Category: Biography

Bound in three-quarter leather. Rubbed at the corners, with a closed tear at the bottom of the spine. Included is a Xerox of a newspaper article from the Seattle Sun, dated Tuesday, February 3, 1914. The article is about Stretch , and tells how he wrote one copy of this book for his family, after they wanted to know more about him. Therefore, this is the only known copy. However, with that said, it is interesting that this appears to be a carbon copy, implying there may be one more copy. The copy is very sharp, which shows this would have been the second layer, at most. An interesting man. ; 4...
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Skippin' the Details; February 2, 1883- February 2, 1965; Memoirs of Charles J. Symington

By: Symington, Charles J. ; Pam (Ed. )

Price: $25.00

Publisher: NY, Clarke & Way, Inc : 1966

Seller ID: 24539

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine with No dust jacket as issued

8vo 8" - 9" tall; 183 pages
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Telegraphers of To-Day (Today) : Descriptive, Historical, Biographical

By: Taltavall, John B.

Price: $200.00

Publisher: NY, John B. Taltavall : 1893

Seller ID: 14424

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Rubbed at the corners. Front inner hinge cracking. Some child drew an elaborate picture in pencil for his/her grandmother on the rear endpaper. Contents are fine. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall
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To Plant the Prairies and the Plains: the Life and Work of Niels Ebbesen Hansen

By: Taylor, Mrs. H. J.

Price: $125.00

Publisher: Mount Vernon, IA, BIOS : 1941

Seller ID: 15423

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Bound in shiny brown cloth. There are small spots of white paper adhering to the covers. Owner's name on the fep. Contents are "fine". Contents are "fine". Contents are "fine".; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 89 pages
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Memoirs and Confessions of Francis Volkmar Reinhard, S. T. D. , Court Preacher At Dresden From the German

By: Taylor, Oliver A.

Price: $85.00

Publisher: Boston, Peirce and Parker : 1832

Seller ID: 14580

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Bound in the original full leather. Rubbed at the corners & spine ends, and starting to crack along the spine. Contents are very good +. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 164 pages
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The Downing Street Years

By: Thatcher, Margaret

Price: $225.00

Publisher: Norwalk, CT, The Easton Press : 1994

Seller ID: 15403

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

The book looks to be very fine, but the last pages are slightly wrinkled at the bottom corner. Signed on the fep by Thatcher. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 913 pages; Signed by Author
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The Life and Letters of John Hay (2 Volume Set) (George Mcgovern's Copy)

By: Thayer, William Roscoe

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Boston, Houghton and Mifflin : 1915

Seller ID: 15294

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Unopened, bound in three-quarter green leather, with raised bands & gilt titles. A beautiful set. Signed by George McGovern inside volume two, in pencil. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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Men of Progress: Embracing Biographical Sketches of Representative Michigan Men with an Outline History of the State

By: The Evening News Association

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Detroit, MI, The Evening News Association : 1900

Seller ID: 22026

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

The leather binding is intact, but poor. Badly chipped along the spine, rubbed at the corners. Inner hinges are intact, and the contents are very good to fine. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 528 pages
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