BEADLE, MURIEL

These Ruins Are Inhabited

London: Robert Hale & Co, 1963. Later Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0709119119. Boards show light shelf wear, DJ shows heavier shelf wear with short tears and light chipping. Corner clipped bottom front flap, but original price is still present. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 188 pages; Muriel Beadle, being a writer married to a scholar, took advantage of his temporary assignment as a visiting professor to Oxford University to write about her American family's experiences in a very British town and their travels. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 20906

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: 0709119119 Oxford University Biographies & Memoirs

BEVINGTON, HELEN SMITH

Along Came the Witch (Hc) a Journal in the 1960's

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0151050805. Signed by Author; DJ and board show very light shelf wear. Light soiling to top page edges. ; Stated first edition. A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Inscribed by the author on the blank page before the half title. ; 8.2 X 5.3 X 1.1 inches; 223 pages; Bevington's life with her husband during the eventful years of the 1960s, their travels, the renowned people they met etc.. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 19218

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: 0151050805 Inscribed 1960s LITERATURE Biographies & Memoirs

BOURKE-WHITE, MARGARET

Portrait of Myself

New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc, 1963. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Boards show light shelf wear, DJ is heavily damaged with significant portion missing from top front. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Many of her photos reproduced in the book ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 383 pages; "Here are the tales of her struggles to master her art and craft, of photographing Stalin, Gandhi and many other notables, of being torpedoed off North Africa while reporting World War II, of flying combat missions, of photographing the dread murder camps of Nazi Germany, of touring Tobacco Road to produce the book You Have Seen Their Faces with Erskine Caldwell (whom she later married), of adventures and wonderful picture-taking in the mines of South Africa, in the frozen North, in war-torn Korea.". Very Good in Fair dust jacket .

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Book number: 21424

Catalogue: Photography::Autobiography

Keywords: Photography parkinson's disease PHOTOGRAPHY Biographies & Memoirs ARTS

BRIERLEY, SIR ZACHRY

Following in Footsteps

Llandudno, Wales: Self Published, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 095176490X. Signed by Family Member; DJ shows some shelf wear, scuffed, tape-repaired tear top of DJ at spine, previous store's stamp on front pastedown. ; Inscribed by Sir Zachry's wife, Lady Brierley. A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 237 pages; "The story of Sir Zachry Brierley focussing on politics and manufacturing industry with a North Wales interest.". Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 20756

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: 095176490X Wales Llandudno Lancashire Biographies & Memoirs

CLEESE, JOHN

So Anyway

Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2014. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385680244. Light creasing on DJ spine ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 375 pages; "John Cleese’s huge comedic influence has stretched across generations; his sharp irreverent eye and the unique brand of physical comedy he perfected with Monty Python, on Fawlty Towers, and beyond now seem written into comedy’s DNA. In this rollicking memoir, So, Anyway…, Cleese takes readers on a Grand Tour of his ascent in the entertainment world, from his humble beginnings in a sleepy English town and his early comedic days at Cambridge University (with future Python partner Graham Chapman), to the founding of the landmark comedy troupe that would propel him to worldwide renown.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 21639

Catalogue: Autobiography::Entertainment

Keywords: 0385680244 comedy Monty python Entertainment Biographies & Memoirs

DOUGLAS, SHOLTO

Years of Command the Second Volume of the Autobiography of Sholto Douglas

London: Collins, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ has short tears, light chipping. Shelfwear to DJ and board edges. Price clipped.; Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. A tight solid book. ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 382 pages; The author, Lord Douglas of Kirtleside, served as a Commander-in-chief during the Second World War, from the Battle of Britain to the end of the war.. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 16965

Catalogue: Militaria::Great Britain::Autobiography

Keywords: Kirtleside World War 2 Battle Of Britain Biographies & Memoirs Militaria

DUKE, CHARLIE & DOTTY

Moonwalker

Nashville: Oliver-Nelson Books, 1990. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0840791062. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, light tanning of pages.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 284 pages. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 21611

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: 0840791062 Astronaut Astronomy

GALEANO, EDUARDO & MARK FRIED (TRANSLATOR)

Voices of Time a Life in Stories

New York: Metropolitan Books, 2006. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0805077677. Slight shelf wear is present on DJ and boards. ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 8.40 X 5.80 X 1.30 inches; 341 pages; "A striking mosaic of memories, observations, and legends that together reveal the author's own story and a grand, compassionate vision of life itselfIn this kaleidoscope of reflections, renowned South American author Eduardo Galeano ranges widely, from childhood to love, music, plants, fear, indignity, and indignation. In the signal style of his bestselling and much-admired Memory of Fire trilogy--brief fragments that build steadily into an organic whole--Galeano offers a rich, wry history of his life and times that is both calmly philosophical and fiercely political. Beginning with blue algae, the earliest of life forms, these 333 vignettes alight on the Galeano family's immigration to Uruguay in the early twentieth century, the fate of love letters intercepted by a military dictatorship, abuses by the rich and powerful, the latest military outrages, and the author's own encounters with all manner of living matter, including generals, bums, dissidents, soccer stars, ducks, and trees. Out of these meditations emerges neither anger nor bitterness, but a celebration of a blessed life in a harsh world.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 18553

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: 0805077677 uruguay Biographies & Memoirs

