Search Results: Biography from Nooks Of Books

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Scribner's, 1996. [1996]. Uncorrected Proof. In Near Fine condition. Bound in glossy, pictorial wraps, trade-sized (pb). 358pps. There is a slight bump to the lower rear tip, otherwise as new: clean, tight, and bright. The text is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the title-page. An excellent, pre-publication, collector's-quality copy of this highly-regarded memoir: winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. ".'Angela's Ashes' is Frank McCourt's sad, funny, bittersweet memoir of growing up in New York in the 30s and in Ireland in the 40s. It is a story of extreme hardship and suffering, in Brooklyn tenements and Limerick slums -- too many children, too little money, his mother Angela barely coping as his father Malachy's drinking bouts constantly brought the family to the brink of disaster. It is a story of courage… Read More

Colorado: The Old Army Press, 1972. In Fine condition. Fully-bound in blue cloth. Both the spine and the front board are gilt-stamped. Gold endpapers. 238pps., with four pages of photos. An excellent collector's copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. ".A reference concerning the citizens, enlisted men, officers, Indian scouts and quartermaster employees who were in the Sioux campaign, or were members of the 7th Cavalry in June, 1876, or were in the Little Bighorn River fight." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request.. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth.

Westwood, New Jersey: Revell, 1955. Very Good in a Very Good dustjacket. Green cloth with a black cloth backstrip. The spine is stamped in silver. Octavo with yellow topstain. 221pps. There is light rubbing to the tips and the spine-ends and there is some foxing to the endpapers. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. The text is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dust jacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has shallow chipping at the extremities, touches of rubbing, and a bit of dustspotting to the rear panel; the original price is intact. SIGNED -- with an inspirational inscription to the original owners -- on the ffep. A very nice copy, scarce signed.<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "This is Eugenia Price's own story -- the story of a successful, young radio script writer, leading a hectic life of emptiness, who took God at His word. Writing brilliantly in these swiftly moving chapter, the author tells of the dark days… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap [1980]. Very Good in a Very Good dustjacket. Bound in full blue cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Octavo. 253pps. Stated First Printing. There is mild bumping to the spine-ends and a tidy gift inscription is neatly penned near the top of the ffep. Otherwise clean, bright, square and soundly bound. The price-clipped dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, is lightly rubbed with crinkling at the spine-ends, a 1/2" closed tear at the top of the front panel, and a crease in the front flap. A nice, presentable copy -- scarce in the first printing. Made into a major motion picture in 2002 by Steven Spielberg, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks. ".Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo, was one of the most daring con men, forgers, imposters, and escape artists in history. In his brief but notorious criminal career, Abagnale donned a pilot's uniform and copiloted a Pan Am jet, masqueraded… Read More

New York: John Day, 1972. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Bound in full white buckram. Both the spine and the decorative front board are stamped in black. Quarto. Burnt-orange endpapers. 177pps., with numerous black-and-white photos. Pages 95 and 97 have 1" closed tears with attendant creases, otherwise Fine: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No previous ownership markings. The price-clipped dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has a slight crease in the rear panel and at the lower rear tip; no chips, soiling, or tears. This is copy #402 of 1,000 SIGNED by the author on a special tipped-in sheet (in honor of her 80th birthday). A very nice, collector's-quality copy. ".'We cannot understand China's present unless we know her past,' says Pearl S. Buck. Here she shares with us her knowledge of China's past, and present, its history, religions, customs and culture, and her own memories of China, personal and public. Accompanying the text are 40… Read More

New Zealand: Moa Beckett, 1993. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Gray boards. The spine is stamped in gilt. Crown Quarto. Gray endpapers. 208pps., with numerous photographs. There is mild rubbing to the extremities and a slight lean to the spine, otherwise clean, tight, and bright. The text is immaculate; no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The gold foil dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is faintly rubbed and has a few edge-crinkles; no chips or tears. SIGNED by Ed Hillary -- without further inscription -- on the title-page. A very nice, collectible copy: scarce signed. "...When the 20th century lists its achievers, the name of Sir Edmund Hillary will be among them, ranked with the greatest adventurers of this and many other centuries. Like astronauts who have looked back on their world from space, or walked the surface of the moon, Ed Hillary, after levering himself to the top of the world's highest mountain, was all at once the same and yet never the same again.… Read More

