Biography from the book scot

Teeny Weeny Publishing. Seymour, Missouri., 1979 A mass market paperback size book with some 502 numbered pages. Bound in illustrated white wraps. A largely auto-biographical account of racing and training horses. She lived near Seymour, Missouri in her later years on 600 or so acres that she named 'The Teeny Weeny Ranch' I knew Marge and believe me, she was… Read more about this item

Edison Institute. Dearborn, Michigan., 1936 Book size about 5 by 7 1/2 inches with some 430 pages. Bound in green cloth with gilt lettering. Numerous illustrations throughout. Experiments of Thomas Edison covering the period up to 1879. Laid-in is an unused photo postcard of the upper floor of the Edison laboratory as re-erected in Greenfield Village at the time. This… Read more about this item

Phaedra, NY., 1966 Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches with some 130 pages. Bound in green cloth with black spine lettering. In the original dust wrapper with front flap price of $4.95. Book with light wear. Wrapper a bit crushed at front cover spine top area; couple of small edge tears; spine slightly faded. An attractive copy,… Read more about this item

M C Printing. Provo, Utah., 1982 Book size about 9 by 11 inches with some 311 pages plus a 16 page Index. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering. Illustrated. Biography of this noted Mormon pioneer along with genealogical information relating to the family. Book with the slightest of wear. Clean and unmarked. FINE. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket.

Author published., 1946 This appears to be a mimeographed copy of a typewritten manuscript autobiography. I can find no record of a book publication and so this is probably one of only a few copies. Size about 8 1/2 by 11 inches with some 235 pages. Author first or middle name never mentioned but he was born in 1883 in… Read more about this item

Holt, Rinehart and Winston. NY., 1963 Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches with some 186 pages including an extensive Index. Bound in pale tan cloth with lettering and decoration in gilt on purple backgrounds. Illustrated with black/white photos. Stated 'Second Edition'. In the original dust wrapper with a front flap price of $4.00. Book and wrapper with… Read more about this item

Haldeman-Julius Publications. Girard, Kansas. Usual Little Blue Book size of about 3 1/2 by 5 inches with some 64 pages. Bound in gray wraps with black lettering. Little Blue Book No. 439. Author Preface date of 1927 but these books were often reprinted long after the original dates listed in books. Recap of author's life in a Roman Catholic monastery… Read more about this item

Powder River Publishers. Aurora, Colorado., 1957 Book size about 6 by 9 inches with some 133 pages including an extensive Index. Bound in pale blue cloth with gilt lettering. Illustrated with a few full page photos on glossy paper. Book number 370 of an edition of 1000 copies. Light wear. VERY GOOD. Limited Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Paul E Corrubia. Tulsa, Oklahoma. This is the 1941 2nd Printing., 1940 Oversize book about 11 by 15 inches with 16 unnumbered pages of text. Color highlights to the text pages. Bound in illustrated tan thin cardboard. Illustrated with 16 tipped-in guarded plates by Paul E Corrubia. Originally published in 1940 in a very small edition this is the May… Read more about this item

Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston., 1932 Book size about 6 by 8 inches with some 257 pages. Bound in pale yellow cloth with black lettering on paper labels. Illustrated by Charles H Owens. Previous owner inscription at front; covers with light rust spots; spine label faded. VERY GOOD. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Dorrance & Company. Ardmore, Pennsylvania, 1981 Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches with some 81 pages. Bound in rust cloth with gilt spine lettering. Illustrated with photos. Biography of Preston Steele who was the man of many parts in the title. Perhaps his most notable achievement was the building of a herd of Texas Longhorn cattle in… Read more about this item

Author published. No place., 1950 Book size about 6 by 9 inches with unnumbered pages. Bound in pinkish paper over boards with a tan cloth spine. Illustrated with numerous photos, one color plate and a few small drawings. Daughter relates the biography of her father who was an early Montana pioneer. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AT THE FRONT.… Read more about this item

Pioneer Publishing Company. Fresno, California., 1975 Book size about 6 by 8 1/2 inches with some 180 pages. Bound in drab olive cloth with black spine lettering. Illustrated. Originally published in 1970 this is the 1975 Revised Edition. Book store label inside front cover else slight wear. NEAR FINE. 2nd Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

The Werner Company. Chicago., 1894 Complete set of 16 weekly issues published by the Werner Company of Chicago from September 22, 1894 thru January 5, 1895. Cover images are uniform for the set. Illustrated with reproductions of paintings depicting the career of Napoleon. Text provided by John L Stoddard. Each oblong issue about 13 1/2 by 11 inches with some… Read more about this item

Author published. Citrus Heights, California., 1990 Book size about 8 1/2 by 11 inches with some 233 pages. Bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering. Some 28 pages of photos at the center. Autobiography of a native mid-westerner including much about his aviator time in World War Two. Good genealogy for mid-western Beard Family members. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE… Read more about this item

Southern Methodist University Press. Dallas., 1964 Book size about 6 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches comprising some 274 pages with extensive Notes, Bibliography and Index. Bound in brown and cream cloth with brown lettering. Illustrated end papers (Same for front and rear). Illustrated with a few photos. In the original dust wrapper with front flap price of $5.00. Book with… Read more about this item

Pantheon Books. NY., 1994 Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches with some 209 pages. Bound in dark yellow wraps with black lettering. This is a book of UNCORRECTED BOUND GALLEYS. Almost certainly precedes the special slipcased issue. FINE Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Atheneum. NY., 1994 Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches with some 215 pages. Bound in white wraps with black lettering. This is an UNCORRECTED ADVANCE PROOF COPY. Book with slight roll else no sign of wear. NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Alfred A Knopf. NY., 1990 Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches with some 156 pages. Bound in dark yellow wraps with black lettering. This is an UNCORRECTED PROOF copy. Laid-in is a copy of the proposed dust wrapper and a hand addressed and signed letter from the publisher. Light fading to the spine else no sign of… Read more about this item

Harper & Row. NY., 1987 Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches with some 255 pages. Bound in beige wraps with black lettering. This is an UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY. Book enclosed in a removable clear plastic protector. Spine lightly dinged at top and bottom. NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Near Fine/No… Read more about this item