Search Results: Biography/Autobiography/Memoir from Brass DolphinBooks

NY: Vantage, 1983. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair+/Fair+. Many issues here, not a pretty copy. Still, good text and binding, not trashed. Some board bumping and binding a bit cocked (slanted), boards clean. text unmarked. Jacket has stains, abrasions and edgewear, yet in mylar wrapper will accompany book nicely. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

1988: Norton. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. This listing is for 3 by Sarton, hardcovers, sold as a group at the listed price with one book priced domestic book rate shipping. After The Stroke is Very Good/Very Good +. First Edition. Book has slightly bumped and frayed lower corners, name penned on FEP; pages clean, binding secure. Jacket has scuffing and a little wrinkling to edges, no tears. Reckoning is handsome jacketed copy with some excess glue from bindery process showing at topedge spine, clean straight copy. 3rd is xlibrary roughish copy of Fur Person, with very decent jacket.*We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

Berkeley: Creative Arts, 1977. Presume 1st PB . Trade Paperback. Very Good-/No Jacket. Subtitle, "The collected correspondence of Ginsberg and Cassady." Good looking copy, text unmarked, trade paper, plenty of cover scuff and the odd minor stain, spine uncreased. Included with the Gifford are 2 by Kerouac , "On The Road," and "Maggie Cassidy." in attractive Penguin Trade paper copies, MC has x-libris plate, both slightly prettier than the Gifford, all 3 at the listed price. JUST RECD. and added to this listing, trade paper of Cook's 'The Beat Generation' tr. paper, 1971, now 4, a scholarly look at the movement and its icons and iconography. ALL as group with One-Book priced domestic media mail shipping. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

NY: Bloomsbury, 2009. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book and jacket are fresh clean and newish. Sub-title,"The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon." Full number line, unclipped jkt. unbumped and unmarked. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

NY: Simon and Schuster, 1993. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. A full number line, hard cover in jacket that, if not flawless, is presentable, no tears, largely white, unsoiled. I rarely comment on the books finding the commentary on some rather lengthy and unhelpful, if invariably enthusiastic.--- I will make an exception here. In any case, I read this one years ago and was impressed with the authors grasp of the troubled corporate and family history. A long look at Prohibition lore and Gallo's marketing of it's line, as well as the shabby treatment accorded Joseph the forgotten brother. I always surmised that the book was suppressed for it's "warts and all' look at it's subject. A solid book and jacket, clean, unmarked, heavily indexed and footnoted. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason,… Read More

Northwestern Univ. Press, 1991. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket. Tr. pb. First Thus. A personal and moving account of Brecht and his circle during the WWII and postwar period by his friend and translator. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

NY: St. Martins, 2005. 1st Edition, full number Line . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Subtitle: a western memoir of fatherhood. Both book and jacket would be graded as Near Fine or better but each have the kind subtle flaws that must be noted in careful describing. The book (with CL signature above his name on title page) has one flaw, a mild crease to spine top, perhaps from a heavy item left atop it briefly. Text perfect, bright, binding sound. Jacket has tiny crease same spot. More notably the jacket's back panel has a bit of scarring which I noticed by feeling it, suspect it will be near invisible in it's new mylar wrapper. Beautiful book and jacket. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Boston: HMco, 1997. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book and jacket sharp, newish. Book has tiny red remainder dot top edge of text. Jacket has trace shelf wear, quite mild, in mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

New York: David McKay, 1967. First Edition, No Additional Printings . Hardcover. Good -/Very Good+. Balance of title, "Son of Liberty, Father of Art and Science." Book is ex-library and so marked in the customary ways. Apparently circulated lightly as binding is quite sound. Overall condition very sturdy, attractive copy with tape removal evident on hardcover exteriors. Jacket is quite handsome, no tears. Library label at spine bottom. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

NY: Exposition Press, 1952. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-/Good-. Book is essentially sound, no notable flaws, some abrasions at head and foot, and its gilt lettering is imperfect. Signed and dated by the author first end sheet. Jacket has the odd short tear, some notable soiling, in a new mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

