Category: Biography Collections

Women in Texas: Their Lives, Their Experiences, Their Accomplishments

By: Ann Fears Crawford and Crystal Sasse Ragsdale

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Austin, Texas, Eakin Press : 1982

Seller ID: EC29970BB

ISBN-13: 9780890153055

Condition: Very Good

CX1 - A first edition hardcover book in very good that has significant stains on the page edges (mostly on the right), scattered foxing, previous owner's inscription written on the page before the half-title page, light discoloration and shelfw ear with no dust jacket. 8.75"x5.75", 394 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Mountain Blood

By: Baker, Will

Price: $1.75

Publisher: New York, New York, USA, Touchstone/Simon & Schuster : 1988

Seller ID: SCW01380

ISBN-13: 9780671660963

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

BC2 - A trade paperback book in near fine condition. An as new, unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with very minor overall shelf wear. Tales of the desperate sourdoughs, hustlers, and settlers of the old west. Photographs, 175p.
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Black Leaders: Texans for Their Times

By: Barr, Alwyn and Calvert, Robert A. (Edited by)

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Austin, Texas, Texas State Historical Association : 1981

Seller ID: EC11961BB

ISBN-13: 9780876110553

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

AM2 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has label on the front and spine, inside flaps adhered to the fixed endpapers, light scuffing, discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise good. Book has library stamping on the top and copyright page with label, cardholder adhered on the back loose endpaper, light stains, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise good.
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Black Leaders: Texans for Their Times

By: Barr, Alwyn and Calvert, Robert A. (Edited by)

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Austin, Texas, Texas State Historical Association : 1981

Seller ID: EC11264BB

ISBN-13: 9780876110553

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

CC2 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has significant tape residues and a taped label on the lower spine and bottom corners near the spine, wrinkling and crease on the edges and corners, some scuffing, inside flaps adhered to the fixed endpapers, discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise good. Book has foxing on the page edges, endpapers, first few and last few pages, some rubbing and wear on the cover edges, library stamping on the top, title page, and copyright page, label on the copyright page and back loose endpaper, some scribbled pen marks on the right side page edges, discoloration, and shelf w...
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Talking With Texas Writers: Twelve Interviews

By: Bennett, Patrick

Price: $55.00

Publisher: College Station, Texas, Texas A&M University Press : 1981

Seller ID: SCW12961

ISBN-13: 9780890960998

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

BG6 - An ex-library first edition (stated) hardcover book SIGNED by Shelby Hearon and Elmer Kelton on their respective page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has label on the spine, inside flaps adhered to the fixed endpapers, light tanning and shelf wear. Book has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), some bumped corners, some light stains and foxing on the page edges, light tanning and shelf wear. A collection of interviews with twelve noted Texas writers. The authors are Larry McMurtry, A.C. Greene, John Graves, Max Apple, ...
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Talking With Texas Writers: Twelve Interviews

By: Bennett, Patrick

Price: $7.50

Publisher: College Station, Texas, Texas A & M University Press : 1981

Seller ID: EC21074BB

ISBN-13: 9780890960998

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

CN3 - A first edition ex-library hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has label, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. A collection of interviews with twelve noted Texas writers. The authors are Larry McMurtry, A. C. Greene, John Graves, Max Apple, Shelby Hearon, Leon Hale, Preston Jones, Elmer Kelton, Frances Mossiker, William Goyen, Larry L. King, and Tom Lea. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Victorian Poets and Prose Writers

By: Buckley, Jerome H. (compiler)

Price: $1.75

Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A., Appleton-Century-Crofts/Meredith Publishing Company : 1966

