Nikita Khrushchev
New York: Franklin Watts, 1989. Hardcover. Fine orange boards in Nf Dj; mylar cover; b&w photos; 160 pp. Russian Biography. RUS/10212. Fine. More
New York: Franklin Watts, 1989. Hardcover. Fine orange boards in Nf Dj; mylar cover; b&w photos; 160 pp. Russian Biography. RUS/10212. Fine. More
NY; Taplinger Publishing, 1975. Hardcover. 8vo. Dark green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Clean, tight interior. Green illustrated dust jacket with white title to spine. Spine panel of jacket slightly faded to turquoise color. Index, 432 pages. MOR/113006. Fine in very good Plus dj. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1957. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Yellow cloth backed, red paper covered boards with black title to spine. Minor fading to edges of boards and spine ends. Spine slightly rolled. Interior is clean and bright with illustrations throughout. Red and yellow dust jacket with black title to front and spine panels. Red portion of dust jacket is heavily faded, especially on spine. Chipping to edges of dust jacket. Index, 387 pages. HUM/071811. Very Good in Very Good- DJ. More
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, (1983). Hardcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Black cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine. Pristine interior with many illustrations. Grey illustrated dust jacket with white title to spine. Small damp stain to top left corner of dust jacket. Index, 455 pages. Photography. PHOTO/022509. Fine in Near Fine DJ. More
[The Hague] a la Haye: Pierre de Hondt, 1758-1759. Hardcover. This remarkable "Historical Dictionary," offers critical and literary memoirs about the life and works of various distinguished persons, particularly in the republic of letters, This book was done as a complementary work to the famous early 18th century dictionary of Pierre Bayle. Prosper Marchand (1678-1756) was a Huguenot refugee who became a bookseller, bibliographer, and publisher in the Netherlands. Marchand died before the manuscript was complete, but he had commissioned his friend and executor, Jean Nicolas Sebastien Allamand, to review and publish it. Allamand spent four years putting Marchand's notes in order. They were mostly written on confused and scattered scraps of paper. In his introduction, Allamand describes all the pains he had to take to restore these notes and to supplement the omissions of Marchand. The result is this monumental bound folio with two painstakingly printed volumes on on seemingly everyone and everything literary. Printed in double columns with numerous shoulder footnotes on most pages. At the end of Volume II are an alphabetical list of articles, a table of subjects, and a catalog of books published by Pierre de Hondt. Bound in three quarter brown leather with decorated brown paper boards. Six raised bands to spine with brown leather title label in second compartment. Chipping and small tears to leather as well as to paper covers. Interior pages show light aging but are otherwise clean and bright. Offsetting on free endpapers from leather borders on pastedowns. Previous owner bookplate to front pastedowns and small stamp on title page of volume I "Holstein-Holsteinborg." In very good condition. Volume I: 330 pages plus publisher catalog; Volume II: 328 pages plus lists and publisher catalog. FRE/042415. Very Good. More
London: Watts & Co, (1927). Hardcover. First Edition. "This is a new kind of autobiography. I give a brief description of myself, but for the most part I reveal a mind in action by means of story, sketch, and essay. If you collect a considerable number of articles, written at various times, you are able to discover your dominant interests. I find that my principal interests are London, Shakespeare, Evolution, and Self-Cuture. In other words, I am a worshipper of life, for London, Shakespeare, and Evolution are large slices of life" (preface). A collection of outspoken thoughts and comments from a working man on his life, observations, and experiences in "modern" (1920s) London. Red cloth covered boards with gilt title to front board and to spine. Slight bumping to spine ends and slight rolling to spine. Minor foxing to edges of text block. Minor toning to pages. Illustrated Peach colored dust jacket with brown title to front and spine panels. Minor edge wear to jacket as well as light browning to spine, one small spot of soiling to front panel and light rubbing. 173 pages. Travel. TRAV/013112. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. More
Baltimore: Privately Printed, 1892. Paperback. 8vo. Good+ in very chipped and brittle detached wrappers. Chip to title page. Text is clean and bright. 79 pages. Baltimore. BALT109251. Good +. More
Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart, 1878. Hardcover. Thin 8vo. Very good in dark black cloth covered boards with gilt title and illustrations to front board. Minor rubbing and fading to boards. Interior is clean and bright with frontispiece and tissue guard. American History. AMEBIO210291. Very Good. More
Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart, 1878. Hardcover. Thin 8vo. Very good in dark brown cloth covered boards with gilt title and illustrations to front board. Minor rubbing and boards and fading to spine. Small spot of soiling to front board. Interior is clean and bright with frontispiece and tissue guard. 51 pages. American History. AMEBIO/031912. Very Good. More
New York: 1915. Paperback. An address given before The Society of Colonial Dames of the State of New York, on January 21 1915. Grey side stapled paper wrappers with black title ot front wrapper. Interior is clean and bright. AMBIO/022218. Near Fine. More
London: Effingham Wilson, Royal Exchange; and Sherwood, Neely, & Jones, 1819 and 1820. Hardcover. 2 volumes. Each featured person (all men) has a full page biography and an engraved portrait. Each volume includes approximately 100 persons. Very good in green full leather with intricate gilt decoration on boards and spines. Raised bands, gilt titles, volume numbers, and decorations to spine. Slight sunning to spines, some light wear to edges and corners, and minor rubbing to spine and boards; otherwise, in wonderful condition with very bright gilt. Marbled endpapers and full gilt edges. The early pages in volume 1 have some thin spots (a paper defect) and a previous owner has reinforced these small areas with discreetly with clear tape that appears to be archival. Effected pages include blank free endpages, verso of title page, table of contents, and verso of first text page. The interior of volume 1 is foxed throughout , with the foxing lessening towards middle of book. There is also light foxing in volume 2. There is some pencil writing on first endpage in volume one. Text and engraved portraits remain bright. The binding is nice and tight. A beautiful set, especially in light of its age, even though it contains no eminent women. Biography. This set may require an extra shipping fee. BIO/2253. Very Good. More
New York: Brentano's, 1911. Hardcover. Presentation copy signed by the author "To J.A. Wassermann with affection from his mothers dearest friend Bessie O'Connor. May 13th 1911." This is the autobiography of Elizabeth Paschal O'Connor (1850 - 1931), who was the wife of Tay Pay O'Connor, Irish politician and journalist. She grew up in Texas and was raised primarily by an enslaved woman. She published several books including "My Beloved South," a memoir addressing race relations and the impact of the Civil War. She and her husband were friends with important authors of her day including Oscar Wilde, Bret Harte, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Henry James, as well as the actress Ellen Terry. Bookplate of Edward Wassermann to front pastedown. Very good in original red cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front cover. Fading to spine and chipping to spine edges. Foxing to endpapers and a few light smudges to text but overall clean and bright. Includes 14 illustrations. Index, 352 pages. USBIO/092013. Very Good. More
New York: David McKay Company, 1962. Hardcover. Vg/Vg Dj/8vo./frontis./text crisp and clean/map endpapers/352 pp. Italian History. ITH12/5092. Very Good. More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott and Co, 1885. Hardcover. Revised Edition, Illustrated. Theater owner and playwright, Augustin Daly's copy, auction record 1545. Presentation copy from the author to Augustin Daly, dated September 6th, 1887. Also includes a tipped in letter from the author to Daly. Playwright, actor, and photographer, Harrison (1818 - 1902) is best known for his photographic portrait of Walt Whitman that appears in Leaves of Grass. He also wrote a stage adaptation of "The Scarlet Letter." Bound in three quarter tan leather over marbled paper covered boards with red label "Stage Biography" and green title / author label beneath. This is part of a series of books Daly had bound in a matching style, all labeled "Stage Biography." Rubbing, pulling, and wear to leather. Minor spotting to leather on rear board. Short splits to leather starting along top and bottom of front hinge. Top edge gilt with marbled endpapers. Bound by R.W. Smith. Clean and bright interior. Mostly unopened pages. Auction record tipped into rear. 404 pages plus 8 pages of ads. DRA/031419. Very Good. More
