Search Results: Authors starting with H from Grinning Cat Books

First American edition of the author's contentious fourth novel, which was expurgated following its seizure in England. Near fine in tan buckram stamped black, lacking dust jacket. Square and tight with no cocking. Title-page verso bears a copyright date of 1915, while the title-page is dated 1916. Roberts gives date of publication as 15 November 1915, complicating issues by noting that Huebsch "published a more expensive edition of The Rainbow in 1916 [A7 note, p28]." The second and third printings from Huebsch however are explicitly dated 1921 & 1922 respectively. Copies with a 1915 title-page, if they ever did exist, appear not to have survived. A brilliant copy of the first American edition, cloth fresh, stamping vivid; 'marred' solely by an ink name neat at crown. 8vo. 480pp]: [x], 470 (last leaf blank). Rare in such exemplary condition.

First Edition, First Printing. Fully illustrated with color reproductions of illustrations by the author. Endpapers mildly toned, else fine in blue cloth and fine pictorial dust jacket. Inscribed by Haley on the title page. Oblong quarto. 26 x 21 cm. 32 pp. Winner of the Kate Greenway Medal.

First Edition, First Printing. Illustrated with 10 full-page color plates, as well as many black & white vignettes, by Norman P. Hall. Illustrated endpapers. Wonderfully obscure book very much inspired by Baum and his Oz books, from an author who went on to become famous for his works in children's arts and crafts. Very good in original red cloth, full pictorial on-lay affixed to upper cover, titled in black on spine. Covers rubbed and soiled, but binding is square and tight, text clean and unmarked. Missing piece on lower right corner of cover art label. Octavo. 7 x 9.25 in. 271 + [1] pp. A great copy.

First Edition, First Printing. A detailed compendium of Mexican natural resources, with an emphasis on mineral wealth, and mines for the use by American investors. There is a chapter on each state and territory of Mexico, with emphasis on the northern states of Sonora, Sinaloa, Chihuahua, and Durango, Includes plates of City of Durango birds-eye view, smelting works of Durango Mapimi Mining Co., Cerro de Mercado in Durango.
Illustrated with lovely woodcuts and several black & white reproductions. Very good plus in original dark blue cloth, decorated in blind and titled in gilt. Binding square and tight. Pages slightly toned, but otherwise content is near fine fine, with text bright, clean and unmarred. Previous ownership bookplate affixed to front pastedown. Octavo. 6 x 9.5 in. 281, xiii pp. appendix + [viii] pp. adverts. Illustrated with several black & white reproductions. A great copy.

Rare exhibition copy of Limited de Luxe Edition. Includes exhibition note for Leicester Square Galleries, Nov. 18, 1911. Inscribed and signed by Dulac, including a beautiful hand-drawn 'Chinese Mandarin' to the gallery owner. One of a kind. No jacket, as issued. Just abut fine in green cloth with gilt lettering and elaborate gilt cover and spine designs. Tony scuff to front cover, and toning on front free endpaper. With twenty-eight, full-page, tipped in, color illustrations by Dulac. A wonderful copy of one of Dulac's best books.

First Edition, First Printing (c.1920). Very good plus in deep navy pictorial cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Illustrated with 12 beautiful, full-page, tipped in color plates by Dulac. All present. Missing the very rare dust jacket. Cover a bit soiled, with cover gilt bright, but dull on the spine. Internally fine, clean and bright. Overall, a very nice copy.

First Edition, First Printing. Signed by Harris on the on the title page. Fine in a fine dustjacket. In Red Dragon, Harris introduces Hannibal Lecter, one of literature's most memorable villains of the 21st century. Hannibal Lector aka 'Hannibal the Cannibal' Lector would go on to fame as one of Hollywood's great move villains in the film version of this book's sequel, The Silence of the Labs. A fine copy of this classic thriller!

First American Edition (Bantam), Second State (1988). With introduction by Carl Sagan. Fine in a fine dustjacket. Dark blue jacket (rather than Silver). With the the dedication on the copyright page and contents page. The First State is extremely rare as there were numerous errors in it and it was pulled from booksellers' shelves and most were subsequently destroyed. A beautiful, fine copy of Hawking's seminal work.

First American Edition, First Printing. Two volumes (complete when published, a supplement was published a few years later). Quite rare thus. Swedish explorer and travel writer Sven Hedin (1865-1952) made four expeditions to Central Asia, studying the topography and geology of the region, as well as both the prehistoric and modern culture. Painstakingly dedicated to his research, Hedin documented his travels thoroughly in numerous published volumes; 'Trans-Himalaya' is an account of Hedin's exploration of Tibet, particularly the Trans-Himalaya, a 1,600-kilometre long mountain range in China, and the sources of the Indus and Brahmaputra Rivers. Hedin is credited as being the first European to reach the Kailash region, and his discoveries paved the way for major scientific and cultural documentation of the Asian region by European scholars. Profusely illustrated with black & white plates, including photographs and sketches by the author, as well as 10 maps (complete), including 2 large color folding… Read More

First Edition, Fourth Printing. Hugo Award winner. "Of all Heinlein's works this is the best known. It reached large audiences farther away from his science fiction roots than anything else he wrote. Stranger's cultural impact on an entire generation is . . . undeniable." (Anatomy of Wonder, 1995).
In a very good plus, rare, first edition dust jacket with mild rubbing to the spinal extremities and edge wear. Very slight cocking. Internally clean, with page toning throughout. Octavo. 408 pages. A wonderful early copy of this award winning Sci Fi classic.

