Search Results: Biographies for Children from The Unskoolbookshop

Abingdon Press, 1960. Book. Illus. by Shenton, Edward. Very Good-NOT Ex-lib.. Hardcover. First Edition. Moderate wear to cover corners & spine ends.Spine is tight; pgs are unmarked. Nice copy..

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Aladdin Paperbacks, 1989. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Very light cover soiling. Nice, tight copy. Includes authentic illustrations from the Library of Congress, the National Archives, and the National Portrait Gallery. A picture book about the life of Albert Einstein, a great role model for intelligent, creative children who do not fit into the conformity of standardized "education"..

Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1991. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Nice, clean, tight, unmarked copy with strong, reinforced spine. Describes the life and work of Alexander Graham Bell, from his invention of the telephone to the development of instruments to help the hearing impaired..

Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Enslow Pub Inc, 1998. Book. Very Good-Publisher' Sample. Hardcover. Publisher Library Sample edition -- book is wrapped in a protective plastic jacket, and has a strong, reinforced spine. Publisher sticker on front endpaper. Profiles Ida B. Wells-Barnett; Marian Wright Edelman; Buffy Sainte-Marie; Judy Baca; Prem Sharma; Linda A. Fairstein; Anna Deavere Smith; Dianne Hardy-Garcia; Prema Mathai-Davis; and Bonnie Campbell, ten American women from different regions, ethnic backgrounds, and times who are working or have worked against violence..

Lebanon, Indiana, U.S.A.: Silver Burdett Pr, 1990. Book. Illus. by Renna, Gianni. Very Good. Hardcover. Nice, clean, tight, unmarked copy with strong, reinforced binding. NOT ex-library..

Follett Publishing Co., 1957. Ex-Library. Good. Hardcover. Second Printing. 0695407457 Usual library markings; a few light stains; some edgewear to corners.

The Bobbs-merrill Co., 1962. Ex-Library. Good. Hardcover. Usual library markings. Protective, laminated dust jacket is price-clipped. Slight wear to corners. Dust jacket is price clipped. Tiny tear on front endpaper..

Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1970. Book. Illus. by Thollander, Earl. Good+ NOT Ex-Library. Hardcover. Moderate wear to backstrip (spine cover). Very small tear on cover. Slight wear to cover corners. Strong reinforced binding. A simply written, illustrated biography of the Mexican-American who led the nation-wide boycott of grapes as part of his movement to organize and help farm laborers in the United States..

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston Publishers, 1959. Book. Illus. by Gorsline, Douglas. Good. Small Hardcover. 1959 Holt, Rinehart, & Winston Publishers edition. Former library copy with usual library markings, including card pocket on back endpaper & strong, reinforced library spine. Laminated jacket protects dust jacket, which has a few tears, one of which partially obscures the author's name. Nice, sturdy copy..

London, United Kingdom: British Library,The, 1997. Book. Very Good. Large Soft Cover. Very minimal cover wear. Nice, clean, tight, unmarked copy..

Langhorne, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Chelsea House Publishers, 1988. Ex-Library. Very Good. Hardcove. Former library copy with usual library markings. Nice, sturdy copy. Includes an introductory essay by Coretta Scott King. Illustrated with numerous fascinating, black-and-white photographs..

Houghton Mifflin, 1912. Book. Good Minus. Small Hardcover. Signed by Author!. First Edition. Moderate wear to cover corners & spine edges, & small dent on bottom edge. Signatures (page groupings) are partially separated from spine, but book is holding together nicely. Previous owner's name on hla-title pg. Frontispiece illustration of Dickens with tissue guard is in vg condition. Signed by author on front endpaper: "I was the child..."..

East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Dk Pub, 2001. Book. Brand New in Shrink Wrap. Soft cover. Brand new, still in shrink wrap..

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.: Gareth Stevens Pub, 1989. Book. Very Good. Small Hardcover. Minor cover soiling. Nice, tight, unmarked copy..

Edison Birthplace Association, Inc., 1962. Book. Very Good. Stapled Softcover. B00EX9VDHI Slight cover wear. Nice, clean, tight, unmarked copy..

Chelsea House Publishers, 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Part of the American Women of Achievement Series. Reinforced binding. Tucked in is a map of The Mount from Edith Wharton Restoration, Inc..

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Facts on File, 1992. Ex-Library. Very Good. Hardcover. 0816024138 Former library copy with usual library markings, including protective, laminated dust jacket, which is creased on front cover. Card pocket on back endpaper. Spine is tight; pgs are unmarked. A nice, sturdy copy..

Troll Associates, 1979. Book. Illus. by Frenck, Hal. Good+-NOT Ex-Library. Hardcover. Some light soiling to covers. Moderate wear to cover corners. Notes on inside back cover; the letter "x" is written on front endpaper. Strong, reinforced spine is tight; pgs are otherwise unmarked. Presents brief biographies of the Norse explorer who settled Greenland and of his son who explored parts of North America almost 500 years before Columbus made his first voyage..

Danbury, CT, U.S.A.: Scholastic Library Publishing, 1997. Book. Good. Hardcover. Ex-school library book, with a few unobtrusive proprietary stickers only. Tiny dent on front cover corner. Nice, clean, tight copy. Presents biographical sketches highlighting the contributions of women, mostly American, to the field of medicine in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Included are profiles of Elizabeth Blackwell, Dorothea Lynde Dix, Emily Blackwell, Mary Eliza Mahoney, Alice Hamilton, and about 4 dozen others. What great role models!.

Broomall, PA, U.S.A.: Chelsea House Publishers, 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Nice, tight copy with strong, reinforced binding..