Seller ID: SCW04820

Binding: Stappled Spine Trade Paperback

Condition: Good

BH5 - A stappled spine trade paperback book in good+ to very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in monochrome illustrated purple wraps with minor overall shelf wear plus some yellowing of the paper edges plus margin notes in pen throughout. This is a title in the publisher's Goldentree Bibliographies series. Edited by O. B. Hardison, Jr. A bibliography reference book designed to be of use to research in Victorian literature and related subjects. It lists 31 Victorian poets and prose prose writers. Indexed, 63p.
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Founding Mothers: Women in America in the Revolutionary Era

By: DePauw, Linda Grant

Price: $2.25

Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Houghton Mifflin Company : 1975

Seller ID: SCW08666

ISBN-13: 9780395218969

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

CF4 - A tight, clean, sound copy with minor overall shelf wear plus there is somne label staining on the spine wrapping around onto the front and back from a library label plus there is some scattered light soiling on the back cover plus there is some very light edge wear exposing tiny patches of board on the bottom right board corners plus there are the usual library stamps and pocket on the half title page, title page, dedication page, and back fixed endpaper plus there is some very, very light bumping at the bottom right board corners. A book about American women in the Revolutionary Era an...
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Popular American Composers from Revolutionary Times to the Present: A Biographical and Critical Guide

By: Ewen, David (Compiled and Edited by)

Price: $3.50

Publisher: New York, The H. W. Wilson Company : 1971

Seller ID: EC17221BB

ISBN-13: 9780824200404

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

S1 - Book has wrinkling, rubbing, some stains, library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), discoloration and shelf wear. Popular American Composers from Revolutionary Times to the Present: A Biographical and Critical Guide.
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Popular American Composers from Revolutionary Times to the Present: A Biographical and Critical Guide (First Supplement)

By: Ewen, David (Compiled and Edited by)

Price: $3.50

Publisher: New York, The H. W. Wilson Company : 1972

Seller ID: EC17222BB

ISBN-13: 9780824204365

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

S1 - Book has wrinkling, rubbing, some stains, library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), discoloration and shelf wear. Popular American Composers from Revolutionary Times to the Present: A Biographical and Critical Guide (First Supplement).
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Love and Rivalry: Three Exceptional Pairs of Sisters

By: Faber, Doris

Price: $2.50

Publisher: New York, New York, USA, The Viking Press : 1983

Seller ID: SCW06518

ISBN-13: 9780670442218

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

BU1 - A hard cover first edition withdrawn ex-library book in good+ condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in pink paper covered boards quarter bound in burgandy cloth with gold lettering on the spine and gold graphics on the front with minor overall shelf wear there is some fading around the top edges plus there is some tape staining on the outside board surfaces from where the dust jacket was taped down to the boards plus there are the usual library stamps, marks, label, and pocket on the top, bottom, and right outside paper edges (marked out with large black marker), front and back endpapers...
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The Writer's Voice: Conversations with Contemporary Writers Conducted By John Graham

By: Garrett, George (editor)

Price: $3.00

Publisher: New York, New York, USA, Morrow/Avon : 1973

Seller ID: SCW05389

ISBN-13: 9780688050344

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

BI6 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in white wraps with very minor overall shelf wear plus some light creasing on the spine. In June 1970, for two weeks, a group of poets, novelists, critics, and editors gathered at Hollins College for the Collins Conference in Creative Writing and Cinema. They taught and lectured to, read to, and mixed with students from all over the United States. Most of them also taped interviews with John Graham of the University of Virginia for his radio program, The Scholar's Bookshelf. Those interviews comprise this book. The...
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Dictionary of Scientific Biography: Volumes 9 & 10 - Macrobuus to Piso

By: Gillispie, Charles Coulston (Editor in Chief)

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Charles Scribner's Sons : 1981

Seller ID: EC36866BB

ISBN-13: 9780684169675

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

CF1 - A 2nd printing ex-library hardcover book in very good condition that has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), cupping on the spine, lightly bowed and some bumped corners, some marked out info and stains, wrinkling and crease on some inside pages, inside pages lightly moisture soiled, light tanning, and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Dictionary of Scientific Biography: Volumes 9 & 10 - Macrobuus to Piso. 11.5"x9", 1242 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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The Dave Given Rock 'n' Roll Stars Handbook: Rhythm and Blues Artists and Groups

