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Maggie No Doubt

by Maggie-Own Wadelton

Condition
Used - Good+
Jacket Condition
Missing jacket.
Edition
1st edition, stated.
Published
1943
Binding
Light green cloth over boards.
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Gold script spine and front titles. Deckled outside page block. Clean with light wear to cover, minor spine tilt. Classic autobiography sequel. Rare.
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Ronald Reagan; A Life in Politics;

by Lou Cannon

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Nearly New Box
Edition
Boxed set of 2. ISBN vol. 2: 1891620916.
Published
2003
Binding
2-volume boxed paperback set
ISBN
9781586482848
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"Definitive political biography". Political conservative and Republican, popular, engaging public figure in 1980 was elected President of the United States. Respected historian and journalist Lou Cannon had observed and researched Reagan for about 25 years before focusing on Reagan's California governorship and U.S. Presidency. Complete set. The cardboard box in which these two volumes are placed as a set… Read more about this item
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Self Portrait

Self Portrait

by Man Ray ; Autobiography and Artwork

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
1st edition.
Published
1963
Binding
Hardcover.
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Black cloth over boards. Spine titles in gold and lavender. Blind-stamped front cover publisher Icon. Jacket in gold w/ black ink; art In black and white, 36 reproductions of author's photographs and artwork. Top page block, lavendarMany lively reminiscences, recounted with candor. A Brooklyn native, the artist is considered both an American and Parisian major influence.
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Matthew Calbraith Perry; A Typical American Naval Officer

Matthew Calbraith Perry; A Typical American Naval Officer

by Griffis, William Elliot

Condition
Used - Discard, Exeter N.H. Public Library. Good. No dust jacket. Edge wear, spine end damage. Separating boards, still holding.
Edition
Preface Boston, July 1st, 1887, Shawmut Church Parsonage.
Published
1887
Binding
Hard cover
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Boston.: Cupples and Hurd / The Hyde Park Press., 1887. Preface Boston, July 1st, 1887, Shawmut Church Parsonage.. Hard cover. Discard, Exeter N.H. Public Library. Good. No dust jacket. Edge wear, spine end damage. Separating boards, still holding.. 1 459 p. 28 cm. Dark blue tightly woven cloth over boards. Gold small subject profile, front. Steel-cut style B&W… Read more about this item
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Out of the night

Out of the night

by Valtin, Jan

Condition
Used - Very good in very good dust jacket. Jacket has minor edge wear, short tears, mid-spine.
Edition
1941 Alliance Book Corp. 1942 Garden City NY.
Published
1942
Binding
Hard cover
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Garden City NY.: Garden City Publishing., 1942. 1941 Alliance Book Corp. 1942 Garden City NY.. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Jacket has minor edge wear, short tears, mid-spine.. Salter, George (Jacket illustrated by).. 1 Dark blue heavy cloth over boards; blind-stamped titles angled on front. vi, 749 p. 25 cm. Out of the Night… Read more about this item
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The Long Walk; A Gamble for Life

The Long Walk; A Gamble for Life

by Rawicz, Slavomir, and Downing, Ronald (As told to)

Condition
Used - Good in good dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Jacket soiled and damaged, with some clear tape repair. Minor spine tilt. We
Edition
Book Club Edition. Author copyright.
Published
1956
Binding
Hard cover
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New York.: Harper & Brothers., 1956. Book Club Edition. Author copyright.. Hard cover. Good in good dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Jacket soiled and damaged, with some clear tape repair. Minor spine tilt. Well-bound.. 1 Woven maroon cloth over boards. 245 p. 22 cm. Yellow top page block dye. Outside block deckled. Autobiographical survival account of 7… Read more about this item
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"Lenny"; The Real Story of Lenny Bruce

"Lenny"; The Real Story of Lenny Bruce

by Smith, Valerie Kohler, and Barry, Julian (Based on the Motion Picture written by)

Condition
Used - Very good. Edge wear incl. lower spine damage, repaired. Light scuffing. Well-bound.
Edition
First edition. 1st printing.
Published
1974
Binding
Mass-market paperback
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New York.: Grove Press / Dell Publishing Co. / United Artists Corp., 1974. First edition. 1st printing.. Mass-market paperback. Very good. Edge wear incl. lower spine damage, repaired. Light scuffing. Well-bound.. 1 176 p. Mass-market paperback. 18 cm. B&W cover photo, actor Dustin Hoffman. 16 pgs B&W photos. Aqua page block dye. Cover small sticker scar. Biography, stage… Read more about this item
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Two Escaping the Last Battle

Two Escaping the Last Battle

by Rajaniemi, Brunhild

Condition
Used - Fine. Signed by author. Inscribed by author, "To Laurie with best wishes, " [author].
Published
2001
Binding
Trade paperback
ISBN
9780759605596
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Self-published w/ 1st Book Library., 2001. Trade paperback. Fine. Signed by author. Inscribed by author, "To Laurie with best wishes, " [author].. 1 Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 356 p. Audience: General/trade. Back cover autobiographical notes, "a dramatic true story about two Berliner girls, my girl friend and I, who escaped on April 22, 1945, at 11: 30… Read more about this item
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Never A Dull Moment, Memoirs of H.O. Woltz, Sr.

