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Don Slater 1921-1997. A Gay Rights Pioneer Remembered by His Friends
Bossier City, LA, Homosexual Information Center, 1997. Wraps. Printed wraps. 30 pp. A collection of reminiscences on the life of gay activist and founder of ONE magazine, Don Slater. GOOD+ condition. Minor soiling and a spot of staining to the covers. Good .
-- Boeknummer: 018978
USD 38.00 [Appr.: EURO 35]
Catalogus: Biography
Trefwoorden: Noisbn gay/lesbian Studies LGBTQ+
Saint Augustine of Hippo. Life and Controversies
Norwalk, CT, Easton Press, 1995. Leather. Full black leather with ornamentation in gilt. 428 pp. Easton press edition of this biography of Louis Pasteur. VERY GOOD condition. Light fading and edgewear. Unused Easton Press bookplate on the inside front cover. Very Good .
Boeknummer: 014574
USD 54.00 [Appr.: EURO 49.75]
Catalogus: Biography
Trefwoorden: Noisbn
Liu Shao-Ch'i: A Political Profile
London, China Quarterly, presumed Publisher, 1962. Wraps. Blue printed wraps. 22 pp. Offprint from the April-June issue of the China Quarterly, providing a history of the political career and political philosophy of Liu Shaoqi, anticipating him as a successor to Mao Zedong. While Shaoqi was a prominent leader of the Communist Party in China, dissent between him and Mao caused him to be jailed and tortured in the late 1960s, serving as an example to others. He died in 1969, due to several years of harsh mistreatment. GOOD condition. Moderate uneven fading and browning to the wrappers, with minor soiling and a few small stains. Interior toned. Good .
Boeknummer: 013540
USD 27.00 [Appr.: EURO 25]
Catalogus: Biography
Trefwoorden: Noisbn Radical Studies Communism, Socialism, Marxism Chinese History
Memoir of Mrs. Susan Howard, Late of the South American Mission. With Extracts from Her Journal and Letters
New York, Published for the author at the Methodist Book Concern, 1845. First Edition. Cloth. Finely ribbed dark brown cloth with gilt titling and minor ruling and decoration in blind. 138 pages. With a frontis portrait. Drawn mostly from journal entries and letters, this work reflects primarily the spiritual life of Susan Howard, with the last 50 plus pages chronicling her trip from New York to Buenos Aires, by way of Monte Video. Howard recounts life aboard the ship and in South America, as well as her time in Buenos Aires, where her efforts would be spent engaging in a missionary school. In GOOD condition. Slightly EX-LIBRARY with a few faint library stamps on the inside front cover and title page. Call numbers on the title page. No markings on the exterior. General fading, minor rubbing and minor soiling, a bit heavier to the rear cover. Corners bumped and worn. Head and foot of the spine pulled, with minor loss of cloth. Previous owner's signature on the title page. Minor to moderate scattered foxing throughout. Good/No Jacket.
Boeknummer: 004066
USD 32.00 [Appr.: EURO 29.5]
Catalogus: Biography
Trefwoorden: Noisbn Susan Howard Missionary South America Travel
An Introduction to Rembrandt
Norwalk, CT, Easton Press, 1992. Leather. Brown leather with gilt ornamentation. 153 pp. Many black and white illustrations and reproductions of paintings throughout. A biography of Rembrandt, with a study of his art and how it reflected events in his life. VERY GOOD condition. Unused Easton Press bookplate on the inside front cover. Very Good .
