Search Results: Biography from Knickerbocker Books

New York: Newsweek (Distributed by Harper & Row), 1973. 1973 Edition, printing unstated. NEAR FINE hardcover in GOOD price-intact dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound copy. Pages and printed endpapers pristine. Dark blue cloth hardcover, title stamped in silver on spine, has bit of rubbing to bottom corner edges and top rear corner is bumped, otherwise cover is fine. Hinges and binding firm and straight. Unclipped jacket is clean, the color portrait of Hamilton bright. Jacket edges and flap folds are moderately rubbed with some short tears and chips. There is 5" closed tear and crease to top of the rear panel which has had a judiciously placed thin piece of tape applied which isn't really holding now. The jacket is in a clear archival protector to prevent further damage. A generously illustrated complete biography (with dozens of black & white reproductions as well as 32 pages of color) meticulously compiled from the 19-volumes "Papers of Alexander Hamilton." Introduction by Harold… Read More

New York: Twayne Publishers, Inc., 1967 1967. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD dust jacket. A clean, unmarked, and firmly bound copy in dark red hardcover, gilt stamped on front and spine. Pages fine; cover is fresh and bright. Jacket is clean though slightly toned and shelf-rubbed; light edgewear, one short closed edge tear and a few scratches and one small tear to middle of spine. Binding and hinges tight and intact. A critical study of Alfonso X, el Sabio (Alfonso the Wise) asserts that he was the composer of some, possibly all, of the 'Cantigas de Sana Maria' as well as 'Cantigas Profanas.' No. 12 in the Twayne's World Author Series. 5-1/2 x 8-1/4"; 198 pages . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo.

Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1995. Stated First Edition; First Printing. FINE in VERY GOOD+, price intact, dust jacket. A crisp, clean, unmarked and tightly bound hardcover. Pages and hardcover fresh and fine. Binding and hinges firm, instact and straight. Unclipped jacket has small denting at middle top of front panel, old security sticker on inside, unprinted side, of back panel. Otherwise fine, no tears, chips or creases. 6 x 9-1/4"; ix + 662 text pages and 16 pages of black & white photos. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good+.

Halbert's Inc., 1983. 1983. VERY GOOD+ hardcover. A history and genealogy of the Bollenbach family in America- how the family got its name, the coat-of-arms, Bollenbachs in the US, researching Bollenbach ancestors, tools and jargon of genealogy as well as an extensive directory of Bollenbach households in America (as of 1983). A clean, unmarked and tightly bound copy with some light fading to the dark burgundy colored hardcover, the rear bottom corner rubbed. Gilt lettering and decoration on front cover. Binding tight, hinges intact. Includes Certificate of Authenticity. 8-1/2 x 11".64 pages plus directory of households.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Not Issued. Small 4to. Small Press.

Boston: Branden Publishing Co., 1991 1991 Edition, printing unstated. FINE in NEAR FINE price intact dust jacket. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pages and gray cloth hardcover fine and 'as new.' Unclipped dust jacket is fresh and clean, slightly shelf-rubbed but no tears, chips or creases. Binding and hinges tight. Illustrated with B&W photos. 244 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1961. 1961 Stated First Edition. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD- unclipped dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pages crisp and fine. Bound in decorative paper over boards with red cloth spine. Light toning and rubbing along edge of boards, otherwise cover is fine. Jacket complete with light soiling and light edgewear. In clear protector. Binding tight, hinges intact, boards straight. With Intermissions by Henry Miller. 5-1/2 x 8-1/4"; 63 pp.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good-. Slim 8vo.

New York: Modern Library/Random House, 1944 1944 Illustrated Modern Library Edition, designed by Bruce Rogers, illustrated by Thomas Hart Benton with 11 color plates, color illustrated endpapers plus B&W line art in text. Printing unstated. A very good copy in a good jacket (clear plastic jacket with orange oval title label pasted to front). Gift inscriptions, dated February 16, 1948 to front pasted endpaper and to first blank page. No other markings. Page edges lightly foxed, otherwise text is fine. Bound in decorative green and beige paper over boards, black cloth spine. Front cover has a blind-embossed "cameo" design of Franklin's portrait in profile, spine is gilt lettered. Cover is clean and bright: lightly toned/color faded along edges, corner tips worn to board, light rubbing to spine ends. Plastic jacket is dulled along edges with small tears and chips at spine ends, flap folds and one inch tear at top left corner of front panel. Orange pastedown is creased, rubbed and… Read More

