Search Results: Authors starting with H from Flamingo Books

Doubleday & Company, 1978-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1978 first edition Doubleday and Co. (New York), 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches tall x 2 1/2 inches thick green cloth hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, gilt lettering to spine, xi, 684 pp. Very slight rubbing and edgewear to covers. Moderate foxing to fore page edges. Very slight staining to front free-endpaper. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a slightly soiled, chipped and edgeworn dust jacket which has a couple of closed one-inch edge tears but which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~I~ [3.0P] The definitive biography of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942), American sculptor, art patron and collector, and founder in 1931 of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. She was a prominent social figure and hostess,… Read More

J.H. Hubbell and Company. Very Good. 1876 seventh edition J.H. Hubbell and Company (New York), 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches tall full leather bound, gilt lettering to spine, 734, xxxix pp. Moderate to heavy rubbing and edgewear to covers, with bumping to the tips and chipping to the fore edge of both the front and rear boards. Brown cloth binder's tape reinforcing the spine, with cut-outs for title and year. Tape reinforcement of interior hinges. Otherwise, apart from very slight marginal age toning, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce early issue of a renowned American legal directory which in 1931 merged with Martindale's Directory. Not in OCLC. Due to the weight of the book, additional postage will be required for standard international orders. ~GGG~ [3.5P] The 1876-77 annual Hubbell's Legal Directory, which contains the names of one of more reliable attorneys in 3,000 cities, along with a synopsis of collection and other laws in each state and Canada, court times,… Read More

J.H. Hubbell and Company, 1875-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1875 sixth edition J.H. Hubbell and Company (New York), 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches tall full leather bound, gilt lettering to spine, 681, xxxviii pp. Moderate to heavy rubbing and edgewear to covers, with bumping to the tips and chipping to the fore edge of both the front and rear boards. Brown cloth binder's tape reinforcing the spine, with cut-outs for title and year. Tape reinforcement of interior hinges. Otherwise, apart from very slight marginal age toning, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce early issue of a renowned American legal directory which in 1931 merged with Martindale's Directory. OCLC (No. 558762879) locates only one copy at institutions worldwide. Due to the weight of the book, additional postage will be required for standard international orders. ~GGG~ [3.5P] The 1875-76 annual Hubbell's Legal Directory, which contains the names of one of more reliable attorneys in 3,000 cities, along… Read More

Edwin S. Gorham, 1906-01-01. Hardcover. Good. [1906] Edwin S. Gorham (New York), 5 1/2 x 8 inches tall purple cloth hardcover, no dust jacket, gilt lettering to spine, xvi, 371 pp. Moderate soiling/staining, rubbing and edgewear to covers, with sun-toning of cloth along the spine and upper edges of both boards. Vertical crease to center of spine. Prior owner name stamp to front pastedown. 1909 prior owner gift inscription and drawing to blank front free-endpaper. Slight foxing to half title page and front and rear prelims. Otherwise, apart from a few creased page tips, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked, solidly bound - of this scarce title. ~A~ [1.5P] An Anglican priest and scholar looks at the centrality of the Sunday eucharist to his faith, as contrasted with Catholic and other Protestant denominations. Contents: Worship in the Apostolic Age; Development in the Second and Third Centuries; Testimony of Early Writers; The Period of the Great Councils and Settlement of Doctrine; Worship… Read More

W.H. Thomson. Good. [1956] W.H. Thomson (Manchester, England), 6 1/4 x 8 5/8 inches tall red cloth hardcover, no dust jacket (as issued), dark blue lettering to front cover, illustrated with black-and-white photographs and facsimiles, [26] pp. Slight to moderate soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers. Boards very slightly bowed. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this rare history of the beloved 1749 Anglican hymn 'Christians Awake! Salute the Happy Morn,' by John Byrom. OCLC (No. 1063211106) only lists the earlier (1948) edition, with one copy at institutions worldwide (at The British Library, St. Pancras). ~SP20~ [1.0P] A history of 'Christians Awake! Salute the Happy Morn,' an Anglican hymn written in 1749 by John Byrom (1692-1763) of Manchester, England, a poet and the inventor of a revolutionary system of shorthand. The hymn was written by Byrom at his home in Hanging Ditch in Manchester, in the northwest region of England, as a Christmas gift to his… Read More

