Search Results: Titles starting with H from Bayside Books of Maryland, IOBA

Underwood Miller,, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed. AS NEW signed limited hardcover from Underwood-Miller, 1985. A collector's grade copy. Signed by the author on the limitation page, and numbered 10/200. Hardcover is in Fine condition, full bound in dark green faux leather with gilt lettering to the spine. Clean inside and out, with no other markings of any kind. Binding is solid and square. Unclipped dust jacket is in Fine condition: bright and sharp. Cover art by Chris Miller. "It was assumed as a matter of course that visitors came to Iszm with a single purpose: to steal a female house.

Underwood-Miller, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 0x0x0. Signed. Hardcover, signed, limited edition in slipcase, published by Underwood-Miller, 1989. As New, unopened in the publisher's original shrinkwrap. Also with post-it with the number 25 sealed under the shrinkwrap, indicating that this is #25 of 600 in the limited edition. "An enjoyable, irascible collection" of smart and sometimes-scathing film criticism from a famously candid author (Library Journal). Everyone's a critic, especially in the digital age—but no one takes on the movies like multiple award-winning author Harlan Ellison. Renowned both for fiction (A Boy and His Dog) and pop-culture commentary (The Glass Teat), Ellison offers in this collection twenty-five years' worth of essays and film criticism. It's pure, raw, unapologetic opinion. Star Wars? "Luke Skywalker is a nerd and Darth Vader sucks runny eggs." Big Trouble in Little China? "A cheerfully blathering… Read More

Glencoe/Mcgraw-Hill, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. New. New hardcover, 2004 Teacher Edition, high school textbook. No highlighting or other markings of any kind. Additional Career Skills CD included.

Knopf, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Signed. Hardcover, Knopf, 1943. Stated First Edition on copyright page, with no indication of later printing. Signed by Mencken on front free endpaper. Book is in Very Good condition. Full bound tan cloth with "HLM" in red to front board, blue design and red lettering to spine, and blue "Borzoi" and dog design to lower rear panel. Blue top stain to text block is faded. Clean inside and out; binding solid and square with no splitting to hinges. Some foxing to spine. Unclipped dust jacket with $3.00 price intact is in Good condition. Front cover drawing vignette by George Salter. Fingertip-sized chip to middle top of rear panel; small chip and wear to bottom spine; 1/4 inch missing from top spine; edge and corner wear; front fold is split almost to midpoint. Stabilized in mylar dust jacket protector. From the front flap: "All his life long. and that now sixty-two years. H. L. Mencken has been one of the most industrious… Read More

Wildside Press, 2000. First Edition. Paperback. Like New. Signed. As new, large format paperback, signed by author (no inscription) to title page. In stock and ready to ship. A tale set in the strange world of Arkham on the Miskatonic, part of the Lovecraft Cthulhu Mythos. "There are sins that whisper melodies of madness through the blood; sins that sing to us down and across the generations ...." 105 pages.

Wilkes Genealogical Society in cooperation with Hunter Pub. Co., Winston-Salem, N.C, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 9x6x1. Large format hardcover. 518 pages, with index that links individuals to family histories - each family is presented as an article and assigned a number, and are arranged alphabetically. Excellent local History and genealogical resource. Some light foxing to edges of page block. A few notes written in the margins on page 299, related to individuals in the Joines family - there could be more but did not see any. Family tree chart printed on the rear endpapers (meant to be filled in by a family researcher) are still blank. Full bound black cloth boards, with gilt lettering to spine, and impressed gold foil design to front board. Gold design and lettering is bright with no fading or discoloration. No jacket as issued.

Del Rey, Various. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Four hardcover first editions, comprising the Heritage of Shannara series: The Scions of Shannara, The Druid of Shannara, The Elf Queen of Shannara and The Talismans of Shannara. These books are next in order after the original trilogy, and are set 300 years later. All four books are first printings, and are Fine in Very Good to Near Fine dust jackets. Clean inside and out, and binding are solid and square.

