Biography

Life Is Painful, Nasty & Short: In My Case It Has Only Been Painful & Nasty: Djuna Barnes 1978-1981: An Informal Memoir Hank O'Neal Paragon House, New York, 1990 First Edition. Hard Cover, 233 pp. Book Condition: Book: As New. DJ: Near Fine. Minor bumping with slight soiling. ID: 5265

Price:  $12.00

The Fiery Fountains: The Autobiography, Continuation and Crisis to 1950 Margaret Anderson Horizon Press, New York, 1969 Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 242 pp. Preface by Janet Flanner Photographs, including photos by Berenice Abbott and Man Ray Book Condition: Book: Fine. Clean boards with gilt lettering, bumping, slight shelfwear, unmarked pages. Sepia-toned photographs. DJ: Near Fine. Minor edgewear at top, spine faded, some soiling to front, price clipped, now in mylar. ID: 0620

Price:  $38.00

The Strange Necessity Margaret Anderson Horizon Press, New York, 1969 Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 223 pp. Book Condition: Book: Fine. Bright, attractive boards; tight binding, gilt lettering on spine; crisp pages. Eight pages of sepia-toned photographs. DJ: Good+. Cover photo clean, soiling to rest of cover, spine sunned with small chips, edgewear. Now mylar-covered. ID: 0618

Price:  $35.00

A Place to Stand: The Making of a Poet Jimmy Santiago Baca Grove Press, New York, 2001 First Edition. Hard Cover, 264 pp. Book Condition: Signed by author. Book: Fine. Appears unread. Slight soiling to edges. DJ: As New. Mylar-covered. ID: 1642

Price:  $24.00

Mabel's Santa Fe and Taos: Bohemian Legends (1900-1950) Elmo Baca Gibbs Smith, Publisher, Salt Lake City, UT, 2000 First Edition. Hard Cover, 152 pp. Book Condition: Book: Fine. Head and tail of spine and corners minimally rubbed, otherwise as new. Pages clean and bright. Contains over 150 rare black and white photos. DJ: As New. Bookstore sticker on back cover. ID: 5251

Price:  $25.00

Jung: A Biography Deirdre Bair Little, Brown, Boston, 2003 First Edition. Hardcover, 881 pp. Book Condition: Book: As New. DJ: Fine. Slight crease to upper back corner, else as new. Not price-clipped. ID: 7538

Price:  $23.00

The Cave of the Heart: The Life of Swami Abhishiktananda Shirley du Boulay Orbis Books, Maryknoll, NY, 2005 Softcover, 6 x 9.25, 276 pp. Book Condition: As New. ID: 1163

Price:  $16.00

Enlightenment Blues: My Years with an American Guru Andre van der Braak Monkfish Book Publishing, Rhinebeck, NY, 2003 Softcover, 228 pp. Book Condition: As New. ID: 1174

Price:  $12.00

George Balanchine: Ballet Master Richard Buckle Random House, New York, 1988 First Edition. Hard Cover, 409 pp. Book Condition: Book: Near Fine. Minor bumping to corners and spine, pages bright and clean. DJ: Near Fine. Some edgewear and scuffing, not price clipped, no tears. ID: 5305

Price:  $12.00

The Simple Life of Rene Guenon Paul Chacornac Sophia Parennis, Hillsdale, NY, 2004 Soft Cover, 109 pp.; Cecil Bethell, trans. Book Condition: As New. A flawless copy. ID: 7556

Price:  $15.00

Ancient Melodies Su Hua Ling Chen Universe Books, New York, 1988 Hard Cover, 256 pp. Book Condition: Book: As New. Beautiful black & white drawings. DJ: Near Fine. Slightly soiled on front and spine, closed tear on back, shelfwear. ID: 5741

Price:  $45.00

Deconstructing Gurdjieff: Biography of a Spiritual Magician Tobias Churton Inner Traditions, Rochester, VT, 2017 Hardcover, 346 pp. Book Condition: Book: Good. Clean boards, tight binding, underlining to some pages and last free endpaper. DJ: As New. Not price clipped. ID: 7533

Price:  $10.00

Henry Miller: The Paris Years Robert Cross Peeramid Press, Big Sur, CA, 1991 Soft Cover, 87 pp. Book Condition: As New. Black and white photos and illustrations, pristine pages. ID: 7509

Price:  $24.00

Jung: A Journey of Transformation, Exploring His Life and Experiencing His Ideas Vivianne Crowley Quest Books, Wheaton, IL, 1999 Hardcover, 160 pp. Book Condition: Book: Fine. Slight shelfwear, otherwise as new. DJ: Fine, slight shelfwear. ID: 2736

