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James Dean: A Biography by Bast, William - (c.1956)

James Dean: A Biography

by Bast, William

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New York: Ballantine Books. Very Good+ in Very Good dj. (c.1956). First Edition. Hardcover. [very light bumping at several corners and base of spine, very slight deterioration to cloth at base of spine, small date stamp on ffep; jacket a bit scuffed and edgeworn, one slightly ragged closed tear and associated creasing at top of front panel, small chip at top of rear panel, minor paper loss at spine corners]. (B&W photograph) The first book-length biography of Dean to appear after his death, by a friend (and former UCLA classmate); issued simultaneously in paperback, this is the much scarcer hardcover printing. Many years later, Bast published another book, "Surviving James Dean," that touched on certain aspects of the actor's life that were a little too sensitive to be aired in the 1950s. The striking jacket photo of Dean (by Roy Schatt) is also reproduced inside the book. .
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  • Publisher Ballantine Books
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published (c.1956)
  • Keywords James Dean, Actors, Hollywood

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WHEN FUR WAS KING

WHEN FUR WAS KING

by Moberly, Henry John

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New York: E. P. Dutton. 1929. Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. Cover has light soiling. Spine weak; B&W Illustrations; 237 pages .
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London: London: printed for and sold by Greenland & Norris, Finsbury Square, 1805. 1st Edition . Full leather. Very Good. Two separate works in one volume. First editions, octavo. Sketch of Worcester: [2], 16pp, with full complement of 14 engraved plates, one folding. Memoirs of Charles I: [1], 22, [ii]pp, complete with engraved title-page bearing portrait of Charles I and 17 engraved portrait plates together with closing publisher's adverts. In contemporary full speckled leather (lightly worn with minor loss to extremities), gilt rolls to board margins, spine gilt, gilt lettered black leather spine label, marbled endpapers with internal hinges expertly reinforced in matching blue cloth, twentieth century ownership label to front blank, sporadic light paper browning and unobtrusive soiling, overall an attractive complete copy of these two uncommon illustrated titles. The Sketch of Worcester is listed in ESTC (T155523) since it was previously thought to have been printed around 1760; 4xUK… Read More
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SUMPTUOUS LEATHER-BOUND EASTON PRESS EDITION SIGNED BY FAYE DUNAWAY. This copy is #660 of only 1400 made. A lovely unread book in gift-worthy condition but is missing the Easton Press certificate. Expedited shipping is welcome; signed by author.
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A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety.
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A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety.

by CARTER, Jimmy.

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Looking For Gatsby (Signed & Sealed Easton Press Edition)

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WHEN FUR WAS KING

WHEN FUR WAS KING

by Moberly, Henry John

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New York: E. P. Dutton. 1929. Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. Cover has light soiling. Spine weak; B&W Illustrations; 237 pages .
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London: London: printed for and sold by Greenland & Norris, Finsbury Square, 1805. 1st Edition . Full leather. Very Good. Two separate works in one volume. First editions, octavo. Sketch of Worcester: [2], 16pp, with full complement of 14 engraved plates, one folding. Memoirs of Charles I: [1], 22, [ii]pp, complete with engraved title-page bearing portrait of Charles I and 17 engraved portrait plates together with closing publisher's adverts. In contemporary full speckled leather (lightly worn with minor loss to extremities), gilt rolls to board margins, spine gilt, gilt lettered black leather spine label, marbled endpapers with internal hinges expertly reinforced in matching blue cloth, twentieth century ownership label to front blank, sporadic light paper browning and unobtrusive soiling, overall an attractive complete copy of these two uncommon illustrated titles. The Sketch of Worcester is listed in ESTC (T155523) since it was previously thought to have been printed around 1760; 4xUK… Read More
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SUMPTUOUS LEATHER-BOUND EASTON PRESS EDITION SIGNED BY FAYE DUNAWAY. This copy is #660 of only 1400 made. A lovely unread book in gift-worthy condition but is missing the Easton Press certificate. Expedited shipping is welcome; signed by author.
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A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety.
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A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety.

by CARTER, Jimmy.

