Search Results: Titles starting with H from Quaker Hill Books

New York:: Harper & Row,, 1967. A lovely copy of an early Sendak work. Original brown cloth with Jennie illustration and gold lettering on the spine. Very good pictorial dust wrapper with $4.95. Jacket shows some rubbing and a few small tears along the edges; remant of a small bookshop price sticker on inside front flap; bottom right corner clipped. Otherwise a clean and strong copy of a wonderful children's book.. First Edition. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Maurice Sendak.. 8vo..

Boston:: The Arakelyan Press,, 1909. xii p.,2 ,400p, frontispiece. A beautiful copy that Nevins describes as: "Among the top dozen unit histories pertaining to the Civil War; Billings uses his own diary, some 300 letters, and a comrade's manuscript as a basis for this book.". First Edition. Original Red Cloth Gilt. Near Fine. 8vo..

Springfield,: Regimental Reunion Association,, 1890. Front board embossed in gilt "The Preacher Regiment, 1862-65". Frontis portrait of Col. James Jacques; contents very clean, binding a bit bumped but otherwise a clean and solid copy of a very hard to find regimental history. "Written jointly by three veterans; the narrative, presented in diary form, gives a good account of campaigning in Tennessee." Nevins I-110.. First Edition. Publisher's Brown Cloth Gilt. Very Good. 8vo..

New York:: Van Nostrand,, 1861. Orig. Red Cloth. First Edition. Small 8vo. "Containing Practical Instructions in Campaign Duties. For the Use of Volunteers." Gilt spine lettering and front cover vignette of Zouave soldier before tent and stack of rifles, yellow endpapers, 252 pages, 10 line-engraved plates and diagrams. Covers firm, minor wear, some fraying at spine ends, text very good, light aging and foxing. Contemporary pencil ownership signature dated April 25, 1861 at front blank.. Very Good.

Five bound volumes of the complete issues for the years 1861-1865. Contents in excellent condition. The bindings show some light to moderate wear to the exterior boards but remain sturdy and tight. Harper's Weekly was the most widely read journal in the United States throughout the period of the Civil War. So as not to upset its wide readership in The South, Harper's took a moderate editorial position on the issue of slavery prior to the outbreak of the war. The Weekly had supported the candidacy of Stephen A. Douglas in the 1860 presidential campaign against Abraham Lincoln, but as the American Civil War broke out, it fully supported Lincoln and the Union. A July 1863 article on the escaped slave Gordon included a photograph of his back, severely scarred from whippings; this provided many readers in the North their first visual evidence of the brutality of slavery. The photograph inspired many free blacks in the North to enlist. Some of the most important articles and illustrations of the time were… Read More

Virtue, Hall, Virtue London, First Edition 3/4 morocco Excellent - lightly rubbed,contents lightly soiled. Originl plates. 8vo., Beautifully bound in 3/4 crushed red morocco, tooled in gold with raised spine, t.e.g..

London,London,: I.H. And R.Y. 1629 Contemporary Boards. Very Good. Second Edition. 4to. Engraved title-page within ornate architectural border interlaced with vines, decorative woodcut head and tail-pieces and initials.248pp with additional 10pp index. Lacks frontispiece, rebacked. Light toning and aging but a lovely copy of this important historical work based on contemporary documentary evidence..

London:, 1815. History of the Wars of the French Revolution from The Breaking Our of the War in 1792 to The Restoration of A General Peace in 1815: Comprehending The Civil History of Great Britain and France During That Period. Frontis of King George III; Vol I 539pp., Vol II 595pp. including index. profusely illustrated throughout with maps, charts, engravings. Moderate rubbing and soiling, age toning and some foxing to the contents. Hinges starting but still strong.. First Edition. Full Comtemporary Brown Calf. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 2 Volumes.

Boston:, 1866. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on ffep and dated Dec. 18, 1883. 3/4 Comtemporary brown cloth with flag-bearing soldier embossed in gold on front cover. An important Civil War regimental history that saw action in many of the most famous battles including First Bull Run, Yorktown, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Spottsylvania Court House. Cudworth, the Chaplain, describes in detail his experiences and what he personally witnessed. This is a highly interesting and detailed history hightlighted by many descriptions of plantations, and conversations with slaves. Some moderate rubbing and soiling, a few small stains and light soiling. (Nevins I, 76). First Edition. Very Good. 8vo..

