Search Results: BIOGRAPHIES & MEMOIRS from Rose City Books

Printed by Joel Munsell: William Hunt, 1849 Book. Very Good (-) Book. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Brown blind stamped cover with gilt spine title & gilt art decoration. About 9-1/4 x 6 with 480 pp. plus 18 pp. and some additional illustrations. Mild cover wear with rubbed corners and light fray at bottom spine (top spine cloth is frayed). Crack at center and a touch loose in places otherwise fairly secure binding. Lovely illustrated political/biographical book with foxing at endpapers. Rare..

LONDON: JOHN MURRAY, 1932 Book. Good (+) Book. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Blue cover with gilt title on white spine swatch. Secure binding with clean pages, a mild spine shift, and light cover wear..

Simon & Schuster Audio, 1992 Book. Very Good. Cassette Tapes. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Four cassettes in the original case. Nice condition overall with light wear to the case..

Stanford, California: STANFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1950 Book. Very Good (-) Book. Hardcover. Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Secure binding with mild soil and several signatures at front two pages (including half title). Hardcover book..

LONDON, NEW YORK: THE COLONIAL PRESS, 1901 Book. Very Good (+) Book. Hardcover. Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Green cover with gilt title. Solid binding with clean pages & light cover wear..

Master Books, 2011 Book. Very Good-Very Good (+) Book. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Secure binding with clean pages and light cover wear..

University of California Press, 1977 Book. Very Good (-) Book. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Solid binding with clean pages, and mild cover wear with a light curl..

Atheneum, 1983 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Secure binding with clean pages and an ever so slight bowed cover. Owner name at front free endpaper. The jacket has small tears to the ends. Hardcover book..

CHICAGO AND NEW YORK: CAXTON PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1884 Book. Good. Hardcover. Assumed First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Green cover with gilt over title and black floral art embellishments. Lightly rubbed cover with some mild color fading. Heavy bindery webbing showing at front/rear endpaper gutter. Secure text block with age-toned pages. About 7-3/4 x 5 with 510 pages..

NEW YORK: STEIN AND DAY, 1963 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Assumed First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Nice condition with a solid binding, clean pages, and very light cover wear. The jacket has just mild wear. Hardcover book with 457 pages..

NEW YORK: HARPER & BROTHERS, 1885 Book. Illus. by WITH ILLUSTRATIONS. Very Good. Half cloth with marbled boards. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Red spine with gilt spine title and black marbled boards. About 7-1/2 x 4-3/4 with 324 and 366 pages. Light wear with corner tips rubbed. Secure bindings with clean pages. Nice overall condition. First two volumes out of three. .

NEW YORK: HARPER & BROTHERS, 1849 Book. Very Good (-) Book. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Green blind stamped cover with gilt spine title & fancy gilt embellishments. Lightly rubbed cover with some mild soil & mildly bumped corner tips. Secure binding with clean pages and mild foxing..

NEW YORK: ALFRED A. KNOPF, 1926 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Not Stated/assumed First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Brown with elegant full gilt decorative block panel to front and spine title and a gilt top edge. Nice overall with a uniform sun-faded spine (otherwise very good plus to near fine). Secure binding with clean pages and original owner bookplate at inside cover. Hardcover with 322 pages..

Anchor, 2015 Book. Near Fine (-) Book. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Nice condition with very light cover edge wear. Softcover book with 416 pages..

J. M. DENT & SONS LTD, 1957 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Near like new book. Jacket has a rub mark at the fore edge..

Ballantine Books, 1998 Book. Very Good (+) Book. Soft cover. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Secure binding with clean pages and mild cover wear with light corner creases. Softcover book with 532 pages..

PHILADELPHIA: PUBLISHED BY J. L. GIHON, 1854 Book. Fair (-). Leather Bound. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Leather bound book with double column text pages. MISSING SPINE LEATHER & TITLE and covers are just hanging by the stings. 494 and 414 pp. plus index. Secure text block with mild foxing Fair minus condition. Rare!.

Harry N. Abrams, 1998 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Like new with a lightly rubbed jacket..

Montreal: Librairie Saint-Joseph CADIEUX & DEROME, 1882 Book. Fair (-). Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bright red with black & yellowish cover decorations. Cover slightly loose with some rubbing & small tears at outer hinge edges. Attractive original school library book plate (PROVINCE DE QUEBEC Department de l'Instruction publique) at inside cover dated and signed 1896. Heavy stapled book binding with just the front illustration and just part of title & first preface pages eparated from staples otherwise very secure throughout. Just minor page ripple with few small lightly browned places where paper was removed. About 9 x 5-1/2 with 188 pp. Only in about fair condition due to cover. Scarce! .

LONDON: PRINTED FOR HUNT AND CLARKE, 1828 Book. Fair. Half leather & Marbled Boards. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. Half leather with marbled boards and green end papers. The spine leather is missing on Vol. 1 and volume 2 has a leather chip at the bottom of the spine. Front cover detached and present on Vol. 1 and the front cover on Vol. 2 is holding by one string. Secure text blocks with clean pages and foxing at endpapers. 284 and 239 plus one pages.Two volume set in fair condition..