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HENRISCH E. - NIGRO C.
Virginia di Castiglione. La Contessa della leggenda attraverso la sua corrispondenza intima, diari e documenti inediti (1837 - 1899). Firenze, Bemporad & Figlio, 1936.
8°, br. edit. ill., pp. 244 con illustrazioni su tavv. f.t.
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COVA Alessandro.
Graziani. Un generale per il regime. Roma, Newton Compton Editori, 1987.
8°, tela edit., soprac. ill., pp. 304 con illustrazioni su tavv. f.t.
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GREGOROVIUS Ferdinando.
Lucrezia Borgia, secondo documenti e carteggi del tempo. Traduzione dal tedesco per R. Mariano. Firenze, Le Monnier, 1874.
16°, mz. pelle coeva, tit. e fregi in oro al dorso, pp. XII - 440, antip. lit. e 3 tavv. rip. f.t. con fac-simili. Opera erudita, ricca di dettagli ed aneddoti messi in luce dal famoso storico tedesco. Prima edizione italiana uscita lo stesso anno di quella tedesca.
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RAMOND Edouard.
La vita amorosa di Rodolfo Valentino. Milano, Mondadori, 1926.
16°, cart. edit. (dorso rinforzato), pp. 280 con ritratto e illustrazioni su tavv. f.t. Prima edizione.
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BIANCHI Icilio.
L. V. Bertarelli. Il fondatore del Touring. Milano, Editoriale Domus, 1945.
16°p., cart. edit., soprac. ill., pp. 278 con illustrazioni su tavv. f.t.
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TREVISANI Piero.
Bodoni. Epoca, vita, arte. Milano, Hoepli, 1940.
16°p., br. edit., soprac. ill., pp. xvi - 216 + 44 tavv. illustrate f.t.
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Bowle, John
HENRY VIII A Study of Power in Action
Slight wear to DJ; Most folks know about Henry VIII from his wives or from the Herman's Hermits song, but what was he like as a ruler? What was it like to govern England in the sixteenth century? Originally published 1964 ; 8vo; 316 pages
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Carlyle, Thomas
THE LIFE OF JOHN STERLING
Original dark green cloth boards. Minute tears to top and bottom spine. Two Bookplates - one older and one newer looking. Front hinge cracked, back hinge started. Last few pages with minor foxing. Spine slightly cocked; 8vo - 8" to 9" tall; 344 pages
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Gordon, Mrs. Will [Winifred]
ECHOES AND REALITIES
Front hinge started. Previous owner's inscription on front endpaper. Binding not tight; INSCRIBED on front endpaper by the author: "With the regards of the author. Winifred Gordon. Well-travelled author Gordon writes of her life and experiences ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 288 pages; Signed by Author
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Wolf, Ralph F.
INDIA RUBBER MAN The Story of Charles Goodyear
Front endpaper a bit warped from apparent binding error ; INSCRIBED by the author on front endpaper. Biography of Charles Goodyear, who, while he didn't invent rubber, made it respectable ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 291 pages
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Hellman, George S.
LANES OF MEMORY
"Wherein, in somewhat casual manner, we meet with poets and warriors, collectors and educators, statesmen and gamblers, millionaires and anarchists, painters, sculptors, musicians, actors, and find that the fascination of human life consists in its variety" ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 241 pages
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Antin, Mary
THE PROMISED LAND
Minute wear to extremities. Bookplate in fep. ; Autobiography of Ms. Antin, who grew up in Eastern Europe in the late 19th century, regarding the tribulations of her family; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 373 pages
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Gathorne-Hardy, Jonathan
GERALD BRENAN The Interior Castle
Biography of the noted British writer and adventurer ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 660 pages
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Sousa, John Philip
MARCHING ALONG Recollections of Men, Women and Music
Small chips on DJ along spine ; INSCRIBED by Gilian Sousa Cary, a family member. Top edge gilt ; 8vo; 384 pages
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Koenig, Louis W.
