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Autobiography:

Stern, Leopold . EASY MARKS
Paterson, NJ Lont and Overkamp. 282p. Autobiography of man born in 1869. Much on US politics. Good-cover a bit soiled. (a10534)
$40.00 Wilson, Philip Whitwell . AN UNOFFICIAL STATESMAN ROBERT C. OGDEN
Garden City 1924 1st Doubleday Page. Memoir of Brooklyn. Sm.4to., 285pp., photo illustrations, sketches by O. W. Wilson, hardcover. VG, spine faded. (a10537)
$29.00 Mikhelson, Andre Lwoff . I CAME OUT ALIVE
Boston 1935 1st Little Brown. Hardcover octavo. Black cloth with red trim. Translated from the Russian by John Cournos. Compelling reading. Russian aristorat graphically describes the always shocking depths humans fall to in times of political upheaval. Author does not exclude himself in this indictment but vividly describes his own corrupt and cruel actions in 1914-15 before his escape from Lenin's Russia. 304pp., photo portrait of author as frontispiece. VG, light wear, no ownership marks , no dj. (a11656)
$25.00 Vali, Rose . BLACK NIGHTSHADE THE HUNGARIAN PRISON MEMOIRS OF ROSE VALI
NY 1965 1st Morrow. Narrated in English by T. de Kerpely. Author arrested by Hungarian Communists in 1951. Fine in VG DJ. (a12022)
$29.00 Glaser, Leon S. . FROM MOSCOW TO JERUSALEM THE MORALE PERISHES, LIFE-STORY (in Hebrew)
NY 1938 2nd Max Jankowitz. Translated from German by Isaac Singer. In Hebrew. A captivating narrative, a gripping true story...(of) the Russian Revolution in which the author took an active part. His evolution from a military commander in the Red Army to an ardent believer in the upbuilding of Palestine as a Jewish National Home. Hardcover. Octavo, photo illustrations, cloth. VG in Good DJ, some wrinkling and fraying of top edge. Orange pictorial jacket by David Freidlander. (a13037)
$49.00 Sitwell, Osbert . LAUGHTER IN THE NEXT ROOMS AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
London 1949 Macmillan. Being the fourth volume of Left Hand, Right Hand. 8vo., 381pp., photo illus, index, cloth. Owner signed. VG, no DJ. (a13875)
$25.00 Keeler, Miriam Brown . A TEXAS CHILDHOOD
NY 1980. About life in Texas in first decade of 1900s. Octavo, 35pp., wraps. Inscribed and signed by Keeler. VG. (a18813)
$65.00 Keppler, Victor . THE EIGHTH ART A LIFE OF COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY
NY 1938 Morrow. Limited edition: Copy No. 545 of 1000. Hardcover. 4to., 266pp., mounted frontispiece photo illustration of baby in bath (crease on lower corner of plate but no tears or chips.) cloth. ** Signed by Keppler. VG plus, no DJ. In glassine protective removable jacket. (a19038)
$59.00 Herriot, Edouard . IN THOSE DAYS BEFORE THE FIRST WORLD WAR
NY n.d. (1945?) Old and New World Publishing. Translated by A. de Milly. French Socialist and statesman. 8vo., 276pp., hardcover. Good, rear hinge just beginning to crack, no DJ. (a20662)
$35.00Cooke, Bella. RIFTED CLOUDS OR THE LIFE STORY OF BELLA COOKE
NY 1885 Palmer and Hughes. Autobiography of woman who moved from England to New York and had to endure much disease, suffering and death with her children. Hardcover. Small octavo., 448pp., engraved portrait frontis, one mounted original photo of a drawing, original brown cloth with gilt trim on boards. All edges gilt. Good, cover a bit worn. no dj. (a21320)
$55.00 Andrews, Fannie Fern . MEMORY PAGES OF MY LIFE
Boston 1948 Talisman Press. Hardcover. Octavo, 105pp., photo illustrations, index, cloth. VG, no DJ. (a22191)
$21.00Starer, Henry. WHY
NY 1991 1st Vantage. ISBN 0-533-09420-8. Holocaust. Octavo, 201pp., hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ. (a22252)
$28.00 Foster, Isabel J. . ISABEL AS TOLD TO NIXON SMILEY
Miami 1975 Seeman. Memoirs of early 20th century in Tennessee, Florida and North Carolina. Hardcover. Octavo, 88pp., portrait frontis, cloth. VG, inner hinges cracked but binding still secure. no DJ. (a23066)
$20.00 Harrington, Karl Pomeroy . KARL POMEROY HARRINGTON THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A VERSATILE AND VIGOROUS PROFESSOR
Boston 1975 Todd. Edited by Mabel Harrington Potter. 354pp., photos. Harrington was professor of Latin at Wesleyan and University of North Carolina. VG, no DJ. (a23204)
$36.00Morley, Patricia. MY OTHER FAMILY, AN ARTIST-WIFE IN SINGAPORE 1946-48
London 1994. Radcliffe. Hardcover octavo., 153pp., illus. Fine in Near Fine (slightly rubbed) dj. (a24613)
$34.00 Meynell, Viola . ALICE MEYNELL A MEMOIR
London 1947 Cape. Owner bookplate. Hardcover. Octavo, cloth. Fine in Good DJ. (a25051)
$24.00 Hancock, Norman . AN INNOCENT GROWS UP
London 1947 1st (stated). Lithograph DJ and titlepage by John Piper. 8vo., 181pp. Owner bookplate. VG plus in VG plus DJ. (a25122)
$45.00 Dietz, Howard . DANCING IN THE DARK AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY (signed)
NY 1974 1st Quadrange. Signed by Dietz in presentation copy to the Songwriter's Hall of Fame. 370pp., illus. Stamped "Songwriters Hall of Fame" in several places. VG, light cover discoloration and fading in VG DJ, very light fraying on edges. (a25440)
$35.00Villiers, Frederic. VILLIERS HIS FIVE DECADES OF ADVENTURE (2 VOLUMES, COMPLETE) (ORIGINAL PRINTINGS, NOT MODERN REPRINTS)
London 1921 Hutchinson. Autobiography of war artist and correspondent. 2 volumes. Hardcovers. Octavos, 316pp., 338pp., blue cloth Two bookplates in each volume. VG, light cover wear, no DJs. 2 volumes. (a25672)
$55.00 Tamagawa, Kathleen . HOLY PRAYERS IN A HORSE'S EAR (SIGNED FiRST EDITION)
NY 1932 first edition Ray Long and Richard R. Smith. Hardcover. Octavo, 264pp., frontis photo illustration, cloth. *** Presentation copy signed by Tamagawa. Pencilled inscription by owner (William Adams to his wife) on half title and rear end paper. Good, board edges worn, spine faded, no DJ. (a26460)
$65.00 Spalding, Samuel Charles . I'VE HAD ME A TIME!
