Category: Biographies

But Daddy! -the Hilarious True Story of How Pat and Tom Buck Raised 11 Children -and Survived ( Eleven )

By: ( 2nd Printing of the 1st Edition ) Buck, Tom

Price: $53.93

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y. / New York: William Morrow, 1967, 1st edition, 2nd Printing : 1967

Seller ID: 169336

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------hardcover, a solid Good to Very Good example with some soiling to the boards, overall quite tight and square, in an attractive Good dustjacket, light wear and soiling to the book and jacket but overall a pretty clean square copy, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, 219 pages, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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A Jockey's Life: The Biography of Lester Pigott ---by Dick Francis -a Signed Copy

By: ( 2nd Printing of the 1st US Edition ) Francis, Dick (signed and inscribed)

Price: $67.43

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y. / New York: Putnam / G P Putnam's, 1986, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing : 1986

Seller ID: 168058

ISBN-13: 9780399131790

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hard cover, a Near Fine example in a close to Near Fine dustjacket but there is some sunning to the spine so a Very Good/Very Good++ dustjacket, 338 pages, b&w photos, signed and inscribed "Sept 1986 Wilf Morris & his fellow security guards at Bldg 'A' Sea Ranch Club. Very best wishes Dick Francis", ----the Sea Ranch Club was a condo complex in Florida where Dick and Mary Francis would spend part of the year, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---size is approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)...
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A Family on Wheels: Further Adventures of the Trapp Family Singers -by Maria Von Trapp -a Signed Copy

By: ( Later Printing of the 1st Edition ) Trapp, Maria Augusta (von)(signed) with Ruth T Murdoch

Price: $26.93

Publisher: USA, USA: No Publisher ( Self Published / Maria Von Trapp ), 1959 (actually Circa 1975 ), 1st Edition, Later Printing : 1975

Seller ID: 167591

ISBN-13: 9780385075381

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

----------softcover, a solid Very Good example, light wear and rubbing, faint spine creases, signed without inscription by MvT on the title page, 199 pages, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED/// ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// --sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch )---
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The Attempted Rescue: An Autobiography -by Robert Aickman

By: Aickman, Robert

Price: $53.93

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Victor Gollancz, 1966, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1966

Seller ID: 168956

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

----------hardcover, a Fair to Good copy only, exlibrary but with only a few library stamps, gutters are taped, ink doodle on front blank endpaper, a re-bound copy which has incorporated the dustjacket front and rear covers and the spine into the binding (laminated), the flaps are not present, old library sticker removed from spine which shows that the spine and covers are sunned, looks quite good overall and it is quite rare in the Gollancz 1st edition, 188 pages, b&w frontispiece of a youthful RA, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED...
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Image for Feeding My Mother: Comfort and Laughter in the Kitchen as My Mom Lives with Memory Loss -by Jann Arden -a Signed Copy ( Includes Cookbook Recipes )

Feeding My Mother: Comfort and Laughter in the Kitchen as My Mom Lives with Memory Loss -by Jann Arden -a Signed Copy ( Includes Cookbook Recipes )

By: Arden, Jann (signed)

Price: $53.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Random House Canada, 2017, 1st Edition, 3rd Printing : 2017

Seller ID: 169932

ISBN-13: 9780735273948

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine (see description)

-----------( 3rd printing of the 1st edition ) hardcover, a Fine example,no dustjacket as issued, signed "Love (??? maybe hi???) Jann Arden", unpaginated (about 224 pages), colour and b&w photos, ---"Jann Arden moved in to a house just across the way from her parents in rural Alberta to be close to them but also so they could be her refuge from the demands of the music business and a performing career. Funny how time works. Since her dad died in 2015, Jann cooks for her mom five or six times a week. Her mom finds comfort in her daughter's kitchen, not just in the delicious food but also just ...
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Image for Randy Bachman: Takin' Care of Business -by Randy Bachman -a Signed Copy ( BTO / Bachman Turner Overdrive / Guess Who / Burton Cummings related )( Taking )( Canadian Rock n Roll )

