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Narrative of Sojourner Truth; A Bondswoman of Olden Time, Emancipated by the New York Legislature...

(Biography) TRUTH, Sojourner

Narrative of Sojourner Truth; A Bondswoman of Olden Time, Emancipated by the New York Legislature in the Early Part of the Present Century; with a History of Her Labors and Correspondence Drawn from her "Book of Life;" Also a Memorical Chapter Giving the Particulars of Her Last Sickness and Death

Battle Creek, MI: Review and Herald Office, 1884. First Thus. Cloth. 5 X 7 3/4 Inches. 320 [32] PP. A truly important memoir of this early Abolitionist and Women's Rights activist!First "Memorial Edition" in the original green publisher cloth binding. Contains the first printing of the 32 page Memorial Tribute..... More

Price: $1,000.00

The Death and Life of Malcom X (LEATHER LTD). Peter GOLDMAN

(Leather) GOLDMAN, Peter

The Death and Life of Malcom X (LEATHER LTD)

Omaha, NE: Notable Trials Library, 2016. Limited Edition. Full leather. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 470 PP. Original leather clean and sharp. Unread copy. AEG. Three raised hubs to spine. More

Price: $50.00

Maybanke Anderson's Story Of Pittwater 1770-1920. Maybanke ANDERSON, Jan ROBERTS

(History) ANDERSON, Maybanke; ROBERTS, Jan

Maybanke Anderson's Story Of Pittwater 1770-1920

Avalon Beach, NSW: Ruskin Rowe Press, 1996. William Romaine Govett. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 6 X 8 1/2 Inches. 64 PP. #528 of 1000 numbered copies. Early account of life in Pittwater, Australia. More

Price: $20.00

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave - Written by Himself. Frederick...

(Biography) DOUGLASS, Frederick

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave - Written by Himself

Boston: Anti-Slavery Office, 1849. Early Edition. Hardcover. 4 1/4 X 6 7/8 Inches. 125 PP. Original highly embossed black cloth boards. Gilt title stamping to spine. Between the 1845 first edition and the start of the American Civil War in 1860, only 30,000 copies of this book were produced and..... More

Price: $1,000.00

Isaac Babel: 1920 Diary. Isaac BABEL, Carol AVINS

(Biography) BABEL, Isaac; AVINS, Carol (Ed.)

Isaac Babel: 1920 Diary

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 126 PP. First printing with full number line to the "1" on the copyright page. "The most significant account of the tragedy of Eastern European Jewry during this period" (from the front flap). More

Price: $20.00

Struggles and Triumphs, or Forty Years' Recollections. P. T. BARNUM

(Biography) BARNUM, P.T.

Struggles and Triumphs, or Forty Years' Recollections

New York: American News Company, 1873. First Thus. Original cloth. 5 X 7 3/4 Inches. 776 PP. First thus edition - the first printing of the "Author's Edition" with added text up to February, 1873. Original brown cloth with gilt title stamping to spine. Front and rear cover embossed in..... More

Price: $125.00

Ultimate Journey: Retracing the Path of an Ancient Buddhist Monk Who Crossed Asia in Search of...

(Biography) BERNSTEIN, Richard

Ultimate Journey: Retracing the Path of an Ancient Buddhist Monk Who Crossed Asia in Search of Enlightenment (SIGNED 1ST PRINTING)

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 352 PP. Signed and inscribed by author directly on the half title-page. Signed about a month after original release. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $26.00 intact on front..... More

Price: $20.00

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom. Conrad BLACK

(Biography) BLACK, Conrad

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom

New York: PublicAffairs, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 1280 PP. First printing with full number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $39.95 intact on front flap. Exhaustive and impressive biography of FDR. Top gutter a bit dusty else..... More

Price: $20.00

White House Diary (SIGNED 1ST PRINTING). Jimmy CARTER

(Presidential) CARTER, Jimmy

White House Diary (SIGNED 1ST PRINTING)

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/8 Inches. 570 PP. First printing with full and complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Signed and inscribed "Best Wishes to Alicia, Jimmy Carter" on his Presidential Library bookplate affixed..... More

Price: $50.00

The Life of George Washington; with Curious Anecdotes, Equally Honourable to Himself, and...

