Biography & Memoir from Tannery Books

Philadelphia: Joseph Rakestraw, 1847. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Ed. William Evans, Thomas Evans. The Friends' Library: Comprising Journals, Doctrinal Treaties, and Other Writings of members of the Religious Society of Friends, Vol. XI. Philadelphia, Joseph Rakestraw, 1847, First Edition. This volume contains "The lives of Samuel Neale; Mary Neale; John Burnyeat; Catharine Phillips; Memoirs of William Crouch; Letters,… Read more

Wendell, N.C.: Broadfoot's Bookmark, 1984. Reprint. Hardcover. Ex-library. Edited by S. A. Cunningham, The Confederate Veteran, Wendell, N.C., Broadfoot's Bookmark (1984-1990 - Broadfoot, p. 98), reprint of 1893-1912 first 20 volumes. A wealth of profiles, remininscences, obituaries, reunions, monuments, and contemporary ads. Gray cloth hc with red title block on spine, 4to, 386 to 642 pp. Very Good/no… Read more

Hartford, Conn.: Case, Lockwood and Company, Printers, 1866. First Printing. Hardcover. Ex-library. J. A. Mowris, M. D., Regimental Surgeon. A History of the One Hundred and Seventeenth Regiment, N. Y. Volunteers, (Fourth Oneida,) from the Date of Its Organization, August, 1862, till that of Its Muster Out, June, 1865. Hartford, Conn., Case, Lockwood and Company, Printers, 1866, First… Read more

Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1844. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good. Caroline A. Halsted, Richard III, as Duke of Gloucester and King of England. Complete in one volume. Philadelphia, Carey and Hart, 1844, First American edition. Brick cloth hc with blind-stamped floral design and bookbinder's name (Russell), 8vo, viii, [17]-472 pp with appendices (pages appear misnumbered, not missing). Good-/no… Read more

Rochester: Benton & Andrews, 1864. First Printing. Hardcover. Ex-library. Mix. David W. Judd. The Story of the Thirty-Third N. Y. S. Vols: or Two Years Campaigning in Virginia and Maryland. Rochester, Benton & Andrews, 1864, First Printing. (Broadfoot, p. 246) History of the Thirty-Third New York Volunteers, with biographies of officers, rosters by company, and orders, including explanation… Read more

Philadelphia: Friends' Book Store, 1879. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Good. Memorials Concerning Deceased Friends: Being a Selection From The Records of The Yearly Meeting for Pennsylvania, &c., from The Year 1788 to 1878, inclusive. Philadelphia, Friends' Book Store, 1879, Fourth Edition. Brown cloth hc with gilt spine titling and blind-stamped borders, 8vo, iv, 542 pp with index. Good/no… Read more

Sudbury: J. Wright, 1848. First Printing. Leather_bound. Good. Sarah Grubb, A Selection From the Letters of the Late Sarah Grubb (formerly Sarah Lynes.), Sudbury, J. Wright, 1848, First Printing (Smith, v1, p. 877). Full leather hc, gilt spine divisions in five compartments with black leather title block, [viii] 452 pp, errata note tipped in. Good: covers scuffed and… Read more

Houghton Mifflin, 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library. George Hodges, William Penn, Riverside Biographical Series number 6, New York and Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1901, First Edition. Dark red cloth hc with gilt title box on front, 12mo (17 cm), [viii] frontispiece portrait, gilt top edges, 142 pp with bibliography. Good/no DJ: ex-library with stamps and stickers, corners and spine… Read more

Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1975. First Printing. Hardcover. Ex-library/good. Dorothy Clarke Wilson, Stranger and Traveler: The Story of Dorothea Dix, American Reformer, Boston, Little, Brown & Co., 1975, First Printing. Red cloth hc, 8vo (21 cm), xxiv, 360 pp with index and bibliography, illustrations; brown illustrated dustjacket. She reformed care for the mentally ill and was in… Read more

Indianapollis: Guild Press of Indiana, 1993. First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. Jenny E. Hinshaw. Dorothy Strattan Hinshaw, illustrated by Jenny E. Hinshaw, When I Was Young in Indiana: A Country Life, Indianapollis, Guild Press of Indiana, 1993, First Printing. Laminated hc, horizontal 4to (28 by 22 cm), [vi] 39 pp (last page is pastedown), illustrated with drawings and… Read more

