Biography & Memoir
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A Small Place
Kincaid, Jamaica
FEATURES:___ Stated 1st edition signed by the author on front free
end paper. Quarter cloth hardcover with light green paper. With non
price clipped dust jacket. CONDITION:___ Very Good+ with a tiny damp
stain on bottom of front cover. Just a bit of tanning to the dust jacket.
CONTENT:___ The remembrances of growing up in Antigua. Anti-British
sentiments. NB:___ Books are conservatively rated. Fast shipping.
Satisfaction guaranteed. BUY NOW (lest it get away)!!. Bookseller
Inventory # 000354
ISBN: 0374266387
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux, New York
Publication Date: 1988
Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Signed: Signed by Author
Edition: First Edition
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$49
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1944 - On My Own
Pitkin, Walter
FEATURES:___ True 1st Edition with the Scribner's "A" on the copyright
page. Wonderful dust jacket in mylar. Bright red cloth hardcover with
526 pages. CONDITION:___ Virtually no wear to the cloth hardcover.
One small indentation on lower spine. Hint of tanning to the text block,
more to the end papers. Hinges are sound. Former owner's book plate
on front paste down. Dust jacket with edge wear and light chipping to
spine ends. CONTENT:___ The fascinating auto-biography of one of
America's most inspirational writers, the author of "Life Begins at
Forty." NB:___ Books are conservatively rated. Fast shipping.
Satisfaction guaranteed. BUY NOW (lest it get away)!!. Bookseller
Inventory # 000292
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
Publication Date: 1944
Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: FIRST EDITION
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$49
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1934 - Experiment in Autobiography: Discoveries and Conclusions
of a Very Ordinary Brain (Since 1866)
H. G. Wells
FEATURES:___ Tan cloth with black titling. 718 pages with index.
Illustrated with photos and drawings. CONDITION:___ Very Good. Light
soiling to the boards with a little more to spine. Original glue stains on
paste downs. Text block lightly tanned. Hinges sound. CONTENT:___ H.
G. Wells incredibly intimate biography. Fascinating for its honesty.
NB:___ Books are conservatively rated. Fast shipping. Satisfaction
guaranteed. BUY NOW (lest it get away)!!. Bookseller Inventory #
000358
Publisher: MacMillan Company, New York
Publication Date: 1934
Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: FIRST EDITION
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$79
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History of Los Angeles County (Vol. 3)
McGroarty, John Steven (editor)
FEATURES: Black pebbled cloth hardcover with gilt titling on spine. Blue
marbled edges to text block. Numerous photo portraits of principle
players in L.A. history. CONDITION: A little wear to head and heel of
spine. CONTENT: A "who's who" of Los Angeles history. FAST SHIPPING.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED! BUY NOW (lest it get away)!!. Bookseller
Inventory # 000216
Publisher: The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago & New York
Publication Date: 1923
Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: FIRST EDITION
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$79
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1869 - LIFE AND LETTERS OF WASHINGTON IRVING - All Three
Vols.
Irving, Pierre (editor)
FEATURES:___ Complete three volume set with a biography of Irving
and a compilation of his correspondence. Black cloth hardcovers with
gilt titling on spine. 412, 438 & 425 pages. CONDITION:___ Very Good
with only slight fraying to tops of spines. Otherwise, just very light
bumping to corners and light tanning to text block. CONTENT:___
Biography of and correspondence by Washington Irving. NB:___ Books
are conservatively rated. Fast shipping. Satisfaction guaranteed. BUY
NOW (lest it get away)!!. Bookseller Inventory # 000262
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York
Publication Date: 1869
Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: Edition Not Stated
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$79
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My Life
Clinton, Bill [William Jefferson]
FEATURES:___ First edition, first printing, first state with "failure of my
life" in "Acknowledgements" in rear. CONDITION:___ Near Fine in Near
Fine dust jacket. Lower corners lightly bumped. Exlibris embossed
stamp of M. Kathleen Williams on title page. Exceptionally light edge
wear to the dust jacket which also has a tiny gouge at the fore edge
on the front. CONTENT:___ Bill Clinton's autobiography. NB:___ Books
are conservatively rated. Fast shipping. Satisfaction guaranteed. BUY
NOW (lest it get away)!!. Bookseller Inventory # 000368
ISBN: 0375414576
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First Edition
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$795
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1922 - Life of Clara Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross - 2
Vols. - 1st Ed.
Barton, William E.
FEATURES:___ Scarce 1st Edition of this biography of Clara Barton by
her husband. Blue cloth hardcovers with gold lettering on spines. They
measure 8 3/4" X 5 1/8," and have 348 and 388 pages with index.
CONDITION:___ Very Good+ with only light tanning to the end papers
and paste downs. Hinges are sound. A very bright and tight book set.
CONTENT:___ The story of Clara Barton's life -- her early years, Civil
War service and the founding of the American Red Cross. A fascinating
book filled with many insights into this American icon. NB:___ Books are
conservatively rated. Fast shipping. Satisfaction guaranteed. BUY NOW
(lest it get away)!!. Bookseller Inventory # 000306
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston & New York
Publication Date: 1922
Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: FIRST EDITION
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