London: George Bell and Sons, 1899. Hardcover. Only 250 copies printed on Large Paper. This copy is not numbered. 8vo. Very good. Vellum backed yellow cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine and brown decoration to front board. Minor smudging to spine. Minor browning first and last few pages. Many unopened pages. 360 pages. English Biography. ENG1/4222. Very Good. More
New York: D. Appleton-Century Co., Inc., 1939. Hardcover. "The life of Theodore, Baron von Neuhoff - adventurer, gambler, inveterate lady's man, cosmopolitan, international spy, who through a series of amazing adventures had himself proclaimed King of Corsica only to die a beggar in the streets of London - contains material for a dozen romantic novels" (jacket). In black leatherette boards with gilt title to spine and front cover. Illustrated. In very good price-clipped dust jacket with tape repairs to edges and minor wear. index; 400 pages. Italian History. ITHIS/12192. Very Good. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1925. Hardcover. Very good in maroon cloth covered boards with glt title to front board and to spine. Minor fading to spine and to gilt. A few small spots of discoloration to spine. Interior is clean and bright with frontispiece and tissue guard. American Biographical History. BIO209051. Very Good. More
Little, Brown and Company, 1978. Hardcover. "Fritz J. Raddatz interprets Marx's enigmatic and multifaceted character with imagination and insight. At the same time, he charts the intellectual development of Marx, from his first essays written at the age of 24 when still a struggling newspaper editor in Cologne to the apogee of his life's work, 'Das Kapitol' ... This comprehensive biography also discusses contemporary interpretations of Marxist philosophies, including the recent contentions by young French intellectuals that the foundations of Stalinism and the GULAG derive, not from historical accident, but from the teachings of Marx" (jacket). Very good + in a very good dust jacket. Jacket has some sunning on spine. 335 pages, has appendices and notes. Politics. POL/8072. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. More
London: Prospect Books, 2005. Hardcover. Includes a transcript of What Shall We Have For Dinner, by Lady Maria Clutterbuck, a pseudonym used by Catherine Dickens when publishing her menu books. This extensively researched book offers a culinary history of typical meals for various numbers of persons in the middle of the 19th century as well as the social and cultural factors involved. But much more, it sheds new light on the often maligned figure of Charles Dickens's wife Catherine, showing that she for many years played a vital role in her husband's life in managing his household and demanding social schedule. As is well known, their marriage ended badly when Dickens became infatuated with the young actress Ellen Ternan and separated from his wife. Bound in dark blue cloth with gilt title and author to spine. In light blue dust jacket with portrait of Mrs. Dickens on front cover. With eight pages of illustrations. In near fine condition. 376 pages including notes and index. COOK/042716. Near Fine / Near Fine. More
New York: J. H. Sears & Company, (1928). Hardcover. James St. Clair-Erskine, 5th Earl of Rosslyn (1869 - 1939) was a Scottish soldier and aristocrat known for his gambling habits which ultimately bankrupted him. This is his autobiography. Black cloth backed red paper covered boards with black title to gilt title label on front board and spine. Minor fading to spine and minor edgewear. Front hinge starting. Interior is clean and bright. 320 pages. English Biography. ENGBIO/042413. Very Good. More
New York, Washington, Hollywood: Vantage Press, (1961). First Edition. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. SCARCE. A biographical novel about Mother Elizabeth Seton. Seton (1774-1821) was the first natural born United States citizen to be canonized by the Catholic church. She converted to Catholicism in 1805 after the death of her husband, with whom she had five children. Her legacy includes founding the first Catholic girls' school and founding the religious order, the Sisters of Charity. She was canonized in 1975. "Clare Simone Seramur tells us the epic story of this lovely, aristocratic Protestant girl of Old New York in our nation's infancy, who, as a young widow with five children to rear, becomes a convert to the Catholic faith, unintentionally alienating her friends and relatives at the very time she needs them most" (jacket). 8vo. Bound in light blue paper covered boards with gilt title to spine. Slight fading and bumping around edges. Yellowing to pages throughout, though text remains bright. Includes frontispiece illustration of Mother Elizabeth Seton. Blue illustrated price clipped dust jacket with white title to front and spine panels. Spine panel has faded to grey. Minor creasing and chipping to edges of dust jacket as well as minor rubbing to front and rear panels. 223 pages.American Biography. AMERBIO/041715. Very Good / Very Good. More
Chicago: Sherwin Beach Press, 2008. Hardcover. Number 18 of 50 copies. Signed by the author and the bookmakers. With numerous family photographs provided by Nina Sandlin. Lee Sandlin (1956-2014) was an award winning journalist and essayist. This is his story of the extraordinary life and bewildering illness of Sandlin's father-in-law, Russian immigrant Nick Cherniavsky (1924-2007), who grew up in China. "The defining event of Nick’s life happened before he was born. The Russian Revolution was one of those vast historical calamities that most Americans have been spared: it was a time when people who never thought of themselves as political, who never thought they’d have to choose sides about anything, were forced to make political choices that could easily cost them their homes, their families, and their lives. This was how it was for Nick’s parents." This beautiful book iwas designed by Martha Chiplis, set in Monotype Ehrhardt by Winifred and Michael Bixler, and printed by Martha Chiplis on handmade Twinrocker Taupe paper. Photoetchings from family photographs are printed on Hosho, inset into the book in debossed panels. A map of Nick's lifetime of travel, drawn by Deborah Reade, serves as the front endpaper. Trisha Hammer has designed and executed a hidden crossed-structure binding in Nigerian goatskin with endpapers of Japanese silk, housed in a silk drawstring bag. An impressive production In fine condition. 9 1/2 x 11 x 2 inches. 100 pages. PRI/072115. Fine. More
Boston: D Lothrop Company, (1887). Hardcover. Robert Southey was an English poet of the Romantic school and was considered one of the Lake Poets. He was poet laureate from 1813 until his death in 1843. He was also a historian and prolific biographer, including biographies of the life and works of John Bunyan, John Wesley, William Cowper, Oliver Cromwell and Horatio Nelson. Octavo. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt title on dark red leather label to spine. Cover shows light wear and a few minor stains. Chipping to spine ends and browning to spine. Pages are clean, but show toning. Minor rubbing to front and back endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. 433 pages, with book advertisements at end. ENGHIST/081322. Very Good. More
Cambridge: The Saint Nicolas Press, 1956. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Number 738 of 1000 copies printed. Thin 8vo. Pale yellow cloth backed maroon paper covered boards with gilt title to spine. Foxing to end pages. Else is clean and bright. Includes frontis. Index, 25 pages. English Biography. ENG10/3122. Very Good. More
Andoversford, England: The Whittington Press, 1983. There were 345 copies printed, 90 of which were not for sale. This is one of 65 copies printed for Edward Craig (1905 - 1998), the son of Edward Gordon Craig, and is signed by him. Edward Craig, known as Teddy, also inscribed the book on the free front endpaper, "For Jake [last name unclear] with love. Teddy." Edward Gordon Craig (1872 - 1966) was a noted English modernist theatre practitioner; he worked as an actor, director and scenic designer, as well as developing an influential body of theoretical writings. Craig was the illegitimate son of famed actress Ellen Terry and architect Edward Godwin. In 1948 when he was 76, he moved to the South of France, where he spent the rest of his life. In 1958 his daughter Ellen (1904 - 1975), known as Nelly, went to take care of him. She wrote several letters to her brother Edward in England. The selection of letters in this volume give a clear, moving, and at times funny account of Craig's last years, and how towards the end he battled with old age. The book ends with an "appendix" that Nelly wrote after her father's death, when she herself was bedridden. It is an alphabetical list with comments of people, places, events, and objects that played an important part in Craig's life. Bound in Whittington blue and cream paper with brownish-gray cloth spine. Paper title label on spine. Printed on Zerkall Silurian paper in Monotype Caslon type. With a frontispiece reproduction of a portrait of Nelly Craig as a child, two engravings by John Craig, and two by Edward Gordon Craig. A pocket on the rear pastedown holds a publication announcement by the Whittington Press, a photo assumedly of Nelly in her later years, and a facsimile of two pages from one of Nelly's letters. A handsome copy of this first-hand account of Craig's final years in fine condition. Measures 6.5 x 10 inches. 49 pages. PRI/102523. More