Biografia

Laura Russell Remembers: an Old Plymouth manuscript.

Chaning, Marion L., with notes by, · 1970 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

New Bedford, MA, Reynolds-DeWalt Printing Inc, (1970). VG PB. Born in 1827, Russell recalls her life & its customs. Charming picture of young girl sewing on ft cover. Edge wear.

Edward Everett: orator and statesman.

Frothingham, Paul Revere, · 1971 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

Port Washingtion, NY, Kennikat Press, (1971). Reprint. VG. Brown binding, gilt lettering.

Son of New England: James Jackson Storrow 1864-1926.

Pearson, Henry Greenleaf, · 1932 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

Boston, MA, Thomas Todd Co, (1932). VG in G slipcase. Green binding, gilt lettering, spine mottled, slipcase wear to edges, tanned at top and edges.

The Gift of Imaginative Leadership: Harry Galpin Stoddard affectionately called "Mr. Worcester".

Rae MacCollum Spencer, · 1972 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

Worcester, MA, Privately printed, 1972. VG. Presentation copy from Marion & Robert Stoddard. Navy blue binding, gilt lettering.

Girl from Fitchburg.

Scherman, Bernardine Kielty, · 1964 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Random, (1964). G in G DJ ex-library. When the Plaza Hotel was one year old, Greenwich Village was an unspoiled Bohemia, when NY's 77th Division came marching up. 5th Ave from Over There, when the Casino was in Central Park and hobo huts lined the Husdon. Library markings.

Who's Who in Massachusetts: biographical history of every important living person in the commonwealth: vol. 1 1940-1941.

Various, · 1940 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,187)

Boston, Larkin, Roosevelt & Larkin, 1940. VG.

Extracts from the Diary and Corespondence of the late Amos Lawrence with a brief account of some incidents in his life.

Lawrence, William R., M.D., edited by his son, · 1855 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$44.00 (€39.92 | £33.30 | ¥7,027)

Boston, Gould and Lincoln, 1855. 1st ed. G. 1786-1852. Early textile industrialist, philanthropist to Williams College. Black embossed binding, gilt lettering on. spine, edge wear, splits along spine ends, owner bookplate ft endpaper, stray pen marks Son of a Revolutionary War...

Henry Edwards Huntington: the founder and the library.

Schad, Robert O., Curator of Rare Books, · 1940 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

San Marino, Huntington Library, 1940. G PB. Frontis of Huntington. Ft cover loose, creased & crumpled at lower corner.

Great Efficacy of Simple Faith: Memoir of Mr. William Carvosso, 60 years a class-leader in the Weleyan Methodist connection.

Carvosso, William, · 1852 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

NY, Carlton & Phillips, (1852). Fair. Brown binding, gilt spine lettering, splits along spine edges, corners bumped, name ft endpaper, 1st blank page removed , owner. name ft endpaper, pages spotted.

Running the Good Race.

Brynt, Anita & Bob Green, · 1976 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NJ, Revell, (1976). VG in G DJ. How Anita started jogging with her husband and revitalized her Christian faith. DJ edge wear & rubbed, owner name ft endpaper.

Starving for Attention.

Boone, Cherry O'Neill, · 1982 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Continuum, (1982). VG in VG DJ. Pat Boone's daughter strives for perfection and diets herself down to 80 pounds.

Life and I: an autobiography of humanity.

Bradford, Gamaliel (1863-1932), · 1928 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1928. 1st ed. G. Purple binding, gilt lettering & decoration. Spine and spine edges faded. American biographer.

Born Again.

Colson, Charles W., · 1976 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Old Tappan, NJ, Chosen, (1976). VG in VG DJ. An insider's view of the Nixon White House during one of the greatest governmenal crises in America's history. He describes. the deadness of spirit which settled over him at what should have been his moment of gratest triumph, his c...

James Monroe Buckley (1836-1920).

Mains, George Preston, · 1917 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Methodist Book Concern, (1917). VG. Buckley was an American Methodist Episcopal clergyman, editor of the Christian Advocate (1880-1912) and author of "Oats or. Wild Oats?" (1885), involved with Chautauqua. Brown binding, gilt lettering, top edge gilt. Sl edge wear.

Leap into Darkness: 7 years on the run in wartime Europe.

Bretholz, Leo with Michael Olesker, · 1999 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Anchor/Random, (1999). 1st PB ed. VG PB.

Windows on the River Neva: a memoir.

Grabbe, Paul, · 1977 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Pomerica Press Ltd, (1977). VG in VG DJ. Life in pre-Revolutionary Russia through eyes of a spirited young boy growing up in luxurious surroundings when Tsardom was. ready to explode in revolution. Inscribed by author 9/10/1979. Sl tanning along bottom DJ edge, soil along ...

Private Peat.

Peat, Harold R., Ex-Third Battalion First Canadian Contingent, · 1917 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,875)

Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merill, (1917). 2nd ed. VG. Owner name pencil ft endpaper. Covers sl worn, corner sl bumped.

Strong Survival: the life and times of a mountain woman.

Strong, Cliffie, · 2004 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$8.00 (€7.26 | £6.05 | ¥1,278)

np, Christian Appalachian Proj., (2004). 1st ed. VG PB. 88 yr old Cliffie, born in the Appalachian Mountains in Kentucky, tells about growing up.

Andrew Jackson: a life and times.

Brands, H. W., · 2005 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Doubleday, (2005). 1st ed ARC. VG PB advance reading copy. Advance Reading Copy. Captures passion, crankiness, force of will & clear-eyed leadership that marked Jackson's life. Sl edge wear.

Breaking through the Wall: a marathoner's story.

Cross, Dolores E., · 2000 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

Chicgo, Third World Press, (2000). 1st ptg. VG PB. Inscribed "Warmest regards Dolores" on title page. Veteran marathoner Cross has participated in 18 marathons since. completing her first 5K run at age 50. Cross has been an educator & admininstrtor at several institutions & ha...