Great Barrington 1961 1st Friends of Gould Farm. "With autobiographical sketch, selected poems and sermons." Copy #58 of 250 signed copies (total number of copies in edition = 1000) 72pp., photo frontis of author, wraps. Signed by Spalding. Good plus. (a26811)
$50.00 Wagner, Richard . MEIN LEBEN I, II (2 VOLUMES)
Munich 1911. In German. 2 volumes. Hardcovers. Large octavos, 886pp., index, cloth with gilt printed spine and much gilt dec on spine. Top edges gilt. Owner signed on front fly leaf of each volume. VG, slight spotting on covers. 2 volumes. Attractive set. (a26979)
$24.00Varney, George Leon (editor). REMINISCENCES OF HENRY CLAY BARNABEE (signed by Barnabee)
Boston 1913 Chapple. "Being an attempt to account for his Life, with some excuses for his professional career." 461pp. Red cloth with mounted illustration. ***Signed by Barnabee. Autobiography of American singer and actor. Near VG, some wear, no DJ. (a27130)
$49.00 Dickson, Lovat . THE ANTE-ROOM
NY 1960. 8vo., 270pp. VG in Good DJ, a bit of soiling, a few chips. (a28733)
$25.00 Freud, Sigmund . AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL STUDY
London 1946 2nd Edition. 8vo., 137pp. Owner signed on front pastedown. VG, pages a bit browned, in VG DJ. (a28807)
$30.00 Brooke, Jocelyn . THE MILITARY ORCHID
London 1948 1st Bodley Head. Decorations by Stephen Bone. 12mo., 135pp., color frontis. Memoir of English boarding school. VG, no DJ. (a29313)
$75.00Tracy, Lena Harvey. HOW MY HEART SANG, THE STORY OF PIONEER INDUSTRIAL WELFARE WORK
NY 1950 1st Richard R. Smith. Religious woman who was Welfare Director of the National Cash Register Company and who spent her life helping the working class. 8vo., 192pp., monochrome photo illus., hardcover. Fine in Good , worn but no chips , yellow DJ. (a3074)
$29.00 Melcher, Frederic G. . FREDERIC G. MELCHER FRIENDLY REMINISCENCES OF A HALF CENTURY AMONG BOOKS AND BOOKMEN
NY 1945 Book Publisher's Bureau. Preface by Christopher Morley. 8vo., 59pp., hardcover. Fine in Good DJ. (a30885)
$20.00 Hockert, Jenkin R. and Kate Cambridge (editor) . JENKIN RYLANDER HOCKERT A LIFETIME OF LAW (signed)
Orchard Park 1988 first edition. New York Judge. Hardcover. Octavo, 116pp., cloth. **Inscribed and signed by Hockert. Fine. No jacket issued. (a32191)
$95.00Hammond, John Martin. WINTER JOURNEYS IN THE SOUTH
Philadelphia 1916 1st Lippincott. Pen and Camera impressions of men, manners, women, and things all the way from the Blue Gulf and New Orleans through fashionable Florida Palms to the pines of Virginia. 8vo., 262pp., photo illustrations, index, cloth.Top edge gilt. Fine. no ownership marks, no dj. (a3290)
$25.00 Woodward, George MD . FAMILY LETTERS AND PROLETARIAN ESSAYS
Philadelphia 1937 1st author. 8vo., 196pp. Near VG, three tiny nicks on backstrip cloth. (a33629)
$80.00 Waldron, Ann . CLOSE CONNECTIONS CAROLINE GORDON AND THE SOUTHERN RENAISSANCE
NY 1987 1st Putnam. Gordon and Allen Tate were at the vortex of a circle of writers" which included Hart Crane, Robert Lowell, Jean Stafford. 8vo., 416pp., photo illus., index. Fine in Fine DJ. (a3526)
$25.00Gruber, Samuel as told to Gertrude Hirschler. I CHOSE LIFE
NY 1978 1st Shengold. Introduction by Howard L. Adelson. 8vo., 158pp., photo illus. Holocaust memoir. Hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a38850)
$25.00 Chernin, Eli . TROPICAL MEDICINE AT HARVARD: THE WELLER YEARS, 1954-1981 A PERSONAL MEMOIR
Boston 1984. 8vo., 95pp., illus., wraps. Inscribed and signed by Chernin on the title page. VG. (a39387)
$50.00 Morrow, W. H. (editor) . NORTHERN JUSTICE THE MEMOIRS OF MR. JUSTICE WILLIAM G. MORROW
1995 1st Univeresity of Toronto. 8vo., 220pp., index, boards. 220p. VG in VG DJ. (a40803)
$27.00 De Sevigne, Madame; Suard, M. . LETTRES DE MME DE SEVIGNE PRECEDES D'UNE NOTICE SUR SA VIE PAR M. SUARD
Paris 1860 1st Firmin Didot Freres. Hardcover. In French. 12mo., Fine steel engraved portrait frontispiece of Sevigne. 651pp., Nicely bound with marbled boards with leather spine decorated with gilt. Good plus, some cover wear; occasional staining in text, cover corners worn. Binding secure and text clean. (a41577)
$60.00Brunn, Fritz M.D.. MEMOIRS OF A DOCTOR OF THE OLD AND NEW WORLDS
NY and London 1969 1st Crambruck. Copy No. 29 of 300 copies. Memoirs of New York City cardiologist. Octavo, 135pp., hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a420)
$22.00 Smith, Blackwell . MY FOOTNOTES TO HISTORY 1904-1992 MEMOIRS VOLUMES I AND II
1992 Author. 4to., 333pp., 219pp., a few color illustrations of author's artwork, transparent plastic binding. Inscribed and signed by Smith. VG. (a45914)
$45.00 Webling, A. F. . SOMETHING BEYOND A LIFE STORY
NY 1931 lst Macmillan. 8vo., 277pp., hardcover. VG, cover faded and lightly wor, no DJ. (a46802)
$34.00 Manski, Samuil . WITH GOD'S HELP
Madison 1990 1st Manski. Memoir of Jewish life in Lido, Poland before WW2. 8vo., 103pp., photo illustrations, wraps. VG, light wear. (a47226)
$35.00Hawk, Philip B.. MY MOTHER'S DIARY AND I (inscribed/signed by Hawk)
1951. 8vo., 114pp., printed cloth. ***Inscribed and signed by Hawk on the front free blank. VG in Good DJ, dj lightly worn and spine toned. (a48730)
