Category: Biography/Autobiography

The Century of Queens. With Sketches of Some Princes of Literature and Art. Illustrated.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: James Miller, Publisher : 1873

Seller ID: CL005390

Condition: Fair

Fair, James Miller Publisher, 1873, 251 pages, all edges gilt, preface, lists of illustrations (steel and wood), brown endpapers, profusely illustrated in b&w with 11 engravings (with tissue guards) including frontis (which is not in list of illustrations at front) as well as numerous inter-text reproductions of engravings and drawings plus various ornaments, also extra-illustrated by a previous owner who neatly glued-in two pages with newspaper clippings, 7-1/8 in. x 9-5/8 in., hardcover, dark red cloth with intricate gilt and black titles and decorations, considerable bumping and wear to cor...
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Image for Washington and The Generals of the American Revolution, Complete in Two Volumes. With Two Portraits on Steel, From Original Pictures. New Edition, With Corrections. (complete two volume set)

Washington and The Generals of the American Revolution, Complete in Two Volumes. With Two Portraits on Steel, From Original Pictures. New Edition, With Corrections. (complete two volume set)

Price: $165.00

Publisher: Carey and Hart. : 1848

Seller ID: CL005343

Binding: 2 Hardcovers

Condition: Both books Good Plus

(G+ and G+), Carey and Hart, Philadelphia, 1848 on title pages, 1847 on copyright pages, Vol. I: 324 pages, Vol. II: 336 pages, publishers' notice and preface in Vol. I, each volume illustrated with a b&w with tissue-guarded frontis, books: 4.75 in. x 7.75 in., hardcovers, dark gray paper-covered boards with red cloth spines and paper spine labels, corners and spine ends bumped and worn, slight edgewear, spine labels lightly chipped, covers lightly scuffed and soiled, faint foxing and a little minor soil to text-blocks, previous owner fountain pen inscription (dated 1850) on front free-endpape...
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Fruits of the Shaker Tree of Life: Memoirs of Fifty Years of Collecting & Research (50)

By: Andrews, Edward Deming & Faith

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Berkshire Traveller Press, Stockbridge, MA : 1975

Seller ID: CL004581

ISBN-13: 9780912944319

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

Berkshire Traveller Press, Stockbridge, MA, 1975, 1st edition, 222 pages, many b&w photos, b&w illustrations on endpapers, 7.5”x 11”, hardcover, green cloth with black spine titles, cover edges a bit faded, slight corner wear, one tiny pale spot on front, good dust jacket with edge and corner wear and short tears, 1/2” triangular piece with short tear missing top of front panel, dust jacket protected in a new archival plastic cover, one interior hinge cracked but holding well, otherwise contents clean and tight, book good+ [(s)0114SSL] 4581 (G+/G)
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Not Only Ours: A Story of Greene County - N.Y.

By: Atkinson, Oriana

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Prink Hill : 1970

Seller ID: CL005570

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good Minus

(VG-), Prink Hill, Durham NY, 1970, first edition, 150 pages, very brief introductory page, afterword, illustrated in b&w with frontis of author and center section of photographs (photo section is on glossy paper), 5.25 in. x 8.25 in., softcover, pale green card stock covers with black titles and illustration (photo of tree-shaded house on front cover), corners and spine ends mildly rubbed, very short crease to both front corners, spine faintly creased and slightly darkened, covers very slightly darkened along spine and at top edge, covers mildly scuffed and soiled, ink ownership stamp and not...
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Image for The Golden Horseshoe: Extracts from the letters of Captain H. L. Herndon of the 21st U. S. Infantry, on duty in the Philippine Islands, and Lieutenant Lawrence Gill, A. D. C. to the Military Governor of Puerto Rico. With a Postscript by J. Sherman, Private, CO. D, 21st Infantry

The Golden Horseshoe: Extracts from the letters of Captain H. L. Herndon of the 21st U. S. Infantry, on duty in the Philippine Islands, and Lieutenant Lawrence Gill, A. D. C. to the Military Governor of Puerto Rico. With a Postscript by J. Sherman, Private, CO. D, 21st Infantry

By: Bonsal, Stephen, editor

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Macmillan, NY : 1900, 1906

Seller ID: CL002479

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Macmillan, NY, 1900, 1906, 2nd edition, (G/no dj), 316 pages with 8 pages of publisher’s ads in back, 5”x 7-3/8”, hardcover, ivory cloth with green titles, bottom spine end slightly frayed, spine ends lightly bumped, tiny holes or chipping in the exterior hinges, minor edge wear, covers lightly soiled, no dust jacket, pale foxing on endpapers, otherwise contents clean and tight, book good (G/no dj) 2479 [Ho113JM]
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Rolling Thunder: A personal exploration into the secret healing powers of an American Indian medicine man

