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Pound, Ezra, edited by Ira B. Nadel
THE LETTERS OF EZRA POUND TO ALICE CORBIN HENDERSON.
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0292711344. Dustjacket rubbed, now in archival Brodart protector. ; Black cloth covered boards, silver lettering to spine. Book is new, unused. ; 8vo; 256 pages; Never before published correspondence of Pound from 1912 to 1949. Author is an English Professor, and Chair of the Graduate English Program at the University of British Columbia, Canada.. F/VG.
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Book number: 1213
USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 13 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 2151]
Catalogue: Biography
Keywords: Pound, Ezra, 1885- 1972 - - Correspondence Literary Biography English Literature Poetry Canada University of British Columbia English

 
Price, Eugenia
ST. SIMONS MEMOIR The Personal Story of Finding the Island and Writing the St. Simons Trilogy of Novels.
Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. ISBN: 0397012160. DJ rubbed, edgeworn, chips and tears. Book: spine ends crimped, dent to foot of front board. ; Green cloth boards, gold lettering. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 224 pages; The personal story of finding the Island and writing the St. Simons Trilogy of novels, including Lighthouse, New Moon Rising, and Beloved Invader.. VG/VG.
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Book number: 874
USD 31.00 [Appr.: EURO 28.75 | £UK 24.25 | JP¥ 4763]
Catalogue: Biography
Keywords: Literary Biography Literature Author Georgia

 
Pritchard, David and Alan Lysaght
[BEATLES] THE BEATLES An Oral History.
New York: Hyperion, 1998. First US Edition. Softcover; First Printing. ISBN: 0786884894. New, unused book. ; Trade paperback. First US paperback edition. Glossy pictorial wraps. Index. ; Trade PB; ; 332 pages; First published in Canada. From the back cover: this is the real history of The Beatles, told by the people who really knew them - their childhood playmates, friends, families, rivals, lovers, teachers, fellow musicians - and by John, Paul, George, and Ringo themselves. Together these voices cast new light on the band's history, with revealing accounts of the early days in Liverpool and Hamburg, the touring triumphs and burnouts, and te secrets behind the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.. VG+/NONE.
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Book number: 3078
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Catalogue: Biography
Keywords: Pritchard, David Lennon, John the Beatles Lyusaght, Alan the Beatles an Oral History Mccartney, Paul Starr, Ringo Harrison, George Liverpool, England

 
Prokofiev, Oleg (translated and edited by)
SERGEI PROKOFIEV Soviet Diary 1927 and Other Writings.
London: Faber & Faber, 1991. Not First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0571161588. Very slight chipping and rubbing to dustjacket; edgewear to dustjacket at corners, now in archival Brodart protector. ; Green cloth boards, white lettering. New book, no flaws. ; 8vo; 315 pages; The composer's son put together this anthology of his father's writings, including the previously unpublished diary detailing the account of the subject's return to live permanently in Soviet Russia, and a short autobiography.. F/VG.
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Book number: 872
USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 37 | £UK 31.25 | JP¥ 6145]
Catalogue: Biography
Keywords: Music Musicians Composers Russia

 
Reich, Howard
VAN CLIBURN.
Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. ISBN: 0840776810. New, unused book. Dustjacket rubbed. ; Pictorial dustjacket. Black marbled boards, black quarter cloth. Discography. Notes. ; B&W Photographs; ; 428 pages; Biography of the pianist/performer/musician.. F/VG.
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Book number: 2761
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Catalogue: Biography
Keywords: Reich, Howard Van Cliburn Texas Texans Music Musicians Pianist Pianists Performers

 
Rollyson, Carl and Lisa Paddock
HERMAN MELVILLE A TO Z The Essential Reference to His Life and Work.
New York: Checkmark Books (Facts On File), 2001. First Paperback Edition. Softcover; First Printing. ISBN: 0816041601. New, unused book. No flaws. ; Oversized trade paperback. Organized in dictionary style. Contents include: Chronology, A to Z Entries, Genealogy of Herman Melville, Categorical Index, Bibliography, Index. ; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; ; 261 pages; A comprehensive reference source for the study of the celebrated author and his writing. More than just a study guide, it has to be the first source of information for any serious reader, collector, student or teacher of Melville.. F/NONE.
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Book number: 2555
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Catalogue: Biography
Keywords: Rollyson, Carl Herman Melville a to Z the Essential Reference to His Life and Work Hemingway, Ernest Authors Writers Books About Books Biography Reference

 
Ryan, Nolan with Jerry Jenkins
MIRACLE MAN NOLAN RYAN The Autobiography.
Dallas, TX: Word Publishing, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. ISBN: 0849909457. DJ, blue boards, page edges slightly dented, DJ slight edge crumpling. ; 272 pages; This autobiography of the record setting baseball pitching phenomenon is more than a baseball story - it examines the views and surprisingly strong opinions of a hard working, soft spoken man of solid commitment and bedrock ethics.. VG/VG.
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Book number: 576
USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 | £UK 7 | JP¥ 1383]
Catalogue: Biography
Keywords: Sports Major League Baseball Pitchers All Stars

