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The Life of James Abram Garfield, Late President of the United States.

by Balch, William Ralston

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1881
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Philadelphia, PA: Hubbard Bros., 1881. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Thick Octavo. Thick 8vo.760 pp, illus. Owner's inked name on ffep. Light external wear. darlemed textb;pcl edges/ No markings, binding tight, with forward lean, clean, paper VG. .5.75" x 7.75". Decorative brown-stamped cloth with gilt lettering to front board, and gilt-stamped title plate and black to spine..
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Making It

by Podhoretz, Norman

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Used - Near Fine
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Very Good
Edition
First British Edition
Published
1968
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780224613736
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London, UK: Jonathan Cape, 1968. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First British Edition. Octavo. xvii + 360 pp, Indexed. Binding tight, pages clean, unmarked, paper very well preserved. Exterior with little or no wear. DJ with some edgewear and wrinkling around the edges, color nicely intact. 5.6" x 8.75" dark blue cloth boards, gilt spine letters, dark stained top… Read more about this item
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C. Wright Mills: Letters and Autobiographical Writings

by Mills, C. Wright / Mills, Pamela & Kathryn - editors

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1st Edition
Published
2000
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780520211063
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Berkeley Los Angeles London: University of California Press, 2000. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. xxviii + 378 pp, Introduction by Dan Wakefield, remembrances by the editors, 6 titled chapters containing letters and writings by C. Wright Mills. Chronology; Books by C. Wright Mills; capsule notes on selected correpondents. glossary of abbreviations;… Read more about this item
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Run to the Mountain: The Story of a Vocation [Volume I 1939-1941]

by Merton, Thomas / Patrick Hart - editor

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Edition
1st Edition
Published
1995
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780060654740
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San Francisco, CA: HarpersSanFrancisco, 1995. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. xvi (ii), 478 pp. Edited by Patrick Hart: First Edition, 1995. Price clipped. Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.5" x 9.5". Maroon half-cloth with grey paper-covered boards, and black lettering to front board and spine. Pictorial dj in acetate… Read more about this item
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Exploring Life: the Autobiography of Thomas A. Watson

by Watson, Thomas A.

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First Edition
Published
1926
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Hardcover
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New York London: D. Appleton and Company, 1926. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo. 320 pp, frontis - Metallic Portrait by Theodore Spicer-Simson, 3 b&w portrait photos - 2 of Watson, 1 of Alexander Graham Bell. 40 untitled chapters. no index. 5.75" x 8.95" black cloth boards, gilt spine & fr cover letters. Binding… Read more about this item
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The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, 1845-1846. [Two Volumes]

by Browning, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett

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1st Edition
Published
1899
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Hardcover
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London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1899. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Small Octavo. small 8vo. Volume I: (10) 579 (4) pp. Volume II: (10) 579 (5) p. With portraits and facsimilies:1899. Inked name half-title Volume I. Moderate wear. No markings, binding tight with slight forward lean to both vols, clean. 5.5" x 7.75". Blue cloth with fading but legible… Read more about this item
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Life of Kit Carson: The Great Western Hunter and Guide.

by Burdett, Charles

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First Edition
Published
1869
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Hardcover
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Philadelphia, PA: John E. Potter and Company, 1869. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. First Edition. Small Octavo. (4) 382 (2) pp, illus. Complete Title: Comprising Wild and Romantic Exploits as a Hunter and Trapper in the Rocky Mountains; Thrilling Adventures and Hair-breadth Escapes among the Indians and Mexicans; His Daring and Invaluable Service as a Guide to Scouting and… Read more about this item
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Friedrich Schiller: Drama, Thought and Politics (Cambridge Studies in German)

by Sharpe, Lesley

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Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
1991
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780521308175
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Cambridge, UK / New York, USA: Cambridge University Press, 1991. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo. xiii + 389 pp, acknoeldgments, chronology, Notes on text references, Introduction, 12 titled chapters with notes, bibliography, index of Schiller's works, General Index. .
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The Autobiography of Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury: With Introduction, Notes, Appendices, and a Continuation of the Life (Cambridge Library Collection - Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama)

by Herbert, Edward / Sidney L. Lee - editor, introduction, Notes, Appendices

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First Trade Paperback
Published
2013
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Paperback
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9781108065634
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Cambridge, UK / New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2013. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Trade Paperback. lxv + 369 pp, Preface, Introduction, with 4 etched Portraits, the Autobiography, A continuation of the life from 1624 to 1648 by the editor. Text with footntoes throughout. 5.5" x 8.5" wraps. Tight, clean, unmarked, no wear. First published… Read more about this item
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The Heart of William James

by James, William / Richardson, Robert - editor & Introduction

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As New
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Edition
1st Edition
Published
2010
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780674055612
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Cambridge, Massachusetts / London, England: Harvard University Press, 2010. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. xxiv + 342 pp, Introduction, a note on the text, Chronology of William James' life, 17 titled chapters, Notes, Further Reading, acknowledgments, Index. 6.25" x 9.5" black cloth & red papered boards, gilt spine letters. in unclipped DJ with acetate protector. .
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A Time to Heal: the Autobiograpy of Gerald R. Ford

by Ford, Gerald R.

