Alexander Graham Bell

Nova Scotia, Maritime Telegraph & Telephone Company Limited, 1970. Softcover. Beige pictorial stapled wraps; 20 pp.; 17 bw photos. An essay about the life and work of Alexander Graham Bell. VG .

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Book no.: 113559

USD 29,97 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 26 | £UK 23 | JP¥ 4621]

Catalogue: Biography / Autobiography

Keywords: Biography / Autobiography ; Bell, Alexander Graham ; ;

Andrew Oliver 19016-1981

Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, The Parsonage, 1983. First. Hardbound. Red patterned boards with burgundy cloth spine, [6] 91pp, 25 BW illustrations. A book published specifically in memorium to the life of Andrew Oliver. Several texts by Oliver himself, as well as David McCord, Wendell Garrett, Rodney Armstrong, Frederick S. Allis, Jr, Bryant F. Tolles, Jr, Thomas R. Adams, Marc Friedlaender and Stephen T. Riley, Marcin Sadik, James J. Heslin, Elton W. all, Daniel Oliver, Donald M. Dunn, William W. Howells and John Wilmerding. Includes a list of Andrew Oliver writings and organizations with which he was afiliated. VG+ .

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Book no.: 126903

USD 29,97 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 26 | £UK 23 | JP¥ 4621]

Catalogue: Biography / Autobiography

Keywords: Biography / Autobiography ; Oliver, Andrew ; ;

Benjamin Banneker : His Life and Place

Washington, D.C. Corcoran Gallery, 1997. Softcover. Gray stapled wraps with blue text and illustration. 24 pp. Some bw illustrations. "This exhibition focuses on Benjamin Banneker, a free Negro, who was born in 1731 and raised on a tobacco farm close to present-day Ellicott City, MD. (A free Negro, is a man or woman who holds a document freeing them from slavery written by their former slaveholder.) At the age of 57, he taught himself astronomy, using only the borrowed books and instruments of a friend and neighbor. The accuracy of his calculations of the rising and setting of the sun and moon and position of the stars, eventually led to the publication of his work in a series of almanacs. Benjamin Banneker's contribution was even more remarkable for it occurred at a time when the accomplishments of few African-Americans were recognized. VG .

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Book no.: 210508

USD 50,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 43.5 | £UK 38.25 | JP¥ 7710]

Catalogue: Biography / Autobiography

Keywords: Biography / Autobiography ; Bannaker, Benjamin ; ;

Biographical Sketch of Louisa J. Roberts with Extracts from Her Journal and Selections from Her Writings

Philadelphia, Privately printed, press of Alfred J. Ferris, 1895. Hardcover. Brown cloth over boards; Gilt titling at spine; Top edges gilt; Green floral endpapers; 286 pp.; BW frontispiece, 1 bw plate. Good (Ex-lib. label and markings at spine, bookplate inside front cover, pocket inside back, usual markings; Top of spine chipped, about an inch of cloth missing; Pages very clean; Binding good) .

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Book no.: 135155

USD 45,50 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 39.5 | £UK 34.75 | JP¥ 7016]

Catalogue: Biography / Autobiography

Keywords: Biography / Autobiography ; Roberts, Louisa J. ; ;

The Edward Ambler Armstrong Collection of Washingtonia

New York, Kende Galleries at Gimbel Brothers, 1947. Softcover. Textured blue wraps with black lettering. 93 pp. with bw frontis and 15 additional bw illus. Catalogue from the public auction held October 17th and 18th 1947; 115 autograph letters and documents, engravings, prints, miniatures, plaques, and an important marble bust by Hiram Powers. 242 works in all. VG+ with some age toning to page margins .

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Book no.: 155927

USD 75,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 65 | £UK 57.25 | JP¥ 11565]

Catalogue: Biography / Autobiography

Keywords: Biography / Autobiography; George Washington; Hiram Powers Marble Bust; Edward Ambler Armstrong Auction ; George Washington ; ;

The First White Man of the West, or the Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'l. Boone, the First Settler of Kentucky;; Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country

Cincinnati, OH, Applegte & Company, 1854. early Printing. Hardcover. Embossed black cloth with gilt title on spine. ffep with image and text, reverse of ffep with portrait of Boone, then title-page, colophon with copyright date of 1847, then pp. v-x, pp. 11-252, followed by two blank sheets (one with ragged loss at top but ownership inscription on backside. An early edition of this scarce classic that appears to have been printed often but in small quantities each time. This copy contains old ownership insciptions at the rear and a partial booksellers label on the inside of the front cover from Poughkeepsie, NY. Howes F-199. Contains woodcut illustrations facing the following pages:23, 43, 55 (this one with a small amount of crude hand-coloring),67, 71, 97, 94, 121, 147. Good, 2 pages have small chuncks of paper missing from the top or bottom with no loss of text; one page with a torn piece missing no loss of text, uniform and light to moderate foxing (as is typical), cover corner worn in a compact fashion cloth gone from top 1/16' of top and bottom of spine .

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Book no.: 191895

USD 500,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 433.5 | £UK 380.5 | JP¥ 77100]

Catalogue: Biography / Autobiography

Keywords: Biography / Autobiography ; Boone, Daniel ; ;

Francis Biddle, 1886 - 1968 (Service Held November 16, 1968)

Washington, DC, Bethlehem Chapel, Washington Cathedral, 1968. Hardcover. Blue cloth. Unpaginated. Bw frontispiece. A memorial service held in the Bethlehem Chapel, given by James Row, Herbert Wechsler, Allen Tate, August Heckscher and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. with a foreword by John Biggs. VG .