Never A Dull Moment, Memoirs of H.O. Woltz, Sr.

by Woltz, H.O., Sr.

Condition
Used - Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by author. With light top page block spotting. Half-inch edge damage, top rear board.
Edition
First edition. Presumed 1st.
Published
1968
Binding
Hard cover
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North Carolina.: Self-published., 1968. First edition. Presumed 1st.. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by author. With light top page block spotting. Half-inch edge damage, top rear board.. 1 328 p. Black leather over boards; gold front stamped building, titles. 22 cm. Numerous B&W photos. End papers are a collage of news clippings, scrapbook entries. Autobiography.… Read more about this item
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Maria; The True Story of the Beloved Heroine of "The Sound of Music"

Maria; The True Story of the Beloved Heroine of "The Sound of Music"

by Von Trapp, Maria

Condition
Used - Good. Signed by previous owner. Spine creasing. Front spine edge with spine has damp stain, not through to inside covers. Clean
Edition
9th printing. 1st in 1973.
Published
1980
Binding
Mass-market paperback
ISBN
9780380007837
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New York.: Avon Books / Hearst., 1980. 9th printing. 1st in 1973.. Mass-market paperback. Good. Signed by previous owner. Spine creasing. Front spine edge with spine has damp stain, not through to inside covers. Clean interior and red dye page blocks. Well-bound.. 1 Mass-market paperback. Glued binding. Autobiography set in Austria and Vermont U.S.A. after escaping the Nazis.… Read more about this item
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Out of the Night

Out of the Night

by Valtin, Jan (pseudonym for, Krebs, Richard Julius Herman)

Condition
Used - Fine in very good dust jacket. Volume blemished only by two small top page block smudges. Jacket has edge wear.
Edition
Book Club Edition. Book-of-the-Month Club Selection.
Published
1941
Binding
Hard cover
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New York.: Alliance Book Corporation., 1941. Book Club Edition. Book-of-the-Month Club Selection.. Hard cover. Fine in very good dust jacket. Volume blemished only by two small top page block smudges. Jacket has edge wear.. Salter, George (Jacket illustrated by).. 1 Dark blue heavy cloth over boards; gold titles, angled on front. vi, 749 p. 25 cm. Autobiography of… Read more about this item
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Bend in the River; Saltpeter Coast, A Whale is Dead; Cape Horn; Juanita, (Author of Autobiography "Out of the Night")

Bend in the River; Saltpeter Coast, A Whale is Dead; Cape Horn; Juanita, (Author of Autobiography "Out of the Night")

by Valtin, Jan, and Price, Arthur L (Foreword by), and Rankin, "Pat" Gil (Introduction by, with Valtin who was in San Quentin)

Condition
Used - Good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Staining to covers. Top rear corner damp stain, not into pages. Bookplate: pre-p
Edition
First edition. Likely 1st. No print line.
Published
1942
Binding
Hard cover
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New York.: Alliance Book Corporation., 1942. First edition. Likely 1st. No print line.. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Staining to covers. Top rear corner damp stain, not into pages. Bookplate: pre-printed "Louis Gordon". Firm binding.. 1 281 p. Sturdy woven tan cloth over boards. Light blue titles. 21 cm. Blue top page block.… Read more about this item
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The Essential Lenny Bruce

The Essential Lenny Bruce

by Cohen, John (Compiled and Edited by)

Condition
Used - Very good. Page block soiling. Age-toning to text pages.
Edition
1967 Ballantine Books 7th printing.
Published
1971
Binding
Mass-market paperback
ISBN
9780345018823
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New York.: Ballantine Books w/ cooperation of Douglas International., 1971. 1967 Ballantine Books 7th printing.. Mass-market paperback. Very good. Page block soiling. Age-toning to text pages.. Shea, Edmund (Cover photo by).. 1 Mass market paperback. Glued binding. 320 p. Audience: General/trade. When stage comic Lenny Bruce was arrested on charges of obscenity in New York, over 100 men… Read more about this item
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The Plums Hang High