University of California, Los Angeles, 1964-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1964 University of California Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California), 8 5/8 x 11 1/8 inches tall brown cloth hardcover, no dust jacket (as issued), yellow lettering to front cover and spine, blue endpapers, typescript printed on tan stock, printed only on recto side of each leaf, illustrated with many equations, ix, 90 ff. Slight to moderate soiling and rubbing to covers. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean and unmarked - of this scarce civil engineering work, written for the author's PhD at UCLA in 1964. ~YYY~ [2.5P] It is the purpose of this study to extend the linear matrix force and displacement methods to cover the nonlinear problem of general instability. The linearized small displacements buckling theorem as well as the large displacement approach important for the analysis of post-buckling behavior is developed. Thermal strains, or any kind of initial strains and stresses are included. This study is based on an… Read More

Audio CD. New. 2006 Sirius (Athens, Greece), one CD in 4 7/8 x 5 1/2 inches folding card case with publisher's liners, as issued. New, sealed in publisher's clear wrap. Hologram security label and retail price label to wrap. Standard shipping orders upgraded free to First Class. ~N~ Tracks: A tale with no name - 1. Once upon a time - dance; 2. Hector and Andromache; 3. Song of the Flag; 4. Mother dear; 5. The blacksmith; 6. the cannon is silent by the riverside; 7. You old sea dog; 8. Kyr-Michalis; 9. Throw my hear in the well; Blood wedding - 10. Introduction; 11. Now my precious sweet bride; 12. Lullaby; 13. Turn, wheel of the mill; 14. Thread ball of thread; 15. He was the pride of morn - epilogue; Captain Michalis - 16. Introduction - dance; 17. How beautifull Crete is; 18. That was no island; 19. My lade of Vineyyards; 20. Music for Emine; 21. Yorgos' red nosed wife; 22. Holy week; 23. Heavy is the night; 24. Where is god?; The caucasian chalk circle - 25. Four generals; 26. Once… Read More

Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne. Acceptable. In Polish. 1960 Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne (Krakow, Poland), 11 5/8 x 9 1/4 inches tall yellow and green cloth hardbound in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, copiously illustrated (some in color), 87 pp. plus colophon. Moderate to heavy staining to covers, especially top edges. Otherwise, apart from slight marginal soiling or creasing to a couple of pages, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a worn and torn dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~SP38~

Binoche, 2005. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 0x0x0. In French. 2005 Binoche (Paris), 9 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches tall glossy pictorial hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, black endpapers, copiously illustrated with full color photographs of artwork, 123 pp. Very slight rubbing to covers. Otherwise, a near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a near fine dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~SP09~ [3.0P] Catalog of precolumbian and African art from a 2005 exhibition.

V.D.G. Hales, 2016. paperback. Very Good. 0x0x0. 2016 signed and inscribed copy, V.D.G. Hales (La Jolla, California), 8 1/2 x 11 inches tall paperbound in full color pictorial covers in pictorial dust jacket, copiously illustrated with mostly full color photographs, maps and facsimiles of family documents, xx, 296 pp. On the half title page, nicely signed, inscribed and dated by the author. Otherwise, a near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce genealogy and family history. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~SP33~ [3.5P] This book is a narrative history of the ancestors of Charles and Henry Greene. It traces one direct line of ten Greene generations from Dorset, England, in 1550, to the 1900s in Pasadena, California. Those generations also include the Greene wives, who descended from the Tattershall, Anthony, Barton, Mott, Ward, Sumner, Mather, and Dart families. Special attention is paid to… Read More

Archibald Constable, 1825. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Good. 1825 fourth edition Archibald Constable (Edinburgh, Scotland), two 5 x 7 1/2 inches tall contemporary quarter leather hardcover volumes, leather spine and tips over marbled paper-covered boards, four raised bands and gilt lettering to spines, all page edges marbled, folding map frontispiece to Volume 1, [v.1] xx, 379; [v.2] xii, 320, 80 pp., complete. (811 pages total.) Slight to moderate soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers, with a bit of chipping, especially to the spines and board edges. Inside, apart from a period ink prior owner name to the blank front free-endpapers of both volumes and creasing to one tip of the otherwise pristine folding map, a fine set - clean, remarkably bright and unmarked. Note that this is a heavy and oversized set, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~DD~ [3.5P] Basil Hall (1788-1844) was a British naval officer from Scotland, a traveler and an author. Hall joined the… Read More

Berkeley Hall School. Very Good. 1965 first edition Berkeley Hall School (Beverly Hills, California), 8 1/2 x 11 inches tall spiral bound (black plastic comb) in blue printed covers, copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs, unpaginated. Moderate to heavy soiling and light rubbing and edgewear to covers. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this rare yearbook. ~SSS~ [1.5P] The 1965 yearbook for Berkeley Hall School, a coed independent school for grades Nursery through 8th located on 66 acres off Mulholland Drive near the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles, California.

