ANDERSEN, CHRISTOPHER

The Good Son - J.F. K. Jr and the Mother He Loved

New York, Gallery Books. 2014, First. (ISBN: 9781476775562). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Very Good+ dustjacket which is not price clipped. First Edition, First Printing. 352 pages. 4 photographs. John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr.(1960-1999) and heir to his father's charming good looks and relentless ambition, ultimately inherited JFK's tragic legacy too when he died in a plane crash piloted by himself in July 1999. Christopher Andersen explores the unique connection between the extraordinary son who captivated America and the beautiful and mysterious mother who molded him into a man.Like many parents and their children, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and JFK jr. shared an intense, tender and often tempestuous bond. Andersen reveals how mother and son influenced, challenged, and supported each other through good times and bad, unveiling startling new details about the family we thought we already knew. B2D. Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 010958

Catalogue: Biography - American - General

Keywords: John Fitzgeral Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 9781476775562

BERNHARD, SANDRA

Confessions of a Pretty Lady

New York, Harper and Row. 1988, First Edition. (ISBN: 0060159294). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine copy ( Fine apart from an inscription to half title page) with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. 133 pages. 12 illustrations. Welcome to the world of Sandra Bernhard; sophisticated, sardonic, and witty, nothing escapes her acute eye and sharp tongue. With her pitch-perfect sense of style and humour, Bernhard chronicles the thrill of emergency vehicles, whu she moved bak to suburbia, a traumatic abortion, tattoos, the art of manicures. Her prose is both biting and vulnerable, feminine and tough. Whether reminiscing about her doctor-father learning hypnosis or her mother's fascination with all things Japanese, her stories are powerful, funny, scathing, erotic, and at times unsettling. The book captures perfectly the strong, subversive humour that she is known for. 20. Near Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 009832

Catalogue: Biography - American - General

Keywords: American Female Comedy Star, Actress, Singer 0060159294

BLUMENFELD, RALPH D.

Home Town - the Story of a Dream That Came True

London, Hutchinson. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gilt title on red cloth boards which are clean, unmarked and with no wear or damage. Internally there is some marks and crinkling to endpapers and some foxing to closed edges else clean, tight and unmarked. The dustjacket is complete but has some wear and tears. 2nd impression not dated c. 1945 ( first was 1944). The author (1864-1948) was Past President of the Institute of Journalists, Editor of The Daily Express for 30 years and author of the famous R.D.B.'s Diary. He recounts his early life in a maze of picturesque memories, commencing as far back as 1867, when buffalo roamed the prairies of the undeveloped West, cowboys were real beings and Red Indians were in evidence as friends. It is the story of a boy's ambitions intermingled with the growth of a mid-western town, whose pioneer settlers spoke to each other in Latin, Greek, French, German and English. A SCARCE TITLE 11. Very Good/Fair.

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Book number: 001695

Catalogue: Biography - American - General

Keywords: American History

BURNS, GEORGE

The Third Time Around

London, W. H. Allen. 1980, First Thus. (ISBN: 0491029322). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gold title on blue boards which are unmarked with no wear. Internally unmarked. A Fine copy. Dustjacket showing photographs of Burns is price clipped else Fine. 68 photographic illustrations of many stars of the past. Naturally a very amusing addition to Burns's range of autobiographies packed full of memories, anecdotes, marriage and recounts his start in show busiiness at the age of seven through to the early days of radio and Holywood's heyday. A1E. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 000603

Catalogue: Biography - American - General

Keywords: Biography, American Comedians, Hollywood 0491029322

BYRON, CHRISTOPHER

Martha Inc - the Incredible Story of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

New York, John Wiley & Sons. 2002. (ISBN: 0471123005). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy with near Fine complete dustjacket. Third printing. From housewife to billionaire chief executive, Martha Stewart is not just the businesswoman with the midas touch, she is also a lightning rod for many of the most important and controversial social and economic issues of post World War II American life. The book examines her personality, the story of a little girl who never got over what life never gave her and wound up inventing for herself a past that she had never known, a hologram of life so powerful that it not only convinced her personally but mesmerised the world, and in time she became the richest self-made businesswoman in America. C3D. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 005086

