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Description: Halter, Marek, trans. by Lowell Bair., Arcade Pub., 1989, c1989, 1st English language edition, boards & cloth (hard cover), fine with slightly chipped dj, 273 pp with index, tall 8vo. Read More
Description: Shevardnadze, Eduard, trans. by Catherine A. Fitzpatrick., The Free Press, 1991, c1991, 1st Edition (Review Copy), cloth (hard cover), fine with fine dj, 237 pp with appendix & index, tall 8vo, "His startling and courageous resignation was followed by..." Read More
Description: Hiss, Alger., Seaver Books, 1988, c1988, 1st Edition, boards & cloth (hard cover), vg-fine with like dj, 240 pp with index, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, "...the brilliant career of Alger Hiss was cut short by the accusation that he was a Communist spy" Read More
Description: Murray, Jim., Macmillan Publishing Co., 1993, c1993, 2nd printing, boards & cloth (hard cover), remainder mark on bottom edge o/w near fine with near fine dj, 268 pp with index, tall 8vo, "The Autobiography of the Pulitzer Prize Winning Sports Columnist" Read More
Description: Paulson, Carl & Louis Janda., G.P. Putnam's Sons, nd, c1998, 1st Edition, boards (hard cover), very slightly cocked o/w near fine with dj, 262 pp, tall 8vo, "Rreveals a side of the Tour that isn't often heard about; the real-life nitty-gritty" Read More
Description: Sinatra, Tina with Jeff Coplon., Simon & Schuster, nd, c2000, 1st Edition, boards & cloth (hard cover), vg-fine with like dj, 313 pp with index, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, "Tina Sinatra's view of her father was unique..." Read More
Description: Williams, Barry with Chris Kreski, foreword by Robert Reed., Harper Perennial, 1992, c1992, 2nd printing, illus. soft cover, near fine, 286 pp with index, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, "The Inside Story of the Brady Bunch" Read More
Description: Brown, David., William Morrow & Co., 1990, c1990, 1st Edition, boards & cloth (hard cover), vg+ with vg+ dj, 272 pp with appendix & index, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, "Jaws and The Sting are among his films, but his life is an even more astonishing production, bursting with surprising stories..." Read More
Description: Colton, Larry., Doubleday, 1993, c1993, 1st Edition, boards & cloth (hard cover), vg-fine with like dj, 559 pp, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, "The true-life American epic of five men who meet as fraternity brothers in the early 1960s" Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Rounder Books
Date published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781579400880ISBN:1579400884
Description: Nowlin, Bill with foreword by Ted Williams., Rounder Books (MA), 2004, c2004, 4th printing, boards (hard cover), near fine with near fine dj, 347 pp wth statistics & index, full color/B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 1579400884, 'The first biography of Pesky ever published; illuminates one of the most interesting lives in baseball in the twentieth century', Edited by Jim Prime. Biography, Baseball History; Boston Red Sox. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Date published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780061122699ISBN:0061122696
Description: Weeks, Kevin & Phyllis Karas., Regan Books (Harper Collins), 2006, c2006, 1st Edition, 1st printing, black cloth (hard cover), remainder mark on top edge o/w near fine with very good++ dj, 283 pp, full color/B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 9780061122699, 'Rarely have the nuts-and-bolts of the gangster life been laid bare in such shocking detail as in this account about working with James 'Whitey' Bulger', Criminal Autobiography; True Crime; Local History. Read More
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Date published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780767925365ISBN:076792536X
Description: Clapton, Eric., Broadway Books (Random House), 2007, c2007, later printing, illus. soft cover (trade size paperback), very near fine, 344 pp with index, extensive B&W photographic illus., 8vo, ISBN: 9780767925365, 'Eric Clapton tells the story of his eventful and inspiring life in this poignant and honest autobiography' Read More
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Date published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780813012285ISBN:0813012287
Description: Brown, Loren G. 'Totch' with foreword by Peter Matthiessen., University Press of Florida, 1993, c1993, 4th printing, illus. soft cover (trade size paperback), fine, 269 pp with appendices, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 0813012287, 'He is a natural born storyteller, and his accounts of fishing and gator hunting as well as his life beyond the law as poacher and drug runner are evocative and colorful', Autobiography; Florida Everglades; Memoir; Ten Thousand Islands. Read More
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Date published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780061131233ISBN:0061131237
