Biographical Fiction
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The Killer Angels
by Michael Shaara
The Killer Angels is a historical novel by Michael Shaara that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975. The book tells the story of four days of the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War: June 30, 1863, as the troops of both the Union and the Confederacy move into battle around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and July 1, July 2, and July 3, when the battle was fought. The story is character driven and told from the perspective of various protagonists.
Libra
by Don Delillo
In this powerful, eerily convincing fictional speculation on the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Don DeLillo chronicles Lee Harvey Oswald's odyssey from troubled teenager to a man of precarious stability who imagines himself an agent of history. When "history" presents itself in the form of two disgruntled CIA operatives who decide that an unsuccessful attempt on the life of the president will galvanize the nation against communism, the scales are irrevocably tipped. A gripping, masterful blend of...
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Biographical Fiction Books & Ephemera
WOODSBURNER; A Novel
by Pipkin, John
New York London Toronto Sydney Auckland: Nan A. Talese / Doubleday, 2009. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Like New/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the titlepage, 8vo, tan quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over brown boards, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) with faint image of Walden Pond & bright flame, 365, [366] pages + [2] Author's Note + [2] Acknowledgements + [2] A Note About the Author + [2] A Note on the Type. EXCEPTIONAL SIGNED...
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CA$62.21
THE KILLER ANGELS (1ST ED/2ND PRINT/DJ)
by MICHAEL SHAARA
BLUE PAPER OVER BOARDS. Please click, for the many photos that describe condition better. See what you are buying. This the true 1st Ed, 2nd Printing with 1st State DJ price is intact. some discoloration to the spine ends, and a stain(minor) to the top edge. Minor shelf wear to book, the DJ has more and small chips at the corner folds/ minor rubbing and soiling. Book is tight, clean, and square.
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CA$138.25
The Killer Angels: A Novel of the Civil War
by Michael Shaara
Ballantine Books, 2007. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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CA$8.79
The Killer Angels
by Michael Shaara
Random House - 3rd printing 1993. This is a Fine hardcover in a Fine dust jacket. "The best Civil War novel ever written, even better than 'The Red Badge of Courage'." --- Stephen B. Oates.
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CA$13.83
INHERITORS
by Asako, Serizawa
New York: Doubleday, 2020. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, 8vo, black quarter cloth with silver lettering over matching black boards, illustrated with family tree as frontispiece [ix], archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with cutouts of people with photos of devastated Hiroshima superimposed, viii, [ix-x] + 270 pages + [1] About the Author. EXCEPTIONAL SIGNED COPY of PEN WINNER: Tight, bright, very...
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CA$62.21
Follow the River: A Novel
by Thom, James Alexander
Ballantine Books, 1986. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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CA$8.28
THE SHADOW CATCHER
by Wiggins, Marianne
New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Fine. Sketches by the Author. ASSOCIATION COPY SIGNED & INSCRIBED by the Author on the title page & facing page (adding a sketch of her book & crossed arrows for "The Four Corners")...as well as on the rear pastedown; tall 8vo, black quarter cloth with gilt lettering on spine over deep blue boards, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) with photograph of...
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CA$103.69
The Killer Angels
by SHAARA, MICHAEL
First Edition, First Printing. Fine in a fine, first issue dustjacket, price unclipped ($8.95). Designed by Paul Bacon the jacket is vibrant in color with no chips or tears. Binding is tight with no cocking. Blue cloth rubbed on spine tail. Light tape markings on front and rear boards, and free endpapers. Housed in a beautiful, custom case. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the basis of the acclaimed film Gettysburg. The benchmark for fiction in the literature of the Civil War. Octavo. 5.5 x...