Lippincott, 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Hardcover, 1869, Lippincott, 374 pages plus 10 pages of ads at rear. Ex-lib copy, with minimal markings - a single stamp to half title page. Solid binding. Full bound brown cloth boards, with somewhat faded gilt lettering to spine. Very worn with fraying and fabric loss at head and heel of spine. Rear joint (ie, exterior portion where the rear board meets the spine) is worn, with board showing through. Corners bumoed and worn; edges dusty. Some pencilled notes to one rear blank pages. John Hazlehurst Boneval Latrobe chronicles his six months of travel in Europe in 1868, with "the hope that it may of service to some one who may find himself ... in Europe for the first time without chart or compass.

Lucas and Deaver, 1837. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Volumes 1 and 2, complete, bound together in one volume. Lucas and Deaver, Baltimore; 1837. First edition in this state. Volume 1 of this two volume edition is a reprint of An Introduction Of The History of Maryland, published in 1811. In original boards, solid though worn. Spine has been covered with a a tan buckram cloth, giving the book the appearance of a quarterbound book. The title panel from the original spine has been pasted down on the buckram spine. Various newspaper clippings related to Maryland history have been pasted in at the front and rear, with some offset browning to the endpapers. 4 page catalog of available titles from Baltimore bookseller Murphy & Company dated April 1874, that lists Bozman's History of Maryland, is tipped in at the front free endpaper. Leaves are somewhat browned at the edges but still supple. Interior hinges reinforced with white tape. Interior binding is solid, with all pages attached. Volume 1, 314… Read More

Gateway Press, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 0x0x0. Third printing, 1977. Near Fine hardcover in a Good+ dust jacket. Full bound red cloth boards with gilt lettering and design to front and spine. Clean inside and out, with no writing, underlining, etc. Binding is solid and square. Dust jacket shows some light chipping and wear at edges and at head and heel of spine, and shallow 1/4" chip at the front bottom right. Prospectus and order forms for Wilson's two books (History of Crisfield, and Crisfield Maryland 1686-1976) laid in. From the prospectus: "This book portrays Crisfield from a tiny farming village in the 1600s through a lawless, rip-roaring, hell raising community reminiscent of the old west, caused by the coming of the railroad and by the Cheasapeake Bay oyster bonanza after the Civil War. Crisfield became home port for numerous oyster fleets. Consequently, saloons, bawdy houses, hotels, boarding and eating establishments were plentiful.

John Murphy and Company, 1868. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. Hardcover. 1868. Presumed first edition as no latter edition or publication year noted - revised second edition was published in 1870. First page is blank on recto, and has frontispiece portrait of George Calvert on recto. Followed by table of contents and introduction and pages enumerated to 252. Followed by eight pages of publisher's advertisements. Front and rear boards are both attached; the front more solidly and hinge is unbroken; rear hinge is separating but board still attached. Spine is gone. Edges are worn particularly the corners, with underlying boards exposed in spots. Maryland seal design stamped in blind to front and rear.

Rittman Press, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Hardcover, 101 pages. Folktales, historical anecdotes, and ghost stories from the area known as Rogues' Hollow, in Wayne County, Ohio; southwest of Akron near Doylestown. Fullbound in simulated leather, with gilt lettering and design to front board. In Very Good condition, with slight bumping to the corners, and foxing to top edge of page block. No writing or markings of any kind. Binding is solid and square. Gilt letter "Y" (in "History") on front board is a little worn.

Easton Press, 1989-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Signed. As New, in original shrinkwrap; never opened. Part of the Easton Press Signed First Edition series. Personally signed by Frederik Pohl. Full color plate illustration by Barclay Shaw. Introduction by James Gunn. Full bound in dark red leather. 22kt gold designs and lettering on the hubbed spine and both boards. Smyth sewn pages, with bound satin-ribbon page marker. All edges gilt. Printed on archival quality paper especially milled for this edition. It is acid-neutral and conforms to all guidelines established for permanence and durability by the Council of Library Resources and the American National Standards Institute. No jacket as issued.