New York: Chilton Company, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Daniel Blum, Theatre World, Season 1957-58, Vol. 14. Heavily illustrated with bw photos. Lists of actors with biographies, plus annual obituaries, limited index. Season 1957-1958, Philadephia, Chilton Company, gray cloth hc, taller 8vo, 256 pp; glossy blue and white DJ. Good/Good: spine bumped, light tanning and rippling on endpapers,… Read more

New York: Daniel C. Blum, 1948. First edition. Paperback. Good. Daniel Blum, Theatre World, Season 1947-48, Vol. IV. Heavily illustrated with bw photos. Lists of actors with biographies, plus annual obituaries, limited index. Season 1947-48, New York, author - Norman Macdonald, Stuyvesant Press Corp. Paperback, 8vo, 224 pp. Good: Covers coming loose, worn and scuffed, slight miscut with… Read more

Richmond, Ind.: The Friends Publication Board, 1923. First printing. Hardcover. Ex-Library. Walter C. Woodward, Friendly Tales of Foreign Trails, Richmond, Ind., The Friends Publication Board, 1923, First printing. Blue cloth hc, small 8vo, [x] 234 pp. Tales of an American Quaker group traveling through Europe. Ex-library (Good)/no DJ: ex-library with stickers and minor markings, covers bumped and wearing,… Read more

Troy, N.Y.: The Southworth Company, 1914. First printing. Hardcover. Good +/fair. Howard A. Kelly, Some American Medical Botanists Commemorated in our Botanical Nomenclature, Troy, N.Y., The Southworth Company, 1914, First Printing. Biographies of American botanists including John Bartrum, who explored Florida at the age of 70. Dark green cloth hc with gilt writing and a leaf on the… Read more

Richmond: Garrett & Massie, Inc., 1961. First printing. Hardcover. Ex-Library/good. John Sumner Wood, The Virginia Bishop: A Yankee Hero of the Confederacy, Richmond, Va., Garrett & Massie, Inc., 1961, First printing. Blue cloth hc, 8vo, xiv, 188 with index, bw illustrated plates; blue dustjacket with portrait on front. Ex-library (Good)/Good: ex-lib with stickers, stamps and tape, crisps except… Read more

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1875. Hardcover. Ex-Library. J. William Jones, Personal Reminiscences, Andecdotes, and Letters of Gen. Robert E. Lee. New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1875 (copyright 1874). Dark green cloth hc with black and gilt-stamped designs, light yellow endpapers, xvi, 510 pp [2 ads], 6 steel engravings including frontispiece portrait, 13 wood engravings. Ex-library… Read more

Philadelphia: Henry Longstreth, 1860. First American edition. Hardcover. Good. Stephen Grellet, edited by Benjamin Seebohm, Memoirs of the Life and Gospel Labors of Stephen Grellet, in two volumes, Vol. I, 1860, First American. Pebbled cloth hc with blind-stamped design and copper lettering on spine, 8vo (21 cm), light yellow endpapers, portrait frontispiece with facsimile signature, viii, 478 pp.… Read more

Philadelphia: Benjamin & Thomas Kite, 1818. Leather_bound. Good. John Churchman (1705-1775), An Account of the Gospel Labours and Christian Experiences of John Churchman. Philadelphia, Benjamin & Thomas Kite, 1818. Full leather with title block on spine, blank sticker on spine (early church libraries?), tall 12mo (17 cm), [i]-vi, 7-298 pp. Good: covers worn with top of spine chipped,… Read more

Philadelphia: Henry Longstreth, 1877. Later printing. Hardcover. Good. Stephen Grellet, edited by Benjamin Seebohm, Memoirs of the Life and Gospel Labors of Stephen Grellet, in two volumes, Vol. II, 1877. Brown cloth hc with blind-stamped design and gilt spine lettering, 8vo (23 cm), dark brown endpapers, frontispiece engraving of Grellet's residence, viii, 492 pp. Good/no DJ: covers worn… Read more

Little, Brown & Co., 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Jane Halsman Bello, Steve Bello, Philippe Halsman; Philippe Halsman: A Retrospective, Little, Brown & Co., 1999, First edition. Oversized book of beautiful and quirky black-and-white portraits, not just of Hollywood stars, but artists, presidents, writers and thinkers. Black cloth hc, folio (32 cm), 212 pp. Near Fine/Very… Read more