$29.00 Forester, Fanny (name on spine) Emily C. Judson (name on titlepage) . MEMOIR OF SARAH B. JUDSON MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN MISSION TO BURMAH
NY 1849 (1848) L. Colby. Her childhood in U.S. and her painful short life in Burmah. Hardcover. 12mo., 250pp., frontis engraving, red cloth with gilt picture, gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Owner signed. Fairly Good, worn but intact, binding secure. (a4979)
$45.00 Smith, C. Henry . THE EDUCATION OF A MENNONITE COUNTRY BOY
Bluffton 1943. Foreword states: This story of childhood recollections was written some years ago when the writer was fifty years old....Bluffton, Ohio. January 1, 1943. Probably not published. Smith was president of the Citizens National Bank, an authority on Mennonite History and longtime professor at Bluffton College. Limited to 50 copies. 4to., 169 leaves (rectograph on rectos only), eleven mounted original photographs (3 x 5 inches), including one of author at age 50 (about half of the photos are later photographs of old photographs), printed blue cloth. Inscribed and signed by Smith in presentation to Harry G. Good. Two newspaper articles laid in along with a Christmas card with long paragraph in ink manuscript from author to Good and a telegram announcing Dr. Smith's death. VG, light bumping on corners. Rare. (a49919)
$650.00 Gotwalt, Charles E. . ADVENTURES OF A PRIVATE IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
There is no date on this volume--appears to be first half of 20th century. Gotwalt was a member of the 87th Pennsylvania Volunteers. (See: History of the 87th Pennsylvania Volunteers by George Powell, York, Pennsylvania) 'This biographical record of the adventures of Mr. Charles E. Gotwalt...has been prepared by members of his family, at his suggestion from his own dictation and reminscences.' (preface) 4to., 38 leaves (printed on rectos only), reproduced typescript (rexograph?), blue cloth with gilt lettering on front. Owner signed (Cadet Ronald Lauer.) Fairly Good, cover is worn and stained. But internally text is in excellent condition, no wear, tear or staining. Rare. (a49933)
$430.00 Moore, Langdon W. . LANGDON W. MOORE HIS OWN STORY OF HIS EVENTFUL LIFE
Boston 1893 (1892). Autobiography of criminal and bank robber. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 659pp., 48 photo plates, blue cloth with gilt lettering. VG plus, light cover wear. (a52030)
$90.00 (vietnam war) . LETTERS FROM SANDY
Lunenburg 1967 1st Stinehour Press. Lt. Marion Lee Kempner was born in Galveston, Texas, in 1942 and died in Vietnam, November 11, 1966. 8vo., about 40pp., mounted photo illustrations of Sandy as frontispiece, grey cloth. Near Fine, extremely light spotting on fore-edges, no DJ. Scarce. (a52693)
$69.00 Wards, Mrs. Humphry . A WRITER'S RECOLLECTIONS TWO VOLUMES
NY 1918 first edition. Harper. Reminiscences of Henry James, Arthur Balfour, Goldwin Smith and others. Hardcover. Octavo, 242pp., 260pp., green cloth. near VG, inner hinges cracked in Volume 2. Two volume set: (a52865)
$35.00 Tallmadge, Samuel et al . ORDERLY BOOKS OF THE FOURTH NEW YORK REGIMENT, 1778-1780 THE SECOND NEW YORK REGIMENT, 1780-1783 BY SAMUEL TALLMADGE AND OTHERS WITH DIARIES OF SAMUEL TALLMADGE, 1780-1782 AND JOHN BARR 1779-1782
Albany 1932 University of State of New York. 4to., 933pp., photo illustrations, index, hardcover. Institute bookplate (with discard stamp ), stamps on top and lower fore-edges, slight residue of label at heel of spine. Good, light fraying of spine ends. (a53123)
$115.00 Matthews, William (comp.) . BRITISH AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BRITISH AUTOBIOGRAPHIES PUBLISHED OR WRITTEN BEFORE 1951
1968 Archon. Reprint of original 1955 edition. 8vo. , 376pp., hardcover. Fine in Good DJ. (a53743)
$45.00 Wile, Frederic William . NEWS IS WHERE YOU FIND IT FORTY YEARS' REPORTING AT HOME AND ABROAD
Indianapolis 1939 1st Bobbs Merrill. Hardcover. Octavo, 505pp., illustrations, index, cloth. Signed and briefly inscribed by Wile. VG, very slight stain on rear board in Good DJ, a bit worn and frayed. (a53939)
$25.00Wineburgh, A.. THE BULL ON THE BUS
NY 1941 1st George Stewart. 8vo., 208pp., hardcover. Signed and inscribed by Wineburgh on title page. Small bit of paperclip rust residue on initial pages. Good , tiny closed tear at head of spine, front end paper and half titlepage creased once horizontally,light cover soiling, end papers toned, no owner marks. no DJ. (a54703)
$25.00 Boyd, A. K. H. . TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF ST. ANDREWS SEPTEMBER 1865 TO SEPTEMBER 1890 - VOLUME II
London 1893 4th Longmans Green. 8vo., 373pp., hardcover. Good, some discoloration, head of spine worn. Volume 2 only. (a54971)
$45.00 Cole, George E. . EARLY OREGON JOTTINGS OF PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF A PIONEER OF 1850
1905 1st. Hardcover. Small octavo, 95pp., bright red cloth with white trim. VG in Good DJ. Not a modern reprint. (a55015)
$29.00 Hall, Perry E. . LOOKING BACK AT AGE 93
1988. 8vo., 21pp., printed wraps. Inscribed and signed by the Perry. VG. (a55066)