Boeknummer: 014243
USD 54.00 [Appr.: EURO 49.75]
Catalogus: Biography
Trefwoorden: Noisbn Art
A War Diary in Paris 1914-1917
Cambridge, Riverside Press, 1931. Cloth. Maroon cloth in unclipped jacket. 283 pp. A firsthand account of life in Paris during World War I, reflecting and reporting on news of battles, politics between countries, daily life and other aspects of wartime living, written by a high ranking staff member of the US embassy in Paris, France at that time. John Gardner Coolidge was an American diplomat, serving as minister to Nicaragua, as well as being in charge of Ottoman interests while in Paris during WWI (from his diary). Coolidge sailed on the Lusitania to get to France. VERY GOOD condition. Uneven fading, with some dark scuffs to the rear jacket panel. Minor edgewear. Light general fading and edgewear to the book. Very Good/Very Good.
Boeknummer: 008765
USD 86.00 [Appr.: EURO 79.25]
Catalogus: Biography
Trefwoorden: Noisbn Military/ War World War I
Louis Pasteur Free-Lance of Science
Norwalk, CT, Easton Press, 1993. Leather. Full blue-gray leather with ornamentation in gilt. 418 pp. Easton press edition of this biography of Louis Pasteur. VERY GOOD condition. Light fading and edgewear. Unused Easton Press bookplate on the inside front cover. Very Good .
Boeknummer: 014575
USD 32.00 [Appr.: EURO 29.5]
Catalogus: Biography
Trefwoorden: Noisbn
The Memoirs of Jubal A. Early. Autobiographical Sketch and Narrative of the War between the States
New York, Smithmark, 1994. Hard Cover. Brown paper covered boards in dust jacket. 496 pp. A reprint of this first hand account of the Civil War as experienced by the Confederate general Jubal Anderson Early, recalling raids and battles he led, including Gettysburg. VERY GOOD+ condition. Small price sticker on the upper front cover. Minor edgewear. Very Good/Very Good.
Boeknummer: 011854
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 14]
Catalogus: Biography
Trefwoorden: Noisbn Military/ War
Louis XIV
Norwalk, CT, Easton Press, 1995. Leather. Full dark green leather with ornamentation in gilt. 412 pp. Easton Press edition of this biography originally published in French, chronicling the birth and rise of Louis XIV and the evolution of the French state during his time. VERY GOOD condition. Light edgewear. Front interior hinge slightly weakened. Unused Easton Press bookplate on the inside front cover. Very Good .
Boeknummer: 014181
USD 92.00 [Appr.: EURO 84.75]
Catalogus: Biography
Trefwoorden: Noisbn
Remain in Love. Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina
New York, St. Martin's Press, 2020. First Edition. Hard Cover. First edition, so stated. Black paper covered boards in unclipped jacket. 384 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A memoir of a life spent in the punk and new wave scene of the 1970s and 80s, written by Chris Frantz, drummer for the Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club. VERY GOOD condition. Minor edgewear to the jacket and book. Some scuffing to the book. Very Good/Very Good.
Boeknummer: 015429
USD 22.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.5]
Catalogus: Biography
Trefwoorden: Noisbn Punk
Auf Das Grab Peter Hille's
Leipzig-Berlin, Modernes Verlagsbureau Curt Wigand, 1904. First Edition. Original Wraps. Small format wraps, with a small photo of Peter Hille on the front cover. 54 pages. ALL TEXT IN GERMAN. A short work reflecting on the life and writing of Peter Hille. Hille was a German Naturalist poet, often associating with socialists and anarchists, and living-for a short time before his death-with members of the New Community, an anarchist-communist group in Berlin, Germany. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy browning to the wraps, especially along the spine. Some foxing to the rear panel. Minor to moderate soiling. Some creasing and curling along the extremities, with a small tear at the center front fore edge. Very minor scattered soiling in the interior. Good .