Price:  $12.00

Teilhard de Chardin: A Biographical Study Claude Cuenot Helicon Press, Baltimore, MD, 1967 Hard Cover, 485 pp. Book Condition: Book: Very Good. Tight binding, bumping, staining on edges, unmarked pages, photos. DJ: Good. Closed tears, shelfwear, abrasion to cover, soiling, price-clipped. ID: 1892

Price:  $20.00

The Man Who Would Marry Susan Sontag: And Other Intimate Portraits of the Bohemian Era Edward Field University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 2005 First Edition. Hard Cover, 284 pp. Book Condition: Book: As New. DJ: As New. ID: 7018

Price:  $18.00

Three-Cornered Heart Anne Fremantle Viking Press, New York, 1970 Hardcover, 316 pp. Book Condition: Book: Good. Some soiling to spine, cut to half title page, unmarked pages, remainder mark. DJ: Very Good. Clean pictorial cover, mylar protected. ID: 7266

Price:  $8.00

Timothy Leary: A Biography Robert Greenfield Harcourt, Orlando, FL, 2006 First Edition. Hard Cover, 689 pp. Book Condition: Book: As New. DJ: As New. Not price-clipped. ID: 2550

Price:  $14.00

Biography of American Author Jean Toomer, 1894-1967 John Chandler Griffin The Edwin Mellen Press, Lewiston, NY, 2002 First Edition. Hard Cover, 242 pp. Book Condition: Fine. Appears unread, slight cocking. Rare, collectible edition with unique photo of Toomer on front board. Includes photos, and interview with Margery Content Toomer. No DJ as issued. ID: 4030

Price:  $125.00

Mabel: A Biography of Mabel Dodge Luhan Emily Hahn Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1977 First Edition. Hard Cover, 228 pp. Book Condition: Book: Fine. Appears unread. Minor bumping top and bottom spine, otherwise as new. Pages clean and crisp. DJ: Near Fine. Minor chipping top and bottom spine, slight rubbing on edges and back cover. Now covered in mylar. ID: 5250

Price:  $16.00

Djuna: The Life and Work of Djuna Barnes Phillip Herring Penguin, New York, 1995 Soft Cover, 386 pp. Book Condition: Very Good. Clean cover, some underlines. ID: 7463

Price:  $10.00

D. T. Suzuki: A Biography A. Irwin Switzer III The Buddhist Society, London, 1985 Soft Cover, 63 pp.; John Snelling, ed. Book Condition: Fine. Appears unread, slight shelfwear. ID: 7392

Price:  $42.00

Balancing Heaven and Earth: A Memoir of Visions, Dreams and Realizations Robert A. Johnson, with Jerry M. Ruhl HarperSanFrancisco, San Francisco, 1998 First Edition. Hard Cover, 307 pp. Book Condition: Book: As New. Clean green cloth boards. Gilt spine title. Remainder mark. DJ: Fine. Very slight scuffing. ID: 1599

Price:  $18.00

My Life, My Theater Ida Kaminska Macmillan Publishing Co., New York, 1973 First Edition. Hard Cover, 310 pp. Book Condition: Book: Near Fine. Gilt spine title. Minor bumping to spine, otherwise clean and tight. DJ: Very Good. Some edgewear, closed tear, price clipped. ID: 5297

Price:  $12.00

Darwin, His Daughter and Human Evolution Randal Keynes Riverhead Books, New York, 2002 Hardcover, 384 pp. Book Condition: Book: Fine. Unread, slight shelfwear, otherwise as new. DJ: Fine. Not price-clipped. ID: 7062

Price:  $15.00

Federico Fellini: His Life and Work Tullio Kezich Faber and Faber, New York, 2006 First Edition, Soft Cover, 444 pp. Book Condition: As New. Unread in excellent condition. ID: 6064

Price:  $21.00

Albert Schweitzer: A Study of His Philosophy of Life Gabriel Langfeldt George Braziller, New York, 1960 Hardcover with dust jacket, 119 pp., Maurice Michael, tr. Book Condition: Book: Fine. Slight bumping to spine. DJ: Very Good. Chipping, tanned. ID: 2022

Price:  $12.00

Souvenirs: My Life with Maeterlinck Georgette Leblanc E. P. Dutton & Co., New York, 1932 First Edition. Hardcover, 6 x 9, 352 pp. Book Condition: Book: Good+. Tight binding, fraying to head, spine faded and rubbed; deckle edges, stains to front and back cover, pages unmarked. Photos. Now mylar-wrapped. No DJ. ID: 0552