The Easton Press, 1989. First Edition. leather_bound. Fine/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Signed. As New, in original shrinkwrap; never opened. Part of the Easton Press Signed First Edition series. Personally signed by L Sprague de Camp. Full color plate illustration by Darrell K Sweet. Introduction by James Gunn. Fully bound in brown leather. 22kt gold designs and lettering on the hubbed spine and both boards. Smyth sewn pages, with bound satin-ribbon page marker. All edges gilt. Printed on archival quality paper especially milled for this edition. It is acid-neutral and conforms to all guidelines established for permanence and durability by the Council of Library Resources and the American National Standards Institute. No jacket as issued.

Recorded Books, LLC, 2008. Audio Cassette. Good. Unabridged audiobook on 6 cassettes, approximaely 7 hours. Narrated by Christina Moore. A retired library copy, with typical markings; case and cassettes in good condition. Part of the Recorded Books Inspirational series. Brides of Lancaster County, Book 4. "Rachel Beachy wants something she can't have-her sister Anna's boyfriend. Silas Swartley has been in love with Anna since they were children, and Rachel has loved Silas nearly as long. Rachel feels that her swiftly moving days are spent without hope, but when Anna unexpectedly leaves the Amish faith, Rachel's hope is rekindled. She begins filling her hope chest as she initiates a campaign to win Silas's heart. Can Silas set the pain of Anna's rejection aside and see Rachel as anything more than a child? Will Rachel be disappointed in Silas and in God, or will she learn the true meaning of hope?

BBC Audiobooks America, 2007. Audio CD. Fair. Sound Library, BBC Audiobooks America. Unabridged audiobook on 6 CDs, approximately 7 hours 20 minutes. Narrated by Jeff Woodman. Ex-library with typical markings and wear; case has some wear including cracks to front panel.

Arkham House, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 0x0x0. Hardcover, Arkham 1st edition, 1946. 639 pages. First thus omnibus edition, collecting four novels by Hodgson. The lovely Hannes Bok cover plus the fact that this was never reprinted by the publisher, makes this a key title for Arkham collectors and for fans of the weird supernatural in general. A Very Good dust jacket, with bright vibrant colors intact, and no fading to the spine as is sometimes seen. The front flap is not clipped, and shows the original $5.00 price. Some crinkling and one tiny chip to the head of the spine. The book is in Very Good+ condition. Full bound black boards, with slightly faded gilt lettering and designs to the spine. Endpapers are somewhat browned, particularly along the hinges, perhaps from the binders glue. From the dust jacket flap: “THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND And Other Novels by William Hope Hodgson - The four bizarre novels by the late William Hope Hodgson, though more… Read More

Gallup Press, 2009-04-01. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Signed. Hardcover in dust jacket, 5th printing. Signed by Rath and Reckmeyer on label with no inscription, on title page. Silver "Autographed Book" sticker applied to front panel of dust jacket. Book is in Fine condition, and dust jacket in Very Good + to Near Fine condition, with just a couple light wrinkles at top of front and rear panels. Scarce signed.

Nichols Pub. Co, 1986. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Previous owner/institution name and address stamped to front and rear endpapers, and name stamped to top, bottom and fore edge. No underlining or highlighting. Binding tight and square.

Vantage Press, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed. Hardcover in dustjacket, first edition, 1969, Vantage Press. 48 pages. Personal letter to a niece laid in: full page ALS (hand written signed letter) from the author, on Robert and Belle Helmer letterhead. Indent to front and rear upper boards. Clean inside and out, binding solid and square. Dustjacket in Very Good condition, only fault is a few words written to rear panel ("Cooper Union? / Pratt Institute?"). The author, a well-known New York architect, proposes a novel approach to urban renewal: "utilizing the back yards of slum dwellings which stand on deep narrow lots, as sites for erecting new housing units, settling the families in them, then demolishing the old houses and landscaping the areas.