Search Results: Autobiography from Bee Creek Books

Springfield, Mass: Bill, Nichols and Company, 1869. By the age of 25, Gough was unemployed, homeless, and a confirmed drunkard. In 1842 he attended a temperance meeting in Worcester, Massachusetts where he took a pledge to totally abstain from liquor. He began to tell his story to eager audiences and soon embarked on a career of lecturing against the evils of drink.During his career, Gough delivered some 9,600 lectures to more than nine million people in America, Canada, England, Scotland, and Ireland. He became the most sought-after temperance lecturer in the country. When he died in 1886, the New York Times wrote that he "was probably better known in this country and in Great Britain than any other public speaker." Mr. Gough was one of this country’s most influential social reformers who helped to solve one of America’s most pressing problems. 552 pp. Covers are rubbed as are all edges, but solid and intact. Corners rubbed, 2 of them to boards. Overall covers are Good. Front… Read More

New York: Oxford University Press, 1939. 982 pages with index. Cover is worn on edges and corners, spine ends bent from shelf wear. Signed and dated by author on front free endpaper. Broken front hinge. Darkened top page edge. Spine broken within text. Book in Good condition.. Signed by Author. Seventh Printing. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Photographs. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Autobiography.

New York: American Museum Natural History, 1916. In the Foreword written by Henry Fairfield Osborn, " The life and writing of Joel Asaph Allen have exerted so great an influence on the progress of ornithology and mammalogy in America that all who have the interests of these branches of science at heart, both in this country and abroad, will welcome this biographical and bibliographical volume. It is issued as an expression of the appreciation of Doctor Allen's life work by the Trustees of The American Museum of Natural History and devoted colleagues on its Scientific Staff. The biographical sketch was especially desired in connection with the Bibliography because it sets forth so clearly the broad groundwork of travel, of field observation and of field record which has established a model of all modern American work on the birds and the mammals..." 215 pp. most uncut at top edge. Side edge untrimmed. Tears and chips mainly at front cover's side edge. Covers soiled with fading at… Read More

Oxford: The University Press, 1833. To Which are Added Other Annotations. In Six Volumes. Volume V. 465 pages with index. Leather covered with gilt design along outside edge, and gilt floral pattern on spine. Front cover completely separated from book. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards, edges rubbed with some areas of exposed boards, cover faces have some soiling and areas where leather has been scuffed or ripped. Spine is separated from interior of book, large section of top of spine is ripped and missing, gilt is faded, spine ends are torn. Marbled page edges. Marbled endpapers. Interior pages are tight, some very small foxing spots otherwise clean. Book in Good to G+ condition.. Second Edition, Enlarged. Leather. Good. Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 8 3/4". England.

Garden City, New York: Junior Deluxe Edition, 1954. "The story of what happens to this magnificant horse is the best known book about an animal in our language." 224 pp. DJ in Good- condition with tears to top front and along spine edge, discoloration along edges, creases along edges, and front flap price clipped. Decorative gray covers with images of horses on front/back. Cover corners lightly bumped, bending to spine tips. Red top page edge. Uncut long page edge. Interior is tight and clean.. Cloth. Very Good+/Good-. Illus. by Walter Seaton. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Juvenile.

New York: Boni & Liveright, 1922. 502 pp. Red cloth covers with gilt title box on front cover and gilt title on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed, scuffing and marks on cover faces, wear to joints. Bottom of spine is very dirty, spine ends are bent and fraying, some creases. Bottom page edge corners are dirty. Front hinge broken, back hinge loose, spine loose. Interior pages clean. Remnants of sticker (?) on back inside cover. Book in VG- condition.. Cloth. Very Good-/No Jacket. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 3/4". Autobiography.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1927. Introduction by Commander Donald B. MacMillan. A fourteen-year-old boy recounts his life working as a cabin boy on The Bowdoin. Tells his experiences traveling through the Arctic. 142 pp. Photographs. Covers are clean and VG+. Some sporadic foxing. Doesn't interfere with text. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good. . Cloth. Good+. Illus. by Map, Photographs. Size: Approx. 5 " x 9". Autobiography.

California: California Historical Society, 1964. Atherton's diary is a virgin historical document which has been heretofore in the possession of his descendants, who only recently deposited it in the California Historical Society Library. Its publication is a signal event in the historiography of California. California in the 1830's was the scene of political turmoil, civil-religious conflict, mushrooming trade and foreign penetration. The decade was marked by frequent changes in Mexican-appointed governors, local upraisings against established authority and the secularization of the missions. Faxon Dean Atherton, a young man from New England, vividly recorded much of that process of change in his diary. Only 1550 copies printed. 1830 Foldout map of Alta California. 246 pp. Notes, Bibliography and Index. Blue-grey cloth with gilt design on front and back and gilt lettering on spine. Book is Fine.DJ's spine slightly darkened. Back inside flap, tiny nick 1/16"x 1/4" otherwise DJ… Read More

Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1896. 278 pp. Photographic illustrations. Green cloth covers with gilt title on front and spine. Scuffing and wear to cover faces, cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards. Spine ends are rubbed and torn. Cocked spine. Gilt top page edge. Browning to interior page edges, some minor foxing spots. Book in Good- to Good condition. . Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: Approx. 5 " x 7 1/2". Autobiography.

