Biography Catalog
A Man of Influence: The Extraordinary Career of S. G. Warburg: The Story of the Warburg Dynasty . . . And of the Banking Genius Who Changed the Face of Modern International Finance
Attali, Jacques, A Man of Influence: The Extraordinary Career of S. G. Warburg: The Story of the Warburg Dynasty . . . And of the Banking Genius Who Changed the Face of Modern International Finance
Leigh Hunt and His Circle
Blunden, Edmund, Leigh Hunt and His Circle
Past Tense: The Cocteau Diaries Volume Two (2)
Cocteau, Jean; trans. Richard Howard, Past Tense: The Cocteau Diaries Volume Two (2)
The Confessions of Edward Dahlberg
Dahlberg, Edward, The Confessions of Edward DahlbergJean-Jacques Rousseau: Restless Genius
Damrosch, Leo, Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Restless Genius
The Wages of Expectation: A Biography of Edward Dahlberg
DeFanti, Charles, The Wages of Expectation: A Biography of Edward Dahlberg
Louise Bogan: A Portrait
Frank, Elizabeth, Louise Bogan: A Portrait
Haydn: a creative life in music
Geiringer, Karl; Geiringer Irene., Haydn: a creative life in music
Katherine Anne Porter: A Life
Givner, Joan, Katherine Anne Porter: A Life
Contemporary Portraits (Fourth Series)
Harris, Frank, Contemporary Portraits (Fourth Series)
La Follette, Robert M. , La Follette's Autobiography: A Personal Narrative of Political Experience
Libreria Peucetia Studio Bibliografico
Luisi, Vincenzo, Libreria Peucetia Studio Bibliografico
Dan Emmett and the Rise of Early Negro Minstrelsy.
Nathan, Hans; Emmett, Daniel Decatur, Dan Emmett and the Rise of Early Negro Minstrelsy.
Prokosch, Frederic, Voices: A Memoir
Staying on Alone: Letters of Alice B. Toklas
Toklas, Alice B.; Edited By Edward Burns, Staying on Alone: Letters of Alice B. Toklas
Franz Liszt: The Weimar Years; 1848-1861 (volume 2 of 3 volumes)
Walker, Alan, Franz Liszt: The Weimar Years; 1848-1861 (volume 2 of 3 volumes)
Wallace, William, Richard Wagner; As He Lived.
Other Biography books that may be of interest:
- Abbot, Francis Ellingwood, Arethusa Hall; a memorial, J. Wilson and son, Cambridge [Mass.] 1892
privately printed for the family, and ed. by Francis Ellingwood Abbot Acrostic to Miss Hall.--Autobiography.--Extracts from note-books and private journals.--Correspondence on Christianity.--Essay on "Home and social life."--Foundation of "The Arethusa Hall lectureship" at Akeley institute.--Tributes from friends 3 p.l., [9]-167 p. 22 x 18 cm Dewey:
- Adams, Oscar Fay, The story of Jane Austen's life, A. C. McClurg and company, Chicago, 1891
by Oscar Fay Adams .. Bibliography (Biography and criticism of Jane Austen): p. [259]-263 277 p. illus. 19 cm Dewey:
- Aiken, Conrad, The charnel rose, Senlin: a biography ,and other poems, Haskell House Publishers, New York, 1971
by Conrad Aiken 156 p. 23 cm Dewey:811/.5/
- Aiken, Conrad, The divine pilgrim University of Georgia Press Athens, 1949
The charnel rose.--The jig of Forslin.--The house of dust.--Senlin: a biography.--The pilgrimage of Festus.--Changing mind.--Appendix: Counterpoint and implication x, 288 p. 24 cm Dewey:
- Austin, Mary Hunter, Earth horizon,autobiography, Houghton Mifflin company, Boston and New York, 1932
by Mary Austin .. ix, 381 p. front., pl., ports. 22 cm Dewey:928.
