Biografia

Our Presidents at a Glance 1789-1932.

Vinmont, Rolf Benj., compiled by, · 1931 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Los Angeles, CA, V-P Service, (1931). Fair PB. Page devoted to each president from Washington to Hoover with biographical & historical details of each one. Binding quite. worn, damp stain at inner corner of feps. Interior very good.

The Birthday Celebration of Charles Gordon Ames, minister of the Church of the Disciples, Boston.

Various, · 1903 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$24.00 (€21.77 | £18.16 | ¥3,833)

Boston, Geo. H. Ellis Co., 1903. VG. Ames was born in Dorchester, MA, in 1828 & was ordained a Free Baptist Minister in 1849, spent a few years as a wandering. preacher and then was sent to Minnesota as a missionary. Here he changed his views and went into a secular life as re...

Charles Gordon Ames: a spiritual autobiography.

Ames, Charles Gordon, edited by & epilogue by Alice Ames Winter, · 1913 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,875)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1913. 1st ptg. VG. Ames was born in Dorchester, MA, in 1828 & was ordained a Free Baptist Minister in 1849, spent a few years as a wandering. preacher and then was sent to Minnesota as a missionary. Here he changed his views and went into a secular li...

Haunch Paunch and Jowl.

Ornitz, Samuel, · 1923 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

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NY, Garden City Pub Co, (1923). G. Spine browned, binding soiled, dent on back cover. Politics in NY by gangster who rose to high court judge.

Self-Consciousness: memoirs.

Updike, John, · 1989 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Knopf, 1989. 1st trade ed. VG in VG DJ. Remainder mark. Updike's home town, stuttering, discomfort during the Vietnam War, his Updike ancestors, religion & self.

Emily Dickinson.

Wolff, Cynthia Griffin, · 1987 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

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NY, Knopf, 1987. BCE. VG in VG DJ. DJ edge wear. First biography that attempts to unravel the relationship between her poetry & her life.

Amos L. Allen (late a Representative from Maine) Memorial Addresses delivered in the House of Representatives of U.S..

House of Representatives 62nd Congress First Session, · 1913 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

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Washington, D.C., np, 1913. G ex-library. Frontis tissue guard tear on edge, stamp fep. Black binding, gilt lettering & design.

The Wives of Henry VIII.

Fraser, Antonia, · 1992 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

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NY, Knopf, 1992. 1st Amer ed. VG in VG DJ. Library gift plate fep.

Rebel with a Cause: an autobiography.

Graham, Franklin, afterword by Ruth & Billy Graham, · 1995 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

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Nashville, Nelson, (1995). VG PB. Edge wear.

The Liars' Club: a memoir.

Karr, Mary, · 1996 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$8.00 (€7.26 | £6.05 | ¥1,278)

NY, Penguin, (1996). G PB. Edge wear. A drop dead approach to the question, "Mom, what was it like when you were a little girl?".

Bare Knuckles and Back Rooms: my life in American politics.

Rollins, Ed with Tom Defrank, · 1996 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

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NY, Broadway Books, (1996). 1st ed 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Famously outspoken, Rollins is a true maverick has a gift for winning campaigns in his 30 year career in American politics.

Lawrence Durrell & Henry Miller: a private correspondence.

Durrell, Lawrence & Henry Miller, edited by George Wickes, · 1965 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,875)

NY, Dutton, 1965. 1st ed. VG in G DJ. Owner inscription & spot fep, DJ rubbed, tape repairs, edge wear & price clipped.

Ezra Pound: the solitary volcano.

Tytell, John, · 1987 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

NY, Anchor, 1987. 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. The emotional truths & psychological drama that formed this complex & controversial American poet.

The Biography of Alice B. Toklas.

Simon, Linda, · 1977 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

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NY, Doubleday, 1977. 1st ed. VG in G DJ. DJ edge wear. Although she always seemed to be in the background, Toklas was a formidable witty eccentric.

Mother Teresa: missionary of charity.

Wellman, Sam, · 1997 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

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Uhrichsville, OH, Barbour, (1997). VG PB.

Wings of the Morning: the flights of Orestes Lorenzo.

Lorenzo, Orestes, translated by E. K. Max, · 1994 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

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NY, St. Martins, (1994). 1st ed 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. A Cuban pilot's courageous flight to save his wife & children.

Ghost Light.

Rich, Frank, · 2000 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Random, (2000). 1st ed 1st ptg. VG lg sz PB. Celebrated NY Times drama critic & columnist, Rich's childhood was transformed by the magic of Broadway.

Paul and Joanne: a biography of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward.

Morella, Joe & Edward Z. Epstein, · 1988 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

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NY, Delacorte, (1988). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. DJ edge wear.

Therese of Lisieux: a biography.

O'Connor, Patricia, · 0 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

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Huntington, IN, OSV, nd. VG PB. Title page missing. One of the most popular saints of the 20th century, Therese is presented as a lively, stubbor & obedient. woman with a sense of humor & conventional & appealing spirituality. For those seeking to make their faith a living par...

Please Don't Feed the Children!.

Jenni, Barbara Love, · 1995 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

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Bridgton, ME, Privately published, (1995). VG PB. Signed by author. Amusing tales of an old hotel in Maine and the guests who thought they owned it.