Search Results: Biography from Elk Creek Heritage Books

New York: Random House, 1977. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book Club Edition. Hard cover in very good condition with blue boards containing gold gilt lettering on spine and author's initials on front board. Deep yellow end papers. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings. Dust jacket very good; spine sunned; no price on front flap (only other indication of BCE is blind stamped rectangle on bottom of back board near spine.) Contains two sections with 4 leaves (8 pages) each of glossy black & white photos. Concludes with an extensive Index. 628 numbered pages. * From the jacket, ""Israel's great leader and statesman [Abba Eban] now recounts his own life story. . .at once the moving personl history of one the foremeost men of our century and a behind-the-scenes, amazingly frank diplomatic history of contemporary international affairs. . . . the story of Eban the statesman and Eban the man.""

NY: Oxford University Press, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition / First Printing per complete number line including the number one. Hard cover in very good condition with tan boards, black spine cloth, gold gilt spine lettering, and red lettering on front board. Text block clean and tight. No markings noted. Contains a section of glossy black & white photographs. Dust jacket in very good condition; not price clipped (price is at bottom of front jacket flap.) * From the book, ""For this compelling biography, Peter Griffin has drawn upon a wealth of previously unpublished material--including numerous letters and five of Hemingway's early short stories that appear here in their entirety--to trace the formative years of one of America's most celebrated and influential authors.""

New York: Viking, 2012. First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Originally published in French as ""American Lady: Une reporyer en gants blanc"" by Editions Robert Laffont, Paris. This is stated as First Published English by Viking. Includes complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition. Gray boards with black spine cloth and silver gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Contain section of glossy black & white photographs. Dust jacket in fine condition; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, ""An American aristocrat - a descendant of founding father John Jay, first chief justice of the United States - Susan Mary Alsop (1918-2004) knew absolutely everyone and brought together the movers and shakers of not just the United States, but also the world."" ""In ""American Lady,"" the first biography of Susan Mary Alsop, Caroline… Read More

Dey Street Books, 2014. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Stated First Edition. In addition, a complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with gray boards and spine cloth and red spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings; no markings noted. Contains a section of 8 leaves / 16 pages of black & white glossy photographs and illustrations. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, ""An audience favorite and top box-office draw for decades, John Wayne symbolized masculinity, power, and patriotism, and inspired millions of Americans. Yet despite his popularity and success, he was unfairly dismissed as a ""B"" movie actor lacking elegance, creativity, range, and depth. ""American Titan"" challenges conventional wisdom and reevaluated Wayne's life and vital cinematic legacy, ultimately placing the man known as ""Duke""… Read More

New York: Regan Books / Harper Collins, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Stated First Edition with complete number line including the number one. Hard cover in very good condition with brown boards and copper gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no markings, no writing noted but for former owner's name at top of verso of front board.. Contains two sections of black & white and color photographs. Dust jacket very good; not price clipped. A hefty 590 numbered pages. Concludes with a section of Acknowledgments, a Glossary, and an extensive Index. * From the jacket, "". . . drawing on his own recollections and military records declassified for this book, Franks offers the first true insider's account of the war on terrorism that has changed the world since September 11, 2001. . . .""

Little, Brown Young Readers, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Stated First Edition in addition to complete number line including the number one. Hard cover in fine conditiion with pristine pictorial boards (no dust jacket.) Bright purple end papers. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Presents as new. * Summary from the copyright page: ""The diary of a twelve-year old girl living in New York City in 1912, with sidebars describing the author/illustrator's life and family and significant events of the year and the city.""

