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Biography and Autobiography

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Childs, George W. [William Tecumseh Sherman]

Recollections.

Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1890.

First edition of the autobiography of the famous publisher and co-owner of Philedelphia’s Public Ledger; from the library of General William Tecumseh Sherman. Duodecimo, bound in contemporary blue half calf with gilt titles, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of George W. Childs. General William Tecumseh Sherman and his son P. T. Sherman’s booklates to the front pastedown.Continue reading "Recollections."

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-145751
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Stowe, Harriet Beecher

Men of Our Times or Leading Patriots of the Day. Being Narratives of the Lives and Deeds of Statesmen, Generals, and Orators. Including Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of Lincoln, Grant, Garrison, Sumner, Chase, Wilson, Greeley, Farragut, Andrew, Colfax, Stanoton, Douglass, Buckingham, Sherman, Sheridan, Howard, Phillips and Beecher.

Hartford, Conn. : Hartford Publishing Co, 1868.

First edition of this work by the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, gilt facsimile signature of Harriet Beecher Stowe to the front panel, illustrated with 18 tissue-guarded steel portraits including frontispiece portrait of Harriet Beecher Stowe. Second state with the title page corrected to “Douglass.” InContinue reading "Men of Our Times or Leading Patriots of the Day. Being Narratives of the Lives and Deeds of Statesmen, Generals, and Orators. Including Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of Lincoln, Grant, Garrison, Sumner, Chase, Wilson, Greeley, Farragut, Andrew, Colfax, Stanoton, Douglass, Buckingham, Sherman, Sheridan, Howard, Phillips and Beecher."

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-146452
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New York Monuments Commission [William Tecumseh Sherman]

In Memoriam: Henry Warner Slocum 1826-1894.

Albany : J.B. Lyon Company, 1904.

First edition of this work dedicated to the memory of an esteemed Union general; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Quarto, original cloth, botanical endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Henry Warner Slocum, illustrated with twenty-six additional photographic plates and four folding maps. P. T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front pastedown beneath his ownership signature.Continue reading "In Memoriam: Henry Warner Slocum 1826-1894."

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-145997
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King, Charles [William Tecumseh Sherman]

The True Ulysses S. Grant.

Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1914.

First edition of this biography of soldier, statesman, and president Ulysses S. Grant; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece portrait of Grant as Major-General Commanding in the West, illustrated with twenty-eight black and white photographs. P. T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front pastedown beneath his ownership signature. Accompanied by aContinue reading "The True Ulysses S. Grant."

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-145931
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Vergnes, Jean

A Seasoned Chef: Recipes and Remembrances from the Chef and Former Co-owner of New York’s Famous Le Cirque Restaurant.

New York : Donald I. Fine, Inc, 1987.

First edition of the autobiography of legendary chef Jean Vergnes, the author’s personal copy. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. From the library of Jean Vergnes and thence by descent. Jean Vergnes was a classically trained and highly acclaimed French chef, best-known as the co-founder and original co-owner along with Sirio Maccion of the famed Manhattan eateryContinue reading "A Seasoned Chef: Recipes and Remembrances from the Chef and Former Co-owner of New York’s Famous Le Cirque Restaurant."

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$225.00
Item Number: RRB-146515
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Fleming, Walter L. [William Tecumseh Sherman]

General W.T. Sherman as College President.

Louisiana State University : University Bulletin, 1912.

March 1912 Louisiana State University Bulletin printing of this biographical essay about General William Tecumseh Sherman, who presided as president of the university from 1859 to 1861, reprinted from The South Atlantic Quarterly magazine; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original wrappers, wood engraved portraits of Abraham Lincoln laid in. In good conditionContinue reading "General W.T. Sherman as College President."

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-145759
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Vestal, Stanley

Kit Carson: The Happy Warrior of the Old West.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928.

First edition of this biography of a frontier legend; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original maroon cloth, cartographic endpapers, top stain brown, frontispiece portrait of Kit Carson. P. T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front flyleaf beneath his ownership signature. In very good condition with light bumping to the crown and foot ofContinue reading "Kit Carson: The Happy Warrior of the Old West."

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-145968
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Navarro, Mary Anderson de [William Tecumseh Sherman]

A Few More Memories.

London : Hutchinson & Co, 1936.

First edition of this autobiography of an actress; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original blue cloth, frontispiece portrait of Mary Anderson de Navarro, illustrated with seventeen black and white photographs. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author to P. T. Sherman, “To P.T. Sherman with best wishes & kind greetings from MaryContinue reading "A Few More Memories."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-145878
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Lowell, Thomas. [W.E.B. Dubois; David Lloyd George]

Rolling Stone: The Life and Adventures of Arthur Radclyffe Dugmore.

Garden City, New York : Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1933.

Early printing of the definitive biography of Arthur Radclyffe Dugmore. Octavo, original cloth, illustrations from photographs and paintings by Arthur Radclyffe Dugmore. Association copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper by W.E.B. Dubois to British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, “Many Happy Returns to ‘Lloyd George’ Nov. 5th 1933 from W.E.B.” W.E.B. Dubois wrote thatContinue reading "Rolling Stone: The Life and Adventures of Arthur Radclyffe Dugmore."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-144351
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Sherman, Thomas H.; with Introduction by Nicholas Murray Butler [William T. Sherman]

Twenty Years with James G. Blaine: Reminiscences by His Private Secretary.

New York : The Grafton Press, 1928.

First edition of this biography of American statesman, Republican politician, and Secretary of State, James G. Blaine, from the observations of his private secretary; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece portrait of James G. Blaine, illustrated with black and white photographs. P. T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front pastedown beneathContinue reading "Twenty Years with James G. Blaine: Reminiscences by His Private Secretary."

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$500.00
Item Number: RRB-145741
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Hemingway: The Writer as Artist

Baker, Carlos [Ernest Hemingway]

Hemingway: The Writer as Artist.

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 1952.

First edition of this work on Ernest Hemingway. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “Inscribed to Gibson Carey ’55 with the kind regards of the author. Carlos Baker Princeton 4/24/53.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-146140
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Perkins, J. R. [William T. Sherman]

Trails, Rails and War: The Life of General G. M. Dodge.

Indianapolis : The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1929.

First edition of this biography of Union Army officer and railroad executive, General Grenville Mellen Dodge; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original red cloth, frontispiece portrait of General G. M. Dodge at seventy, illustrated with black and white photographs. Signed by the author on a note laid in, wishing the recipient aContinue reading "Trails, Rails and War: The Life of General G. M. Dodge."

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$500.00
Item Number: RRB-145733
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Johnson, Ervin Magic

My Life.

New York : Random House, 1992.

First edition of the basketball legend’s autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Larry Sr. Take it easy and stay cool from your main man Ervin Magic Johnson #32.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Written with William Novak.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-145660
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Carlos, John with Dave Zirin

The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World.

Chicago : Haymarket Books, 2011.

First edition of the remarkable story of John Carlos, best known for raising his black-gloved fist as a salute to Black Power and human rights on the 1968 Olympic podium. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Lenz We live to make history! MuchContinue reading "The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World."

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-146175
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