Bauer, Fred, edited by,

EV: the man and his words (Senator Everett Dirksen).

NJ, Hewitt House, (1969). G in G DJ ex-library. Last of the Williams Jennings Bryan types, old barrel-chested profundos whose voice could muss hair of ladies in the balcony. and coax tears our of men. Searching the record, Congressional and otherwise, Bauer has found Dirksen's funniest stories, most impassioned flashes of oratory, wit, penetrating insight & wisdom and some contradictions. Library markings, DJ price clipped, remainder mark.

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Book number: BOOKS038349I

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Bauer, Marion Dane,

A Writer's Story: from life to fiction.

NY, Clarion, (1995). 1st ptg. VG PB. 13 year old Caitlin is looking forward to a camping trip with her older sister who has been away at college.

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Book number: BOOKS037717I

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Baxter, Percival, Governor of Maine,

James Phinney Baxter, historian, Portland, Maine 1831-1921: a short biography; a lifelong opponent of Vivisection.

np, Privately printed, nd. VG. Partial book plate from son of Governor Percial Baxter presenting book to a library.

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Book number: BOOKS017688I

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Baxter, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Laura E. Richards,

Just Maine Folks.

Lewiston, ME, Journal Printshop, (1924). G. Illustrated cover with light house. Dent with tears on last flyleaf, spot at bottom of ft cover.

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Book number: BOOKS022747I

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Baxter, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Laura E. Richards,

Just Maine Folks.

Lewiston, ME, Journal Printshop, (1924). 2nd ptg. Fair. Illustrated cover with light house. Hole punched through beginning pages, tape on back endpaper, owner sticker, front. hinge cracked, spine ends worn. "A vision of beauty, with the faint peach bloom on her cheek, a being of exceeding feminine grace; such was the picture of Mrs. Wiggin as she stood in the doorway at Quillcote.Here on the banks of the Saco, in this dreamy village of Hollis, she had chosen a country mansion and given to it the name of Quillcote.".

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Book number: BOOKS051626I

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Bayley, John,

Elegy for Iris.

NY, St. Martins, (1999). 1st ed 6th ptg. VG in VG DJ. A tribute to writer Iris Murdoch by her husband of 40 years & about the ephemeral beauty of youth & sobering reality of age.

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Book number: BOOKS037127I

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Bayley, John,

Iris And Her Friends.

NY, Norton, (2000). 1st ed 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Sequel to Elegy for Iris about the ephemeral beauty of youth & sobering reality of age that brings death and separation.

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Book number: BOOKS036894I

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Bayley, John,

Widower's House: a study in bereavement.

NY, Norton, (2001). 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. Painful, inspirational story of how he began life anew in his mid-70s after his wife's death. Owner bookplate. "In widowhood you lose not only your loved one but much of yourself." Bayley reflects as he stuffs a piece of casserole in his pocket.

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Book number: BOOKS036031I

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Beach, Rex,

Personal Exposures.

NY, Harper, (1940). 1st ed. VG. Beach's life in Michigan beginning with his father birthing him with scissors and string from the sewing machine and a wash tub. to dunk him in.

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Book number: BOOKS041237I

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Beal, John Robinson, foreword by Thomas E. Dewey,

John Foster Dulles: a biography.

NY, Harper, (1957). 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. Some browning DJ edges. President Eisenhower's Secretary of State shown making the life or death decisions of his office.

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Book number: BOOKS007550I

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Beal, J. Holland,

The Mountains, the Main, and Members of Our Tribe: true life stories.

N. Conway, NH, Reporter Press, 1969. Fair in Fair DJ. Damp stains, boards warped, DJ chipped. Born at Nahant, a Victorian summer resort, educated at Fay, Groton, Harvard and. the Virginia Seminary, Beal was first a banker but resigned from Kidder Peabody to enter theological school. After more than 20 years in church work, Beal became Mountain Missioner of NH & host of Jackson Ski Lodge.

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Book number: BOOKS027368I

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Beamer, Lisa (wife of 9-11 hero Todd Beamer),

Let's Roll: ordinary people, extraordinaray courage.

Wheaton, IL, Tyndale House, (2002). BCE. VG in VG DJ. Owner name ft endpaper.

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Book number: BOOKS035698I

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Bean, George H.,

Yankee Auctioneer wherein are to be found the reminiscences & philosophy of a country auctioneer, well seasoned w/yarns etc..

Boston, Little Brown, 1948. Reprint. VG. Bottom corners bumped.

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Book number: BOOKS026494I

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Bean, George H.,

Yankee Auctioneer: reminiscences & philosophy of a country auctioneer, well seasoned with yarns about profits & people.

Boston, Little Brown, 1948. G in G DJ. Bean tells what it takes to a be a successful auctioneer and tells abaout his 25 yrs behind the auction block. DJ fading, edge wear, price clipped, binding faded at bottom.

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Book number: BOOKS035114I

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Beard, Jo Ann,

The Boys of My Youth.

Boston, Back Bay, (1998). 1st ptg. VG PB. Moments of childhood epiphany as well as the cataclysms of adult life: betrayal, divorce, death.

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Book number: BOOKS026955I

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