BRYAN A Political Biography of William Jennings Bryan
DJ a bit faded. Small patch of tape residue on front endpaper; Nicely INSCRIBED by the author to William Jennings Bryan JR on half title page; 8vo; 736 pages
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Rice, Elmer
MINORITY REPORT
8vo - 8" to 9" tall; 474 pages
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Jenkins, Garry
HARRISON FORD Imperfect Hero
Marginal light dampstaining to several pages at rear. Edges lightly dampstained too; 8vo; 362 pages
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Barbou, M. Alfred
LIFE OF VICTOR HUGO
Spine label browned and a bit chipped. Minor rubbing to boards. Front hinge started; A very handsome copy with frontispiece and one photographure; 8vo - 8" to 9" tall; 447 pages
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Hayes, Helen (with Funke, Lewis)
GIFT OF JOY
DJ a bit browned, rubbed and with small chips; B&W Photographs; 8vo - 8" to 9" tall; 254 pages
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Frank, Katherine
A VOYAGER OUT The Life of Mary Kingsley
Very small open tears to DJ. Front hinge weak ; B&W Photographs; 8vo - 8" to 9" tall; 333 pages
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Morley, John Viscount
RECOLLECTIONS [TWO VOLUME SET]
Minor rubbing to extremities. Vol I: Hinges started. Vol II: Back hinge cracked; Top edge gilt; 8vo; 388, 382 pages
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Major, Nettie Leitch
C. W. POST [CHARLES WILLIAM POST] The Hour and the Man. a Biography with Genealogical Supplement
DJ spine a bit sunned and with light rubbing ; Color frontispiece of a shield. Two color portraits in front; B&W Photographs; 4to; 318 pages
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Bagnold, Enid
ENID BAGNOLD'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Binding slightly loose; The noted playwright's story, in her own words; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 293 pages
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Steffens, Lincoln
THE LETTERS OF LINCOLN STEFFENS [TWO VOLUME SET] Volume I: 1889-1919, Volume II: 1920-1936
Spine a bit sunned. Back hinge volume 1 repaired with clear tape. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. In VG+ slipcase with very minor rubbing; B&W Photographs; 8vo - 8" to 9" tall; 1072 pages
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Williams, Lawrence
I, JAMES MCNEILL WHISTLER An "Autobiography"
Former owner's notes on half title page; Decorative yellow endpapers ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 383 pages
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Whitman, Howard
A BRIGHTER LATER LIFE
DJ with minor rubbing and one small closed tear ; INSCRIBED by Whitman on front free endpaper; 8vo; 333 pages
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Stevens, James
PAUL BUNYAN
Binding not tight. Occasional underlining; Woodcuts by Allen Lewis ; Woodcuts; 8vo; 245 pages
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Riddell, John
MEANING NO OFFENSE Being Some of the Life, Adventures and Opinions of Trader Riddell, an Old Book Reviewer, in the Dark Continent of Comtemporary Literature; Including an Assortment of Strange Interviews and Literary Follies
Gilt spine lettering faded. Previous owners name in front free endpaper. Binding not tight ; A collection of humorous anecdotes by the book reviewer for Vanity Fair which hold up well today, slightly reminiscent of Twain. And the illustrations by Covarrubias complete the package! ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 177 pages
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Burton, Jean
SIR RICHARD BURTON'S WIFE
Spine lettering faded. Binding not tight; Biography of Isabel Burton, the wife of the great explorer ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 378,xiii pages
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Peron, Eva
LA PALABRA EL PENSAMIENTO Y LA ACCION
Pages and boards a bit browned; Nd. [1950's]. A rare historical propaganda under Peron. Issued by "Presidencia de la Nacion Subsecretaria de Informaciones"; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 245 pages
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Carter, Jimmy
SHARING GOOD TIMES
Nicely SIGNED "Carter" on title page by the former President ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 175 pages
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Carter, Jimmy
THE BLOOD OF ABRAHAM
Pages a bit yellowed (as usual). ; 8vo; 257 pages
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Birrell, Augustine
FREDERICK LOCKER-LAMPSON A Character Sketch with a Small Selection from Letters Addressed to Him and Bibliographical Notes on a Few of the Books Formerly in the Rowfant Library
Nice contemporary bookplate; Scarce. With etched frontispiece ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 206 pages
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Schroeder, Pat
24 YEARS OF HOUSE WORK... AND THE PLACE IS STILL A MESS My Life in Politics
INSCRIBED by Schroeder on front free endpaper with a marker ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 244 pages
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Sample, Albert Race
RACE HOSS Big Emma's Boy
Including a TYPED LETTER SIGNED by the literary agency and addressed to Gordon Parks. The book is stamped on front free endpaper by the literary agency ; 8vo; 320 pages
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Daschle, Tom
LIKE NO OTHER TIME The Two Years That Changed America
SIGNED on half title page by Tom Daschle ; B&W Photographs; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 292 pages
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Guinier, Lani
LIFT EVERY VOICE Turning a Civil Rights Setback Into a New Vision of Social Justice
INSCRIBED by Lani Guinier on title page with black marker; 8vo; 336 pages
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Paton, John G.
