Search Results: Authors starting with H from BiblioStax

New York: Signet Key Books - The New American Library, 1956. Stated First Printing, March, 1956. Classic '50's cover design, moderate cover, corner, edge wear. Pages very good, some tanning. Introduction by WW Bauer, Director of the Bureau of Health Education of the American Medical Association. This concise book on problem drinking and alcoholism is must reading if you want to be better informed about addiction; know how to overcome the habit; keep from getting it; help someone who has it; and/or, to find out the avenues of cure open to the excessive drinker. Do you need a drink at a definite time of day? Or, in the morning, crave the "hair of the dog that bit you?" Or, lose time from work due to drinking? Or, have you, since drinking, become jealous of your husband or wife? Is it endangering your health? Every YES answer is a red-light warning to put on the brakes! "This book offers genuine encouragement and will give the alcoholic who reads it and… Read More

The Association of Covenant People, Publisher, 1962. Mustard textured wraps, runic-like titles and symbols, moderate cover, corner wear. Pages near fine. An interesting perspective on history of caucasoids in the Tarim Basin. Several plates of ancient sculptures, symbols, fold-out map of Tarim Basin and surrounding area. Rare material sourced from best available references. 185 pages. Insured post.. Second Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Book.

Provo, Utah: Emergency Medical Services Associates, Publisher, 1979. Moderate cover, edge wear. Pages very good, clean. A handbook on survival - a practical reference guide that belongs in every home. Natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes, volcanoes, winter storms, and earthquakes ravage man's domain, causing death and suffering. Man-made disasters such as explosions, fires, and wars bring still more havoc. Accidents--at work, at home, and on the highways--are the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. One hundred and sixteen thousand accidental deaths and one million disabling injuries occur each year. Never have we witnessed such a need for emergency care for illness and injury. Among children alone, we find that although accident and death rates have been going downward since 1900, the proportion of deaths and injuries due to accidents has been increasing. In a recent year, four out of every ten children who died in this country were victims of trauma. Injuries have been… Read More

D. C. Heath & Company, 1934. Dark blue cloth wraps, moderate wear. Pages good, some underscore. German language instructional text. 54 pages.. Soft Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

New York: Bantam Books, 1966. Rare Bantam Pathfinder Edition. Moderate cover, edge wear. Pages very good. Classic cover art looking down on air traffic controllers in operation. The tense, dramatic story of an airliner trapped in flight w/o a pilot, and the brave people who would not give up the chance to survive. Classic cover art. 120 pages.. First Edition. Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Guilford, Connecticut: Insider's Guide - The Globe Pequot Press, 2007. Take an off-road jeep tour through Sedona's Red Rocks, dine in an authentic 19th-century saloon in historic Tombstone, and hike alongside 900-year-old rivers of lava at Sunset Crater National Monument. With each day trip only a short distance away from Phoenix, Tucson, and Flagstaf, this book offers many ideas for backyard fun. 308 pages.. Ninth Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Westport, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Praeger, Publisher, 1996. Fine blue cloth boards, silver cover and spine titles. Pages fine, no writing. 343 pages. Privatization began in the 1970s with Carter's deregulation of some business, and increased with the Thatcher administration in the United Kingdom, the Reagan administration in the United States, and many communist and socialist countries. One area of concern in privatization is transportation—airports, water ports, roads, and mass transit. Privatization can be implemented in financing, construction, operation, and maintenance of the transportation system, the main motives being the belief that the private sector can be more efficient than the public sector, and because public funds are becoming less plentiful for a variety of reasons. The focus is on ideas and innovations for expanding the private role in transportation. Specifically covered are ideas and innovations for expanding the role of private sector in U.S. transportation projects,… Read More