Idaho: Caxton, 1948. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. This is the SIGNED edition, limited to 1000 copies, of which this is number 213. Fully-bound in grainy brown cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Beige topstain. Pictorial endpapers. 373pp. This is an excellent copy, the only flaw being light touches of rubbing to the lower tips and the heel of the spine. Otherwise clean, tight, and square. All tips are sharp. Many pages are uncut (unread) and all are bright. This volume has been kept in obvious good care. The dustjacket, glossy in mylar, has a bit of crinkling to the lower tips; there are no chips or tears. I would grade the jacket fine except that it does appear price-clipped -- I say 'appear' because there is an underlying brown-paper layer to it that shows a printed price of $7.00. You won't find a better copy of this title: it is in splendid condition. Buy with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Money back guarantee. To… Read More

New York: Prentice Hall, 1987. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Gray boards quarterbound in red cloth. The spine is stamped in silver. Quarto. Gray endpapers. [xv] + 332pps., plus 8 pages of photos. There is faint dustspotting to the page-edges, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The text is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is mildly rubbed and has touches of crinkling at the extremities; no chips or tears. The original price is intact. Wrapped around the jacket is a band stating 'Personally Autographed Copy.' Generically SIGNED by Joe Franco with 'Thanks' on the half-title page. ".Joe Franco was Jimmy Hoffa's man: loyal, dependable, and willing to bend rules or break heads if it meant advancing the Teamsters union in the name of James R. Hoffa. Franco never questioned an order, he just carried it out. And Jimmy Hoffa never questioned how an order was carried out.… Read More

Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society, 1966. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Tan boards quarterbound in black cloth. Both the spine and the front board are stamped in gilt. Octavo. Black topstain. 307pps. Stated first printing. There is very mild rubbing to the tips and the board-edges, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. The text is immaculate; no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has a 1/2" closed tear at the top of the rear panel and a small crease in a corner of the front flap; the original price is intact. An excellent, collector's quality copy of this memoir. ".Like Isaac Bashevis Singer's fiction, this poignant memoir of his childhood in the household and rabbinical court of his father is full of spirits and demons, washerwomen and rabbis, beggars and rich men. This rememberance of Singer's pious father, his rational yet adoring mother, and the never-ending parade of humanity that marched through their home is a… Read More

Maverick, 1981. Fine in glossy, pictorial wraps, trade-sized. 183pps., with photos. Very light rubbing to the wraps, otherwise excellent: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No reading wear. SIGNED and inscribed by the author 'to a sweet friend' on the ffep. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Money back guarantee. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books.. SIGNED by the Author. First Printing.

New York: Scribner's, 1930. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Bound in the full blue cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in gilt (still brilliant). Octavo. Red and beige map-endpapers. [xii] + 394pps., + 24 illustrations. First printing (Scribner's 'A' and seal). There are mild touches of rubbing to the cloth, otherwise clean, bright, square, and soundly bound. The text is immaculate; no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is slightly sunned and toned and has light rubbing wear to the tips and the spine-ends; the original price is intact. A very nice, collector's-quality copy -- scarce in jacket. ".John Marsh graduated from Harvard in 1823. He was the first schoolmaster in Minnesota. He wrote a dictionary and a grammar of the Sioux language. He married a beautiful half-breed -- French and Indian -- and by her had a son whom he believed dead for many years, ultimately to find him begging at his door unaware that he… Read More

Paris: Editions Correa, 1949. Very Good in pictorial wraps, trade sized (pb). 343pps., plus numerous black-and-white photos. Includes the original promotional wrap-around band. Text in French. Modest rubbing wear to the wraps (now protected in a glassine jacket). There is a 2" closed tear at the top of the rear wrap at the spine-fold. Also, there is a line of soiling along the rear wrap near to the spine. Internally in excellent shape (with the expected yellowing); this is, in fact, an unread copy as the leaves are unopened, still joined at the folds. All photos are fine -- on bright white stock. Overall, a nice copy of a scarce edition. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request.. First Edition. Original Wraps.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1856. In Very Good condition. Bound in the publisher's embossed brown cloth. The spine is gilt-stamped. 469pps., with over 100 illustrations 'of ancient South American arts (in recently discovered implements and products of domestic industry, and works in stone, pottery, gold, silver, bronze, &c).' There is rubbing wear to the tips and the spine-ends, with a 1" superficial tear at the top of the front joint. The titles are legible, though they are rubbed and a bit dull. Internally, the endpapers are uniformly yellowed and a previous owner's name is neatly penned near the top of the title-page: the text is, otherwise in splendid, bright, clean condition. The binding is sound. In short, quite a nice copy of this scarce, old title.<br><br> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded.… Read More

