Biografia

Dubious Honors.

Fisher, M.F.K., · 1988 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

San Francisco, CA, North Point Press, (1988). VG PB. Introductions to some great selections: Soup and Bread, Physiology of Taste, Tea Lover's Treasury, Toklas Cookbook. Wraps rubbed, edge wear. Bookseller's price sticker rear wrap.

General of the Army Douglas MacArthur's Address to Congress: April 19, 1951, Washington, D.C., with highlights of his career.

MacArthur, Douglas, · 1951 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

Chicago, Rand McNaly, (1951). VG. Sl spine, edge and corner wear. MacArthur's farewell to his career as a military officer.

Professor H. B. Thom.

Kotze, D. J., · 1969 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

South Africa, Univer. van Stellenbosch, 1969. VG in VG DJ. Corner bumped. DJ sl chipped, torn. Afrikaaner text, with English language chapter - Tribute by J.P.Dominy.

Hugh Roy Cullen: a story of American opportunity.

Kilman, Ed and Theon Wright, · 1954 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Prentice-Hall, (1954). VG in G DJ. DJ chipped, torn. Dynamic rise of Texas millionaire.

Life with Father (unabridged).

Day, Clarence, afterword by Robert M. Brown, · 1993 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Pleasantville, NY, Readers Digest, (1993). Fine. Day's remembrances of his father and all he taught him about life.

Colby's President Roberts.

Soule, Bertha Louise, · 1943 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,590)

Waterville, ME, Colby College, 1943. 1st edition. VG. Gift inscription fep. Spine v slightly sunned, sl wear.

Roosevelt Album: the highlights of the life and work of the 32nd President of the United States.

Erickson, A. J. - editor, · 1945 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$85.00 (€77.12 | £64.33 | ¥13,575)

NY, Knickerbocker Pub Co, (1945). VG- PB. Edge and corner wear, wraps rubbed. Commemorative album of Roosevelt's life and work.

Desert Solitaire: a season in the wilderness.

Abbey, Edward, · 1990 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

NY, Simon & Schuster, (1990). 8th printing. VG PB. Date on fep. Abbey's three seasons as a park ranger in s.e. Utah. He challenges the growing exploitation of the wilderness.

The Great Corinthian: a portrait of the Prince Regent.

Leslie, Doris, · 1952 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, (1952). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. DJ sl edge wear. History of George IV.

Perot: an unauthorized biography.

Mason, Todd, · 1990 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Homewood, IL, Business One Irwin, (1990). 3rd printing. VG in VG DJ. DJ creased along spine. First true picture of this populist, union critic, altruist, horsetrade, folk hero & enigmatic leader.

Had She But Known: a biography of Mary Roberts Rinehart.

MacLeod, Charlotte, · 1994 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,875)

NY, Mysterious Press, (1994). 1st ptg ss. VG in VG DJ. The author of "Tish" & "The Circular Staircase", Rinehart first became a nurse & had a forbidden courtship with a doctor.

Fragments of My Fleece.

Acheson, Dean, · 1971 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

NY, Norton, (1971). 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. DJ clipped, sl chipped. A gathering of short pieces, speeches, article and papers.

Queen: the story of an American family.

Haley, Alex and David Stevens, · 1993 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

NY, Morrow, (1993). 1st ed ss. VG in VG DJ. DJ chipped, sml tear. Here Haley fleshes out the story of his ancestors found in "Roots", the saga of his father's family.

Letters, Sentences and Maxims.

Chesterfield, Lord, · 1892 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Philadelphia, PA, Henry Altemus, 1892. VG. Edge wear, corners bumped. Owner's name and bookplate on fep. Decorated cover rubbed. Silver lettering and design.

Rookie Days of a Soldier.

Sasse, Fred A., · 1924 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

St. Paul, MN, W. G. Greene, 1924. 1st edition. VG. Corner bumped, o/w clean, tight copy. One soldier's tale of what it's really like to be a soldier.

Churchill: portrait of greatness.

Morin, Relman, · 1965 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice-Hall, (1965). VG. Slight soiling to cover, sl edge wear. Red binding with gold seal on front. Many photos.

The Napoleon of Crime: the life and times of Adam Worth, master thief.

MacIntyre, Ben, · 1997 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

NY, Farrar Straus Giroux, (1997). 1st ed thus. VG in VG DJ. Model for Doyle's Professor Moriarity, a master of disguise. He stole Gainsborough's portrait of Duchess of Devonshire. DJ clipped, very slight edge wear.

Retreat from Glory.

Lockhart, R. H. Bruce, · 1934 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

NY, Putnam, 1934. 1st ed ss. G+. Covers rubbed, bottom edge bumped and worn, corner bumped. Front hinge cracked. Owner's name fep.

Education of a Wandering Man: a memoir (autobiography).

L'Amour, Louis, introduction by Daniel J. Boorstin, · 1989 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Bantam, (1989). 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. In his own words, L'Amour writes of growing up in Jamestown, North Dakota, skinning cattle in Texas & working in circus. DJ chipped.

The Forrestal Diaries.

Millis, Walter - editor, with collaboration of E. S. Duffield, · 1951 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

NY, Viking, 1951. 1st edition. VG. Sl corner wear. Forrestal was Secretary of the Navy during WW II and first Secretary of Defense (1947 under Truman).