Boeknummer: 005045
USD 54.00 [Appr.: EURO 49.75]
Catalogus: Biography
Trefwoorden: Noisbn Peter Hille Socialism Commune
Homenaje a Don Jose C. Zeledon
San Jose, Costa Rica, Libreria Trejos Hermanos, 1924. First Edition. Hard Cover. Original cloth hard cover. 95 pages including index. With a few black and white illustrations. A brief biography of Jose C. Zeledon who studied ornithology in Costa Rica, collecting many new species, and eventually donating his collection to the Costa Rican Museum of Natural History. Included in this book are brief descriptions of various species of birds presumed to be from Costa Rica. In GOOD condition. Moderate soiling and general darkening to the covers. A scientific collections stamp present on the upper front cover and first endpaper. A stamped number also present at the upper left front corner of the cover. Remains of a piece of tissue paper present on the rear cover. Some scuffing and bumping to the extremities. Interior clean and solid with moderate browning to the pages. Good/No Jacket.
Boeknummer: 003186
USD 27.00 [Appr.: EURO 25]
Catalogus: Biography
Trefwoorden: Ornithology Costa Rica Don Jose C. Zeledon
Edwin Booth. Recollections by His Daughter Edwina Booth Grossmann and Letters to Her and Her Friends
New York, The Century Co, 1902. Cloth. Printed by the De Vinne Press. Reddish cloth with squares of gilt decorations at the corners of the front cover. 292 pp. With a few illustrations. SIGNED, with a short dedication by Edwin Booth Grossman on the first endpaper, with the signature of Edwin Booth, on a small clipped piece of paper, glued to the inside front cover. While no provenance can be provided for this book, the Edwin Booth signature does match various online images found of his signature. This book is from the estate of Craig Timberlake, an American stage actor and musician. Primarily a collection of letters by Edwin Booth to his daughter and others, providing insight into his daily life, as well as musings on various topics. With a short section by Edwina Booth Grossmann reminiscing about her father. Edwin Booth was a famous 19th century American actor noted for his Shakespearian roles, as well as his founding of the Player's Club. He was also the brother of John Wilkes Booth. GOOD+ condition. Offsetting and moderate fading to the rear cover, with some fading and faint offsetting to the front. Spine rather faded. Minor scuffing and edgewear. Minor foxing to the endpapers. Good/No Jacket.
Boeknummer: 008281
USD 108.00 [Appr.: EURO 99.5]
Catalogus: Biography
Trefwoorden: Noisbn Performing Arts
Seven Years in Tibet
New York, E.P Dutton, 1954. First American Edition. Cloth. First edition, so stated. black paper covered boards with a red cloth spine. In unclipped dust jacket (price present). 314 pages. Black and white photos throughout. First American edition of this classic memoir, recounting the author's experience in Tibet after escaping an English prison camp during World War II. FAIR/GOOD condition. Unfortunately, the dust jacket has been laminated, preserving forever the heavy chipping, tearing and creasing along the extremities, as well as lost to the jacket. This also includes old tape repairs, general toning, minor soiling and staining. minor soiling, staining and discoloration to the book covers. Moderate fading to the spine. Previous owners' name on the inside front cover. Dampstaining present in the gutters of the pages of photographs, as well as along the foredge of the title page. Good/Fair.
Boeknummer: 018948
USD 38.00 [Appr.: EURO 35]
Catalogus: Biography
Trefwoorden: Noisbn Travel
An Incident in the Life of Daniel Webster. From the Reminiscences of Daniel Webster by His Friend Peter Harvey
Boston, Little, Brown and Co. Original Wraps. OCLC records suggest a date of 1877 but this appears a bit later. Stiff wraps. Small booklet. 22 pp. With an illustration of the birth house of Daniel Webster. A recollection of the meeting between Webster and his brother-in-law John Colby, in which Webster explains his Christian faith and shortcomings to Colby, who has become repentant. Interspersed with quotes from the Bible. A seemingly thinly disguised religious parable. In GOOD+ condition. Gilt illustration of Webster and titling very faded on the front cover, with general fading to the wraps. Minor edgewear. Interior clean and solid with mostly minor foxing to the first and last few pages. Good .
Boeknummer: 004812
USD 22.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.5]
Catalogus: Biography
Trefwoorden: Noisbn Daniel Webster
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