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New York: Simon & Schuster, 2015. Signed by Jimmy Carter on the title page. First edition / First printing. Blue paper spine, blue paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.
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Looking For Gatsby (Signed & Sealed Easton Press Edition)

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James Dean

by Bast William

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Ballantine Books. New York: Ballantine Books, Inc. , 1956 first edition . 180 reading copy, many creases PBO. Biographical, photo cover. paperback,
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James Dean

by Bast, William

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James Dean

by Bast William

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Ballantine Books. New York: Ballantine Books, Inc. , 1956 . 180 looks almost near fine, ageing paper, tiny spine end chips PBO. Biographical, photo cover. paperback,
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JAMES DEAN: A BIOGRAPHY - THE BRILLIANT YOUNG ACTOR'S ART AND LIFE, TOLD BY THE MAN WHO KNEW HIM BEST

by BAST, WILLIAM

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NEW YORK: BALLANTINE BOOKS. VG IN WRAPS. MASS MARKET PAPERBACK. LIGHT EDGEWEAR. Pages: 150. . 1956. MASS MARKET PAPERBACK.. PAGES CLEAN & TIGHT. .
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James Dean: A Biography

James Dean: A Biography

by Bast, William

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1/1/1956. Paperback. The first book-length biography of James Dean to appear after his death, written by a friend (and former UCLA classmate). Issued simultaneously in both paperback and hardcover. This is the Ballantine Books vintage paperback, 1956, in good condition.
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James Dean: a Biography

by Bast, William

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New York: Ballantine Books. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book and price-clipped dust jacket are both well worn, though intact. Pages are clean; photos are bright. Edges of boards are worn through. Jacket is taped to itself on flaps. Spine is starting at rear, though holding firm. Front free and rear endpages have red writing and scars from pocket removal. Title page and a few at rear have a small library stamp. Still a sturdy, clean copy of a scarce, desirable item. Small 8vo. 153 pp. .
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With a Touch of Olive Oil from Spain
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With a Touch of Olive Oil from Spain

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Olive Oil Exporters Association of Spain Unusual size spiral bound softcover - narrow 4to horizontal about 12 inches wide and 4 inches tall with the spiral at the top; unpaginated - about 30 pages Recipes by Susy Umlauf Recipes include: White Gazpacho; Multicolor Omelettes; Snapper and Tomato; Vegetable Provencale; Kidney Beans, Peas and Green Beans; Oxtail and Lentil Stew; Spanish Potato Omelette; Stuffed Breast of Veal; Beef Burgers with Beer; Partridges with Chocolate; Braised Beef with Glazed Vegetables; Catalonian Rice Salad; Breads, more. Some overall handling wear, worn bottom right corner, and crease to back cover. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Spiral. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Private Press.
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Nights Under A Tin Roof

Nights Under A Tin Roof: Recollections of a Southern Boyhood

by James A. Autry

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Hardcover edition with price clipped dust jacket. Recollections written in verse of a Southern boyhood. Multiple b/w photos of the author's boyhood in 1940's Mississippi. Introduction by John Mack Carter
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Was it Worth While?  The Life of Theodore Storrs Lee

Was it Worth While? The Life of Theodore Storrs Lee

by Street, William Dana (editor)

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NY: Association Press. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed.. 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth binding with gilt lettering stamped on spine. Foreword by Supreme Court Justice Charles E. Hughes. A biography of the short-lived (1873-1911) reverend and religious missionary in western India, written by many of his family members and friends, including Rev. Samuel H. Lee, Welling H. Tinker, Rev. Albert Parker Fitch, Rev. Alden H. Clark, Hannah Hume Lee (his widow) , Rev. Arthur Osborn Pritchard and Fred B. Smith. Many photos. Tipped in letter at front free endpaper written and signed by Hannah Hume Lee. xiv, 178 pp. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Goldrush Days With Mark Twain, Illustrated with Woodcuts By Henry J. Glintenkamp

Goldrush Days With Mark Twain, Illustrated with Woodcuts By Henry J. Glintenkamp

by William R. Gillis

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William R. Gillis. Goldrush Days with Mark Twain (H. Glintenkamp woodcuts). Copyright 1930. Albert & Charles Boni, NY. With an into by Cyril Clemens. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS 6 woodcut illustrations included, Twain frontis (Three old friends), and 5 other historic and realistic woodcut illustrations. MEMOIRS. HISTORY OF NEVADA GOLDRUSH. Summary: Mr. Gillis was a friend of American author/humorist Mark Twain and was with him at Virginia, Nevada in the Goldrush days. In 1859 placer miners in the Great Basin discovered the largest gold and silver strike that had happened in the United States up until that time. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS. Used. Good- Condition. 264 pages. Used. Good condition. First few pages are loose. Frontis is still affixed to binding. Green cloth boards gold titling. No titles left on spine. Spine is sunned.
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The Silence Of The North

