Search Results: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs from Tangible Tales

New York: Franklin Watts, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good +. Green and tan hardcover 1st edition in dustjacket. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Joyce, with thanks for your support. Jack Smith Sept. 15, 1990." A very good copy with mild wear at edges and corners, and a bit of discoloration at the spine tips. A tight, clean and solid copy, as if unread. Dustjacket has some wear at the spine tips, , otherwise bright and attractive with its original price intact. 256 pp., Smith's autobiographical piece that followed his major heart surgery.

Connecticut: Curbstone Press, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Jorge - Luis Rodriguez 3-8-94" in a large scrawling script. First edition in dustjacket. Very good condition - some bruising at the spine tips. Binding is tight as if unread. Pages are clean and unmarked. The dustjacket is also very good with minor wear to the panel edges. 260 pp., glossary.

Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2011. First edition. Near Fine/very good. Blue and red hardcover 1st edition in dustjacket. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Caryn, Thanks for all you do - Randye Kaye." A near fine copy - clean, straight and tight as if unread. Bookmark and Sunovion advert laid in at front. Unclipped dustjacket if very good with a could of chips and crinkles at the bottom panel edges - bright. 299 pp., a mother's story of loving and treating a son with schizophrenia.

Dragonfly Press, 2010. First edition. Paperback. Fair. Paperback 1st edition. Only a fair copy with heavy wear to the rear cover, including a 2 inch tear spine-ward and crinkling near the tear. Some warping to the book. Interior is much better - clean, bright and unmarked. 120 pp., with full color and black and white pictures. The memoir of a well-known and passionate Pacific Northwest forester.

Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press - gpp life, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Signed by the author without inscription on the title page, with an "autographed copy" sticker affixed to the front panel of the dustjacket. A very good copy - clean, tight and unmarked, as if unread. Minor bumping to the spine tips and a tiny discoloration toward the bottom edge of the rear cover. Dustjacket is also very good - bright and attractive. 200 pp., Friedman is a well-known personal fitness trainer and a spokesperson for the National Eating Disorders Association.

New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2011. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Blue hardcover 1st edition in dustjacket. Signed without inscription by Moore on the title page. A very good copy with minor bumping at the corners and spine tips. Interior is clean and unmarked other than the signature and the binding is tight as if unread. Unclipped jacket is bright and attractive with matching bumping to the spine tips, no tears. 427 pp., left-leaning political activist Michael Moore presents scenes from his childhood in Flint.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1991. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Hardcover, 2nd printing in glassine dustjacket. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To David and Ellen Elliot, It's great to think that this book will be read in Bialystok. With warm wishes Arnold Zable." A very good copy - clean, tight and unmarked. Minor edgewear and light sunning to the spine column. Unclipped dustjacket has some chips and warbles to the panel edges - but the effect of the glassine wrapper of the photographic cover is very nice. 210 pp., a personal memoir of retracing the lives and journeys of his parents and family members prior to and during the holocaust.

New York: iUniverse, Inc., 2006. Paperback. Very Good. Trade paperback in very good condition signed and inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Cecilia - with best wishes - Dorothy Stephens." Minor bending at the corners and some scuffing to the back cover appear to be the only flaws. Clean and unmarked in a solid binding as if unread. 172 pp., some black and white photos. Stephens' story of living in Kenya with her family during the last days of British dominance and their travels across the bush.

Oregon: Visibility Unlimited Press, 2012. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Trade paperback, signed by the author, 1st edition. A near fine copy with minor wear at the cover corners. Clean, tight and unmarked - feels unread. Signature is not personalized, "Best Regards, Marc Paulsen." 371 pp., filled with full color photos of the author's days refurbishing planes, flying and telling tales.

Australia: Magabala Books, 1994. Paperback. Fair. Trade paperback in fair condition. A heavily worn paperback with bending to the corners an covers and a few shallow dog chewings to the rear cover. The binding is solid, but lacking in tightness and there are blue pen markings to around a dozen pages, including one page with yellow highliter pen. I would boldly say it sounds worse than it is. 229 pp., penned by the daughter of Thomas Corbett in the Moore River Settlement based on the stories he would share.

