Search Results: Biography from Lavender Path Antiques and Books

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Warner Books Inc, 2005. Hardcover, 182 pages with dustjacket in as new condition. The story of Billy Crystal's family, eccentric, funny, lovable and understandable in how it shaped his career. A very successful play on Broadway. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Pleasantville New York: Reader's Digest. Very Good+. 1970. Hardcover. Light foxing on closed top of book pages, no jacket. ; Dark blue faux leather covers with wine colored spine covering and gold lettering. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrated with black and white illustrations and photos. A handsome edition by Reader's Digest. Large book. ; B&W Illustrations and photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 640 pages .

CBS/FOX Company. Near Fine. 1993. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 0793959012 . Faint rubbing to box edges; Beautiful limited commemorative edition, in box, hardcover edition of Katherine Hepburn's best-selling book, "The Making of the African Queen" plus a copy of the original shooting script 122 pages, copyright 1951 by James Agree and John Huston, plus a restored film transfer , digitally remastered video with the original motion picture trailer and also 8 collectible , ready to frame lobby cards created from the original prints. This is a numbered limited edition set. ; B&W and Color Photographs; 10.5 X 8.4 X 3.0 inches; 122 pages .

Fordham University Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0823219046 . Light rubbing to dust jacket. ; Signed by the author with a personal inscription. 1st edition, 1st printing. A brillant collection of interviews and anecdotes ; Communications And Media Studies; B&W Photographs; 9.4 X 6.3 X 1.2 inches; 391 pages; Signed by Author .

New York, New York: Riverhead Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 1573222410 . Hardcover, 275 pages in fine like new condition. With fine dustjacket. 1st edition, 1st printing. A memoir that as was being written, the author's mid-lie changes brought radical change, new opportunities, new directions and how to address the question of how to live a better life for herself and exploring what makes any life better. Written in true irish fashion.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

New York, New York: Riverhead Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 1573222410 . Hardcover, 275 pages in fine condition with fine dustjacket. 1st edition, 1st printing. A memoir by the author of "Are You Somebody?", an international best seller. After that book's fame a new life opened up for the author, suddenly in mid-life there was the possibility of radical change. Whereas the memoir ended with its author reconciled to a peaceful if lonely future, now opportunities opened up, and there were thrilling choices to be made.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

Garden City N. Y.: Guild America Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. 9th Printing. Hardcover. 0739416952 . Faint rubbing to dust jacket; Biographies of the Chief Executives from George Washington to George W. Bush; 9Th Edition; 8.3 X 5.5 X 1.6 inches; 631 pages .

New York, New York: Henry Holt & Co. As New in Very Good dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 0805070516 . Hardcover, 294 pages in like new condition, dustjacket has some shelf wear on edges. 1st edition, 1st printing. The last defining years in his life as seen by an editor who worked for him at George Magazine.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

New York: Riverhead Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. 157322149x . Light rubbing to dustjacket; Fully illustrated history of the US presidents. History and biographies. ; 10.90 X 9.20 X 1.10 inches; 448 pages .

New York: Harpercollins. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060167106 . Faint wear to jacket. Age foxing on closed top of book. ; 1st edition, 1st edition. 100 of the most memorable recipes of the 1950s and 1960s. Informative text on the tv chefs of the day. ; B&W Illustrations and photographs; 9.3 X 8.2 X 1.3 inches; 286 pages .

Wilmington, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0395475910 . Hardcover, 340 pages in near fine condition, near fine dustjacket, slight shelf-wear on jacket edges. Previous owner's nameplate in book. 1st edition.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

Ohio: Swallow. As New with no dust jacket. 1998. Softcover. 0804010072 . Brand new book, still in publisher's shrinkwrap. The frank exchange of views on life and art spanned 25 years between Anais Nin and Felix Pollak, an Austrian emigre and rare books librarian at Northwestern University, who had been entrusted with acquiring some of Nin's manuscripts for the library. A longtime admirer of her work, he wrote her a letter of appreciation, an animated and devoted correspondence ensued. In over 200 letters they developed an intimate bond, only actually meeting in person once.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

New York: Exeter Books. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. Hardcover. 0671088890 . Large hardcover, 128 pages in fine condition with near fine dustjacket, light rubbing to jacket. Beautiful large full-color photos. Renowned for his glassware, it was in this medium that he was to be acknowledged as a genius and innovator of the Art Nouveau style. Important light is shed on the influences that shaped the man and his work.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall .

Viking. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670818747 . Faint rubbing to jacket ; 1st edition, 1st printing. Illustrated with black and white photos. The first full biography of the king of American song writers, ; B&W Photographs; 1 X 1 X 1 inches; 658 pages .

Atheneum. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. First Edition; Fourth Printing. Hardcover. 9780689115479 . Dust jacket has wear on edges, gift inscription written in book. ; Hardcover with dust jacket, 1st edition, 4th printing. Illustrated with black and white photos. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 624 pages .

New York: Harpercollins. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 9780061147784 . Faint rubbing to jacket, ; 1st edition, 1st printing, photos; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 549 pages; Candid and gripping, a revealing look at the CIA's inner workings of the most important intelligence organization in the world during the most challenging times in recent history. .

New York: Grove Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Softcover. 0802141420 . Softcover, 366 pages in near fine condition, 2 pages have bent over corners, faint rubbing to cover edges. 1st Grove press edition, 1st printing. Critically acclimed, and one of England's best-selling authors, Fay uses her wicked humor and seasoned wisdom to tell the story of her own life and life in London in the 1950's and 1960's. A frank and riveting memoir.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

New York, New York: Lyons Pr. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 1585747319 . Hardcover, 228 pages with dustjacket in fine condition. 1st edition, 2nd printing. Close observations of the natural world, tales of failure and triumph with the hives, and a stellar cast of characters.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

Orlando Florida: Harcourt. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0151004455 . Light rubbing to dust jacket, cover has bumped corner; 1st edition, 1st printing. A timeless social history- a memorable portrait of a nation at a turning point during President Clinton's reign. ; 9.30 X 6.20 X 1.50 inches; 624 pages .

New York: Touchstone Book. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. 1439188165 . Hardcover, 253 pages in fine condition with fine dustjacket, has a remainder mark. 1st edition, 1st printing. Sam follows his deep-fried roots to a simpler time and place, memories of the foods of his southern childhood accompany him on a cross-country trip home for a reunion. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Remainder; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .