Search Results: Biography from KnC Books

The story of Tom Sutherland's six-year captivity as a hostage in Lebanon.Fulcrum, 1996. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 2nd printing. Signed by the authors on the half title page. Minimal edge wear to DJ, top edge of back flap crimped. Quarter cloth boards not visibly bumped, corners sharp. Binding tight, pages crisp and clean.

An extraordinary memoir from the author of Between the World and Me.Verso Books, 2016. Paperback, Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. Second printing. Looks unread; wrappers clean, corners and edges sharp. Text clean and tight, no marks, creases, or tears.

A brief biography of Robert Browning, and selected poems with discussions on their reflection of the poet's character and personality. Intended as a guide for students and admirers of Browning. A smaller vintage hardcover - the book is about the dimensions of a modern paperback. George G. Harrap & Company, Poetry & Life Series, 4th printing, July 1922. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Brown cloth boards shelf worn, moderate edge wear. Binding cracked, pages still tight. Pencil inscription on FFEP. Pages clean, tanned; no creases or tears. 127 pages.

Running Wolf Press, 1996. Paperback. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. Wrappers clean with very light wear, no cover creases, binding tight. Inscribed by the author; text clean and crisp.

A moving portrait of the young Abraham Lincoln. Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Book Club edition. Dust jacket worn, with closed tears, and old tape repairs; in protective mylar cover. Boards clean, lightly bumped, slight wear. Sticker on inside front cover. Binding tight, text clean, no tears or creases.

Short biographies of 500 notable world figures (as of 1935).Grosset & Dunlap, 1935. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Dark red cloth boards with gilt titles, shelf rubbed, bumped at corners, headband slightly stretched. Binding tight; text clean, no creases or tears.

MJF Books, Revised edition, 1st thus, 1st printing, 2000. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Light shelf wear to edges of dust jacket, shelf rubbed. Quarter cloth boards clean, sharp corners. Binding tight, text unmarked, no tears or creases.

Author Laurie Lee's recollections of childhood in an English village in the years following World War I. Drawings by John Ward. Time Reading Program Special Edition, 1st thus, 1965. Paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Trade size paperback with reinforced covers. Light spine crease, binding tight. Wrappers shelf rubbed; light edge wear, corners barely rounded. Pages tight, unmarked, no creases or tears.

A short and succinct biography of the "Virgin Queen".Alfred A. Knopf/Borzoi Books, 1955. Hardcover. Good/Good. Stated 1st edition; 1st printing. Dust jacket has slight wear at edges, spine sunned, price clipped; in mylar cover. Cloth boards clean, lightly bumped; binding tight. Text clean, unmarked; no creases or tears.

Biography of Oklahoma philanthropist Charles Page.Dexter Publishing, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by the author on flyleaf, with inscription. Small return address sticker adjacent to signature. Dust jacket has light wrinkles at head of spine, lightly rubbed. Green cloth boards with gilt titles, barely bumped, corners sharp. Address label on FFEP; text clean and tight.

Brief biographies of Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, Martin Luther King Jr., and Jackie Robinson.Pendulum Press/Now Age Books, 1971. Paperback. Good/No Dust Jacket. No spine creases, very tight binding; small crease on top corner of back cover. Small stamp on top corner of first page, remaining text clean, no tears. Light creasing on fore edge of a few pages.

The autobiography of Jack Paar, host of the Tonight show from 1957-1962.Cardinal, May-61. Paperback. Good/No Dust Jacket. Giant Cardinal Edition # GC-103; 4th printing, May 1961. Light spine crease, readers crease on front cover, some edge wear. Binding and pages tight, text clean, tanned, no creases or tears. 12 pages of photos.

A biography of former President John F. Kennedy, from his immigrant ancestors to his tragic death.Lancer Books, Inc., 1964. Paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Paperback original (PBO), first edition. No spine creases, wrappers show some edge wear. Pages tanned, inside wrappers browned. Text clean and tight, no creases or tears. Complete and unabridged.

A brief biography of actress Jessica Tandy, and a comprehensive listing of her appearances on stage and screen. Greenwood Press, 1991, 1st edition, 1st printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket (as issued). Green cloth boards, no visible wear, corners sharp. Binding very tight, text clean and new, no creases or tears.

A brief biography of the author, John Dos Passos, and remarks about a selection of his works. Includes a short bibilography.University of Minnesota Pamphlets on American Writers #20, 1962. Retired library copy with card pocket inside front cover, no other library markings. Wrappers have some wear at edges, chipped along spine. Staple bound. Pages tight; text generally clean with sparse pencil underlining, no creases or tears.

A snapshot of politics in 1968, with special regard to U.S. foreign policy in the midst of the Vietnam War.Dell, 1968. Paperback. Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Dell edition, April 1968. No spine creases, light readers crease on front & back wrappers, edge and corner wear. Binding tight, text clean and unmarked; no creases or tears.

Monarch Select #MS25, 1st printing, January 1964. Paperback, Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Wrappers clean, browning; light wear at edges and corners, spine slightly creased. Pages tight, clean; no creases or tears. 16 pages of photographs.

The real-life story of a Canada Park Warden.Vanguard, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1st US edition, 2nd printing. DJ rubbed with edge wear. Quarter cloth boards, top edge faded, spine ends lightly bumped, sharp corners. Binding tight, text clean, no writing, tears or creases.

Inscribed by the author: 'Let's keep the faith'.Viking, 1996. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 'Autographed Copy' sticker on front of DJ, light shelf wear, . Quarter bound boards, lightly bumped. Binding tight, text clean.

University of Minnesota, 1962. Paperback. Good/No Dust Jacket. Retired library copy. Staple bound, cover tight, light edge and cover wear. Card pocket and stamp inside front cover, remaining text clean and tight.