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The Improper Bohemians
Churchill, AllenA curious little volume chronicling the rich literary life of Greenwich Village in from 1912-1932, including the exploits of Edna St. Vincent Milla...
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History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella
Prescott, William HicklingIllustrated by de Freitas, Lima. A somewhat plainer version of an edition produced for the Limited Editions Club. Quarter bound in publisher's gree...
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Charles Gates Dawes: A Life
Dunlap, Annette B.Biography of those best known to Evanston residents as the namesake of "the Dawes House", even though he was Vice President in the Coolidge adminis...
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The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the Brtitish Spy Ring in Wartime Washington
Conant, JennetFirst printing of this look at the complex life of the beloved children's author. Dahl served in the military during the first part of his life and...
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Roald Dahl: A Biography
Treglown, JeremyStated first edition, price-clipped, in very nice condition. Some bumping to top edge of book and jacket. Section of glossy photos in center of boo...
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P.G. Wodehouse: A life in letters
Ratcliffe, SophieCertainly fascinating for the Wodehouse fan, this is an extensive collection of letters ranging from the author's school days in the early 1900s to...
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Kitty
Marshall, RosamondA bit of a curiosity - this novel about a woman who by chance became the subject of a portrait by the artist Thomas Gainsborough, and her attempts ...
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Fridays With Red: A Radio Friendship
Edwards, BobA first printing of this memoir by former NPR host Bob Edwards about his radio segments and friendship with legendary baseball broadcaster Red Barb...
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Cubed: The Puzzle of Us All
Rubik, ErnoFirst printing of this book from the creator of the eponymous Cube. A look at the history of his famous puzzle, along with reflections on puzzles a...
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A Hard Road to Glory: A History of the African-American Athlete, 1919-1945.
Ashe, ArthurThird and final volume of Ashe's examination of African American athletes. A little foxing, but overall, a near fine first printing in a fine (but ...
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Chuck Close: Life
Finch, ChristopherA detailed biography of the renowned artist Chuck Close. Apparent first printing (no further printings noted), Fine in a very nearly fine unclipped...
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A Pearl in the Storm: How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean
McClure, Tori MurdenSigned by the author on the title page. An inspiring book from the first woman to row across the Atlantic. Having failed in an earlier attempt, she...
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Daughter of the Queen of Sheba: A Memoir
Lyden, JackiSigned by author on the title page, inscribed "For Nancy - Knowing all the best ones see things differently. best Jacki Lyden." A finely crafted me...
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Father Joe: The Man Who Saved My Soul
Hendra, TonySecond printing of author's memoir of an inspirational and influential priest from his childhood, who provided him with guidance throughout his lif...
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Dharma Punx: A Memoir
Levine, NoahA clean first printing of this title, fine in a fine jacket. Bookstore's security chiclet to inside rear jacket. Not price clipped, no markings. Ha...
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Rupert Brooke
Hassall, ChristopherNice clean copy of Hassall's biography of the poet Rupert Brooke. Rust colored cloth with gold lettering to spine. No jacket, first American editio...
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Master Pianist: The Career and Teaching of Carl Friedberg
Smith, Julia FrancisA look at the playing and teaching career of this renowned Juliard faculty member, a friend of Brahms and former student of Clara Schumann. Likely ...
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Fruitful: A Real Mother in the Modern World
Roiphe, AnneRoiphe's examination of American motherhood, based partly on her own experience as a young single mother. First printing, near fine in like jacket....
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Grayson
Cox, LynneFascinating tale from the author of Swimming to Antarctica--during a training swim, the author notices a baby whale following her, and resolves to ...
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The Blood Runs Like a River Through My Dreams
NasdijjA vexed memoir in the tradition of James Frey's thousand little pieces. This is nicely composed, but the author has been discovered to be somewhat ...
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Andy Kaufman Revealed!: Best Friend Tells All
Zmuda, Bob;Carrey, Jim;Hansen, Matthew ScottVery nice copy of this book by Andy Kaufman's friend, confidant, and co-conspirator Bob Zmuda. Second printing, fine in a NF jacket with a touch of...
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Eggers, DaveUK First, first printing. Near fine book in a nf, unclipped jacket. book corners slightly bumped, jacket shows a bit of rubbing and minor creasing ...
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Writing Home
Bennett, AlanA collection of Bennett's diaries previously printed in the London Review of Books between 1980-1990. A wonderful collection of often hiilarious pi...
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U and I
Baker, NicholsonThe author's exploration of how the work of John Updike has affected him. First printing, NF in a VG jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Hardcover, F...