Randy Bachman: Takin' Care of Business -by Randy Bachman -a Signed Copy ( BTO / Bachman Turner Overdrive / Guess Who / Burton Cummings related )( Taking )( Canadian Rock n Roll )

By: Bachman, Randy (signed) with John Einarson ( BTO / Guess Who / Burton Cummings related )

Price: $53.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: McArthur & Company, 2000, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2000

Seller ID: 168724

ISBN-13: 9781552781609

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hard cover, about 6.25 x 9.25 inches, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, a bit of age toning to paper and outer edges of the text block, one page has had the corner turned, signed by Bachman on the title page without inscription, ---527 pages, b&w and colour photos, arguably one of the greatest guitarists and musicians from Canada and with Burton Cummings, undoubtedly the greatest Canadian pop/rock duo/group ever to come out of this country, I recently saw Bachman and Cummings in concert and holee wow did they ever smoke ---what a blast from the past and combined with ...
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The Great Wizard of the North ( " Professor " John Henry Anderson 1814-1874 )( Stage Magician / Magic )

By: Bayer, Constance Pole; Introduction By William V Rauscher ( ( John Henry Anderson related)

Price: $60.68

Publisher: Massachusetts, Watertown, MA: Ray Goulet's Magic Art Book Co., 1990, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1990

Seller ID: 168220

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, 180 + 3 pages, b&w photos and illustrations, ----"The Great Wizard of the Northby Constance Pole BayerThis is a biography of John Henry Anderson, better known as "The Great Wizard of the North. " According to Anderson, the chief requisites for success in the performance of fears of legerdemain are manual dexterity and self-possession. The former by practice, the latter by well-grounded confidence. " Houdini felt a kinship with the Scottish conjure and called him "unique in the annals of magic as a doer of daring things. "...
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Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I am Today -by Valerie Bertinelli -a Signed Copy

By: Bertinelli, Valerie (signed)

Price: $67.43

Publisher: Boston, Massachussetts / New York, NY, Boston, MA / N.Y. / New York: Mariner Books / HarperCollins ( Harper Collins ), 2022, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2022

Seller ID: 169093

ISBN-13: 9780358626084

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, a Fine example, in a Fine dustjacket, looks new, 243 pages, colour and b&w photos, this copy has been signed by Valerie Bertinelli, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---size is approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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CONRAD BLACK: A Life in Progress -a Signed Copy ( Autobiography / Biography )

By: Black, Conrad (signed)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Key Porter Books, 1993, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1993

Seller ID: 167168

ISBN-13: 9781550135206

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, gift inscription on front blank endpaper, looks new, ----signed without inscription by CB, ---522 pages,---"With unusual candour and insight, Black reveals the motivation and rationale behind his sometimes notorious public actions. Woven in and around the fascinating story of his public life and work, Black comments perceptively on his own wide-ranging interests, including politics, religion and the very future of Canada"., any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not...
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom ---by Conrad Black -a Signed Copy ( President FDR )

By: Black, Conrad (signed) ( Franklin Delano Roosevelt related)

Price: $67.43

Publisher: New York, N.Y. / New York: PublicAffairs / Public Affairs, 2003, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2003

Seller ID: 167829

ISBN-13: 9781586481841

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, looks new, signed "Best wishes Conrad Black November 3", , 1280 pages, b&w photos, ---"Franklin Delano Roosevelt stands astride American history like a colossus, having pulled the nation out of the Great Depression and led it to victory in the Second World War. Elected to four terms as president, he transformed an inward-looking country into the greatest superpower the world had ever known. Only Abraham Lincoln did more to save America from destruction. But FDR is such a large figure ...
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Sir Winston Churchill -The Compelling life Story of One of the Towering Figures of the 20th Century ( Signed By Robert Silverberg )

By: Black, Edgar (penname for Robert Silverberg ---a Signed Copy ), Foreword By Richard Tregaskis ( Winston Churchill related)

Price: $47.18

Publisher: Derby, Connecticutt, Derby, CT.: Monarch # K56, 1961, 1st edition, First Printing : 1961

