Search Results: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / People of Color from Tangible Tales

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Signed and inscribed in black sharpie on the title page by the author, "David E. Read & Enjoy You know some of this - 1995-2005 Willie Brown." A very good copy of the 1st edition in brown and tan boards. Bumping to the ends of the spine column and minor shelf-wear. A clean and tight copy, as if unread. The dustjacket is also very good with a bit of chipping at the top folds and matching bumping at the edges of the spine panel. 350 pp., indexed, some photos. Brown's autobiography detailing his political life as San Francisco mayor.

New York: Ballantine Books, 2016. First edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Signed and inscribed by Olympian Julius Achon and author John Brant on the title page "To Paige, Julius" and "For Paige, with thanks, peace, John Brant." A good copy with some crimping at the spine extremeties. Previous owner's name to the rear pastedown. A clean copy, with sunning to the top edge of the textblock. Unclipped jacket is also good - would be very good but for a crinkle to the top of the front panel that makes it not lay quite flat - bright and attractive. 248 pp., a section of color photos toward the center. The inspiring tale of Achon's efforts in the Olympics, and afterward to fund a way out of war and poverty for Ugandan children. Nicely signed.

New York: Random House, 1995. Later printing. Hardback. Good/good. Signed and inscribed by former Secretary of State, Colin Powell, on the front free-endpaper in black sharpie, "To Selma, Best wishes, Cl. L. Powell. Blue hardcover in dustjacket, 14th printing. A good copy but with bumping and chipping to the base of the spine cap, and sunning along the top edge of the boards. Red reminder dot to the bottom of the textblock, and text block edges with some soiling. The interior is clean and unmarked n a solid binding. Unclipped jacket is bright and attractive, but with matching shipps to the bottom of the spine panel and a bit of ruffling and browning to the top panel edges. Minor scuffing to the rear jacket panel. 643 pp., indexed, two black and white photo sections. Powell passed on in 2021. This is his autobiography from 1995, nicely signed.

New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2018. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Signed without inscription by Julian Castro, former mayor of San Antonio and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. A very good copy - clean, tight, and unmarked. General wear ot the board edges and a bit of bumping along the top edge. Unclipped jacket is also very good, bright and attractive. 225 pp., photo insert at center. Castro's autobiography detailing his upbringing, education, and political engagement.

Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1963. Stated First edition. Hardcover. Fair/fair. Brown cloth hardcover ex library, 1st edition, in dustjacket. Pocket, stamps and labels, including a discard stamp to the pocket as appropriate. Binding cocked backward, discoloration to the cover edges. Call number neatly blacked out on the spine. Hinges and binding are solid and the pages are clean and unmarked other than a previous price erasure to the top of the half-title page. Unclipped jacket with $3.95 price intact in a ring caused by a sticker covering it. Jacket is chipped, with longer tears at the head of the spine, and a large square sticker removal scar to the top of the rear panel. 223 pp., indexed, some black and white photos at center.