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Sez Who? Sez Me
Royko, MikeA very nice first printing of Royko's fifth collection of columns on topics widely assorted, but centered squarely on the topics of Chicago, newspa...
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No Souvenirs
Eliade, MirceaEliade's journals reflecting on both personal memories and his academic pursuits, including encounters with Jung, Joseph Campbell, and others. The ...
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Schuyler's Monster
Rummel-Hudson, RobertWonderful copy of this book detailling a family's experiences with their daughter, who struggles with a rare neurological disorder that prevents he...
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So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading
Nelson, SaraWriter and editor Sara Nelson sets out to catalog a year of her reading, and figure out what it all means. This is a first printing, fine in a fine...
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Thinking Out Loud: On the Personal, the Political, the Public and the Private
Quindlen, AnnaQuindlen's well liked collection of essays. Fine in a fine jacket, first printing. Not price clipped or remainder marked. Hardcover, First Edition....
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True North: A Memoir
Conway, Jill KerrFrom the author of the well-received memoir The Road to Coorain. The author's story continues in this equally well-crafted memoir. Fine in a nf jac...
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Encore: A Journal of the Eightieth Year
Sarton, MayA very nice, clean first printing of May Sarton's musings on aging. Fine in a very nearly fine jacket (maybe a touch of shelfwear). Cloth, First Ed...
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Confessions of a Jewish Wagnerite: Being Gay and Jewish in America
Mass, Lawrence D.Intriguing work by a gay, Jewish doctor, who tells of coping with anti-semitism and the beginnigs of the AIDS epidemic. Framed by the pictures of R...
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Boulevard of Broken Dreams: The Life, Times, and Legend of James Dean
Alexander, PaulFirst printing of this James Dean biography. Near fine in a VG jacket--jacket has some wear to top and bottom rear edges, a bit of bowing to top fr...
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Chiaroscuro: Fragments of Autobiography
John, AugustusFirst edition (N.A.P) of John's autobiography. Very good--book has some browning to fr and rear endpapers from non-archival tape used to secure vin...
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The Lodger Shakespeare
Nicholl, CharlesFirst printing of this look at Shakespeare's domestic life in London. NF with remainder mark to bottom edge. Jacket VG+, not price clipped, tiny te...
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The Cabin
Mamet, DavidA nice copy of this set of personal essays from the Mamet--includes reflections on his childhood in Chicago among other pieces. First printing, Nea...
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The Year of Magical Thinking
Didion, JoanNice clean copy of this moving book by noted essayist--written in the aftermath of her husband's sudden death. Near fine in like jacket. Not price ...
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Gielgud: An Actor and His Time
Gielgud, JohnFirst U.S. printing of Gielgud's autobiography, looking back on his illustrious career. Fine in a VG jacket (small tear and crease to top of rear p...
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James Dickey: The World as a Lie
Hart, HenryFirst printing of this biography of Dickey, the author of Deliverance. Book is fine in a near fine jacket (very light rubbing to jacket). A nice co...
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Chaucer
Preston, RaymondEx school-library, but not badly marked. Inside of front board somewhat split, pages clean. Boards have some rubbing/fading. Cloth, First Edition. ...
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The Making of an American
Riis, Jacob A.Autobiography of important figure in American Labor. Ex school-library copy with expected markings, text block clean and tight. Spine slightly cock...
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My Life and Times
Miller, HenryVery nice first edition of this illustrated memoir from iconoclastic author. Profusely illustrated throughout with color and B&W photos, book a...
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Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams: Short Stories, Prose and Diary Excerpts
Plath, SylviaA first printing of this collection of short pieces published by Ted Hughes. VG in a Good jacket. Book has some foxing to top edge, otherwise no no...
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Roland Barthes Par Roland Barthes
Barthes, RolandFrom a well known series of short critical examinations of notable authors, most of them French. This is the first in the series (?crivains par eux...
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Gentleman Junkie: the Life and Legacy of William S. Burroughs
Caveney, GrahamA nice clean copy of this title, a first printing, NF in a VG jacket. A little shelfwear, a couple of very faint scrapes to rear jacket panel, easi...
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To Reach Eternity: The Letters of James Jones
Jones, JamesA collection of Jones's letters to Maxwell Perkins and later editors, personal acquaintances, and others. Introduction, biographical sketch, and in...
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Paperboy : Confessions of a Future Engineer
Petroski, HenryWonderful memoir from the well known popular engineering/science writer. This is a fine copy of the first edition. Jacket very slightly loose at fr...
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Bugatti Queen
Seymour, MirandaAdvance Reader's Copy, fine in pictorial wraps. The tragic story of a pioneering female auto racer and her unhappy life after her initial stardom. ...
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