Price:  $25.00

All My Yesterdays: An Autobiography Cecil Lewis Element, Rockport, MA, 1993 Hardcover with mylar-covered dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 210 pp. Book Condition: Book: Fine. Slight bumping, edgewear, otherwise as new. DJ: Near Fine. Minor shelfwear, small closed tear on back. ID: 1542

Price:  $24.00

Wolf Messing: The True Story of Russia's Greatest Psychic Tatiana Lungin Paragon House, New York, 1989 First Edition. Hard Cover, 183 pp. Book Condition: Book: Fine. Appears unread, clean boards with minimal edgewear. Pages bright and clean. Contains photos. DJ: Fine. Minor bumping to spine and slight edgewear. Back cover slightly rubbed. Not price-clipped. ID: 5329

Price:  $32.00

Krishnamurti: His Life and Death Mary Lutyens St. Martin's Press, New York, 1990 Hardcover, 235 pp. Book Condition: Book: Fine. Gilt spine title, minor shelfwear, light foxing to edges. Clean pages, many photos. DJ: Very Good. Black with vivid portrait of Krishnamurti, shelfwear, chipping to head and tail of spine. Not price clipped. ID: 5386

Price:  $30.00

Magic of Maeterlinck Patrick Mahony House-Warven, Hollywood, 1952 Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.75, 175 pp. Book Condition: Book: Very Good. Clean cloth cover, gilt spine title, edgewear, slight bumping to corners, owner name on front pastedown, pages sunned, some pencil notes, two lines inked. DJ: Fair. Intact with open tears and shelfwear. ID: 1798

Price:  $10.00

The New Age Under Orage: Chapters in English Cultural History Wallace Martin Manchester University Press, New York, 1967 Hardcover with dust jacket, 5 x 8.25, 303 pp. Book Condition: Book: As New. Frontis of Orage; b/w illustrations of writers and editors who contributed to the New Age. DJ: Near Fine. Bright, some edgewear, no tears. Now mylar-covered. ID: 0531

Price:  $60.00

The Last Alchemist: Count Cagliostro, Master of Magic in the Age of Reason Iain McCalman HarperCollins, New York, 2003 First Edition. Hardcover, 272 pp. Book Condition: Book: As New. DJ: Fine. Minimal rubbing and shelfwear. ID: 0999

Price:  $12.00

Frank Lloyd Wright Remembered Patrick J. Meehan The Preservation Press, Washington, DC, 1991 First Edition. Hard Cover, 254 pp. Book Condition: Book: As New. DJ: Fine. Clean, slight bumping, now wrapped in mylar ID: 5216

Price:  $15.00

Chogyam Trungpa: His Life and Vision Fabrice Midal Shambhala, Boston & London, 2004 First Edition. Hardcover, 550 pp.; Ian Monk, translator Book Condition: Book: As New. Gilt spine title with maroon boards. DJ: Fine. Slight edgewear at spine. ID: 1465

Price:  $10.00

The Seven Mountains of Thomas Merton Michael Mott Harcourt Brace & Co., San Diego, 1993 Soft Cover, 696 pp. Book Condition: Very Good+. Clean covers, shelfwear, tight binding, unmarked pages, black and white photos. ID: 1885

Price:  $12.00

Jean Toomer: A Critical Evaluation Edited by Therman B. O'Daniel Howard University Press, Washington, D.C., 1988 First edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 557 pp. Book Condition: Book: Near Fine. Bright cloth cover, appears unread, bumping at corners and base of spine. Tight binding, clean pages. DJ: Very Good. Bright, some chipping, edgewear. ID: 1795

Price:  $26.00

Jean Toomer: A Critical Evaluation Edited by Therman B. O'Daniel Howard University Press, Washington, D.C., 1988 First edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 557 pp. Book Condition: Book: Fine. Slight shelfwear, appears unread. DJ: Fine. Slight edgewear, not price-clipped, now mylar-protected. ID: 1933

Price:  $30.00

Sam Shepard: The Life and Work of an American Dreamer Ellen Oumano St. Martin's Press, New York, 1986 First Edition. Hard Cover 174 pp. Book Condition: Book: Very Good. Gilt spine title. Tight binding. Ex-library book with usual stamps. Front endpaper cut out, some staining front and back endpapers. DJ: Near Fine. In mylar. ID: 1590

