Search Results: Biography, Autobiography. Memoir from PittCo Books

Faber and Faber, 1999. Book. Trade Paperback. The acclaimed British playwright's diary of his recent experience as an actor, comments on the profession as well as on the director, portraits of other actors in the production -- Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench. UNCORRECTED PROOF, FINE COPY, SIGNED by Hare on the title page..

Sierra Club, 2006. Book. Hardcover. Trouern - Trend was stationed in Iraq as National Guardmen. This is his account of his birding activities there. FINE COPY, SIGNED by author on title page, FIRST PRINTING. The author has been bird watcher since 12 years old. A small, attractive, hard cover book signed. Decorative cover with no dj as issued..

Duke University, 1984. Book. Hardcover. Revised and Expanded. FINE COPY, FIRST PRINTING THUS..

Allen Lane, 2002. Book. Hardcover. The late Dr. Porter, Britain's greatest medical historian explores the ways we've fought disease and the changing role of doctors from ancient times. BRITISH EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, NEAR FINE COPY..

Orchises, 1997. Book. Trade Paperback. Collection of personal poems on nature, landscape, etc by poet with critical acclaim. NEAR FINE COPY, REVIEW COPY, PUBLISHER'S SLIP laid in, FIRST PRINTING...

Norton, 1994. Book. Hardcover. Expansive biography of the great British Gothic Novelist.FIRST EDITION, FINE COPY..

St. Martins Press, 1984. autobiography of one of America's greatest composers and his times. Some wear to front cover, o/w VERY GOOD COPY, FIRST PRINTING, UNCORRECTED PROOF.. Original Wraps. Book.

Trustees Under the Will of M. B. Eddy, 1902. Collection of Eddy's messages given before the Christian Science Church. Soft leather cover w/ bright gold letters on spine and cover, small 32 mo size, NEAR FINE COPY.. Soft Cover. Book.

Knopf, 1959. Book. Hardcover. A collection of recipes by Donon who was a world renowned chef and the last student of French master Auguste Escoffier. This is a FIRST PRINTING, inscribed to Katherine Cramer Angell, co-founder, president and Chairwoman of the CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA. A VERY GOOD to Near Fine Copy. Inscribed on front endpaper in 1959 so Donon refers to Angell as Mrs.James R. Angell. .

London: Weidenfield and Nicholson, 1993. Book. Hardcover. The British writer, Malet edits the letters she received from the acclaimed British mystery writer Daphne Du Maurier, covers writing, family, sex, etc. FINE COPY, FIRST BRITISH EDITION..

Miramax Books, 2001. The famous safari guide and travel writer gives his accounts of his safaris and work after some of his clients were killed by Rwandan rebels in 1999. Covers safaris in Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and other countries. FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF, FINE COPY.. Hardcover. Book.

Knopf, 2008. Book. Hardcover. Hiaasen's memoir of returning to Golf at Middle age. FINE COPY, INSCRIBED by Hiassen " To Steve... ". FIRST EDITION..

2004. Collection of funny, personal essays by one of America's wittiest writers. FIRST PRINTING, FINE COPY.. Hardcover. Book.

Esquire, 1980. Esquire Magazine, November 1980 issue. Writer Shames goes in search of Lennon's private life throught friends, hangers on, Beatle fanatics and finds lot of wealth. Also, Norman of Bear Bryant and Wolcott on Amis. NORMAL WEAR, VERY GOOD COPY.. Soft Cover. Book.

Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920. Book. Hardcover. The great economist's interpretation on the Treaty of Versaiiies and Europe after World War One. Some minor sunning to spine, no DJ, FIRST EDITION, overall a VERY GOOD + COPY with no markings in the text..

Oxford, 1988. Book. Trade Paperback. Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok. Victorian memoir that inspired Broadway's "King and I". Facsimile copy of the Victorian edition illustrated with reproductions of the wood engravings. FIRST OXFORD PRINTING, FINE COPY.

Evergreen Review, 1970. Book. The June 1970 issue of Evergreen Review Magazine. Cover photo of Fred Baker and actors taken by Adams. Includes two pages of nude stills from Bakers' movie "Events" about a filmmaker who makes stag movies to fund his other works. Articles include Seale on the Panther trials, Lahr on Feiffer and Shepard and four pages of Ungerer cartoons. Normal wear to cover but overall VERY GOOD COPY..

Evergreen Review, 1970. Book. Evergreen Review Magazine, the April 1970 issue. Cover is from William Klein's film "Mr. Freedom" also has a storyboard sequence of the film. Other articles include Lester on censorship of Black writers, Hayden on the Chicago Conspiracy trial, Krim on artist Sam Goodman and a Portfolio of of nude sexual photos by Freed. Also has many 1960's style counterculture ads. Normal wear to covers and a coupon cut out of the back cover o/w a VERY GOOD COPY..

London: Methuen Book. Hardcover. Important book of math foundations. A VERY GOOD COPY, FIRST PRINTING. Chapters include, "Digital Roots", "Primes and Factors", " Logorithms and Trigonometrical Ratios" and " Pseudo Telepathy". Owner signature on front endpaper O/W no text markings..

Haworth Press, 1987. Book. Hardcover. Writings by grown children of famous, prominent therapists, includes children of Paul Federn, Alfred Adler, Franz Alexander and others, telling of what it was like with these parents, some of the children went into similar professions. Hardcover, without dustjacket probably as issued, FINE COPY..