Resultados de búsqueda: Autobiography/Biography from Gilt Edge Books

New York: G P Putnam's Sons, 1970. Alfred Emmanuel Smith 1873 -1944 - elected Governor of New York State - Democratic candidate for the Presidency in 1928, the first Roman Catholic to be nominated for this office by a major political party. The fact that he was defeated after one of the most scurrilous and savagely fought campaigns in American history does not lessen his importance as a trailblazer or as the prototype of the self-made men who achieved enormous political influence and power. The First Hurrah is a full-scale account of Alfred E. Smith's life and career - the absorbing story of an unusual man, a legendary figure in his own day, the politician par excellence. It is a biography that reviews an entire life with clarity and objectivity. A section of photographs provided, notes on sources, selected bibliography and an index. A bright copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

New York: The MacMillan Company, 1964. The Pulitzer Prize - winning poet, Phyllis McGinley, writes about woman's most honorable profession. In this warm, wise and witty book she shares with readers the joys and problems of the domestic profession. Bookplate to fep. Name to ffep. A sound copy.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Chester, Connecticut: The Globe Pequot Press, 1990. Hill transports us back to a faraway time and place... a world poor in such things as running water but rich in family life and honored traditions. It was a world that would disappear forever with the coming of WWII and the inevitable incursion of modern life. By focusing on his neighbors, his family and the small details of everyday life, Hill shows how the twentieth century came thirty years late to the backwoods of his boyhood (in Vermont) . A bright book. Photo illustrated, price-intact dust jacket. A very nice copy!. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

London: Andre Deutsch, 1963. SBN 233-96073-2. The author, one of London's leading coutiers, was born and grew up in Natal. The childhood and youth he describes, up to the time he left South Africa for England, extended from 1907 to 1924. This book is described as "warm and funny and full of character." It also reflects "the peculiar tensions of South African society." Name to ffep. Illustrated dust jacket by Kaye Bellman. A sound copy in an illustrated price-intact dust jacket.. First Edition, Second Impression. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

London: Andre Deutsch, 1988. Kim Philby was the most remarkable spy in the history of espionage. He defected to Russia in 1963. A few weeks before his death, he invited Phillip Knightley to his apartment in Moscow, where Philby bared his soul, describing his upbringing, his relationship with his famous father, his decision to become a traitor and his romance and last happy days with his fourth wife, an attractive Russian called Rufa. This is the first full story of Philby, man and masterspy, before and after defection. Illustrated with a section of b/w photos. A bright square-cornered book in a photo illustrated price clipped dust jacket.. ISBN: 0-233-78360-0. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Espionage + K G B + Kim Philby + Spys + Anti British Espionage + Russia + MI5 + British Secret Service. Catalogs: Autobiography/Biography.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1991. A true story that touches the emotions as strongly as anything Philip Roth has ever written. The novelist, the son, full of love, anxiety, and dread, accompanies his father through each fearful stage of his final ordeal (death), and as he does so, discloses his father's long, stubborn engagement with life. Against all odds Patrimony is also a surprisingly comic story. Initials to ffep. A good read. A bright clean copy.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1993. The wives of Henry VIII - Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Catherine Parr have come down to us through history narrowly defined by the roles they played in the larger story of the King's life, and most commonly remembered for the manner in which each did or did not survive marriage to him. In this richly and dramatic and singularly illuminating study, Lady Antonia Fraser uncovers the complex and fascinating individuals whose characters have been shrouded for centuries by sterotype and legend. A generous List of Illustrations provided (24 pages), Family Trees, Prologue, five parts covering each wife, an epilogue, references, bibliography and index. These wonderful illustrations are on heavier semi-gloss stock (some in color from paintings). A superb work of history. A great read! A clean, bright copy which promises to please. . ISBN: 0-394-58538-0. Eighth Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Great Britain +… Leer más

New York: MacMillan Publishing Company, 1986. The astonishing untold story of Bess W. Truman and her love for her husband, Harry, as only their daughter could tell it. Cameo portrait of Bess Truman frontispiece. Margaret Truman reveals the strong role her mother played in Harry Truman's important political decisions. We are there during Harry's ascent to the Senate, the Vice Presidency, and, after the death of Roosevelt, to the White House itself. We see history from the inside out as the lives of Harry and Bess evoke the great events of the Truman era.... And we are there during sickness, tragedy, and triumph, as well as Harry and Bess's final years in Independence. A heart-warming story of an enduring love and a remarkable political partnership. A genealogical tree, three sections of photographs on semi-gloss stock, and index provided. An extremely bright book in a photo illustrated, price-intact dust jacket.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

New York: G P Putnam's Sons, 1980. The lyrical, heartwarming memoirs of the writer whose first novel, I Heard The Owl Call My Name, has become a beloved favorite of millions of readers around the world. Margaret Craven was reared in Puget Sound, Washington, where she grew to love the unspoiled American West of her childhood. An inspiring companion volume to "I Heard The Owl Call My Name". Full-page and chapter heading line drawings by Joan Miller enhances the text very much.. ISBN: 0-399-12453-5. Third Impression, Book Club Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Margaret Craven Biography + American Novelist + Puget Sound + American West + Joan Miller Illustrator + I Heard The Owl Call My Name. Catalogs: Autobiography/Biography.

New York and London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. This volume covers the years of her early married life. The tragedy of the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh,Jr. unfolds in an extraordinary series of letters only recently recovered, in which Anne Lindbergh keeps her mother-in-law meticulously informed of each day's events, hopes, deceptions, up to the final blow. Mrs. Lindbergh has written an introduction for each section, the second a memorable essay on the nature of grief. Thirty-two pages of illustrations is found throughout this book. Illustrated endpapers. Photo price-intact dust jacket. A bright very nice copy.. ISBN: 0-15-142176-5. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Biography + Anne Morrow Lindbergh Diaries and Letters + Charles Lindbergh + Charles Lindbergh Jr. Kidnapping.

New York: Summit Books, 1987. This is a magnificent epic of an American dynasty and of three generations of Fords who played out the dramatic conflict between fathers and sons against the backdrop of the great industrial empire they built. The authors have ammassed a wealth of never-before-revealed material and exclusive interviews to fashion a riveting saga of conquest, neurtic destruction, revenge, tragedy and final triumph. This is a marvelously engrossing and illuminating account of a vital chapter in American life. 496 pp includes index. Illustrated with two sections of b/w photos. Remainder dot to bottom edge. Price clipped dust jacket.. ISBN: 0-671-54093-9. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Henry Ford + Ford Family + Ford Motor Company + Automobile Industry + Edsel Ford + David Horowitz + Lee Iacocca. Catalogs: Autobiography/Biography.

Publishers' Union, 1898. Richard B. Cook, D.D...author of The Life of Spurgeon, etc. The Right Honorable William Ewart Gladstone four times Prime Minister of England. Photo frontispiece of Gladstone taken in 1892 at the time of his fourth call to the premiership. A preface, introductory, and copious list of illustrations provided. A sampling of illustrations: Birthplace of Gladstone.... Gladstone's London Residence.... Gladstone's marriage at Hawarden.... Old Hawarden Castle.... Hawarden Church.... The Rev. H. Drew.... Condition of Ireland 1882.... Gladstone Family Group.... Release of Parnell, Dillon and O'Kelly.... Irish Leaders.... Irish Constabulary Evicting Tenants.... The Midlothian Campaign, etc. The contents supply twenty-one chapters of biography beginning with: Ancestry and Birth....At Eton and Oxford.... Early Parlimentary Experiences through to : Prime Minister the Fourth Time.... In private Life and Closing Scenes. Other chapters: Book on Church and State.... The Neapolitan Prisons....… Leer más

Toronto: Doubleday Canada Limited, 1987. " A disturbing, haunting account of the heroic victory a distinguished and passionate writer achieved over the shattering pain of incest" (by June Callwood). Jack McClelland had this to say: Sylvia has pulled all the stops in terms of honesty, candor and forthrightness. A very tough book to write and an alarming one to read. it is a book that evokes tears and demands attention. Read it. In part, by Adele Wiseman....."it is a moving book, written with dignity and restraint, a beautiful book". A bright book. Gift inscription to ffep. Price-intact photo dust jacket glossy and bright.. ISBN: 0-385-25141-6. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Sylvia Fraser Biography + Noveliests Canadian 20th Century + Incest + Canadiana. Catalogs: Autobiography/Biography.