Philadelphia and New York: Chilton Books, 1963. Second printing. Some wear, pages good. Dj protected in clear sleeve. Bind strong. From the author of Duster Pilot, came "Coptor Cowboy. Steve comes home from Arizona State University to help his dad w/the failing ranch. Cattle are being lost. Turns out it may be an inside job. They buy a helicoptor to scope out the culprits. Grand adventure story for younger readers. 189 pages. Few stamps, card pocket, labels.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1938. Stated First Edition at copyright; 1938 at title page. A rare original Harper first edition of this intriguing title. Green full-cloth boards, silver spine titles, moderate shelf wear, bump. Pages very good; no writing. Bind fine; hinges intact. Illustrated with the whimsically magical imagery of L. H. Rosomon. Chapter headings: I. Rats; II. The Snake with the Golden Tooth; III. A Meal with a Magician; IV. A Day in the Life of a Magician; V. Mr. Leakey's Party; and, VI. My Magic Collar Stud. Mr. Leakey is a wizard, or a magician, a practical one. He can become invisible when he wants, has a magic carpet for travelling, and a small dragon who can grill fish by spitting fire. He's also very good at bewitching things! There are three stories concerning the Mr Leakey and his high adventures and three additional stories rounding out the collection. A veiled, and humorous, set of children's stories. John Burdon… Read More

New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1938. Stated First Edition at copyright; 1938 at title page. The original Harper first edition in rare wrapper. Green full-cloth boards, silver spine titles, moderate shelf wear. Pages very good; some fox to exterior text block, front and back few pages. Antiquarian children's inscription pencilled at front endpaper: "from Josephine Gaughan Carmody to Mary Margaret, November 6, 1938". Bind fine; hinges intact. Illustrated with the whimsically magical imagery of Leonard. H. Rosomon. Rare original dust wrapper, moderate edge wear, rub, toning, discoloration; unclipped 1.75, protected in new clear sleeve. Front panel feature classic '30's design in hues of brown, pink, and yellow and image of Leakey in chair with attendant jinn, dragon and mysterious surroundings. Front flap features summary of this book; back panel features summary for "The Spider's Palace" by Richard Hughes illustrated by George Charlton.… Read More

Harcourt Brace, 1999. Slight shelf wear. Pages fine, no writing. Black wire spiral-bound. 180 pages.. Spiral-bound. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Oxford University Press, 1976. Moderate corner, edge wear. Pages good. Examines with charts, models, maps and photos the issues of London. Oversize design. 48 pages. Few bookstore marks.. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Oxford University Press, 1976. Moderate corner, edge wear. Pages very good. Examines with charts, models, maps and photos the issues of London. Oversize design. 48 pages. Few bookstore marks.. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Oxford University Press, 1976. Moderate corner, edge wear. Pages good. Examines with charts, models, maps and photos the issues of London. Oversize design. 48 pages. Few bookstore marks.. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

3910 Los Feliz Ave. Los Angeles, Calif.: The Philosophical Research Society, 1985. Orange matte wraps, deep dark brown cover and spine titles, design, light shelf wear. Pages near fine. Bind fine. Near fine rarity and resourceful reference. Unlike any other book that Hall wrote featuring brief synopses of manysuggested readings. A selection of classical literature is recommended by Mr. Hall, who has himself amassed the library of the Philosophical Research Society, one of the most respected repositories of rare esoteric source material. Great works from the fields of comparative religion, philosophy and world cultures, esoteric arts, sciences, and fiction are discussed. Includes an index and bibliography. Also invaluable for the bibliography of Mr. Hall's own writings. The Philosophical Research Society is a nonprofit organization founded in 1934 for the purpose of assisting thoughtful persons to live more graciously and constructively in a confused and troubled world. The Society is… Read More

Trinity Auditorium Bldg., Los Angeles, Calif. : The Hall Publishing Co. , 1925. Stated at title page: "Third Enlarged Edition." Copyright 1922 and 1925 by Manly P. Hall. Royal blue cloth boards, git cover and spine design, titles, moderate shelf wear, rub, fleck. Intriguing design at cover of what appears to be two hands held together upwards as in praying with similar feathered wing pattern emanating from wrists and surrounding. Frontispiece plate by Knapp: "The Passing Glory of the Red Man: I can see them every night as the shades of evening fall; I can see the young braves dash across the sky hunting the buffalo, or floating in their beautiful canoes down the river of stars." Fine glassine page guard with unique patterned web effect. Pages good; some with underscore, accent, bracketing. Bind good, square; hinges intact. Antiquarian ephemeral leaflet set in with one side containing details for Hall Publishing Company and over containing portrait in bluish tint of… Read More

