to DJ edges with two small closed tears and one abrasion on the DJ spine. Overall, a nice copy of a great book on Baden-Powell. Powell was the founder of the scout movement and as such has influenced the lives of millions over the last century. Often overlooked, I believe him to be one of the most influential people of the 20th century.

Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1988. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 10 3/4 X 9 3/4 Inches. 328 PP. First printing of this collection of photographs from Milt Hinton. Signed and inscribed, "To George and Muriell Carey: I'm most grateful for your kindness and support - So I say, Thanks a million... a million thanks to... you - Milt "Judge" Hinton" with added musical notation and bass drawing. Hinton "The Dean of American Jazz Bass Players" documented American Jazz through his photographs from the mid 30's to the end of the 20th Century. Light foxing throughout. DJ a bit worn at edges. A very attractive copy overall.