The Marble Foot: An Autobiography 1905-1938.
New York: The Viking Press, 1977. First edition. A clean very near fine copy in very near fine dust jacket. Item #102989 More
Price: $12.50
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The Making of An American.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1902. Later printing. Hardcover. 443 pages. An autobiography from the author of the classic "How The Other Half Lives." Includes a number of black and white illustrations. An about very good copy in illustrated blue cloth boards with some minor fraying to the spine ends, some rubbing to the edges of the boards and a gift inscription on the front free endpaper. No dust jacket. Item #151740 More
Price: $25.00
Theodore Roosevelt: The Citizen.
New York: The Outlook Company, 1904. Second printing done in the month of publication. Hardcover. 471 pages. A biography of the 26th President of the United States by his friend Riis. Includes 16 black and white images by Riis as well. An about very good copy in cloth boards with some minor fraying to the spine ends and corners and some splitting to the internal front hinge. No dust jacket. Still, a solid copy. Item #151738 More
Price: $20.00
What Did I Do? (Signed First Edition).
New York: Harper Collins, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. An autobiography written with the assistance of Arnold Weinstein. Includes a number of illustrations. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Rivers twice and additionally inscribed as well. An interesting look into Rivers' life and his relationships with various artist and authors. Item #129744 More
Price: $50.00
Gertrude Stein.
Paris: Flammarion, 2010. First edition. Softcover. 1288 pages. Text in French. A fine copy in wrappers and with very near fine wraparound band. Item #164452 More
Price: $30.00
Carson McCullers: A Life.
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. A biography of the author of "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter." A fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. Item #104519 More
Price: $12.50
Where the Light Falls: A Portrait of Edwin Arlington Robinson.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 420 pages. A fine copy in a close to near fine dust jacket with some minor wear and a needless tape repair to the verso. Item #147338 More
Price: $10.00
The Life of Eric Gill.
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1966. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 323 pages. Biography of this important and controversial British typeface designer and printmaker. A clean near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Item #176577 More
Price: $15.00
Agee: His Life Remembered.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1985. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 184 pages. A look at James Agee, the author of "The Morning Watch," "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men," and "A Death in the Family." Edited by Ross Spears and Judy Cassidy. Features a narrative by Robert Coles. Includes numerous black and white images of Agee. A close to near fine copy with some slight bowing to the boards and a small former owner signature to the front free endpaper in a near fine price clipped dust jacket. Item #173691 More
Price: $10.00
Joseph Beuys.
New York: Abbeville Press, 1991. First edition. Uncorrected proof of this the first comprehensive biography of Beuys. A fine copy in printed wrappers with a press release and press photo of the book in dust jacket are laid in. Uncommon in this format. Item #102846 More
Price: $30.00
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1933. First edition. Hardcover. 310 pages. Stein writing as her longtime partner Toklas. Illustrated with a number of black and white photogaphs. An about very good copy in light blue cloth boards with a small tear to the top of the spine, some other minor wear to the bottom of the spine and corners. Internally a clean copy. No dust jacket. Item #167107 More
Price: $100.00
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas.
New York: Literary Guild, 1933. First reprint edition. Hardcover. Gertrude Stein writing as her longtime partner Toklas. Illustrated with a number of black and white photogaphs. A very good copy in black cloth boards that are lightly soiled and with an attractive Rockwell Kent bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper. No dust jacket. Item #177470 More
Price: $20.00
Alfred Stieglitz: An American Seer.
New York: Random House, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. 253 pages. A biography of one of the most important figures in 20th century photography and art from his long time friend and lover Norman. Includes numerous black and white illustrations. A clean very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. A nicer than usual copy. Item #171799 More
Price: $65.00
Catherine & Igor Stravinsky: A Family Album.
London: Boosey & Hawkes, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Text in English, French and German. An illustrated look at Igor Stravinsky and his wife thru the eyes of his eldest son. Includes numerous black and white photographs. A very near fine copy with a price stamped on the front free endpaper in a near fine dust jacket that has a little rumpling to the top edge of the front panel. Item #109549 More
Price: $25.00
Smart Aleck: The Wit, World and Life of Alexander Woollcott (Signed First Edition).
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1976. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A very good plus copy with some minor bumping to the top corners and a minor slant to the binding in a close to near fine dust jacket with some bumping to the top corners and a few small tears and minor wear and with a paperclip impression to the top of the front panel. Signed and warmly inscribed on the front free endpaper to critic and author Claudia Cassidy and her husband in the year of publication. A nice association copy. Item #117410 More
Price: $25.00
The Jens Jensen I Knew.
Ellison Bay, WI: Driftwood Farms Press, 1982. First edition. Softcover. 86 pages. A biography of landscape architect Jens Jensen. Includes some illustrations. An about very good copy in wrappers with some sunning to and along the spine and some darkening to the front endpapers. Otherwise a clean copy. Item #174985 More
Price: $15.00
The Work of William Morris.
New York: The Viking Press, 1967. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 300 pages. Biography of author, designer and publisher William Morris. Includes some black and white illustrations. A tight close to near fine copy with some light bumping to the top corners in a very good dust jacket with some minor wear and bumping to the top corners, small chip to the top rear corner and some other minor wear. Item #174124 More
Price: $15.00
Courage and Change: The Life of Kiichuiro Toyoda.
Toyota City, Japan: Toyota Motor Corporation, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. 330 pages. Text by Kazuo Wada and Tsunchiko Yui translated from the Japanese by Edmund R. Skrzypczak. Includes several black and white illustrations. A clean and tight very near fine copy in a close to near fine dust jacket with some sunning to the spine and edges. Uncommon. Item #166586 More
Price: $175.00
Swift Walker: An Informal Biography of Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard (Signed First Edition).
Chicago, IL: Regnery Books, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 506 pages. A clean and very near fine copy in a close to near fine dust jacket with some sunning to the spine. Signed and warmly inscribed by Wendt on the dedication page: "To Lois and Wayne Wille with warm regards and congratulations Lois on your great rise at our Chicago Tribune. Best to you both Lloyd Wendt." A nice copy as the recipient, Lois Wille, was a two time Pulitzer Prize winning Chicago journalist and author. Item #166955 More
Price: $20.00
William Carlos Williams: Poet From Jersey.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. 404 pages. Terrific biography of this important poet. A clean very near fine copy in a very good plus dust jacket that has some minor edge wear. Item #102658 More
Price: $10.00
Hoop Roots (Signed Advanced Reading Copy).
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001. First edition. Softcover. Advanced reading copy of this memoir. This would be a fine copy in wraps but for a small razor cut to the back panel. Boldly inscribed and signed by Wideman on the title page. Item #101511 More
Price: $15.00
Memoirs All Rivers Run To the Sea (Signed First Edition).
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. First edition. Softcover. Advanced reading copy. A memoir from the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and author of "Night." A clean near fine copy in wrappers with a tiny bit of bumping to the top front corner in a near paper slipcase that is lightly rubbed and with some minor wear. Signed by Wiesel. Item #177335 More
Price: $55.00
Mark and Livy: The Love Story of Mark Twain and The Woman Who Almost Tamed Him.
New York: Atheneum Publishers, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. A clean very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by Resa Willis on the half title page: "For Sarah Remember what Mark Twain said about going to school, "Don't let it get in the way of your eduction!" Resa Willis" Item #104977 More
Price: $15.00
Nietzsche: A Re-Examination.
Cambridge: Polity Press, 1994. Softcover. A look at this important German philosopher. A clean and tight very near fine copy in wrappers. Item #115552 More
Price: $7.50
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