$25.00 Thompson, Edgar Tristram . THE PLANTATION - A PART OF A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE DIVISION OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCES IN CANDIDACY FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
1935. Private Edition, Distributed by the University of Chicago. Offprint from The American Journal of Sociology. 8vo., 41pp. (plus 8pp.-Population Expansion of the Plantation System), printed wraps. Good, light wear and light soiling. Scarce. (a55191)
$95.00 Bancroft, Hubert Howe . LITERARY INDUSTRIES A MEMOIR
NY 1891. 8vo., 444pp., index, original blue cloth. VG, some foxing on inital pages, small chip on front free blank. (a55973)
$35.00 Pollard-Hunter, Millicent . VERTICAL PRONOUN THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A NOBODY
Fairport 1990 1st June Pllard Feder. Author , a Christian Scientist, was born in Mousehold, England in 1900. 4to., 123pp., wraps. Near Fine. (a57130)
$65.00Stryienski, Casimir (editor). MEMOIRS OF THE COUNTESS POTOCKA
NY 1900 1st Doubleday McClure. Authorised translation by Lionel Strachey. Royal octavo hardcover. green cloth. 253pp., illustrations. Gilt and silver decoration on front cover panel. Bookplate (Julia M. Barnes) and owner signature. Good, spine lettering faded away, spine lightly browned; hinges not cracked in or out. no dj. (a57730)
$23.00 Matthews, T. S. . JACKS OR BETTER A NARRATIVE
NY 1977 1st Harper. Sm.4to., 354pp., photo portraits, hardcover. Fine in VG DJ. (a57815)
$26.00 Wright, Mrs. D. Giraud . A SOUTHERN GIRL IN '61 THE WAR-TIME MEMORIES OF A CONFEDERATE SENATOR'S DAUGHTER
New York 1905 Doubleday Page. Hardcover. Octavo, 258pp., photo illustrations, index, cloth. Owner signed ("Lydia H South From Horace T. Anna, Xmas, 1914"). Good, moderate cover wear. In new protective glassine cover. (a58652)
$72.00 Petroulas, Elias N. . THE PRODIGAL ANGEL
New York 1940 1st Pegasus. Appears to be true memoir written in form of a novel about a Greek man who eventually moves to New York. Sm.8vo., 96pp., blue cloth hardcover. Fine in new clear acetate DJ. (a60488)
$85.00 Corning, Frederick Gleason . STUDENT REVERIE: AN ALBUM OF SAXONY DAYS (FREIBERG NEAR DRESDEN)
New York 1920 1st. Memoir of engineering student. Contents: Freiberg the city; Freiberg Mines, Freiberg Royal Mining Academy, Freiberg Life. 4to., 98pp., photo illustrations, maroon cloth hardcover with gilt lettering. Top edge gilt. VG, lower cover corners a bit bumped, spine faded. Scarce. (a61116)
$300.00 Steese, Edward . RECONSTRUCTION, A BOOK OF REMINISCENCES 1902-1920 (HARDCOVER)
1984 Private. Autobiography of a well-to-do New York Childhood at beginning of 20th century. 4to., about 500 pages of offset typescript bound in printed blue buckram hardcover. Fine. (a61162)
$100.00 Johnson, Virginia D. . IT HAPPENS ONCE IN A LIFETIME
Denver 1950 Bell. Small octavo, 191pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Lengthy inscription signed by Johnson on end paper. Good, no DJ. (a61571)
$35.00 Bond, Isabella Bacon . MEMOIRS OF ISABELLA BACON BOND
Boston 1934 1st Privately Printed. Octavo, 187pp., hardcover. Presentation copy signed by apparent Granddaughter of author. Good plus, cover lightly worn and faded, no DJ. (a62484)
$29.00 Booth, William A. . THREE SCORE AND TEN YEARS OF ACTIVE LIFE IN NEW YORK 1821 - 1892. THE REMINISCENCES OF WILLIAM A BOOTH BORN NOVEMBER 6, 1805. DIED DECEMBER 28, 1895
NY (?) c. 1900. Author worked in banking and for the New York Life Insuranec. He lived most all of his life in New Jersey. 4to., 177pp., photo portrait frontis, original printed wraps. Some light pencil underlines at a few place. Near VG, light soiling, light wear. Scarce. (a63197)
$200.00 (Francis Newton) . FRANCIS NEWTON
1945 Privately printed. Limited to 100 copies. Printed on Tuscany hand made paper and handset in Bembo type and printed by George Grady press in New York. Small octavo, original photograph tipped in of Newton riding on his horse tipped in as frontis, hardcover. Near Fine. (a64166)
$25.00Wickham, Robert S.. A SARATOGA BOYHOOD
Syracuse NY 1948 1st Orange Publishing. Octavo, 242pp., illustrations by Anne E Allaben, map, hardcover. Portions of bookplate remain attached inside front board o/w VG, no DJ. (a64496)
$32.00 Foote, Arthur . ARTHUR FOOTE 1853-1937 AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Norwoos 1946. Privately Printed at the Plimpton Press. Octavo, 135pp., portrait of bust as frontis, gilt printed blue cloth hardcover. VG, front end papers browned (a64681)
$39.00 (Scholl, Mary, aunt of C. H. Steele) . MY MOTHER'S CHAIR (or, HISTORY OF MY CHILDHOOD)
New York 1863 1st Robert Carter. Chapters on Our Friends, Our Sabbaths, our Pets, our Creek, our Holidays, our Cousins, our Excursions. 16mo., 99pp., publisher's catalogue (6pp.), original pink cloth hardcover. Handwritten annotation on front end paper by Charles H. Steele identifies the author and the full book title; a few pencilled notes in the text by Richard H. Steele, fill in true names of book characters and some other details. Good Plus, cover faded, two dark stains (about an inch long) on inner margin of titlepage. Rare. (a65034)
$200.00 Koeroghlian, Mihran Moses . A LATTER-DAY ODYSSEY THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE MAN WHO WOULD NOT GIVE UP
