Search Results: Authors starting with H from Bayside Books of Maryland, IOBA

Patten, Maine; G. F. Woodbury, 1935. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Full bound light blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to front panel. General edgewear with some fraying; soiling and darkening particularly to spine. Binding is tight and square. No interior markings. Includes chapters on Lowell, Emerson, Holmes, Whittier, Whitman, Longfellow, Tennyson, Browning and more.

Philip Wilson Publishers, 2000-08. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Large format hardcover, ISBN 0856675113, 2000, 310 pages with Glossary, Biographies, Bibliography, Exhibition History and Index. Near Fine hardcover in Very Good dustjacket, with minor wear and bump to upper right front. The Gilbert Collection of Mosaics is well-known for its selection of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Italian mosaics featuring "views of Rome and images from ancient history and mythology, painstakingly worked in minute tesserae, a technique known as 'micromosaics'.... There has been no publication on micromosaics in English since Alvar Gonzalez-Palacio's catalog of the Gilbert Collection, published in 1982 and long ouf print. This new volume examines the collection through full-colour illustrations and detailed descriptions and commentaries. New research into the workshops and business practices of two significant Roman mosaicists derived from the archives of the Vatican Mosaic… Read More

F A Davis Co, 1997. Third. Hardcover. Very Good. 1997 Third Edition, hardback. Used, scattered highlighting, some light surface wear.

G K Hall & Co, 1980-03. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover, no DJ, 1979, ISBN 081618397X. Ex-lib copy, accession sticker to rear free endpaper, three stickers to rear cover. Light scattered underlining. Binding starting to weaken between frontispiece and half title page. 196 pages, with chapter notes and index. Collection of fifteen essays on Frost's poetry, divided into four sections: Form, Attitude, Problems, and Background. These studies reflect a shift in the reading of Frost's work which began in the 1970's, made possible by new and easier access to documented early primary and secondary material.

Academic Press, 1989-11-11. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. ISBN 0123339286, Academic Press, 1989. 484 pages, with index. This is Volume 2. Exceptionally clean, really As New. Topics include:1) Study of antigenicity in neurology, virology, exocytosis, cytoskeleton, and plant tissues.2)Colloidal gold with negative staining, nucleic acid hybridization, and darkfield and epipolarization microscopy3) Detection of proteins with colloidal gold4) Molecular interactions between gold and proteins5) Tissue processing in colloidal gold methods6) Low temperature methods

McFarland & Company, 2006-03-29. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 7x1x10. Hardcover, in As New condition.No markings of any kind inside or out. Binding solid and square. Collector grade copy. Gorgeous edition, 525 pages with Chapter Notes, Bibliography and Index. Profusely illustrated with B&W photos, mostly exterior shots but some interior, as well as some architectural details and floor plans. From the rear cover: "The movie house is an integral part of the physical and cultural American landscape. From the modest nickelodeons of the early twentieth century to the audacious palaces of the 1920s to the mighty megaplexes of today, changes in theater design over the last 100 years coincide with America’s understanding of entertainment and how it is delivered. A comprehensive look at the movie houses of one large American city can reveal much about motion picture exhibition in the country as a whole. This book covering the city of… Read More

McFarland & Company, 2006-03-29. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 7x1x10. Hardcover, in As New condition. No markings of any kind inside or out. Binding solid and square. Collector grade copy. Gorgeous edition, 525 pages with Chapter Notes, Bibliography and Index. Profusely illustrated with B&W photos, mostly exterior shots but some interior, as well as some architectural details and floor plans. From the rear cover: "The movie house is an integral part of the physical and cultural American landscape. From the modest nickelodeons of the early twentieth century to the audacious palaces of the 1920s to the mighty megaplexes of today, changes in theater design over the last 100 years coincide with America’s understanding of entertainment and how it is delivered. A comprehensive look at the movie houses of one large American city can reveal much about motion picture… Read More

