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Fidel A Critical Portrait
by Tad. Szulc
New York: William Morrow and Company Inc [1986]. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0688046452 . First edition. 703 pages, map endpapers, bibliography, index. Fine copy [with one tiny speck stain to the fore-edge] in Fine jacket. bx209
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£11.33
THE RETURN OF RICHARD NIXON AND OTHER ESSAYS
by McNamee, Gregory [cover photograph by Philippe Halsman]
Tucson / New York: Harbinger House [1990]. Near Fine. 1990. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 0943173612 . First edition [no statement of printing]. Pictorial wrappers, 213+ pages, notes, about the author. Near Fine copy [light upper corner crease to the front cover]. bx28
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£8.74
Prudhoe Bay Governor: Alaska's Keith Miller
by Keith Harvey Miller as told to Joseph Edward Maynard
Anchorage Todd Communications 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 1878100998 Foreword by Walter L. Kubley, edited by Robert L. Miller. This copy has been signed by the author at the bottom of the title page. "...From Talkeetna homesteader to presiding over an oil and gas lease sale that brought Alaska $900 million in a single day". 296 pages, photo-illustrated plus map endpapers, appendices, index. Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper. bx213E
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£12.14
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth Nee Roosevelt
by Johnston, Frances B
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth Nee Roosevelt February 18, 1906, Supplement to the Boston Sunday Post. This beautiful sepia tone 8 x 14 inch lithograph, is a portrait of Alice Roosevelt originally taken in 1903, by Frances B. Johnston. Printed by the American Lithographing Co. commemorating the social event of the season, her wedding was attended by thousands, with thousands more showing up to get a glimpse of the bride.Alice was the eldest daughter of President Teddy Roosevelt. She married Nicholas Longworth...
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£12.14
The Search for Jimmy Carter.
by COLLINS, Tom. Signed by Jimmy Carter
Waco, TX: Word Publishing, 1976. Signed on the title page by Jimmy Carter. First edition / First printing. Illustrated black and white wrappers. Near fine with wear to the corners. Uncommon signed by the former President.
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£202.38
Politics and Progress : Renewing Democracy and Civil Society
by Blunkett, David
London: Politico's Publishing, 2001. No marks or inscriptions. Tiny crease to upper corner of front cover, none to rear or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 170pp. David Blunkett's agenda for political and social renewal. From the Personal Library of the late Emeritus Professor Peter Townsend of Bristol University and the London School of Economics, Founding Professor of the University of Essex and founder of the Child Poverty...
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£4.95
Khabzela: The Life and Times of a South African
by Liz McGregor
Johannesburg, South Africa Jacana 2005. First Edition. 1770090800 . First edition. Biography of "Fana Khaba, a.k.a. Khabzela, a youth icon whose brief life mirrors that of the first generation to reach adulthood after liberation". The subject was born in Soweto, South Africa and died of aids. Pictorial wrappers, 250 pages, bibliography. Near Fine copy with upper corner folds to several pages. bx223
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£11.33
The Life Of Stephen F. Austin: Founder Of Texas, 1793-1836
by Eugene C. Barker
Cokesbury Book Store, 1925. hardcover. Good/Missing. 0x0x0. Signed by Author. Thank you for supporting Earthlight Books and independent bookstores. Hard cover. No DJ. Good condition. Light to moderate shelf wear to boards and pages.Signed by author. Weak hinge. Deckled edges. Top edge gilt.
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£121.38
Herbert Hoover
by Irwin, Will
Grosset & Dunlap, 1938. Hardcover. Good. ~Good. No DJ. Hardcover. Ex-Library. Academic library markings/stamps; light to moderate shelf wear; satisfaction guaranteed. Grosset & Dunlap 3rd Printing
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£12.10
Martina.
by NAVRATILOVA, Martina. Wth George Veesey
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. First edition / First printing. Ivory cloth spine, ivory paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.
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£24.28
Burr, Hamilton, and Jefferson: A Study in Character
by Kennedy, Roger G
Oxford University Press, 2000-09-28. Paperback. Very Good. 9x6x1. Signed by Author. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by author. clean text, tight binding, signed by Tom Cronin on 1/2 title page Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 532 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Tom Cronin was the former president of Whitman College, we have more of his library available.
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£12.10
A Yorkshire Boyhood
by Hattersley, Roy
London: Chatto & Windus / Hogarth Press, 1983. Gold title on red boards which are very clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally there is a small name to front endpaper and a little light foxing to top edge and endpapers else very clean, tight and unmarked. Dustjacket has some light foxing to inner flaps and is price clipped. 15 illustrations. 'It was not until he was dead and I was 40 that I realised my father was once in Holy Orders', Roy Hattersley tells us in the opening pages of his...