The Silence Of The North

by Olive A. Fredrickson with Ben East

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By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta: Lord of Rimini
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Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta: Lord of Rimini: A Study of a XV Century Italian Despot

by Edward Hutton

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J.M. Dent & Co. and E.P. Dutton & Co., 1906, Very Good Hardcover / no dustjacket, 296 pages, 7" x 9", TEG, bumped corners, foxing to endpapers, otherwise clean and tight. Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta (1417 – 1468) was an Italian condottiero and nobleman, a member of the House of Malatesta and Lord of Rimini, Fano, and Cesena from 1432.
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The Grandees: America's Sephardic Elite
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The Grandees: America's Sephardic Elite

by Birmingham, Stephen

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New York, Harper and Row, 1971, hardcover, xiii-368 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing, Good in Good dustjacket, Signed by the Author on the front endpaper. Straight and firmly bound, dampstain to top edge affecting front board and top of first 50 pages, non-authorial gift inscription to previous owner to half-title page, light spine-end and corner wear. Dustjacket price-clipped, edge nicks, darkening to spine, in new Brodart sleeve. The author of Our Crowd, The Right People, and Those Harper Women, presents an in-depth look at the tiny band of twenty-three Sephardim who arrived in the United States in 1654 from Spain, the rich and varied history of their descendants, and the impact they had on the development of the social, financial, and political landscape. Illustrated with 8 black-&-white plates. Appended: Sources, Index. An Abbreviated Genealogical Chart of America's Sephardic Elite attached inside rear cover. ISBN 9780060103378
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Volunteers in the African Bush: Memoirs from Sierra Leone
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Volunteers in the African Bush: Memoirs from Sierra Leone

by David Read Barker

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Indianapolis: Dog Ear Publishing, January 2013. Trade Paperback. Fine. Slight reading wear to corners, otherwise pristine. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. Not damaged. Suitable for gifting. 163 pages. The 25 authors of this book were volunteers in the first Peace Corps rural community development project in Africa: Sierra Leone, 1965-67. They are also the first group to tell a collective story of Peace Corps volunteers, anywhere. The Peace Corps was in its infancy then, and memories of John Kennedy were strong among the young volunteers. Sierra Leone was also in its infancy in the first few years after independence, before military coups and tribal warfare became common. The authors forthrightly recount their feelings of loneliness and isolation, and their frightening experiences with secret societies and witchcraft, but their uniquely optimistic "can-do" American attitude brought most through a great life experience.
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Travels in Hawaii
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Travels in Hawaii

by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii, 1973. Edited and Introduction by A. Grove Day. [4] xlv,[1], 205pp, [3], 16 photographic plates inserted. Brown cloth covered boards with bright gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Map illustrative endpapers. Binding is tight, slight foxing on page edges. Dust jacket has faded spine, and a few small tears at bottom edge. Front of dust jacket showing shelf wear. Pages are unmarked. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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Iron Chancellor:  Otto Von Bismarck
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Iron Chancellor: Otto Von Bismarck

by Apsler, Alfred

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New York: Julian Messner, Inc., 1968. 8vo size pictorial hardcover with matching dust jacket - even the author photo and biography on the jacket appear on the hardcover; 189 pages plus two black and white maps. Back cover has black and white photo of author and full page biography. From jacket: "Ruthless, cynical, arrogant, brilliant, supremely dedicated to a rigid concept of duty and vast dream of grandeur, Otto von Bismarck guided Germany to greatness and stood guard over the peace of Europe - while planting seeds of future destruction... What came to be known as the Age of Bismarck was an era of sharp paradox. The man who had based his policy on "blood and iron" now designed a peace that last 40 years." Ex-library with typical treatments, fep is clipped, jacket is covered with mylar. Tape transfer marks on endpapers. Edgewear, bumped top corners and head and heel of spine, worn corners. Pages 155-165 have creases on the bottom and we noted at least four creased page top… Read More
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