 
Sadie, Stanley (editor) , compiled by Roger Parker
VERDI AND HIS OPERAS.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000. Hardcover. ISBN: 0312244312. New, unused book, dustjacket slightly rubbed, now in archival Brodart protector. ; Burgundy cloth over boards, gold spine title. Glossary. Index of Role Names. Suggested Further Reading. ; The New Grove Composers Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 242 pages; From the dustjacket: Teh New Grove Composers Series, from the prmier musical reference imprint in the world, offers opera lovers a beautifully illustrated, comprehensive guide to the lives and operas of our greatest composers. Drawn from te definitive New Grove Dictionary of Opera, this series should appeal to everyone wo is interested in opera, from longtime admirers to te newest listeners.. F/VG+.
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Book number: 3882
USD 9.90 [Appr.: EURO 9.25 | £UK 7.75 | JP¥ 1521]
Catalogue: Biography
Keywords: Sadie, Stanley Parker, Roger Verdi and His Operas the New Grove Composers Series Music Opera Classical Music Entertainment

 
Sanders, Coyne Steven and Tom Gilbert
DESILU The Story of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.
New York: William Morrow, 1993. Not First Edition. Softcover; Eleventh Printing. New, unused book. Black remainder mark to foot of textblock. ; Glossy pictorial wraps. Bibliography. Index. ; Remainder; B&W Photographs; ; 384 pages. VG+/NONE.
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Book number: 2532
USD 11.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 8.75 | JP¥ 1690]
Catalogue: Biography

 
Sellers, Michael with Sarah and Victoria Sellers
P.S. I LOVE YOU An Intimate Portrait of Peter Sellers.
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1982. First US Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. Book appears as unread. Dustjacket slightly rubbed, minor chips and a tear at top of spine, now in archival Brodart protector. ; Blue boards, black quarter cloth, silver spine title. Three sections of black and white photographs. ; B&W Photographs; ; 238 pages; A look inside the troubled family life of the acclaimed British comedic actor, Peter Sellers, perhaps best known for the Pink Panther films.. F/VG.
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Book number: 3785
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Catalogue: Biography
Keywords: Sellers, Michael Sellers, Sarah Sellers, Victoria Sellers, Peter P.S. I Love You an Intimate Portrait of Peter Sellers Actor Actors Film

 
Shapiro, Marc
CARLOS SANTANA Back on Top.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. ISBN: 0312269048. New, unused book. Spine ends very slightly crimped. Dustjacket lightly rubbed, now in archival Brodart protector. ; Gray paper covered boards. Purple spine title. Discography. ; B&W Photographs; ; 270 pages; A sixties rock icon who made rock history at Woodstock (the first one! ) , crossed three decades to become the star of the 2000 Grammys. An incomparable biography of a rock legend.. VG/VG.
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Book number: 3062
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Catalogue: Biography
Keywords: Shapiro, Marc Carlos Santana Back on Top Rock & Roll Rock and Roll Rock 'n' Roll Music Appreciation Music Musicians

 
Sherwin, Oscar
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH.
Collier Books, 1962. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Appears not to have been read, only flaw is shelf wear and very minor soiling, binding , corners not bent or curled, no tears or rips or creases. ; 351 pages; The biography of the famous 18th century English author, poet, naturalist and historian.. AN/NONE.
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Book number: 150
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Catalogue: Biography
Keywords: Biography Biography Literature English Literature Sherwin, Oscar the Life and Times of Oliver Goldsmith Goldsmith, Oliver

 
Shirey, Lynn
LATIN AMERICAN WRITERS.
New York, N. Y.: Facts On File, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. ISBN: 0816032025. Some rubbing to pictorial boards. ; Chronology, bibliography, and biography lists for each of the writers. ; Global Profiles; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 134 pages; Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Jorge Amado , Carlos Fuentes, Julio Cortazar, Rosario Castellanos, Mario Vargas Llosa, Isabel Allende - the featured authors.. VG+/NONE.
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Book number: 1375
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Catalogue: Biography
Keywords: Authors, Latin American - - 20th Century - - Writers Literary Biography Literature Hispanic Interest

 
Sills, Beverly
BUBBLES A Self Portrait.
Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. ISBN: 0672522683. DJ, white cloth boards, lightly soiled, corners bumped, head and foot of spine crimped, binding nice and tight, contents clean and bright, DJ soiled, rubbed, tears at foot of front hinge, spine, signed by author with personal inscription on ffep. ; 240 pages; The life story of an American opera star.. VG/G.
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Book number: 794
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Catalogue: Biography
Keywords: Entertainment Entertainment Singing Opera Performing Arts Sills, Beverly Bubbles

 
Simon, Neil
REWRITES A Memoir.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. ISBN: 0684826720. Bottom corners bumped, DJ very slight edgewear. ; White boards, red quarter cloth. Dustjacket in archival Brodart. ; Remainder; ; 397 pages; The playwright's autobiography.. VG/VG.
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Book number: 2014
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Catalogue: Biography
Keywords: Simon, Neil Rewrites a Memoir Autobiography Literary Biography Theater Theatre Entertainment Broadway

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