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Lubbock, Percy
Earlham
Earlham
A memoir recounting Lubbock's childhood days at Earlham Hall, the home of his maternal grandparents in Norfolk. The book was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1922.
The volume includes a handwritten note from the publisher, Jonathan…
The volume includes a handwritten note from the publisher, Jonathan…
Wharton, Edith
A Backward Glance
A Backward Glance
Bound in black leather with gilt-stamped decorations (Wharton's signature) on the cover. Tipped in at the front, there is a list of "Misprints" in Wharton's hand. However, none of the listed corrections were successfully incorporated into subsequent…
Trelawney, Edward John
Adventures of a Younger Son
Adventures of a Younger Son
Volume two of two. Contains Edith Wharton's bookplate and a red cover. Includes an introduction written by H. N. Brailsford. This is Trelawney's somewhat truthful memoir of his time growing up in England.
Trelawney, Edward John
Adventures of a Younger Son
Adventures of a Younger Son
Volume one of two. Contains Edith Wharton's bookplate and a red cover. Includes an introduction written by H. N. Brailsford. This is Trelawney's vaguely truthful memoir of his time growing up in England.
Traubel, Horace
With Walt Whitman in Camden
With Walt Whitman in Camden
Second volume; this is a compilation of conversations between the author and his friend, Walt Whitman. Includes a photograph of Whitman.
Traubel, Horace
With Walt Whitman in Camden
With Walt Whitman in Camden
This is the first volume of three, which bears Edith Wharton's signature and a mark on page 108. Includes a photograph of Walt Whitman. This book is a compilation of conversations between the author and his friend, Walt Whitman. This book includes…
Stevenson, Robert Louis
In the South Seas
In the South Seas
Contains Edith Wharton's bookplate and the handwritten numbers '22.10'. This book is Stevenson's record of his time in the Marquesas, Paumotus, and Gilbert Islands.
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin / Records of a Family of Engineers
Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin / Records of a Family of Engineers
This book contains two novels, the first being the biography of Stevenson's Professor of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh, with whom he spent time with in the University's debate club and performing theater at the professor's house. The…
Soskice, Juliet M.
Chapters from Childhood: Reminiscences of an Artist's Granddaughter
Chapters from Childhood: Reminiscences of an Artist's Granddaughter
Includes a forward by A. G. Gardiner. Contains portraits and illustrations, including one of the author at age 4. This is a memoir of artist Ford Madox-Brown's grandchild, which discusses her time with her grandfather and her life in a convent.
Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt
My Brother Theodore Roosevelt
My Brother Theodore Roosevelt
The author's handwritten dedication to Edith Wharton reads:
'For Edith Wharton, my brother Theodore Roosevelt's friend, and mine, with admiration for her genius, & gratitude for the joy she has given me through it, from Corinne Roosevelt Robinson /…
'For Edith Wharton, my brother Theodore Roosevelt's friend, and mine, with admiration for her genius, & gratitude for the joy she has given me through it, from Corinne Roosevelt Robinson /…
Sand, George
Histoire de ma Vie
Histoire de ma Vie
Half bound in blue Morocco. This is the first volume of a four-volume set.
Jones, Henry Festing
Samuel Butler; A Memoir
Volume 2 (of 2)
Jones, Henry Festing
Samuel Butler; A Memoir
Volume 1 (of 2)
Greville, Charles C.F.
The Greville Memoirs: 1852-1860
Greville, Charles C.F.
The Greville Memoirs: 1852-1860
"A Journal of the Reign Queen Victoria 1852-1860"
Third Part: Volume II
These memoirs separated into 3 parts spanning 8 volumes; 3 volumes covering 1817-1837 (First Part), 3 volumes covering 1837-1852 (Second Part), and 2 covering 1852-1860…
Third Part: Volume II
These memoirs separated into 3 parts spanning 8 volumes; 3 volumes covering 1817-1837 (First Part), 3 volumes covering 1837-1852 (Second Part), and 2 covering 1852-1860…
Greville, Charles C.F.
The Greville Memoirs: 1852-1860
Greville, Charles C.F.
The Greville Memoirs: 1852-1860
"A Journal of the Reign Queen Victoria 1852-1860"
Third Part: Volume I
These memoirs separated into 3 parts spanning 8 volumes; 3 volumes covering 1817-1837 (First Part), 3 volumes covering 1837-1852 (Second Part), and 2 covering 1852-1860…
Third Part: Volume I
These memoirs separated into 3 parts spanning 8 volumes; 3 volumes covering 1817-1837 (First Part), 3 volumes covering 1837-1852 (Second Part), and 2 covering 1852-1860…