Biography & Autobiography from Clausen Books, RMABA

Washington DC: 93rd Congress, Second Session, 1974. Former owner's stamped name and address on fep, FBI laminated seal glued to fep and badge photo glued to ffep. Front end papers separated at the gutter, but hinge solidly intact. Overall the textblock is clean and tight, b&w frontisspiece portrait of John Edgar Hoover. Wear to the spine, bumped head foot of… Read more

NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 1992. Author's ink signature and inscription on half title page. Owner's ink signature along the gutter on fep, else textblock is clean and tight; b&w photographs. Wide remainder mark along bottom edge; Cloth spine bumped at the head and foot, paper boards. Unclipped dust jacket, creasing with a couple small tears to the head… Read more

NY: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1927. Age toned textblock, else clean and tight. Noticeably faded spine, bumped corners, edge-scuffed boards, bumped spine tips; No dust jacket; 339p., including index.. First Edition. Red Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Plates. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1932. Retired library copy, lightly stamped, labeled, and marked. Penciled underlining and/or light marginalia throughout; age toned, taped tear on pge 120, else textblock is clean and tight. Sunned spine, with dried library label glue on spine, bumped corners and spine extremities, lightly scuffed. Lacks dust jacket; 364p., including bibliography. Index at end.. First Edition. Brown… Read more

Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1947. Retired library copy, minimally stamped, stickered, and labeled; Textblock very clean and tight; Library label on foot of spine, minimally shelf worn; Lacks dustjacket; 324p.. First Edition (Thus). Red Cloth. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library Hardcover.

N.Y.: Bonanza Books, 1978. Textblock is clean and tight. 85 illustrations by Fredric Remington including 50 engravings. No remainder marks. Bumped head and foot of spine, light rubbing to tips of spine. Unclipped dusk jacket, inked price on front internal flap corner, light rubbing to covers, crease to top front corner, mylar sleeved. 186pp.. Reprint. Boards. Near Fine/Very Good+… Read more

Athens & OH: Swallow Press/Ohio University Press, 1989. Textblock is very clean and very tight. B&W photographs. Illustrated front cover, lightly creased corners, faint reading crease along the spine on front cover. 229pp., including notes and bibliography. Map at end.. 4th Printing. Glossy Wraps. Near Fine. Illus. by B&W Photographs/Maps/Graphs/Charts. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback.

Charlotte, NC: Tan Books, 2011. NOT gift quality; Moderate reading wear, else textblock is mostly clean and tight. Covers are lightly curled, with creased and worn corners. 362p.. Wraps. Good. Illus. by B&W Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback.

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1980. Deep-red moire silk end leaves, matching silk bookmarker sewn into headband; 'Notes From The Editors' laid in. Textblock immaculate and tight. All edges gilt. Cranberry full leather, four raised bands with gilt lettering and embellishments, gilt stamped bordering on front and back cover. 454p., including index.. Limited First Edition. Full Leather. Fine. Illus.… Read more

NY: Hastings House Publishers, 1954. Age-toned end papers, else textblock is clean and tight. Orange cloth spine, bumped and light fraying to head and foot of spine, paper-covered boards; Unclipped dust jacket, sunned and shabby, with chipped corners, chipped spine extremities, sun-soiled spine and worn edges, and it has done an exemplary job in protecting the book; 217p.. Quarter Cloth.… Read more

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. Textblock is very clean and very tight; Quarter brown cloth with cream boards, minor bump to head of spine. Unclipped dust jacket, one tiny, closed tear on the spine; 316p., including notes and index.. Early Printing. Quarter Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine (in mylar). Illus. by Maps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 1969. Textblock is clean and tight. Soiled covers, rippled top edge of back cover, wear to the edges, moisture toning to head of spine, lightly creased corners. 144pp. This issue is devoted entirely to the life and work of American artist Thomas Hart Benton, and includes many photos of his work.. Wraps. Very Good. Illus.… Read more

University, AL: The University of Alabama Press, 1980. Ex-library copy, minimally stamped, stickered, labeled, and marked, dust jacket flaps glued to end papers, else textblock is clean and tight; b&w photographs. Library stamped top and fore-edge; Unclipped dust jacket, flaps glued to end papers, library labels on foot of spine, mylar sleeved. 147pp.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good (in mylar). Illus.… Read more

Boston: Little, Brown, 1977. Unread, gift-quality copy, bound in orange cloth; Mapped end pages, maps, and b&w photographs. Textblock immaculate and tight. No remainder marks. Minor wear to head and foot of spine and light rubbing to corners. Unclipped dust jacket, small scuff marks at the edges, corners and spine tips; Jacket protected by mylar. 549pp., including bibliographical references… Read more

North Newton, KS: Mennonite Press, Inc., 1981. Lightly age toned, else textblock is clean and tight, with sound and secure staples. Soiled covers and minimally shelf worn. 27pp.. Stapled Wraps. Very Good+. Illus. by Peggy Taylor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback.

NY: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1988. Retired library copy minimally stamped, labeled, or marked. Else textblock is clean and very tight. Plain blue cloth binding, with library label on the front cover along the upper edge and to the foot of spine. Lacks dust jacket; 221p.. First Edition. Blue Cloth. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library Hardcover.… Read more

NY: William Sloane Associates, 1948. Age toned textblock, label remnant along bottom edge of ffep, else textblock is clean and tight. Fraying/bumped head and foot of spine, rubbing to tips of edges and corners, soiled and lightly scuffed covers. 127pp., including appendix and index.. Reprint. Quarter Cloth. Good. Illus. by B&W Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.… Read more

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1911. Author's ink signature on ffep. Age toned, with usual reading wear, else textblock is clean and tight. All page edges toned. Red cloth with faded black stamped illustrated on front cover and spine, moderately worn, bumped at head and foot of spine, bumped corners. Lacks dust jacket; 235p., including index.. Signed by… Read more

Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1982. French language. Textblock very clean and tight. Light rippling along top edges, creased corners. 380pp., including index.. Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by B&W Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback.

NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1936. Age toned end papers, else textblock is clean and tight; 12 color plates from Original Audubon prints; Age toned top page edges. Bright blue cloth, bumped head and foot of spine, minor wear to the corners and edges. Price-clipped, heavily worn and edge-chipped, edge-tattered dust jacket; 342p., including index.. Reprint. Blue Cloth. Very Good/Fair… Read more