The Earl of Rosslyn (James St Clair-Erskine)

My Gamble with Life

London, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. 309pp. Blue cloth stamped in gold on the spine. With eight plates. Signed and inscribed by the Earl of Rosslyn on the front free endpaper: "For -- / this book is with pleasure / autographed by / the Author / Rosslyn / April 1828 [sic]." Scattered foxing throughout, front hinge weak, half-title partially detached and covers slightly warped. A good+ copy. ; Octavo; Signed by Author. .

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Book number: 22470

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: NON-FICTION, BIOGRAPHIES, EARL OF ROSSLYN

Farinacci, Roberto

Costanzo Ciano

Bologna, Cappelli Editore, 1940. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. 221pp. Original wrappers. With b&w photographs. In the Italian language. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 29850

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: non-fiction, BIOGRAPHIES, HISTORY, ITALIAN BOOKS, ITALIAN LANGUAGE History

Forester, Frank (Henry William Herbert)

Life and Writings of Frank Forester. Volume II

New York, Orange Judd Company, 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. Each volume complete in itself. 300pp. Green cloth stamped in gold on the spine. Illustrated. Frontispiece loose, faint pencil markings on some of the pages, previous owner's name on the flyeaf and on one of the pages. A good copy. BAL 8178. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 22599

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: BIOGRAPHIES, non-fiction, ANTIQUARIAN Antiquarian

Fowler, Gene

Good Night, Sweet Prince: The Life and Times of John Barrymore

New York, Pocket Books, Inc, 1947. First Edition. Paperback. Pocket Books 430. First paperback publication. A fine copy. Photo cover. ; Small octavo. .

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Book number: 31708

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: BIOGRAPHIES, VINTAGE PAPERBACKS, ACTORS

Franklin, Benjamin

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Now Printed from the Manuscript As Franklin Wrote It, and Including His Preliminary Outline; with an Introduction by Carl Van Doren

Norwalk, CT, The Easton Press, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. xxxiii, 233pp. Full brown leather decorated in gold on the sides and the spine panel, all edges gilt, silk bookmark, silk moire endpapers. Portrait frontispiece and illustrations. Unused Easton Press bookplate laid in. A bright, fine copy. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 28141

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: non-fiction, BIOGRAPHIES, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, CLASSICS

Halstead, Murat

Life and Achievements of Admiral Dewey, from Montpelier to Manila

Chicago, Our Possessions Publishing, Co, 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. 452pp. Original tan pictorial binding stamped in gold, red, black, and white on the front panel and the spine panel. Frontispiece and twenty-seven half-tone engravings made from photographs taken especially for this book. A few tiny spots to cloth on the rear panel. A bright, fine copy, much better than usually found. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 28019

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: non-fiction, BIOGRAPHIES, US ADMIRALS, US NAVY, HISTORY, ANTIQUARIAN Antiquarian

Heinlein, Robert A.

Tramp Royale

New York, Ace Books, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Mark on bottom edge, mild toning to text block. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 11261

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: non-fiction, Biography, Memoirs

Heinlein, Robert A.

Tramp Royale

New York, Ace Books, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Mild toning to text block else a fine copy in fine dustjacket. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 18975

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: non-fiction, Biography, Memoirs, ROBERT HEINLEIN

Castell Hopkins, J.

Life and Work of Mr. Gladstone

Toronto and Brantford, The Bradley-Garretson Company, Lt'd, 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. 498pp, [2]pp. Original red pictorial cloth stamped in black and gold on the front panel and the spine panel. Portrait frontispiece and several illustrations. Mild foxing to endpapers and edges, some wear to edges and spine ends, spine panel very slightly faded. A clean and bright very good+ copy. ; Quarto. .

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Book number: 29498

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: BIOGRAPHIES, HISTORY, UNITED KINGDOM, PRIME MINISTERS History Antiquarian

James, Henry

The Middle Years

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. 119pp. Green cloth stamped in gold on the cover and the spine, tissued frontispiece. Cloth shows some fading to the edges and to spine panel, previous owner's name to front free endpaper. A very good copy. BAL 10700.; Octavo. .

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Book number: 21778

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Non-fiction, Biography, HENRY JAMES

Karr, Jean

Zane Grey Man of the West

New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1949. Hardcover. Bound in tan cloth with brown lettering on spine, top edge stained brown. Tape residue on endpapers and flaps, name and date on front free endpaper. A very good copy in very good dustjacket.; Octavo. .

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Book number: 13298

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Biography, Zane Grey, WRITERS, Non-fiction

Ketchum, Hank

The Merchant of Dennis the Menace

New York, Abbeville Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in near fine dustjacket with a touch of wear. The autobiography of Hank Ketchum. Profusely illustrated with photos and drawings. A nice copy. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 12110

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: non-fiction, Biography, Comic Strip, Dennis the Menace

Lardner, Ring W.

The Story of a Wonder Man, Being the Autobiography of Ring Lardner

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. 151pp. Green cloth stamped in gold on the cover and the spine. Mild wear to spine ends and corner tips, lettering on the spine a bit dulled. A very good copy. Illustrations by Margaret Freeman. ; Octavo. Ill.: Illustrated by Freeman, Margaret.

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Book number: 19237

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: non-fiction, AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Margolies, Edward; Fabre, Michael J.

Several Lives of Chester Himes

Jackson, MS, U.S.A. University Press of Mississippi, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st ed. 1997. Fine in a like dustjacket. Fine in Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 2839

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: HIMES, CHESTER, 1909, 1984, AFRO, AMERICAN, AUTHORS, LITERARY, CRITICISM

Marks, Marilla

Memoirs of the Life of David Marks, Minister of the Gospel

Dover, NH, The Free-Will Baptist Printing Establishment, 1846. First Edition. Hardcover. 516pp. Contemporary full calf, black leather label lettered in gold on the spine. Frontispiece. The biography of an itinerant Baptist minister. Wear to extremities and covers, scattered foxing throughout, contemporary inscription in pencil on the front free endpaper. A solid good+ copy. Howes M293. Sabin 44625. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 26460

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: non-fiction, AMERICANA, RELIGION, ANTIQUARIAN, FREEWILL BAPTISTS, BIOGRAPHIES Antiquarian Americana