Biografi

Daughters of Eve

BRADFORD, GAMALIEL · 1930 · Clausen Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

NY, Lincoln History Society. 1930, Reprint. Cranberry Cloth, 8vo - Over 7 3/4" -9 3/4 " Tall. Ill.: Ninon De Lenclos Frontispiece Portrait. Hard Cover, immaculate, inside and out; no previous owner's names, bookplates, notations, etc.; cream end papers; numerous uncut foredges...

MY DEAR HOLMES A Study In Sherlock

Gavin Brend · 1951 · Dodman Books

£27.50 (€32.96 | $36.33 | ¥5,800)

London, George Allen & Unwin, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing, Second printing of first edition of this cleverly constructed 'biography' of Holmes. Stock lightly toned but otherwise in VG clean and bright order throughout. No inscriptions. Smart plum boards with minimal wear only. F...

Close To Cricket

Brian Close; Frank Taylor · 1968 · Dodman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

London, Stanley Paul, 1st Edition, Protagonist's side of the Brian Close Affair forms the main part of this autobiography of the legendary cricketer. Marking to edge of block, but internally all is clean and bright. Smart grey boards with bright gilt titling to spine. VG uncli...

The Diary of Alice James

EDEL, LEON (EDITOR) · 1964 · John Thompson Books

CA$20.00 (€12.72 | $14.02 | £10.61 | ¥2,239)

United States, Apollo Editions. 1964, 1st Printing. Paperback, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Solid with light wear on the covers. Very Good.

Recollections of a Rogue

CHAMBERLAIN, SAMUEL B. · 1957 · John Thompson Books

CA$250.00 (€159.04 | $175.29 | £132.68 | ¥27,982)

London, Museum Press. 1957, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Solid with light wear on the covers and the interior is unmarked. The dust jacket has a one inch tear on the top right edge and a 3/8 inch tear on the bottom of the front, and the jacket otherwis...

Off the Ropes: My Story

VANDAL, ROLAND & CARLENE RUMMERY · 2015 · John Thompson Books

CA$9.00 (€5.73 | $6.31 | £4.78 | ¥1,007)

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, J. Gordon Shillingford. 2015, 1st Printing. (ISBN: 1-927922-09-5) Paperback, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Solid with a few small lift marks on the back cover and otherwise the covers show light wear. Signed witha brief inscription on the first inside ...

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN & JOHN BIGELOW (EDITOR) · 1979 · John Thompson Books

CA$78.00 (€49.62 | $54.69 | £41.40 | ¥8,731)

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, Franklin Library. 1979, 1st Printing. Hardcover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 228 pages, full leather covers, gilt edges, and satin endpapers. Solid with light wear on the covers and the interior is clean and unmarked.. Very Good - Fine.

Success Is a Crime (an Autobiography)

FRANK, MAURICE B.; INTRODUCTION BY FRANCIS P. ANTEL · 1973 · Clausen Books

$8.99 (€8.16 | £6.80 | ¥1,435)

NY, Herman Schwartz. 1973, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Ill.: Photos. Hardcover, Textblock and binding very clean and tight; Dust jacket chipped, rubbed and torn along the edges, with loss to lower front corners, else clean and bright. The true story of M...

Summer at Little Lava: A Season at the Edge of the World

FERGUS, CHARLES · 1998 · Clausen Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, North Point Press. 1998, First Edition. (ISBN: 0374525528). Boards, 8vo - 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Ill.: Black and White Photos. Hardcover, Textblock very clean and tight; Binding slightly edge and corner rubbed. Dust jacket, in mylar, slightly edge and corner rubbed. 289p. ...

My Struggle for Freedom: Memoirs

Hans Kung · 2003 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Grand Rapids, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2003. First English Language Edition. Hardcover. 478p. SIGNED BY KUNG. Ex-library hardcover book in original binding. Spine and edges are sunfaded. Back cover slightly warped. Label on spine, dustjacket clippings on front e...