New York: Random House Inc./Eastman Kodak Company, 1993. 1993 Stated First Edition. Full printing number line (beginning with '2' - per Random House practice for first printings). FINE in VERY GOOD+ acetate dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound copy. Pages fine. Brown cloth hardcover is titled with bold orange and dark red stamping to front and spine; large photographic self-portrait of Avedon is pasted to rear cover. Cover is fresh and unworn. Binding and hinges firm, intact and straight. Clear acetate jacket, unprinted except for copy on rear flap, is clean but shows some wear, with a vertical crease running about one half inch from front thumb edge, short closed tear at top of rear spine fold. Brief introduction by Avedon is followed by 284 of his black & white photographs selected to create this visual autobiography of artistic growth and perception. 284 beautifully reproduced black & white photographs. 11-1/4 x 14-1/8". A heavy volume (nearly 9 lbs./4 kilos)… Read More

New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1991. Stated "First printing, 1991." NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD, price intact, dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pages fresh and clean - a few small spots to top edge, otherwise fine. Bound in hardcover of rose colored boards with gilt lettered violet cloth spine - cover is bright and unworn. Unclipped dust jacket has light rubbing to top edge, corners and spine ends but no tears or creases; jacket edges lightly toned. Binding and hinges tight and straight. 6-1/4 x 9-1/4"; xii + 288 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+.

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1905. Copyright 1904, 1905 printed on title page. VERY GOOD. A clean, totally unmarked copy, bound in green ribbed cloth hardcover with gilt and silver decoration to front cover, gilt spine lettering. Illustrated with 24 black and white plates - photo portraits of contemporaries of Mrs. Clement C. Clay and a tissue-guarded frontis portrait of Mrs. Clay. Pages clean and very good. Frontis tissue protector is foxed. Cover is clean, lightly worn with short tears and wear to spine ends and corner tips, spine darkened with gilt dulled. Binding and hinges tender but intact. 6 x 9"; xxii + 386 text pages. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

Roseville, MI: Ridgeway Press, 2005. Stated First Edition. INSCRIBED by Francke on half-title page "To Jim, Stay well my friend. Best, Stewart 7/28/05" FINE softcover. One tiny nick to back cover, otherwise "as new" - a crisp, clean and tightly bound copy. No soiling, no tears, creases or chips. A collection of essays and interviews by the award-winning musician, songwriter and music producer. 6 x 9". 236 pages.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo.

New York: Dutton Children's Books, 1998. Stated First Edition, First Printing. FINE in FINE price intact dust jacket. Clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound. Text pages crisp, clean and fine. Hardcover of gray paper over boards and black spine with gilt lettering is fresh and unworn. Unclipped jacket is clean, no tears, chips or creases. Jacket is in a clear protector. Binding tight and square. Introduction by Lesley Milne. 5-1/2 x 8-3/4"; xvi + 286 text pages and 8 pages photos.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

England: United Technologies Corporation, 1981. 1981. NEAR FINE in Near Fine Slipcase. A fresh, clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pages fine. Hardcover of taupe cloth with photographic color pastedown on front , gilt stamped title on spine, is clean and near fine - small bump to top rear corner and tiny "slub" in cloth near bottom of spine, all else fine. Binding tight, book straight. Slipcase is covered in matching cloth - slight rubbing at edges; clean, intact and very handsome. A beautifully illustrated history with color photographs by Harri Peccinotti. Brief biographies and information on the homes or museums devoted to 14 scientists including Da Vinci, Galileo, Newton, Lavoisier, Ampère, Faraday, Darwin, Pasteur, Pierre and Marie Curie, and Albert Einstein. 9 x 9"; 103 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Slipcase - Near Fine. Illus. by Peccinotti, Harri (photographs).

