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Group of Biographies and Memoirs

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[ROBERT E. LEE]. A group of biographies about Robert E.: [ROBERT E. LEE]. A group of biographies about Robert E. Lee, comprising: COOKE, John Esten. A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee. New York: D. Appleton and Company 1871. -- TAYLOR, Walter H. General Lee

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Biography PUBLIC LIFE JOHN BROWN Redpath 1860 Civil War: Redpath, James; The Public Life of Capt John Brown : with an Auto-Biography of his childhood and youth; Boston: Thayer and Eldridge 1860. 407 pages. Hardcover Biography and Memoirs – Political Lead

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Eleven Autographed Memoirs and Biographies: Some signed to the consignor, including, "Tunesmith," by Jimmy Webb, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," by John Richardson, "Yesterday Morning," by Diana Athill, and "King of the Hill," by A.E. Hotchner.

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[FINE BINDING - MEMOIR]. A group of 5 works,: [FINE BINDING - MEMOIR]. A group of 5 works, comprising: BRANTOME, Pierre de. Les Dames Galantes. Paris, 1882. Half blue morocco gilt. 3 volumes. -- BAILY, J. T. Herbert. Emma, Lady Hamilton. London

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[FINE BINDINGS - MEMOIR]. A group of 5 works,: [FINE BINDINGS - MEMOIR]. A group of 5 works, comprising: DAVENPORT, John. Aphrodisiacs and Anti-Aphrodisiacs. London, 1869. Half brown morocco gilt. Provenance: Frank L. Hadley. -- UZANNE, Octave, ed

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[POLITICIANS]. A group of 11 works, most FIRST EDITIONS. [With:] 2 items of ephemera, both in very: [POLITICIANS]. A group of political biographies and books, many signed, including: BUCKLEY, William F., Jr. (1925-2008). Up From Liberalism. New York: McDowell, Obolensky, 1959. FIRST PRINTING.

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[CIVIL WAR-MEMOIR] A group of 7 works, comprising:: [CIVIL WAR-MEMOIR] A group of 7 works, comprising: JONES, J. William. Personal Reminiscences, Anecdotes, and Letters of Gen. Robert E. Lee. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1874. -- SHERMAN, William

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Including, "The Painter's Eye" by Henry James, "A Cab at the Door" a memoir by V.S. Pritchett, and "Living Room War" by Michael J. Arlen. 13 volumes

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