Description: Lawford, Christopher Kennedy., Harper (Harper Collins), 2006, c2005, 4th printing, illus. soft cover (trade size paperback), very good+, 399 pp, B&W photographic illus., 8vo, ISBN: 9780061131233, 'Born into enormous privilege as well as burdened by gut-wrenching family tragedy, Christopher Kennedy Lawford now shares his life story as the firstborn child of Rat Pack actor Peter Lawford and Patricia Kennedy, sister to John F. Kennedy' Read More
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Images from the Past
Date published: 1998
ISBN-13:9781884592119ISBN:1884592112
Description: Wickman, Donald H. (compiled & edited by)., pub. by Images from the Past, Inc. (VT), 1998, c1998, 1st printing, illus. soft cover (trade size paperback), very near fine, 237 pp with notes, bibliography & index, extensive B&W illus., 8vo, ISBN: 1884592112, Vol. 1 only, 'Seven soldiers, six in the famous Vermont Brigade, and one in the 21st Massachusetts regiment tell of Vermonters withstanding the brunt of Pickett's charge at Gettysburg, galloping around Lee's army in eastern Virginia', U.S. ... Read More
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Date published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780395779262ISBN:039577926X
Description: Carroll, James., Houghton Mifflin Co., 1996, c1996, 1st trade pb printing, illus. soft cover (trade size paperback), fine, 279 pp, B&W photographic illus., 8vo, ISBN: 039577926X, 'God, My Father, and the War That Came Between Us' Read More
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780345441775ISBN:034544177X
Description: MacDonald, Michael Patrick., Ballantine Books, 2000, c1999, 4th trade pb printing, illus. soft cover (trade size paperback), very near fine, 266 pp plus reader's guide, B&W photographic frontis, 8vo, ISBN: 034544177X, 'Southie became a place controlled by resident gangster Whitey Bulger', Local History; Autobiography; South Boston Sociology. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780393060447ISBN:0393060446
Description: Smith, Larry., W.W. Norton & Co., 2006, c2006, 1st Edition, 1st printing, boards (hard cover), fine with fine dj, 323 pp, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 0393060446, 'The first book to examine how Marines are made; from the point of view of drill instructors themselves' Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperEntertainment
Date published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780060542351ISBN:0060542357
Description: Preston, 'Amarillo Slim' with Greg Dinkin., Harper Entertainment (Harper Collins), 2003, c2003, 1st Edition, 1st printing, boards & cloth (hard cover), remainder mark on top edge, PO's bookplate o/w near fine with near fine dj, 255 pp, b&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 0060542357, 'If there's anything I'll argue about, I'll either bet on it or shut up. And since it's not very becoming for a cowboy to be arguing, I've made a few wagers in my day. But in my humble opinion, I'm no ordinary ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Broadway Books
Date published: 2010
ISBN-13:9780767931977ISBN:0767931971
Description: Trout, Nick., Broadway Books, 2010, c2010, 1st Edition, 1st printing, boards (hard cover), fine with fine dj (as new), 252 pp, tall 8vo, ISBN: 9780767931977, 'What Two Dogs Taught One Veterinarian About Hope, Humility, and Everyday Miracles' Read More
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Date published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780307381279ISBN:0307381277
Description: Dully, Howard & Charles Fleming., Three Rivers Press, 2007, c2007, later printing, illus. soft cover (trade size paperback), very good++, 286 pp, B&W photographic illus., 8vo, ISBN: 9780307381279, 'At twelve, Howard Dully was guilty of the same crimes as other boys his age: he was moody and messy, rambunctious with his brothers, contrary just to prove a point, and perpetually at odds with his parents. Yet somehow, this normal boy became one of the youngest people on whom Dr. Walter Freeman ... Read More
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780345441775ISBN:034544177X
Description: MacDonald, Michael Patrick., Ballantine Books, 2000, c1999, 1st trade pb printing, illus. soft cover (trade paperback), near fine, 266 pp plus reader's guide, B&W photographic frontis, 8vo, ISBN: 034544177X, 'Rips the cover off the myth that poverty and violence happen predominantly in the black community; Southie became a place controlled by resident gangster Whitey Bulger' Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Triumph Books (IL)
Date published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781600780684ISBN:1600780687
Description: Pesky, Johnny with Maureen Mullen., Triumph Books, c2007, 1st Edition? , glossy illus. boards (hard cover), fine (no dj), 215 pp, B&W photographic illus., 12mo, ISBN: 9781600780684, 'A baseball legend takes Red Sox fans on an intimate journey to the ultimate destination: the World Series', Baseball History; Boston Red Sox. Read More
