Search Results: Biography from edburynbooks

NY: Facts on File, 1989. HC, dj; Fine.. More than 1000 American photographers are profiled, with hundreds of photos in color & b/w. Foreward by Cornell Capa.

Lanham MD: Madison Books, 2000. stated 1st. Trade Paperback in pictorial wraps. Very Good unmarked. A movie memoir of grace under pressure, a song of survival. 6 x 9, 305 pp, index, b/w glossy photo section. ISBN 1568331339

New York: Henry Holt Co,, c1992. 8th printing. Trade Paperback in color illus wraps.. Good unmarked w light edgewear. With new material on Reggae Politics, Ziggy, and the Marley Family. Clean used copy. 6 x 9, 476 pp, index, bibliography, discography, b/w photos.

NY: Delta/Dell Publ, 1972. stated 1st. Trade paperback in illus wraps. VG tight clean w a few underlines. Depicts the essential distinctions in the ature of the commitment of two of the most influential thinkers of 20th century. 5-1/4 x 8, 287 pp, index. ISBN 44001003245

Oxford/New York: Phaidon Press/EP Dutton, 1960c1977. Presumed 1st.. Oversize Hardcover in blue cloth boards w silver crown & spine titling, in color pictorial jacket of Elizabeth II portrait.. Very Good Plus unmarked, in Very Good Plus unclipped jacket.. Portraits of British royalty from past to present, along with descriptive historical text, including royal biographies & geneological tree. Very nice clean copy in excellent condition. 8-1/2 x 11-1/4, 207 pp, index, notes, b/w & color plates.

Baltimore: John Hopkins Univ Press, 1994. 1st. Hardcover/DJ.. New unmarked/New unclipped. Mint copy. Humanized regional history focusing on the lives of 16 men and women. 6-1/4 x 9-1/4, 222 pp, index, bibliography, colored endpapers. ISBN 0801846765

New York: Periodical House,, 1964. Presumed 1st.. Oversize Paperback in JFK color photo wraps.. Good w right lower edge of front wrap torn off, else Very Good unmarked.. Published one year after JFK*s death, this is a collection of photos about his life. Scarce collector*s item. 8-1/2 x 11, 66 pp, b/w photos throughout.

New York: Scholastic Book Services,, 1962. 2nd printing.. Trade Paperback in b/w photo wraps w color highlights.. Very Good unmarked, yellowing pages.. Photo-illustrated biography of JFK, for juvenile readers. 6 x 8, 64 pp, b/w photos.

Los Angeles: L. Ronald Hubbard Library, 1995. Presumed 1st.. Oversize Hardcover in navy cloth boards w silver titling, in author b/w-photo jacket.. Fine unmarked in Fine jacket.. Spanish-language edition describing the life of Hubbard. (Explora muchas de las contribuciones del Sr Hubbard a la humanidad y a la civilizacion. Raro in Espanol.) Rare in Spanish. 8-3/4 x 11-1/4, 124 glossy pp, b/w & color illus & photos.

Tokyo: Daidosha, 1985. Oblong Paperback in color illus wraps, saddle-stapled.. Fine unmarked.. Lovely illustrated color cartoon story of the Buddha, in English. Very nice copy of rare and beautiful book. 8-3/4 x 7-3/4, 36 pp, color illus throughout.

New York: Harper & Row, 1988. 1st Harper Trophy Edition. Oversize trade paperback in color illus wraps.. Fine unmarked.. p/o Art for Children series. Includes biographical sketch, interpretation of the artists paintings, full-color reproductions. Excellent copy. 8-1/4 x 11,

NY: Birch Lane Press, 1993. 1st. Hardcover/DJ. Fine unmarked in Fine unclipped jacket w a trace of rubbing. Fine biography of a film great. 6-1/4 x 9-1/4, 312 pp, index, bibliography, filmography, b/w photos. ISBN 1559721588

NY: Bonanza Bks, 1958. 1st prntg. HC, dj; Book Very Good w owners stamp, dj intact but badly torn, wrinkled, taped.. Over 150 b/w photos by famous photographers, tracing the development of photography as a creative medium, with biographies, bibliography. 10x11.

Taiwan: Buddha Educational Foundation,, 2001. Ltd edition 5000 copies.. Trade Paperback in color illus wraps.. Fine unmarked.. Over 200 color illustrations in this Chinese-English retelling of the life of Buddha. Includes info and photos of Buddha*s birthplace. Crisp copy of scarce and beautiful book. 6-3/4 x 9, approx 250 pp, appendix, color illus, photos.

Smithsonia Inst Pres: Washington DC, 1993. HB, dj; As New; Signed by author.. the brief but intense life of Bessie coleman, America*s first African American woman aviator. Born in 1892 in Atlanta, Texa, she would become known as Queen Bess, a barnstormer and flying-circus performer who defied the strictures of race, sex, and society in pursuit of a dream. Illustrated w photos. HC, dj; As New, in unopened shrinkwrap.

Los Angeles: L. Ronald Hubbard Library, 1996. Presumed 1st.. Oversize Hardcover in navy cloth boards w silver titling, in author color-photo jacket.. Fine unmarked in Near Fine jacket.. Spanish-language edition by and about Hubbard describing his feats and journeys. (Articulos que nos hablan de Hubbard y su vida. Raro in Espanol.) Rare in Spanish. 8-3/4 x 11-1/4, 80 glossy pp, b/w & color illus & photos.

Los Angeles: L. Ronald Hubbard Library, 1996. Presumed 1st.. Oversize Hardcover in navy cloth boards w silver titling, in author color-photo jacket.. Fine unmarked in Near Fine jacket.. Spanish-language edition with 10 articles by Hubbard describing his Scientology philosophy. (Diez articulos por Hubbard que nos hablan de Cienciologia, la filosofia religiosa de el. Raro in Espanol.) Rare in Spanish. 8-3/4 x 11-1/4, 88 glossy pp, b/w & color illus & photos.

NY: Abrams/Pocket, 1953. 1st. MM paperback; VG unmarked, light rubbing.. Rich and varied exhibition of Rembrandt*s greatest works including Night Watch. Nice clean tight copy. B/w & color illus, foldout pages. No ISBN.

Corte Madera CA: Pomegranate Artbooks, 1980. Oversize trade paperback in illustrated wraps; VG w owner sticker on fep, else unmarked.. A beautiful picturebook of visionary art in b/w & color, along with a fascinating autobiographical introduction by the artist/author. Nice clean copy of a scarce book. ISBN 0917556046.

New York: Bantam Books, June 1977. 1st edition, 1st printing.. Hardcover in burgundy/burgundy boards; in color photo jacket.. Fine unmarked; in Fine unclipped jacket.. Fresh insights into Mayan religious symbolism. Nice bright clean crisp copy of HB 1st. 6-1/2 x 9-1/2, 278 pp, index, bibliography, notes, glossary, b/w photos & illus.