Biografia

Everything to Gain: Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life.

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn, · 1987 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Random House, (1987). 1st ed, 2d ptg. VG in VG DJ. Never before has it been possible for people to do so much w/ their lives for so long, how to make most of second part of life.

McCormick of Chicago: an unconventional portrait of a controversial figure.

Waldrop, Frank C., · 1966 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice-Hall, (1966). 1st ed 2d ptg. VG in VG DJ. Publisher of the Chicago Tribune, McCormick thundered his views around the world. Here is the story of the man behind the news.

Brother Dante.

Brophy, Liam, · 1964 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

Chicago, IL, Franciscan Herald Press, (1964). VG in VG DJ. DJ chipped and soiled at edges. Brophy traces the spiritual relationship between Dane and St. Francis of Assisi.

The Politician: the life and times of Lyndon Johnson, the drive for power - from the frontier to master of the Senate.

Dugger, Ronnie, · 1982 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,590)

NY, W. W. Norton, (1982). 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. Johnson's populism was at odds with and, in the end, destroyed by his lust for power says Dugger.

On Reflection: an autobiography.

Hayes, Helen with Sandford Dody, · 1969 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, M. Evans & Co., (1969). VG. Some edge wear. Owner's inscr fep.

The Twenties: from notebooks and diaries of the period.

Wilson, Edmund. Leon Edel - Editor and Introduction, · 1975 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,590)

NY, Farrar, Straus & Girous, (1975). VG in VG DJ. DJ sunned on spine and edges, chipped. Includes chronology of Wilson's life and work.

My Father's Son - Memories of War and Peace.

Mowat, Farley, · 1992 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,875)

NY, Houghton Mifflin, (1992). 1st ed. VG in VG DJ.

California Yankee - William R. Staats - Business Pioneer.

Wilson, Carol Green, · 1946 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Claremont, CA, Saunders Press, 1946. 2nd prntg. VG.

Raisa: the 1st First Lady of the Soviet Union.

Jurgens, Urda, translated by Sylvia Clayton, · 1990 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Summit Books, (1990). 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. Nancy Reagan discovered there is no Russian expression for "First Lady". They have been "invisible" in the public's eye.

Agatha Christie: the woman and her mysteries.

Gill, Gillian, · 1990 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

NY, The Free Press, (1990). VG in VG DJ. DJ edge wear. Owner's inscr 1st fly. The mysterious private life and motivations of Christie, brilliant and eccentric.

What is Remembered.

Toklas, Alice B., · 1963 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

NY, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, (1963). 1st ed ss. VG. Toklas remembers her years with Gertrude Stein and other famous personages.

Beyond Spoon River: the legacy of Edgar Lee Masters.

Primeau, Ronald, · 1981 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

Austin, TX, University of Texas Press, (1981). 1st ed. Fine in fine DJ. First full-length critical study of Masters, reevaluates him and gives valuable insights into his aesthetics & regionalism.

The Agatha Christie Mystery.

Murdoch, Derrick, · 1976 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Toronto, Canada, Pagurian Press Ltd, (1976). VG in VG DJ. Minor edge wear to book and dj. The riddle of Christie's sensational disappearance in 1926 and other mysteries about her.

Knee Deep in Paradise.

Butler, Brett, · 1996 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.32 | ¥1,757)

NY, Hyperion, (1996). 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. The "survival of the American soul and.her own freed spirit" in this thoughtful memoir in an "authentic Southern voice.".

All and Sundry: an oblique autobiography.

Cane, Melville, · 1968 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

NY, Harcourt Brace & World, (1968). 1st ed ss. VG in VG DJ. DJ chpd. The stages of a rich long life together with miscellany of poetry and prose, much hitherto unpublished.

Philadelphia Lawyer: an autobiography.

Pepper, George Wharton, · 1944 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Philadelphia, Lippincott, (1944). 1st ed ss. VG. Spine sunned. "I was born in the days when 7 miles an hour was the accepted speed limit" but now we are in "quick water".

Sadat and his Statecraft.

Fernandez-Armesto, Felipe, · 1982 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Berkshire, England, The Kensal Press, (1982). 1st ptg ss. VG. Descriptive edges of dj glued to front and back eps. An exploration of Sadat's impact on events, his roots and style.

The Mind and Faith of Justice Holmes: his speeches, essays, letters and judicial opinions.

Lerner, Max - Editor with intro and commentary, · 1943 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

Boston, Little Brown, 1943. VG. Spine faded. Owner's bp fep. Sl loose.

Samuel Pepys The Years of Peril.

Bryant, Arthur, · 1949 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

London, Collins, (1949). VG in VG DJ. ".the least known Pepys, the rising Admiralty servant quietly laying the foundation upon which Brit. sea power was to rest..

Midstream, an intimate journal of loss and discovery.

Schreiber, Le Anne, · 1996 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Lyons & Burford, (1996). 1st ed. Fine PB.