Biography from High Desert Books
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A Chill in the Air: An Italian War Diary, 1939-1940
by Origo, Iris
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Edition
- First Printing
- Published
- 2017
- Binding
- Bound in pictorial paper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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£4.85
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This is an exciting and moving first hand account of the early days of the Second World War. Item Price
£4.85
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Pablita Velarde - Autographed by both Pablita Velarde and Mary Carroll Nelson
by Nelson, Mary Carroll
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No dustjacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1971
- Binding
- Bound as pictorial hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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£101.05
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Pablita Velarde was a very talented and influential Native American artist. She painted many pieces depicting Native American life and culture in the Southwest. This book about her life and work is autographed by both her and the author. Item Price
£101.05
All Said and Done
by de Beauvoir, Simone
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Published
- 1993
- Binding
- Bound in pictorial paper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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£8.08
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This is the autobiography of Simone de Beauvoir, 1962-1972. There is a former owner's name inside. Item Price
£8.08
Baby Doe Tabor: The Madwoman in the Cabin
by Temple, Judy Nolte
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Dustjacket
- Edition
- First Printing
- Published
- 2007
- Binding
- Hardcover with dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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£8.08
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This is the story of a woman who, in the 1800's, married Colorado's wealthies mining magnate and together lived a life of scandal and extravagance. After they lost their fortune overnight, Baby Doe lived the last 35 years of her life in a small cabin in the Rocky Mountains. Item Price
£8.08
Genius on the Edge: The Bizarre Double Life of Dr. William Stewart Halsted
by Imber, Dr. Gerald
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Dustjacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2010
- Binding
- Hardcover with dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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£24.25
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This is a biography of one of the most remarkable and innovative doctors ever to practice medicine in the United States. Item Price
£24.25
The Boy and the Dog Are Sleeping
by Nasdijj
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Dustjacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2003
- Binding
- Hardcover with dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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£8.08
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This book tells the true story of the unconditional love between a father and a son. Item Price
£8.08
The June Rise: The Apocryphal Letters of Joseph Antoine Janis
by Tremblay, William
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Dustjacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2001
- Binding
- Hardcover with dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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£8.08
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There is a former owner's bookplate inside. Item Price
£8.08
Francis Bacon: The Temper of a Man
by Bowen, Catherine Drinker
- Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No dustjacket
- Published
- 1963
- Binding
- Bound in red cloth hardcover with gold lettering and decor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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£8.08
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There is a former owner's name on the front endsheet. Item Price
£8.08
The Woman Who Watches Over the World: A Native Memoir
by Hogan, Linda
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Dustjacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2001
- Binding
- Hardcover with dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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£8.08
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There is a former owner's name on the front endsheet. Item Price
£8.08
Three Weavers - Autographed by All Three Weavers
by Loveless, Joan Potter
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Dustjacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1992
- Binding
- Hardcover with dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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£60.63
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This First Edition is autographed by all of the Three Weavers - Joan Potter Loveless, Kristina Wilson, and Rachel Brown, and is dated 12 August 1992. Item Price
£60.63
Pat Garrett: The Story of a Western Lawman
by Metz, Leon C.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Dustjacket
- Published
- 1973
- Binding
- Hardcover with dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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£8.08
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This is a biography of one of the most famour lawmen of the Old West. Item Price
£8.08
The Home Ranch
by Moody, Ralph
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1956
- Binding
- Bound in gray cloth hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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£9.70
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This is a very nice First Edition of this classic book. Item Price
£9.70
Trader Horn
by Horn, Alfred Aloysius
- Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No dustjacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1927
- Binding
- Bound in green cloth hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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£8.08
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"Being the life and works of Alfred Aloysius Horn" - Trader Horn. Item Price
£8.08
Unrepentant Whore
by Harlot, Scarlot
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2004
- Binding
- Bound in pictorial paper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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£72.76
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This book recounts the undertakings and adventures of Carol Leigh. Item Price
£72.76
The Sisters of Henry VIII: The Tumultuous Lives of Margaret of Scotland and Mary of France
by Perry, Maria
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Published
- 2000
- Binding
- Bound in pictorial paper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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£4.04
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This book recounts The tumultuous Lives of Margaret of Scotland and Mary of France. Item Price
£4.04
At the End of the Sante Fe Trail
by Segale, Sister Blandina
- Condition
- Used - Good with slight cover wearn
- Jacket Condition
- No dustjacket
- Edition
- 3rd Printing
- Published
- 1949
- Binding
- Bound in brown cloth hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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£16.17
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This is a very nice edition of Sisiter Blandina's classic memoir. Item Price
£16.17
Black Tents of Arabia (My Life Among the Bedouins)
by Raswan, Carl R.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fair Dustjacket
- Published
- 1947
- Binding
- Hardcover with dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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£20.21
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There is a former owner's name on the front endsheet. Item Price
£20.21
Buckboard Days
by Poe, Sophie A.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Published
- 1981
- Binding
- Bound in pictorial paper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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£16.17
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In 1936, this book was originally titled "The Thrilling Experiences on Our Southwestern Frontier of John William Poe, as Buffalo Hunter, United States Marshall, Sheriff, Rancher, Banker". Item Price
£16.17
Smeltertown Shenanigans: History, Stories, Confessions of Growing Up in Hurley, New Mexico, 1950-1970
by Boswell, Jerry
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Published
- 2014
- Binding
- Bound in pictorial paper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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£8.08
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This is the author's memoir of growing up in a small company mining town in Southwest New Mexico. Item Price
£8.08
Underground in Berlin: A Young Woman's Extraordinary Tale of Survival in the Heart of Nazi Germany
by Simon, Marie Jalowicz
- Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fine Dustjacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2014
- Binding
- Hardcover with dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
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£8.08
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This is the story of a young Jewish woman's survival in the heart of Nazi Germany. Item Price
£8.08