- Ayscough, Florence Wheelock, The autobiography of a Chinese dog, Houghton Mifflin co., Boston and New York, 1926
edited by his missuss (Florence Ayscough with writing-brush sketches by Lucille Douglass xiv, 105 p. front., illus., plates. 20 cm Dewey:
- Bangs, John Kendrick, The autobiography of Methuselah, B.W. Dodge & Company, New York, 1909
ed. by John Kendrick Bangs, illustrated in color by F.G. Cooper 3 p. l., 185 p. col. front., col. plates. 20 cm Dewey:
- Benét, William Rose; Canby, Henry Seidel; Morley, Christopher The pocket university. Doubleday, Doran & company, inc. Garden City, N.Y. 1934
"This set formerly published under the title Master classics."; I. Science.--II. Travel.--III. Bibliography.--IV. History.--V. Letters.--VI-VII. Fiction.--VIII. Essays.--IX-X. Poems.--XI. Drama.--XII. Autobiography.--XIII. Guide to daily reading, ed. by W. R. Benét in consultation with H. S. Canby and C. Morley. 19 cm. 13 v. 19 cm. Dewey:808.8 Literature
- Bie, Oskar; Untermeyer, Jean Starr Schubert, the man. Dodd, Mead & company New York 1928
"The centennial biography, approved by the International advisory body [Schubert centenary]"--Foreword.; "Rendered from the German by Jean Starr Untermeyer."--Publisher's announcement. 21 cm. xvii, 215 p. illus. 21 cm. Schubert, Franz
- Davidson, Margaret Miller; Irving, Washington Biography and poetical remains of the late Margaret Miller Davidson Clark, Austin & co., New York, 1852
2 p. l., [xiii]-xvi, [17]-248 p. 19 cm Dewey:
- Dunbar, Paul Laurence; Bryan, Ashley I greet the dawn poems Atheneum New York 068930613X 1978
by Paul Laurence Dunbar ; selected, illustrated, and with an introd., by Ashley Bryan. Includes index.; A brief biography of the poet precedes a collection of his works, most in standard English rather than dialect, with such themes as love, hate, death, nature, and religion. 1st ed. 25 cm. 170 p. 25 cm. Dewey:811/.4 A brief biography of the poet precedes a collection of his works, most in standard English rather than dialect, with such themes as love, hate, death, nature, and religion. African Americans; Children's poetry, American.; American poetry
- Eastman, Max Great companions critical memoirs of some famous friends Farrar, Straus and Cudahy New York 1959; c1959
Max Eastman. "First printing." 22 cm. 312 p., [12] leaves of plates ill., ports. 22 cm. Biography
- Eastman, Max Heroes I have known twelve who lived great lives Simon and Schuster New York 1942
by Max Eastman ... Introduction: Hero worship benign and diabolic.--The hero as parent: my most unforgettable character [Annis Ford Eastman]--The hero as agitator: a life portrait of Carlo Tresca.--Greek drama in Cleveland: the trial of Eugene Debs.--Heroism plus heroics: difficulties in worshiping Isadora Duncan.--Humor in goodness: the constitutional perfection of Art Young.--Mark Twain's Elmira: the influence of a great preacher [Thomas K. Beecher] and his parish.--France and her man of letters: an enthusiasm involving Anatole France.--Actor of one role: a character study of Charlie Chaplin.--Contribution to an apotheosis: John Reed and the Russian revolution.--Great in time of storm: the character and fate of Leon Trotsky.--Visit in Vienna: the crochety greatness of Sigmund Freud.--The hero as teacher: the life story of John Dewey.--Epilogue. 21 cm. xviii, 326 p., 1 l. front., ports. 21 cm. Dewey:920 Biography.
- Eastman, Max Seven kinds of goodness. Horizon Press New York 1967
22 cm. 156 p. 22 cm. Dewey:200/.922 B Religious biography.
