Alexandra Levin (132 results)

Condition: good. USED book in GOOD condition. Great binding, pages and cover show normal signs of wear from use. Artigas, Alexandra (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Artigas, Alexandra (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. 429 pages, photos, bibliography, 1st edition, BRAND NEW hardcover 1st edition in dust jacket. The first book about the most hidden and feared leader and spy of the Civil War. This book tel ls the story of this sometimes hero - sometimes villian of the Civil War. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. The book is in good condition, with a sturdy binding and clean pages. It is an ex-library edition, bearing stamps from the Jacob R. Schiff Library. The absence of a dust jacket is noted, and the spine shows some wear, typical of library use. Overall, it remains a solid reading copy with historical significance.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Octavo, red cloth/orange boards, xxvi, 481 pp. Illustrations. Light edge wear on cover and dust jacket. Small red ink dot on bottom edge of a few pages. Alexandra Westrich (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. DJ has an approx. 3" tear to the lower end of the front flap fold, with creasing to the adjacent DJ front. Top page ends are foxed, outside page ends are slightly foxed. ; Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper.…

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Purple cl. w. black/white lettering on bkstrip. Photo. endpapers. Plates plus 418pp. incl. genealogical table, bibliogr., glossary of names. STATED FIRST EDITION. Family of Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah. Illlus. On Endpapers & Plates (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Pages are clean without markings. Black and white illustrations inside. Vision is the story of a man, the story of a family, and the story of the emerging type of an American Jew during the past century.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: New. As a young boy Michele was destined for the priesthood, but he later became a celebrated drag queen and stripper. With no formal training Michele also became a hairstylist to the Who's Who of Johannesburg. The late Jane Engelhard sent Michele to work with the legendary hair maestro Alexandre of Paris at a time when luminaries like Sophia Loren, Audrey Hepburn, the Duchess of Windsor and Jackie Kennedy were his clients. Later when Michele worked as a hairdresser in New York he became a confidant of Truman Capote, whom he met at Studio 54, who was already on a downward spiral of drugs and alcohol Full stop.On his return to South Africa which was under the oppressive Apartheid regime, Michele was arrested for being a gay activist - he was involved in the famous Forest Town party held on the 22nd January 1966, when police arrested 9 people, including Michele for the crime of masquerading as a woman. For this "crime" Michele was imprisoned in the notorious Old Fort. The Forest Town party was a precursor to the American Stonewall riots. Michele was later to adopt the two black daughters of his domestic helper Gloria, Kgomotso and Dineo. Single stop after Dineo. These adoptions were at the time both highly courageous and illegal.The foreword to this book has been written by highly respected, openly gay judge, Justice Edwin Cameron whom Nelson Mandela hailed as "One of South Africa's new heroes.".…

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Condition: Collectible - Very Good. Hardcover edition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Blue Boards, Dust Jacket.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Edge wear to jacket.

Paperback. Condition: New. As a young boy Michele was destined for the priesthood, but he later became a celebrated drag queen and stripper. With no formal training Michele also became a hairstylist to the Who's Who of Johannesburg. The late Jane Engelhard sent Michele to work with the legendary hair maestro Alexandre of Paris at a time when luminaries like Sophia Loren, Audrey Hepburn, the Duchess of Windsor and Jackie Kennedy were his clients. Later when Michele worked as a hairdresser in New York he became a confidant of Truman Capote, whom he met at Studio 54, who was already on a downward spiral of drugs and alcohol Full stop.On his return to South Africa which was under the oppressive Apartheid regime, Michele was arrested for being a gay activist - he was involved in the famous Forest Town party held on the 22nd January 1966, when police arrested 9 people, including Michele for the crime of masquerading as a woman. For this "crime" Michele was imprisoned in the notorious Old Fort. The Forest Town party was a precursor to the American Stonewall riots. Michele was later to adopt the two black daughters of his domestic helper Gloria, Kgomotso and Dineo. Single stop after Dineo. These adoptions were at the time both highly courageous and illegal.The foreword to this book has been written by highly respected, openly gay judge, Justice Edwin Cameron whom Nelson Mandela hailed as "One of South Africa's new heroes.".…

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. ***Please Read*** INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR - 1st edition - English edition - Book shows no wear while the DJ shows slight wear (in a mylar wrap) - my shelf location -12-B-29*.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. YWHA Library stamp on title page, and pocket on rear endpaper; no other library marks; book otherwise very good. DJ has light wear to outer corners and spine ends, slight foxing, and a slightly browned spine. Slight bump to rear upper outer corner.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. As a young boy Michele was destined for the priesthood, but he later became a celebrated drag queen and stripper. With no formal training Michele also became a hairstylist to the Who's Who of Johannesburg. The late Jane Engelhard sent Michele to work with the legendary hair maestro Alexandre of Paris at a time when luminaries like Sophia Loren, Audrey Hepburn, the Duchess of Windsor and Jackie Kennedy were his clients. Later when Michele worked as a hairdresser in New York he became a confidant of Truman Capote, whom he met at Studio 54, who was already on a downward spiral of drugs and alcohol Full stop.On his return to South Africa which was under the oppressive Apartheid regime, Michele was arrested for being a gay activist he was involved in the famous Forest Town party held on the 22nd January 1966, when police arrested 9 people, including Michele for the crime of masquerading as a woman. For this crime Michele was imprisoned in the notorious Old Fort. The Forest Town party was a precursor to the American Stonewall riots. Michele was later to adopt the two black daughters of his domestic helper Gloria, Kgomotso and Dineo. Single stop after Dineo. These adoptions were at the time both highly courageous and illegal.The foreword to this book has been written by highly respected, openly gay judge, Justice Edwin Cameron whom Nelson Mandela hailed as One of South Africas new heroes. The extraordinary life and times of Michele Bruno who went from drag queen and stripper to devoted parent and LGBTI icon. Follows Micheles life as a celebrity hairdresser, his ties to the New Yorks notorious Studio 54 and his experience of gay life in South Africa. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. Top-stained in pink. From the publisher's blurb, "this is the story of a man, the story of a family, and the story of the emerging type of an American Jew during the past century". His varied life included ophthalmology, education, being a medical historian, a rare-book collector, and a pioneer in the Zionist movement. Most exciting was his work in Palestine immediately after the conclusion of World War I." Illustrated. 469 pages. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 24 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.06 inches. In Stock. Keaton, Alexandra (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. Dust jacket is lightly browned, with slight edge wear. Foxing on top end of book and in upper margin of illustration plates. ; Dust jacket is in a protective mylar cover.

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. Octavo in dust jacket, viii, 418 pp., b/w photos, notes, bibliography.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.