The Plums Hang High

by Finney, Gertrude E. Bridgeman

Condition
Used - Very good in fair dust jacket. Wonderfully illustrated jacket has wear and tear w/ clear tape repair when possible.
Edition
Book Club Edition.
Published
1955
Binding
Hard cover
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New York / London / Toronto.: Longmans, Green and Co., 1955. Book Club Edition.. Hard cover. Very good in fair dust jacket. Wonderfully illustrated jacket has wear and tear w/ clear tape repair when possible.. Bock, Vera (Jacket art by).. 1 Gray cloth over boards. Black spine titles. Green dyed top page block. Plum and black title page.… Read more about this item
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Rudder Grange

by Stockton, Frank Richard

Condition
Used - Good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Back cover discoloration.
Edition
Earlier: 1879; 2nd edition.
Published
1887
Binding
Hard cover
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New York.: Charles Scribner's Sons / Trow's Printing & Bookbinding., 1887. Earlier: 1879; 2nd edition.. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Back cover discoloration.. 1 Green cloth over boards. Gold spine titles. vii, [1], 270 p. 17 cm. Pen&Ink Illustration, front.. Early married life on a canal boat. Series beginning w/ "Treating of a… Read more about this item
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Anything Can Happen; The Adventures of a Russian who became an American in a Land Where...

Anything Can Happen; The Adventures of a Russian who became an American in a Land Where...

by Papashvily, George, and Papashvily, Helen Waite

Condition
Used - Very good in good dust jacket. Jacket edge wear.
Edition
4th edition or later.
Published
1945
Binding
Hard cover
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New York: London.: Harper & Brothers., 1945. 4th edition or later.. Hard cover. Very good in good dust jacket. Jacket edge wear.. 1 vii, [1] p., 1 l., 202 p., 20 cm. Memoir / Immigration Humor: George Papashvily arrived in America on a Greek ship near the start of World War II. He had come from Russia. Fellow… Read more about this item
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Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams, and Distortions

Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams, and Distortions

by Hughes-Hallet, Lucy

Condition
Used - Fine in fine dust jacket.
Edition
First edition. 1st U.S. edition, stated. 1st printing.
Published
1990
Binding
Hard cover
ISBN
9780060162160
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New York.: Harper & Row Publishers., 1990. First edition. 1st U.S. edition, stated. 1st printing.. Hard cover. Fine in fine dust jacket.. 1 Textured green paper over boards. B&W art renderings, photos of actresses. Color art, jacket covers. Audience: General/trade. Biography: Sorting out fantasy from fact. Three principle characters: Cleopatra, Antony, Octavius. Historians and artists for centuries have… Read more about this item
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An Epistle to Posterity; Being Rambling Recollections of Many Years of My Life

An Epistle to Posterity; Being Rambling Recollections of Many Years of My Life

by Sherwood, M. E. W. (Sherwood, Mary Elizabeth Wilson)

Condition
Used - Fine. Signed by previous owner.
Edition
Same date, copyright and title pages. No print line.
Published
1897
Binding
Hard cover
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New York: London.: Harper & Brothers., 1897. Same date, copyright and title pages. No print line.. Hard cover. Fine. Signed by previous owner.. 1 First edition. A high quality volume, light brown buckram cloth, gold cover decorations, border, central flying egret title box. x p., 1 L., 380 p. Deckled outside page block. Sepia frontispiece w/ tissue, author… Read more about this item
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Touch Wood, A Year's Diary

Touch Wood, A Year's Diary

by Ernst, Morris Leopold

Condition
Used - Fine in good dust jacket. Jacket has edge wear. Light soiling.
Edition
First edition. Stated First.
Published
1960
Binding
Hard cover
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New York.: Atheneum., 1960. First edition. Stated First.. Hard cover. Fine in good dust jacket. Jacket has edge wear. Light soiling.. 1 Durable black cloth over boards. Gold spine titles. Blind-stamped front author's initials. Red top page block dye. 370 p. 22cm. "Morris Ernst is interested in everything. His curiosity is insatiable, his opinion provocative, his activity tremendous,… Read more about this item
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Balm in Gilead: Journey of a Healer (Radcliffe Biography Series; Dr. Margaret Lawrence)

Balm in Gilead: Journey of a Healer (Radcliffe Biography Series; Dr. Margaret Lawrence)

by Lightfoot, Sara Lawrence, and Lawrence, Melody (Series edited by)

Condition
Used - Fine in very good dust jacket. With light reading wear. Jacket near fine, only light top spine wear.
Edition
2nd printing in same year as 1st.
Published
1988
Binding
Hard cover
ISBN
9780201093124
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Reading MA.: Addison Wesley Publishing., 1988. 2nd printing in same year as 1st.. Hard cover. Fine in very good dust jacket. With light reading wear. Jacket near fine, only light top spine wear.. 1 Off-white cloth over spine, teal paper over boards. Copper spine titles. 321 p. Audience: General/trade. Written by Margaret Lawrence's daughter, who is a MacArthur… Read more about this item
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