JOHN G. PATON, D.D. MISSIONARY TO THE HEBRIDES An Autobiography
Fraying and small tears to edges. Color map detached but present. Light foxing. Front hinge started and first few pages a bit loosening; Autobiography of the noted missionary.; 8vo; 493 pages
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Kreskin
THE AMAZING WORLD OF KRESKIN
Light shelf wear to DJ. ; INSCRIBED (To Liz/ESPecially/Kreskin) by the noted mentalist. Some the Amazing Kreskin's amazing feats are herein described. An admission ticket from a March 1980 show at Seton Hall University is laid in. ; 8vo; 209 pages
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Cagney, James
CAGNEY BY CAGNEY
DJ darkened. Boards with light rubbing to extremities; SIGNED by Cagney on page facing title page. Cagney signed this book when he was older. Extremely rare! ; 8vo; 202 pages
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Winters, Shelley
SHELLEY II The Middle of My Century
INSCRIBED by Shelley on title page ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 494 pages
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Harrison, Rex
REX An Autobiography
The lightest of shelf wear to DJ extremities. ; INSCRIBED by Harrison on the half-title page. Author Harrison recounts his eminent career on stage and film, intending to counter some of the less accurate writing on the subject. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 256 pages
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Lawrence, T. E.
T.E. LAWRENCE TO HIS BIOGRAPHER, ROBERT GRAVES; T.E. LAWRENCE TO HIS BIOGRAPHER, LIDDELL HART [TWO VOLUME SET]
Spine of Graves volume slightly faded. Bookplates in both volumes to front pastedown. In middle chapters, some crossed out words are present, indicating Lawrence's corrections and not those of a reader, thus they are part of the book and not a defect ; Original red and blue cloth in slipcase as issued. Limited edition of 1000, of which this set is #1. SIGNED by Graves and Hart in their respective volumes ; 8vo; 187, 233 pages
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Brockett, L. P.
MEN OF OUR DAY Or, Biographical Sketches of Patriots, Etc.
Some wear to extremities, but quite nice shape for its age ; 8vo; 653 pages
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Bryan, William Jennings
THE FIRST BATTLE The Story of the Campaign of 1896
Light wear to extremities. Hinges started; Three-time Presidential nominee Bryan relates the story of the first go-round, in 1896 ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 629 pages
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White, William Allen
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE
Political insider and writer White tells his story in an accessible style, with a particularly moving account of the untimely passing of his young daughter. Much information also about Teddy Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, Taft, Wilson, etc. Coined the phrase "What's the Matter With Kansas?" ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 669 pages
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Stone, Irving
LUST FOR LIFE A Novel of Vincent Van Gogh
DJ sunned and with one very small chip to top front ; Warmly INSCRIBED by Irving Stone; 8vo; 399 pages
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Eisenstein, Ira; Kohn, Eugene
MORDECAI M. KAPLAN An Evaluation
Boards with light rubbing to extremities and with gilt spine lettering faded ; Including Eleanor Roosevelt's bookplate pasted on front endpaper. INSCRIBED by Mordecai M. Kaplan: "To the great humanitarian Eleanor Roosevelt, with the compliments and best wishes of Mordecai M. Kaplan, May 11, 1955" ; 8vo; 324 pages
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Bogan, Louise
A FINAL ANTIDOTE From the Journals of Louise Bogan
Page with etching a bit creased ; Limited edition # 220/220. Etching by Priscilla Steele; 8vo; 56 pages
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Broun, Heywood; Leech, Margaret
ANTHONY COMSTOCK Roundsman of the Lord
Gilt spine lettering a bit faded; 1; 285 pages
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