Search Results: Titles starting with H from Paul Johnson Fine Books

Houghton Mifflin, 1984. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First printing. Two short novels: Doctor Slaughter and Doctor Demarr. Signed by Theroux on the title page. Doctor Demarr was the basis for the movie of the same name.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1967. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First printing of Stone's first novel, a Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship Award Novel. Near fine book (negligible rubbing to bottom corners and a faint smudge to the top edge) in a fine, unclipped jacket. In addition this is a review copy with the review slip laid in. Briefly inscribed by Stone on the half-title.

Random House, 1940. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. A very nice copy of the first volume in the Snopes trilogy. The book itself is near fine with a solid, unfaded red stain to the top edge of the text block. The first issue jacket is about near fine with one small chip to the bottom of the spine and minor wear to a couple of the corners. The jacket is unclipped with the $2.50 price intact. A clean copy.

Putnam, 1921. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. First edition. Sm 8vo. 347 pp. Green cloth with black lettering and tree to the spine; black and cream illustration of a river, likely the Merced, and half Dome) on the front panel. Frontispiece with tissue guard; introduction by Hall; 27 black and white photographs and a folding map of Yosemite after p. 332 before the appendix. Near fine overall.

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1986. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Houghton Mifflin: Boston, 1986. Sm 4to. 311 pp. One quarter cloth in blue/teal with silver lettering to the spine; grey paper-covered boards. A fine book in a near fine jacket with some mild to moderate toning to the white flaps and rear panel. Light wear to the bottom front corner of the jacket. Signed (signature only) by Atwood on the title page. Not price-clipped. A nice copy.

Bantam Press, 2006. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First printing -- the true first -- of this Jack Reacher thriller. Near fine (edge toning as usual with the UK editions) in a fine jacket. Signed on the title page by Mr. Child.

New York: Random House, 1947. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Random House, 1947. First printing of Schulberg's famous boxing novel. Near fine book (age toning to the text block) in a near fine jacket that has had a little professional restoration to the extremities. Toning to the lettering on the spine and to the flap edges. Not price-clipped, no writing or other defects.

The Mystery League, Inc., 1930. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Stated first edition. Pseudonym of Cecil John Charles Street, prolific British author of mysteries. Near fine book (faint foxing to the top edge) in a near fine jacket.

Black Sparrow Press, 1976. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed, limited edition. This is copy #189 of 200 signed and numbered copies. Signed by both Mrabet and Paul Bowles on the colophon. Near fine in a near fine, original acetate jacket.

Akham House, 1975. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Sauk City: Arkham House, 1975. 12 mo. A collection of science fiction stories by Derleth. Bottom of spine pushed, top edge a little dusty. One small (1/4") tear to the jacket else fine. Not price-clipped, no writing etc.

Bloomsbury, 2000. 1st Edition. . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. First softcover printing with the complete number line. Owner's inscription on the verso of the front cover, else near fine. No creasing to the spine or other defects.

Bloomsbury, 2005. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. London, Bloomsbury, 2005. First edition stated. 8 vo. 607 pp. The 6th book in the Harry Potter series. Forward lean, light creasing to the spine. Price-intact jacket has a couple of small creases to the top of the spine, else fine.

Arthur Levine Books, 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. New York: Arthur Levine/Scholastic, 1999. First American edition, first printing. No numeral on the jacket's spine. Previous owner's name (fairly small) on the red front free endpaper, forward lean to the book; and a few spots of foxing to the top edge. The unclipped jacket is fine. The second book in the Harry Potter series.

Pantheon Books, 1989. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. As New/As New. First edition. As new in original publisher's shrink-wrap. Unopened and unread.

Heinemann, 1975. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition of the twelfth and final book in Powell's "The Music of Time" series. 12mo. 272 pp. Near fine in a near fine jacket, which is not price-clipped. One small hole to the spine of the jacket and very minor wear to two of its corners.

Viking Press, 1988. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Author's second book, following "The Solace of Open Spaces." Near fine in a near fine jacket. A novel of the forced relocation of Japanese-Americans at the beginning of WW2. Signed on the half-title page by Ehrlich.

Viking, 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. New York: Viking, 1981. First edition. The thirty-fifth 87th Precinct novel. Signed on the title page as: "Evan - Ed McBain - Hunter." Fine in a near fine, price-intact jacket.

Grey Fox Press, 1977. 1st Edition. . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Grey Fox Press: Bolinas, 1977. Sm 8vo. 59 pp.Silver wraps with black print. Frontispiece is a cartoon by Jack drawn for the Cassidy children in 1952 or '53. Wrinkling to the top rear corner else near fine. Edited by Donald Allen (of Grove Press) whom Jack sent poems for Evergreen Review and The New American Poetry. This collection includes those poems and letters and comments about his verse.

Bern Porter, 1947. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Berkeley: Bern Porter, 1947. Sm 4to. 33 pp. Author's first book. Signed by Duncan along with the year (1947, the year of publication) on the front free endpaper. A little toning to the very edges of the boards; bump to the head of the spine with two tiny splits in the boards. archival paper repairs to the edges of the verso of the jacket. Near fine.

Scribners, 1964. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Scribners: New York, 1964. 8vo. 127 pp. Pink cloth boards with silver lettering to the spine. Top front corner bumped. Price-intact jacket ($3.50) is very good with closed tears to the top of the spine and top corners. Inscribed at length by the author on the front free endpaper. The Lamont Poetry Selection of 1964 seal on the front of the jacket.