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G.P. Putnam, NY, 1862. 1st edition. hardcover. Good . Washington Irving (1783-1859) was the first American literary artist to earn his living solely through his writings and the first to enjoy international acclaim. In addition to his long public service as a diplomat, Irving was amazingly prolific. His collected works fill forty volumes that encompass essays, history, travel writings, and multi-volume biographies of Columbus and Washington. But it is Irving's mastery of suspense, characterization, tempo, and irony that transforms his fiction into virtuoso performances..." [Pub. Info] This biography of Irving was written by his nephew. The volumes are in Good to Very Good condition. [Please check for shipping cost on multi-volume sets and larger format books.]

Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ, 1947. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine. Tycho Brahe was a Danish nobleman, astronomer and alchemist. He was the last of the astromers to develop his theories without the aid of telescopes. He combined the best of the Copernican and Ptolemaic systems into his theory of the universe, the Tychonic system. After his death, Brahe's assistant, Johannes Kepler used Brahe's data to develop the laws of planetary motion. Slight bumping to the corners of the book. 1ST EDITION.

Simon & Shuster, NY, 1995. 2nd edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. "Donald brilliantly depicts Lincoln's gradual ascent from humble beginnings in rural Kentucky to the ever-expanding political circles in Illinois, and finally to the presidency of a country divided by civil war. Donald goes beyond biography, illuminating the gradual development of Lincoln's character, chronicling his tremendous capacity for evolution and growth, thus illustrating what made it possible for a man so inexperienced and so unprepared for the presidency to become a great moral leader." [Pub. Info] Pulitzer Prize winning author best known for this biography. Owner's stamp. 2ND EDITION.

Frederick Warne, London, c. 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. Short biographies and critical commentary on the lives and works of 52 English poets roughly organized by date of death. 17th and 18th century English poets. Accounts meant not just to inform but to be pleasing for the reader. Newer edition with complete index. 1st thus.

American Legacy Press, NY, 1985. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. "Text and photographs seek to recapture the life and architecture of Chicago between 1833 and 1933, celebrating the fallen and razed private and public buildings and monuments of the Place of the Wild Onion." [Pub. Info] More than 200 historic photos. 1ST THUS.