Biography from Scraps of American History

364 pages with index, illustrated with black and white photographs. The fascinating life of the founder of Rookwood Pottery, the first woman owned factory in the United States. Green cloth binding with white titles on spine, red end papers. Minor wear to cover, corners a little bumped, interior pages bright. Illustrated dust jacket with white titles on front cover and… Saber más sobre este artículo

354 pages with index, illustrated with black and white photographs. The biography of a little known but influential Appalachian artist. Illustrated boards with white titles on front cover and spine. A little bumping of corners, interior pages bright, binding tight.

194 pages, illustrated with black and white photographs. A biography covering most of the 20th century detailing life in rural Floyd County, Virginia, by a teacher and native of the region, published after his death. Red illustrated wraps with white titles on front cover and spine. Some light edge wear to cover, reading crease near spine, interior pages bright.

A reprint of an 1862 edition written by a Hungarian vintner and nobleman considered the founder of the California wine industry. Burgundy cloth spine over tan boards, silver titles on spine, black end papers. Cloth is spotted and faded at edges, light edge wear to cover, spine ends and corners a bit bumped, front board a little curved, interior pages… Saber más sobre este artículo

199 pages, illustrated with black and white photographs and facsimile letters. The autobiography of a hard-hitting, fast paced Special Agent with the U. S. Treasury ATF Bureau, with many of his adventures in law enforcement. Bright blue cloth binding with gilt titles on front cover and spine. A little edge wear with slight bumping of corners, author signed on front… Saber más sobre este artículo

Ex-Library. 544 pages with index, illustrated with black and white frontispiece. Another look at the life of the first President of the United States and his Revolutionary War career. Rebound library copy. Some wear to cover, especially at spine edges, corners and spine ends bumped, light spotting and scrubbing, library number on spine, old sticker and glue on back cover,… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1900. Early reprint. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 423 pages with index, illustrated with tissue protected frontispiece and decorated half title. Standard Library Edition, American Statesmen series, edited by John T. Morse. Green cloth binding with gilt titles on spine, gilt top edge. Some spotting of cover, spine a bit darkened, a little edge… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Charles Scribner, 1855. Probable First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. Two volume set. Memoir of United States Congressman Seargent Smith Prentiss. Pebbled cloth binding with blindstamped borders on front covers and gilt titles on spines. Volume 1, 382 pages, shows some fading and edge wear with spotting and scurffs, corners bumped, spine ends tattered with some chips… Saber más sobre este artículo

London, Ontario, Canada: Elvidge Printing Co., Limited, 1984. Unknown. Vintage paperback. Good/No jacket. 237 pages, illustrated with black and white drawings and photographs. Written in Estonian and appears to be an autobiography. Illustrated blue wraps with black titles on front cover and spine. Some edge wear, spine a bit cocked, back cover scrubbed, some tanning, reading creases near… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1962. Second printing. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 300 pages. A fictionalized account of the romance leading up to the marriage of Clara and Robert Schumann. Ex-library. Tan cloth binding with black titles on spine. Cover a bit soiled and faded with tanning, darkening of spine, spine cocked with light crease,… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Harper Collins, Publisher, 2013. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Very Good/good +. 257 pages, illustrated with small black and white photographs. The story of a direct descendant of the famous Astor family who grew up impoverished on the Hudson Valley estate of her ancestors. White boards with white cloth spine, black titles on spine, end papers… Saber más sobre este artículo

Huntsville, Alabama: Ellen Ross Publishers1, 1992. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Very Good/good. 191 pages, illustrated with black and white photographs and facsimile documents as well as drawings. A limited, numbered edition honoring Margaret Mitchell and her work. Number 326 of 965. Burgundy binding with photograph of Margaret Mitchell on front cover, gilt titles on front cover and… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 164 pages, plus Putnam's advertising, illustrated with black and white photo plates. With an introduction by Frederick S. Dellenbaugh of the Powell Colorado River Expedition of 1871. The memoir of a ten-year-old girl and her travel with her family down the Colorado River and… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good +. 352 pages with index and two black and white photo sections. The autobiography of the great writer and director of Hollywood's screwball comedies of the 1930s and 1940s, put together by his wife from his detailed journals. Blue boards with red spine, silver titles on spine… Saber más sobre este artículo

Chicago: The Peoples Book Club, 1943. Special edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. 403 pages, illustrated with black and white photo section. A look at famous politicians and interesting people in old New York. Tan cloth binding with black title block and bands and gilt titles and decorations on spine, illustrated end papers. A little edge wear with a little… Saber más sobre este artículo

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1984. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Good +/good. 284 pages, illustrated with black and white photo section. The dramatic story of a group of missionaries and their children on a ship sunk by a German U-boat attack during World War II and how one man's faith led to forgiveness. Bright… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1999. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 774 pages with index, illustrated with black and white photo plate sections. The autobiography of the man who worked his way up from unemployment to membership in Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Party and went on to serve as Prime Minister. Black boards with black cloth… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated, 1932. Not stated. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 605 pages with index, illustrated with black and white plates, two-color title page. An in-depth biography of Mary Stuart. Tan cloth binding with very light embossed decorations on front cover and spine, gilt titles on front cover and black titles on spine, rough cut leading edge.… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907. Not stated. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 324 pages, indexed. Biography of the popular novelist and poet. Quarter green cloth over olive boards, gilt titles on leather title block on spine. Title block leather chipped, titles still bright, some edge wear to cover, minor spotting, corners and spine ends a little… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good/good. 336 pages, illustrated with black and white photo section. The story of the wild daughter of the Duke of Rutland who married the diplomat Duff Cooper, knew many of the social, musical and stage stars of the day and worked as an actress in British films. Black… Saber más sobre este artículo