Search Results: Authors starting with H from The Book Shed

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1940. First edition. Hardcover. Good+/no jacket. wear to tips, corners and edges of book, tear to spine tip, spine sunned; no jacket. Map endpapers. First printing, no others noted. Plenn wrote extensively on Texas, Mexico and the Southwest. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

London: Methuen & Co, 1947. Second Printing. Hardcover. VG/Fair. light wear to tips and corners; jacket in two pieces, with rear panel and rear flap separated from rest of jacket, spine darkened. A title in Methuen's Monographs on Physical Subjects. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hard Cover. Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Andover, MA: Andover Village Improvement Society, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. Good/good. light wear to tips, corners and edges of the book, more to the jacket which is also sunned on the spine, significant spotting to the page edges and endpapers. Inscribed by the author on the title page. First printing, no others noted. The Andover Village Improvement Society (AVIS) is a land preservation society in Andover, Massachusetts. Founded in 1894, AVIS is the second oldest land preservation society in the United States. (following The Trustees of Reservations, 1891, alos of Massachusetts). Its goal is to acquire land within Andover and preserve it in its natural state.Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. A short closed tear to the upper lefft corner of the jacket front else Like New. "The story of how some of the greatest American popular music arose out of the lives of four gifted and charismatic figures." First printing, no others noted. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. 

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. light wear to tips and corners; dj spine darkened, rear panel soiled. First printing, same date. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. An account of the Dreyfus case, a case of anti-Semitism hysteria in 19th century France. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Slip case is sunned around the edges but is undamaged; previous owner's signature to the front endpaper. Essays. Donald Hall poet laureate of the United States from 2006 to 2007, has received the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in poetry, the Lenore Marshall Award, the 1990 Frost Medal from the Poetry Society of America, and the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. "In this collection of essays, a successor to Seasons at Eagle Pond ( LJ 12/87), the prize-winning poet and one-time poet laureate of New Hampshire laments the encroachment of suburbia, the coming of the "condosaurus," and the influx of senior citizens into his home state. Ranging in subject matter from the joy of the woodburning cookstove to the rural American to the New Hampshire political system, Hall writes with grace and humor, capturing the spirit of those who make "Live Free or… Read More

Boston: Beacon Press, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Lightest wear to the book and jacket, clean and unmarked. First printing, full number line.When not working on poems, Doanld Hall has turned his hand to reviews, criticism, sports journalism, memoirs, biographies, and other forms of writing. Some of that is collected here. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Milwaukee: Young Churchman Co, 1916. Paperback. Good. Paperback in the original printed wraps. Shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book. First published in 1902 this 1916 edition was edited and revised by Rt. Rev. A. C. A. Hall, Bishop of Vermont. Written for the layman it sets out the basic theological principles and history of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. 

New York: W.W. Norton, 1957. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. A trade edition. Shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book and priced jacket. Black cloth in mostly black jacket. A history of fourth century Greece. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

New York: Orion Books, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Signed. Dustjacket has bit of shelf wear, panels rubbed; crease to spine of book, lower page corners 213-218 creased, appears to be a manufacturing flaw. First printing, full number line. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper to the "men and officers of the 103rd Infantry Regiment on 4/12/89. The 103rd Infantry Regiment was a part of the 43rd Infantry Division, one of the principal forces involved in the campaign. The 43rd, recruited from New England, was totally green. It's men and most of its officers would first experience combat in New Georgia coming up against battle hardened Japanese regrouping from Gaudalcanal. Hammel calls it "a graphic study of the universal military truths attending the feeding of innocents to the ravenous dogs of war." However the Americans did turn the tide on New Georgia and began to push the Japanese back island by island. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

Pacifica: Pacifica Press , 2000. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. light wear to tips and corners and jacket, which also shows some rubbing to panels and a crease to the front flap. First printing of this edition, no others noted. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. 

Chantilly VA: The Teaching Company, 2004. DVD. Near Fine. DVDs, three cases / six discs with three unread lecture transcripts and guide books. A total of 36 lectures by Professor Kenneth J. Hammond, Associate Professor of History and Head of the History Department at New Mexico State University. "As you listen to these lectures, you'll see how China's politics, economics, and art reflect the forces of its past. From the "Mandate of Heaven," a theory of social contract in place by 1500 B.C.E., 3,000 years before Western philosophers such as Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, to the development of agriculture and writing independent of outside influence to the technologically - advanced Han Dynasty during the time of the Roman Empire, this course takes you on a journey across ground that has been largely unexplored in the history courses most of us in the West have taken. In guiding you through the five millennia of China's history, Professor Hammond tells a fascinating story… Read More

New York: Plenum Press, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Lightest shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book and jacket. First printing, full number line. From the publisher: "Don't let the integral intimidate you and the derivative defy you! This light-hearted and engaging book will arm you with the knowledge you need to conquer your fears, impress your friends and colleagues, and even give you skills that could lead to advancement on the job. We learn that calculus is flexible, fun, and exciting -- dealing with speed, acceleration, and motion. This lively book will easily and effortlessly bring clarity and understanding as it empowers you to conquer calculus." Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. 

Rutland, Vt: Academy Books, 1986 . First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Scarce. Shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book; faint book emboss to the title page else clean and unmarked. First printing, no others noted. Published posthumously from an unpublished manuscript for the centennial of the town. Edited by Victor A. & Ethel P. Sevigny. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

New York: Holt, Rinehart And Winston, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good +. wear to tips, corners and edges of book and priced jacket, vertical creasing to jacket spine. Partial genealogy endpapers (Mogul Royalty) First printing, no others noted. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Bar Harbor, ME: Bar Harbor Record , 1896. Staplebound. Fair. Elephant folio sized (40 x 30 cm), 40 pages, staple bound town history published by the Bar Harbor Record, the town newspaper. Spine reinforced with clear tape, lacks rear cover, front cover is quite edge worn all around. Quite scarce, the WorldCat locates one copy which is included with a file of Bar Harbor bicentennial archival material at the University of Maine, Orono. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. some wear to tips and corners of book and jacket,previous owner's address label to the front endpaper, page edges show some spotting and staining; jacket is price-clipped. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. First printing, no others noted. The Johnny Appleseed Bookshop became one of the most beloved bookstore in the state. Started by Ruth hard the daughter of Walter and Margaret it soon attracted a following of from Vermont and nearby New York and Massachusetts. Major literary figures of the day, Robert Frost, Sinclair Lewis, Alexander Woollcott, Pearl Buck, all part time residents of the state, quickly became regulars. The store closed in 1980 after almost 50 years in business in Manchester, Vermont. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when… Read More

Middlebury VT: The Vermont Book Shop, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Signed by the author. Second printing. Much shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book and jacket which is in three pieces; previous owner's name and address. Second printing. Poems about Vermonters reminiscent of Spoon River Anthology or Judevine. Author's signature to front free endpaper. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1977. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/very good-. light wear to the book, top edge has spots; shelf wear to tips, corners and edges of priced jacket which is rubbed. Based on the BBC series of the same name this is the first American edition published in April, 1977. First printing, full number line. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

London: George Allen, 1896. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/no jacket, as issued. tips worn, corners worn and bumped, foxing to preliminaries and scattered throughout book, p.o. name/date to half-title pages. All illustrations present and correct. Volume 1 and 2 only of 6, in the red, black and gilt cloth bindings used on Hare's various works. The ownership inscription is of S. Augusta Brown, dated May 1897, Paris. Sophia Augusta Brown, in her time a well known bibliophile, was the wife of John Carter Brown of the prominent Rhode Island family. The collections of John Carter and Sophia Augusta Brown formed the basis of the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.