First English Edition, First Printing. True first edition as this English edition precedes the First American Edition. Famous book by one of the best Science Fiction writers of all time. Fine in original black boards and near fine pictorial dust jacket. Virtually as new except for a very tiny nick at front, right corner of dust jacket. Octavo. 5.5 x 8.5 in. 555 + [1] pp. A collector's copy.

First Edition, First Printing. Mark Helprin's first book. Signed by Helprin on title page. Quite rare signed. Near fine in original quarter-cloth with edge toning, in a fine pictorial dust jacket. Octavo. 5.75 x 8.5 in. x, 180 + [2] pp.

First Edition, First Printing. Fine in original dark blue Tocca Vivella with embossed etching, with a fine beautiful matching embossed slipcase. Limited edition of 300 copies, this one being #175. Signed by both Helprin and Van Allsburg on colophon. Contains Swan Lake, A City in Winter, and The Veil of Snows. Illustrated with wonderful color illustrations by Van Allsburg. Small quarto. 8.5 x 10.5 in. xiii; 301 pp. An absolutely lovely collector's copy or gift.

First Deluxe Edition thus. Fine, as new. Accented in 22kt gold. Beautifully illustrated by Richard Sparks. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full, rich, forest green leather with hubbed spines. A fine, very handsome, deluxe edition of this timeless classic.

First Edition thus. Fine, as new. Three quarter Red Buckram with textured, pictorial boards. In a fine, black slipcase. Beautifully illustrated with frontispiece and 8 richly colored illustrations by Anne-Marie Jones. Octavo. 320 pp. A beautiful edition of this timeless classic.
The story chronicles the experiences of Frederic Henry, an American serving on the Italian Front as an ambulance driver in 1915. After being injured by a shell, he begins a love affair with a beautiful English nurse, Catherine Barkley. But after his return to the Front, the tide begins to turn against the Allies, and following the desperate Italian retreat at Caporetto, Frederic's only escape is with Catherine. Molded from Hemingway's own experiences on the Italian Front, Frederic's narrative resembles a memoir, mirroring Hemingway's lifelong quest for the most 'truthful' form of the written word.

First American Edition, First Printing. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Translated by Mervyn Savill. Black cloth, spine lettered and blocked in gilt, top edge greyish red. Unclipped dust jacket with a few chips and frays. The author's Utopian masterpiece; one of the outstanding works of 20th century European literature. Octavo. 212 x 136mm, pp.502 + final blank leaf. An excellent copy in rare condition from this Nobel Prize winner.

First Edition, First Printing. In 4 volumes, complete. Quite rare thus. Profusely illustrated with black & white photographic plates. Very good plus in original red cloth, backed with white cloth, with matching red title labels, titled in gilt, affixed to spine, top edge gilt. Light soiling to covers and endpapers. Some foxing to fore edge. Content fine, with text bright, clean and unmarred. Bindings square and sound, with no cracking. Best set on the market, very rare complete and in this condition. Large octavos. 7 x 10 in. xvi, 456; xii, 417 + [1]; vi, 427+ [5]; [vi], 611 + [1] pp. A lovely and rare set of this important academic institution's history.

First Edition, First Printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. In publishers original blind stamped burnt orange cloth. Price-clipped dust jacket, very bright dust jacket designed by Philip Grushkin. In an archival, protective cover. Octavo. 5.75 x 8.5 in. 398 pp. An absolutely wonderful copy of his second novel, a tale of love, sex and race-consciousness.

First Limited Deluxe Edition. Number 790 of 1,000 copies. Signed by Hobbs on the tipped in colophon leaf. Near fine in original cloth-backed, brown textured boards, metallic gold spine wrap w/black stamped titles, gilt stamped. Very good unprinted dust jacket, with several small chips. Pages fine. A groundbreaking work of economics by Franklyn Hobbs, whose ancestor was Thomas Hobbes, "my illustrious and much maligned ancestor who gave the World The Leviathan," and whom this book is dedicated to the memory of. Chapters include: the supply of gold; debate about gold; gold as a stabilizer; gold as an asset; credit function of gold; as a money guarantee; theory of gold; gold money or gold standard; in the Pharaonic and Biblical ages; as a token of value; in the arts; versus silver; who owns the gold?; buying and danger in owning gold; statesmen and economists look at gold; idle gold and gold not idle; spending gold and price of gold; inflation w/gold; hoarding and building prosperity w/gold no novelty;… Read More

First Edition Thus. London: John Calder, (1963). Translated from German by Ronald Taylor. Near fine in original black cloth, front paste-down endpaper lightly soiled. Near fine pictorial dust jacket, slight fading and rubbing to spine. Octavo. 5.5 x 8.25 in. xi, 324 pp. A rare and lovely copy of this thrilling tale.