HARCOURT, MIKE & JOHN LEKICH

Plan B One Man's Journey from Tragedy to Triumph

Mississauga, ON: Wiley, 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0470835044. Signed by Author; DJ is lightly faded on back foredge. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Signed by the author on the title page. ; 9.1 X 6.3 X 1.0 inches; 244 pages; "Mike Harcourt is an exceptional person who has tirelessly dedicated his life to public service and making a difference in the lives of others. His courage, determination and inspiration were evident as he dealt with a potentially devastating spinal cord injury. 'Plan B' is the story of how Mike turned tragedy into triumph to overcome his situation and make the best of it, and in turn inspire many other people with SCI. Mike's story applies to anyone who is faced with a challenge in life and is looking for encouragement along the way." An accidental fall from his island home into the Pacific Ocean could have been tragic but his wife, Becky, found him floating face down before the water could finish what the fall had started. Rick Hansen Man In Motion Foundation "As an adolescent, fellow student and journalist, I've known Mike Harcourt for more than 45 years. He has been unchanging, nothing less than the best of the values I want for my country the personification of civility, decency, compassion and a determination to build a better world. ". Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 19163

Catalogue: Autobiography::Canadian

Keywords: 0470835044 British Columbia NDP Politics spinal cord injury Signed premier

HARMAN, JEANNE PERKINS

The Love Junk

New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Price clippedDJ and boards show shelf wear, DJ is soiled with tears and chipping. DJ repaired by previous owner with non archival tape ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 312 pages; The author, a former LIFE magazine researcher and writer who found love with an ex-Commander, married and started a new life on a houseboat in the Virgin Islands. This is their story. Very Good in Fair dust jacket .

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Book number: 20293

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: West Indies Houseboat Virgin islands Biographies & Memoirs

LETKEMAN, PETER

As I Remember It

Robson, BC: Bear Grass Press, 1996. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0968089909. Signed by Author; Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book signed by the author. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 191 pages; "The Letkeman family settled in Renata in south-central B.C. in 1917 when Peter was three years old. His book tells of family life struggling to make ends meet with anecdotes that keep the reader chuckling. As I Remember It takes Peter through the Dirty Thirties, coming into the Church, his Army Days, to raising a family with Jean, his wife of 52 years, while working at C.M. & S. (now Cominco) in Trail, on the Castlegar-Robson Ferry and farming in Robson. Peter's love of the outdoors is reflected in his tales of herding cows, fighting fires, fishing, trapping, hunting and travelling in their VW camper van. With numerous photographs, 'As I Remember It' is a good read not only for history buffs, but for everyone.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 20049

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: 0968089909 British Columbia cominco Depression Biographies & Memoirs

MACDONALD, BETTY

Onions in the Stew

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1955. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Book has gift inscription on FFEP. DJ shows shelf wear, with tears, chipping and scuffing. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, hinges intact; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 256 pages; ""For twelve years we MacDonalds have been living on an island in Puget Sound. There is no getting away from it, life on an island is different from life in the St. Francis Hotel but you can get used to it, can even grow to like it. 'C'est la guerre, ' we used to say looking wistfully toward the lights of the big comfortable warm city just across the way. Now, as November (or July) settles around the house like a wet sponge, we say placidly to each other, 'I love it here. I wouldn't live anywhere else.'" Betty MacDonald's final memoir, Onions in the Stew recounts her second attempt at farm-living, this time on Washington's then-remote Vashon Island along with her second husband, Don MacDonald, and her two teenage daughters.. Very Good in Fair dust jacket .

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Book number: 18412

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: Humor vashon island HUMOR Biographies & Memoirs

MACDONALD, BETTY

Onions in the Stew

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1955. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. DJ shows shelf wear with small tears and chipping, creasing, previous owner's name on front free end paper. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, unclipped. No additional printings mentioned. Yellow paper covered boards over black cloth spine ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 256 pages; ""For twelve years we MacDonalds have been living on an island in Puget Sound. There is no getting away from it, life on an island is different from life in the St. Francis Hotel but you can get used to it, can even grow to like it. 'C'est la guerre, ' we used to say looking wistfully toward the lights of the big comfortable warm city just across the way. Now, as November (or July) settles around the house like a wet sponge, we say placidly to each other, 'I love it here. I wouldn't live anywhere else.'" Betty MacDonald's final memoir, Onions in the Stew recounts her second attempt at farm-living, this time on Washington's then-remote Vashon Island along with her second husband, Don MacDonald, and her two teenage daughters.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 19601

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: HUMOR The eggs and I vashon island HUMOR

MACNUTT, ALAN

Altimeter Rising

Abbotsford, BC: A. MacNutt, 2000. Third Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0968762700. Card covers show light shelf wear, top fore corner bumped. Short tear top back edge of spine ; A bright, solid book. B&W photos. ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 244 pages; Al Macnutt lived to fly - from his years in the Royal Canadian Air Force during WWII or as a bush pilot in the Arctic, flying a water bomber while fighting forest fires or taking assignments to fly around the world. He tells his stories here.. Very Good .

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Book number: 21788

Catalogue: Aviation::Autobiography

Keywords: 0968762700 RCAF Water bomber daredevil Bush Pilot AVIATION Biographies & Memoirs

MAGEE, DAVID

Infinite Riches the Adventures of a Rare Book Dealer

Toronto: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 1973. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0839735537. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped, publisher's stamp bottom page edges.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 274 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21672

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: 0839735537 used books Bookseller rare books Biographies & Memoirs