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New York: Norton,, (1988.). Hardcover -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. 2nd printing. As told to Ralph Leighton, the last literary legacy of this Nobel Prize winner for Physics. A book which reflects his unquenchable thirst for adventure and which pays tribute to two people in his life - his father and his wife. The… Read more about this item

New York:: Simon & Schuster,, (2001.). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing. "In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot -'the colossus of independence,' as Thomas Jefferson called him - who spared nothing in his… Read more about this item

Nevada City, California:: Illuminated Owl Press, , (2016). SIGNED first edition -. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Award sticker on front cover.. First printing, a trade paperback original. A memoir which "weaves together four strands: a mature woman in search of herself, a marriage in trouble, the dark side of Japan, and the beauty of Japanese art and… Read more about this item

New York:: St Martin's,, (1982). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very good in a good dust jacket (slight spine slant and some handling wear, overall lisght edgewear to dj, minor sunning) A sturdy copy, uncommon signed. Original price of $14.95 on dj flap.. First printing. A definitive biography of Harvey Milk, who even before his election to… Read more about this item

New York:: Franklin Watts,, 1987.. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. This biography, based on hundreds of newly discovered letters and other unpublished sources, conveys what it was like to be gifted, ambitious, and female in nineteenth-century America. As the rebellious daughter of the powerful Missouri senator, Thomas Hart Benson,… Read more about this item

Sutter Creek:: The ESSIC Company,, (1985). SIGNED first edition -. Just about fine in illustrated yellow wrappers. . First printing, a trade paperback original. A Polish immigrant who settled in Amador County in the Sierra Foothills writes a tribute to his dog of more than 18 years - Illustrated with photographs. INSCRIBED on the first page. 175… Read more about this item

New York:: Simon & Schuster,, (1984). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder line, 2 nicks to upper edge of dj, but a tight and clean copy) . First printing. Biography of one of four American Catholic missionary workers brutally murdered on a back road near the Salvadoran capital of San Salvador… Read more about this item

San Francisco:: McSweeney's , (2009). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in illustrated boards. . First printing. The story of one man's experiences after Hurricane Katrina. Abdulrahman Zeitoun, a successful Syrian-born painting contractor, decides to stay in New Orleans and protect his property while his wife (born in Louisiana and a convert to Islam) … Read more about this item

New York:: Harper & Row,, (1978). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket (light toning, a bit of edgewear to dj).. First US printing. Autobiography of this French film actress, originally published in France in 1976. index. vii, 403 pp.

New York:: Random House,, (1988). Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. In the mid-seventies, Sharansky became a spokesman for Moscow's dissidents - the Jews amd the human rights advocates. This begins with his arrest in 1977, tells of the 16 months of interrogation, and his conviction as "American Spy." He was threatened with execution,… Read more about this item

n.p.: By the authors,, (1937). First edition -. Very good in light brown cloth over cream spine - gilt lettering on spine, darker brown on front cover (some light soiling to covers) Uncommon.. First edition. A brief biographical sketch of this noted American scientist, compiled by his two surviving children, Anna Franklin Barnett and John Curtis ,… Read more about this item

Garden City, NY:: Doubleday,, 1961.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in black cloth with a blue illustration of an oil rig and gilt lettering on the spine a fair only dust jacket (price-clipped, rubbing, creasing and edgewear, now protected by an archival cover).. First printing. Autobiography of the "Grand Old Man of Oil," an English engineer… Read more about this item

Sacramento, CA:: The Keystone Press,, 1949.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in tan cloth with dark brown stamping on the front cover and spine (previous owner's name on front endpaper). First edition. Autobiography of this Sacramento developer and philanthropist, C. M. Goethe, who was known for both his love of the outdoors (he was one of… Read more about this item

New York:: Scribner,, (1999). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First US printing. Sequel to his Pulitzer Prize- winning 'Angela's Ashes' which described his childhood, This covers his journey from impoverished immigrant, through the Army, college and on to his life as a schoolteacher and raconteur. 367 pp.

Boston:: Little, Brown, , (1980). Hardcover -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (price-clipped) . First thus. Entertaining account of her attempts to crash Broadway as a playwright in the 1940s - one of the 999 out of a 1000 who do not make it big. Originally published in 1962, this was the first book by the… Read more about this item

Washington, DC / Covelo, CA: : Island Press / Shearwater Books,, (1994). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Autobiography of this Pulitzer Prize winning scientist, a "champion of biodiversity, arguably one of the most important thinkers of the Twentieth century. [He] describes for the first time both his growth as a scientist… Read more about this item

Pacifica, CA:: Pacifica Military History,, (2001, c 1992). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First thus. An account of the life of Marine ace and Medal of Honor winner Joe Foss. When the US became involved in World War II, Foss was considered too old to be a fighter pilot, and he… Read more about this item

New London, NH:: BKB Press,, (2008). SIGNED first edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. First printing, a trade paperback original. Although Knickerbocker is an American name (there are no Knickerbockers in The Netherlands), the author grew up with her family history drummed into her by her elders. Raised during the Great Depression, she found her adult life… Read more about this item

London:: Hutchinson,, (1965). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in brown cloth in a fair only dust jacket (price-clipped, some damage to front cover of dj along side of spine, large chip and creasing to back cover) .. First UK printing. Autobiography by the daughter of Florenz Ziegfeld and Billie Burke - in which she describes her… Read more about this item

Boston:: Beacon Press,, (1989). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket (remainder mark, rear endpaper improperly glued, edgewer and tears to dj) . First printing. An account of the last 20 years in the life of Emma Goldman, who was deported from the United States in 1919 at the height of the Red… Read more about this item