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CA$4,838.75
I Was Amelia Earhart
by Mendelsohn, Jane
Thorndike, 1997-11-01. Paperback, Trade. Good. 0 Paperback, Trade - LARGE PRINT - Binding OK, page edges lightly stained, price stickers front cover - 8.5 x 5.5 x .6 inches
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CA$17.90
The Passions of the Mind: A Novel of Sigmund Freud
by Stone, Irving
Signet, 1972-04-01. Paperback. Very Good. 0 Paperback
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CA$10.99
The Origin: A Biographical Novel of Charles Darwin
by Stone, Irving
Signet, 1982-09-02. Paperback. Acceptable. 0 Paperback - Spine curled, spine/cover repair, surface damage both covers, light stains don't affect text, readable - 7 x 4.1 x 1.5 inches 13.4 oz
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CA$9.61
Dolley
by Brown, Rita Mae
Bantam, 1995-04-01. Paperback. Acceptable. 0 Paperback - Cast, foxing - Corner chip front cover, chip back cover - Binding OK, reading & corner creases, edge & corner wear, tanning, no marks, no stickers - 6.88 x 4.1 x 1.25 inches 7.6 oz
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CA$8.23
I, Claudius
by Graves, Robert
Vintage, 1977-10-12. Paperback, Premium. Good. 0 Paperback
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CA$10.99
Hannah
by Sulitzer, Paul-Loup
Pinnacle, 1991-01-01. Paperback, Mass Market. Good. Hannah Biographical Fiction Series 1 Paperback, Mass Market - Creases, corners bumped
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CA$15.14
The Passions of the Mind: A Novel of Sigmund Freud
by Stone, Irving
Signet, 1972-04-01. Paperback. Good. 0 Paperback
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CA$13.76
KILLER ANGELS (2ND PRINTING)
by MICHAEL SHAARA
MEDIUM BLUE SPINE WITH LIGHTER BLUE PAPER COVERED BOARDS(SAME AS 1ST), EVERYTHING THE SAME AS 1ST EXCEPT IT IS STATED 2ND PRINTING. can't AFFORD THE 1ST, YOU CAN THIS ONE. tHE DUSTJACKET IS 1ST STATE AS WELL, LIGHT RUBBING, LIGHT TOUCH OF SHELFWEAR, PRICE INTACT. VERY CLEAN, SQUARE AND UNREAD TIGHTNESS. BEAUTIFUL COPY, GETTING HARDER TO FINE IN THIS CONDITION A 1ST OR 2ND OR 3RD OR?
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CA$172.81
Ethel
by Nason, Tema
Delacorte, 1990-10-01. Hardcover. Fine/Good. 0 F/G - Hardcover
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CA$22.05
The Voodoo Queen
by Tallant, Robert
Pelican, 1984-03-01. Paperback. Very Good. Pelican Pouch Series 0 Paperback - Binding square & tight, no marks, sticker by bar code - 7 x 4.25 x .63 inches
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CA$10.99
RECONSTRUCTED YANKEE
by Maples, Jack
Corinthian Books. As New in As New dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed and signed by author on title-page: "Tom - From one Civil War buff to another. Enjoy the tale! Jack Maples 2001". Includes three Xeroxed pages of battle maps and the author's business card. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 170 pages; Signed by Author .
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CA$16.59
The Killer Angels ----The John Jakes Library of Historical Fiction----
by Michael Shaara
Madison Park Press, 2008. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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CA$14.34
I RETURN, The Story of Francois Villon
by Leslie, Doris
London: Hodder & Stoughton. 1962. Octavo Size. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket, now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve.. Mild edgewear to dustjacket. Top corner of front free end paper clipped. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 284 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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CA$12.71
The Killer Angels
by Michael Shaara
VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Minor chipping top of spine; small closed tear to same. Very minor chipping to all outside corners. One inch void, front panel, bottom right of spine; diagonal crease extending from same. Small closed tear bottom right edge, front panel. Minor touch up of void edges. Minor creasing, top edge of flaps. In first 2 pics, paper insert placed inside for improved appearance. BOARDS: Horizontal crease...
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CA$179.66
