Search Results: Authors starting with H from Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. GOOD PLUS. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1919. First edition. 7 1/4 x 5 inches: pp. 103. Green cloth over gray boards with embossed titles in gilt on cover. Small octavo. Light crescent-shaped stain to front board and some discoloration. Toning, rubbing at edges and corners of boards. Spine title faded. One pencil note on free facing end page, otherwise, unmarked, interior clean. Binding tight. With a preface by Frederick W. Kendall. Memoirs of a former Civil War soldier, transcribed by an amanuensis during World War I. An interesting mix of spirit writing and military history.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1896. Hardcover. Good. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1896. Two Volumes. 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches: pp. xxxvi, 467 +xviii, 503. 3/4 red leather over marbled boards with gilt spine titles. Stated authorized edition and contains the preface to first three editons. Total of 15 plates, 330 woodcuts in text, 44 tables. Translated from the German. Volume one has edge wear, wear to head and a large chip from spines (laid inside). Spine is detached but holds in place. Volume Two has a stain and small chip to top of spine. Marbled boards are bright, front hinge to Volume Two is cracked but binding sound to both volumes. Some age toning, foxing to both volumes, but text is unmarked. Haeckel [1834-1919] is best remembered today for his popularizing of Darwin and his book Art forms in Nature [Kunstformen der Natur].

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons (for the C.G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology), 1970. First Revised Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons for the C. G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology, 1970. Revised first edition. 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches: pp. xx, 314. Light red paper dust jacket with symbol for woman on the front panel with white type. Bright red cloth with white lettering. Introduction by C.G. Jung. Shelfwear to and several small closed tears to edge of dustjacket. Minor corner nudging on boards. Some minor foxing on fore edge. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. Original $7.00 price to front flap. Classic work on female psychology, first published in 1933, which went into a dozen reprintings, and was translated into five languages. "Dr. Harding's approach reveals the modern woman in terms of the varied relationships which are so absorbing to her: daughter, lover, wife, mother, mistress, friend and co-worker. If a woman is to create other than biologically,… Read More

London: Chapman & Hall, 1908. Hardcover. GOOD. Hardy, Paul; Harper, Charles G.. London: Chapman & Hall, 1908. 9 x 6 inches: pp. [I] xiv, 397; [II] x, 396. Brown lettering on spine and fronts of illustrated brown cloth - covered boards. Top edge gold gilt on both volumes. 51 illustrations including frontispieces. With index. Moderate scuffing, soiling and wear to both volumes. Sunning to spines, a few nudged corners. Binding cloth is torn and frayed. Top gilt edges are scratched and scurffed. Foxing to endpapers. Pages untrimmed. Vol. I wear - Bumped lower corner worn through to cardboard; hinges started on both front and back. Vol. II wear - spine cloth is torn, showing an illustrated spine underneath with the letters TLL and painting of a young man from that era. Additional postage may be required. These are the stories of the highwaymen who robbed and murdered the travellers of a bygone age -- who preyed upon the weary souls who sought rest in the old inns of England. Stories now told for the… Read More

London: Chapman and Hall, 1906. Hardcover. Good. London: Chapman & Hall, 1906. 9 x 6 1/4 inches: pp. 472. Black lettering and illustrations to spine and front of red cloth covered boards. 80 black and white illustrations including color frontispiece, Last Journey of the Horsed Parcel Mail, by Harry Payne. With index. Moderate scuffing, soiling and wear to boards. Sunning to spine, all corners bumped, spine caps gently folded under and creased. Previous owner's ex-libris book plate to front paste-down endpaper. Some mild foxing. Untrimmed edges. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. Illustrated by author from Old - Time Prints and Pictures. The uses and needs of the countries changing highways in a changing era. Chapters include The Sutton and Reigate Route and The Bolney and Hickstead Route.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1894. Hardcover. Fair. Huge compendium, 11 1/4 x 9 inches -- 50 issues bound together -- of this weekly youth's magazine. Hardcover. Very worn. Front board loose, but still holding. Stories, poetry, plays, cartoons, photos, adventure, exploration, etc. Heavy. Book itself weighs 6 lbs without packaging. Extra shipping may be required.