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill (1938). Near Fine in a Very Good dustjacket. Bound in full brick-red cloth. The spine is stamped in black and gilt. Red topstain. Large octavo. Map-endpapers. 972pps., plus numerous plates. About 1/4" of cloth is sunfaded at either spine-end, otherwise fine: clean, tight, square, and bright. The textblock is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has moderate chipping along the bottom edge, shallow chipping along the top edge, and a small abrasion on the front panel; the original price is intact. A very nice copy, colorfully jacketed, of this Pulitzer Prize winner. Contains two books: 'The Border Captain,' originally published in 1933, and 'Portrait of a President,' originally published in 1937. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be… Read More

Westport, USA: Meckler Publishing, 1992. As New in an As New dust jacket. Bound in full brown cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. xiii + 91pps., with photos. A flawless, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square and bright. All tips are sharp. The textblock is immaculate: no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is very mildly rubbed. SIGNED to the original owner by the author, Wilmer Fields, as well as by fellow Negro League ballplayers Gene Smith and Emilio Navarro. A newspaper clipping detailing the signing event (in the year 2000) is laid in.<br><br> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request. 40-A. SIGNED. First Edition. Cloth.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Summit Books, 1988. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Fully bound in sage-green cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Octavo. Beige endpaper. 413pps. No dustjacket, as issued. There is a touch of sunning to the spine and a few small specks of soiling near the top of the fore-edge, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The text is immaculate; no previous ownership markings. The slipcase, of the same sage-colored cloth over boards, is mildly rubbed. One of 250 copies SIGNED by Virgil Thomson -- without further inscription -- on a special limitation page. ".As composer, critic, and memorialist, Virgil Thomson has been a crucial figure in American cultural life for more than half a century -- an elegant and improbable synthesis of boulevardier sophistication, churchy consonance, and Midwestern plain speaking. The roster of artists with whom he collaborated includes Gertrude Stein, Marianne Moore, Truman Capote, Frederick Ashton, John Houseman, Lincoln… Read More

Paris, France: G. Cres et Co., 1926. Very Good+ in a Poor dustjacket. White paper over boards Quarto. 36pps of text followed by 65 pps of black-and-white plates in similgravure. A very nice copy: clean, bright, and soundly bound. No previous ownership markings. The front and rear dustjacket panels (the spine panel is missing) are wrapped in an onionskin sleeve. A very nice item, beautifully illustrated. Text in French. Collection Des Cahiers D'Aujourd'hui. Directeur : George Besson. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. . LUCIE COUSTURIER SEURAT GEORGES ART ARTISTS PAINTERS PAINTING FRANCE FRENCH NINETEENTH CENTURY IMPRESSIONISTS IMPRESSIONISM POINTILLISTS POINTILLISM. Catalogs: NonFiction, Art, Biography.

Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1957. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Bound in full black cloth. The spine is stamped in silver. Octavo. 250pps. The heel of the spine is lightly bumped and there is a small speck atop the textblock. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The textblock is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, is faintly sunned, lightly soiled, and has a small, closed tear atop the front panel; the original price (5.00) is intact. With an Introduction by John Newbold Hough. ".In 1861, Alfred Lacey Hough, a thirty-five-year-old commission merchant, left his wife, his two sons, and a comfortable home in Philadelphia to enlist as a sergeant in the Pennsylvania Volunteers. In his letters to his wife, Hough -- who achieved the rank of captain and then brevet lieutenant colonel -- revealed his complete devotion to Northern war aims, for he was an ardent… Read More

New York: Bantam, 1992. [1992]. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Textured tan boards quarterbound in black cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Quarto. Map-endpapers. [xvii] + 862pps. There is very mild rubbing to the board-edges, otherwise Fine: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has touches of crinkling at the spine-ends; the original price is intact.<b><font color=#003366><br><br> "A fiery orator, a brilliant diplomat, a revolutionary thinker, a political and military genius -- the man named Tecumseh became a legend among Native Americans and whites. He stood as a messiah to his people during one of the most crucial periods of their history, as the whites began to explore and expand to the west of the British colonies. Here five-time Pulitzer Prize nominee Allan W. Eckert tells the life story of this great leader as it has never been told… Read More

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1972. Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket. Bound in full red cloth. Both the spine and the decorative front board are stamped in gilt. Van Loon artwork-endpapers. xi, 399pps., plus sixteen pages of photos and illustrations. Stated First Edition.Includes original artwork (please read on). There is very mild rubbing to the spine-ends, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The text is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is rubbed along the folds and has a touch of sunning to the spine; no chips, soiling, or tears. The original price is intact. Laid into the book are two envelopes addressed to Gerard (the author of this biography and the subject's son) -- then Lt. Gerard Van Loon -- in Washington, DC in September of 1943. The envelopes are embellished with original drawings that mimic the style of the illustrations in 'The Message of the Bells.' The first envelope is… Read More