Biography from Ed Augusts Books & Readings

Hyperion, New York, 2000. First American Edition. Hardcover, 8vo. Silver lettering on black cloth and black boards. Fine condition, including dustjacket. Scandalous gay relations between youthful Bosie and the famous Oscar Wilde, which led to the arrest and court case, which ruined Wilde.

Vintage Books, New York, 1960. Follows 1927 and 1955 editions. Softcover, attractive and tight, fresh, fine condition throughout. 174 pages. See photos.

Random House, New York, 1999. Hardcover, possible 1stEd. (First Edition stated, but numbers start with '2'3456789.) Fine condition throughout. Memoir of author John Irving's flirtation with acting.

The Viking Press, New York, 1946. Hardcover First Edition. 8vo., 404 pages. Red lettering on blue-grey hardcovers which feature his "H.B." initials on the front and side. Very good to fine in good dustjacket that's worn and torn along the bottom and a bit rough at the top edge. Balzac and family drawings section at the front of the… Read more about this item

Emery Dalton Books, Del Mar, CA. 1995. Hardcover First Edition, 8vo., 517 pages. Extensive and critical, biting look at the Clintons! Includes lots of funny episodes on the road to the presidency. Note publishing date ...1995... So, lots of old material from their years in Arkansas, etc.

Alfred A Knopf, New York, 2000. Hardcover, 8vo. First American Edition. Gilt lettering on green cloth and boards. Very good throughout, without signs of wear. Highly praised dissection of a brilliant, yet perverse, murderer from the Romantic Movement.

Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1945. Hardcover, smaller than 8vo., 187 pages. Faded gilt lettering on green front cover and spine. Autobiographical high points of Santayana's life and travels. Begins in Germany and London and ends in Harvard.

Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1943. Hardcover first edition, 198 pages. Black lettering on spine and front cover, on orange hardcover. Illustrated with solid black-on-white drawings. Please see, in this listing. Very good throughout text and interior; just the first inside page has the remains of a bookplate and former owner's name. This is an uncommon title.

Darien House, Inc. / Avon Books, New York, 1972. Hardcover Third Printing. Larger than 8vo., 288 pages. Black lettering on yellow spine and grey boards. "More than 600 frame blow-ups and dialogue taken from the original films..." Great selection of both Marx Brothers movies and their great photos. No markings, names, stains, tears or folds.

William Morrow, New York, 1990. Hardcover First Edition, 8vo., 340 pages including bibliography and index. Author tells of her years spent in a land of "fantastic mirages and shifting dunes." The young author developed a tremendous love of Africa. Bright gilt on orange cloth and yellow boards, very good to fine throughout. Very top corner of dustjacket… Read more about this item

Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1947. Hardcover First Edition, no other printings indicated. 183 pages. Illustrated by Charles V. John. In the Childhood of Famous Americans series. Very good to fine condition throughout, with name of former owner inside front cover.

Bobbs-Merrill, Philadelphia, 1954. Hardcover First Edition stated, 8vo., 192 pages. Illustrated with white-on-black and black-on-white drawings throughout, often astronomical portraits of certain configurations in the heavens.

Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1950. Hardcover First Edition. 8vo., 123 pages including Life and Major Works, Bibliography and Index. The literary periods of his life, for example: "The Plays, First Period..." "The Plays (Second and Third Period)". also: "The Crow and the Plow", and the "He-Ancient". The first edition is certified by the "A" on the copyright… Read more about this item

Brentano's / Blue Ribbon Books, New York, 1928. Edition not stated, 8vo., 291 pages including Appendix, Bibliography and Index. Very Good+ to Fine throughout. Spine lettering is worn, but no interior signs of wear, nor any markings, tears, stains, etc. Voltaire is great fun as the grinning frontis portrait indicates.

Signet / New American Library, 1978. Softcover, 3rd printing. 8vo., 595 pages including extensive notes and index. General signs of light to moderate wear on some edges and corners; please see photos. Text and interior are very good. As one reviewer puts it: "Gripping, immensely revealing and ultimately horrifying." Not commonly found!

The Modern Library, New York, 1931. Hardcover, evident First Edition, smaller than 8vo., 408 pages. Spine slightly worn, but text and interior are very good throughout.

Broadside Books / Harper Collins, New York, 2011. Hardcover First Edition. 8vo., 228 pages. Bright silver lettering on black cloth binding. No signs of wear. Text and interior are very good to fine as well. Photo section with almost all in color. Brewer tells, and shows, how she came in for lots of criticism from the left… Read more about this item

Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 2011. Hardcover First Edition, 8vo., 211 pages including Index. White lettering on black covers. Capitalist cronies, including Warren Buffet. Author is in favor of "breaking the back of crony capitalism." Illustrated

Random House, New York, 2010. Evidently 6th printing, as copyright page states: "897". Hardcover, 8vo., 471 pages including bibliography and index. Illustrated with b&w photos. The story of some notable Americans who assisted the British during the Blitz and throughout the war. Cover photo shows four of them, including Harriman, Winant, and Edward R. Murrow, smiling, standing around a… Read more about this item

University of Minnesota, Ann Arbor, 1974. May be 1st Ed. Very good to fine, 8vo., 452 pages including index. Bright silver lettering on black cloth. No signs of wear, marks, names, etc., except bottom rear corner of the dust jacket sl torn. Concentrates on 1938, about a year before WWII broke out, and attempts to rein-in and topple Hitler from… Read more about this item