New York: Alfred a Knopf, Inc, 1993. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First published in Great Britain as 'Trollope' by Hutchinson, London, in 1992. Copyright 1992. Stated First American Edition, Date 1993 on Title Page. Hard cover in very good condition with deep beige boards, light beige spine cloth, silver gilt spine lettering and on front board silver gilt author's initials in silver edged embossed shield design. Interior text block clean & tight but for former owner's name written in large script on front free endpaper. 551 numbered pages. Dust jacket very good: overall light age toning, mild shelf and edge wear; no tears or chips; no price on front flap. Front flap has long narrow crease. Contains three sections of 4 leaves/8 pages each with glossy black & white photographs which are enumerated in list of the 50 plates. Also facsimiles of several letters, etc., and a detailed family tree. Concludes with section of Notes & Sources, a section… Read More

New Yoirk: Simon and Schuster, 2020. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 3rd Printing Stated First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition June 2020. Third Printing per number line. Hard cover in fine condition mustard colored boards and black gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no markings, no writing. Contains eight leaves (16 pages) of glossy black & white and color photographs. Dust jacket in fine condition; lettering on front panel in raised letters; not price clipped. * From the book, ""Since the 2016 election, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Mary Jordan has traveled to five countries interviewing more than one hundred sources - from former housekeepers to photographers to roommates - to deliver a deep and complex account of the first lady ...."".

Portland, ME: Falmouth Publishing House, 1941. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed by Author. Hard cover in very good condition. Test block clean and tight. No markings noted but papers show age toning. Book has a frontispiece of the 86 year old author. There is an inscription signed by the author on front free end paper. Book has gold lettering on front and along spine. Book has a gold paper covered slip case in very good condition, showing some rubbing and age wear. See photos. * From the Preface, Miss Miller is an inspiration to all who know her and a living example of a truly beautiful soul. ""Such a crown of understanding makes the years sit lightly on the brow of such women as Louise Klein Miller. the eagerness of a never failing interest in life shines from her young eyes--and the light of her serenity radiates upon all who know her. Grateful indeed are we that she has had the desire to give this little booklet to the world. (From the Preface).""

Roslyn, New York: Black's Readers Service Company, 1927. Hardcover. Very Good. Copyright 1927. No other printings noted. Hard cover in very good condition with red boards; gold gilt decorations on spine with black panel containing gold gilt title; author name on front cover, also in gold gilt. Rubbing to head and heel of spine. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings to note. Mellow age toning to the end papers and text block edges. 403 numbered pages. * Benvenuto Cellini was born in 1500 and died in 1571. Autobiography of this famous Italian Renaissance goldsmith, sculptor, soldier, musician, poet, and painter begins, ""All men of whatsoever quality they be, who have done anything of excellence, or which may properly resemble excellence, ought, if they are persons of truth and honesty, to describe their life with their own hand; but they ought not to attempt so fine an enterprise till they have passed the age of forty.""

Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1981. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book Club Edition. Confirm of BCE is blind stamped square on bottom of rear cover. Copyright page from Macmillian contains number line indicating third printing. Size 6 1/2"" wide x 9 1/2"". Hard cover with orange boards, cream spine lettering, and orange gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing; no markings noted. mellow age toning to the papers. Contains two sections of 8 leaves/16 pages each of black & white photographs. Concludes with an Author's Note, chronology of Bette Davis' Performances on Stage and in Film, and an extensive Index. 316 numbered pages.

Simon & Schuster, 2007. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hard cover in very good condition with black boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight. Contains black and white photos. No markings noted. Dust jacket in very good condition. * Jimmy Carter: ""In a television interview on my seventieth birthday, Barbara Walters asked, 'Mr. President, looking back on your time as a submarine officer, a farmer and businessman, as governor, and in Washington, what has been the best of all?' Not having been asked this question before, I thought before replying, 'By far, my best years are those I'm enjoying now, since Rosalynn and I left the White House.' ""

U.S.A.: Random House, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 2nd Printing Stated First Edition with number indicating second printing. Hard cover in very good condtion. Navy boards and navy spine with copper colored spine lettering. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Dust jacket very good with hint of rubbing on front and back along the vertical line underneath where the spine cloth meets the boards. Not price clipped.. 784 numbered pages. Concludes with section of Notes to the Chapters, Bibliography, and an Index. * From the front dust jacket flap, ""Bill Clinton, forty-second president of the United States, is the quintessential baby boomer: on the one hand blessed with a near-genius IQ, on the other, beset by character flaws that made his presidency a veritable soap opera of high ideals, distressing incompetence, model financial stewardship, and domestic misbehavior. In an era of cultural civil war, the Clinton administration fed the public an almost daily diet of… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1994. 3rd Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Wraps in very good condition with only light shelf & edge wear. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted.