Catalogue: Biography - American - General

Keywords: Biography, American Businesswomen 0471123005

CONRAD, BARNABY

Fun While It Lasted

London, Michael Joseph. 1970, First Edition. (ISBN: 071810773x). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Conrad, Barnaby. First UK edition. A Very Good + unmarked copy with VG complete dustjacket. The author is a well known American who has worn many hats - a vice consul to Spain, amateur bullfighter, art teacher, author, secretary to Sinclair Lewis, socialite, raconteur, are just a few in his long life. He was acquainted with many famous people and this autobiography is replete with them and also with delightful drawings by the author. It begins at Sardi's in New York with a marvellously funny conversation with Noel Coward and Eva Gabor and ends with his collecting famous and infamous last words such as the poisoner William Palmer's, who just before his hanging asked 'is it safe'. D4E. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 003475

Catalogue: Biography - American - General

Keywords: Biography, American, Amateur Bullfighter, Sinclair Lewis, Noel Coward, Eva Gabor, Sardi's New York 071810773x Conrad, Barnaby

COWLES, FLEUR

Friends and Memories

New York, Reynal / William Morrow. 1978, First Edition. (ISBN: 0688612008). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gold title on blue cloth spine with light blue paper boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear and just a touch fading to top. Internally there is a signature to front endpaper else clean and unmarked. Dustjacket is complete but has some small removals to bottom of front and a small closed tear to back G+. The American author was editor of Look and Flair magazines in the 1940's and 1950's and became acquainted with a number of White House occupants with her most valued friend being President Eisenhower, on whose behalf she attended the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth. Others in her memories are Winston Churchill, Pope John, Pablo Picasso, Marilyn Monroe et al. She moved to England in 1955 to seriously pursue her ambition as a painter and became a collected artist. 22 photographic illustrations. A very fascinating autobiography of an accomplished woman. 23. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 002131

Catalogue: Biography - American - General

Keywords: Winston Churchill, Pope John, Marilyn Monroe, Pablo Picasso, President Eisenhower 0688612008

FRENCH, DOLORES WITH LEE, LINDA

Working - My Life As a Prostitute

London, Victor Gollancz. 1989, First Edition. (ISBN: 0575045299). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket. First UK edition. The autobiographical account of her childhood, her role as a fundraiser, civil rights campaigner and at the age of 27 how she became a prostitute and loved the job. She has worked the famous windows in Amsterdam, the dangerous brothels of Puerto Rico, founded the prostitutes union HIRE (Hooking is for real), was appointed to the Mayor's task force on prostitution in Georgia, Atlanta and as a consultant on the Centers for Disease Control's study on prostitution and AIDS. She is married to a civil rights lawyer and still works as a prostitute. C3B. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 001552

Catalogue: Biography - American - General

Keywords: Brothels, Prostitution, Hookers, Amsterdam, Puerto Rico 0575045299

FISHER, EDDIE

Eddie - My Life, My Loves

London, W.H. Allen. 1982, First Edition. (ISBN: 0491022654). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. First British edition. 368 pages. 69 illustrations. In this autobiography of the singer, Eddie Fisher tells the whole story of his remarkable life and career - a roller coaster ride from the slums of Philadelphia to the pinnacle of fame and fortune, a plunge into a nearly fatal drug addiction and, finally, a successful comeback through the love and encouragement of his family and friends. A teenage idol in the 1950's and a friend of the leading personalities of three decades in the worlds of politics, sports and show business, the book is filled with the famous. He was romantically involved with countless women, among them Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, and Ann Margaret, and in lavishly publicized affairs, he married and divorced Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor, and Connie Stevens. NOT EX LIB NOT BOOK CLUB 16. Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 008014

Catalogue: Biography - American - General

Keywords: American Singers, Eddie Fisher, Marlene Dietrich, Elizabeth Taylor, Judy Garland, Debbie Reynolds, Connie Stevens, Ann Margaret, Drug Addiction 0491022654

FRISCHAUER, WILLI

Jackie

London, Michael Joseph. 1976, First Edition. (ISBN: 0718115457). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine uninscribed copy with Fine complete dustjacket. The author and acclaimed biographer's biography of Jackie Kennedy Onassis or Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, as she preferred to be known. The author was a personal friend of Onassis for twenty years and is well equipped to show Jackie as she really was and he was encouraged by Onassis to convey a rounded picture of his wife to counter the fantastic rumours and reports which abounded. 16 photographs. A1D. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 003011

Catalogue: Biography - American - General

Keywords: 0718115457

ROSA, JOSEPH G. AND KOOP, WALDO E.

