Marx, Maxine

Growing Up with Chico

Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Upper corners and spine head bruised. A near fine copy in near fine dustjacket with mild wear to the edges. Signed and inscribed by Maxine Marx on the front free endpaper: "To -- / Still a friend even after / the debacle with -- / Though I'm not sorry I / knew him as he was / a dear man - / I hope you like the / book - it only took / 13 years - / Affectionately Maxine." With 16 pages of photographs. ; Octavo; Signed by Author. .

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Book number: 19069

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: non-fiction, BIOGRAPHY, CHICO MARX, THE MARX BROTHERS, ACTORS

Maurois, Andre

Ariel: The Life of Shelley

New York, Editions for the Armed Services, Inc, 1944. First Edition. Paperback. Armed Services Edition 864. Oblong format. A very good- copy. ; Small octavo. .

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Book number: 31274

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: WORLD WAR II, Biographies, PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY

Merton, Thomas

The Waters of Siloe

New York, Harcourt, Brace and Co, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Light blue cloth with gilt decoration on cover and gilt titles and decorations on spine, top edge stained blue. Slightly dusty edges, name on endpaper. Dustjacket shows minor wear to spine ends and very light chipping along top edge of back cover. A near fine copy in very good dustjacket. The companion volume to The Seven Storey Mountain. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 5869

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Religiosity, Autobiography

Mezzavilla, Silvano, ed

Giorgio Cavazzano

Montepulciano, Editori del Grifo, 1994. First Edition. Softcover. L'Autore e il Fumetto #11. A fine copy. A volume dedicated to one of the most beloved Italian comic artists. Includes a long interview and a bibliography. In the Italian language. ; Octavo; 126 pages. .

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Book number: 26401

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: italian comic, ITALIAN LANGUAGE, DISNEY COMICS, GIORGIO CAVAZZANO, COMIC ARTISTS Italian Comics

Michaelis, David

Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography

New York, Harper, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Remainder stripe to bottom edge. A fine copy in fine dustjacket with light scuffing to spine panel. ".. the first full-length biography of the brilliant, unseen man behind Peanuts: at once a creation story, a portrait of a native genius, and a chronicle contrasting the private man with the central role he played in shaping the national imagination." ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 13679

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: non-fiction, Biography, Peanuts, Charles Schulz

Milne, James

The Memoirs of a Bookman

London, John Murray, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. 316pp + ads. Green cloth stamped in gold on the spine, top edge stained red. Some scattered foxing throughout, lower corners bruised, boards are slightly bent. About very good. Signed, inscribed and dated by Milne on front free endpaper. ; Octavo; Signed by Author. .

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Book number: 19329

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: non-fiction, BIOGRAPHY, MEMOIRS

Pacca, Bartolomeo

Memorie Storiche Del Ministero, de' Due Viaggi in Francia, E Della Prigionia Nel Forte Di S. Carlo in Fenestrelle Del Cardinale Bartolomeo Pacca, Scritte Da Lui Medesimo E Divise in Tre Parti. Edizione Nuovissima Con Aggiunte Dell'Autore

Orvieto, Tipografia Pompei, 1843. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition from this publisher with additions by the author. In three volumes. 276pp; 287pp; 359pp. Contemporary dark green quarter calf over marbled boards, spines lettered and decorated in gold, silk bookmarks. Rubbing to covers, small stain to top edge of volume I and II affecting several leaves, faint larger stain to first and last leaves of volume III. A very good set. In the Italian language. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 29532

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: BIOGRAPHIES, CARDINAL BARTOLOMEO PACCA, ITALIAN BOOKS, ITALIAN LANGUAGE, HISTORY, ANTIQUARIAN History Antiquarian

Petitfaux, Dominique

De L'Autre Côte de Corto. Hugo Pratt - Entretiens Avec Dominique Petitfaux

Paris, Casterman, 1990. First Edition. Softcover. 206pp. Original wrappers. Collects a series of interviews with Hugo Pratt. Includes short biographical notes, bibliographical notes, and more. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Light toning to text block, mild edge wear, faint crease to front cover. A very good+ copy. In the French language. ; Quarto. .

