Category: Biography

Memoir of Rev. John Moore : With Selections from His Correspondence, and Other Writings

Price: $32.00

Publisher: A. Tompkins : 1856

Seller ID: 20202

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

360 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; Hardcover, dark brown cloth, gilt spine lettering, 360 pages, pale yellow endpapers, b/w frontispiece portrait engraving of John Moore, footnotes. ; Amazonbuyers please note: This is an actual hardcover book from 1856, not a flimsy computer-generated reprint. See our image. ; The Rev. John Moore (1797-1855) was a pioneer Universalist preacher in New England and New York, editor-publisher of several denominational papers, founder of several charitable organizations, well-known anti-slavery activist and much more. ; Book shows overall little wear, cloth worn at extremi...
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Memoir of Thomas Whittemore, D. D.

By: Adams, John Greenleaf

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Universalist Publishing House : 1878

Seller ID: 20346

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

388 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; Hardcover, brown cloth over beveled boards, 388 pages, dark green endpapers, gilt lettering on front and spine, footnotes, superb b/w portrait engraving frontispiece with tissue guard. ; Copyright 1877. Title page 1878. ; The Rev. Thomas Whittemore (1800-1861) was one of the most important Universalist of the 19th century. He edited 'Trumpet & Universalist Magazine' for 33 years, helped found Universalist Historical Society and Tufts University, served as president of the Universalist Church of America, and never backed down from fighting for what was right. The Rev....
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Henry Baldwin Hyde : A Biographical Sketch

By: Alexander, James W.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: De Vinne Press : 1901

Seller ID: 23664

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

244 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Hardcover, purple cloth, 244 pages, deckle edges, top edge gilt, footnotes, 8 lists and tables, 12 b/w photos and illustrations on unnumbered glossy plates; 5 appendixes including reminiscences by 17 associates, 10 corporate resolutions, 41 quotations and maxims, and more. ; 1st edition, limited to 10 000, stated. Publication committee James W. Alexander, James Hazen Hyde, William Alexander. Published under auspices, Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, which was founded by Henry Baldwin Hyde in 1859. A cautious businessman who, by sensible financia...
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Gunther Rall, a Memoir, Luftwaffe Ace and NATO General : The Authorized Biography

By: Amadio, Jill

Price: $110.00

Publisher: Tangmere Productions : 2003

Seller ID: 23650

ISBN-13: 9780971553309

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

423 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Hardcover, black cloth over spine, green boards, [xxiv] + 423 pages, index, bibliography, color endpaper map, 5 facsimile documents, 92 historical b/w photos. SIGNED by Gunther Rall on front endpaper. ; Copyright 2002. This is 2nd printing, 2003. Introduction by Lt. Gen. Guenther Rall, German World War II ace who shot down 275 enemy aircraft in 621 combat missions. ; No defects to book. No marks apart from autograph. Jacket shows two very slight wrinkles. Quite scarce in any condition. ; Laid in: large full-color fold-out map of Germany, 1991.
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Always to Start Anew : The Making of a Public Activist

By: Anderson, H. Dewey

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Vantage Press : 1970

Seller ID: 23415

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

308 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; Hardcover, blue boards, white jacket, 308 pages. ; Memoirs of PhD economist Hobson Dewey Anderson, 1897-1975, advisor to governments, basketball coach in Soviet Russian, founder and executive director Public Affairs Institute, administrator of state relief in California, investigator of monopolies and financial corruption, credited with shaping Roosevelt's "New Deal" and designing Truman's "Fair Deal." ; No defects to book. Jacket is remarkably clean, with three very small closed tears. Scarce in any condition. ; Laid in: article, Lake Tahoe, Then and Now, by same...
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Looking Unto Jesus : A Narrative of the Brief Race of a Young Disciple, by Her Mother

By: Anonymous (Judith Towers Grant and Emily Frederica Grant)

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Ide & Dutton : 1853

Seller ID: 20368

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

175 pages; 12mo (7") 18 cm; Hardcover, brown cloth, dark brown endpapers, [viii] + 175 pages, gilt title on spine, all edges red, footnotes, several original poems by Emily, 2 b/w engravings with captions. ; This is an actual book from 1853, not a flimsy overpriced computer-generated travesty. ; Inspirational biography and memoria of Emily Frederica Grant (1835-1851) a devout young poet, written by her mother, Judith Towers Grant, including Emily's poems and many quotations taken down while she was on her deathbed. ; Very light wear to exterior, mainly ends of spine. Antique bookplate from Con...
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Fanny Kemble : A Passionate Victorian

By: Armstrong, Margaret

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Macmillan Company : 1938

Seller ID: 20171

ISBN-13: 9781122078528

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

387 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Hardcover, red cloth, gilt lettering, [xii] + 387 pages, illustrated endpapers, index, b/w frontispiece portrait of Kemble on glossy plate. ; 1st edition, 1938. ; Excellent biography of the great Fanny Kemble (1809-1893) famous English actress who toured extensively in US, considered first truly great actress in US, most famous Lady Macbeth of all time, outspoken Unitarian, rubbed shoulders with all classes from African American slaves to British nobility. ; Almost no visible wear. Monochrome bookplate on front blank page. A few tiny spots to fore-edge. No other de...
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Claiborne and Beyond

By: Ault, Frank M.

