Historical Biography
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New York History, Quarterly Journal Of the New York State Historical Association, Volume Xvi
by New York State Historical Association
Historical Biography Books & Ephemera
Personal History
by Graham, Katharine
Personal History is the autobiography of Katharine Graham. It was published in 1997 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography in 1998. The book received widespread critical acclaim for its candour in dealing with her husband's mental illness, and the challenges she faced in a male-dominated working environment.
Lettres d'amour de Voltaire a sa niece publiees pour la premiere fois par Theodore Besterman
by Besterman, Theodore
Paris: Librairie Plon, 1957. LEATHERBOUND HARDCOVER. Beautifully bound with dark blue leather spine and corners (gilt-ruled) over marbled paper. SEE PHOTOS. Near Fine condition (only lightly rubbed). Spine with five raised bands brightly gilt tooled/lettered. Handsome marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. SEE PHOTOS. 6.5" wide by 9.5" tall. NO owner's name or bookplate. Sharp corners. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Illustrated with 4 plates, of which 2 are in full color,...
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£157.81
Owen Gromme BIRDS OF WISCONSIN
by Owen J. Gromme
University of Wisconsin, 1963. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Signed by Author. Signed by Author. VG green boards with gilt lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked except for Author's name on FFEP in blue pen underlined by black fuzzy marker. No dust jacket. 220pp. Index. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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£56.51
The Life of Benjamin Franklin; with Many Choice Anecdotes...1829
by Weems, M. L
The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and Admirable Sayings of the Great Man,Never Before Published by Any of his Biographers. M. L. Weems, Author of Life of Washington. Philadelphia: Published by Uriah Hunt...and Louisville, KY, Published by Morton & Co. 239 pp, 4-1/2" x 71/8". 1829.Early edition of M. L. Weems biography of Benjamin Franklin. First published in 1817 as "Life of Benjamin Franklin with Essays"...a bit different content. Considered one of the cornerstone biographies of...
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£198.89
Guilty of Everything: The Autobiography of Herbert Huncke
by Huncke, Herbert
Paragon House, 1990. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. Very Good purple boards with gilt lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked. Very Good dust jacket not price clipped; light rubbing along edges. 210pp. Stated 1st edition. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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£70.73
Cissy Extraordinary Life of Eleanor Medill Patterson
by Martin, Ralph
New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket;. 1979. First Edtion. Hardcover. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 512 pages; Very good in like DJ. .
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£20.64
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On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History [FINE LEATHER BINDING]
by Carlyle, Thomas; & Edmund Gosse (introduction by)
London: Ward, Lock & Bowden, 1896. LEATHERBOUND HARDCOVER. Beautifully bound with brown leather spine and corners over marbled paper covered boards. SEE PHOTOS. Near Fine condition (only lightly rubbed). Spine with five raised bands and 6 compartments brightly gilt tooled/lettered. Handsome marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. SEE PHOTOS. 4.75" wide by 7.5" tall. NO owner's name or bookplate. Sharp corners. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Illustrated with a tissue-guarded...
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£157.81
Sung Biographies (3 volumes)
by Franke, Herbert
Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag GMBH. Munchener Ostasiatische Studien Band 16, 1, 2 and 3. Complete 3 volume set. Book 2 has a light brown stian on the front cover and front edge of pages of the first half of the book where something was spilled on the book. The text is no much affected. the first 20 pages are the worst. Book 1 has a little staining on the back cover. Book 3 has some staining on the top edge, not affecting text. A useable copy of this hard to find set. In German and English. . Fair....
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£76.88
The Fortunes of Mitchell Kennerley, Bookman
by Bruccoli, Matthew Joseph
Harcourt, 1986. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Very Good/Used: Very Good. 9x6x1. Stated First edition. Very Good beige boards with gilt lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; Contents clean and unmarked. VG dust jacket not price clipped; light rubbing along edges, small repaired tears. 337 pages, Includes bibliography. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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£15.38
WINSTON CHURCHILL CENTENARY.
by Briggs, Victor
SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1974* Publisher: New English Library. (Severn Valley Press).* Binding and cover condition: Colour photo-illustrated soft card covers showing a picture of Winston. No bumps or rubs, minor shelf wear, some slight reading creases to spine, none to hinge. A few very small chips. GD++* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Very small inscription to ffep. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations or marks...
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£12.95
The French Revolution : A History (Three Volumes in Two, Vol II only)
by Carlyle, Thomas
New York: William Kerr & Co., 1841. Volume 2 only (of 2). Good+ condition (see photos). Inner hinges are sound. A reasonably tight copy. Small chips (1/8th inch) to spine ends. Moderate wear to corners. Foxing throughout. Ink name on title-page. "Second American from the Second London Edition" and "1841" are printed on the title page. Bound in the original brown cloth. Front and rear covers are elaborately decorated in blind. Gold lettering/stamping on the spine are...