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Book number: 24742

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: HUGO PRATT, COMICS, BIOGRAPHIES, COMIC ARTISTS, FRENCH BOOKS, FRENCH LANGUAGE

Porretta, Felice da

IL Beato Corrado Da Parzham

Roma, Tipografia Poliglotta Vaticana, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. 349pp + index. Bright blue full calf decorated in blind and gold on the sides, lettered and decorated in gold on the spine. All edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Frontispiece and twenty-eight inserted plates. Wear to extremities, spine panel partially split and slightly faded, stamp on the title page. A very good copy. In the Italian language. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 24263

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: non-fiction, BIOGRAPHIES, SAINTS, RELIGION, CAPUCHINS, FRANCISCANS, GERMANY

Pratt, Hugo; Petitfaux, Dominique

All'Ombra Di Corto. Hugo Pratt - Conversazioni Con Dominique Petitfaux

Milano, Rizzoli / Milano Libri, 1992. First Italian Edition. Hardcover. Pictorial boards. A series of interviews with Hugo Pratt collected over the course of four years and dealing with his comic works between 1945 and 1989. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Includes short biographical notes and a chronology of Corto Maltese's life (and adventures). A fine copy in near fine dustjacket with the usual mild toning to the edges and a tiny tear to the upper edge of the rear panel. In the Italian language. Translated from the French by Giuliana Vogel and Silvia Avanza.; Quarto; 206 pages. .

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Book number: 24780

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: ITALIAN BOOKS, ITALIAN LANGUAGE, HUGO PRATT, COMIC ARTISTS, BIOGRAPHIES

Pratt, Hugo

Aspettando Corto

Montepulciano, Editori del Grifo, 1987. Softcover. A revised edition of Le pulci penetranti. Although not specified in the book, this is an undated "pirated" reprint in slightly smaller format and even more cheaply produced than the title published in 1987. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs and sixty previously unpublished sketches. A fine copy. In the Italian language. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 22511

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: non-fiction, AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NOVEL, BIOGRAPHIES, HUGO PRATT, ITALIAN LANGUAGE, ITALIAN BOOKS

Pratt, Silvina; Bocquet, Josè Luis

Con Hugo: IL Creatore Di Corto Maltese Raccontato Dalla Figlia

Venezia, Marsilio Editori, 2008. First Italian Edition. Softcover. A fine copy. Profusely illustrated. Translated from the French by Raffaella Fontana. In the Italian language. ; Octavo; 247 pages. .

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Book number: 13020

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Corto Maltese, Italian Language, Biographical Notes

Pratt, Hugo; Berti, Gianni, ed

Hugo Pratt 50

Visualprint, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 64pp. Pictorial boards, issued without dustjacket. Collects drawings (some of which were previously unpublished) done by Hugo Pratt during the 1950s together with his reminiscences from that period. Also includes a complete war comic story titled Bush Pilot. A bright, near fine copy. In the Italian language. ; Large quarto. .

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Book number: 25449

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: ITALIAN COMICS, ILLUSTRATIONS, COMIC ILLUSTRATORS, ITALIAN BOOKS, ITALIAN LANGUAGE, HUGO PRATT Italian Comics

Pratt, Hugo; Berti, Gianni, ed

Hugo Pratt 60

Visualprint, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 64pp. Pictorial boards, issued without dustjacket. Collects drawings done by Hugo Pratt during the 1960s together with his reminiscences from that period. Also includes a short comic story. A bright, fine copy. In the Italian language. ; Large quarto. .

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Book number: 25450

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: ITALIAN COMICS, ILLUSTRATIONS, COMIC ILLUSTRATORS, ITALIAN BOOKS, ITALIAN LANGUAGE, HUGO PRATT Italian Comics

Rimbaud, Arthur; Pratt, Hugo

Lettere Dall'Africa

Milano, Edizioni Nuages, 1991. Second Edition. Softcover. 82pp. A fine copy in fine dustjacket with a tiny nick to the spine panel. Publisher's promotional slip for the original edition (which was sold out) affixed to the first page. With several full page and double spread illustrations in color by Hugo Pratt. Introduction by Dominque and Nadine Pettifaux. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 23608

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: BIOGRAPHIES, ARTHUR RIMBAUD