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Collector's Edition
Published
1987
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Hardcover
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Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Full-Leather. Signed by Author(s). Collector's Edition. Large Octavo. x + 454 pp, Introduction - saddle stitched pamphlet - by Henry Kissinger, signed by Ford on special fr end paper, acknowledgments, 16 unpaginated b&w photos, 8 titled chapters, index. 6.25" x 9.5" red leather, gilt trim & letters to cover… Read more about this item
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African American Biographies: Profiles of 558 Current Men and Women

by Hawkins, Walter L.

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1st Edition
Published
1992
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Hardcover
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9780899506647
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Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1992. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. vi, 490 pp, illus. First Edition, 1992. Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.25" x 9.25". Black cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine..
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Philine: From the Unpublished Journals of Henri-Frederic Amiel

by Amiel, Henri-Frederic / Jaloux, Edmond - Introduction

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Good
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1st Edition
Published
1930
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Hardcover
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Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company/The Riverside Press Cambridge, 1930. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. xxxviii (ii), 400 (2) pp. Translated by Van Wyck Books: First Edition, 1930. Not Price Clipped. Some thin chipping mostly along top edge dj, else, Near Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 5" x 7.5". Decorative… Read more about this item
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Dashiell Hammett: A Life

by Johnson, Diane

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1st Edition
Published
1983
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780394505015
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New York: Random House, 1983. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. xxii + 345 pp, stated First Edition, acknowledgments, Introduction, 22 titled chapters, b&w photgraphs, Select Bibliography, Notes, index. 6.4" x 9.5" black cloth back with gilt spine letters & red papered boards, in unclipped illustrated DJ - rear panel portrait photo of Diane Johnson in San Franciso… Read more about this item
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Maker and Craftsman: The Story of Dorothy L. Sayers

by Alzina Stone Dale

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1st Edition
Published
1978
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780802835154
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Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1978. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Slim Small Octavo. xiv + 158 pp, rear blank page with lightly pencilled notes by previous owner, A Word to the Reader, 12 titled chatpters, Postscript. No Index. 5.5" x 8.5" black cloth boards. Unclipped illustrated DJ with polyester protector. .
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Sakharov: A Biography

by Lourie, Richard

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1st Edition
Published
2002
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Hardcover
ISBN
9781584652076
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Hanover and London: Brandeis University Press, 2002. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. xii + 466 pp, Prologue, 14 titled chapters, Epilogue, Notes, Bibliography, acknowledgments, Index. Binding tight, pages clean, unmarked, paper well-preserved, text clean & unmarked. Black cloth backed, with gilt letters & gray papered boards, in unclipped illustrated DJ with polyester protector..
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Rascals in Paradise: True Tales of High Adventure in the South Pacific

by Michener, James A. / Day, A. Grove

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First British Edition
Published
1957
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Hardcover
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London, UK: Secker & Warburg, 1957. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First British Edition. Octavo. 383 pp, true life stories of nine men and one woman. Selected Bibliography, index. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, paper well-preserved, faint fox specks - top edge, a smudge shelf-wear at fr mid fore-edge. 5.8" x 8.6" blue cloth boards, gilt spine… Read more about this item
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Luther: His life and times

by Friedenthal, Richard / Nowell, John - translation from the German

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First American Edition
Published
1970
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780151547852
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New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1970. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. Large Octavo. viii + 566 pp, list of 14 unpaginated b&w plates & 26 b&w illustrations, 3 parts / 37 chapters, Appendix: Chronology; European Rulers; Sources, Index. remainder black marker line across top edge 1/2" from hinge, else binding tight & square, pages clean, unmarked,… Read more about this item
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An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill

by Cody, W. F.

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Published
1924
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New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1924. Book. Illus. by N. C. Wyeth. Very Good +. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (10) 328 pp, illustrated by N. C. Wyeth: 1924. Buffalo Bill's Life Story. Very light external wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 5.25" x 7.7". Illustrated brown cloth with black lettering to front board… Read more about this item
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Max Beerbohm in Perspective

by Lynch, Bohun

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First American Edition
Published
1922
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1922. Book. Good. Hardcover. First American Edition. Octavo. 8vo. xvii (iii), 185 (3) pp, illus. With a prefatory Letter by M. B. First Edition, 1922. Inked name ffep. Light external wear with lightly age-toned bottom and fore- text block. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.75" x 8.5". Black quarter-cloth with decorative… Read more about this item
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