Search Results: Authors starting with H from Back of Beyond Books

San Francisco: Grabhorn Press. Very Good. 1937. Hardcover. Orange patterned boards have red spine. Title paste down on spine. One of 75 copies printed. Contains eight letters address to "C." The letters detail the account of Elise S. Haas' time spent in Mexico. Haas was the grandniece of Levi Strauss, German-American founder of Levi Strauss & Co. , a company famous for being the first to manufacture denim blue jeans. Haas herself was a civic leader and artist who had a positive impact on women's access to San Francisco's culture and community (Walter & Elise Haas Fund website). ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 37 pp .

Washington, D. C.: National Geographic Society. Fine. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. 0792238826 . Red boards with red embossing on spine and front cover. The shape of the continent Africa is embossed on the front cover. Comes in a black clamshell slipcase. Slipcase has bronze embossing on spine and a photograph of Africa on the front board. Mild soiling to front board and slipcase, otherwise fine. This collection of exquisite photographs by Robert B. Haas displays a unique view of Africa. All photographs are taken from aerial perspectives and some photographs are accompanied with an anecdote by the photographer. All photographs were taken for the National Geographic Society. ; Color Photographs; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 207 pp .

Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Peabody Museum. Very Good. 1942. Softcover. Papers of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Vol. XXXV, No. 2. Tan wraps, staple bound. Wraps have light soiling and wear; previous owner's name rubber stamped on front endpaper. This report is part of Peabody Museum's Awatovi Expedition which included field research, site surveys and 21 excavations along the Jeddito River in northeastern Arizona. ; B & W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 24 pp .

Good. 1924. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with gilt imprint, rubbing and bumping of corners. Interior clean. Tipped in is a slip with compliments of the authors, Hiram Hadley's daughters. Hadley (1833-1922) helped establish what would become New Mexico State University as an agricultural college. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall; 119 pp .

Glendale, the Arthur H. Clark Company, 1959. The Far West and the Rockies Historical Series, Volume IX. Large 8vo 9” - 10” tall. 310pp. Hardcover. Very Good. Green cloth, top edge dyed purple, other edges untrimmed; sepia-toned illustrations. Boards have light shelfwear, else very good. The Far West and the Rockies Historical Series “contains rare documents and journals dealing with the opening of the Rocky Mountain West…” This volume presents accounts of the U. S. Military campaigns of 1857, 1858 and 1860 which are less familiar to scholars of Western history than the heated Indians Wars of the mid-1860s. Clark/Brunet104. .

Boise, ID: Boise State University. Very Good. 1990. Pamphlet. Number 95 in the Boise State University Western Writers Series. Tan illustrated wrappers with purple lettering on cover. Moderate fading; two small closed tears on spine; minor shelf wear; mild soiling. Staple binding is tight. Interior is clean. Laid in is a folded sheet sent with review copies; it advertises numbers 92 through 96 of the Western Writers Series. Sheet has minor creasing and light toning. This booklet offers a brief examination of the life and work of Dee Brown, the novelist and historian best known for writing "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee". ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 52 pp .

Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Press. New. 1997. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Specially bound and limited edition housed in a cloth-covered slipcase. Brown textured leather binding with color illustration pastedown on front cover and title gilt on spine; green cloth slipcase has title gilt on one side. No wear or soiling present. Produced as part of a limited runoff 500 copies signed by the author and 49 artists; colophon states that there should be 96 artist signatures; this book is missing it's limitation page as well as two pages of artist's signatures. Tom Lovell passed before the book was published, his signature line was left blank and the book was dedicated to him. This limited edition is a beautiful tribute to western art. ; Color and B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 214 pp; Signed by Collection of Signatures .

Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Press. New. 1997. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Specially bound and limited edition housed in a cloth-covered slipcase. Brown textured leather binding with color illustration pastedown on front cover and title gilt on spine; green cloth slipcase has title gilt on one side. No wear or soiling present. Limited to 500 copies signed by the author and 70 artists; colophon states that there should be 96 artist signatures; book numbers 474, 477, 478, 482, 486, 487, and 490 are available. Some signatures include those of artists, Ed Mell, Clyde Aspevig, George McLean, Bill Owen, Joe Beeler, and Paige Allen. Tom Lovell passed before the book was published, his signature line was left blank and the book was dedicated to him. This limited edition is a beautiful tribute to western art. ; Color and B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 214 pp; Signed by Collection of Signatures .

Flagstaff, Arizona: Northland Publishing. Very Good. 1999. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed, limited edition with accompanying serigraph by Gary Ernest Smith. Signed by author, Donald Hagerty, and artist, Gary Ernest Smith, on limitation page and numbered 78/300. Housed in full leather slipcase. Green cloth boards over quarter leather binding. Slipcase has minor scratching; boards have one ½" scratch and spine is slightly cocked. This book interprets the work of American artist Gary Ernest Smith and includes many color reproductions of his work. The serigraph is titled "Long Shadows" and depicts a glowing field of hay bales. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 163 pp; Signed by Artist .

Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Press. New. 1997. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Specially bound and limited edition housed in a cloth-covered slipcase. Brown textured leather binding with color illustration pastedown on front cover and title gilt on spine; green cloth slipcase has title gilt on one side. No wear or soiling present. Limited to 500 copies signed by the author and 91 artists with an extra leaf bound in duplicating the first signed leaf of signatures (a total of 22 signatures are duplicates) ; colophon states that there should be 96 artist signatures; book numbers 466, 467, 470 and 472 available. Some signatures include those of artists, Ed Mell, Clyde Aspevig, George McLean, Bill Owen, Joe Beeler, and Paige Allen. Tom Lovell passed before the book was published, his signature line was left blank and the book was dedicated to him. This limited edition is a beautiful tribute to western art. ; Color and B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 214 pp; Signed by Collection of… Read More

New York: William Morrow & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1947. Second Edition. Hardcover. Second edition from 1947, published as a single volume unlike the first edition. Tan cloth boards with blue lettering on spine and blue fish design on cover. Toning to spine and edges of boards; corners bumped. Protective Mylar jacket has been added. Binding is tight. Interior has light toning, otherwise clean. Bookplate of previous owner on front pastedown. Includes two color plates and black and white illustrations and maps throughout. This book examines the fishing industry of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest while advocating for game fish conservation. ; B&W and Color Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 356 pp .

St. Michaels, AZ: The St. Michaels Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1947. Hardcover. Buff dust jacket with title in navy blue lettering on spine and front; red buckram boards with gilt lettering on spine and front board; includes a laid in booklet titled "Legend to Color Chart of Navaho Mask Combinations" (12pp). Limited edition, 258/500 copies. DJ has light soiling and creasing at corners, and has been repaired with archival tape on verso; boards have light wear to edges; text block is clean. Laid in booklet has moderate creasing. This publication present the masks which the gods or the speechless ones left behind for the use of the Navajo people. Includes many b&w and color illustrations. ; B&W & Color Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 122 pp .

St. Michaels, Arizona. Good. 1926. Softcover. Grey wraps with black lettering on front wrap. Front wrap was detached and fixed with archival tape. Wraps have moderate chipping, toning and soiling; all edges have light toning and soiling; text block is clean. This publication was arranged by Berard Haile, a Franciscan missionary, linguist, and anthropologist, who was recognized for his dedication in preserving Navajo culture. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 324 pp .