Elgin, Illinois: David C. Cook Publishing Company, 1981. In this book we see beyond the public Jaworski to a very private citizen with loving and capacious family ties-one who has experienced more than his share of both tragedy and triumph. We see a man whose minister-father inspired in him the deep personal faith in God that has given him the courage and direction he needed. His career spans five decades, and has involved such history-making court cases as the odious Nazi war crimes trials after World War II and the infamous Watergate trial in 1973-74. 216 pp. Book is Near Fine. Dust Jacket's top edges chipped otherwise Good +.. Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 8vo. Autobiography.

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1913. 327 pp. Green cloth covers with gilt lettering and image of Spanish castle on front cover, faded gilt lettering on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards, edges rubbed, some scuffing to cover faces, wear to joints. Spine ends are bent, creased and fraying with some small tears. Gilt top page edge. Previous owner's bookplate adhered to inside front cover, owner's name stamp on front free endpaper. Interior pages are browning along edges, foxing throughout. Loose spine. Book in Good condition.. Cloth. Good. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Autobiography.

Los Angeles: The Ward Ritchie Press, 1944. The Recollections of half a Century Devoted to the Citrus and Walnut Industries of California and to Furthering the Cooperative Movement in Agriculture. 199 pp. Brown cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed, spine ends are bent and faded. Decorative endpapers with maps of Maine and California. Signed by author on half title page, with inscription by previous owner below. Interior is tight and clean. Book in VG condition.. Signed by Author. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Photographs. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Autobiography.

Ashland, Oregon: World Wide Publishing Corporation, 1978. Over 100 photos and illustrations. 256 pp. Cover corners are rubbed and creased, rubbing to edges, Reading creases on spine, joints. Book in Good condition.. Trade Paper. Good. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 1/4". Autobiography.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915. Mildred Aldrich (1853-1928) was an American journalist and writer. In 1898 she moved to France and while living in Paris became a close friend of Gertrude Stein. Aldrich worked as a foreign correspondent and newspaper critic until retiring to Huiry, a village on the outskirts of Paris. During the First World War, Aldrich wrote A Hilltop on the Marne, a book based on her journal entries (3rd June - 8th September 1914) and on letters she wrote to Gertrude Stein.The book sold well in the United States and she followed it with On the Edge of the War Zone (1917), The Peak of the Load (1918) and When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1919). The French government believed that Aldrich's work helped persuade the US government to declare war on Germany and in 1922 was awarded the Legion of Honour. Mildred Aldrich died in Huiry, France, on 19th February, 1928. Map endpapers showing her home in Huiry and surrounding towns. 188 pp. including Appendix. Frontispiece a picture… Read More

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: University of Minnesota Press, 1999. SIGNED. In JAILHOUSE STORIES, Haugerud describes what it was like to live next to a prison, where jailbirds and jailbreaks were part of family life. These are the reminiscences of a real-life Andy Griffith character, a man dedicated to maintaining order in rural America durning both peaceful and turbulent times." 223 pp. copy from the author. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine to Fine. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Autobiography.

Chicago: The Werner Company, 1895. Two volume set. Vol. I: 602 pp. Chapters include: Admission to the Bar and Early Political Life; Recollections of the Financial Panic of 1857; The Beginning of Lincoln's First Administration; I Begin My Duties as Secretary of the Treasury. Vol. II: 603-1239 pp. with index. Chapters include: Last Days of the Hayes Administration; The Presidential Nomination in 1880; Visit to Cuba and the Southern States; Republican National Convention of 1888; Attempts to Stop the Purchase of Silver Bullion. Both volumes handsomely bound in green cloth with gilt lettering and image of John Sherman on front cover and gilt lettering on spine. Both volumes have cover corners bumped, edges rubbed, spine edges bent and slightly fraying. Ex. library with identification numbers on bottom spine, library bookplate on front inside cover, hole stamp on title page, due date list and security sticker on back free endpaper, bar code and pocket envelope on back inside cover. Endpapers are… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Doubleday Publishing, 1983. 389 pages with index. DJ present with wear to edges and corners, some creasing and rubbing to joints. Cover corners are bumped, spine ends are bent. Interior tight and clean. Book and DJ are VG.. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Writers.

Philadelphia: American Sunday School Union, 1831. "The narrative of her life, and other notices, intersoersed among her writing, have been added by the compilers of this revised edition." 267 pp. Brown cloth covers with gilt title lettering on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards, edges rubbed, cover faces scuffed and dirty. Tear to middle of spine removing section, top spine end is missing, bottom end is torn and fraying. Ex. library with identification number sticker on bottom spine, library bookplate on front inside cover, identification numbers on title page, embossed stamp on title page, security sticker on back free endpaper, pocket envelope and bar code on back inside cover. Previous owner's name written on front free endpaper. Endpapers have pink hue. Loose hinges and spine. Light browning and foxing to interior. Book in Good condition. Scarce copy.. Cloth. Good. Size: Approx. 4 " x 6". Memoir.

New York: Books, Inc., 1936. Volume XX. 427 pp. Grey cloth covers with black leather tips and spine with gilt lettering and design. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed, edges rubbed. Spine tips are rubbed and fraying, tears to leather on spine edge and corners, and some damage to spine. Interior is tight and clean. Book in Good+ to VG- condition.. Cloth. Good+ to Very Good-. Size: Approx. 5 " x 7 1/4". Famous Author.

Morgantown, PA: Masthof Press 152 pp. Signed by author with bible verse on half title page. Rubbing to cover edges and corners, soiling and dirt smudges to back cover, on spine and along bottom cover edge, spine ends are rubbed. Interior is tight and clean. Book in Good+ to VG- condition.. Signed by Author. Trade Paper. Good+ to Very Good-. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Autobiography.