Price: $34.00

Publisher: Luthers : 1998

Seller ID: 24165

ISBN-13: 9781877633416

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

246 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Hardcover, blue-gray cloth, 246 pages, 2 tables, map of Claiborne County, map of interstate highways, 29 medium-quality historical b/w photos with captions. ; Life story of Frank Maynard Ault from farmboy in Claiborne County, Tennessee, to WW2 naval officer to corporate executive (vice president and general manager of Norwich-Eaton Pharmaceuticals, makers of Pepto-Bismol) along with his conservative philosophy and his personal impressions of US history, 1920s-1990s. Warning: racist, sexist, homophobic, anti-semitic, anti-integration, anti-union, anti-immigration, ...
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Life of Bernini, the : Sculptor, Architect, Painter

By: Baldinucci, Filippo, with Catherine Enggass and Robert Enggass

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press : 1966

Seller ID: 23247

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Good dust jacket

118 pages; 8vo (8.75") 22 cm; Hardcover, gray faux marbled boards, [xviii] + 118 pages + 8 plates, 144 total pages, tan endpapers, appendix list of works by Bernini, 10 b/w drawings on glossy plates. ; Translated from the Italian by Catherine Engass. Introduction by Robert Enggass. Originally published in Italy in 1682, this biography of great artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) written by famed Florentine connoisseur Filippo Baldinucci (1624-1694) (who wrote some of the earliest histories of European art) was not published unabridged in English until this edition, 1966. ; Book shows almos...
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Life of Robert Louis Stevenson, The, Complete in 2 Volumes : With Portraits

By: Balfour, Graham

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons : 1901

Seller ID: 23040

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

531 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Set of 2 hardcover volumes, dark red cloth, gilt letting, top edges gilt, 256 + 275 pages, 531 total pages, footnotes, index, 7 appendixes, 2 b/w portraits, 1 fold-out two-color map of Stevenson's life and travels in the South Seas (Hawaii, Samoa, Marshall Islands, Tahiti, etc) ; Published 1901. No additional printings listed. Biography of famed Scottish author of Treasure Island, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Kidnapped and many more. ; Cloth shows moderate wear, sunning and small spots to edges. Spines darkened but readable. Owner name in fountain pen on front endpaper...
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Bethany, Nebraska, 1922 to 1943 : And, My Musical Avocation Plus Stories of World War II

By: Barker, Raymond Joseph

Price: $52.00

Publisher: Raymond J. Barker : 1989

Seller ID: 17110

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

135 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Set of 2 vols, tall black unlettered softcovers, 30 + 105 pages, 1 b/w illustration, 1 small map. ; A personal history of life in Bethany, a suburb of Lincoln, Nebraska, followed by a stint in the Army Air Corps in World War 2 and a double life as a soil scientist and professional jazz-swing musician. ; Vol-1, Bethany, Nebraska, 1922 to 1943, published 1989. Vol-2, My Musical Avocation Plus Stories of World War II, published 1992. ; No defects to either vol. Quite scarce. ; Laid in: handwritten note from Jeane and Ray (written by Jeane) giving more family history, a...
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Selected Letters of P. T. Barnum

By: Barnum, P. T. , with A. H. Saxon

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Columbia University Press : 1983

Seller ID: 24213

ISBN-13: 9780231054126

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

351 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Hardcover, red cloth, [xxxviii] + 351 pages, index, appendix, chronology, 25 b/w photos and facsimiles, over 300 letters with historical notes and commentary. ; Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) was not only an amazing circus master and fantastic publicist but also a museum founder, social activist, abolitionist, Universalist and mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut. ; No defects to book. Jacket shows only a whisper of shelfwear.
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Benjamin Rush : Signer of the Declaration of Independence

By: Barton, David

Price: $11.00

Publisher: Wallbuilder Press : 1999

Seller ID: 20831

ISBN-13: 9780925279736

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

320 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Green softcover, 312 + 8 pages, index, endnotes, 3 appendixes, nearly 400 b/w photos, illustrations and facsimiles. ; Known as "Father of American Medicine," Benjamin Rush pioneered fields of psychiatry, chemistry, alcohol addiction, prison reform, anti-slavery and anti-death penalty activism, and more. He signed the Declaration of Independence for Pennsylvania and was United States Treasurer for 16 years. This book also focuses on his strong attachment to religion: he was an active Presbyterian, Methodist, Universalist and Episcopalian. ; Only a touch of edgewear....
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They Did, You Can Too ! : Biographies of Successful Black People (Signed)

