Biografia

The Story of Paul Smith: born smart.

Tyler, Helen Escha, · 1988 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,875)

Utica, NY, North County Books, (1988). VG lg sz PB.

Senator for Sale: an unauthorized biography of Senator Bob Dole.

Hilton, Stanley G., · 1995 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, St. Martins, (1995). 1st ed ss. VG in VG DJ. Hilton calls Dole a "special-interest slot machine.Dole's career symbolizes much of what is wrong with American politics.".

Henry and Other Heroes: an informal memoir of high dreams and vanished seasons.

Bowen, Ezra, · 1974 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Boston, Little Brown, (1974). 1st ed ss. VG in VG DJ. DJ chipped. An informal memoir of the "fantasies that help a boy become a man & which never quite leave him.".

For Real: the uncensored truth about America's teenagers.

Pratt, Jane, founding editor of "Sassy Magazine" and Kelli Pryor, · 1995 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Hyperion, (1995). 1st ed ss. VG PB. Personal stories of 23 teenagers from different backgrounds who discuss their aspirations, what they care about, their cares.

Timebends: a life.

Miller, Arthur, · 1987 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.32 | ¥1,757)

NY, Grove Press, (1987). 1st trade ed. VG in VG DJ. Playwright Miller tells his story including a sympathetic look at his notorious marriage to Marilyn Monroe. DJ price clipped,. edges sl worn.

All's Fair: love, war and running for president.

Matalin, Mary and James Carville, with Peter Knobler, · 1994 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Random, (1994). 2nd printing. VG in VG DJ. The 1992 campaign for president: Bush with strategist Matalin and Clinton with strategist Carville. What happened after.

Father Flanagan of Boys Town.

Oursler, Fulton and Will Oursler, · 1949 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

NY, Doubleday, (1949). 1st ed ss. VG in VG DJ. DJ rubbed & chipped but bright and complete.

Madame de Lafayette: the story of a patriot's wife.

Wright, Constance, · 1959 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Holt, (1959). 1st ed ss. VG in VG DJ. DJ sl faded, chpd. When she married Marquis de Lafayette in 1774, she was 14, he 16, in a marriage arranged by her parents.

Patrimony, a true story.

Roth, Philip, · 1991 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Simon & Schuster, (1991). 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. Few scratches ft. cover. The author writes of his father, suffering from a brain tumor, and of his gang of Jewish elders.

Calvin Coolidge: the man who is president.

White, William Allen, · 1925 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$24.00 (€21.77 | £18.16 | ¥3,833)

NY, Macmillan, 1925. 1st ed. VG. Red cover, lettering embossed, corners bumped. Remnant of paper removed from fep.

Exit the Rainmaker.

Coleman, Jonathan, · 1989 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Atheneum, 1989. 1st printing. VG in VG DJ. College president Jay Carsey in 1982 walked away from his life. His story will touch a chord of fear & fantasy deep within us.

David Livingstone: his life and letters.

Seaver, George, · 1957 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

NY, Harper, (1957). VG. Stamps from private library. Spine and edge wear. Book is cocked.

The Sweeter the Juice: a family memoir in black and white.

Haizlip, Shirlee, · 1994 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$8.00 (€7.26 | £6.05 | ¥1,278)

NY, Touchstone, (1994). 1st ed. VG PB. Slight edge wear.

The Dark Romance of Dian Fossey.

Hayes, Harold T. P., · 1990 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Simon & Schustser, (1990). 2d ptg. VG in G DJ. DJ damp stained at top, chipped. In 1985 Fossey was found dead in her Rwandan cabin, her head split open with a machete. She had been doing research at the Moutain Gorilla Research Center in the African nation of Rwanda. Begin...

Caligula: the corruption of power.

Barrett, Anthony A., · 1989 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

New Haven, CT, Yale Univ. Press, (1989). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Was the Roman emperor a depraved despot? Barrett draws on archaeological, numismatic & literary evidence to evaluate him.

West with the Night.

Markham, Beryl, · 1983 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

San Francisco, North Point Press, (1983). VG PB. Ernest Hemingway wrote after reading this book that he felt ashamed of himself as a writer, that he was simply a carpenter.

Straight on Till Morning: the biography of Beryl Markham.

Lovell, Mary S., · 1987 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,875)

NY, St. Martin's, (1987). 1st U.S. ed. VG in VG DJ. Growing up alone in Africa without a mother, Markham grew up to be one of the most daring women of her time.

The Life and Works of Rev. Charles S. Albert, D.D..

Delk, Rev. Edwin, D.D., editor, · 1915 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

Philadelphia, Lutheran Pub. Society, (1915). VG. Owner's name fep in pencil. Slight foxing on frontis & title page. Corners bumped.

A Dynamo Going to Waste: letter to Allen Edee 1919-1921.

Mitchell, Margaret, edited by Jane Bonner Peacock, · 1995 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

Atlanta, GA, Peachtree Pub Ltd, (1995). 1st ed ss. VG in VG DJ. When Mitchell died in 1949 most of her personal correspondence was destroyed except for this. Remainder mark bottom edge. DJ. chipped.

Soon to be a Major Motion Picture.

Hoffman, Abbie, introduction by Norman Mailer, · 1980 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Perigee Book, (1980). 4th impression. VG PB. Corners creased. Hoffman's battles against the establishment.