Wounded Prophet: A Portrait of Henri J.M. Nouwen

Michael Ford · 1999 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,385)

New York, Doubleday, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 233p. Ex-library hardcover book in original binding. Label on spine; stamps on endpapers and title page; sticker in back. Otherwise a clean, tight book in very good condition. Fair .

With Ink and Crozier: A Biography of John Francis Noll, Fifth Bishop of Fort Wayne and Founder of Our Sunday Visitor

Richard Ginder · 1953 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Richard Ginder, 1953. Paperback. 285p. Ex-library softcover book in original binding. Edges rubbed and cover lightly creased. Label on spine; stamps on edges, endpapers, and title page; card pocket in back. Otherwise a clean, tight book in good reading condition. Fair .

The Story of Father Marie-Joseph Lagrange Founder of Modern Catholic Bible Study

Bernard Montagnes, OP · 2006 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,780)

New York, Paulist Press, 2006. Paperback. 214p. A glossy softcover ex-library book in original binding. Label on spine. Label on rear endpaper; stamp on title page. Otherwise, very good condition with text clean and binding tight. Translated by Benedict Viviano, OP. Fair .

Memory Trail: An Autobiography, Lewis Francis Gingery

GINGERY, L. F. · 1970 · John Thompson Books

CA$12.00 (€7.63 | $8.41 | £6.37 | ¥1,343)

Rushville, Mo. Privately Printed. 1970, 1st Printing. Trade Paperback, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 178 pages. Square solid copy with thin reading creases along spine on front cover, a small sticker lift on back cover, and covers show light wear. Very Good.

Myself When I Was Young

WAUGH, ALEC · 1923 · John Thompson Books

CA$25.00 (€15.90 | $17.53 | £13.27 | ¥2,798)

London, Grant Richards. 1923, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 259 pages, dark blue embossed cloth with gold printing on front cover and spine. Solid copy with a spine lean and covers show light wear. Previous owner's name on front free end paper in fount...

Albert Schweitzer: Das Leben Eines Guten Menschen

PIERHAL, JEAN; MIT EINER EINFUHRUNG VON ROBERT JUNGK; EPILOG VON NIKO KAZANTZAKIS · 1957 · Clausen Books

$12.50 (€11.34 | £9.46 | ¥1,995)

Munchen, Verlegt Bei Kindler. 1957. Cloth, 8vo - over 7 " - 9 " tall. Ill.: Photographs. Ex-Library Hardcover, Published in German; Former owner's signature on ffep; Retired library copy, minimally stamped, stickered and labeled; Textblock clean and very tight; Black cloth bin...

Walden. (Illustrated by Henry Bugbee Kane).

THOREAU, HENRY DAVID. · 1951 · Chilton Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,796)

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1951. 1st in this New Edition."Here is America with its ageless beauty intimately recorded with homespun philosophy by a unique character, a man who defied convention and insisted upon realizing life on his own terms." Pp.354, occasional illust...

Cripple Creek Days

LEE, MABEL BARBEE; FOREWORD BY LOWELL THOMAS · 1958 · Clausen Books

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,385)

Garden City, NY, Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1958. Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: b&w Photos. Hardcover, Author's ink signature and inscription on ffep, and signed by the author on title page; Textblock very clean and tight; B&W photos; Cloth binding bumped at foot of s...

Frank Lloyd Wright: His Life - His Work - His Words

WRIGHT, OLGIVANNA LLOYD · 1966 · Clausen Books

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

NY, Horizon Press. 1966. Cloth, 4to - Over 9 ¾" -12" Tall. Ill.: B&W Photographs. Hardcover, Textblock very clean and tight, b&w photographs. All page edges are straight and sound. Blue cloth with gilt title lettering on front cover and spine, lightly bumped at the head and th...

A Retrospect [Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of St. Cloud, Minnesota]

CAMPBELL, ELGY VANVOORHIS · 1922 · Clausen Books

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

St Cloud, MN, First Presbyterian Church. 1922. Cloth, 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Ill.: Black and White Photos. Hardcover, Textblock is very clean and tight. Covers slightly edge and corner worn; some light wear along the spine. 135p. Very Good+.