Search Results: Biography & Autobiography from Hideaway Books

1871. G.W. Carleton & Co. 486pp. Brownish red boards with gilt lettering on spine. Spine tilt. Corners are worn and frayed. Pencil marks on front paste down. Significant wear and fading to spine. Vellum has absorbed ink from prior page. Tears to top and bottom edges on spine. Text and maps clean and unmarked. Sturdy copy of scarce title.18 portraits, 14 maps from official French and Prussian field surveysBook is in fair condition. Not EX-LIBRARY. No DJ. SEE PHOTOS for condition of book you will receive. ALL PHOTOS taken by Hideaway Books at time of listing. Condition based on age of book. To ensure you receive the quality of book expected we provide pictures of NOTICEABLE WEAR for ALL books we sell with marked conditions of GOOD + . If you have any questions at all don't hesitate to send us an email.

1964. Holt, Rinehart and Winston. 277pp. 1st. Hardcover. VG/Fair. 1st (STATED) EDITION Book in good condition & DJ in acceptable-poor condition NOT EX-LIBRARY DJ has staining & tears Clean text Minor rubbing/bumping to corners & edges of cover Decorative paste-downs Tight binding but front hinge is starting There are signs of visible wear which may include markings, bookplate or authors name, bumping, small tears, non-major spine or binding defects but book is still wholly intact. Most of the well-known heroes of World War II are military figures This book tells the story of another sort of hero, Franz Jaegerstaetter, an Austrian peasant farmer and husband and father of three daughters, who refused to perform his military service in the Nazi army on grounds of conscience He was executed in Berlin on August 9, 1943 by the Nazis for his conscientious objection, ""in solitary witness"" to peace The author, Gordon Zahn, an American conscientious objector during World War II and a sociologist, does a… Read More

1916 Charles Scribner's Sons. 180pp. Book is in Very Good condition. Not EX-LIBRARY. No DJ. This edition was published in advance of the Sidgwick & Jackson edition and Scribner's limited it to 2,075 copies. Dark green boards with gold gilt lettering. Clean text. Slight bumping on edges from usual shelfwear. Front hinge cracked from opening but otherwise text block is tight. Frontispiece portrait of Brooke with tissue guard. Untrimmed fore-edge.
Note by Eddie Marsh Preface by Henry James.
"Note" "The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June. The first thirteen chapters of this book were written as letters to the Westminster Gazette. He would probably not have republished them in their present form, as he intended to write a longer book on his travels; but they are now printed with only the correction of a few evident slips. The two remaining chapters appeared in the New Statesman, soon after… Read More

1892. Fleming H. Revell Company. Red boards with gilt lettering. Volume 2 only. Front and rear boards have cracked hinges. 692pp. Text block in clean and unmarked.Boards scuffed.Book is in good condition. NOT EX-LIBRARY. No DJ. SEE PHOTOS for condition of book you will receive. ALL PHOTOS taken by Hideaway Books at time of listing. Condition based on age of book. To ensure you receive the quality of book expected we provide pictures of NOTICEABLE WEAR for ALL books we sell with marked conditions of GOOD + . If you have any questions at all don't hesitate to send us an email. Extra shipping costs may apply to heavy, over-sized, and volumes of books. All books sent from Sacramento.

1925. Macrae-Smith Book. 328pp. Red boards with gilt lettering on spine. Ex-Library copy with normal stamps, pouch, and markings. Corners bumped and frayed. wear to boards and edges. Front hinge slightly loose, but still attached. Good reading copy.Book is in acceptable condition. EX-LIBRARY. No DJ. SEE PHOTOS for condition of book you will receive. ALL PHOTOS taken by Hideaway Books at time of listing. Condition based on age of book. To ensure you receive the quality of book expected we provide pictures of NOTICEABLE WEAR for ALL books we sell with marked conditions of GOOD + . If you have any questions at all dont hesitate to send us an email.

1975. S. Blake McNeely. 199pp. Blue boards with gilt lettering. Signed by author on the title page with black sharpie. DJ has tanning, light soiling and more significant tanning to the spine. Price clipped. Book in very good condition & DJ in good-acceptable condition. Not EX-LIBRARY. Minor shelf-wear present. SEE PHOTOS for condition of book you will receive. ALL PHOTOS taken by Hideaway Books at time of listing. Condition based on age of book. Extra shipping costs may apply to heavy, over-sized, and volumes of books. All books sent from Sacramento.

New York: G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS, 1879. 1st. Hardcover. Good. GP PUTNAM'S SONS, 1879 Good 1879 Edition Book is in good condition considering over 100 yrs old ANTIQUE NOT EX-LIBRARY No DJ Brown cloth w/gilt lettering & decorative map illustration on cover, gilt letters on spine Floral endpapers Clean text, tight copy Some rubbing, bumping, stains & wear to cover. Spine tilt. There are signs of visible wear which may include markings, bookplate or authors name, bumping, small tears, non-major spine or binding defects but book is still wholly intact SEE PICTURES for any wear or defects Condition based on age of book To ensure you receive the quality of book expected we provide pictures of NOTICEABLE WEAR for ALL books we sell with marked conditions of GOOD + If you have any questions at all don't hesitate to send us an email

VG-/G-. 1973. Simon & Schuster. 252pp. First Edition. Blue boards with silver lettering on spine. Light fraying to corners. Owner's name in pen (prominently) on front paste down. DJ has edge wear including small tears and chips. Light soiling.Conversations with the ComposerBook in very good condition & DJ in good- condition. Not EX-LIBRARY. Minor shelf wear present. SEE PHOTOS for condition of book you will receive. ALL PHOTOS taken by Hideaway Books at time of listing. Condition based on age of book. To ensure you receive the quality of book expected we provide pictures of NOTICEABLE WEAR for ALL books we sell with marked conditions of GOOD + . If you have any questions at all don't hesitate to send us an email.