Bryn Mawr 1986 1st Dorrance. Memoirs of a man who parents, brother and sister all died in the Armenian deportations of 1915. Octavo, 353pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Fine, no DJ. (a67048)
$39.00Cutler, Robert. WHEREOF WE ARE MADE EARLY RECOLLECTIONS
Lunenburgont 1965 Stinehour Press. Hardcover. Octavo, 64pp., photo illustrations, cloth. Signed by Cutler. VG plus, no DJ. (a68074)
$27.00 Wilmer, Richard H. . THE RECENT PAST FROM A SOUTHERN STANDPOINT. REMINISCENCES OF A GRANDFATHER
NY 1887 1st Whittaker. Author Bishop of Alabama. Hardcover. Octavo, 281pp., gilt printed brown cloth. VG. (a68080)
$60.00 Taylore, Sidney . SOVIET AND SOUL RUSSIA THROUGH THE EYES OF YOUTH
London 1931 1st Houghton. Small octavo, 164pp., reproductions of Soviet posters and photographs by the author, red cloth hardcover. VG, front cover has small crease, light soiling, no DJ. (a68139)
$49.00 Miller, Dusty . UNCLE BILL
Wilmington (Ohio) 1st Wilmington Publishing. Memoir of Ohioan named William Hampton Miller born in 1863. Octavo, 79pp., hardcover. Inscribed and signed by Miller. Near Fine in Good DJ. (a68243)
$38.00Goble, Mary (?) E. M.. GOING PLACES AND DOING THINGS
1929. Memoirs of her summer trip to Europe. Octavo, about 100pp., small text illustrations, ***mounted original photograph (3 x .75 inches) of Goble on front end paper, full leather. Good, leather very chipped and worn. (a68389)
$55.00 Caldwell, Augustin . THE RICH LEGACY: MEMOIRS OF HANNAH TOBEY FARMER WIFE OF MOSES GERRISH FARMER - ROSEMARY FOR REMEMBRANCE
Boston 1892 1st Privately Printed. Hardcover. Octavo, 631pp. **Original photograph of Hannah Farmer tipped in as frontispiece. Text includes illustrations, silhouettes, facsimile of Whittier poem. Top edge gilt. About 10 pages in book have an institute blind stamp. Later paper spine with original backstrip relaid; inner hinges cracked; text clean and binding secure. (a68506)
$150.00 Stanislavskij, Konstantin . MIT LIV I KUNSTEN
Kjobenhavn 1944 Nordisk Forlag. In Danish. Sm.4to., 462pp., illustrations, 3/4 leather hardcover with colorful end papers. VG, light wear. (a68760)
$90.00 Sarraute, Nathalie . CHILDHOOD
NY 1984 1st Braziller. Translated by Barbara Wright. Octavo, 246pp., hardcover. Near Fine in Fine DJ. (a69003)
$55.00 Slaughter, Stephen S . HISTORY OF A MISSOURI FARM FAMILY - THE O. V. SLAUGHTERS 1700-1944 (signed)
Harrison 1978 1st Harbor Hill Books. Octavo, 378pp., Letters, Documents, Genealogies, Photographs, hardcover. Addenda tipped in rear. Stamped Reference and "Withdrawn" on title page. **Signed by Slaughter. Good, inner hinges cracking. (a69045)
$75.00 Olesha, Yury . NO DAY WITHOUT A LINE. ISBN 0-88233-211-2
Ann Arbor 1979 1st Arbor. ISBN 0-88233-211-2. Autobiographical memoir of Russian writer whose career flourished in the 1920s in Soviet Russia. Octavo, 314pp., hardcover. Fine, no DJ. (a69055)
$22.00 Martin, Edward Sandford . THE LIFE OF JOSEPH HODGES CHOATE AS GATHERED CHIEFLY FROM HIS LETTERS INCLUDING HIS OWN STORY OF HIS BOYHOOD AND YOUTH
NY 1927 Scribners. 2 volumes in one. Octavo, 471pp., 439pp., frontis, illustrations, yellow cloth hardcover. Good, some wear and light soiling . (a69106)
$25.00 Binder, Jacob W. . ALL IN A LIFETIME AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Hackensack 1942 1st Privately printed. Copy No. 295/500. Octavo, 345pp., portrait frontis, maroon cloth hardcover. Inscribed and signed by Binder. VG, no DJ. (a69264)
$165.00 Laporte, Cloyd . FROM THE OZARKS AND THE ROCKIES, AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NOTES (signed)
NY 1970 first edition. Hardcover. Small octavo, 113pp., cloth. ** Inscribed and signed by Laporte. Fine. no DJ. (a69309)
$29.00 Haas, John B. . JOHN B. HAAS, PIONEER AUTOBIOGRAPHY
1938. Edited by Carl Hass, John's son. Southern California pioneer history. Folio, 55pp., printed pages from the Pony Express Courier June and July 1938 which carried this autobiography, photo illustrations, stiff cardboard boards cover with green cloth spine. *Signed by Carl Haas in presentation to Walter H. Robinson. Good, light wear, small chip on spine cloth. Scarce. (a69440)
$270.00 Hoyt, Homer . ACCORDING TO HOYT 50 YEARS OF HOMER HOYT ARTICLES ON LAW, REAL ESTATE CYCLE, ECONOMIC BASE SECTOR THEORY, SHOPPING CENTERS, URBAN GROWTH 1916 TO 1966 (signed)
(1966) Published by Author. Hardcover. Lg.4to., 809pp., photo illustrations, gilt printed red cloth. **Signed by Hoyt. Near Fine, no DJ. (a69610)
$300.00 Dunbar, Daisy (Mrs. Jesse M. Dunbar) . TWO INK MANUSCRIPT LETTERS WRITTEN FROM MOSCOW , RUSSIA, FEBRUARY AND MAY 1930
Legible ink manuscript. 4to., 7 leaves (written on rectos only). Addressed to: Dear Folks. Interesting. VG plus. (a69700)
$180.00 Ingraham, Charles Anson . THE YEARS OF MY PILGRIMAGE - AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Cleveland 1927 1st Central Publishing House. New Yorker, physician, journalist and preacher. Hardcover. 12mo., 139pp., gilt printed blue cloth. Signed: Compliments of the Author, in ink on front blank end paper. VG plus, spine lettering mostly faded away. (a69768)