England: Viking, 1986. Jan Little survived in the depths of the Amazon jungle for months after her family had died in strange circumstances. She was utterly alone, and blind. Her courage and tenacity are awe inspiring. Illustrations provided. Portraits on semi-gloss stock; a two-page spread showing The Riverside Hut, in cutaway, Homestead Hill, looking north (also 2-page spread) and photo of The Last Diary entry. Two maps are also here - Mexico: Chiapas and the Lacondon.... Brazil: The Upper Rio Negro and Neblina. 'The Survival of Jan Little' will speak poignantly to anyone who has ever dreamed of finding the perfect place, the ideal way of life. Illustrated price-intact dust jacket. A clean, bright copy. An absorbing read!. ISBN: 0-670-81158-0. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Jan Little + Biography + Amazon River Watershed + San Cristobel Mexico + Northern Brazil.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1947. The pleasures of twinship are described in this double autobiography by the talented, lovely and adventurous identical twins - the Hoffman sisters. Early in life they worked out a set of personal goals for themselves and they tell the irrepressible, play-by-play success story of how they went about attaining those goals - a unique adventure that begins in St. Paul, Minnesota, and leads to far and bizzare places. An amusing story. Illustrated throughout with line drawings by the authors. Cloth boards with perfect paper title label to spine. Illustrated price-clipped dust jacket. Photo of twins on back panel. A most respectable copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. NonFiction + Travel + Hoffman Sisters + Art + Artists + Ruth and Helen Hoffman Illustrators + St. Paul Minnesota + NOISBN. Catalogs: Autobiography/Biography.

New York: Pantheon Books, 1994. A hauntingly beautiful biographic account of Daisy Bates. In 1913 at the age of fifty-four Daisy Bates went to live in the desert of South Australia for nearly thirty years. It is a stunning portrait of one of the world's most eccentric, lonely and worthwhile women. Daisy Bates resembles Isak Dinesen or Dianne Fossey.... she gave up everything to live with the Aborigines for she loved their wilderness and their land. Daisy Bates was a notorious liar and the author treats this flaw in a loving way. Small pale-colour stain to ffep. A bright book in a bright price-clipped dust jacket.. ISBN: 0-679-42001-0. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Women Australia Biography + Australia Biography + Australian Aborigines + Aborigines Social Life and Customs + Australian Aborigines Social Conditions + Daisy Bates 1861-1951. Catalogs: Autobiography/Biography.

New York: Broadway Books, 1999. Photo illustrated card covers. An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League. "An inportant, honest, and moving look at an extradordinary passage: A young black man's rise from the ghetto to the Ivy League" (from the Providence Journal). Our real life Afro-American hero Cedric faces many challanges once he has been accepted into Brown University. He is left to rely on his faith, his intelligence, and his determination to keep alive his hope in the unseen - a future of acceptance and reward that he struggles, each day, to envision. An inspirational read!. In 1995 the author won the Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing for a two-part series about the high school years of Cedric Jennings.. ISBN: 0-7679-0126-6. Eighth Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Cedric Lavar Jennings Biography + Afro Americana Teenage Boys Education Washington + Frank W. Ballou Senior High School + Brown University Student Biography.

London: Macdonald, 1985. Sir Maurice Oldfield, Director-General of MI6 between 1973 and 1978. This fascinating biography, the first of any head of the secret service, brings to life a complex, likeable man, someone with a supreme gift for blending into the background yet also possessed of a fine sense of humour, an ability to make long-lasting friendships and a complete lack of self-importance. Illustrated with b/w photos. List of illustrations provided. Small remainder dot to bottom edge of book. A very bright book in a bright illustrated price-clipped dust jacket.. ISBN: 0-356-10400-1. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Sir Maurice Oldfield + Spies Great Britain Biography + Secret Service Great Britain + MI6. Catalogs: Autobiography/Biography.

Austin: University Of Texas Press, 1980. Second Paperback Printing. Illustrated card covers. This volume is a collection of autobiographical and biographical writings by and about Middle Eastern women. Many of the selections have been translated by the editors from Arabic, Persian or French. Illustrated with b/w photos. Name to first page. Covers show some wear to extremities. This book remains a solid respectable copy.The format is an oversize softcover.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Toronto: Stoddart Publishing Co. Limited, 1987. This book is an attempt by the well known David Suzuki, (host of CBC Television's 'The Nature of Things'), to explain the factors that shaped his personality and influenced his priorities, aspirations and career. Photographs accompany text throughout the book. Attractively bound book. Bookplate affixed to front endpaper. The book remains extremely bright with the look and feel of newness. It promises to please.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine.