Biografia

Crazy Weather.

McNichols, Charles, · 1944 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Macmillan, 1944. VG in G DJ. In the valley of the Colorado River sometimes in late summer a great mass of steaming jungle air rolls up from Mexico. crowding out the dry desert heat ending in a lightning-riven hurricane. Here a young white boy in the Fort Mojave Reservation...

Jane Withers Twentieth Century Fox Star: her life story.

Packer, Eleanor, · 1936 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,187)

Racine, WI, Whitman, (1936). VG lg sz PB. Color pictorial cover showing Withers in a blue hat with a red/white bow, blue gloves, white lace collar by Avis Mac. Photos of Withers eating breakfast, with her pet kitten "Bubbles, in bed with a rag doll, pushing a carriage with dol...

Here We Are Three Years Old the Dionne "Quins".

Slesinger, Stephen, · 1937 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$42.00 (€38.11 | £31.79 | ¥6,708)

Racine, WI, Whitman, (1937). G lg sz PB. Photos of the Dionne Quintuplets in day-to-day winter activities including Christmas. Beautiful color pictorial cover. of girls dressed in different colored hats and coats. Upper outer corner of ft cover damp stained, back cover has smu...

FBI Girl: how I learned to crack my father's code.

Conlon-McIvor, Maura, · 2004 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Warner, (2004). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Eager to penetrate secret world of her father, FBI agent Joe Condon, Maura is drawn to the bureau drawer where he puts his. badge every night. He mother, is a homemaker who slips out of the house for assertiveness training. Using clues...

The Emperor's Last Island: a journey to St. Helena.

Blackburn, Julia, · 1991 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Pantheon, (1991). 1st Amer ed. VG in VG DJ. For the final 6 years of his life, Napoleon Bonaparte sat hemmed in by heat, rain & wind in a ramshackle house on St. Helena, an island more remote than any place else on earth. The author traveled to St. Helena to chronicle his ...

Maria Meneghini Callas.

Scott, Michael, · 1991 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Boston, Northeastern Univ Press, (1991). 2nd ptg. VG in VG DJ. A moving account of the tumultuous & tragic life of one of this century's greatest divas. Scott explores every aspect of the. myth surrounding her life.

Nadia Boulanger: a life in music.

Rosenstiel, Leonie, · 1982 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

NY, Norton, (1982). 1st ed. G in G DJ. Organist, conductor, sometime composer & one of greatest teachers of 20th century, Nadia was called the personification. of Music. DJ edge wear, remainder mark, two small dents along bottom edge of binding.

The Man Liszt: a study of the tragi-comedy of a soul divided against itself.

Newman, Ernest, · 1935 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Scribner, 1935. 1st ptg. VG. Red binding, gilt lettering. Owner bookplate, corners bumped.

Blood on the Half Shell.

Qualman, Al, · 1983 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Portland, OR, Binford & Mort, (1983). 1st ed. VG PB.

Memorable Moments of My Life.

Despres, Del, · 0 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,875)

np, np, nd. G PB. Signed by author. Few spots on cover.

In Code: a mathematical journey.

Flannery, Sarah, · 2001 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Workman Pub, (2001). 1st ptg. VG PB advance uncorrected proof. From puzzles on the blackboard in an Irish country kitchen to her acclaimed Cayley-Purser algorithm, Flannery has made an. extraordinary beginning as a mathematician and her research & discoveries in Internet c...

Kathy's Story.

O'Beirne, Kathy, · 2006 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Vancouver, Greystone Books, (2006). 1st pg. VG PB.

Angel Unaware.

Rogers, Dale Evans, introduction by Norman Vincent Peale, · 1953 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$8.00 (€7.26 | £6.05 | ¥1,278)

Los Angeles, CA, Revell, (1953). VG in G DJ. A handicapped baby teaches Roy and Dale Evans and strengthens them spiritually. Few spots on cover.

The Danger Tree.

MacFarlane, David, · 1991 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Walker & Co, (1991). 2nd ptg. VG PB. A masterpiece of history and memory weaving the major events of Newfoundland's 20th century - tuberculosis, great seal hung. disaster, bitter debate over whether to become part of Canada, & WWI.

Five Thousand Days Like This One: an American family history.

Brox, Jane, · 1999 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Boston, Beacon, (1999). 4th ptg. VG PB. Amid the turmoil following her father's death, Brox begins a search for her family's story & New England's Merrimack Valley.

When Trumpets Call: Theodore Roosevelt after the White House.

O'Toole, Patricia, · 2005 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Simon & Schuster, (2005). BCE. VG in VG DJ. Only 50 when he left office, he would spend the rest of his life longing to return.

Send Yourself Roses: thoughts on my life, love and leading roles.

Turner, Kathleen, · 2007 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

NY, Springboard, (2007). 1st ptg. VG lg sz PB advance reading copy. A candid account of her life, from fearless performance to private struggles, irreverent anecdotes. Filmography & list. of stage performances.

Bird by Bird: some instructions on writing and life.

Lamott, Anne, · 1995 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Anchor, (1995). 31st ptg. VG PB.

More than Petticoats: remarkable Maine women.

Kennedy, Kate, · 2005 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Guilford, CT, Twodot, (2005). VG PB signed. Signed by author. 13 strong & determined women who broke through social, cultural or political barriers.

John Winthrop: first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

John Hancock Insurance, · 1929 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Boston, MA, John Hancock Ins Co, (1929). VG PB. An historical outline of the beginnings of a great commonwealth and ot the notable man who was the leader in its foundation. Published in connection with the Massachusetts Bay Tercentenary of 1930.