Category: Biography

The Shepherd of the Ocean An Account of Sir Walter Raleigh and His Times

By: Adamson, Jack H. & H. F. Folland

Price: $8.97 USD

Publisher: Gambit Inc Pubns : 1969

Seller ID: 61994

ISBN-13: 9780876450185

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

Stated first printing. Book looks new, dust has very minor rubs. Sir Walter Raleigh (1552 (or 1554) 29 October 1618), also spelled Ralegh was an English landed gentleman, writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy and explorer. Raleigh was born to a Protestant family in Devon, the son of Walter Raleigh and Catherine Champernowne. Little is known of his early life, though he spent some time in Ireland, in Killua Castle, Clonmellon, County Westmeath, taking part in the suppression of rebellions and participating in the Siege of Smerwick. The author Jack Hale Adamson (19181975) was a liter...
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Life and Letters of Peter and Susan Lesley

By: Ames, Mary Leslely

Price: $78.97 USD

Publisher: New York And London, G.P. Putnam's Sons : 1909

Seller ID: 62056

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Blue grey covers with gilt print. Two volume set that is the Knickerbocker Press edition. Volume 2 has crack forming on exterior hinge but not severe. Vol 1 has 526 pages and 15 illustrations, Volume 2 has 562 pages with 15 illustrations and a full index for both volumes. Joseph Peter Lesley (17 September 1819 1 June 1903) was an American geologist. He spent three years assisting Henry D. Rogers in the first geological survey of Pennsylvania. He also graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary and was licensed to preach by the presbytery of Philadelphia. He made extensive and important res...
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Isaac Babel the Lonely Years 1925-1939 Unpublished stories and correspondence

By: Babel, Nathalie & Andrew R. MacAndrew

Price: $8.97 USD

Publisher: Farrar Straus : 1964

Seller ID: 61491

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

Orange cover with black cloth spine.Some browning to endpapers due to age. Dust in mylar cover. The Lonely Years, a collection of private correspondence, is essential to an understanding of Isaac Babel's life and works. Babel rose to fame in 1920s Russia for such books as Red Cavalry and Odessa Stories. But as Stalin's regime grew repressive, he found it increasingly difficult to write or publish. He was finally arrested in 1939, never to be heard from again. Alternately tender and biting, and accompanied by nine stories from the "lonely years," these letters show an individual laboring agains...
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Garrick A Biography.

By: Barton, Margaret.

Price: $8.97 USD

Publisher: Macmillian : 1949

Seller ID: 62076

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Fair dust jacket

Dust worn, book clean. David Garrick was an English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer who influenced nearly all aspects of theatrical practice throughout the 18th century, and was a pupil and friend of Dr Samuel Johnson. Wikipedia ; 1717-1779; Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 312 pages
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All The Best, George Bush (Author Signed) My Life in Letters and Other Writings

By: Bush, George H. W.

Price: $299.97 USD

Publisher: Scribner : 1999

Seller ID: 58969

ISBN-13: 9780684839585

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Signed and inscribed at Kennebunkport July 7, 2000 "To Barbara Ochse, A person who loves books. I hope you like this one! All the Best, George Bush" Dust Jacket now in Mylar Protective Cover. Beautiful scarce collectors grade copy of this book. Though reticent in public, George Bush openly shared his private thoughts in his correspondence throughout his life. Fortunately since the former president did not plan on writing his autobiography, this collection of letters, diary entries and memos, with his accompanying commentaryhelp fill a void. Organized chronologically, the volume begins with...
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Crisis of Character A White House Secret Service Officer Discloses His Firsthand Experience with Hillary, Bill, and How They Operate

By: Byrne, Gary J.

Price: $5.97 USD

Publisher: Center Street : 2016

Seller ID: 63113

ISBN-13: 9781455568871

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Book and dust look new." In this runaway #1 New York Times bestseller, former secret service officer Gary Byrne, who was posted directly outside President Clinton's oval office, reveals what he observed of Hillary Clinton's character and the culture inside the White House while protecting the First Family in CRISIS OF CHARACTER, the most anticipated book of the 2016 election." Review ; 7.2 X 6.3 X 1.3 inches; 304 pages
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The Life and Times of Daniel De Foe; With Remarks Digressive and Discursive

By: Chadwick, William

Price: $25.97 USD

Publisher: John Russell Smith : 1859

Seller ID: 59806

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Red cloth binding has freying and hinges weak. Otherwise very good condition and clean contents. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 464 pages
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Cecilia Bartoli The Passion of Song

By: Chernin, Kim

Price: $5.97 USD

Publisher: Pub Overstock Unlimited Inc : 1997

Seller ID: 63126

ISBN-13: 9780060186449

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in As New dust jacket

Book and dust look new. Remainder mark. ; 9.3 X 6.3 X 1.1 inches; 232 pages
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The Concubine's Children

By: Chong, Denise

Price: $5.97 USD

Publisher: Viking Adult : 1995

Seller ID: 63120

ISBN-13: 9780670829613

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Hardback and dust look new. Drawing on letters, photographs, and reminiscences, the granddaughter of a woman who came from China as the concubine of a traveler to the New World describes her discovery of the Chinese family left behind and her reunion with them. ; Photographs; 6.6 X 4.1 X 0.6 inches; 288 pages
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The Life of Augustin Daly

By: Daly, Joseph Francis

Price: $41.54 USD

Publisher: New York , NY, The Macmillan Company : 1917

Seller ID: 45986

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

Blue cover with gold decorative print. Inscribed by author. Back cover has stain. Otherwise clean. We provide delivery tracking on US orders. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 672 pages
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Bat Masterson The Man and the Legend

By: Dearment, Robert K.