Seller ID: 169613

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------paperback, a solid Very Good copy, some light wear, store stamp, browning to paper, signed by Silverberg, 297 pages, rarely encountered signed, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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A Chance on Love: Memoirs of a Canadian in Post-War Scotland -by Christine M McGregor Buist -a Signed Copy

By: Buist, Christine M McGregor (signed)( Margaret )

Price: $40.43

Publisher: London, Ontario, London, ON: Lothian Press, No Date ( 2005 ?), 1st Edition, First Printing : 2005

Seller ID: 168526

ISBN-13: 9780919939615

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine example in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, signed and inscribed by Buist, as well there is a signed and inscribed piece of paper laid in to this copy, 95 pages, b&w photos, ---"The author paints a graphic picture of her experiences in post war Scotland. Her adventures are vividly described and entertainingly written so that a period sixty years gone comes remarkably to life. Christine Margaret McGregor Little was born and educated in Hamilton, Ontario. After graduating from Mcmaster University, she became engaged to Robert Buist, an RAF pilot from Tra...
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Image for BENNY: The Life and Times of a Fighting Legend -by John Burrowes ( The Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland / Glaswegian / Scottish Boxer / British, European and World Bocing Champ )( Biography / History -Benny Lynch )

BENNY: The Life and Times of a Fighting Legend -by John Burrowes ( The Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland / Glaswegian / Scottish Boxer / British, European and World Bocing Champ )( Biography / History -Benny Lynch )

By: Burrowes, John

Price: $40.43

Publisher: Edinburgh, Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland: Mainstream Publishing Company, 1982, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1982

Seller ID: 169699

ISBN-13: 9780906391327

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-------------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a lightly rubbed Very Good dustjacket with some small chips at the tips, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, ink name on verso of front board, 224 pages, b&w photos, NAT FLEISCHER and The RING MAGAZINE rated Lynch as the 63rd best of the top 80 boxers of all time, he had 119 fights (from 1931 to 1938/9) with 88 wins (34 by KO ), 14 losses, 17 draws, he was made a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1998, ---raised in The Gorbals in the roughest part of Glasgow he became British, European and World Flyweight champion, in ...
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The Brigitte Bardot Story ---with Exclusive Photos ---The Uncensored Biography of the French SEX Kitten ---with a Photo Signed By BARDOT

By: Carpozi, George ( Jr. ) / Brigitte Bardot Signed

Price: $161.93

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y. / New york: Belmont, 1961, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1961

Seller ID: 169642

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------2 items, first is a paperback biography by Carpozi, solid bright Very Good+ copy, a wee bit of age toning to paper, 157 pages, b&w photos, Jeez she was magnificent!, ---with this paperback is a b&w signed image of BARDOT which measures about 7.5w x 9.5h inches, a real stunner with a bold clear signature (NOT just initials as she sometimes did), ---there is a certificate of authenticity on the rear of the matte from a Dallas Texas autograph company, , any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///SIGNED image (-book not signed) ---GUARANTEED to...
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The Brigitte Bardot Story ---with Exclusive Photos ---The Uncensored Biography of the French SEX Kitten ---with an image Signed By BARDOT

By: Carpozi, George ( Jr. ) / Brigitte Bardot Signed

Price: $134.93

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y. / New York: Belmont, 1961, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1961

Seller ID: 169636

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------2 items, first is a paperback biography by Carpozi, solid bright Very Good+ copy, a wee bit of age toning to paper, 157 pages, b&w photos, Jeez she was magnificent!, ---with this paperback is a colour signed photo of BARDOT, a real stunner with a bold clear signature, image measures about 8w x 11h inches and has been signed with her name (NOT just initials as seen quite often), any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Endless Highway: David Carradine -a Signed Copy ( Biography / Autobiography )

By: Carradine, David (signed)

Price: $114.68

Publisher: Boston, Massachussetts, Boston, MA: JE / Journey Editions, 1995, 1st edition, First Printing : 1995

