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Knopf, New York, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ Condition/Very Good+. From the front flap: "Lincoln, Miller says, was a great man who was also a good man. It is the central thrust of this 'ethical biography' to reveal how he became both, to trace his moral and intellectual development in the context of his times and in confrontation with the leading issues of the day--most notably, of course, that of slavery." Size: About 10" - Small Quarto (Sm. 4to). 515 pages. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Quarter bound in brown textured paper with bright gilt title on spine and ivory patterned paper over boards. Corners are sharp. Minimal shelf wear at foot of spine. Unclipped ($30.00) Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips. The only defect is that someone has blacked out something under the price with a felt marker and there is a corresponding ghost of the blackened area on the front free end paper. Quantity Available: 1. Category:… Leer más

Brentano's, New York, 1929. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book . G HB. 329 p.; Ilus: 12 plates; 24 cm. Pub. Sept. 1929, "Second Printing before publication." Tan cloth over boards with silver (most chipped off) title and illus. on cover and spine. Front and back hinges have both separated, held by the webbing. Good quality paper remains bright. P/O's name on FEP; remnants of sticker on inside cover. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 329 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Historical; . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 264. .

Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1929. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Signed by Author. VG+ HB, missing the original glassine cover, but in the original slipcase. Singed by Boyd on the limitation page. Over the limitation notice Boyd has written, "This is one of | the thirty copies | for presentation" and he has marked a # sign on the blank for the number. This edition was limited to 530 copies, with 500 for sale and 30 for presentation. Yellow paper over boards with quarter bound in royal blue cloth with 13 gilt stars stamped on the front cover and a gilt title on the spine. 5 p., 3-351 p. front. (port.), maps.; 23 cm. In addition, a facsimile of a note from Wayne to George Washington is tipped in. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 351 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight; corners sharp, but the head and foot of the spine shows a little wear and there is a small (1/4")… Leer más

Elk River Press, Meridianville, AL, 1999. Trade Paperback. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Signed by Author. G+ Trade PB signed and dated (19 July, 1999) by the author on title page. 272 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 22 cm. Illustrated wrapper has crease along the hinge from having been read; bottom corners show wear. Back cover has light creasing from wear. Contents are tight and clean. P/O's name written at the top of the title page. 3" light crease down the middle of the bottom of the title page, affecting the fist six pages. Gurley was a captain under N. B. Forrest, 4th Alabama Cavalry, C.S.A. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 272 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Military; History. Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 496. .

Whitmore & Buckingham, and H, Mansfield, New Haven, CT, 1834. Later Printing. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good- Condition. Book Size: 7.5"-8" - Small Octavo (Sm. 8vo). 648 pages. Item Type: Book. The binding is broken between the frontispiece and title page, so the first two leaves are hanging by their threads. The rest of the text block is tight. Bound in marbled polished calf. The spine is ruled in gilt to give the impression of compartments. The title "Whitefield's | Life and Sermons" is in gilt on a black morocco panel. The corners are turned in and worn with the boards peeking through at the tips. The front hinge is shaken and broken for about 1" at the head and foot. The rear hinge is heavily worn and split, though it appears that it was repaired at some point with some glue, stablizing the joint. Moderately foxed throughout. There are no marks in the text of the memoirs, but a previous owner has underlined several passages in the collection of sermons.… Leer más

Shenandoah Heritage Publishing Co, Waynesboro, VA, 1989. First Edition. Softcover (Perfect Bound). Very Good/None (as issued). Illustrator: Moss, P. Buckley. Inscribed by Author and Illustrator. VG+ Paperback. Inscribed in pencil by author on half-title page ("Kim | [sig] | 1990"). Stated First Printing of 30,000 copies. 103 p.: ill. (some col.); 23 cm. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight; spine uncreased. Light crease along hinge on front cover. Light shelfwear at the edges and corners. Back cover (solid black) shows some rubbing. Illustrator: Moss, P. Buckley. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Artists, Architects, Photographers; United States; 1980s; Inscribed by Author and Illustrator. Main Picture: Moss, P. Buckley Moss, The People's Artist (First Printing, Inscribed by Moss) - Front cover of wrapper. Picture 2: Moss, P. Buckley Moss, The People's Artist (First… Leer más

