Search Results: Authors starting with H from Lower Beverley Better Books

Santa Ana, CA: Seven Locks Press, 2000. No Edition Stated, Presumed First . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Author has been a journalist and has won numerous awards for her articles about aging. 338 pp. Book has very slight edge wear. DEDICATION: To Sherry, Enjoy the best years ! Jane Glenn Haas 7/15/2001. SIGNED and dated by author. Bookseller's Inventory # 160041.

New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1908. Presumed First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Tod Dwiggins. Helen's Babies: some account of their ways, innocent, crafty, angelic, impish, witching, and repulsive. A partial record of their actions during ten days of their existence. 244 pp. Frontis: Papa carries us up on his back. Plus 41 other illustrations by Dwiggins. Book has rubbed spine ends, gift dedication dated 1917 ffep, gauze showing at p. 244. Front panel and spine are remarkably bright. Bookseller's Inventory # 133219.

New Haven & London: Yale Univ Press, 2006. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book presents the inner logic of al-Qaida and like-minded extremist groups by which they justify September 11th and other terrorist attacks. 177 pp. plus: Notes, Glossary, Index. 243 pp. in total. Black paper covered boards have copper gilt text on spine. Unclipped, unpriced DJhas slight shelf wear, ow it too is as new. Bookseller's Inventory # 133476.

Boston, Mass.: Twayne Publishers, 1989. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Twayne"s Masterwork Studies # 28. A study of the specifically American qualities of Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork. 105 pp. plus: Notes, Selected Bibliography, Index. Gray coloured boards have green gilt text on spine. Book has Kingston Chapter's stamp ffep. Unclipped, unpriced DJ has light edge wear. Bookseller's Inventory # 133613.

Rockwood, ON: Spiral Press. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 6" X 8 1/4. Carley Hatton (SIGNED). Author died in 2011 at the age of 92. She never met the illustrator. Unpaginated. Book has very slight edge wear, surface wear both front and back. FlatSIGNED by illustrator. Bookseller's Inventory # 144313.

Edinburgh & London: T. N. Foulis, 1909. No Edition Stated . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8" X 5 1/2. Frontispiece: Madame Schumann and 14 other 3" X 2 1/4" pictures pasted in on on brown pages. Preface dated September 1909 at Edinburgh. 254 pp. plus 2 pp. of advertisements for New Scottish Books and New Presentation Books by T. N. Foulis. Book has light brown boards with gilt text front and spine. Book is tight and square with light rubbing /or scuffing of extremities. Bookseller's Inventory # 081938.

Toronto: Random House Canada, 2013. Hardcover. Fine+/Fine+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book," . . . is an opportunity to step into his space boots and learn to think like an astronaut . . . ." (front flap) Illustrated with colour photographs.296 pp. plus: Acknowledgments, Index, About the author. FlatSIGNED above his name on full title page with black sharpie. Bookseller's Inventory # 225704

Asbury, NJ: LAF, 1998. First Printing . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8 1/2" X 5 1/2. Author was with Father Colgan of New Jersey, the co-founder of The Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima that now numbers in the tens of millions. In the first chapter of this book he speaks of a spiritual experience that has been referred to as ' a near death ' event. Book is illustrated with many B/W photographs. 214 pp. Book has very slight edge/shelf wear. DEDICATION: To Emma and Sol with a fervent prayer for your _____ JM Haffert Feed your Angels! SIGNED by author. Very rare in this state. Bookseller's Inventory # 144113.

New York: A Tom Doherty Associates Book, 1992. Stated First Edition . Blue Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Printing, June 1992. Hagberb's novel tells the story of the plot by a victim of the atomic bomb in 1945 Japan to avenge himself by causing nuclear explosions in LA and San Fransisco, and how Kirk McGarvey gets involved. 375 pp. Book has slightly rubbed spine ends , ow it is as new. Unclipped DJ has very light top edge wear, ow it too is as new. Bookseller's Inventory # 071128.

Honolulu, HI: Hawaii Pacific University, 2002. 1st Edition, 7th Printing . Card Covers. Near Fine/No Jacket. 9" X 6 . Relive the history-making events of WW II in the Pacific." . Illustrated with b/w photographs and maps. 308 pp. plus: Notes, Bibliography, Index, About the Author. 346 pp. in toto. Book has light shelf wear. DEDICATION copy inscribed to Canadian Brigadier General Russel Allen (d. 2019) recognizing his service during WWII and Korea. SIGNED by author.

