Biografia

Maggie, the First Lady

MADDOX, BRENDA. · 2003 · Horsham Rare Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

London, Hodder & Stoughton 2003. ISBN: 0340825456. First edition 8vo 275 pages illustrated with 44 black & white photographs. "Brenda Maddox traces the life of the grocer's daughter from Grantham who became the most successful Conservative Prime Minister of the twentieth centu...

The Real Horatio Bottomley.

HOUSTON, Henry J: · 1923 · Rochdale Book Company

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.41 | ¥10,126)

Hurst & Blackett, circa 1923, pp. 287, with 16 illustrations. Printed on poor quality paper, but good condition in rather frayed and soiled dust jacket. The life of the extraordinary businessman, MP and fraudster.

Savonarola: a Short Study of His Life and Character.

HICKS, Edith Adlington: · 1891 · Rochdale Book Company

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Manchester, Printed for Private Circulation, 1891, pp. 31. Original cloth just a little rubbed, inner hinges cracked, but still a tight, sound copy. Presentation copy to the author's cousin. Postage will be less than the standard rate.

The Education of a Yankee - an American memoir.

Hale, Judson, · 1987 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

NY, Harper, (1987). 1st ed, 1prtng. VG in VG DJ (price clipped). Affectionate reminiscence of Hale's family and his growing up years.

Founders Son: the next generation:a life of Abraham Lincoln.

Brookhiser, Richard, · 2014 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$28.00 (€25.41 | £21.20 | ¥4,471)

NY, Basic Books, (2014). 1s printing. VG in VG DJ. Includes copy of LIncoln's second inaugural address.One eighth of the whole population were colored slaves localized in the. southern part of it. DJ slight edge wear. Photo of LIncoln on front DJ cover.

A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and dangerous days at Sea.

Phillips, Richard with Stephan Talty, · 2010 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

NY, Hyperion, (2010). 1 ed, 1 prntg. VG Hardback in VG DJ ex-library. High seas hostage as U.S. Captain held by Somali pirates. Ex lib stamp title page and rep.

The Best Day the Worst Day:life with Jane Kenyon.

Hall, Donald, · 2005 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 2005. 1ST Printing. VG in VG DJ. Includes newspaper article about Hall's: "Essays After Eighty - Hall defies the onset of age" with photos of Hall and Kenyon.

Writer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy - Ernest Hemingway's secret adventures, 1935 - 1961.

Reynolds, Nicholas (signed by author), · 2017 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,783)

NY, William Morrow, (2017). 1st ed 4 prntg. VR in VG DJ. An international cloak-and-dagger epic ranging from the Spanish Civil War to the Liberation of Western Europe, Wartime China,. The red scare of Cold War America, and the Cuban Revolution. The stunning untold story of Hem...

Irrepressible: the life and times of Jessica Mitford.

Brady, Leslie, · 2010 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Berkeley, Counterpoint, (2010). 1st Printing. VG Hardback. "Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality." Oscar Wilde.

The Week from Heaven and Hell.

author), · 2005 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

NH, private publisher, (2005)2006. VG PB. A father's moving memorial of his son, Captain Gary Scott Southard, June 1962 to May 1992.Inscribed by author on title pg.

As We Remember Her (Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the words of her friends and family).

Anthony, Carl Sferrazza, · 1997 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$27.00 (€24.50 | £20.44 | ¥4,312)

NY, Harper Collins, (1997). First Edition. VG Hardback in VG DJ. Excerpts from her writings.

AC/DC Maximum Rock & Roll: the ultimate atory of the World's greatest rock and roll band.

Engleheart, Murray with Arnaud Durieux, · 2008 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

NY, Harper Entertainment, (2008). 1st prntg. VG PB. Jerry Lee Lewis saw whoever was sitting in the royal boxes above his performance, when John Lennon confronted John Lennon &. Ono with a murderous glare. Lennon and Ono made their way to Lewis' dressing room and Lennon knelt d...

Life of a Poet: Rainer Maria Rilke.

Freedman, Ralph, · 1996 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Evanston, IL, Northwestern University, (1996). VG large size softcover. Outstanding biography that traces Rilke's extraordinary career by combining detailed account if the life and world of the.

Witness to Hope: the biogaphy of Pope John Paul II.

Center, a Roman Catholic theologian, · 1960 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Cliff Street Books, (1960). First Edition. VG Hardback in VG DJ. Includes biobliographical references and index. Unprecedented access to Pope John Paul II and the people who have known and. worked with him throughout his life. A ground breaking portrait of the Pope as a ma...

Painting Caitlyn.

Peters, Kimbely Joy, · 2006 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Lobster Press, (2006). First Printing. VG Hardback ex-library. Catilyn has a controllling boyfriend she must find the courage to let this relationship define her or find the courage to break. away.

Rosemary: the Hidden Kennedy Daughter.

Larson, Kate Clifford, · 2015 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, (2015). First Printing. VG PB. A biography that chronicles her life with fresh details. Rosemary is the central character. A valuable acount of a. mental tragedy and an influential family's belated efforts to make amends.

Russell Rules: 11 lessons on leadership from the Twentieth Century's Greatest Winner.

Russell, Bill, with Alan Hilburg and David Falkner, · 2002 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

NY, New American Library, (2002). First Printing. VG PB. A rare public figure larger in life close-up than from a distance, that rare quality of authenticity. "We can only benefit from self reliance.".

We Bought an Island.

Atkins, Evelyn E., · 1987 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$8.00 (€7.26 | £6.06 | ¥1,277)

NY, Coronet/Hodder & Stoughton, (1987). 8th printing. G PB. What happens when Evelyn and her sister from suburban Surrey did what everyone dreams of doing. Some edge wear.

The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas.

Stein, Gertrude, · 1960 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$36.00 (€32.66 | £27.25 | ¥5,749)

London, Grey Arrow, (1960). 2nd printing. Fair PB (some cover creases). A vintage copy of the autobiography and photos of their trip to Europe. The open book about the two ladies' "friendship.

Secrets of the Flesh: a life of Colette.

Thurman, Judith, · 1999 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

NY, Ballantine, (1999). 1st Printing. G larger 9-1/2X6" sized PB. A scandalously talented stage performer, a practiced seductress of both men and women, and the flamboyant author of 20th century. literature. NY Times calls it "a fine and intelligent biography of Colette with h...