First edition. A discussion of both well-known and obscure autobiographies, which implicitly ask and attempt to answer the question: How did I come to be what I am?" Accordingly, he lays special stress on childhood and on those writers who came to question or deny all they had been taught. Includes the famous, like John Ruskin, Thomas De Quincey, Christopher Milne, Beatrice Webb, and C.S. Lewis, as well as leser known figures like Katherine Tait, Bertrand Russell's daughter, and Harriette Wilson, a fashionable courtesan of the early 19th century. x , 222 pages. cloth, dust jacket. 8vo..
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Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # 40959250-6
Seller: Alphaville Books, Inc., Hyattsville, MD, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Really both the book and dj are Near Fine having no defect worthy of comment. Comes with Yale's original promotional letter. Seller Inventory # 4613
Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
Cloth Over Boards. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Good condition. Clean text, tight binding. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 006757
Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 38808381-6
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Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. 222 pages. 8vo, blue cloth, dust wrapper. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1984. Near fine in very good(+) dust wrapper. Seller Inventory # 205529
Seller: Hourglass Books, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. American First. Minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition. Book. Seller Inventory # 017815
Seller: FSS Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, DJ unclipped and in excellent condition, no indications of previous ownership. Seller Inventory # 003148
Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:0300032358. Seller Inventory # 9289828
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002243695
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