Honolulu, HI: Hawaii Pacific University, 2004. First Edition, 13 th Printing . Card Covers. As New/No Jacket. 9" X 6 . Preface. Acknowledgements. Book is liberally illustrated with b/w photographs and maps. Forty-four chapters describe what war in the Pacfic was, " really like." 308 pp. plus: Notes, Bibliography, Index, About the Author. DEDICATION: Feb. 13, 2010 Pearl Harbor / To: Joe / Thanks for visiting the USS/ Arizona memorial at Pearl Harbour. / Semper Fidelis / Jerome T. Hagen / B. Gen. USMC (Pat) SIGNED and dated by author. Bookseller's Inventory # 183446

Poole Dorset: New Orchard Editions, 1986. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 10 " X 7 3/4. The Classic Adventures. Two stirring tales of adventure in foreign climes recreate the atmosphere of the original Victorian and Edwardian illustrated monthlies from which this material is drawn. 335 pp. fon on fep. Some scratches on rear panel of unclipped DJ. Bookseller's Inventory # 060790.

London: George G. Harrap & Company Ltd., 1929. First Edition, Third Printing Thus . Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 7 1/2" X 5. A novel by the author of She, Allan Quatermain, Cleopatra, Solomon's Mines, Etc. Book was published February 1925, reprinted October 1926, and again in January, 1929. Brown boards, gilt top edge, gilt text on spine only. Front has impressed design. Pinkish marbled ep's. 355 pp. Top 1/3 of half title page has been cut out. Text block has started to separate from binding at front ow tight and square. Not illustrated. Book has full page dedication to "My Dear Jeb" which is dated October 5, 1892 and Prefatory Notes that are dated 1895. Story is divided into 40 chapters. Bookseller's Inventory # 050688.

San Diego: Harcourt Brace Javonovich, Publishers, 1985. Stated First Edition, 1st Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 11 1/4" X 8 3/4. Micheal Hague. Storyteller's Note: The sweetest bird songs are found in the deepest forest. They belong to the tiny veery, a thrush of tawny brown. Using classic elements of tragedy, romance, transformation, and magic, this original fairy tale has been fashioned in honor of the veery bird. K.H. 32 pp. Book has library stamp inked out on bottom of Title Page, pocket remnants, barcode sticker scar and number stamp rep, ow book is as new. Price clipped DJ is plastic protected and has a sunned spine with rubbed ends. Incredibly, beautifully illustrated. Bookseller's Inventory # 071531.

London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2004. First Edition, First Printing 4th Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. John Hoppner(front), James Gillray (rear). Subject of biography became Prime Minister of England at the age of 24. 592 pp. plus: Notes, Bibliography, Index. 652 pp. in toto. Maroon cloth covered boards have as-new gilt text on spine only, ep's have chronology of " Pitt's Political Life" from 1781 to 1806 chronicled by W. E. Gladstone, who himself went on to become Prime Minister. Book is beautifully illustrated. Book has small 'ding' at top fore edge of front panel. Unclipped DJ has very slight edge/surface wear. Bookseller's Inventory # 211007.

New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1959. Stated First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Richard Powers ( DJ). A novel about love, life, and death in a hospital. 319 pp. Grey cloth covered boards have black and white text on spine, rough cut fore edge, top edge dyed. 1" upside-down V sign of exposure to moisture on interior hinges at tail of spine, spine ends are rubbed, some of top edge color sunned, very light evidence of exposure to moisture at bottom corners. Price clipped DJ has darkened spine, edge wear and chipping, 1" vertical hole on rear hinge. Digital images available on request. Bookseller's Inventory # 133383.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A tracing of a family's roots. 268 pp. plus Bibliography. fon on fep, ow as new. Bookseller's Inventory # 071167.

Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1958. Presumed First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. June Coglon Bourgue. Book was printed for the Author by The Ryerson Press. A book of poetry by schoolteacher/ Baptist superintendent Ida Halburton. 83 pp. Bright orange boards feature black text and decorations on front and spine. Orange and black are as bright as new. Slight bump at tail of spine. Unclipped DJ has $3.00 round price sticker over $3.50 original price. Cover is chipped and edge worn. Book is signed by author on b/w frontis photograph. A priceless keepsake of the '50's. Bookseller's Inventory # 082054. Flatsigned by author.

Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2008. True 1st Canadian Edition Thus, 1st Prin . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8" X 6. Book is the diary of twelve-year-old Nadja's daily accounting of her observations of the years 1992-1995. 118 pp. plus Ackowledgments. Book shows tiny bit of white on both front corners, ow , it is as new. DEDICATION: To Judy, Peace Nadja SIGNED by author. Bookseller's Inventory # 160983.

New York: Arcadia House, 1950. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A nurse running from " small-town practise" sails on a ship where she meets a similarly inclined medical practioner was also looking for a change. 251 pp. Rust coloured boards have black text on spine only, black Arcadia colophon on front panel. Book has rubbed spine ends, dust soiled top edge, fon/date on front pastedown, great corners. Unclipped ($2.00) DJ has chipped edges and closed tears. Bookseller's Inventory # 133511.