Seller ID: 169572

ISBN-13: 9781885203205

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example in a Near Fine dustjacket, looks new, signed "Peace Dave David Carradine, 647 pages, b&w photos, ---"a raucous ride down the road that has been David Carradine's life. The son of a world-renowned Shakespearean actor, Carradine's early years were spent being shuttled from mother to estranged father to relative to boarding school to reformatory. Spontaneity, quick-wittedness, and ingenuousness were his guideposts in life, and he quickly learned that creativity was survival. The fifties found him in San Francisco among the original members of the Beat Gen...
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My Life as a Dame: The Personal and Political in the Writings of Christina McCall -Edited By Stephen Clarkson (signed)

By: Clarkson, Stephen (signed)(edited by); Foreword By Eleanor Wachtel ( Christina McCall [ Newman ] related)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: House of Anansi, 2008, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2008

Seller ID: 168144

ISBN-13: 9780887842214

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, looks new, signed and inscribed "This copy of (title used) My Life as a Dame is inscribed for Bob and Ruth with best wishes Stephen Clarkson 22.X.08", 369 pages,---"In February 1956, a remarkable young woman named Christina McCall began her working life as an editorial secretary at Maclean's magazine. It was a legendary time there, when the likes of Pierre Berton, Robert Fulford, June Callwood, Peter Gzowski, and Peter C. Newman graced the magazine's pages. McCall would come to join that illustrious group, and be considered not...
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Image for An Innocent in Britain or, The Missing Link ( Documented Autobiography ) -by Robert Wellesley Cole -a Signed Copy ( Sierra Leonean Dr. / West African Doctor )( first West African to become a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England )

An Innocent in Britain or, The Missing Link ( Documented Autobiography ) -by Robert Wellesley Cole -a Signed Copy ( Sierra Leonean Dr. / West African Doctor )( first West African to become a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England )

By: Cole, Robert Wellesley ( Benjamin Ageh ) -a Signed Copy ( Sierra Leone / West African Doctor )

Price: $107.93

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Campbell Matthews & Co. Ltd., 1988, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1988

Seller ID: 169933

ISBN-13: 9781871242003

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------hardcover, visually this is a Near Fine example but about 50 to 60 pages have been slightly creased so I am calling this a Very Good/Very Good+ example, signed without inscription by the author, in a lightly rubbed Very Good dustjacket with some shallow chips and flakes,jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, 416 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Breaks Balls & Chains: The Story of Nevada's Fabulous Mustang Ranch -by Joe Conforte and David W Toll (signed) ( Bordello )

By: Conforte, Joe and David W Toll (signed)

Price: $107.93

Publisher: Nevada, Virginia City, NV: Gold Hill Publishing, 2011, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2011

Seller ID: 169497

ISBN-13: 9780940936201

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

-----------hardcover, about 7wx 10.25h inches, a Good example only as the pages are quite rippled and wavy (see scan), book itself is in nice condition but pages are rippled along the fore edge (about 25 pages are creased but about 400 pages are slightly wavy), in a Near Fine dustjacket, ---470 pages, b&w photos, signed and inscribed by Toll " For Brian The girls were always glad to see you drive up David W Toll", the author inscription is penned around a facsimile signature of Conforte (the TOLL inscription is genuine ), ---"The Mustang Ranch was the biggest, brightest Whorehouse in America,...
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A Cartoonist's Life: Chas. Addams -by Linda H Davis ( Addams Family related)( Biography )( Charles Addams - Cartoons / The New Yorker )

By: Davis, Linda H ( Chas. [ Charles ] Addams related)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y. / New York: Random House, 2006, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2006

Seller ID: 168193

ISBN-13: 9780679463252

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, small nick in the cut-out window on the front panel, looks new, nice CHAS ADDAME "Addams Family" cover art on the book, 382 pages, b&w photos, ---"They?re creepy and they?re kooky, is how the catchy theme song of The Addams Family described everyone?s favorite nonconformists -Morticia, Gomez, Lurch, Uncle Fester, Grandmama, Wednesday, and Pugsley. But for all the novelty of the sitcom based on Charles Addams?s groundbreaking New Yorker cartoons, Hollywood?s Addams family paled beside the cartoonist?s. -Not half as evil as m...
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Category: Biographies