My Life in China, 1926-1941.
New York: Harcourt Brace, 1943. 396 pages. 8vo, blue cloth. New York: Harcourt Brace (1943). First Edition. Pages toned, still a very good copy. More
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Double Vision: A Self Portrait
New York: Knopf, 2004. 220 pages, 8vo, white boards, d.w. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
On the Banks of the Suez
Presidio, 1980. Illustrated. xii + 479 pages, 8vo, brown cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper chipped. Presidio Press, (1980). A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. An Israeli General's Personal Account of the Yom Kippur War. More
Forty Years of Song
New York: Arno Press, 1977. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and musical notation. 285 pages, 8vo, brick red cloth with black pictorial stamping. New York: Arno Press, 1977. A near fine copy. From the Opera Biographies series. A reprint edition. More
Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Rememberance and War, 1937-1948
New York: HarperCollins, 2012. Written with Bill Woodward. Illustrated. x + 467 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: HarperCollins, (2012). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Never Have Your Dog Stuffed
Norwalk: Easton, 2005. 8vo, gilt-decorated green leather, all edges gilt. Norwalk: Easton Press, (2005). Signed First Edition. Fine -- as new in the original shrink wrap. More
Time I Was Dead: Pages From My Autobiography
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1934. Illustrated in both color and black and white with reproductions of drawings and photographs. 387 pages, 8vo, 1/2 maroon morocco. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1934. Near Fine. A funny and self effacing autobiography accompanied by illustrations by the author. Limited to 100 copies of which this is number 10, signed by Cecil Aldin. Handsome early bookplate on inside front cover and small newspaper article about the book with a photo of Cecil Alden and is..... More
Tomorrow Will Come
New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1968. 256 pages. 8vo, white pictorial boards, d.w. (spine sunned and ends chipped; price-clipped). New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1968. A very good(+) copy in a poor dust wrapper Story of a young girl's life in St. Petersburg. More
Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years
New York: Hachette, 2019. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 340 pages. 8vo, white half-cloth, d.w. New York: Hachette, (2019). First Edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Body Toxic: An Environmental Memoir
Washington: Counterpoint, 2001. 242 pages, 12mo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; dust wrapper soiled, remainder mark bottom edge. Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint, (2001). A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Live From the Battlefield: From Vietnam to Baghdad 35 Years in the World's War Zones
Norwalk: Easton, 1994. 463 pages. 8vo, gilt-decorated brown leather, all edges gilt. Norwalk: The Easton Press, (1994). Tiny scuff on gilt edges, still a fine copy. Signed by Arnett for the Easton Press Signed First Edition series. More
Avedon: An Autobiography.
New York: Random House, 1993. Illustrated with 284 exquisite black & white photographs. Thick folio, brown cloth with large red type, spine and edges sunned. New York: Random House, 1993. First edition. Signed by Avedon in 1993 on the flyleaf. Very good copy lacking the glassine dust wrapper, the front flap of which has been preserved. More
Nevertheless
New York: Harper, 2017. Some b/w and color illustrations. 272 pages. 8vo, two-toned boards, pictorial d.w. New York: Harper, (2017). First edition. A near fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Signed by the author on the title page. More
Mr. & Mrs. Bancroft: On and Off the Stage
London: Richard Bentley, 1888. 2 volumes. Frontis portrait each volume. xi + 442 pages and xii + 457 pages, 8vo, 3/4 green polished calf over marbled boards; gilt-decorated spines with red labels and raised bands; minor scuffing and wear to covers, last page of Volume I index has repaired hole, with some loss of text, occasional and scattered light foxing. London: Richard Bentley, 1888. A very good(+) set. More
Memoirs for Tomorrow: The Memoirs of Jean-Louis Barrault
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1974. Translated by Jonathan Griffin. Illustrated. 336 pages. 8vo. Blue cloth covered boards, mylar covered dust wrapper. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1974. A near fine copy in a near fine wrapper. More
Irving Berlin: A Daughter's Memoir
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. Frontispiece and other b/w photographs. 320 pages, 8vo, red and beige cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1994). First edition. A very good copy--shelfworn with light staining to outer edges; in a very good wrapper, lightly soiled and scuffed. More
From Father to Son: A Private Life in the Public Eye.
Indianapolis: Guild Press, 2003. Signed. Illustrated in black & white. 169pp. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. (Indianapolis: Guild Press / Emmis Books, 2003). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Signed and inscribed by Evan Bayh endpaper: "To Connie, A wonderful mother. With great gratitude for your years of friendship. Evan Bayn." More
Apollo: An Eyewitness Account by Astronaut, Explorer, Artist, Moonwalker
Shelton, CT: The Greenwich Workshop, 1998. Illustrated. 176 pages. 4to, silver-stamped blue cloth boards, dust wrapper (a touch worn at the head). First Edition. Shelton, CT: The Greenwich Workshop, (1998). A fine copy in near fine dust wrapper. With introduction by John Glenn. More
The Secret of the Knife: A Surgeon's Story
Norwich: Jarrold & Sons, n.d. Frontis, illustrated in b/w photos throughout. 162 pages. Tall, slim 8vo, blue cloth. Norwich: Jarrold & Sons, n.d. A very good copy--minor staining to front cover, spotting to outer edges; lacking dust wrapper. More
Sketches in Pen and Ink
London: Hogarth, 1997. Edited with an Afterword by Lia Giachero. Prologue by Angelica Garnett. Illustrated. Small 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Hogarth Press, (1997). First Edition. Small ownership name on half-title. More
Knock Wood
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1984. Illustrated. 354 pages, 8vo, rose boards, d.w.; top edge spotted, dust wrapper rubbed with few small tears. New York: Linden Press/Simon & Schuster, 1984. A very good(+) copy in a very good wrapper. Inscribed on title page: "To [...] - All Best, Candace Bergen" More
Loyalties: A Son's Memoir.
Norwalk: Easton, 1989. 262 pages. Thick 8vo, gilt-stamped black leather, all edges gilt. Norwalk: The Easton Press, (1989). A fine copy. Limited edition, signed by the author on a preliminary page. More
Inside Pictures, With Some Reflections from the Outside.
London: The Cresset Press, 1960. With a few b/w illustrations. xii, 161pp. 12mo, red cloth, d.w. London: The Cresset Press, 1960. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
A Memoir of Thomas Bewick Written by Himself.
London: Cresset Press, 1961. Edited and with an introduction by Montague Weekley. 17 black & white wood engravings. 203pp. Short 8vo, blue boards, sunned d.w. London: Cresset Press, 1961. First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Thomas Bewick: My Life
London: The Folio Society, 1981. Edited and with an introduction by Ian Bain. Frontispiece portrait, color and black & white illustrations throughout. 192 pages. 8vo, dark brown cloth-backed yellow boards with gilt lettering and decoration at the front cover and spine. Top outer edge of pages dyed brown. London: The Folio Society, 1981. A fine copy lacking the slipcase. More