Search Results: Biography / Biography Collections from Bookmarc's

Metuchen, New Jersey: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1994. U4 - Book has taped label on the spine, label on the back and couple on the back endpapers with cardholder adhered, library stamping on the top and title page, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

David and Charles, 1971. AL5 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has wrinkling, chipping and crease on some edges and corners, some soiling, stains, moderate to heavy discoloration, and normal shelf wear otherwise good. Book has wrinkling on the spine edges and gutter edges, rubbing on some cover edges, foxing on the page edges and some inside pages, moderate discoloration, and normal shelf wear otherwise good. Times Newspapers Limited 1971. From Konrad Adenauer and Louis Armstrong to Ferdinand von Zeppelin and Georgi Zhukov, this heavily illustrated A-Z biography of international personalities makes fascinating reading.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

TK Publishers, 1983. CF6 - A first printing hardcover book in very good condition in good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping, crease, and small tears on some edges and corners, label stain on the front, darkened spine, light scuffing, tanning discoloration, and light shelf wear. Book has light discoloration and shelf wear. 8.75"x6", 305 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, USA: Meridian Books/The World Publishing Company, 1966. BX4 - A trade paperback book in good+ condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in monochrome illustrated white wraps with minor overall shelf wear plus there is some creasing and yellowing on the spine plus there is some very light soiling and rubbing of the cover overall plus there is some light creasing on the back cover plus there is a very, very light bump on the back bottom right corner plus there is the original owner's name in red ink on the front endpaper. A book that portrays both Charles Darwin and Thomas Huxley as well as the cultural history of the birth of evolutionary theory and the public debate it sparked. By the author of "The Universe of G. B. S." Endnotes, indexed, 399p,. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 5.25"x8".

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1982. BX4 - An ex-library first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by Rita Mae Brown on her page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has couple of taped labels on the spine, some wrinkling, chipping, and crease on the edges and corners, tanning and light shelf wear. Book has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), some bumped corners, scribbled line on the right side page edges, significant tanning, and light shelf wear. An anthology that is made up of collection of diaries and journals by contemporary women: Maxine Kumin, Rache de Vries, Sharon Wysocki, Alix Kates Shulman, Bibi Wein, Carol Mont Parker, Kay Morgan, Barbara Moraff, Marge Piercy, Leslie Ullman, Gail Godwin, Sylvia Plath, Michelle Murray, Carol Dine, Mary Elsie Robertson, Margaret Ryan, Eleanor Coppola, Susan Kinnicutt, Judith Minty, Kate Green, Nan Hunt, Anne Sexton, Kathleen Spicack, Judith McDaniel,… Read More

Santa Cruz, California: American Poetry Association, 1989. BE4 - An ex-library hardcover book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, scattered library stamping, tanning and light shelf wear with no dust jacket. Edited, with introduction, index and biographical sketches by Robert Nelson and the staff of the American Poetry Association. 11.25"x8.75", 520 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1982. CN4 - A first edition ex-library hardcover book in very good condition that has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), some bumped corners and tape stains, light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Biographical Dictionary of World War I. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

Chicago, IL, U.S.A.: University of Chicago Press, 1997. BZ1 - A hard cover first edition withdrawn ex-library book in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in black cloth covered boards with metallic red lettering and a graphic on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus the usual library labels and stamp on the front endpaper, and top outside paper edges plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. The dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve with the usual library label on the spine that wraps around onto the back plus the endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. A book about the ethnic heroes who emerged within African-American popular culture in the wake of the Kennedy era. They projected the values and beliefs of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements and reflected both the possibility and the actuality of a rapidly changing American landscape.… Read More