Price: $8.97 USD

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press : 1979

Seller ID: 63201

ISBN-13: 9780806122212

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

Book looks new unread. No marks. Well researched biography of this famous lawman. ; B&W Photos; 8.2 X 5.3 X 1.1 inches; 456 pages
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Falling in Love with America Again

By: DeMint, Jim & Ben Carson

Price: $21.97 USD

Publisher: New York, Center Street : 2014

Seller ID: 61182

ISBN-13: 9781455549801

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

First edition first printing and signed on Heritage Foundation bookplate by author. Forward by Dr. Ben Carson. Book now in archival sleeve to protect condition.; 9.10 X 6 X 1.10 inches; 320 pages; Signed by Author
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William the Conqueror The Norman Impact Upon England

By: Douglas, David C

Price: $7.97 USD

Publisher: University of California Press : 1964

Seller ID: 61988

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Poor dust jacket

Dust has damage. David Charles Douglas (18981982) was a historian of the Norman period at the University of Cambridge and University of Oxford.[1][2] He joined Oxford University in 1963 as Ford's Lecturer in English History,[2] and was the 1939 winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. "David Charles Douglas (18981982) was a historian of the Norman period at the University of Cambridge and University of Oxford.[1][2] He joined Oxford University in 1963 as Ford's Lecturer in English History,[2] and was the 1939 winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 476 pages
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Pat Nixon The Untold Story

By: Eisenhower, Julie Nixon

Price: $25.97 USD

Publisher: New York, Simon & Schuster : 1986

Seller ID: 50708

ISBN-13: 9780671244248

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

Inscribed, For S___ J___ with all good wishes from Julie Nixon Eisenhower, November 6, 2001, and signed by author. Price clipped dust jacket now in Brodart mylar protective (clear) cover. Scan of dust cover shows reflection of mylar cover Two very large sections of Nixon family photographs. Fully Indexed. Thelma Catherine "Pat" Nixon (March 16, 1912 ? June 22, 1993) was First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974 as the wife of President Richard Nixon. She also served as Second Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961 when her husband was vice president.The author Julie Nixon Eisenho...
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Sacajawea of the Shoshones "Far Horizons"

By: Emmons, Della Gould

Price: $68.97 USD

Publisher: Binford & Mort : 1943

Seller ID: 60105

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Good dust jacket

Signed by author on end paper opposite title page. Dust has chips and tears along with rubs, but is colorful and has inset photo from movie with Donna Reed as Sacajawea and Fred MacMurray as Captain Meriwether Lewis. Dust Jacket now in Mylar Protective Cover. Extensive bibliography. Map endpapers. Rare.; Movie title; Photographs; 12mo 7" - 7" tall; 316 pages; Signed by Author
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The Heart and the Mind the story of Rousseau and Voltaire

By: Endore, Guy

Price: $18.97 USD

Publisher: London, W. H. Allen and Company : 1962

Seller ID: 62824

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

Dust in mylar protective cover. The two main representatives of the Age of Enlightenment Voltaire and Rousseau, in the opinion of people of succeeding generations, were comrades, the fathers of the French Revolution. However, for contemporaries, they were rivals, almost enemies. Voltaire and Rousseau died almost simultaneously in 1778. Despite their antagonism and difference of opinions, in the eyes of posterity, they stand close together. It is no accident that the statues of both Voltaire and Rousseau were installed in the Chteau de Ferney in the 19th century.; 8.3 X 5.8 X 1.7 inches; 359 p...
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Legend. the Secret World of Lee Harvey Oswald

By: Epstein, Edward Jay

Price: $8.97 USD

Publisher: McGraw-Hill : 1978

Seller ID: 61853

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

Readers Digest Press edition from McGraw-Hill. Book has minor spots to edges otherwise book and dust in excellent condition. ; Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 382 pages
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Siegfried and Roy Mastering the Impossible, The truth behind the Magic

By: Fischbacher, Siegfried & Roy Ludwig Horn

Price: $129.97 USD

Publisher: William Morrow & Co : 1992

Seller ID: 55541

ISBN-13: 9780688105518

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket

Inscribed and signed in front "To Happy Anniversary, Marijean and Bob, enjoy Sarmonti- Sigfried and Roy , Vegas 1993" Also has two seat tickets glued inside for the March 18, 1993 Sigfried and Roy show. Rare signed copy. Dust jacket now in Brodart mylar protective (clear) cover. Dust has been price clipped.Siegfried & Roy were a duo of German-American magicians and entertainers, best known for their appearances with white lions and white tigers. It was composed of Siegfried Fischbacher (born June 13, 1939) and Roy Horn (born Uwe Ludwig Horn; October 3, 1944 ? May 8, 2020).On April 28, 2020, Ho...
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The Woman with the Whip

By: Flores, Maria

Price: $8.97 USD

Publisher: Doubleday : 1952

Seller ID: 61852

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

Dust has tears. Book in excellent condition. The first objective biography of the glamorous and dangerous woman who controlled the Argentine--the late Eva Peron. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 286 pages
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Flee the Captor (signed by author and biographee)

By: Ford, Herbert

Price: ~~$99.97 USD~~ $79.98 USD

Publisher: Chicago, SOUTHERN PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION : 1967

Seller ID: 63329

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Poor dust jacket

Black hardcover, red print on spine, Map endpapers illustrated by Homer Norris. Text block (page edges) show some staining spots. Dust is in very poor condition with chips, creases, and tears, but now in Mylar protective cover. Signed on end paper by both John Weidner the Dutch-Paris Underground leader, and Herbert Ford the author. Very rare copy. Dedication: "To the men and women of Dutch-Paris, who placing an ultimate value on human life, moved unarmed across occupied Europe during World War II to saave hundreds of persons from death, this book is respectfully dedicated." We provide free del...
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Category: Biography