By: Boyd, Doug, Dee Brown introduction

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Random House, NY : 1974

Seller ID: CL005113

ISBN-13: 9780394488868

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Random House, NY, 1974, 1st edition, 273 pages, 5-5/8”x 8-3/8”, hardcover, brown cloth spine with orange paper boards with gilt initials on front and gilt and metallic orange titles and decorations on spine, minor fading along top and bottom edges of covers, very good dust jacket protected in a new archival plastic cover, free front endpaper has a large glue stain in the middle of it, otherwise contents clean and tight, book very good (VG/VG) 5113 [(s)0816EC]
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South Shore Town (Hingham MA)

By: Coatsworth, Elizabeth

Price: $295.00

Publisher: Macmillan, NY : 1948

Seller ID: CL005443

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Macmillan, NY, 1948, 1st edition, 1st printing stated, 201 pages, bibliography, postscript, 5.5"x 8.25", hardcover, brown cloth with yellow titles and small decoration on spine, light corner and edge wear, one rear bottom corner lightly bumped, light soil and former owner's stamp on free front endpaper, small gold bookstore label bottom of front paste down, no dust jacket, rear internal hinge cracked but holding well, bibliography page creased, otherwise contents clean and tight, book very good (VG/no dj) 5443 [Hsss1121RB}
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Three Kids in a Cart: A Visit to Ike, and Other Diversions

By: Drury, Allen

Price: $12.50

Publisher: Doubleday, Garden City NY : 1965

Seller ID: CL000085

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Doubleday, Garden City NY, 1965, 1st edition stated, 297 pages, 6.25”x 9.5”, hardcover, black cloth with silver titles, bright red endpapers, bottom of spine lightly bumped and slightly rubbed, good+ dust jacket with very light edge wear, a small chip at right front edge & a 2” neatly repaired and almost invisible tear lower front panel, not price-clipped, dust jacket protected in a new archival plastic cover, contents clean and tight, book very good {From the dust jacket flap “As history, this collection is incomparable. Not only could Allen Drury accurately perceive to an uncanny degree whic...
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A Photographic Pilgrim's Progress: Being the adventures of an itinerant photographer among cameras, cabbages and kings

By: Duncan, Charles

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Focal Press, London & NY : 1954

Seller ID: CL005588

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Focal Press, London & NY, 1954, 1st edition, 160 pages, 5"x 7.5", hardcover, cream boards with red illustration on front and red titles on spine, spine darkened, light cover soil, small damp stain on front cover and spine. no dust jacket, light binding glue stains on endpapers, otherwise contents clean and tight, book very good (VG/no dj) 5588 [Sss68/1022KT]
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Image for Aus Meinem Leben: Dichtung und Wahrheit (From My Life: Poetry and Truth) Volumes 10 and 11 of the 12 volume Goethes Werke, Herausgegeben von Ernst Merian-Genast. four volumes in two

Aus Meinem Leben: Dichtung und Wahrheit (From My Life: Poetry and Truth) Volumes 10 and 11 of the 12 volume Goethes Werke, Herausgegeben von Ernst Merian-Genast. four volumes in two

By: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Verlag Birkhauser, Basel, Switzerland : 1944

Seller ID: CL005144

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Verlag Birkhauser, Basel, Switzerland, 1944, 4 volumes in 2, volumes 10 and 11 of the 12 volume Goethes Werke, Herausgegeben von Ernst Merian-Genast, Birkhauser Klassiker 36 & 37, in GERMAN, 5”x 7.75”, hardcovers, dark green cloth spines and green patterned paper over boards, black and gilt titles on spines, light corner wear, volume 2 has a small light stain on the top of the text block, good+ dust jackets with edge wear, pieces missing at the corners, spines darkened and a little light soil, volume 1 has a 1/4” tear top of front panel, some abrasions and small holes on the spine and a 1/2” p...
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Ayn Rand and the World She Made

By: Heller, Anne C.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Doubleday, NY, Nan A. Talese : 2009

Seller ID: CL005517

ISBN-13: 9780385513999

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Doubleday, NY, Nan A. Talese, 2009, 1st edition stated, 1st printing, inscribed and signed by the author, Anne, on half title page, 567 pages, notes, bibliography, index, b&w photos, 6.5"x 9.5", hardcover, grey boards with gilt titles on spine, bottom of spine slightly rounded, fine dust jacket protected in a new archival plastic cover, contents clean and tight, book fine (F/F) 5517 [(s)0522DD]
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Ann Landers in Her Own Words: Personal Letters to Her Daughter