New York: DC Comics, 2006. Trade paperback. Very Good. New York: DC Comics, 2006. 10 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches: pp. 548. Green illustrated cardboard covers with white, black and army green type. Edge and corner wear, light creasing to cover. Spine is slightly cocked. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. Black and white reproductions of the first thirty-eight adventures of the Unknown Soldier. Authors include Joe Kubert, Archie Goodwin, Bob Haney, Frank Robbins and David Michelinie. Illustrated by Kubert, Jack Sparling, Gerry Talaoc and Dan Spiegle.

Dallas, TX: Chess Digest, Inc, 1971. First Edition, Revised. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Dallas, TX: Chess Digest, Inc., 1971. First edition, revised. 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches: pp. 192. White photographic paper dust jacket with green and brown type. Dark blue dungaree type cloth with gold gilt type. Dust jacket has edge wear, creasing, some chipping, small tear. Partial sticker on front panel. Sticker with cataloguing information for personal library affixed on bottom of spine and taped with clear plastic tape. Corners of boards are lightly bumped. Stamp on upper corner of free facing end page. Text is unmarked. Binding tight.

New York: Theodore Audel & Co, 1909. Hardcover. Very Good. New York: Theodore Audel & Co., 1909. 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches: pp. 681. White paste-on label with black lettering on spine of brown cloth-covered boards. ALL EDGES GILT. Ex-library, though the only library marking seems to be the blindstamp emboss mentioned further in the description. Scuffing and wear to gilt, some rubbed edges on fore edge. Mild wear to extremities. Blindstamp emboss to half-title. A few smudges on page edges. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. Words and definitions necessary for anyone headed towards this line of work. "An extended "definition" of Applied Grammar will be found in the back part of the book, under the section marked Additional Aids. There is gold in this part of the book to some who will apply their energies to the task of extracting its treasures," (preface).

New York: Signet, 1983. Fourth Edition. Mass market paperback. Good. New York: Signet Books, 1983. Fourth edition. 7 x 4 inches: pp. xvi, 396, [2]. Orange illustrated paper cover with white and black type on spine. With photos and illustrations revealing steps to the magic tricks. Photographs by Audrey Alley. Cover has general handling/reading wear, creasing, and tear. A few creased page corners. Toning inside front covers and on page edges. Text is unmarked. Binding solid and tight. A comprehensive, encyclopedic work revealing step by step instructions for many tricks and illusions essential for the amateur magician.

San Francisco, CA: Harr Wagner Publishing Company, 1926. FIRST EDITION (NAP). Hardcover. GOOD. San Francisco, CA: Harr Wagner Publishing Company, 1926. First edition (NAP). 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches: pp. 55. Dark blue cloth with tan paste down on front board with blue type. Inscribed by author on front free endpaper. Book in good condition with moisture stains to cover, two small shelf-dents to top of book, corners nudged, pages slightly rippled, tidelines (moisture wrinkling) throughout. Text is unmarked. Binding sound. Contains several songs about the Sierra Mountains, as well as illustrations throughout the book. With introduction by John Hale Constance.

New York, Toronto and London: The Macmillan Company, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. New York, Toronto and London: The Macmillan Company, 1970. First edition, first printing. 11 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches: pp. 191. Black photographic paper dust jacket with white lettering. Black cloth with rust red type. Ex-library copy. Dust jacket has edge wear, some creasing. Bottom portion of spine on dj has been clipped - where library call number sticker was. Boards have edge wear, light fading at upper edges. Tape outlines on inner flaps of dust jacket and inside front and back cover. Some library markings. Page 3/4 has a piece cut out from the top - no text is affected - and a pattern cut out in lower middle portion of the page - text is affected on lower first column in the preface (see photo). Otherwise interior contents are clean, unmarked. Binding tight. "...a sensitive and astute penetration in depth into the new commune culture of the 1970s, from its roots among the young dropouts in… Read More

London: William Kimber, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. London: William Kimber, 1955. First Edition. 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches: pp. 202. Red, black and white photographic paper dust jacket with red and black type. Red cloth with spine titles in goldgilt. Plus 6 pages of publisher catalogue. Translated by Mervyn Savill. Corners nudged, cover and titles bright. In dust jacket with closed tears at top and small chip and one inch chip at bottom. Stain across bottom rear of jacket and staining to inside of jacket. The jacket is in a mylar protector. Boards have some scuffing. Interior unmarked with toning, foxing. Binding tight. The author, a Luftwaffe pilot and squadron commander begins his narrative in 1944.

