Biography from Mare Booksellers

London: Macmillan and Co, 1880. Cloth. Good. Blue cloth with extensive gilt illustrations and ornamentation to the front cover and spine. Xxi, 431; ix, 383 pp. Illustrations throughout. A critical and biographical look at the life and work of William Blake, including printings of some of his poetry, along with reproductions of his drawings and art. Originally published… Read more about this item

Boston: The Beacon Press, 1930. Cloth. Good. Green patterned cloth. 154 pages with a few black and white photos throughout. Reminiscences written by Oscar Laighton on life on the Isles of Shoals off the coast of New Hampshire and Maine in the late 1800's and early 1900's. In GOOD condition. Uneven darkening and fading to the covers, with… Read more about this item

Mountain View, CA: Pacific Press Publishing Assn, 1921. Cloth. Good. Green illustrated cloth. 288 pp. Black and white photos throughout. An account of the author's exile to Siberia at the opening of World War I in 1914, describing life in the Siberian communities, his eventual escape and immigration to California. GOOD condition. General fading, minor scuffing, soiling and… Read more about this item

Durham: Duke University Press, 2022. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 299 pp. With a few photos. A memoir of sorts, drawing on the author's experience as an anthropologist to reflect on his travels and career as a poet by treating himself as an anthropological subject. VERY GOOD+ condition. Light rubbing and edgewear.

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1855. Cloth. Good. Red cloth decorated in blind. 348 pp. A few black and white engravings throughout, along with a color frontispiece. A popular history/biography of Hernando Cortez, the Spanish conquistador who overthrew the Aztec empire in what is now Central America. Abbott seems to bear disdain for the indigenous peoples of the… Read more about this item

Boston: New England Genealogical Historical Society, 1998. Cloth. Good/Good. Black cloth in unclipped jacket. 524 pp. With a few black and white illustrations. A genealogical and biographical account of twenty families of color in Massachusetts, beginning in 1742. The work provides genealogy of the families, as well as biographical information on persons in the family, when known. This… Read more about this item

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1889. Half Leather. Good. Half leather with marbled boards. 612, 729 pp. MISSING frontispiece illustrations in both volumes. An exhaustive biography on American orator and statesman, Daniel Webster. Provenance note: these books were apparently originally in the collection of Ralph Pulitzer, and both bear a large bookplate, designed by Rockwell Kent for… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1948. Cloth. Good/Good. Stated eighth edition. Blue cloth in unclipped jacket. Appears signed by Donald B. Macmillan on the title page; but while the signature matches examples seen online, it is lacking the middle initial B. 287 pp. Black and white photos throughout. An account of the travels and explorations of Miriam… Read more about this item

Bossier City, LA: Homosexual Information Center, 1997. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 30 pp. A collection of reminiscences on the life of gay activist and founder of ONE magazine, Don Slater. GOOD+ condition. Minor soiling and a spot of staining to the covers.

New York: E.P Dutton, 1954. First American Edition. Cloth. Good/Fair. First edition, so stated. black paper covered boards with a red cloth spine. In unclipped dust jacket (price present). 314 pages. Black and white photos throughout. First American edition of this classic memoir, recounting the author's experience in Tibet after escaping an English prison camp during World War… Read more about this item

Bourbonnais, IL: Bronte Press, 2005. Wraps. Very Good. Printed wraps. Miniature book, measuring 2 7/8 by 2 ¼ inches. 9 pp. With a tipped in hand colored illustration. An account of Thomas Jefferson and his use of a machine that would help him duplicate his writings. VERY GOOD+ condition. Minor toning.

Bourbonnais, IL: Bronte Press, 2005. Cloth. Very Good. Limited edition, #2 of 60 copies. Blue cloth. Miniature book, measuring 2 7/8 by 2 ¼ inches. 51 pp. With a few tipped in hand colored illustrations. A brief biography of Thomas Jefferson. VERY GOOD+ condition. A hint of soiling to the covers.

Cincinnati: Robert Clarke and Company, Publisher, 1888. Cloth. Good. Green cloth. 495 pages plus several pages of ads in the rear. Volume 2 only of this biography of politician and clergyman, Manasseh Cutler, with this volume containing mostly correspondence along with brief biographical information when applicable. Cutler was known for his work in establishing the Northwest Territories. GOOD… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo and Co, 1852. Wraps. Good. illustrated wraps. 68 pages plus a lengthy catalog of books in the rear. a collection of and recollections of the life of Daniel Webster, mostly anonymous, and reflecting on his political career and life as a speaker. GOOD condition, ex-library. Call letters in ink on the upper front cover in… Read more about this item

Paris: Librairie Patriotique. Wraps. Good. circa 1883. Printed wraps. 24 pp. Illustrated frontispiece reproducing the painting La Mort De Bara. All text in French. A short work giving a biography, history and discussion of the legends surrounding Joseph Bara, who served as a French republican drummer boy in the French Revolution. He was killed by pro-monarchist forces at… Read more about this item

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1982. Full Leather. Very Good. Full gray leather with gilt decorations. Easton Press note laid in at the front. 331 pp. A reprint of this biography on President Woodrow Wilson. VERY GOOD condition. A hint of soiling and edgewear to the covers.

Portland, ME: L.H. Nelson Company, 1904. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. 32 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A biography of George Washington, geared toward a juvenile audience. GOOD condition. Wrappers browned, with superficial silverfishing along all the extremities. Minor soiling. Small chip missing from the center top edge of the front cover.

Philadelphia: William Duane, Publisher, 1817. Cloth. Good. Bound in modern light green cloth. 564 pp. Volume six only of this collected edition of the various writings of Benjamin Franklin, this being a collection of letters to and from Benjamin Franklin, published from the originals by his grandson, William Temple Franklin. GOOD condition, ex-library, with spine label, pastedowns and… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1929. Cloth. Good. Green illustrated cloth. No jacket. 322 pp. A few black and white illustrated plates throughout. A memoir of the experiences of Elisabeth Antoinette White, known as Princess Der Ling, living in China as part of the court of Empress Dowager Cixi. GOOD condition. General fading and minor soiling to… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: William Duane, Publisher, 1809. Cloth. Good. Bound in modern light green cloth. 477 pp. With several illustrated plates, although MISSING 3 (at pages 253, 313, 348) and MISSING the first leaf of the contents page. Volume three only of this collected edition of the various writings of Benjamin Franklin, focusing on his science experiments and explorations, including… Read more about this item