The Life of Friedrich Schiller, Comprehending an Examination of His Works by Thomas Carlyle - 1846

Huntsville, Alabama: The Strode Publishers, 1978. Very rare title. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 332 pages. From jacket: "Dr. Edwin Presley Hall typifies the successful physician's dedication and opportunities. From jail physician to ship's surgeon; from coal mine doctor to army medical officer; from veterans hospital chief surgeon to private practice; his medical career has spanned a full life and encompasses much of the world... The Alabama native is the son of an early 'doctor on horseback' in Albertville... The reader surveys the life of a young intern and resident physician as Dr. Hall recounts his experiences at Louisiana State Charity Hospital at Shreveport and at hospitals in Vicksburg, Mississippi; Washington, DC and New York City... (and in) the army during World War II, serving in North Africa, Italy and Germany." Dr. Hall died in 2002. Jacket is rubbed and has some wear and a couple of quarter inch tears; slightly bumped corners under jacket; inside… Read More

Self published, Minneapolis, MN, 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 8mo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" tall. 439 pp. 2-volume set (complete). Pages are yellowed, but are tight and clean. Minor water damage along the top edge of Vol 1, but this does not extend to the text. Moderate shelfwear to the cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 - 3 pounds. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001287. . Additional shipping charges may apply.

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil: Ediouro, 2007. Tough Choices: Carly Fiorina's Most Important Business Memoir First Thus - Portuguese translation by Jose Gradel 8vo size trade paperback with color photo illustrated front cover and interior flaps like a dust jacket; 335 pages. Text is in Portuguese. De trás: "Como uma jovem, filhna de uma familia tripcamenta norte-american e de classe media, acaba se torando uma das executivas mais poderosas do mundo? E possivel consiliar tantas reponsabiliidades sem descuidar-se da vida pessoal? Como vencer as resistencis e enfrantar os preconceitos num meio tao machinsta?" From back: "As a young woman, the daughter of a middle-class American family, is she becoming one of the most powerful executives in the world? Is it possible to conserve so many responsibilities without neglecting personal life? How do we overcome the resistance and face prejudice in such a machinatory environment?" Light wear to covers, bumped back corners. Inside… Read More

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket condition fine. Signed and inscribed on ffep to gift recipient 'Elaine - we really wish you were here! Eddie Baby.' Elaine's friend Marie obtained the signature for her and tucked in a dated snapshot of herself with Eddie at the signing on 17 September 1999. She has written on the back, 'A Special Bookmark - Eat your heart out!' On the verso of the page Fisher signed is an inscription from Marie to Elaine. 341 pages, index, b/w photo section. Fisher, 1928-2010, was a singer, actor & entertainer; married to Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor, Connie Stevens & Betty Lin; and father of Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher (grandfather of Billie Lourd) and Joely Fisher. He was extremely popular in the 1950s, had several successful records, and was a TV show host. Great gift for an entertainment memorabilia collector, old movie buff, or classic Hollywood aficionado.

London: Putnam & Company. 1963. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket - DJ has been price-clipped & is now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. B/w frontispiece. Previous owner's signature to front free endpaper. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 157 pages. Edgar Austin Mittelholzer was a Guyanese novelist, the earliest novelist from the West Indian region to establish himself in Europe and gain a significant European readership. He is considered the first professional novelist to come out of the English-speaking Caribbean. . 1st UK Edition. Hardback.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1924 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN ITALIAN IMMIGRANT. xiv, 329pp bound in original blue cloth. BINDING & HINGES TIGHT. Covers show corner wear, slight bow to front cover, small paper label on spine, interior water stains on page edges, paper label inside cover, small sticker to inside back covers. There were never any library pockets in this book.

World Publishing, New York, NY, 1876. Hardcover. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 8mo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" tall. 767 pp. Pages are yellowed, but are clean. Heavy foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's inscription on endpapers. Moderate water damage to text, covers unaffected. Bumped and rubbed. Corners are rounded. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 - 3 pounds. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 108310. . Additional shipping charges may apply.

New York: Random House, 2006. Signed on the title page by the author, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. First edition / First printing. Red paper-covered spine, light blue paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year 2006.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1927. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 640, 619pp. Black cloth, gilt lettering and decoration. Very light wear to extremities, contents age- toned (mainly endpapers), bindings are tight. Volume I is INSCRIBED AND SIGNED to E.T.I. Thygesen. Laid-in are also 2 letters addressed to Mr.Thygesen, also SIGNED by Sawyer. One of the letters includes a personal handwritten postcript to Mr. Thygesen, and a list of page references in the 2 volumes for Mr. Thygesen to look-up. A warm asscociation copy with 2 interesting associated letters. One of the letters is partially darkened (but clearly readable) by offsetting of a newpaper clipping which is also laid-in.

Boards have water stain.DJ with clipped corners and water stains.Feathered edges to pages.