$29.00Platt, Philip S ( Skinner ) Ph.D.. A MEMOIR THE LIFE WITH SELECTED LETTERS AND POEMS (signed)
1976 (?) Platt was a Fellow in the American Public Health Association and a resident of New York City and Scarsdale. 4to., 325pp., gilt printed blue buckram hardcover. ***Presentation copy signed by Platt. FINE. Very Scarce. Memories of Russia and its revolution of special interest. (a69784)
$85.00 Fearhake, Emily Rice . GRANDPA, YANKEE AND TEXAN
no date, no publisher (appears to be early to mid 20thc). Memoirs. 12mo. wraps. VG, unevenly faded. Scarce. (a69964)
$75.00 Bradford . BRADFORD'S HISTORY OF PLIMOTH PLANTATION FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT
Boston 1898 Wright and Potter. With a report of the proceedings incident to the return of the manuscript to Massachusetts. 4to., 555pp., index, hardcover. Owner signed. Good, end papers unevenly browned, leaves slightly browned around edges, light cover wear. (a70075)
$65.00 de Genlis, Countess (Stephanie Felicite Ducrest Comptesse de Genlis 1746-1830) . MEMOIRS OF THE COUNTESS DE GENLIS ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE HISTORY OF THE EIGHTEENTH AND NINETEENTH CENTURIES WRITTEN BY HERSELF VOLUME 2
NY 1825 Wilder & Campbell. Octavo, 390pp., rebound in greygreen buckram with gilt spine lettering. Institution bookplate (stamped discard) and end pocket. VG, occasional spotting in text. Volume 2 only (of 8). (a70205)
$70.00 Roberts, Thomas C. . 89 YEARS AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
1988? Self-published. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 272pp., hardcover. Signed by Pam Roberts at end of text. Fine. Scarce. (a70217)
$300.00Savage-Landor, A Henry. EVERYWHERE, THE MEMOIRS OF AN EXPLORER VOLUME II
NY 1924 1st Stokes. 4to. 437pp., photo illustrations, gilt printed dark brown cloth. Top edge gilt. Near Fine, no DJ. Volume II only. (a70333)
$39.00 Conway, Moncure Daniel . MY PILGRIMAGE TO THE WISE MEN OF THE EAST
Boston 1906 1st Houghton Mifflin. Conway's travel to Egypt, India and Ceylon to study eastern religions. Articles on slavery and liberal theology. Hardcover. Octavo, 416pp., portrait frontis, photo illustrations, blue cloth. VG, corners and spine ends lightly worn. (a70794)
$59.00 Sarl, Arthur J. . HORSES, JOCKEYS AND CROOKS, REMINISCENCES OF THIRTY YEARS' RACING
NY 1936 1st (stated) Dutton. Foreword by Rt. Hon. Earl of Lonsdale, K. G. Hardcover. 4to., 288pp., 19 photo illustrations, cloth. VG plus in Fair DJ, dj split at flaps, spine browned and torn. Scarce first edition. (a71000)
$65.00 Faxon, Elizabeth Curtis Morrison . MEMORIES OF ABIGAIL LUDDEN CURTIS GREGG 1826 - 1911
1936 1st Privately printed. Copy No. 11 of 50 printed. Hardcover. Small octavo, 50pp., photo illustrations, cloth. Presented by Auntie Bess to Abigail Gregg's great granddaughter, Fannie. One page manuscript prayer on end paper. VG, no DJ. (a71665)
$50.00 Duchess de Tourzel . MEMOIRS OF THE DUCHESS DE TOURZEL, GOVERNESS TO THE CHILDREN OF FRANCE DURING THE YEARS 1789, 1790, 1791, 1792, 1973 AND 1795 PUBLISHED BY THE DUKE DES CARS VOLUME II
London 1886 1st Reminton. Fascinating eyewitness account of French Revolution. Hardcover. Octavo, 342pp., tan cloth. Small owner bookplate. VG, light cover wear. Volume 2 (of 2). (a72283)
$95.00 Duchess of Angouleme . PRIVATE MEMOIRES WHICH WITH THE WORK OF M. HUE, AND THE JOURNAL OF CLERY, COMPLETE THE HISTORY OF THE CAPTIVITY OF THE ROYAL FAMILY OF FRANCE IN THE TEMPLE
London 1817 1st John Murray. Translated from the French to English. 12mo., 144pp., original paper covered boards with later paper spine. Lacks front and rear blank pages - opens to half title. Good, boards very worn, a few scattered spots in text. Binding secure. (a72535)
$190.00 Seaver, William J. . AN OCTOGENARIAN'S RAMBLING RECOLLECTIONS OF BOSTON 1840 - 1851
Brookline 1917 Brookline Print. 12mo. 25pp., stringbound wraps. VG plus. Scarce. (a73536)
$75.00 Bartrim, Helen Reed . MEMORIES ARE MORE THAN DREAMS
Pittsburg 1970 1st McElvany. Family history - Bartrim, Bartram, Reed, McCandliss and Stobbe families. Hardcover. Octavo, 103pp., phot illustrations, blue cloth. Signed by Helen Bartrim. Good plus, cover spotted, no DJ. (a74562)
$45.00 Delplanque, Claude . ALACA PROPOS RECUEILLIS
Sapin 1974 Author. Memoir, essays, World War 2 memories, etc. Hardcover. In French. Sm.4to., 64pp., frontis portrait of Delphanque, cloth. Near Fine, no DJ. (a74563)
$40.00 Atherton, Grace H. . FROM CANDLELIGHT TO SATELLITE
New Orleans 1959 1st Pelican. Hardcover. Octavo, 212pp., cloth. Near Fine in VG DJ. (a74592)
$24.00 Mayo, Gael Elton . THE MAD MOSAIC A LIFE STORY
London NY 1983 1st Quartet. ISBN 0-7043-2360-5. Author was daughter of Dr. Elton Mayo.Hardcover. Octavo, 238pp., cloth. Near Fine, light bump on one corner, in VG DJ. (a74644)
$20.00 Biddle, Margaret Seton Fleming . HIBERNIA: THE UNRETURNING TIDE
NY 1947 1st Privately Printed. Family history and history of a homestead, Hibernia, in Florida. Hardcover. Octavo, 144pp., frontis photo illustrations of Hibernia estate, a few text illustrations, green boards with white illustration of Hibernia on front. Lacks both paper spine labels. Near Fine, in later removable glassine jacket. The very scarce true first edition. (a74686)