Little, Brown & Co, Boston, 1937. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Grassby, Percy & Robillard, Conrad G. Book . VG HB in G DJ, protected by archival polyester cover. Little, Brown & Company's Centenary Prize Book & 1938 Pulitzer for Biography. xvi p., 4 l., 3-546 p.; illlus.: front. (port.) plates, 25 cm. Tan cloth over boards w/Alcott's signature blind stamped on front cover (gilt has faded); gilt title on black field on spine. Corners turned; light shelf wear. Text block is tight and unmarked; paper a little brown from age. Unclipped DJ tattered at edges w/small chips at folds & 1/2" loss at top of back panel. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 546 pages. Item Type: Book. Illustrator: Grassby, Percy & Robillard, Conrad G.. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Cultural Heritage; United States; 1930s; . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request.… Leer más

Delta, New York, 2000. Edition Unstated. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition/None (as issued). Book Inscribed by Author. VG Trade Paperback inscribed "To Matt" and signed by the author under his name on the title page. xiv, 368 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.; 21 cm. Illustrated wrapper shows slight wear at the corners; spine has one crease; small (1/8") puncture at the top of the front cover, affecting the word "Memoir." Text block is tight, bright and unmarked, but bottom page edge has some spotting. Top and side page edges are clean. Program from author's appearance in Oct. 2005 laid in. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 368 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Personal Memoirs; United States; Modern; Inscribed by Author. ISBN: 0385333218. ISBN/EAN: 9780385333214. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 808. . 9780385333214

The Macmillan Company, New York, 1930. 6th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Book . VG HB in G+ DJ, protected by mylar cover. Sixth printing, Aug. 1930. v, 372 p.: illus., [15] p. of plates, ports., facsim; 25 cm. Dark blue cloth over boards with bright gold title on spine; front bottom corner slightly bumped. Gift inscription dated 1930 on FEP. Text block is tight and unmarked with some toning from age. Unclipped DJ is a bit dirty and yellowed from age with 1/2" chip at top and bottom of spine. Intimate biography of Teddy Roosevelt from his long-time friend. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 372 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Presidents & Heads of State; . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 626. .

Sucesores de Rivadeneyra, Madrid, 1956. Third Edition. Softcover (Perfect Bound). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Book VG softcover in VG-DJ, now protected in archival polyester cover. xvi, 269 p. illus., ports. 22 cm. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). Item Type: Book. Text block is tight and unmarked, though the pages are slightly tanned from age. Binding is tight. Corners show shelf wear and spine is a bit darkened and shows creasing. Dust Jacket in VG- condition with some wear at the folds and slight chipping at the edges. Previous owner's bookplate pased on inside front cover. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Royalty; Spain; 1950s; Main Picture: Dennis (1956), Seek the Darkness - Dust Jacket showing the Front Panel, Spine and the price at the bottom right corner of the Back Panel. Picture 2: Dennis (1956), Seek the Darkness - Front wrapper of the book. Picture 3: Dennis (1956), Seek the Darkness - Title Page. Picture 4: Dennis (1956), Seek… Leer más

B&H Books, Nashville, TN, 1997. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Book Signed by person(s) connected with book. Wonderful association copy in pristine condition. Signed on half-title by the two surviving sons of Sgt. York: Andrew J. York & George E. York xv, 349 p.: ill., [16] pp. of plates; 24 cm. Gray paper over boards w/bright gilt title on spine; corners sharp; no shelf wear. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Unclipped DJ protected by archival polyester cover. "Here ... is the complete story of America's greatest twentieth-century Christian patriot, based on new interviews with his children ...." Together with R.G. Humble, Sgt. Alvin C. Work: A Christian Patriot, a 43 page illustrated saddle-stapled booklet published by The Churches of Christ in Christian Union (Circleville, OH: n.d.) Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 349 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 pounds. Category: Biography & Autobiography;… Leer más

The Christopher Publishing House, North Quincy, MA, 1971. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good/Good. Book Inscribed by Author. VG- HB in Good DJ, protected by mylar cover. Signed by author on title page and inscribed by author on free front end paper (FEP). 137 p.: illus.: 21 cm. Dark blue cloth over boards with bright gilt title on front cover and spine. Presumed First Edition. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). Item Type: Book. Text block is tight. The pages are slightly tanned from age. There are three pages with small marks in ink: one word underlined, one page with an "X" at the top corner and one with a word written in at the beginning of a paragraph. Binding is tight; corners sharp. Unclipped Dust Jacket has a stain at the upper center of the front panel, which looks as if it was used as a coaster at some point. There is a 1" long by 1/4" wide chip at the top of the front panel and a smaller chip at the top of the back panel. Edges… Leer más