Category: Biographies

Dickens

By: Ackroyd, Peter

Price: $25.00

Publisher: London, Sinclair-Stevenson : 1990

Seller ID: BIO1638

ISBN-13: 9781856190275

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket

1195 pp. Index. Illus. Spine, corners bumped. Jacket has light edgewear. An extensive biography of this noted literary figure. Heavy book. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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I Am a Geisha

By: Ahmed, S. Z.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Haverford, Pennsylvania, Infinity Publishing : 2002

Seller ID: BIO1410

ISBN-13: 9780741409652

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

128 pp. Light edgewear, corners rubbed. The account of the life of a Japanese Geisha. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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Rita: An Autobiography

By: Aide, Hamilton

Price: $95.00

Publisher: Boston, Mayhew and Baker : 1860

Seller ID: BIO0626

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

358 pp. Edgewear. Prev owner's name on ffep. Corners, spine ends rubbed through. Hinges weak. Light dampstain to some pages. Green cloth boards with embossed design.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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Endurance Chronicles of Jewish Resistance

By: Ajzensztadt, Amnon

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Oakville, ON, Mosaic Press : 1987

Seller ID: BIO1973

ISBN-13: 9780889623903

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

236 pp. Index. Photos. Edgewear, corners bumped. The personal account of one man's survival amidst the horror of Nazi rule. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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My Private Life

By: Alexander, Bill

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Hermitage, Tennessee, Self Published : 1995

Seller ID: BIO2027

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

226 pp. Light edgewear, corners rubbed. Light wear to covers. Signed by the author. Inscribed and dated by the author. The account of the author's service with the Marines in the Pacific during WW II. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author
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"Go to School, You're a Little Black Boy" The Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander: A Memoir

By: Alexander, Lincoln M.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Toronto, Dundurn Press : 2006

Seller ID: BIO1762

ISBN-13: 9781550026634

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

254 pp. Index. Photos. Spine, corners bumped. Jacket has light edgewear. The life story of a man, born to a maid and a railway porter, who rose to become Ontario's first black Lt. Governor. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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This Firefighter's Life

By: Allen, Jimmy

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Ottawa, Self Published : 2005

Seller ID: BIO1315

ISBN-13: 9780973957303

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

164 pp. Photos. Edgewear, corners rubbed. A retired Ottawa Ontario firefighting captain writes of his 39 years in the front lines of the fire department. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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Where Life and Death Hold Hands

By: Allister, William

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Toronto, Stoddart : 1989

Seller ID: BIO2029

ISBN-13: 9780773722682

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket

245 pp. Drawings. Spine, corners bumped. Jacket has light edgewear. Front flap of jacket creased. Prev owner's name on the ffep. Allister describes his 4 years of brutal treatment in the hands of the Japanese after the fall of Hong Kong. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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The Greatness of Woodrow Wilson 1856-1956

By: Alsop, Em Bowles (Ed. )

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Rinehart & Company : 1956

Seller ID: BIO1966

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket

270 pp. Notes. Spine, corners bumped. Jacket has light edgewear. Gift note on the ffep. Articles on Wilson, written for his Centennial Celebration. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz in Words & Pictures

By: Anon.

Price: $80.00

Publisher: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Desert House Agency : 2000

Seller ID: BIO0656

Binding: Pictorial Cover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

269 pp. Photos. Spine bumped. Highlights the contributions and efforts for the good of the Kingdom bythe Crown Prince. Heavy book.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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Jeanne Mance The Woman, the Legend, and the Glory

By: Anon.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Kingston, Ontario, The Bronson Agency

Seller ID: BIO1029

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket

103 pp. Photos. Spine bumped, jacket has edgewear, small tears. Undated, ca 1980's. Published as a tribute to the founder of the Hotel Dieu Hospital in Montreal (who also helped found Montreal) , the book describes the life and accomplishments of the first lay nurse in North America, and the history of the Hotel Dieu Hospital in Kingston Ontario. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall
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Suburban Souls The Erotic Psychology of a Man and a Maid

By: Anonymous

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Grove Press : 1968

Seller ID: BIO1527

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good-

507 pp. Edgewear, corners rubbed. Crease along front cover. Zebra books Z-1032; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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Radio Wizard: Edward Samuel Rogers and the Revolution of Communication

By: Anthony, Ian A.

Price: $55.00

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Gage Publishing Company for Rogers : 2000

Seller ID: BIO0492

ISBN-13: 9780771580505

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

130 pp. Photos. Spine bumped. Inscribed by Ted Rogers Jr, - head of Rogers Communications and son of the founder. The story of Ted Rogers Sr. , and the start of the radio and communications empire that grew from Rogers Radios and CFRB in Toronto. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Signed by Family Member
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Home Front Soldier The Story of a GI and His Italian American Family During World War II

By: Aquila, Richard

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Albany, New York, State University of New York Press : 1999

Seller ID: BIO1449

ISBN-13: 9780791440766

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

280 pp. Indes. Edgewear, corners rubbed. Light corner crease to lower front cover corner. A fascinating look at everyday life dueing wartime, through the lens of an ethnic family. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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The Rigoberta Menchú Controversy

By: Arias, Arturo (Ed. )

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota, U. S. A., University of Minnesota Press : 2001

Seller ID: BIO1370

ISBN-13: 9780816636266

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

418 pp. Edgewear, corners rubbed. A collection of articles and source material providing a variety of perspectives on the controversial biography of Guatemaln indigenous rights activist Rigoberta Menchú. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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The Blacksmith of Fallbrook: the Story of Walter Cameron, Blacksmith, Woodcarver, Raconteur

By: Armstrong, Audrey

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Don Mills, ON, Canada, Musson : 1979

Seller ID: BIO2001

ISBN-13: 9780773710306

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

96 pp. Photos. Light edgewear, corners rubbed. Walter Cameron recounts his life story, with anecdotes of a rich, adventurous village life of days gone by in the Ottawa Valley. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Champlain

By: Armstrong, Joe C. W.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Toronto, MacMillan of Canada : 1987

Seller ID: BIO1693

ISBN-13: 9780771595011

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket

318 pp. Illus. Index. Endpaper maps. Spine, corners bumped. Jacket has light edgewear. A comprehensive biography of one of the early explorers of Canada. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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The Life of Gideon Ouseley

By: Arthur, William

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Toronto, Samuel Rose : 1877

Seller ID: BIO1667

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

302 pp. Frontis. Spine, corners bumped and rubbed. The life and work of this noted Irish Methodist preacher. Booksellers ticket on front pastedown - J. B. Magurn, Publisher and Bookseller, Toronto. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall
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Gord Atkinson's Showbill!

By: Atkinson, Gord

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Carp, On, Canada, Creative Bound : 1996

Seller ID: BIO1049

ISBN-13: 9780921165460

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

208 pp. Photos. French flaps. Edgewear. Corners rubbed. Signed by the author. Inscribed by author on the title page. A look back at Atkinson's 50 year career in radio, and his memorable experiences and interviews with the top stars. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author
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My Way

By: Ault, O.E.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Self Published

Seller ID: BIO0030

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

162 pp. 14 pp bw photos. Front cover slightly water stained. Book is clean and tight. An exemplary account of unselfish public service, according to the Principal of Queen's University in Kingston.; Privately Printed; Signed by Author
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Category: Biographies