Search Results: Authors starting with H from Old Bookshelf

New York: Penguin Press, 2022. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 597pp. Book and dust jacket are in near fine, unworn condition.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1933. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 92pp. Blue cloth, black lettering to cover and spine. Corners and spine ends lightly rubbed, very slight fading to spine, contents are slightly age-toned, binding is tight. Six attractive color illustrations and numerous black and white illustrations.

London and New York: T.S. Denison & Company, 1958. 1st Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 192pp. Blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Book is in near fine condition, dust jacket is unclipped and has light edgewear. Wonderful photos with commentary by Arnold Haskell.

Genêve: Éditions de la Joie de lLre. Soft cover. Good. Oblong 4to. Unpaginated. No date, circa 1947. Text in Frnech. Light soil and foxing to covers, contents mildly age-toned but clean, small chip to foot of spine. Sans date. Bon état, quelques rousseurs sur la couverture, l'intérieure propre.

Lipsiae (Liepzig): Tauchnitz, 1839. 4th Edition . Hardcover. Good. 1392pp. Half leather bound, marbled boards, red leather spine label, text in Hebrew. Wear and scuffing to binding, binding is tight, slight splitting at joints but holding, contents are mildly age-toned, light foxing mlinly to beginning and ending pages, name and date (1844) pencilled on endpapers.

Kansas City, Missouri: Frank Glenn Publishing Co., Inc., 1946. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 274pp. Black cloth, gilt lettering. Sound copy, slight loss of spine lettering, contents mildly age-toned. Dust jacket is age-darkened, chipped, and missing a 1 x 2 inch piece along top. Introduction by Thomas Hart Benton.

New York: Pageant Press, 1951. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 121pp. Green cloth. Book is clean and sound. Dust jacket is age-darkened and lightly chipped along edges. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by the author on front free endpaper.

Boston: Chatto and Windus, 1887. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xvi, 478pp. Brown cloth, gilt portrait medallion to front board, gilt lettering to spine. top edge gilt, frontispiece portrait with tissue-guard. Subtle staining to lower front board and upper rear board, paper abrasion to front endpaper gutter, text is clean, binding is tight and many pages still unopened, faint foxing to endpapers. A well-preserved copy.

Philade;phia: Carey, Lea & Carey, 1829. First American Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 322, 339pp. Later binding blue paper over boards, tan buckram backing, paper spine labels, uncut edges, armorial bookplate on pastedowns of both volumes, Slight mottling to spine of volume II, contents foxed, some cracking to front gutter volume II, bindowner's name on front free endpaper, bindings of both volumes are tight, corner tear to contents page (end of Vol.I) with slight loss of text, tiny hole in front endpaper of Vol.II. A critical account of 19th century American society.

London: Hamlyn, 1967. 1st Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 140pp. Black cloth with white lettering and decoration. Book is clean and unworn, text is clean, tiny spots to top edges. Dust jacket is mildly scuffed and otherwise clean and unworn. Photography by Mike Davis, commentary by Fernau Hall.

New York: American News Company, 1877. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. vi, 196pp, 28pp ads, 4 folding maps. Light wear and chipping to edges, contents age-toned, former owner's original paper dust jacket pasted to cover for protection, occasional light foxing. Author lays out the state of transoceanic travel, transportation and accomodations in the US in the 1870s, and brief descriptions of the sights and views. Also brief descriptions of several Asian destinations. A scarce 19th century travel guide.

Cincinnati: Hubbard and Edmands, 1834. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 263pp. Contemporary calf, black spine label, gilt lettering. Rear board detached but present, front board loose but holding, covers worn and scuffed, 1/2 inch chip from lower spine, foxing most haevily to preliminaries, scattered throughout, early school library bookplate and inventory number on front endpapers, 2 inch piece torn from endpaper margin and margin tear at page 101 with slight loss of text, text block is tight. Author's travels along the frontier, discusses pioneer's customs, government institutions, relations with Indians.

Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1833. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. vi, 410pp. Half leather, raised bands, gilt spine lettering and decoration, marbled endpapers. Corners and spine rubbed, superficial cracking to front inner hinge but hoding tightly, binding is sound, former owner's bookplate and bookseller's small label on front pastedown, owner's name on front free endpaper, contents are mildly toned and there is a very occasional marginal note. A fascinating and often witty critique of American society in the 1830s. Howes H-138.

New York: Mrs. Ericsson Hammond, 1924. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 196pp. Green cloth, gilt lettering to cover and spine. Slight ripple to lower front cover from apparent water damage and water stain to front endpapers' fore edges, some gilt lettering worn but legible. Some check marks (mostly in pencil) to some recipes, contents a bit yellowed. Original DUST JACKET is partially darkened and missing lower half of spine and 1 inch triangle from top; original price $3.50 still present. Also includes recipes of hot and cold entrees, desserts and meringues, plus photo illustrations. Mrs. Ericsson was the owner ot The Swedish, French, American Cooking School.

New York: R. Worthington, 1928. First Edition . Leather. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 338pp. Red cloth, paper spine label, top edge gilt. Spine darkened, light soil and wear, small 1880 label on spine, contents are age-toned, some signatures starting, former owner's names on title page and half-title page. A cross country tour of the United States by an English lady.

New York: Frank Harris Publishing Co., 1925. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 294pp. Brown boards, green cloth backing. Light wear to edges, abrasion to front pastedown from bookplate removal, interior otherwis clean and sound, binding is tight.

New York: Published By the Author, 1920. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 336pp. Green boards, gilt lettering. Inscribed to Alice O'Neill and SIGNED by author, Paris 1923. Light wear and heavy spotting to covers, slight split at front endpaper, interiror is mildly toned, the binding is tight.

Montreal: Houghton Mifflin Comapny, 1892. Hardcover. Good. A.B. Frost. 357pp. Green cloth, pictorial and gilt lettering to cover and spine, 12 illustrated plates plus frontispiece. Very good with very slight wear, some fading to spine and to board edges, staining to lower margin of a few pages, text is age-toned and endpapers more heavily, inscription on front free endpaper. Copyright date is same year as first edition.

New York: Coward-McCann Inc., 1959. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 160pp. Red cloth, gilt spine lettering. Very good condition, endpapers mildly toned, contents are clean, binding is tight. Many photos of The Royal Ballet in action.

New York: American Tract Society, 1830. Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 12pp. Printed wrappers. No date c1830. Occasional light spotting, corners creased, but in overall nice condition. Publication No. 148 of American Tract Society.