By: Howard, Margo

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Warner Books : 2005

Seller ID: CL005049

ISBN-13: 9780446695046

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

Softcover, (VG-), Inscribed by Author on title page, First Edition Thus stated, Warner Books, New York, 2005, 391 pages, Author Introduction, Epilogue, list of Friends and Family, Index, illustrated with a section of b&w photos, 6 in. x 9 in., minor rubbing to corners and spine ends, a little slight scuffing to covers, a very little mild edgewear, text-block shows a little faint foxing, minor foxing to inside of covers and endpapers, a little slight soil to a very few pages, upper corners of first 40 pages (approximately) show very faint wrinkling, otherwise contents clean and tight, item prot...
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John Sloan: Painter and Rebel

By: Loughery, John

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Henry Holt, NY : 1995

Seller ID: CL003929

ISBN-13: 9780805028782

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

Henry Holt, NY, 1995, 1st edition, 1st printing, 438 pages, notes, bibliography, index, illustrated with 39 b&w photos, 6.25”x 9.25”, hardcover, grey boards with navy blue cloth spine and silver titles, spine ends very gently bumped, very good dust jacket with very faint scuffing is protected in new archival plastic cover, contents clean and tight, book very good+ (VG+/VG+) 3929 [Sss0608/0121KH]
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Stephen Van Rensselaer, III: A Pictorial Reflection and Biographical Commentary ("The Good Patroon", 1764 - 1839)

By: McClave, Elizabeth W. (edited by Rowland McClave and William B. Zimmerman)

Price: $23.00

Publisher: The Stephentown Historical Society and The Holland Society of New York : 1984

Seller ID: CL005537

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

(VG), The Stephentown Historical Society and The Holland Society of New York, 1984, 59 pages, foreword, introduction, epilogue, bibliography, genealogy, profusely illustrated in b&w, 8.50 in. x 11 in., softcover, corners very slightly bumped, spine ends faintly rubbed, minor soil and a little mild foxing to covers, ink gift inscription on inside front cover, very small N.Y. State Museum Shop sticker on inside rear cover, otherwise contents clean and tight, item protected in clear plastic sleeve, book: Very Good {Front and back covers are decorated with small color-illustration of a seal which ...
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Discovery. Robert Hatfield Ellsworth. Impressions 2017 Companion Issue

By: Meech, Julia, Jane Oliver and Anita Christy (guest editor), editors

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Japanese Art Society of America, Lexington MA : 2017

Seller ID: CL005569

Binding: Paperbound

Condition: Fine

Japanese Art Society of America, Lexington MA, 2017, 135 pages, profusely illustrated with color and b&w photos, 8.5"x 11", paperbound, black heavy matte paper covers with gilt and copper titles on front and spine and full color photo of Mr. Ellsworth on the front and b&w photo of Alice Boney on back cover, very minor corner wear, a little very light scuffing on both covers, contents clean and tight, book fine {This is Robert Ellsworth's memoir of his Asian Art collecting and dealing life and his relationship with his mentor Alice Boney. It includes a short biography of Alice Boney and her ess...
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Cottar & Croft to Fermtoun: Autobiography of Mary Michie

By: Michie, Mary

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Ardo Publishing Company : 1995

Seller ID: CL005320

ISBN-13: 9780951846476

Binding: Hardcover in dust jacket

Condition: Very Good

Ardo Publishing Company, Buchan, 1995, First Edition, (VG/G+), 271 pages plus 1 page publisher advert at back, editorial note, foreword by Rev. Charles Birnie, postscript, 6 in. x 8.50 in., hardcover, green boards with gilt titles and decorations, corners and spine ends very slightly bumped, spine lightly cocked, one very small shallow dent to upper corner of front board, dust jacket has minor bumping and wear to corners and spine ends, one small piece cut out from lower front jacket flap (text seems uninterrupted), dust jacket protected in new archival plastic cover, former owner ink name on ...
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Royal Children of English History

By: Nesbit, E. (Edith), illustrated by Frances Brundage and M. Bowley

Price: $65.00

Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd. London : Circa 1896

Seller ID: CL005644

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd. London, no date but circa 1896, #1796, 94 pages, b&w illustrations head of each chapter and in the text by M. Bowley, 10 full-page color chromo-lithographic plates by by Frances Brundage, 7.5"x 10", hardcover, green cloth covers, beveled edges, gilt titles on spine and front cover with lovely gilt illustrated roses on front, corners worn, spine ends rounded with short tears and a little fraying, slight scuffing on front, a 3/4" scrape bottom back cover, all edges gilt, gold patterned endpapers, hinges cracked but holding well, first and last few pages darkened, hinge ...
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Robert Smith Surtees (Creator of "Jorrocks") 1803-1864, by Himself and E. D. Cuming