- Eliot, Samuel; Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth; Cooper, James Fenimore; Franklin, Benjamin; Adams, John; Adams, Abigail Selections from American authors. A reading book for school and home. Franklin, Adams, Cooper, Longfellow. Taintor Brothers, Merrill & Co. New York, 1879
Edited by Samuel Eliot Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.--Familiar letters of John and Abigail Adams.--The spy.--Tales of a wayside inn vi, [13]-101, 100, 130, 79 p. incl. front. (port.) 20 cm Dewey:
- Fletcher, John Gould Life is my song. AMS Press New York 0404170986 1981; 1981, c1937
Reprint. Originally published: Life is my song : the autobiography of John Gould Fletcher. New York : Farrar & Rinehart, c1937.; Includes index. 22 cm. 406 p. 22 cm. Dewey:811/.52 B Fletcher, John Gould; Poets, American
- Fletcher, John Gould; Carpenter, Lucas The autobiography of John Gould Fletcher originally Life is my song University of Arkansas Press Fayetteville 1557280312 (alk. paper) 1988
edited by Lucas Carpenter, introduction by Ben Kimpel. Reprint. Originally published: Life is my song. New York : Farrar & Rinehart, c1937.; Includes index. 24 cm. xvi, 415 p. 24 cm. Dewey:811/.52 B v. 2 Fletcher, John Gould; Poets, American The John Gould Fletcher series
- Hesekiel, George; Taylor, Bayard Bismarck: his authentic biography. J. B. Ford & company New York, 1877
5 p. l., v-xv, [xv]-xxviii, [29]-596 p. incl. illus., plates, ports. front. 24 cm Dewey:
- Homer Homeri Ilias , Græce et Latine Impensis Johannis & Pauli Knapton, Londini : 1740
annotationes in usum Serenissimi Principis Gulielmi Augusti, Ducis de Cumberland, &c. regio jussu scripsit atque edidit Samuel Clarke Vol. 2 edited and completed by Samuel Clarke, Jr Vol. 1: [1], 479, [1] p.; v. 2: 512, [16] p Includes indexes LC copy formerly owned by William Ellery, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island; on front free endpaper of each vol.: Ex libris Gulielmi Ellery, 1744. References: Brunet III 273-4 for the set; for Clarke see Dictionary Scientific BIography III 294-7. 2 v. : 1 port. ; 22 cm. (8vo Dewey:
- Irving, Washington Biography of James Lawrence, esq., late a captain in the navy of the United States:together with a collection of the most interesting papers, relative to the action between the Chesapeake and Shannon, and the death of Captain Lawrence, &c., &c. Printed and published by L. Deare, at Washington's head. New-Brunswick, [N.J.] 1813
Embellished with a likeness The biographical sketch by Washington Irving 244 p. front. (port.) 14 cm Dewey:
- Irving, Washington, Oliver Goldsmith:a biography. G. P. Putnam: etc., etc. New York, 1850
vii, 2 17-382 p. 19 cm Dewey:
- Irving, Washington; Davidson, Margaret Miller Biography and poetical remains of the late Margaret Miller Davidson Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia, 1841
Original brown cloth, with gilt urn and flower design on both covers. vii, [1]-359 p. 21 cm, plus 8 pages of ads. Dewey:
- Johnson, James Weldon Autobiography of an ex-colored man Candace Press Grand Rapids, MI 1889073075 1996
James Weldon Johnson. cm. p. cm. v. 8 The heritage series
- Johnson, James Weldon The autobiography of an ex-colored man Dover Publications, Inc. New York 048628512X 1995; c1995
James Weldon Johnson. 21 cm. vii, 100 p. 21 cm. Dewey:813/.52 African American men Dover thrift editions
- Johnson, James Weldon The autobiography of an ex-colored man Penguin Books New York 0140131469 1990
James Weldon Johnson ; edited with an introduction by William L. Andrews. Includes bibliographical references (p. xxix-[xx]). 20 cm. xxxiv, 158 p. 20 cm. Dewey:813/.52 African American men
- Johnson, James Weldon The autobiography of an ex-coloured man. Garden City Pub. Co. Garden City, N.Y. 1927
Fiction. 21 cm. 211 p. 21 cm. African American men
- Johnson, James Weldon The autobiography of an ex-coloured man. Sherman, French & company Boston 1912
