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Troll image by J.P. Hammond 1885Biographies and Autobiographies

Emperors and Kings, Queens and Princesses, the famous and not so famous, all had thier biographies written at one time or another. Famous and notable men and women's biographies and autobiographies. Here is where you will find genealogical information, illustrations, and time honored stories of historical figures. Remember too that the infamous as well, had their biographies written and published. Statesmen, ministers, criminals and pirates all saw their names in print, providing us with a wonderful glimpse of life in early Victorian days.

 

To purchase one of these books
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Title Author Date Publisher Condition Price $US

1/4 Leather

The Essays of Elia

Charles Lamb 1850 George P Putnam
New York

Good
$74.67

Complete in Two Volumes
Scarce First American Edition
1/4 Leather

Female Biography

Mary Hays 1807 Byrch and Small
Philadelphia
Leather and Marble Boards
Good
$473.98

Beautiful

Famous Men

H A Page 1879 R Worthington
New York

Fine
$24.63

Beautiful
Gift Quality

Life and Public Office of Zachariah Chandler

Unknown 1880 Post and Tribune 
Detroit

Near Fine
$75.63

Complete in Two Volumes
First Edition
1/4 Leather

Memoirs of the Last Ten Years of the Reign of George the Second

Horace Walpole 1822 John Murray
London

Near Fine
$493.67
The Life and Letters
of Lord Macaulay
George Otto Trevelyan 1876 Lemmerman & Co
Leipsic
 
Leather and Marble Boards
Very Good
$107.18

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