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Boston: The Writer, Inc.. (1951). First. First edition. Spine cocked, dampstained at the foot of the thin spine, very good in very good minus dustwrapper, stained and chipped also at the foot. Inscribed by the author to her editor Barbara Rex: "For Babs from a grateful biographer. C.D.B." The text of a lecture delivered by Bowen at Scripps College. Rex has made some marginal notations in the text; the changes were incorporated into a later volume. . ... more information

New York: Farrar and Rinehart. (1933). First. First edition. Very light wear, near fine in a good plus dustwrapper that is age-toned and has a chip at the foot. Inscribed by the author: "For Carmel the Jeanne d'Arc of Hollywood! From Sam. May, 1933." A play that had over 260 appearances on Broadway with Ina Claire in the lead. Anita Loos co-scripted the above-average 1935 Edward H. Griffith-directed film Biography of a Bachelor Girl with Ann Harding, Robert Montgomery, Edward Everett Horton, E... more information

Bloomington: Indiana University Press. (1971). First. Slight soiling to the boards else fine in a near fine dustwrapper with some foxing on the rear panel and a little rubbing. Warmly Inscribed by the author. First serious biography of the pioneer sex researcher, by a long-time assistant. Includes the text of five non-technical essays written by Kinsey and a bibliography of his work. Kinsey has recently been the subject of renewed interest. . ... more information

Hartford, Connecticut: Samuel Hanmer Jr. And John Jay Phelps. 1831. First. First edition. Good in full leather with gold stamping on the spine, front gutter has a tear about half-way down from the top, leather worn, corners bumped, light foxing. . ... more information

Austin: University of Texas. (1991). First. First edition. Translated by Beverly J. DeLong-Tonelli. Fine in fine dustwrapper less three tiny tears around the extremities. . ... more information

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. 1971. First. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. An unusually fine copy of a book usually found well-worn. . ... more information

New York: Frederick Warne & Co.. (1946). First. First American edition. Fine in near very good dustwrapper with a bit of chipping to the extremities. Biography of the creator of Peter Rabbit, Tom Kitten and Squirrel Nutkin. . ... more information

London: John C. Nimmo. 1895. First. First edition. Two volumes. Top edge gilt. Lettering on the spine beginning to fade else very good with some wear. Compiled from his papers and correspondence. . ... more information

Cleveland and NY: World Publishing. (1960). First. First trade edition. Crease to the title page and a little wrinkling to the corners of a few other pages in the text, else near fine in a lightly rubbed, else fine dustwrapper. Massive and fascinating biography of the "Napoleon of Booksellers." Required reading. . ... more information

Philadelphia: Childs and Peterson. 1858. First. First edition. Publisher's brown figured cloth titled in gilt. Engraved portrait frontispiece, illustrated. Slight erosion to the cloth, mostly at the crown, an unusually tight, very good copy. . ... more information

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company. (1933). First. First American edition. Long gift inscription on the front blank page, else fine in an attractive, very good dustwrapper with a couple of small nicks and short tears and a faint, barely noticeable stain. Biography of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's cocker spaniel. . ... more information

New York: Crowell. (1972). First. First edition. Illustrated with photographs. Fine in just about fine dustwrapper that is a trifle spine-faded. Biography of the distinguished leader written for young people. Scarce. . ... more information

Philadelphia: J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY. 1899. New edition. Two volume set. Very good with marbled edges, rebound in green buckram retaining the original red spine labels. . ... more information

Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. (1991). First. First edition. Thick octavo. Fine. . ... more information

London: Edward Arnold (Publishers). (1956). First. First edition. Endpapers a little foxed, else about fine in near fine dustwrapper with a small chip at the bottom of the spine. . ... more information

New York: Harper and Row, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. ... more information

New York: Schocken Books. (1947). First. First American edition. Small owner's label on the front fly, offsetting to facing blank pages, near fine in very near fine dustwrapper. The first important biography of Kafka. . ... more information

New York: Simon and Schuster. (1975). First. First edition. Fine in a fine dustwrapper with just a touch of fading at the top of the front panel and a tiny nick on the rear flap. Nicely Inscribed by the author to actor and comedian Alan King: "Feb. 1975 Dear Allen(sic) King -- My many thanks for your time & help -- Fond, good wishes -- Sincerely, Anne Edwards." King opened for Garland on stage through much of 1956, first in New York for half a year and then touring and at Garland's Royal ... more information

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company. (1968). First. First American edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with a tiny tear. A very nice copy, usually found in inferior condition. . ... more information

New York: Harcourt Brace and Company. (1940). First. First American edition. Fine in a price-clipped, near fine dustwrapper with some modest tanning to the spine. . ... more information