Price:  $8.00

Goebbels Ralf Georg Reuth Harcourt Brace, New York, 1993 First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover, 471 pp. ; Krishna Winston, trans. Book Condition: Book: Fine. Clean boards, slight shelfwear, tight binding, crisp unmarked pages, owner inscribed. DJ: Fine. Slight shelfwear. ID: 2528

Price:  $10.00

The Dedicated: A Biography of Nivedita Lizelle Reymond Samata Books, Madras, India, 1985 Hardcover, 5.75 x 9, 376 pp. Book Condition: Book: Fine. Appears unread, upper corners bumped, unmarked pages. DJ: Fine. Light scuffing, now mylar-protected. ID: 0411

Price:  $40.00

The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell 1892-1914 Bertrand Russell Little Brown, Boston, 1967 Hardcover, 356 pp. First American Edition Book Condition: Book: Fine. Appears unread. Slight shelfwear. DJ: Good. Open tear top and bottom of spine. Slight soiling. Not price-clipped. ID: 7000

Price:  $17.00

The Inner Life of Krishnamurti: Private Passion and Perennial Wisdom Aryel Sanat Quest Books, Wheaton, IL, 1999 Softcover, 6 x 9, 324 pp. Book Condition: Very Good. Clean, very readable copy. Curling and stains on early pages ID: 1381

Price:  $9.00

Rene Guenon: Some Observations Frithjof Schuon Sophia Perennis, Hillsdale, NY, 2004 Soft Cover, 63 pp. Book Condition: As New. Fresh unmarked copy. ID: 7554

Price:  $15.00

Gertrude and Alice Diana Souhami Pandora, London, 1991 First Edition. Hardcover, 300 pp. Book Condition: Book: Near Fine. Tight, unmarked copy, with some bumping to spine. DJ: Good. Clean, with wear at spine and corners. ID: 7148

Price:  $9.00

Three Levels of Consciousness: An Autobiography Minnie B. Theobald John M. Watkins, London, 1960 First Edition. Hard Cover, 170 pp. Book Condition: Book: Near Fine. Appears unread. Some bumping to corners and spine, crease to top back corner. Pages unmarked. Epilogue by Beryl Pogson. DJ: Fine. Clean, no tears, price clipped, slight shelfwear. Now covered in mylar. ID: 5300

Price:  $80.00

Lord of the Dance: Autobiography of a Tibetan Lama Chagdud Tulku Padma Publishing, Junction City, CA, 1992 Softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 248 pp. Book Condition: Fine. Appears unread, crisp clean pages, tight binding, slight shelfwear. ID: 0925

Price:  $18.00

Frank Lloyd Wright: An Interpretive Biography Robert Twombly Harper & Row, New York, 1973 First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 373 pp Book Condition: Book: As New. DJ: Fine. Slight scuffing, price clipped, now mylar-covered. ID: 4043

Price:  $22.00

Paris Was a Woman: Portraits from the Left Bank Andrea Weiss Harper San Francisco, San Francisco, 1995 First Edition. Soft Cover, 256 pp. Book Condition: Good. Slightly cocked, creased spine, unmarked pages. ID: 7531

Price:  $8.00

Life on a Cloud: The Story of Margaret Anderson Barbara Wersba The Bookman Press, Sag Harbor, NY, 2003 Limited edition. Softcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9, 34 pp. Book Condition: Limited edition of 200 copies. Book: As New. Bright and crisp cardstock. DJ: Fine. Marbled paper, slight wear to top of spine. ID: 0624

Price:  $50.00

Hitler A. N. Wilson Basic Books, New York, 2012 First Edition. Hard Cover, 215 pp. Book Condition: Book: As New. DJ: As New. ID: 7020

Price:  $9.00

The Strange Life of P. D. Ouspensky Colin Wilson Aquarian/Thorsons, London, 1993 Softcover, 5.25 x 8.5, 143 pp. Book Condition: Very Good. Bright cover, some edgewear, tight binding, pages sunned, clean and crisp. ID: 1789

Price:  $12.00

The Shining Brow: Frank Lloyd Wright Olgivanna Lloyd Wright Horizon Press, New York, 1960 First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.75, 300 pp. Book Condition: Book: Good+. Very clean, no marks, tight binding, minor stain on spine, bumping, gilt spine title. DJ: Good. Bright colors, some chipping and scuffing, now mylar-covered. ID: 1929

Price:  $25.00

I Come from Behind Kaf Mountain: The Spiritual Autobiography of Murat Yagan Murat Yagan Kebzeh Publications, Vernon BC, Canada, 1997 Softcover, 177 pp. Book Condition: Fine. Appears unread, minor shelfwear. ID: 5156

Price:  $28.00