SHERLOCK HOLMES: FACT OR FICTION?
(1932)
Uncommon first printing of Blakeney's biography of Sherlock Holmes, a Shaw 100 title.
Biography & Memoir
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TESTIMONY AGAINST GERTRUDE STEIN (Transition Pamphlet No. 1)
February 1935
First printing of this group protest against Gertrude Stein's characterization of the authors in her book AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALICE B. TOKLAS.
CAPOTE: A Biography
(1988)
First edition of the definitive biography of Truman Capote, and the basis for the 2005 film.
WHAT IS THE WHAT: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng
2006
First edition of Eggers's novelization of the true story of a Sudanese boy trying to escape his country's violence and political strife.
THE MEADOW
(1992)
Signed uncorrected proof of this acclaimed poetic memoir.
WORDS, WEATHER AND WOLFMEN: Conversations With Tony Hillerman
1989
Signed limited first edition of this intimate reflection on Tony Hillerman's life and writing in the form of an interview with historian Ernie Bulow, featuring illustrations by Navajo artist Ernest Franklin.
THE DOG SAYS HOW
(2007)
Inscribed second printing of this collection of autobiographical stories from this frequent contributor to NPR's All Things Considered.
CASANOVA'S ESCAPE FROM THE LEADS: An Excerpt From the Memoirs of Giacomo Casanova Di Seingalt
1929
Early Knopf Pocket Book edition, in the lovely and uncommon Art Deco jacket, of Casanova's account of his bold midnight escape from solitary confinement in 1750s Venice.
IN QUEER STREET
(1932)
Association copy first printing of this collection of essays on murderers and others, from the personal library of fellow true-crime pioneer Jonathan Goodman.
HOLIDAYS ON ICE
(1997)
First printing and state of this collection of Sedaris's best Xmas stories, including "Santaland Diaries" — the piece that made him famous.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARK TWAIN: Volume 1
2010
First edition of the first volume of Twain's autobiography, assembled by the Mark Twain Project of The Bancroft Library and first published on the 100th anniversary of the author's death in accordance with his wishes.
THE SAME RIVER TWICE: Honoring the Difficult
(1996)
Signed first printing of this autobiographical account of Walker's transition "from recluse to public figure" (front flap), primarily chronicling her experience turning THE COLOR PURPLE into a film with Steven Spielberg, as well as working with Quincy Jones and Danny Glover.
BLACK BOY: A Record of Childhood and Youth
1945
First printing of the UK edition of Wright's influential memoir of his early years, a frequent target for censorship and subject of controversy.
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