American Biography 8 Book Lot Dewey Darrow Huey Long Kissinger Jack London HC

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One copy · SKU EC-26-10-0344

Condition

Mixed vintage condition. The Darrow jacket has conspicuous tears, creases and a large lower-front loss; its preliminary pages have an owner name, address, date and bookplate. Jack has pencil marks and rubbed boards. Other books show jacket and cloth wear, page-edge toning, spotting and small marks. Eight hardcovers, six jackets.

Author

Various

Language

English

About this book

Eight hardcover biographies and memoirs exploring American politics, law and literary life: Attorney for the People by Rupert Hughes; Clarence Darrow for the Defense by Irving Stone; With All My Might by Erskine Caldwell; Jack: A Biography of Jack London by Andrew Sinclair; When LaGuardia Was Mayor by August Heckscher with Phyllis Robinson; Huey Long by T. Harry Williams; Travels with Henry by Richard Valeriani; and Years of Upheaval by Henry Kissinger.

Jack is the 1977 first edition and first printing, Caldwell the 1987 first printing, LaGuardia the 1978 first edition and first printing, and Travels with Henry the 1979 first printing. Huey Long is the November 1969 second printing, and Years of Upheaval is the 1982 second printing. Six books have dust jackets; Dewey and Jack have no jacket.

Mixed vintage wear, rubbing, page toning and jacket edgewear. Darrow's jacket has substantial tears and loss; the book has an owner inscription and bookplate. Jack has preliminary pencil marks, and Huey Long has a small red preliminary-page mark.