By: Given, Dave

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Smithtown, New York, Exposition Press : 1980

Seller ID: EC14027BB

ISBN-13: 9780682495776

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

AU2 - Book has taped label on the spine, fading on the spine and some edges, sides, and corners, light scratches, lightly bumped on some corners, library stamping on the top, title page, and back loose endpaper with label and cardholder, label on the back fixed endpaper, fixed on the hinges of the half-title page and title page, label with some library code written on page page 328, some dog-eared pages, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise good.
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Daughters of Feminists: Young Women with Feminist Mothers Talk about Their Lives

By: Glickman, Rose L.

Price: $1.75

Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A., Saint Martin's Press, LLC : 1993

Seller ID: SCW06288

ISBN-13: 9780312097783

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

CB5 - A tight, clean, sound copy in black paper covered boards with silver lettering on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus there are the usual library stamps, label, and pocket on the top outside paper edges, title page, and back endpaper plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. The dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear plus there is some very, very light fading on the spine plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve plus the endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards.
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The Lives of Ethnic Americans

By: Gonzales Jr., Juan L.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Dubuque, Iowa, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company : 1994

Seller ID: EC12586BB

ISBN-13: 9780840396075

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

BW5 - Book cover has wrinkling and crease on some edges, sides, and corners, some smudge on the upper front and back, light scratches, and light shelf wear otherwise very good.
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Profiles of Protestant Saints

By: Harper, Howard V.

Price: $2.00

Publisher: New York, New York, USA, Fleet Press Corporation : 1968

Seller ID: SCW08629

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

BD6 - A hard cover laber printing book in good- condition with a dust jacket in good+ condition. A tight, clean copy in black paper covered boards with gold lettering on the spine with minor overall shelf wear plus the front endpaper has been removed as part of the library's withdrawal process plus there light edge wear along the spine top edge and bottom board edges with some backing and board showing along the to spine edge and at the extreme right corner of the front board bottom edge plus the dust jacket endflaps are glue to the front and back fixed endpapers plus there is some yellowing o...
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Biographical Dictionary of World War I

By: Herwig, Holger H. And Heyman, Neil M.

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Westport, Connecticut, Greenwood Press : 1982

Seller ID: EC21639BB

ISBN-13: 9780313213564

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

CN4 - A first edition ex-library hardcover book in very good condition that has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), some bumped corners and tape stains, light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Biographical Dictionary of World War I. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Kings of Fortune

By: Houghton, Walter R.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Chicago, A. E. Davis & Co.

Seller ID: EC8660BB

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Poor

AB4 - Book has chipping, rubbing, wear, and some tears on the cover edges, sides, and corners, bumped on some corners, wrinkling on the spine, library code written on the spine, library stamping on the top page edges, front endpapers, and preface page, cardholder adhered on the back fixed endpaper, couple of labels and date due plate adhered on the back loose endpaper, long tears on the hinges of the endpapers, title page missing, some dog-eared pages, heavy discoloration (browning due to old age), and normal shelf wear. Brown covered boards and gilt lettering and design.
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The Irish Writers: Literature and Nationalism 1880-1940

By: Howarth, Herbert

Price: $5.00

Publisher: New York, New York, USA, Hill and Wang : 1959

Seller ID: SCW08492

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

CH5 - A trade paperback book in very good- condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in monochrome illustrated green and white wraps with very minor overall shelf wear plus there is some light yellowing on the outside paper edges. A critical and biographical study of six writers who were profoundly influenced by the upsurge of nationalism exemplified by the career of Parnell, Irish poltitcal leader who died in 1891. The authors discussed are George Moore, Lady Gregory, W. B. Yeats, J. M synge, George William russell, and James Joyce.
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Category: Biography Collections