Austin, Texas: Texas State Historical Association, 1981. CC2 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has significant tape residues and a taped label on the lower spine and bottom corners near the spine, wrinkling and crease on the edges and corners, some scuffing, inside flaps adhered to the fixed endpapers, discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise good. Book has foxing on the page edges, endpapers, first few and last few pages, some rubbing and wear on the cover edges, library stamping on the top, title page, and copyright page, label on the copyright page and back loose endpaper, some scribbled pen marks on the right side page edges, discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise good. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Austin, Texas: Texas State Historical Association, 1981. AM2 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has label on the front and spine, inside flaps adhered to the fixed endpapers, light scuffing, discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise good. Book has library stamping on the top and copyright page with label, cardholder adhered on the back loose endpaper, light stains, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise good.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Raleigh, North Carolina: The American Biographical Institute, 1978. AQ6 - A Tenth Anniversary Collector Edition hardcover book SIGNED by author with "Best Wishes" written on a label adhered on the front free endpaper in very good condition that has previous owner's library seal emboss on the front free endpaper, some light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Brown faux leather with gilt lettering, design, and page edges. A Limited, Signed and Numbered Collector Edition being number 520. 9.5"x7.5", 1338 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Fundacao Biblioteca Nacional, 1993. BZ3 - A trade paperback book in good+ to very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in gray wraps with minor overall shelf wear primarily in the form of some creasing on the front cover. The dust jacket shows minor overall shelf with some light creasing on the front and back and some light overall rubbing. A book of days for the Brazilian literary year. Heavily illustrated with black and white photographs and reproductions throughout. Indexed, chronology, 261p.. Trade Paperback. Good/Good. 6.25"x8".

Plano, Texas, USA: Republic of Texas Press, 2001. CB4 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with a gift inscription in ink to the original owner on the front endpaper plus there is some very light overall rubbing of the covers. A book based on interviews about the experiences of World War II veterans from across Texas. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Indexed, 294p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 5.25"x8.25".

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Saint Martin's Press, LLC, 1993. CB5 - A tight, clean, sound copy in black paper covered boards with silver lettering on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus there are the usual library stamps, label, and pocket on the top outside paper edges, title page, and back endpaper plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. The dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear plus there is some very, very light fading on the spine plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve plus the endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 5.75"x8.5". Ex-Library.

Smithtown, New York: Exposition Press, 1980. AU2 - Book has taped label on the spine, fading on the spine and some edges, sides, and corners, light scratches, lightly bumped on some corners, library stamping on the top, title page, and back loose endpaper with label and cardholder, label on the back fixed endpaper, fixed on the hinges of the half-title page and title page, label with some library code written on page page 328, some dog-eared pages, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise good.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Baton Rouge, Louisana: Louisiana State University Press, 1988. CC5 - A first printing ex-library hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling and chipping on the edges, corners and some sides, label on the spine, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), tape stains on the cover, light discoloration and shelf wear. Signed by Amiri Baraka (formerly known as LeRoi Jones) on his story page. A book about African-American theater's five most productive playwrights: Willis Richardson, Randolph Edmonds, Langston Hughes, LeRoi Jones, and Ed Bullins. 9.25"x6.25", 252 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Baton Rouge, Louisana: Louisiana State University Press, 1988. CN3 - An ex-library first printing book SIGNED and dated by Amiri Baraka (formerly known as LeRoi Jones) on his page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling and chipping on some edges and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), tape stains on the endpapers and cover, small chipping on the lower hinge of the back endpaper, light discoloration and shelf wear. A book about African-American theater's five most productive playwrights: Willis Richardson, Randolph Edmonds, Langston Hughes, LeRoi Jones, and Ed Bullins. 9.25"x6.25", 252 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1981. CO4 - An ex-library later printing hardcover book in good condition that has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), cupping and wrinkling on the spine, some bumped corners, scattered rubbing, stains and marked out info, wrinkling and crease on some inside pages, inside pages light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Dictionary of Scientific Biography: Volumes 3 & 4 - Cabanis to Firmicus Maternus. 11.5"x9", 1246 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1964. CR6 - A reprint ex-library hardcover book in very good condition that has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), foxing, tanning and light shelf wear with no dust jacket. The Dictionary of National Biography: The Concise Dictionary, Part II - 1901-1950. 9.5"x6.5", 528 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1981. CF1 - A 2nd printing ex-library hardcover book in very good condition that has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), cupping on the spine, lightly bowed and some bumped corners, some marked out info and stains, wrinkling and crease on some inside pages, inside pages lightly moisture soiled, light tanning, and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Dictionary of Scientific Biography: Volumes 9 & 10 - Macrobuus to Piso. 11.5"x9", 1242 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.