Search Results: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Editors, Journalists, Publishers from Tangible Tales

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Signed without inscription by the legendary Barbara Walters in blue ink on the title page. A very good copy in matching jacket, stated first edition. Yellow boards with gray spine and silver spine titles. Crinkling at the spine tips and a bit of wear along the edges of the boards. Interior is clean and unmarked in a solid binding. The unclipped dustjacet has matching wear at the spine tips, some light thumbing and soiling ot the white panels, and a crease along the edge of the front flap. Walter's memoir has two sets of photo inserts, indexed, 612 pp., Her death in late 2022 made this signed volume even more desirable.

Australia: Lilyfield Publishers Pty Ltd, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Black hardcover with white spine lettering, first edition in dustjacket. A very good copy with minro wear at the tips and corners. Previous owners bookplate at the top of the front free-endpaper. A clean, unmarked copy in a solid binding, lacking tightness in the hinges. The dust jacket is crisp and attractive, with a previous price sticker on the bottom of the rear panel. 208 pp., Reade's story of growing up on the road across Australia. Reade is an amazing illustrator and journalist, credited as the father of Cuban animation.

Michigan: The Cumming Press, 1976. Limited ed. Hardcover. Near Fine. Green cloth hardcover with gilt titles and cover illustration, limited to 487 copies. This copy apparently bound upside down with cover markings pointing the opposite direction from the text. A near fine copy with minor bending at the spine tips. Clean and tight as if unread. 98 pp., limitation page at rear. A collection of Delavan's letters back to the Michigan Expositor detailing his experiences in California during the gold rush.

California: Goose Cove Press, 1972. Limited ed. Paperback. Good. Kathy Mackintosh. Gray paper covers with illustration. Limited to 1500 copies of the paper-bound version. A good-only copy of this title with heavy edge-wear and some scuffing to the covers. Age-toned and lightly soiled. Previous owners names on the first blank are the only markings in the book. The binding is solid, but the front edge is a bit thumbed. 84 pp., some black and white illustrations. The story of school teacher and columnist from Gustavus, known affectionately as "Ye Olde."

Boston: Beacon Press, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page, "10/2/99 To Carolyn Blessings & Joy! Margot Adler." Black quarter-cloth hardcover with silver spine titles. 1st edition in dustjacket. Minor wear to the board edges and spine tips. A clean and solid copy with strong hinges. Unmarked other than the author's inscription. The top edge of the front free-endpaper and half-title have been cut away, most likely to remove an ownership name or stamp. Unclipped jacket is good only with minor soiling, a previous bookstore price sticker to the rear panel, and a 1 inch tear at the top of the rear panel toward the fold. 309 pp., indexed, Adler's autobiography of activism and the realities of Vietnam.

New Hampshire: Transition Publishing, 1999. First edition. Paperback. Good +. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Judy - Great to re-connect with you! Gotta keep in touch - Best Always - Stephen Edington Moraga, CA July 28, 2004." A good plus copy but with bending at the corner tips and some scuffing to the front cover. Two penciled X's to the top and and bottom of the text block. Interior is clean and unmarked other than a price erasure ghosted to the top of the title page, well above the author's inscription. The binding is solid without creasing. 102 pp., some black and white photos, notes and references at the rear. A detailed history of the Kerouac family's time in Quebec, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.