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£7.00
Jimmy Carter: a Comprehensive Biography from Plains to Postpresidency - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Bourne, Peter G
New York: Scribner. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0684195437 . A Very Good+ first edition/first printing with bumping to the corners and wear to the spine edges, also a previous owner's name inked and dated on the front pastedown and flyleaf, in a like dust-jacket with light soiling and general wear to the jacket; Jimmy Carter: A Comprehensive Biography traces the life of the 39th president of the United States from his childhood on the...
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£64.76
The Web of Modern Greek Politics
by Carey, Jane Perry Clark and Andrew Galbraith Carey
New York: Columbia University Press. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. An edition in Very Good- condition with scuffing in a Good+ dust-jacket that is missing a narrow chip on the upper front of dust-jacket, 1-1/4" long, a price sticker on the back and some tearing around the edges ; Book tells the story of modern Greek politics, from its 19th century beginnings through the recent military coup of 1967; 8vo; 240 pages; TBC FSA .
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£40.48
Last of His Kind an Informal Portrait of Harry S. Truman
by Robbins Charles
NY: Morrow, 1979.159 page biogrpahy of President Truman 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. ; Photos by Bradley Smith .fine in fine dust jacket mil 11
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£8.10
Peter Townsend 1928-2009 : A Memorial Service Celebrating His Life
by Walker, Alan & Carol (editors)
The Editor, 2009. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 24pp. Booklet of the Memorial Service celebrating the life of Peter Townsend, St Martins in the Fields, November 2009. From the Personal Library of the late Emeritus Professor Peter Townsend of Bristol University and the London School of Economics, Founding Professor of the University of Essex and founder of the Child Poverty Action...
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£7.50
Heroes of America Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Herb Boyd
New York: Baronet Books 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 0866119175 Glossy pictorial boards, 239 pages, illustrated. Near Fine copy with minor bumping to the bottom edge of the rear board bx148
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£8.90
A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety.
by CARTER, Jimmy
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2015. Signed by Jimmy Carter on the title page. First edition / First printing. Blue paper spine, blue paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.
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£226.66
Point of Order: A Profile of Senator Joe McCarthy
by Robert P. Ingalls
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1981 Hardcover. 0399208275 . First edition "Summary: Presents a biography of the unknown first-term senator from Wisconsin who became world famous in the 'nightmare' decade after World War II by charging that Communists had infiltrated the government". 159 pages, illustrated, selected bibliography, index. Very good with light edgewear, in dust jacket with edge creasing and tears. bx169
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£8.10
Sources of Strength. Signed full signature: Jimmy Carter.
by CARTER, Jimmy
New York: Times Books, 1997. Signed on the front-free end-paper by President Carter with his full name: Jimmy Carter. First edition / First printing. Tan paper spine, light beige paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy.
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£242.85
Gracious Lady
by Rita S Halle Kleeman
D. Appleton Century 1935 1st ed. with (1) to last page. 333 pp. Signed by author on front free endpaper, with a gift inscription from the previous owner underneath. "with love from Charles and Lucinda December 25, 1935" Good condition with binding cracked, holding well, after the half title page, light foxing and toning to endpapers and frontis. "20"in red pencil to front pastedown top inside corner. Sunning to spine ends, light bumping to corners, light stining to heel of spine and rear panel, overall...
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£242.85
The Master Spy: the Story of Kim Philby
by Knightley, Phillip
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Vintage Books, 1990 First Trade paperback edition, Illustrated Photographs. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 292 pages
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£8.10
Summer Hummer Be-In.
by Hoffman, Abbie. (Chicago Seven / Chicago Eight)
Chicago: Free City Music / The Conspiracy, (1969). First Edition / First Printing. Photocopied sheet Near fine. Flyer for a be-in at Lincoln Park in Chicago.
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£40.48
Play Baseball The Ripken Way.
by RIPKEN, Jr., Cal and Bill Ripken with Larry Burke
New York: Random House, 2004. Signed on the half-title page by Cal Ripken, Jr. and Bill Ripken. First edition / First printing. Blue paper spine, red paper-covered boards. Very fine in near fine dust jacket, with tear at bottom rear flap fold.. Baseball's "Iron Man." Hall of Famer first ballot inductee. Cal Ripken holds the all time record for consecutive games played at 2,632. 19 time All-Star. Two time American League MVP. Winner of two Gold Glove Awards.
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£40.48