By: Surtees, Robert Smith and E. D. Cuming

Price: $20.00

Publisher: William Blackwood and Sons : 1924

Seller ID: CL005282

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good Plus

William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, 1924, First Edition, (G+/no dj), 339 pages, preface by Cuming, list of illustrations, introduction, illustrated with color frontis (by G. D. Armour) and 5 b&w plates, 5.50 in. x 8.75 in., hardcover, red cloth with gilt titles, corners faintly bumped and rubbed, spine ends mildly bumped, spine faded with one very small spot of soil near base, a very little faint soil to covers, minor shelf-wear, no dust jacket, free endpapers darkened, pages mildly age-toned, substantial foxing to just a few pages, otherwise contents clean and tight, book: Good ...
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A Child's Christmas in Wales

By: Thomas, Dylan

Price: $95.00

Publisher: New Directions, Norfolk CT : 1954

Seller ID: CL005643

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

New Directions, Norfolk CT, 1954, 1st edition thus, 1st printing (red lettering on spine), 31 numbered pages, red chapter titles lettering by Samuel H. Marsh, 5-1/8"x 7-3/8", hardcovers, beige threaded paper covered boards with red and black titles on front and red titles on spine, bottom of spine lightly bumped, a very little tanning around cover edges, good dust jacket with multiple small brown stains, not price clipped, 1st state dj with $1.50 price, contents clean and tight, book protected in archival plastic sleeve, book very good (VG/G) 5643 [Los0901/0423DM]
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My School Books from the unpublished Autobiography

By: Van Loon, Hendrik Willem

Price: $15.00

Publisher: E. I. DuPont de Nemours, Fabrikoid Division at the New York World's Fair, Newburgh NY : 1939

Seller ID: CL002361

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. Inc., Fabrikoid Division at the New York World's Fair, Newburgh NY, 1939, 24 pages, b&w illustrations in the text by Hendrik Willem Van Loon., 5.75”x 8”, hardcover, grey cloth with gilt titles and blue illustration and decoration on front, minor shelfwear, corners very slightly bumped and lightly worn, no dust jacket, a little fading around edges of endpapers, otherwise contents clean & tight, book very good, (VG/no dj) 2361 [Los104M]
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Image for Life and Times of Simon Bolivar: This is the Story of Simon Bolivar, Liberator of Venezula, the Man who first of all had the Vision of a United States for the whole of the American Continent

Life and Times of Simon Bolivar: This is the Story of Simon Bolivar, Liberator of Venezula, the Man who first of all had the Vision of a United States for the whole of the American Continent

By: Van Loon, Hendrik Willem.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Dodd Mead, NY : 1943

Seller ID: CL002475

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very good

Dodd Mead, NY, 1943, 1st edition, 146 pages, illustrated in b&w and color by the author Hendrik Willem Van Loon, color maps on endpapers, 6.5”x 8.75”, hardcover, purple cloth with gilt titles on front and spine, spine lightly faded, corners and spine ends lightly bumped, minor shelfwear, slightly worn, a little light cover soil, no dust jacket, former owner’s brief penciled note on free front endpaper and penciled name on half-title page, otherwise contents clean & tight, book very good (VG/no dj) 2475 [Oss114M]
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In the Land of Our Dreams: A German immigrant family after World War II. Autobiography

By: VonWaldenburg, Hidegard (Von Waldenburg)

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Self Published, von Waldenburg, East Nassau, NY : 2001

Seller ID: CL005220

ISBN-13: 9781424307661

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Self Published, von Waldenburg, East Nassau, NY, 2001, 310 numbered pages plus approx. 62 unnumbered pages of b&w photos, 7”x 9.25”, hardcover, glossy white boards with black titles and b&w photos on front, no dust jacket most likely as published, contents clean and tight, book fine (F/no dj) 5220 [s0121EC]
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Acres of Flint: Writers of Rural New England, 1870-1900

By: Westbrook, Perry D.

Price: $19.00

Publisher: The Scarecrow Press : 1951

Seller ID: CL004924

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover, (VG/no dj), The Scarecrow Press, Washington D.C., 1951, first edition, Inscribed by Author on title page, 199 pages, Preface, Aftermath and Renascence, Bibliography, Index, 5.75 in. x 8.5 in., light brown cloth with black titles, slight bumping to spine ends, corners very faintly rubbed, a very little bit of faint scuffing to covers, contents clean and tight, item protected in new clear plastic sleeve, Book: Very Good, no dust jacket 4924 [Ros1118NE] Please feel free to contact us with questions about our books - we are happy to provide further information!
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Category: Biography/Autobiography