$295.00 Chamberlin, William Fosdick . I REMEMBER
Newark (Ohio) 1942 1st Advocate Press. Hardcover. Octavo, 104pp., green cloth spine with paper designed to look like wood covering the boards and mounted paper spine label. Signed by Bill Chamberlin, Princeton, New Jersey, January 12, 1943 in presentation to Charles Neal and Mazie Barney (Neal is mentioned on p. 84 of text.) Near VG, boards worn on edges corners. (a75061)
$390.00 Stickney, William (editor) . AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AMOS KENDALL
NY 1949. Peter Smith reprint of original 1872 edition. Limited to 250 cops. Kendall had an active public life and, according to Wikipedia, is often considered the intellectual force behind the Presidency of Andrew Jackson. Original book was 700 pages in length so this reprint edition prints 4 original pages on each reprint page. Hardcover. 4to., about 200pp. in micro-offset, lime green cloth. VG, large pale stain on front, no DJ. (a75222)
$90.00 Gent, Thomas . THE LIFE OF MR. THOMAS GENT, PRINTER, OF YORK WRITTEN BY HIMSELF 1832
1974 Garland Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo, 208pp., grey cloth. Fine. (a75285)
$45.00 Griffis, Joseph K. (Tahan) . TAHAN : OUT OF SAVAGERY INTO CIVILIZATION AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
New York 1915 1st Doran. Osage Indian who moved from his native Indian culture into mainstream America. Hardcover. Octavo, 263pp., frontis portrait of Griffis in his Indian clothing, red cloth with bright blue and orange decoration and lettering. Good plus, circle spot on spine where label once affixed, faint residue of pocket on rear end paper. (a75639)
$210.00 Campbell, Viola Hutchinson . MEMORIES OF A BUSY LIFE
Plymouth 1926 1st Rogers Print. Hardcover. Small octavo, 122pp., phot illustrations, green cloth. VG, light wear, no DJ. Scarce. (a75652)
$150.00 Seamans, Robert C. Jr . AIMING AT TARGETS THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ROBERT C. SEAMANS, JR.
Washington 1996 1st NASA. ISBN 0-16-048907-5. Hardcover. Octavo, 291pp., black buckram. A few Depository Library stamps on front end paper. Near Fine in VG DJ. (a75784)
$23.00 Piraino, Emil S. . WHEN WE DREAMED OF AMERICA: MY BOYHOOD IN CEFALU DURING ITALY'S FASCIST ERA
New York 1992 1st Vantage. ISBN 0 533 10267 7. Hardcover. Octavo, 434pp., cloth. Fine in Fine DJ. (a75982)
$85.00Etter, Patricia A. (editor). AN AMERICAN ODYSSEY THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A NINETEENTH CENTURY SCOTSMAN, ROBERT BROWNLEE, AT THE REQUEST OF HIS CHILDREN, NAPA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA OCTOBER 1892
Fayetteville 1986 1st University of Arkansas. Hardcover. ISBN 0-938626-53-1. Brownlee left Scotland in 1835 for New York, Arkansas and then California to find gold. Hardcover. Octavo, 240pp., photo illustrations, cloth. Near Fine (slight residue from price tags on end paper and faint spoiling on top closed page ends) in Near Fine dj (light rubbing on dj, no tears, no chips, price not clipped.) (a76364)
$26.00 Denton, Marjorie A. . THE LAND OF HOME SWEET HOME - STORIES OF OLD LONG ISLAND, WHERE THE COTTAGE "HOME SWEET HOME" STILL STANDS IN EAST HAMPTON
Sayville 1940 1st Sayville Press. Octavo, 121pp., photo illustrations, wraps. Good plus, lower corners gently bumped. (a76368)
$28.00Taylor, Marian Warner. WHEN NANA WAS LITTLE MARIAN WARNER (signed by author)
c. 1925. Appears to be self-published Author's memoir. Pennsyvania family. Hardcover. Small octavo, 36pp., photo illustrations, cloth. Sweet frontis illustration of Nana as a pretty young girl.**Signed by Taylor on front end paper. VG. no dj. (a76770)
$24.00 Hopkins, Rev. John Henry . THE LIFE OF MARIE MOULTON GRAVES HOPKINS BELOVED WIFE OF JOHN HENRY HOPKINS AND THEIR STORY OF THEIR LIFE AND WORK TOGETHER
1934 1st Privately Printed. Burlington Vermont family. Hardcover. Octavo, 265pp., blue cloth with black lettering. Good, some cover wear, leaves slightly toned, no DJ. no ownership marks. (a77564)
$20.00 De Rochambeau . M�MOIRES DU MAR�CHAL DE ROCHAMBEAU SUR LES GUERRES DE LA R�VOLUTION DE 1789 A 1807
Paris 1824 Chez Ladvocat. Introduction states that first edition was published in 1809. In French. Hardcover. 3 volumes in one. Octavo, 346pp., fine steel engraved frontis portrait of Bessieres, 1/2 green cloth and marbled boards with gilt printed mounted leather spine label. Bookplate of Ver Heyden de Lancey of the Middle Temple and Gray's Inn. Good plus, glue stains around edges of bookplate, chip on front free blank fly leaf, some light staining on outer margins and fore-edges. Binding secure. (a77640)
$685.00Coleman, Arthur and Marion Moore. JOURNEY INTO ANOTHER WORLD 3 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
Cheshire 1974 1st edition. Privately Printed. 3 volumes. Part One: First Steps, 129 pp. Part Two: Exploring That Other World 1930-1939, 208pp. Part Three:Journey's End 1939-1974, 211pp., Octavos, photo illustrations, original printed wraps. Signed by Marion in volume one. Near Fine, light cover soiling. Set of 3 volumes. (a77950)
$99.00Smith, Reverend Alexander. ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT RECORD BOOK
