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Description: Jones, Max & John Chilton., Little, Brown & Co., c1971, 1st U.S. Edition, cloth (hard cover), very near fine with vg++ dj (light wear), 256 pp with chronology, filmography & index, extensive B&W photographic & other illus., small 4to, 'A titan who towered over the first fifty years of jazz history' Read More
Description: Essoe, Gabe & Raymond Lee., Castle Books, c1970, reprint edition, cloth (hard cover), PO's attractive bookplate on ffep o/w near fine with good + dj (tears, small pieces missing), 319 pp with filmography, extensive B&W photographic illus., small 4to, "The name of Cecil B. DeMille is legendary, as are many of the pictures he made" Read More
Description: Somervell, D.C., Garden City Publishing Co. "A Star Book", nd, c1926, green cloth (hard cover), note on fpdep o/w vg with good plus dj (tears, moderate wear), 319 pp with index, 8vo, "Enemies-But Builders of Empire....the two greatest statesmen of the Victorian era and their joint contribution to England's power, though working in opposition" Read More
Description: Drainie, Bronwyn., Macmillan of Canada, 1988, c1988, 1st Edition, cloth (hard cover), fine with fine dj, 340 pp, B&W photographic illus., 8vo, "John Drainie and the Dilemma of Canadian Stardom" Read More
Description: Flippo, Chet., Doubleday, 1988, c1988, 1st Edition, boards & cloth (hard cover), ex-library copy, but only rear pocket & light glue residue, no library stamps or marks, slightly cocked o/w vg with dj, 400 pp with index of names, bibliography & discography, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 038523482, 'The Unauthorized Biography of Paul McCartney' Read More
Description: Halter, Marek, trans. by Lowell Bair., Arcade Pub., 1989, c1989, 1st English language edition, boards & cloth (hard cover), fine with slightly chipped dj, 273 pp with index, tall 8vo. Read More
Description: Shevardnadze, Eduard, trans. by Catherine A. Fitzpatrick., The Free Press, 1991, c1991, 1st Edition (Review Copy), cloth (hard cover), fine with fine dj, 237 pp with appendix & index, tall 8vo, "His startling and courageous resignation was followed by..." Read More
Description: Hiss, Alger., Seaver Books, 1988, c1988, 1st Edition, boards & cloth (hard cover), vg-fine with like dj, 240 pp with index, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, "...the brilliant career of Alger Hiss was cut short by the accusation that he was a Communist spy" Read More
Description: Harold Williams (editor)., Houghton Mifflin Co., nd, c1964, 4th printing, gilt-decorated blue cloth (hard cover), map endpapers, light soil o/w vg-with fair dj (chipped, rubbed, tears), 401 pp with appendices, B&W photographic & other illus., 8vo, "A stirring adventure...the authentic account of a great whaling captain who took his family to sea" Read More
Description: Faderman, Lillian., pub. by Quill, 1983, c1983, 1st Quill Edition, illus. soft cover, gift inscription on 1/2 title page o/w vg, 320 pp with index, B&W illus., 8vo, "The year: 1811. The place: Edinburgh, Scotland. A student accuses her school mistresses of having sex together..." Read More
Description: Reeves, Thomas C., The Free Press, 1991, c1991, 6th printing, blue cloth (hard cover), 2 corners bumped o/w vg++ with dj, 510 pp with notes & index, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, "Disquieting stories that have surfaced about the morally suspect personal conduct of John F. Kennedy" Read More
Description: Collis, Louise., Harper & Row "Perennial Library", 1983, c1964, reprint, illus. soft cover, vg-fine, 270 pp with bibliography & index, B&W illus., 8vo, "The Life and Times of Margery Kempe", "This unique biography tells the story of an extraordinary fifteenth-century woman" Read More
Description: Murray, Jim., Macmillan Publishing Co., 1993, c1993, 2nd printing, boards & cloth (hard cover), remainder mark on bottom edge o/w near fine with near fine dj, 268 pp with index, tall 8vo, "The Autobiography of the Pulitzer Prize Winning Sports Columnist" Read More
Description: Taraborrelli, J. Randy., Carol Pub., "A Birch Lane Press Book", 1989, c1989, 1st Edition, cloth (hard cover), fine with near fine dj, 585 pp with index, discography, notes & sources, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, "The Unauthorized Biography of Diana Ross" Read More
Description: Holt, Patricia., Little, Brown & Co., 1991, c1991, 1st Edition, boards & cloth (hard cover), minor dampstain to top of page block, "LB" remainder stamp on bottom edge o/w vg with dj, 311 pp, tall 8vo, "...And Other True Cases From the Files of Hal Lipset, Private Eye" Read More
Description: Paulson, Carl & Louis Janda., G.P. Putnam's Sons, nd, c1998, 1st Edition, boards (hard cover), very slightly cocked o/w near fine with dj, 262 pp, tall 8vo, "Rreveals a side of the Tour that isn't often heard about; the real-life nitty-gritty" Read More
Description: Donaldson, Scott., Random House, 1987, c1988, 1st Edition, cloth (hard cover), remainder dot on top edge o/w fine with vg-fine dj, 416 pp with notes on sources & index, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, "First objective, full-length biography of this major American writer" Read More
Description: Collier, Peter & David Horowitz., Summit Books, 1984, c1984, 1st Edition, boards & cloth (hard cover), vg+ with vg+ dj, 576 pp with notes & index, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, "The definitive book on this uniquely American family" Read More
Description: Sinatra, Tina with Jeff Coplon., Simon & Schuster, nd, c2000, 1st Edition, boards & cloth (hard cover), vg-fine with like dj, 313 pp with index, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, "Tina Sinatra's view of her father was unique..." Read More
Description: Neimark, Anne E., J.B. Lippincott, 1989, c1989, 1st Edition, boards (hard cover), fine with fine dj, 113 pp with bibliography, B&W illus., tall 8vo, "Latin America's Legendary Guerilla Leader" Read More
Description: Gonzalez, J.L. & T. Perez, trans by Edward L. Heston., St. Paul Editions, 1964, c1964, 1st Edition, cloth (hard cover), vg+ with vg dj (light wear), 338 pp, B&W photographic illus., 8vo, "The reader will see how the years and events prepared Giovanni Battista Montini for the Throne of Peter" Read More