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1955. 1955 Stated First Edition. VERY GOOD in GOOD price-intact, dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound copy. Pages lightly toned at edges, otherwise fine. Bound in blue hardcover, gilt lettered on spine. Cover is clean though there is light spotting along top edge of front board and spine. Unclipped dust jacket is clean, moderately edgeworn with a short tears, small chips and an abrasion along bottom edge of rear panel. Flap and spine folds rubbed with some small holes; the spine is a bit toned, and there are a few light scratches and faint penciling to front of jacket. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. Binding and hinges firm. Edited by Oscar Handlin and a title in 'The Library of American Biography'.' 5 x 8-1/4"; xi + 212 pages. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

The Institute of Mentalphysics, 1941 The June 1941 Second Printing of the 1939 Edition. Includes "My Life in Tibet" - all in one volume. NEAR FINE. Neatly penned inscription on half-title page, otherwise unmarked - a clean, fresh copy. Tissue-guarded portrait frontis of author plus a section of B/W photos. Pages crisp and clean. Bound in hardcover of maroon cloth over boards with blind embossing, gilt and black stamping on front and spine. Gilt on spine slightly rubbed and but cover is otherwise fresh and unworn. Binding very good- front hinge slightly loose but intact - no tears or splits. Endpapers intact. All pages secure. 5-3/4 x 8-3/4"; 559 text pages plus 32 photo pages, frontis and front matter.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo.

New York: Bigelow, Brown & Co., Inc. Complete 6-volume set of the Edition De Luxe. Undated, circa early 1900s. VERY GOOD-. Books are clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound in dark gray-green cloth hardcovers, titled on spine with paper labels printed in dark green and red. Pages, gilt edged on top, rough cut front and bottom, are clean and fine. Each book contains an illustrated frontispiece. Bindings and hinges firm and intact. Vols. 1, 2 and 6 have dampstaining to covers, primarily along thumb edges though Vols. 2 and 6 also have staining to rear boards. Boards are straight and sharp and all books remain fresh - no mustiness, mo mildew. A set to be read and enjoyed. 5-3/4 x 8-1/4".. Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Jacket.

New York: Clarkson Potter Publishers, 1993 1992 Stated First American Edition, 1st Printing. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD+, unclipped, dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Generously illustrated, color throughout. Pages crisp and fine. Black hardcover with gilt lettering on spine is slightly rubbed at bottom of spine. Dust jacket is clean and complete with light rubbing and shelf-wear but no tears, creases or chips. Binding tight and straight. 10 x 7-3/4"; 160 pages.. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+.

New York: PublicAffairs/Perseus Book Group, 2003. 2003 Stated First Edition; First Printing. NEAR FINE in NEAR FINE price-intact dust jacket. A fresh, crisp and tightly bound copy. Black remainder mark to bottom page edge, no other markings. Pages and hardcover in new condition. Binding and hinges firm, intact and straight. Jacket very slightly edge rubbed, otherwise fine. Fascinating insight into the creative life of comedic genius Sid Caesar - how his great routines were fashioned and performed, what he learned from his own life, including a look inside the famed Writer's Room. Introduction by Larry Gelbart. 8 pages of black and white photos. 6-1/4 x 9-1/2". xvii +307 text pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Rockland, Maine: Farnsworth Art Museum, 2002. Published for the 2002-2003 Exhibition shown in Washington DC, New York, Rockland and Chadds Ford. INSCRIBED BY JAMES WYETH. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD dust jacket. James (Jamie) Wyeth inscribed the half-title page in black felt tip "For Victoria - With all my love - Jamie." A clean, otherwise unmarked copy. A fresh, clean copy - unmarked other than the inscription. Pages crisp and clean, firmly bound in a black cloth hardcover with gilt-stamped titling on spine, title blind stamped on front cover. Jacket is clean and complete, lightly edge worn - primarily at spine ends, flap and spine folds. There is some denting across the front of jacket - evidently the impression left from someone using the book as desk when writing. The impressions are visible when the book is angled to the light. Otherwise jacket is very good. It is in a clear archival protector. Binding and hinges firm and intact. The 35 color portraits reproduced in the book span 24 years… Read More

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1985. 1985 Stated First American Edition. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD+ price-intact dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound copy. Light toning to half-title page, otherwise pages fresh and fine. Bound in tan paper over boards with bright red cloth spine strip. Little Brown logo blind stamped on front cover, spine lettered in silver. Cover is clean with slight shelf rub at spine ends, along bottom edges, otherwise bright and fine. Unclipped dust jacket is clean, lightly edge rubbed but no tears or chips. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. Binding secure, hinges intact, no splits or cracks. Illustrated with dozens of black & white photos and line illustrations. 6-1/4 x 9-1/2". xxix + 656 text pages (including index) plus 32 pages of photos. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Thick 8vo.