c. 1880. Notebook with paper covered boards and leather spine. Record book of Rev. Smith, a Presbyterian Minister living in Paterson, New Jersey. Much on history of Presbyterians in Paterson; the longest section is a lengthy list of the 1278 books in his library; a short autobiography; recipes for sasparilla, cures for croup, lock jaw etc., facts about history and current world situation, detailed notes on some books he read, long list of Paterson marriages and more. Entry dates extend from 1867 to July 1901. Rev. Smith mentions that he was born in Derry, Ireland, August 22 1831; that he was ordained in 1866; took over as Pastor of Presbyterian Church in Paterson in late 1877. Rev. Smith's information on the Paterson Church and his appointment is confirmed in the book: History of Bergen and Passaic Counties, New Jersey by William Nelson (see pp. 494-498). Octavo, 104pp. (a few pages are blank). Good, writing quite legible, spine is mostly cracked through and boards are quite worn, becoming disbound. Still much interesting information - especially the library list and view into the mind, interests and concerns of a 19th century American minister. (a77961)
$780.00 Spiegel, Alexander S. . A LIFE IN STORM
Jersusalem 1963 1st Newman. Eyewitness to Bolshevik Revolution. Hardcover. Octavo, 291pp., photo illustrations, cloth. Inscribed and signed by Spiegel. Near Fine in Good DJ. (a78143)
$25.00 Martzolff, Clement L. . REMINISCENCES OF A PIONEER
1910. Article pp. 191-228 in single complete issue of Ohio Archaeological and Historical Quarterly. Other articles in same issue as well. Octavo, original printed wraps. Near Fine. (a78313)
$29.00 Zeisberger, David; Archer Butler Hulbert; William Nathaniel Schwarze (eds) . DAVID ZEISBERGER'S HISTORY OF NORTHERN AMERICAN INDIANS
1910. Original appearance of this work. Single complete issue of Ohio Archaeological and Historical Quarterly. Octavo, 189pp., index, original printed wraps. VG, light wear. No ownership marks. Original paperback book, not modern reprint. (a78314)
$59.00Brodsky, Mrs. A.. RECOLLECTIONS OF A RUSSIAN HOME (A MUSICIAN'S EXPERIENCES)
London 1904 1st Sherratt & Hughes. Hardcover. sm Octavo, 202pp., blue cloth with gilt decorated ivory cloth spine. Good plus, light wear, end papers toned. Binding secure; text clean; no owner marks; no hinges cracked; no dj. (a78326)
$29.00 Norton, Henry Kittredge . THE FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC OF SIBERIA
New York 1923 1st Holt. Hardcover. Octavo, 316pp., illustrations, foldout map, green cloth. ***Signed by Norton. VG plus. In removable protective glassine jacket. (a78517)
$88.00 Palen, Lewis Stanton . WHITE DEVIL OF THE BLACK SEA
NY 1924 1st Minton Balch. Narrative of legendary adventures of pro-Czarist, anti-communist Russian leader identified as LD. Hardcover. Octavo, 298pp., black cloth. **Signed by publisher Melville Minton. VG , in Good DJ, unevenly faded, some small chips and some closed tears. (a78690)
$29.00 Hein, David; W. Wilkins Davis . A STUDENT'S VIEW OF THE COLLEGE OF ST. JAMES ON THE EVE OF THE CIVIL WAR THE LETTERS OF W. WILKINS DAVIS (1842-1866)
Lewiston 1988 1st Mellen Press. ISBN 0-88946-674-2. Studies in American Religion Volume 30. Hardcover. Octavo, 145pp., frontis portrait of Davis, cloth. Fine, slight residue of price tag on front end paper. As new (slight residue where price tag once was on front end paper.) (a79242)
$69.00 Forrest, Sam . VARIETY OF MISCELLANEA
NY 1939 1st Privately Printed. Memoir of Broadway Theatre director, 1870-1944, who staged nearly 100 plays for Cohan and Harris. Hardcover. Small octavo, 100pp., photo illustrations, blue cloth. **Signed by Forrest. Near Fine, no DJ. (a79643)
$45.00 Jeremy, David John (editor) . HENRY WANSEY AND HIS AMERICAN JOURNAL 1794
Philadelphia 1970 1st American Philosophical Society. Hardcover. Lg.4to.,186pp., photo illustrations, cloth. Fine in Dair DJ, chipped and worn. (a79774)
$20.00 Ward, Edwin A. . RECOLLECTIONS OF A SAVAGE
NY no date (1920s?) appears to be 1st Stokes. Memoir of a member of the Savage Club founded in 1857. Includes chapters on Oscar Wilde, W. Britten, Cecil Rhodes, Whistler, George Marshal, travel to India and Japan, and more. Hardcover. Octavo, 307pp., photo illustrations, cloth. Good, lightly foxed throughout, spine ends lightly worn, no DJ. (a79920)
$20.00 Horton, George . RECOLLECTIONS GRAVE AND GAY: THE STORY OF A MEDITERRANEAN CONSUL
Indianapolis 1927 1st Bobbs Merrill. Hardcover. Octavo, 331p., lilac cloth. Good, spine faded to tan, no DJ. (a79983)
$28.00 White, William C. . BITS AND PIECES BEING WHAT IS LEFT AFTER THE COBWEBS HAVE BEEN SWEPT OUT OF AN ANCIENT MENTAL ATTIC (signed)
Coventry 1979. Copy No. 39 of 150 made. 4to., 195pp., plastic spiral bound wraps.** Signed by White in presentation to Debby and Jim. VG. (a80123)
$200.00Aughinbaugh, William MD.. I SWEAR BY APOLLO, A LIFE OF MEDICAL ADVENTURE.
London 1939 1st Victor Gollancz. Interesting story of Virginia doctor who specialized in plagues and epidemics and traveled and lived in many countries. 8vo., 429pp., hardcover. Good plus, no DJ. (m11)
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