Biography And Autobiography from Grimalkin Books

New York: Ballantine Books, 1995. This Stated First Edition from March 1995 (and unless it's stated, it's not) has a "number line" ending in a "1" to indicate First Printing. The book is in close to Fine condition, with a close to Fine unclipped dust jacket. (Click on photo.) This monumental anthology traces the history and culture of African American… Read more about this item

Holbrook MA: Adams Media Corporation, 1999. This First American Edition includes the "letter line" starting with an "A" that indicates First Printing. Beautifully illustrated in period photos both in color, tinted, or in black-and-white, the author presents Agatha Christie's life, sometimes itself a mystery, her career, her world, and filmed productions of her stories and novels, often featuring Hercule Poirot… Read more about this item

New York: Arcade Publishing, 2005. This Stated First Edition includes a "number line" ending in a "1" to indicate First Printing. The book is in Fine, unread condition with an equally Fine dust jacket. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. This autobiography by the author of Bittersweet explores the life of a child,… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1903. William H. Prescott's major historical writings were from the mid-1820s until the author's death from a stroke in 1859. This collection includes the final "New and Revised Edition," first published in this form in 1872, as edited by John Foster Kirk. This complete 16-volume set comes in a handsome green cloth, with decorative die-stamped gilt. The… Read more about this item

New York: Hyperion, 2002. After 18 years of a highly successful acting career, Michael J. Fox revealed to the world that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. Here he tells the story of his life, his career, and his campaign to find a cure for this disease. This Stated First Edition also includes a "number line" ending in a… Read more about this item

Woodstock, NY: The Overlook Press, 2005. This rare First Edition, with a "number line" starting with a "1" to indicate First Printing, is in Fine condition with a Fine price-unclipped dust jacket. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. The book includes an Introduction by Andrew Goodfellow concerning the late author and his life and work.… Read more about this item

Boston: David R. Godine, Publisher, 1980. This First U.S. Edition is in As New, unread condition, with an As New, price-unclipped dust jacket. This new translation by Anne and Peter Wiseman of Julius Caesar's classic work is complemented by illustrations throughout in color and black and white selected by Barry Cunliffe. These include photographs, portraits, maps, and… Read more about this item

Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1997. This book is in New condition, with a New, unclipped dust jacket. It is still sealed and protected by the manufacturer's original shrink wrap. When the Army of the West marched into Santa Fé, New Mexico, on August 18, 1846, a Missouri volunteer named Richard Smith Elliott was one of its officers. In… Read more about this item

New York: Harper , 2010. Although this and all trade copies are stated "First Editions," this copy is actually a 12th Printing. The book is in New, unread condition, but with a small remainder dot on the bottom edge. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. Although the recent HBO movie version concentrated on the… Read more about this item

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1968. Kim Philby, "the best spy the Russians ever had", infiltrates the British Secret Intelligence Service and acts as a double agent for 33 years. The author, E.H. Cookridtge, was himself a secret agent and knew Philby over three decades. The book is a First Edition in Very Good+ condition, with a signature of the… Read more about this item

New York: St. Martin's Press, 2004. This Stated First Edition from June 2004 (and, unless it's stated, it's not) also has a complete "number line" starting with a "1" to indicate First Printing. For over 20 years, Rob Littell was John F. Kennedy Jr's closest friend and confident. Littell reveals the intimate John Jr., his relationships with his mother and… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 2005. This Third Printing is in New, unread condition, with a New, price-unclipped dust jacket. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. As a child, Alan Alda had a turbulent life, with his mentally ill mother and famous father. As he grew up, he learned that the past had only made him… Read more about this item

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1963. This fictionalized biography, based on the colorful life of John Bunyan, author of "The Pilgrim's Progress," is in Fine condition, with a Near-Fine dust jacket. The price-unclipped dust jacket has some light edge rubbing and creasing on the front panel. The author recreates Bunyan's childhood, his service in the army under Oliver Cromwell,… Read more about this item

Carol Stream, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1909. This First Edition has a complete "number line" ending in a "1" to indicate First Printing. The book is in New condition with a New, price-unclipped dust jacket. I've placed the dust jacked into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. When shady financial dealings got Prisoner #H64741, Bill Dallas, sent to San… Read more about this item

New York: Harper and Row, 1978. This Second Printing from 1978 is tightly bound, its pages clean and bright. The book is in Near-Fine condition, with a Near-Fine price-unclipped dust jacket. One of America's most popular First Ladies candidly shares all the ups and downs of her private life and her unrelenting courage in facing the obstacles that might have… Read more about this item

New York: Allied Overseas Veterans' Stories Co., Inc., 1919. This is probably a First Edition but is not stated as such and includes no later printing history. This incredible work is dedicated to those "boys" from World War I who are buried in Belgium and France by their surviving comrades, each one telling his own story of his involvement in… Read more about this item

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2010. This Stated First Edition from November 2010 also includes the required "number line" ending in a "1" to indicate First Printing. Kay Thompson was one of the greatest multi-threat entertainers in Hollywood and anywhere else she traveled, in addition to her second career as the author of the dearly loved Eloise books for children… Read more about this item

North Ryde, NSW: Methuen Australian, 1985. Some 3,300 steam locomotives were built in Australia over an 80-year period. This is the story of two legendary men -- Alf Smith and Fred Shea -- and the great "iron horses" they created. Both book and dust jacket are in Fine, As New condition. This First Edition is bound in black with die-stamped… Read more about this item

London: Frances Lincoln, 2003. This Third Printing is in As New, unread condition, with an As New price-unclipped dust jacket. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. Chatsowrth, the Duchess of Devonshire's stately home is known as much for its brilliant catering as for its palatial splendor and priceless treasures. This book contains all of the… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2008. This First Edition has the required "number line" ending with a "1" to indicate First Printing. The book is in As New condition with an As New price-unclipped dust jacket. This biography of the well-loved philanthropist, Brooke Astor, also deals with the tragic family scandal of a son accused of mistreating his mother and of… Read more about this item