21 cm. 3 p. l., 207 p. 21 cm. Racially mixed people; Afro-American men
- Johnson, James Weldon The autobiography of an ex-coloured man A. A. Knopf New York London 1927
[by] James Weldon Johnson, with an introduction by Carl Van Vechten. Fiction. 21 cm. xii, 211, [1] p. 21 cm. African American men Blue jade library
- Johnson, James Weldon The autobiography of an ex-coloured man Hill and Wang New York 0809000326 1960
James Weldon Johnson ; With an introduction by Arna Bontemps. 1st American century series ed. 21 cm. 211 p. 21 cm. African American men American century series
- Johnson, James Weldon The autobiography of an ex-coloured man Vintage Books New York 0679727531 1989
James Weldon Johnson ; with an introduction by Carl Van Vechten ; with an introduction to the Vintage edition by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Originally published, in hardcover, by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York, in 1927"--T.p. verso.; Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxv]-xxix). 1st Vintage Books ed. 21 cm. xl, 211 p. 21 cm. Dewey:813/.52 African American men
- Leonard, William Ellery The locomotive-god D. Appleton-Century company, incorporated New York London 1942
by William Ellery Leonard. "Third edition."; The author's autobiography in which, by psychoanalysis, he traces the origin of certain mental maladies. 23 cm. 4 p. l., 445 p. ports. 23 cm. Dewey:928.1
- Leonard, William Ellery The locomotive-god The Century co. New York London 1927; c1927
by William Ellery Leonard. The author's autobiography in which, by psychoanalysis, he traces the origin of certain mental meladies. 23 cm. 434 p. ports. 23 cm.
- Thoreau, Henry David; Emerson, Ralph Waldo Life without principle;with a short biography of the author At the sign of the Hop-pole, Eden Bridge, Kent, Eng., 1902
by Ralph Waldo Emerson Colophon: Of this edition of Life without principle, first writ by Henry David Thoreau: one thousand copies were printed from types by the Chiswick press at Michaelmas, MDCCCCII: the same being issued to subscribers from the sign of Hop-pole, Crockham Hill, Eden Bridge, which is in Kent, England. A reprint. Illustrated end-papers. First published anonymously in the Atlantic monthly, Oct. l863, v. 12, p. 484-495; reprinted in the author's "A Yankee in Canada", 1866, p. 248-273, and again in "Miscellanies", p. 253-287The biographical sketch by Emerson was originally given as an address at Thoreau's funeral 56 p., 1 l. port. 15 x 8 cm Dewey:
- Tietjens, Eunice Hammond The world at my shoulder Macmillan New York 1938
[by] Eunice Tietjens. Autobiography.; "First printing." 22 cm. 341 p. front., plates, ports. 22 cm. Dewey:928.1 Authors
- Untermeyer, Louis Makers of the modern world the lives of ninety-two writers, artists, scientists, statesmen, inventors, philosophers, composers, and other creators who formed the pattern of our century. Simon and Schuster New York 1955
22 cm. 809 p. 22 cm. Dewey:920.02 Biography
- Williams, William Carlos Autobiography. Random House New York 0261631527 1951
21 cm. xiv, 402 p. 21 cm. Dewey:818/.5/209 B Williams, William Carlos
- Williams, William Carlos The autobiography of William Carlos Williams. MacGibbon & Kee London 0261631527 1968
21 cm. iii-xii, 402 p. index. 21 cm. Dewey:818/.5/209 B Williams, William Carlos; Poets, American
- Wylie, Elinor; Uemura, Keiko. Erina Wairi shishu jiden no shijin Uemura Keiko] [Japan 1985; Showa 60 [1985
[chosha Uemura Keiko]. Consists of selected translation of author's poems and biography by Uemura Keiko.; Includes index.; Bibliography: p. [246]. 19 cm. iii, 245, [1], 8 p., [4] leaves of plates ill. 19 cm.
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Juan M. Blanes
A short biography of the painter Juan M. Blades from La Red Académica Uruguaya (RAU) with reproductions from the Librería Linardi y Risso.