San Francisco: H. S. Crocker Company, Incorporated , 1928. An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian Symbolic Philosophy Title page dated MCMXXVIII (1928) and stated Fifth Edition. Published in same year as the stated first edition. Essentially the fifth printing or variation of the first edition, and the final printing or "edition" with the mesmerizing color illustrations by J. Augustus Knapp. Signed and inscribed by Manly Hall at limitation page: "Of the Fifth Edition of An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian Symbolic Philosophy, 800 copies have been printed by the H. S. Crocker Company, Incorporated, from plans by John Henry Nash of San Francisco. This copy is Number 722. 'Sheila Bromley.' 'To Sheila & Arthur, with my very deepest regards, Manly P. Hall, July 15, 1972.'" Screen and television actress Sheila Bromley and her husband Arthur Applebaum were neighbors of Manly and… Read More

Trinity Auditorium Bldg., Los Angeles, Calif. : The Hall Publishing Co. , 1925. Beautifully signed by Manly Hall at front endpaper: "Best wishes of Manly P. Hall." Stated at title page: "Third Enlarged Edition." Copyright 1922 and 1925 by Manly P. Hall. Deep red cloth boards, git cover and spine design, titles, moderate shelf wear, rub, spine toning. Intriguing design at cover of what appears as two hands held together upwards as in praying with similar feathered wing pattern emanating from wrists and surrounding. Frontispiece plate by Knapp: "The Passing Glory of the Red Man: I can see them every night as the shades of evening fall; I can see the young braves dash across the sky hunting the buffalo, or floating in their beautiful canoes down the river of stars." Fine glassine page guard with unique patterned web effect. Pages generally very good, clean; first few leaves with half inch moderate discoloration to bottom edge. Interesting antiquarian pictorial… Read More

Los Angeles, Calif.: The Phoenix Press , 1936. Stated Fourth Edition and 1936 at title page. Copyright, 1929 and 1936. Beige matte wraps, black cover titles and design, moderate shelf, corner wear, rub, discoloration. Unique cover design features what appears to be black scarab with solid black circle held above between appendages w/in circle; repeated emblem at title page. Also, unique accents of stripes and bars and stylish titles. Pages generally very good; couple with brief underscore. Small corner clipping to title page. Stamp inside cover and title page: "Theosophical Society, Bath Lodge, 10, Laura Place." Saddle-stitch bind, good. Scarce intact early original with unique provenance. Manly Hall presents his philosophical treatise on the nature of earthly existence and purpose including the conditions of death, the afterlife, and a theory on reincarnation. 68 pages. Insured post.. Fourth Edition . Softcover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

3910 Los Feliz Ave. Los Angeles, Calif.: The Philosophical Research Society, 1956. Stated Third Edition at title page. 1951, 1956 at copyright page. Light grey buckram (cloth) boards, red metallic cover emblem and spine titles, light shelf wear. Beautiful frontispiece portrait interestingly can be said artisticly reminiscient of the discovered shroud: "Head of Christ, By Toussaint Dubreuil (1561-1602) Ecole Francais". Pages very good, clean; some w/neat light yellow accenting. Each chapter begins with charming symbolical vignette. Attractive vintage inscription at fron endpaper: "To my Grandson, Mike, With Love, Grandmother Nora". Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Scarce original wrapper in beige w/red cover titles and emblem, spine titles, moderate edge wear, chip, rub, discoloration; protected in new clear sleeve. Front and back flaps features summary and brief rich bio of Manly Hall; back panel with summary and contents for "Old Testament Wisdom". Near… Read More