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Book no.: 28936

USD 29,97 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 26 | £UK 23 | JP¥ 4621]

Catalogue: Biography / Autobiography

Keywords: Biography / Autobiography ; Biddle, Francis ; ;

The Great Houdini Auction: The Sidney H. Radner Collection

Las Vegas, Nevada, CRG Auction, 2004. Softcover. A dark blue softcover book. Pages: 1-96. Profusely illustrated with a majority color images. VG: The book is warped slightly. Wear to the edges of the covers and spine. The pages are clean and bright, and the binding is strong.

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Book no.: 204392

USD 130,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 112.75 | £UK 99 | JP¥ 20046]

Catalogue: Biography / Autobiography

Keywords: Biography / Autobiography ; Houdini ; ;

In Memoriam Edgar Breitenbach: June 26, 1903 - October 12, 1977

West Germany, Waldkircher Verlagsgesellschat, 1978. Softcover. One of 350 copies. Octavo. String bound pamphlet. 16 pages : portrait ; 24 cm. Tributes paid by Wolf Von Eckardt and Alan Fern at a gathering of his friends at his home on November 13, 1977. VG-. light strip of dampstaining to to the front panel of wrap and some toning. Inscription inside.

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Book no.: 207762

USD 20,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 17.5 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 3084]

Catalogue: Biography / Autobiography

Keywords: Biography / Autobiography ; Breitenbach, Edgar ; ;

James B. "Wild Bill" Hickok: Letters, Photography and Documents from the Estate of Celinda Hickok. Monday, June 16, 2003 in San Francisco and New York

San Francico / New York, Greg Martin Auctions, 2003. Softcover. Quarto. Staple bound auction catalogue. Unpaginated. 22 Lots. VG. Light corner bumping. Otherwise clean and unmarked.

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Book no.: 204177

USD 100,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 86.75 | £UK 76.25 | JP¥ 15420]

Catalogue: Biography / Autobiography

Keywords: Biography / Autobiography ; ; ; History - American

Katrina Ely Tiffany 1875-1927

New Haven, Yale University Press, 1929. Hardcover. One of 200 copies. Twelvemo. Hardcover. Maroon paper boards. 14 unnumbered pages : 1 portrait ; 21 cm. Katrina Brandes Ely Tiffany (March 25, 1875 – March 11, 1927) was an American suffragist and philanthropist, from a prominent Philadelphia family. VG. Light toning to boards.

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Book no.: 207032

USD 150,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 130 | £UK 114.25 | JP¥ 23130]

Catalogue: Biography / Autobiography

Keywords: Biography / Autobiography ; Tiffany, Katrina Ely ; ;

Letters of the Late John Thorp, of Manchester, a Minister of the Gospel in the Society of Friends. To Which Is Prefixed, a Memoir of the Life of the Writer

NY, Samuel Wood & Sons, 1821. Hardcover. Marbeled boards with black cloth over spine. li + 252 pp. fair (ex-library with expected markings. notable toning/foxing to all pages. front board missing, rear board beginning to come loose from rear hinge.) .

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Book no.: 134883

USD 29,97 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 26 | £UK 23 | JP¥ 4621]

Catalogue: Biography / Autobiography

Keywords: Biography / Autobiography ; Thorp, John ; ;

Life of Francis Marion, Brigadier-General in the Army of the United States, on the Basis of the Memoirs by Judge James, a Member of Marion's Brigade

New York, Cornish, Lamport, & Co, 1851. Hardcover. A small red book with gilt text on the spine. Gilt design on the cover. Gilted textblocks. 256 pages; illustrated in black-and-white. G: Wear to the edges and corners; tear along the spine seam. The body of the book has come loose from the boards. All pages are bound tightly together. Tanning and foxing to the pages, though they reamain easy to read.

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Book no.: 206294

USD 40,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 34.75 | £UK 30.5 | JP¥ 6168]

Catalogue: Biography / Autobiography

Keywords: Biography / Autobiography ; Marion, Francis ; ;

The Life, Letters and Journals of George Ticknor

Boston, James R. Osgood and Company, 1877. 7th edition. Brown cloth covers. 2 Volumes. xviii, 524p; viii, 533p. frontispiece illustrations. Contents are solid, covers are loose, volume 2 has a tear in the spine. Fair. A reading set only .

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Book no.: 100225

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Catalogue: Biography / Autobiography

Keywords: Biography / Autobiography ; Ticknor, George ; ;

Life and Letters of William Barton Rogers; Edited by His Wife with the Assistance of William T. Sedgwick

Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1896. Hardcover. Red cloth, 2 vols. gilt-edged pages on top, 427, 451 pp. 15 BW plates. William Barton Rogers (1804-1892) was a scientist and educator who helped to found the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ** This set was once owned by T. Coleman du Pont (1863-1930), who served as as U.S. Senator from Delaware. He signed and dated both front flyleaves. His wife donated the books to the Wilmington Public Library in 1937, **. VG (Ex-library, with usual library markings, bookplate on front inside cover, pocket and discoloration at back inside cover, ink stamp used on illus. pages are good, hinges are tight, covers show minimal wear but are sun-faded esp. v.1 into surface of front cover, still a handsome set.) .

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Book no.: 135085

USD 42,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 36.5 | £UK 32 | JP¥ 6476]

Catalogue: Biography / Autobiography

Keywords: Biography / Autobiography ; Rogers, William Barton ; ;