Biography from Mary Riversong Books

T.E. Lawrence. REVOLT IN THE DESERT. George H. Doran Copyright1927. DOUBLEDAY DORAN First American Edition. States First Printing in America, March, 1927. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. INCLUDES RARE VG FOLD-OUT MAP IN NICE CONDITION. 335 PAGES, INDEXED. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ NO DUST JACKET IS INCLUDED. Maroon boards. 6 3/8 x 9 ¼. Summary: "The legendary and enigmatic Lawrence recounts his amazing military… Read more about this item

The Memoirs of John Addington Symonds: The Secret Homosexual Life of a Leading Nineteenth-Century Man of Letters. Stated First Edition. 1984, Random House, New York. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ GOOD UNCLIPPED $19.95 ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. 318 pages, Indexed. 6 3/8 X 9 ½.

Thomas Merton. What Are These Wounds: The Life of a Cistercian Mystic, Saint Lutgarde of Aywières. FIRST EDITION. RARE. Copyright 1950, February 17, 1948 First Printing Thus, The Bruce Publishing Company, Milwaukee. Written by respected Trappist author THOMAS MERTON. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/GOOD- CONDITION $2.50 UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. Top portion of dust jacket spine is missing. 190 pages. 5… Read more about this item

Patrick Dennis. Little Me: The Intimate Memoirs of that Great Star of Stage, Screen and Television Belle Poitrine, as told to Patrick Dennis. With 150 photographs by Cris Alexander. 1961 E.P. Dutton, NY. STATED FIRST EDITION. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD $5.95 UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. RARE THUS. 272 pages. Large Format: 7 ¼ X 10 ¼. Summary: "Little… Read more about this item

282HowlettRoy Howlett, Hamilton. Highland Constable, The Life and Times of Rob Roy Macgregor. BIOGRAPHY. HISTORY OF SCOTLAND. Copyright 1950, William Blackwood & Sons, Ltd., Edinburgh and London. Illustrated. Full-colour frontis plate of Rob Roy. A comprehensive map of central Scotland is included on both sets of endpapers. Includes a geneology chart of the Houses of Glenlyon and Glengyle. Carefully and… Read more about this item

Margaret Mitchell. Lost Laysen. 1996, Scribner. First Edition, 1st impression Thus. By Margaret Mitchell, author of "Gone With The Wind". BIOGRAPHICAL FICTION. Summary: "A spirited tale of love and honor on a doomed South Pacific Island called Laysen". Used. VG Condition/VG unclipped dust jacket. ISBN0684824280. 125 pages. 5 ¾ X 9 ½.

133MillsSocio Professor C. Wright Mills. The Sociological Imagination. 1970, Pelican Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England. Social Sciences, Anthropology. Used. Softcover. VG Condition. 256 pages, Indexed. 4 3/8 X 7 1/8. "The sociological imagination enables us to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two within society. That is its task and its promise".

Leguizamo, John. Mambo Mouth: A Savage Comedy. 1991 ILLUSTRATED. Sorry, we can't decipher the artist name. 1 sheet of paper Double-sided. Original show letterhead stationary. Has been folded. A signed, inscribed letter to friends telling them about his June 4th reopening of the show with music by Jelly Bean Bennitez. UNIQUE EPHEMERA. About the show: In 1991, Leguizamo also wrote… Read more about this item

Glasscock, C.B. The War Of The Copper Kings: Builders of Butte and Wolves Of Wall Street. 1935 Bobbs Merrill, Grosset & Dunlap reprint. WESTERN NON-FICTION. JOURNALISM. The story of the Wall Street Panic of 1907, fueled by Frederick Augustus Heinze of the Montana Ore Purchasing Co. USED. VG/NO DJ INCLUDED. 314 pages. 5 3/4 X 8 3/8.

Beebe, Lucius. Legends of the Comstock Lode. Paperback. 1954, Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA. By Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg. First Edition Thus. USED. VG Condition/ None as issued. 82 pages, indexed. 6 X 9 1/8. Comstock Lode, California Gold Rush, Mining, History of California.