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£23.43
Mrs Jordan's Profession: The Story of a Great Actress And a Future King.
by Tomalin, Claire
HARDBACK "BIOGRAPHY," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 4th.* Date: 1994.* Pub: Viking.* Binding and cover condition: Black cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine and none to face. No bumps or rubs, no marks or other visible faults. FINE* Jacket condition: Colour-illustrated jacket showing a painting of Mrs. Jordan as "Rosalind" by William Beechey. Not price clipped showing a shelf price of £18.00. No visible faults. Now in clear un-attached protective jacket. FINE.* Contents...
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£14.97
King's Mistress, Queen's Servant: The Life and Times of Henrietta Howard
by Borman, Tracy
SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 8th.* Date of Publication: 2010* Publisher: Vintage.* Binding and cover condition: Colour illustrated soft card covers showing a portrait of Henrietta Howard. Lilac and white titles to spine and face. No bumps or rubs, minimal shelf wear to edges and corners, no reading creases to spine or to hinge. Seems lightly used. VG++* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp & tight. No annotations or marks to text. Some very...
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£9.95
The Life of Mrs. Jordan, Including Original Private Correspondence, and Numerous Anecdotes of Her Contemporaries
by Boaden, James
London: Edward Bull, 1831. SEE PHOTOS. Beautifully bound with black leather spine and corners over marbled paper-covered boards. The binding is in Fine condition Spine with five raised bands and 6 compartments brightly gilt tooled/lettered. Handsome marbled endpapers. SEE PHOTOS. Internally Very Good. Light foxing on only a few pages. 2 volumes complete, bound as one. 5.5" wide by 8" tall. Previous owner's name in light pencil (easily erased). Sharp corners. Pages are clean and...
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£319.67
Toulouse-Lautrec, A Definitive Biography
by Perruchot, Henri
The World Publishing Company, 1960-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x6x1. VG yellowish boards with red lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. 317pp. Index. Stated First Edition. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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£21.91
Tres Macho--He Said: Padre Gallegos of Albuquerque, New Mexico's First Congressman
by Fray Angelico Chavez
Santa Fe: William Gannon, 1985. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket which has a small crease on the front panel.. 8 vo. 117 pp. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper. Illustrated with black and white photos.
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£40.46
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Vittel Diary [22.5.43 - 16.9.43]
by Katznelson, Yitzhak
Ghetto Fighter's House, no date. Hardcover. Good. 8x5x0. Good white boards with black lettering along spine; wear on spine ends and corners; damp staining and sun fading on cover. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked; webbing showing at page 112. No dust jacket. 276 pp. Tipped in picture facing title page. Published by Ghetto Fighter's House. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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£22.30
Die Eroberung von Mexiko durch Ferdinand Cortes: Mit den eigenständigen Berichten des Feldherrn an Kaiser Karl V. von 1520 und 1522
by Ferdinand Cortes; Arthur Schurig (Trans.)
Leipzig. Minimal wear. Foxed edges. Gilt decoration to spine. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1918.
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£12.00
John Lennon: One Day at a Time
by Fawcett, Anthony
Grove Pr, 1980. paperback. Very Good. 9x7x0. Very good stiff glossy paper wraps; rubbing along edges. Binding tight; contents clean and unmarked. 192pp. Hole punch through upper right corner of cover. Revised Evergreen Ed. Small crease on spine. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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£15.38
The Life and Times of Napoleon
by Mario Rivoire
London: Hamlyn. Portraits of Greatness series. Water-stained jacket. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1968.
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£7.50
Elizabeth the Great
by Elizabeth Jenkins
London: Panther. Creased cover and spine. Binding tight. . Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 1972.
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£3.00
Mark Twain and the Happy Island
by Wallace, Elizabeth
Chicago: McClurg, 1913. Hardcover. Good. 7x4.5. Ex library.Good brown library boards with white lettering along spine; wear on corners and edges. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked except for library markings on spine, and 4 other places; tear on title page small stain on page edge; back end paper slightly cocked. No dust jacket. First Edition. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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£27.30
Sir Christopher Wren - A Historical Biography
by Bryan Little
London: Robert Hale & Company, 1975 Book. Very Good. Maroon Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Biography of Wren's varied career. 288pp with index, illustrated with 32 pages of black and white photographs. Silver lettering to spine. Minor bumping to corners, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minor edge and surface wear, otherwise very good. .
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£6.50£5.20
Nell Gwyn
by MacGregor-Hastie, Roy
Robert Hale 1st 1987 . 8vo, black boards with gold titling to spine F/VG++ 580 gms.
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£8.00