Los Angeles: Lloyd O' Enterprises, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Good +/good +. Leatherette hardcover with gilt titles, 1st edition in dustjacket. A good plus copy with some speckling to the front cover from the gilt titles. Bumping to the lower rear corner and general shelfwear at the board edges. Binding and hinges are solid as if unread. Pages clean and unmarked. Unclipped dustjacket is also good plus with ruffling at the edges and 1/2" tear at the top of the front panel, spineward - bright and attractive, but with creasing to the flaps. 239 pp., O'Callaghan's personal account of his shooting of the "raging, foaming-at-the-mouth, knife-wielding, woman." The Love shooting was one of the incidents that lead to major change in the LAPD's operations and image.

Oregon: Published by the author, 2007. First edition. Paperback. Good +. Trade paperback 1st edition. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "so glad you will get to see this, Marian! There are lots of Minnesota memories to share, too. regards, Sally Smith." A good+ copy with creasing at the front joint from being opened, wear at the crown of the spine column, and light shelf-wear to the cover edges. Interior is clean, tight and unmarked other than the author's inscription. 163 pp., some black and white photos. A detailed family history from this Oregon author.

New York: Viking, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. Good/good +. Hardcover 1st edition in dustjacket. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front free-endpaper, "To: Elizabeth, Thank you for your love, care, and support. Twesigye Jackson Kaguri 4/19/11." A good copy but with bumping at the spine ends and corners. Interior is much better, clean and unmarked in a solid binding. Unclipped dustjacket is also in good condition with matching wear at the corners and spine tips, but bright and attractive. 271 pp., some b/w photos at center. The inspiring story of Kaguri's heroic efforts to build a school for the AIDS orphans in his Ugandan hometown.

New York: Villard, 2003. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Signed without inscription by the author on the title page. A good to very good copy - the book is clean, tight and unmarked but with bruising and bending to the spine tips and a rubbed spot on the lower front cover. The unclipped dustjacket has matching bending at the spine tips and some chipping at the folds - still bright and attractive. 272 pp., Juska's tale of taking a year off from teaching to "have a lot of sex with a man" she likes.

Oregon: Inkwater Press, 2006. Paperback. Good. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Dericha here's to the journey. Clint Morrison Eugene Marathon 2007." A good only copy, no indication of printing. Heavy wear at the cover edges with minor peeling of the cover lamination in a couple of spots - not egregious. Interior is much better - clean and unmarked in a solid binding with no creases or weak spots. 235 pp., Morrison's stories of running marathons on all 7 continents.

Austria: Ibera, 2003. First edition. Near Fine/very good. Red cloth hardcover 1st edition in dustjacket. Signed and inscribed on the half-title, "March 2004 To: Lynne & Jerry Hope this will remind you of your wonderful time in Vienna! All the best, Colleen DiFranco." A near fine copy with the mildest of shelf-wear, clean, tight and unmarked. Unclipped jacket is very good with light wear to the top panel edges. 207 pp., a collection of short encounters among the non-natives of Vienna.

Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Hardcover 1st edition in dustjacket, signed without inscription by the author on the title page. A very good copy with minimal shelf-wear at the board edges and some crinkling at the spine tips. Binding and hinges are solid and tight as if unread. Unclipped jacket with matching minor wear and a bit of scuffing to the panels. 202 pp., a collection of tales from the author's experiences growing up in an Alaskan town full of adventurers, pilots and explorers.

New York: Excelsior Editions, State University Of New York Press, 2009. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Tan cloth hardcover, 1st edition in dustjacket. Signed twice by the author, once on the title page without inscription, and once on the facing page, "To Rosetta & Joe. Best Wishes, Eve Pell." A very good copy with minor bending at the spine ends and 2 dog-eared sections one at the top and one at the bottom where it looks like the text block edge was bumped. A clean, tight copy in solid binding. Unclipped jacket is also very good with an "Autographed Copy" sticker affixed to the lower front edge of the front panel, minor shelf-wear and light scuffing to the dark covers. 225 pp., some black and white photographs. The fascinating story of Eve Pell's journey from privilege to protest, nicely signed.