NY: Harper Collins, 1995. 1st Edition, US, Full Number Line . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. This listing is now for two related titles sold as a pair at the listed price with one-book priced domestic media mail shipping. "De Valera" subtitle,"The Man Who Was Ireland," Jacket price clipped, massive book. Gorgeous copy, handsome, too big for flat rate envelope shipping. Jacket's back panel has notable scuff, scar, no tears, looks swell in new mylar wrapper. JUST RECEIVED: Trade paperback copy of De Rosa's "Rebels: The Irish Rising of 1916." Very Good+ condition, straight and clean, unmarked. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007. First Edition, Full Number Line . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. This listing is for two titles, sold as a pair at the listed price with one-book priced domestic media mail shipping. "Einstein" is nearly perfect, unmarked, clean, tight, unbumped. Jacket has just a trace of edgwear and shelfwear, looks newish in mylar wrapper. "Einstein' is sold with Einstein's "I&O," a 1982 trade paperback. Bright copy, also newish.

London: Jarrolds, 1939. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Book has bumped and frayed edges, green stripe on bottom surface of text. Binding is sound, pages unmarked. Long, amusing, 2-page inscription and verse poem hand written by author on first endsheet and half title page. A pencilled note on FPD says this inscription/poem was to Clarence Decker, president of Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1942. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

NY: Villard, 2003. 1st Edition, full number Line . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Subtitle, "a memoir of growing up Iranian in America. Signed by Dumas on 1/2 title page " Enjoy! Firoozeh Dumas July 21,2003." A very scarce signed first edition, first book by this well thought of writer, showing the number code (as in use till 2006 by Random and it's creatures, ie Villard) of 2 thru 10 and a first edition statement. No marking or remainder marks. Unbumped. Book short of perfect, faint hard to see wear indications, may have been read once. Tiny faint micro stain top edge of text. Jacket has 2 notable flaws, trace creasing at upper flap corners, very mild, and tiny nicks at jackets lower front and corner. Will shoot and ship in new mylar wrapper. All our jackets are placed in new wrappers for shipping. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict,… Read More

London: Harper Collins, 1996. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Sub-title,"Wales, R.S. Thomas, and God." Book and jacket in nice shape, no flaws to speak of, perhaps read once. Binding sound, no marking. Jacket unscuffed, no tears. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

Greystone. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. Unusual, rough, signed version of this biography. A Pickering version (perhaps UK?) was done in '56. Suspect this is first US. Decent hardcover, notably corner bumped. Longish inscription to Sen. and Mrs Church by RA 2nd endsheet, dated 1961, Madrid. Text unmarked, spine quite sunned. NAP. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

NY: FSG, 1998. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. This listing is for three hardcover books at the listed price. G & R clean, bright, newish in all respects. Jacket has extremely minimal edgewear. The second book is 9th, hardcover with jacket, VG/VG of Cunningham's The Hours. Cunningham's inventive novelization of Woolf's life and work. The third book is Woolf's Flush, a biography of her beloved dog, in a worn, stained, roughish but decent hardcover, no jacket. Here we have it all; soup, nuts, and cocker spaniel fur. 3 with one-book priced domestic media mail shipping. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

NY: Atheneum, 1993. 1st Edition, full number Line . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. A solid, handsome book and jacket. Book approaches near fine condition, crisp, wholly unmarked. unbumped, clean. Jacket has trace edgewear, its inside surface has picked up a pencil eraser size bluish spot, invisible from exterior, no tears, splendid looking in new mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

NY: Knopf, 1992. 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good+. Clean, straight copy, but not perfect. Owners inscription, neat, first endsheet. Small light stain topedge, perhaps a drop of moisture? Second to last page has lower dog earing. All this said book looks fine. Great looking jacket, crisp, approaches Near Fine. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Milkweed Editions. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. Pretty, newish hardcover book and jacket, newish, very lightly handled. Inscribed "to Susan, Annick Smith" by Smith, title page. Tiny dot bottom spine, rem. mark? Jacket in new mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*