By: Black, Joe

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Greyhound Corporation : 1971

Seller ID: 19040

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

60 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Black and red softcover booklet, 60 pages, 55 b/w portrait photos, 54 brief bios of successful contemporary African Americans, including men, women, business leaders, university presidents, mayors, etc. Front page SIGNED by author, Joe Black. ; Light wear to covers. Owner name penned on front in very pale ink. Faint crease to front cover.
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I Beat the System ! : (Signed)

By: Brooks, William C.

Price: $23.00

Publisher: William C. Brooks : 2001

Seller ID: 21685

ISBN-13: 9780970572110

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

77 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Brown softcover, 77 pages, several lists including brief glossary of African American slang. Title page inscribed and SIGNED by author. ; Topics include: Childhood in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Air Force service. Race and the military. Assistant Secretary of Labor. Fighting against child labor. Improving diversity at General Motors. More. ; Written by chairman of the board of United American Health Care and owner of the Brooks Groups International specializing in business strategies; he also founded the US military's first Race Relations Institute in 1970, served as ...
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Desperate Passion, a : Helen Caldicott, an Autobiography (Signed)

By: Caldicott, Helen Broinowski

Price: $13.00

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company : 1996

Seller ID: 12269

ISBN-13: 9780393039474

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

366 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Black cloth, tan boards, index, 14 b/w photos with captions. Front free endpaper SIGNED by author. ; Australian physician, founder of Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament, president of Physicians for Social Responsibility, single-handedly launched major world campaign against nuclear weapons proliferation. ; Jacket in clear plastic cover neatly taped to boards. No other defects apart from author autograph.
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Everything to Gain : (Signed by Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter) Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life

By: Carter, Jimmy, and Rosalynn Carter

Price: $44.00

Publisher: Random House : 1987

Seller ID: 22705

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket

198 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Hardcover, black cloth, brown boards, [xxviii] + 198 pages, appendix of organizations. SIGNED. ; Former president Jimmy Carter and his wife describe how they started new careers after leaving the White House: their work for Habitat for Humanity, remarkable projects sponsored by the Carter Center, and more, and the healthy physical and spiritual benefits of it all. ; Small remainder mark on top edge. Very faint discoloration to upper tips and some pages are slightly wavy. No other defects to book. Jacket shows only a touch of shelfwear. Front endpaper SIGNED by both...
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Autobiography and Diary of Elizabeth Parsons Channing : Gleanings of a Thoughtful Life

By: Channing, Elizabeth Parsons

Price: $13.00

Publisher: American Unitarian Association : 1907

Seller ID: 14149

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

304 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; Hardcover, dark green cloth, gilt lettering, [x] + 304 pages, top edge gilt, appendix, b/w portrait frontispiece with tissue guard. ; Elizabeth P. Channing (1818-19060 was a noted poet, essayist, writer of stories for children, longtime teacher, major benefactor of the American Unitarian Association, notable member of famous Channing family of Boston; her brother was Rev. George G. Channing, her uncle was famous Rev. William Ellery Channing. ; THIS IS A REAL BOOK, NOT A POD. ; Very minor exterior wear. Both endpapers have numerous notes in pencil and ballpoint from o...
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Diary of Che Guevara, the : Ramparts Magazine, Volume 7, Number 1, July 27, 1968

By: Che Guevara, with Fidel Castro

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Ramparts Magazine : 1968

Seller ID: 23906

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

68 pages; 4to (10.75") 28 cm; Softcover, 68 pages, main text in 2 columns, glossary, list of pseudonyms, 2 small maps, 4 facsimiles, 10 b/w photos. English throughout, except headers and facsimiles in Spanish. ; Edited by Robert Scheer. Cover art by Milton Glaser. Later republished in book form, this is first English-language edition of diary of famed Argentinian and Cuban revolutionary leader. ; Edges lightly worn, covers show small marks from thumbing, four small pinholes visible affecting margins only, pages starting to yellow from age, binding (staples) tight.
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Lupe Velez and Her Lovers

By: Conner, Floyd

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Barricade Books : 1993

Seller ID: 21911

ISBN-13: 9780942637960

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

248 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Hardcover, black cloth over spine, pink boards, [viii] + 248 pages, bibliography, filmography, 29 b/w photos on glossy plates. ; Early Hollywood star known as "The Mexican Hurricane" and "The Mexican Spitfire" and who "changed lovers as casually as one eats breakfast." ; No defects to book or jacket.
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Category: Biography