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Oliver St. John Gogarty, The Man of Many Talents

by Lyons, J.B.

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1st Edition 1st Printing
Published
1980
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780905471129
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Dublin: Blackwater, 1980. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First (Irish) printing. Fine in a very good dustjacket that has a 2" scratch on the front panel,
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The Worlds of John Aubrey, Being a further selection of Brief Lives, together with excerpts fromhis writings on antiquities, science and folklore

by Aubrey, John; Barber, Richard (ed.)

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1st Edition 1st Printing
Published
1988
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Hardcover
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London: The Folio Society, 1988. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New. First printing. As new in a fine slipcase. (box 69)
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Jack Yeats

by Arnold, Bruce

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As New
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1st Edition 1st Printing
Published
1998
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780300075496
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New Haven: Yale University Press, 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. First printing of this massive, critically acclaimed biography of the Irish painter, brother of William Butler Yeats. AS new in an as new dustjacket. (top shelf)
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Hermit in Paris, Autobiographical writings

by Calvino, Italo

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As New
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First US Edition. 1st Printing
Published
2003
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780375421846
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NY: Pantheon Books, 2003. First US Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. First (US) printing. As new in an as new dustjacket, perfect (shelf)
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Sean O'Casey: Politics and Art

by Greaves, C. Desmond

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Very Good
Published
1979
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Hardcover
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London: Lawrence and Wishart, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First (UK) printing of this literary and political biography of the Irish writer.Very good in a very good dustjacket. Not priceclipped and no markings. (box 67)
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John Aubrey, My Own Life

by Scurr, Ruth

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Used - Near Fine
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Near Fine
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1st Edition 1st Printing
Published
2015
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780701179076
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London: Chatto & Windus, 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First (UK) printing of this biography drawn from Aubrey's own diaries. Near fine in a near fie dustjacket. Not priceclipped and no markings. (box 38)
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Chronicles, Volume One

by Dylan, Bob

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Fine
Published
2004
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Hardcover
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9780743228152
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NY: Simon & Schuster, 2004. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition, fifth printing. Fine in a fine dustjacket.
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Charlott Mew and Her Friends, with a Selection of Her Poems

by Fitzgerald, Penelope

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Used - Fine
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Fine
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First US Edition. 1st Printing
Published
1988
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780201088953
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Reading, MA: Addison Wesley, 1988. First US Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First (US) printing. Fine in a fine dustjacket. (box 152)
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Alan Paton, A Biography

by Alexander, Peter F

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Used - Fine
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Fine
Published
1994
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780198112372
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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Second printing. Fine in a fine dustjacket. (box 46)
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Africa in My Blood: An Autobiography in Letters, the Early Years

by Goodall, Jane; Edited by Dale Peterson

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Fine
Published
2000
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780395854044
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Second printing. SIGNED by the editor, Dale Peterson, who was Jane Goodall's long time friend and collaborator. Fine in a fine dustjacket.
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Hazardous Duty: An American Soldier in the Twentieth Century (Signed)

by Singlaub, Major John K, US Army (Ret.); With Malcolm McConnell

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Used - Fine
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Fine
Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
Published
1991
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780671705169
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NY: Summit Books, 1991. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing. Presentation copy, inscribed by Singlaub (To Bob Kovalchik with best wishes.20 Nov '91). Kovalchik is a docent at the Smithsonian's Air & Space Museum. Fine in a fine dustjacket. (box 76)
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Palimpsesr , A Memoir

by Vidal.Gore

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Fine
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1st Edition 1st Printing
Published
1995
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780679440383
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NY: Random House , 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing. A presentation copy, inscribed "Sean Abbott Who manned the phones & made it all possible - Best and SIGNED by Vidal on the title page. Fine in a fine dustjacket.
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Horn of PLenty, The Story of Louis Armstrong

by Goffin, Louis

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Used - Near Fine
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Near Fine
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1st Edition 1st Printing
Published
1947
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Hardcover
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NY: Allen, Towne & Heath, 1947. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First printing. Small, neat previous owner signature on flyleaf, otherwise near fine in a near fine dustjacket with minute edgewear. Not priceclipped and no markings. A lovely copy.
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Sketches From A Life

by Kennan, George F

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Published
1989
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Hardcover
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9780394575049
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NY: Pantheon Books, 1989. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Fourth printing. Near fine in a near fine dustjacket with minute wear. Not priceclippedand no markings. A former Foreign Service Officer and Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Kennan played a key role in US-Soviet relations from the 1920s through the Cold War. These "sketches" are drawn from his personal… Read more about this item
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Born Round, THe Secret History of a Full-Time Eater

by Bruni, Frank

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Fine
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1st Edition 1st Printing
Published
2009
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Hardcover
ISBN
9781594202315
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NY: Penguin Press, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing. Fine in a fine dustjacket.
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Mozart, A Life

by Solomon, Maynard

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Used - Fine
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Fine
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1st Edition 4th Printing
Published
1995
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780060190460
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NY: HarperCollins, 1995. 1st Edition 4th Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fourth printing. Fine in a fine dustjacket. (box 23)
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Theodore Rex

by Morris, Edmund

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As New
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1st Edition 1st Printing
Published
2001
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780394555096
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NY: Random House , 2001. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. First printing of the author's second volume of his monumental trilogy on the life of TR. As new in an as new dustjacket.
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Benjamin Franklin, An American Life

by Isaacson, Walter

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Published
2003
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Hardcover
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9780684807614
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NY: Simon & Schuster, 2003. Hardcover. As New/As New. Book club edition (identical to the publisher's first edition except there's no flap price). Fine in a fine dustjacket. (box 28)
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Elanor, The years Alone

by Lash, Joseph

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
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Book Club Edition
Published
1972
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780393073614
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NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 1972. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book Club Edition of this biography of Eleanor Roosevelt in the years following the death of her husband. Dustjacket spine is faded otherwise very good in a very good dustjacket. No markings. (box 114)
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The Scarlet Professor: Newton Arvin, A Literary Life Shattered by Scandal

by Werth, Barry

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Fine
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1st Edition 1st Printing
Published
2001
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780385494687
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NY: Doubleday, 2001. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing. Fine in a fine dustjacket. (box 131)
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