St. Michaels, Arizona. Very Good. 1949. Pamphlet. Buff wraps, staple bound. [12pp]. Content is in Navajo. Wraps have light soiling and front wrap has minor creasing along bottom edge. This program contains a sermon given at the Golden Jubilee Celebration of the Franciscan Fathers on Oct. 12th, 1949; the Fathers had provided 50 years of service among the Navajo at St. Michaels Mission in St. Michaels, Arizona. As of September 2020, copies found at Santa Fe Univ. of Art & Design, University of St. Mary of the Lake, and University of New Mexico. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Very Good. Hardcover. A photo album documenting the excursions of Elma M. Hailey through Great Britain. The album contains 279 b&w snapshots and dates range from 1929 to 1937. Tan and brown cloth album covers measure 10 ¼" x 8 ½". Almost all photos are captioned in white ink. 158 photos measure 2" x 3", 112 photos measure 2 ½" x 3 ½", 1 measures 1 ½" x 2", 4 measure 2 ½" x 1 ¾", and 4 RPPCs measure 3" x 5". Photos are tipped onto grey album leaves. 7 photos are missing. Album covers have light soiling and wear; some snapshots are detached from leaves but are overall in very good condition. A typical yet charming album that follows the summer excursions of a young woman in Great Britain in the 1930s. Put together with great care, almost all photos are captioned and tell of people and places visited. There are many images of architecture and scenery including (but not limited to)… Read More

Anchorage, Alaska. Good. 1975. Softcover. Content in English and Inupiat. Signed and inscribed by Editor Thomas Sexton on introductory page. Pictorial wraps have light wear to edges; sticker residue on rear wrap. "This special edition of RAVEN consists of poems from the book WINTER NEWS, written by John Haines and translated into the Inupiat Eskimo dialect by Dora Ventle, Barrow, Alaska." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 40 pp; Signed by Editor .

Good. 1954. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 150 copies privately printed at the Grabhorn Press, San Francisco. 1954 reprint of an exceedingly rare book originally published in 1851. Marbled paper boards quarter bound with tan cloth. Beige label with orange lettering on spine. Boards are slightly bowed; edges rubbed with boards exposed at bottom corners. Tight binding and clean interior. Includes frontispiece, five plates with half-tone portraits, and a folding map.  John Hale moved to the Sacramento Valley from New York in 1849 and worked as a mining equipment manufacturer. However, he soon became disenchanted with California and issued a warning to would-be immigrants. Howes H31; Kurutz 301b; Mintz 198; Wagner-Camp-Becker 198a.  ; Book; 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall .

Canyon, Texas: Panhandle Plains Historical Society. Very Good. 1949. Hardcover. Reddish brown cloth with gilt lettering on front board; fore edge is deckled. Boards have light wear to edges and gilt lettering is somewhat faded; previous owner's name rubber stamped on front endpaper. This publication is dedicated to preserving the tradition of the western cattle brand. The book was beautifully illustrated by H. D. Bugbee, and contains duotone facsimiles of original brand books. It was designed and printed by Carl Hertzog. Adams Herd 962. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 35 pp .

Pasadena: G. B. Hall. Very Good. 1896. Photograph. A mounted 6" x 10" photograph of a craftsman home in Pasadena. Light toning of mount, clean photo. The photographer's imprint and handwritten caption are on the verso, reading "1896 Gowen's Home" in ink and "777 No. Los Robles Ave Pasadena Home of W. H. Gowen & wife" in pencil. ; B&W Photographs; 8" x 10" .

Philadelphia: Harrison Hall. Very Good. 1817. Hardcover. A very scarce volume including an important early Supreme Court case, Hunter v. Martin, regarding the Supreme Court's authority over state courts in civil cases of federal law. Original full-leather. Title label on spine has text worn off. Rubbed and bumped corners, a repaired area on rear board leather, and some soil. Binding tight. Soil on edges and glue toning on endpapers. Foxing throughout with light old dampstains in one corner of pages. This edition is complete with the two folding frontispiece maps on heavy paper, in good condition with some foxing and a quarter-inch hole in one. Xi, 187, 148 pages, 1 leaf, [9]-35 pages, 2 folded plans. Contains An Answer to Mr. Jefferson's Justification of his Conduct in the Case of the New Orleans Batture by Edward Livingston; A Report of the Case of Hunter Against Martin...Selected from the Law Journal, by J. E. Hall; and Report of the Trial of John Hodges, Esq. Only five copies… Read More