Recorded Books, 2008. Audio Cassette. Good. Descartes' Bones, by Russell Shorto. Published by Recorded Books. Unabridged audiobook on 8 cassettes, approximately 9.25 hours. Narrated by Paul Hecht. A retired library copy, with typical markings; case and cassettess in good condition. "On a brutal winter's day in 1650 in Stockholm, the Frenchman René Descartes, the most influential and controversial thinker of his time, was buried after a cold and lonely death far from home. At the root of Descartes’ “method” was skepticism: "What can I know for certain?" Like-minded thinkers around Europe passionately embraced [his] book--the method was applied to medicine, nature, politics, and society. The notion that one could find truth in facts that could be proved, and not in reliance on tradition and the Church's teachings, would become a turning point in human history. The great controversy Descartes ignited continues… Read More

Scribners, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Hardcover 1st, missing dust jacket. First edition and first printing, with Scribner's colophon (seal) and letter "A" to copyright page. Original full bound black cloth binding, with green design of rocket ship speeding towards the moon and green lettering to spine. NOT a library rebind, as is often the case. Clean inside and out with no markings of any kind; binding is tight and square. The first of Heinlein's juveniles, and a pioneering work that set the standard for boys adventure stories for generations to come. Pushed at head and heel of spine. Small spots of wear through to the board at corners and head and heel of spine; also on front board near the top of the left wing of the ship. Wrinkle in cloth covering to rear board. Would present very nicely in a facsimile dust jacket, if so desired.

Gnome Press, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 0x0x0. Hardcover, Gnome Press, 1959; 1st edition, 1st printing. Book is in Very Good+ condition, full bound tan cloth boards with lettering in yellow, red, and purple on the front board and spine. No markings of any kind inside or out; binding is solid and square. Top edge slightly dusty; for edge is deckle cut. Corners are sharp and square. Dust jacket is in Good to VG- condition; unclipped front flap still shows original price of $3.50. Some wear and tiny chipping to head and heel of spine. 1" diagonal crease v at upper right front corner, with associated smaller closed tear and diagonal chip. Small 1/4" chip at bottom right front corner. A very nice collection of some of Heinlein's short fiction to medium length fiction. Contents: The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag" (1942)"The Man Who Traveled in Elephants" (1957)"—All You Zombies—" (1959)"They"… Read More

Univ of Massachusetts Pr, 1988-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Hardcover, University of Massachusetts Press, 1987, 235 pages with glossary of abbreviations, chapter notes, bibliography, and index. Fine hardcover in full bound black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine; no writing, highlighting or underlining. Binding solid and square. Very Good dustjacket, with some sunning to the spine. "[E]xplores the mental and cultural universe that defined women's social role in seventeenth-century England by examining the lives and writings of three Stuart women: Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle; Mary Rich, Countess of Warwick; and Aphra Behn.... Mendelson discusses such themes as female life stages, patriarchalism in theory and in practice, control of female sexuality, and limitations inherent in women's conventional role and reactions provoked by those who challenged it.

Vantage Press, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed. Hardcover in dustjacket, first edition, 1969, Vantage Press. 48 pages. Personal letter to a niece laid in: full page ALS (hand written signed letter) from the author, on Robert and Belle Helmer letterhead. Indent to front and rear upper boards. Clean inside and out, binding solid and square. Dustjacket in Very Good condition, only fault is a few words written to rear panel ("Cooper Union? / Pratt Institute?"). The author, a well-known New York architect, proposes a novel approach to urban renewal: "utilizing the back yards of slum dwellings which stand on deep narrow lots, as sites for erecting new housing units, settling the families in them, then demolishing the old houses and landscaping the areas.

Eastern Caribbean Inst, 1991-08. Hardcover. Near FIne/Very Good. 1991, Near Fine Hardback in Very Good dustjacket. No highlighting, underlining or other marks; binding is tight and square. Dustjacket has wear to upper left rear corner and to head of spine, vertical crease to front inner flap. 257 pages, with index.

University Park Press, 1980-11. Second. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Hardback, 1980, Second Edition. ISBN 0839114176. Very Good hardback - blank bookplate to front free endpaper. No underlining, highlighting, etc. Binding is solid and square. Fullbound black boards, with gilt lettering to spine. Would be FIne except for bookplate. Near Fine dust jacket with small scuff with 1/8th inch closed tear to upper right rear panel. Revised second edition of the classic work presenting the findings of the author's landmark five-year study of the causes of juvenile delinquincy, conducted in the 1940's. "Details case-by-case investigations and painstaking analysis of 102 delinquent boys and seeks out the common threads of their abnormal behavior.

Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, 1995-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Hardcover in illustrated boards, no DJ. Ex-lib with typical faults: labels to bottom of spine and rear cover, library stamp to top edge of page block, "Withdrawn" stamps. No writing or highlighting; binding is solid and square. 183 pages. From the Introduction: "This report describes the excavation, analysis, and interpretation of nineteen human remains recovered from eighteen graves at a 17th century plantation cemetery near Solomons Island, Maryland. The cemetery itself, including the graves, their layout and their relationship to a nearby dwelling site [Patuxent Point, 18CV271], is also described and interpreted.

Cutchogue, New York, U.S.A: Buccaneer Books, 1976. First Thus. Hard Cover. As New. As new condition, no DJ as issued.

Aspen Publishers, 1988-10. Second. Hardcover. Good/Good. Hardback, Second Edition, 1988, ISBN 0138602638. Good hardback, fullbound black boards with gilt lettering to front and spine. A few margin notes written on page 8 and 10, otherwise no markings. Binding is solid and square. Good dustjacket, with corner and edge wear and two 1/4 inch closed tears. "Managing partners, executive committees, administrators, and business development directors will find here hundreds of thought provoking ideas on such matters as: changing economics; size and growth of firms; billing practices; increased competition; associate training and development; technological advances; and quality of life.

Recorded Books, 2007. Good. Unabridged audiobook, Recorded Books. 2007, ISBN 1428142495. Unabridged audiobook on 10 cassettes; 11.5 hours. Narrated by Henry Strozier. Ex-lib with typical markings and wear. From Publishers Weekly review: "Hogan's fourth novel (after the Hammett Award–winning Prince of Thieves) convincingly and movingly brings alive the dying Massachusetts community of Black Falls, which is plagued by a brain drain and by a corrupt, if small, police force. Don Maddox, the town's first (and only) college scholarship recipient, reneged on his obligation to return and work in the community, but 15 years later the prodigal son shows up for his mother's funeral. Oddly, Maddox becomes a part-time auxiliary policeman, clashing often with his superiors. The author soon reveals Maddox's hidden agenda...

JLT Publications, 2014. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 2014 trade paperback.315 pages, plus chapter notes and bibliography. "Baltimore and Maryland During the War Between the States As Viewed By Pvt George Melvin - 1st Maryland Confederate Infantry". From the rear cover: "George Melvin, a carpenter at a Baltimore shipyard on Pratt Street witnessed the early stages of the Civil War on April 19, 1861. Thereafter, he joined the 1st Maryland Confederate Infantry as a private and served in the early Valley Campaign and the battle at First Manassas (Bull Run). Subsequently, he was assigned as a carpenter to build Confederate ironclads at the Richmond Navy yard.... This book chronicles his activity and personal observations as well as describing various events of interest occuring in Baltimore and Maryland during the War Between the States...." Some topics covered include Maryland's strategic position, the B&O Railroad, April 1861 Riot, Occupation of Baltimore, Harpers Ferry… Read More

Arkham House, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 0x0x0. Hardcover, Arkham 1st edition, 1946. 639 pages. First thus omnibus edition, collecting four novels by Hodgson. The lovely Hannes Bok cover plus the fact that this was never reprinted by the publisher, makes this a key title for Arkham collectors and for fans of the weird supernatural in general. A Very Good dust jacket, with bright vibrant colors intact, and no fading to the spine as is sometimes seen. The front flap is not clipped, and shows the original $5.00 price. Some crinkling and one tiny chip to the head of the spine. The book is in Very Good+ condition. Full bound black boards, with slightly faded gilt lettering and designs to the spine. Endpapers are somewhat browned, particularly along the hinges, perhaps from the binders glue. From the dust jacket flap: “THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND And Other Novels by William Hope Hodgson - The four bizarre novels by the late William Hope Hodgson, though more… Read More