New York: Berkley Books, 1983. Mass market paperback. Good. New York: Berkley Books, 1983. 32nd printing. 6 7/8 x 4 1/8 inches: pp. 302, plus two pages of ads. Black illustrated carboard covers with white and orange type. Cover illustration by Carl Lundgren. Edge and corner wear, light creasing. Creasing at spine. Name written inside front cover. Pages are age toned, but unmarked. Binding tight. Heinlein's last novel to win a Hugo award, originally published in 1966, is a tale of revolution where a former harsh Lunar penal colony uprises against the Lunar Authority which exerts control from Earth.

Berlin: Judischer Verlag / Herlitz and Kirschner, 1927. Hardcover. GOOD. Berlin: Judischer Verlag, 1927. 10 1/4 x 8 inches: pp. xxxvi, pp. 1471. 3/4 leather over olive green cloth boards with gold gilt lettering. With list of illustrations and text, tables and accessories at rear of book. IN GERMAN. Book 1 (Band 1) only. Leather is very worn. Corners nudged. Front cover attached half-way by mesh cloth only. Five classic bands and 5 panels (top panel missing). Frontispiece, color illustration of the Ten Commandments with tissue guard. Three additional color illustrations plus numerous black and white illustrations. Text is unmarked. Binding solid. Jewish Encyclopedia written in collaboration with over 200 Jewish scholars and writers.

Berkeley: Poltroon Press/Booktryst, 2016. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Berkeley: Poltroon Press/Booktryst, 2016. First edition. 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches: pp. 134. Photographic illustrated wraps with black, white and red type. Illustrated by the author. With a preface by Stephen Gertz who has signed under his name on the title page. Inscribed and signed by Arnold Herr [difficult to make out] to Michael Hecht, two other signatures on the title page, one by Stephen Gertz and the other unknown. Light shelf wear. Text is unmarked. Binding crisp, tight. The author worked for over twenty years at the legendary Cosmopolitan Bookshop on Melrose Ave. in Hollywood, which was owned and run by Eli Goodman for over fifty years. This is a fictional account by Herr, whose articles were originally published in the ABAA Newsletter and then on the Booktryst website which was founded by Stephen Gertz. A wild gonzo journey into the old days of bookselling and scouting.

Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. FINE. Mardon, Allan. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1977. First edition. 9 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches: pp. [20], 227. LEATHER BOUND. This limited First Edition Society volume is bound in rich brown full leather with gilt decorations on both front and rear boards. The classic hubbed spines of three raised bands have gilt text and decorations stamped in the four compartments. Dark chocolate-colored moire end papers have a sewn-in silk ribbon bookmark. Pages are edged in gilt, thread-sewn for strength and durability, have long-lasting, acid-neutral, archival quality paper and a handsome, readable typeface. Clean, bright, tight. "A shadowy, elusive character -- never named, never seen, but always a formidable presence -- will be found lurking on every page of this novel. Who is it? It is the reader : you," (author).

London: Boxtree Books, 1996. First, revised Edition. Paperback. Very Good. London, Boxtree Books, 1996. First revised edition. 11 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches: pp. xix, 127 pages. Stiff color illustrated wraps with black and white spine, and black, white brown and blue type. Illustrated throughout. Edge and corner wear. Bottom spine bumped with small tear in corner wraps. Text is unmarked. Binding crisp, tight. The only offical biography of The Jam.

San Francisco: James H. Barry, 1915. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. San Francisco: James H. Barry, 1915. FIRST EDITION. 8 x 5 1/2 inches: pp. 464, with xl pages appendix. Dark green cloth boards with gold gilt type. Mild wear to extremities and surfaces. Worn gilt lettering to spine Name written on free facing end page. Lightly age-tanned. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. Contents cover the Ruef-Schmitz regime.

Los Angeles: Security-First National Bank of Los Angeles, 1931. Paperback. Good. Los Angeles: Security-First National Bank of Los Angeles, 1931. FOURTH EDITION. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches: pp. 208. Olive green boards with embossed titles on front board. In-blind illustration on front board. Olive green board is worn with some soiling. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. A history of Los Angeles. A volume originally published to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the founding of the former Security Trust & Savings Bank of Los Angeles, February 11, 1889.