(Biography) WEEMS, M.L.

The Life of George Washington; with Curious Anecdotes, Equally Honourable to Himself, and Exemplary To His Young Countrymen

Philadelphia: Mathew Carey, 1809. Early Edition. Hardcover. 4 1/4 X 6 3/4 Inches. 228 PP. Stated "Ninth Edition" on the title-page. Earlier printings are seldom seen. The fifth edition printed in the same year is the origin of the "I cannot tell a lie, I did it with my little..... More

Price: $500.00

Behind the Scenes or Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House. Elizabeth KECKLEY

(Biography) KECKLEY, Elizabeth

Behind the Scenes or Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House

New York: G.W. Carleton & Co., 1868. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 1/2 Inches. 371 [8] PP. First edition copy in the original brown cloth binding. Worn at head and foot of spine. Wear to edges. Scattered foxing. A few PO notes in pencil. Gold lettering..... More

Price: $1,750.00

Straight from the Force's Mouth. Dave PROWSE, Lou FERRIGNO

(Star Wars) PROWSE, Dave; FERRIGNO, Lou

Straight from the Force's Mouth

Essex, UK: Apex Publishing, 2016. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 6 1/8 X 9 1/8 Inches. 363 PP. First paperback edition (oversized). Excellent autobiography from the man who brought Darth Vader to life. A scarce book in collectible condition. Hardcover copies are near impossible to locate. More

Price: $75.00

Moon Walk. Michael JACKSON

(Biography) JACKSON, Michael

Moon Walk

New York: Doubleday, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 X 9 1/4 Inches. 283 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $15.95 intact on front flap of DJ. Classic autobiography by the King of Pop, published at the absolute height of his fame. A staple..... More

Price: $50.00

The Challenge to Liberty (SIGNED 1ST PRINTING); "The Second Copy" Herbert HOOVER

(Presidential) HOOVER, Herbert

The Challenge to Liberty (SIGNED 1ST PRINTING); "The Second Copy"

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 x 7 3/4 Inches. 212 PP. "The Second Copy" in Hoover's hand!First printing copy of Hoover's first book after leaving office. An interesting copy that is signed, "The Second Copy - To its greatest Contributor - Dave..... More

Price: $2,500.00

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin FRANKLIN

(Leather) FRANKLIN, Benjamin

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. Limited Edition. Leather bound. 6 X 8 1/2 Inches. 228 PP. Original genuine leather binding with gilt decoration to covers and spine. Two raised hubs to spine. AEG. Hint of spotting to top-edge, else a fine copy. More

Price: $30.00

Norman Thomas, Respectable Rebel (Socialist Party of America). Murray B. SEIDLER

(Biography) SEIDLER, Murray B.

Norman Thomas, Respectable Rebel (Socialist Party of America)

Binghamton, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1961. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 368 PP. Part of the Men and Movements Series. Original price of $5.50 intact on front flap. First printing copy of this biography of the Socialist leader who ran for United States President..... More

Price: $25.00

A Childhood in Brittany Eighty Years Ago. Anne Douglas SEDGWICK

(Children's Books) SEDGWICK, Anne Douglas

A Childhood in Brittany Eighty Years Ago

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1927. First Thus. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 1/2 Inches. 224 PP. Original blue cloth binding with embossed white decoration near fine. PO inscription to FFEP. Original price of $2.50 intact on front flap of DJ. Light wear to DJ edges at spine and folds. A very..... More

Price: $25.00

My Years of Service (SIGNED 1ST PRINTING). Joshua KINNEY

(Biography) KINNEY, Joshua

My Years of Service (SIGNED 1ST PRINTING)

Richmond, VA: Privately Printed, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 7 1/8 Inches. 28 PP. Original suede binding. Signed and inscribed by the author ("To my dear friends, the Bowman family. From Joshua Kinney - Dec. 4th, 1931") directly on the half title-page. Autobiographical account of an..... More

Price: $50.00

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