T. Cadell. London, 1794. 1/4 calf. Excellent. Engraved vignettes. 4to., 2 vol. in 1., A highly interesting early history of England..

London:London:: Longman & Green, 1863 Full Polished Calf. Excellent. First Edition. 5 Volumes. 8vo. Beautifull bound in full light brown, polished calf with gilt rules, spine in six compartments, raised bands, gold tooling and leather spine labels, and marbled edges. Portrait frontispiece. Binding shows some light wear, contents are clean and fresh. A very handsome history of England set by Macaulay..

Philadelphia:: By the Author,, 1864. History...from the commencement of its organization in July, 1861, to its public reception at Ogdensburgh as a veteran command, January 7th, 1864. By Richard Eddy, chaplain. xii, 360pp.. A highly interesting regimental history including some strong vitriolic sentiments about the South and slavery. Nevis I, 84.. First Edition. Original Brown Pebbled Cloth. Very Good. 8vo..

New York:: The War Memorial Assoc.,, 1912. Complete in 16 parts. Blue pictorial paper wraps. Illustrated with maps, plans some in full color and reproductions, of the great Mathew Brady photographs of the war. Housed in the original blue cloth, publisher's binder which shows some light rubbing and soiling. A lovely set of Lossing's 19th century Civil War History in the original parts. The title page has a diagonal crease in the lower right corner otherwise a near fine copy.. Near Fine. Illus. by Mathew Brady.. 4to..

Hartford,,: Case, Lockwood,, 1865. xi (xii) (13)-289pp. , with complete roster. Original embossed, brown publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Nevins I:134; Dornbusch I, New York, 485; Coulter 335; Nevins: ...."notable among regimental histories for freshness of treatment of men and events and for a relatively unbiased attitude..." The regiment took devastating loses; almost 50% being killed or wounded. An exceptionally clean, solid and excellent copy.. First Edition. Original Brown Cloth. Excellent. 8vo..

LondonLondon: , 1849 Near Fine. Mixed Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This famous history of Greece is beautifully bound in 1/2 navy morocco over navy boards with five spine compartments and 4 gilt raised bands. There is some very scattered, minor underscoring under less than a dozen lines of text in the first 3 volumes. Otherwise this is a clean and beautiful set..

London:: Cassel & Company, 1956. Churchill's great classic beautifully bound by Asprey & Co. in 3/4 crushed, red morocco. Spine decorated and lettered in gilt; aeg... First Edition. 3/4 Red Morocco. Fine. 8vo.. 4 Volumes.

Philadelphia, 1906. 787pp., profusely illustrated with photographs, rosters, maps etc.. Folding map of principle campaigns laid in pouch in rear. A pristine copy of a rare and excellent regimental history full of highly interesting materia from wartime correspondence and personal recollections.. First Edition. Original Green Cloth. Fine. 8vo..

London:: J. Okes,, 1639. Translated from the original Italian manuscript by Robert Gentilis. 3ff., 90pp./ with the imprimatur leaf. Bottom of A4 and B4 trimmed slightly affecting catchword and last line of A4 whidh remains legible. Armorial bookplate. As a result of a dispute between the Venetian government and the Inquisition respecting the prohibition of a book in 1615, Paolo Sarpi decided to write this history of the Venetian Inquisition. The printer states: "this book, like to a great Treasure was alwayes much Esteemed by the best Politicians, but it lay hidden because it went not abroad, but in manuscript, and came onely to the hands of the Governours of the Venetian state...but now every good Statesman may participate of it.:" Hazlitt Suppl. III, 92; STC 21765. A lovely copy bound in 18th calf backed marble boards.. First Edition in English. Very Good. Small 4to..

Salem, 1906. First edition. cloth. A bright and clean copy in excellent condition..

London:: Stockdale,, 1794. Considered the best edition because of the inclusion of many more maps, plans and plates. Contains: portrait, 11 maps (3 folding), and 10 plates (1 by Bartolozzi). Errata page at the end of Volume II. Lacks the 1/2 titles. Edwards was a plantation owner and during his life he compiled a comprehensive account of the natural history, slave trade, agriculture and politics of the West Indies. An excellent set professionally rebacked with morocco spines preserving the original leather spine labels.. Second Edition. Contemporary Brown Calf. Excellent. 4to.. 3 Volumes.