NY: A Dutton Book, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hard cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. No markings noted. Two sections of black and white photos. Dust jacket in very good condition; no price on jacket flap. No indication that it is a BCE. No edition statement or number line. Smaller format : 8 1/2 x 5 3/4. Possibly a later reprint. * From the book, ""Writing with the encouragement of his famous mother, Lauren Bacall, Stephen calls on his memories, and takes full advantage of the extraordinary access he has had to friends and colleagues of his father. The result is an intimate and personal profile of an enigmatic man whose tough image contrasted with very human ambitions and vulnerabilities. It is also a vastly entertaining book, filled with fascinating stories involving Frank Sinatra, Katherine Hepburn, Swifty"" Lazar, John Huston, Stephen Bogart's stepfather, Jason Robards, and many others.""

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. Soft cover. Very Good. Meilo So / Artworks. Soft cover in very good condition. Text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Wraps crisp and unmarked.

New York: Crescent Books, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First English Edition published by Colour Library International Ltd, 1982. This edition is published by Crescent Books, 1982, Hard cover in very good condition. Deep blue boards with light rubbing at head & heel of spine corners. Text block clean and tight. Dust jacket very good; 3/8"" closed tear at top front corner. End papers display a collage of color photographs; beautiful glossy colored photos throughout. * From the book, ""This is the stuff of which fairy tales are made,"" said the Archbishop of Canterbury in his address at the wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales. It was an apt observation. The interest with which the nation watched the blossoming of their romance, the wave of enthusiasm and goodwill generated by their engagement, the excited anticipation and rapturous joy of their remarkable wedding--all these were fitting accompaniments to the whirlwind story of the quiet, unassuming… Read More

New York: Random House Inc, 1979. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Book Club Edition. Hard cover in very good condition with maroon boards, red panel on spine with gold gilt rule and lettering of title & author; smaller rectangle on front board with author's initials; right corner of front board show light spotting. Publisher name in gold gilt on bottom of spine. Dark beige end papers. Interior text block clean & tight with mellow age toning to the papers. Contains two sections each eight leaves/16 pages of black & white photographs. Dust jacket good with shelf & edge wear; rubbing at corners; small chips. * The story of three brothers, centered around the one brother, Alex, who stood at the center of their story. From the jacket flap, "". . . It was Alex who led the brothers from a remote Hungarian peasant village into the early silent-film world of Budapest, Vienna, Berlin and Paris, and to the great studios of Hollywood and London as talking pictures… Read More

Prentice Hall Press, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 2nd Printing Second Edition per number line. On Title page: Special Armed Forces Edition Produced Exclusively for the Marine Corps Association. Hard cover in very good condition with navy boards, white spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. There is a long inscription to former owner written in ink on front free end paper. Otherwise, text block is clean & tight; no writings, no markings to note. Contains two sections of glossy black & white photographs. Dust jacket very good; not price clipped. * From the jacket, ""...an inspiring management treatise torn from the pages of Civil War history ....goes beyond mere ""how to's"" to reveal the character traits, core beliefs, and fundamental values that turn a manager into a leader, whether on the battlefield or in the boardroom .....a savvy blend of biography, history, and leadership wisdom...""

U.S.A.: Free Press, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including number one. Hardcover with blue boards and red spine cloth containing black spine lettering in very good condition. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Dust jacket likewise in very good condition. Contains a section of glossy black & white photographs.