Beebe, Lucius. Comstock Commotion: The Story of The Territorial Enterprise and Virginia City News. Copyright 1954, Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA. Used. VG Condition/ No DJ included. A nice copy. USED. 129 pages 6 ¼ X 9 5/8. California Gold Rush, Mining, Comstock Lode, Virginia City Nevada. Journalism. History of California. 19th Century.

Hinson, Maurice. SHEET MUSIC. Alfred Publishing Company, 1990. At The Piano with Scott Joplin, a Guide to style and interpretation. Includes: The Cascades, The Chrysanthemum, The Easy Winners, The Entertainer, Heliotrope Bouquet, Maple Leaf Rag, Rag-Time Dance, Solace, The Strenuous Life, Sun Flower Slow Drag, Swipesy. Used. Very Good Condition. Folio size. 63 pages. 9 1/8 X 12.

T'Shaka, Oba. The Political Legacy Of Malcolm X. Third World Press, Chicago. Stated First Edition, First Printing Thus, 1983. Softcover. ISBN0883781107. BIOGRAPHY, BLACK STUDIES, AMERICAN HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY, POLITICAL SCIENCE. A nice copy. Used. VG Condition. 293 pages, indexed. 5 3/8 X 8 1/2.

Nijinsky, Romola. Nijinsky and the Last Years of Nijinsky. The Definitive Biography Copyright 1980. Simon and Schuster stated First Impression Thus. Full number line. EXLIB. Good Condition/ VG original dust jacket. 260 pages, indexed. ISBN0671411233. PERFORMING ARTS, RUSSIA, BALLET, VASLAV NIJINSKY. Summary: "The life of Vaslav Nijinsky is not merely a record of a great dancer's artistic triumphs; it is… Read more about this item

Gibran, Kahlil. Spirits Rebellious (The Wisdom Library). 1947 Philosophical Library. Used. VG Condition/ VG unclipped original green DJ. Toning. RELIGION/ PHILOSOPHY. 121 pages. 4 7/8 X 7 1/2.

Branch, Taylor. Parting The Waters: America In The King Years 1954-1963.1988, Simon And Schuster. 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. Used. Very Good Condition/ Very Good original unclipped dust jacket. ISBN0671460978. 1062 pages indexed. ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS. Black History.

Bierce, Ambrose. In The Midst Of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians. 1892 Chatto & Windus. London. Printed by Spottiswoode and Co. Used. VG Condition/ No DJ Included. Navy Blue Boards with Gilt titling and blindstamped floral ornamentation at center front panel. Titling on spine is still good. Used. Short stories of the American Civil War. Documentary. War Stories.… Read more about this item

Wilder, Laura Ingalls: On the Banks of Plum Creek. 1953 Harper & Brothers Uniform edition. ILLUSTRATED BYGARTH WILLIAMS. Used. VG-/ NO DUST JACKET IS INCLUDED. Hardcover. Apple Green Boards. Little House on the Prairie series The book tells about the family's move to Plum Creek, Laura's first time going to school, and grasshoppers that eat their crops. 339 pages.… Read more about this item

Shapiro, Harry L. The Pitcairn Islanders (aka The Heritage of the Bounty) Simon And Schuster, First Clarion Printing Thus, 1968. USED. Good condition. Softcover. CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY. POLYNESIA, SOUTH SEAS, TAHITI. "An account of the colony which the nine mutineers of the H.M.S. Bounty founded on Pitcairn Island in 1790. Provides an in-depth analysis of culture contact between the English and… Read more about this item

Mata Hari: Courtesan And Spy. 1930, Blue Ribbon Books Photoplay Edition featuring actress Greta Garbo. Coulson, Major Thomas, OBE. BIOGRAPHY. EXLIB. Good Condition/ No DJ Included. 312 pages 5 ¾ X 8 3/8. BIOGRAPHY. Summary "Femme Fatale Mata Hari's True Story Remains a Mystery 100 Years After Her Death. Mata Hari (1876-1917), real name Gertrude Margarete Zelle. Dancer on French… Read more about this item