SHERLOCK HOLMES: FACT OR FICTION?
(1932)
Uncommon first printing of Blakeney's biography of Sherlock Holmes, a Shaw 100 title.
Biography & Memoir
Results 1 - 16 (of 16)
THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D.
1791
First edition, first state, of this landmark work in the history of biography, an engaging and humanizing account of the great critic, lexicographer, and author of the Georgian era.
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.
TOMB SONG
(2018)
Uncorrected advance reader's copy of the first English translation of Herbert's autobiographical coming-of-age story, told as he sits at his mother's deathbed – issued as part of the Powell's Books INDIESPENSIBLE Series.
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.
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS: The Man Who Created Tarzan
(1975)
Second printing of this extensive and comprehensive biographical study, with a foreword by ERB's son Hulburt Burroughs and a floridly enthusiastic introduction by fellow legend and Burroughs fan Ray Bradbury.
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.
JOSEPH SEVERN: Letters and Memoirs
(2005)
Modern scholarly edition of Severn's letters and memoirs, published as part of Ashgate's Nineteenth Century Series.
SEA OF CORTEZ
1941
First edition of this collaborative travelogue about an expedition along the Gulf of California, a lyrical ode to marine biology.
LETTERS OF E.B. WHITE
(1976)
Signed first edition of White's correspondence from 1908-1976, collected and edited by Guth, his goddaughter, and presented with the author's own biographical notes.
THIS IS SYLVIA: Her Lives and Loves
1955
First edition of Wilson's delightful illustrated pseudo-biography of his cat Sylvia and her rise to fame and fortune in cat show business.
Results 1 - 16 (of 16)