Rowdy Joe Lowe - Gambler with a Gun (Signed Copy)

Norman, Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma Press. 1989, First Edition. (ISBN: 0806122285). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED BY AUTHOR and dated October 30, 1989 on front endpaper with dedication to Paul and Penny Dalton. Red title on black boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally clean, tight and unmarked. A Very Good + copy. Dustjacket is complete with crease to front. A biography of the gambler, saloon and brothel keeper, Joseph Lowe, friend of Bat Masterson which provides great insight into the times. 16 Illustrations. NOT EX LIB 11. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 004372

Catalogue: Biography - American - General

Keywords: Wild West, Iconography, Frontier Life, Kansas 0806122285

GAYNOR, GLORIA

I Will Survive - the Book

New York, St. Martin's Press. 1997, First. (ISBN: 0312168691). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy (Fine apart from a few very minor spots to closed top edge with dustjacket which is not price clipped. First Edition, First Printing. 276 pages. 23 photographs. The autobiography of America's 'Queen of Disco' - a story of riches and fame, despair, and finally salvation. It charts her meteoric rise to stardom in the 1970's with a string o hit records and the song that has immortalized her 'I Will Survive', which became a number one gold seller. D4D. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 011107

Catalogue: Biography - American - General

Keywords: American Singer, Queen of Disco, Linwood Simon 0312168691

GREENSPAN, ALAN

The Age of Turbulence - Adventures in a New World

London, Allen Lane. 2007, First. (ISBN: 9780713999822). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with a near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. 531 pages. 60 illustrations. The book is an incomparable reckoning with the nature of the world - how we got here, what we're living through and what lies over the horizon. Greenspan, Chairmn of the Federal Reserve Board from 1987 - 2006, shares the story of his life to convey the full flavour of the extraordinary years he has experienced and helped shape, taking full measure of the individuals who made strong impressions on him, including everyUS President from Nixon to Geore W. Bush, Prime Ministers Thatcher, Blair and Brown, and the great crises and challenges that they faced. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY BOOK OF 1.04 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST A1C. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 010962

Catalogue: Biography - American - General

Keywords: Federal Reserve Boardchairman, Economist, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Pau: L Volcker, Gerald Ford, George W. Bush 9780713999822

BROWN, PETER HARRY AND BROESKE, PAT H.

Howard Hughes - the Untold Story

New York, Dutton. 1996, First Edition. (ISBN: 0525937854). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. STATED FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING MARCH 1996. An account of the legendary Hughes which draws on nearly 400,000 pages of recently unsealed court documents, over 2,000 pages of secret FBI reports and more than 600 new interviews, which expose the truth about his affairs with actresses such as Jean Harlow, Katherine Hepburn and Ava Gardner. They reveal why Ginger Rogers wouldn't marry him, why Rita Hayworth aborted his child, his emotionally incestuous ties to his beautiful mother, his tortured marriage to Jean Peters, his breakdowns and recoveries, disappearing acts and disguises. The authors also call into question the accepted account of Hughes's death. 53 illustrations. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.882 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST D4B. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 004929

Catalogue: Biography - American - General

Keywords: Biography, American 0525937854

HIGHAM, CHARLES

Kate - the Life of Katharine Hepburn

London, W.H. Allen. 1975, First Edition. (ISBN: 0491019831). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First British Edition. A near Fine unmarked copy with VG+ complete dustjacket. A story of a remarkable single minded woman, daughter of a tempestuous pair of New England mavericks, she crashed the theatre as a headstrong girl, daring to appear in her first film at the age of 21 opposite John Barrymore in A Bill of Divorcement. The following year she won an Oscar for her performance in Morning Glory and has starred in many memorable films ever since. The author also shows her romantic involvement with Leland Hayward, Howard Hughes and Spencer Tracy. B2B. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 005029

Catalogue: Biography - American - General

Keywords: Biography, American Actresses 0491019831