Taylor Publishing / Berkeley Hall School, 1967-01-01. Paperback. Good. 1967 first edition Taylor Publishing / Berkeley Hall School (Beverly Hills, California), 8 1/2 x 11 inches tall stapled paperbound in green printed covers, copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs, 40 pp. Light soiling and moderate rubbing and edgewear to covers. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce yearbook. [d2] ~V~ The 1967 yearbook for Berkeley Hall School (BHS), a coed independent school for grades Nursery through 8th located on 66 acres off Mulholland Drive near the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1911 by Christian Scientists Leila and Mabel Cooper, Berkeley Hall is nonsectarian and does not teach religion, and its commitment to education is rooted in the vision of the founders, with a mission 'to develop active thinkers in a balanced learning environment that inspires children of diverse backgrounds to fulfill their unlimited, God-given… Read More

Berkeley Hall School. Good. 1966 first edition Berkeley Hall School (Beverly Hills, California), 8 1/2 x 11 inches tall stapled paperbound in purple printed covers, copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs, 32 pp. Moderate soiling and heavy rubbing and edgewear to covers, especially along fore edge and spine. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce yearbook. [d2] ~V~ The 1966 yearbook for Berkeley Hall School (BHS), a coed independent school for grades Nursery through 8th located on 66 acres off Mulholland Drive near the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1911 by Christian Scientists Leila and Mabel Cooper, Berkeley Hall is nonsectarian and does not teach religion, and its commitment to education is rooted in the vision of the founders, with a mission 'to develop active thinkers in a balanced learning environment that inspires children of diverse backgrounds to fulfill their unlimited, God-given potential.' It was the first coed… Read More

Humanities Press, 1952-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1952 first edition Humanities Press (New York), 6 x 8 3/4 inches tall green cloth hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, gilt lettering to spine, xiii, 255 pp. Moderate rubbing/staining to covers. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a chipped, worn and torn dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. ~BB~ [2.0P] An inquiry as to the general status of value in the universe, using the tools of linguistic analysis. In addition to presenting a constructive argument, the work also functions as a critical survey of debate on the foundations of value-theory. Everett Wesley Hall (1901-1960) was an American philosopher, known for his advocacy of common-sense realism and his notion of what he called the 'categorial' primacy of certain assertions.

Government Printing Office, 1884. leather_bound. Very Good. 0x0x0. 1884 Government Printing Office (Washington, D.C.), 9 1/8 x 11 1/2 inches tall hardcover, gilt-ruled blue cloth covered boards over blue leather spine and tips, five raised bands and gilt decoration and lettering to spine, blue ribbon marker sewn in, marbled endpapers, copiously illustrated with black-and-white engravings and line drawings, vi, 276 pp. Slight soiling, rubbing qnd edgewear to covers. Period prior owner name to title page. A couple of pages with marginal check-marks. Otherwise, apart from slight age toning, a very good copy - clean and unmarked - in a handsome binding. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~NNN~ [3.5P] A report on the state of the art in shipbuilding in the U.S. in 1884. Contents: Fishing Vessels, Merchant Sailing Vessels, Ship-Building on the Ocean Coasts, Steam Vessels, Iron Vessels, Canal-Boats, United States Navy… Read More

Highgrove Pr, 2003. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. 2003 signed and inscribed copy, Highgrove Press (Riverside, California), 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches tall burgundy faux leather hardcover, no dust jacket (as issued), gilt lettering to front cover and spine, copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs, index, xii, 234 pp. Very slight soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers. Nicely signed and inscribed on the blank front free-endpaper by author Joan H. Hall (1922-2018). Otherwise, a near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce local architectural history. ~G~ [2.0P] 'The Burgundy Book' is Joan H. Hall's compilation of 70 historical residences and community buildings in Riverside, California, the county seat of Riverside County in southern California's Inland Empire metropolitan area. Each example includes a photo of the site and a 3 or 4 page history. Detailed bibliography and index.

Philosophical Research Society, 1964. 2nd Edition. paperback. Good. 8x5x0. 1964 second edition (revised), Philosophical Research Society, Inc. (Los Angeles, California), 6 x 9 inches tall stapled paperbound in blue-green printed covers, 32 pp. Slight rubbing and edgewear to covers, with a bit of bumping to the upper tip of the rear cover and marginal age-toning to front and rear cover. Otherwise, apart from very slight creasing to a few page tips, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked. ~G~ [0.5P] Explores the astrological aspects of infant mortality, marriage, death, and suicide. These articles first appeared in Wynn's astrology magazine. Author Manly Palmer Hall (1901-1990) was a Canadian author, lecturer, astrologer, mystic and Freemason. Over his 70-year career he gave thousands of lectures and published over 150 volumes, of which the best known is The Secret Teachings of All Ages (1928). In 1934 he founded the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles, which published this work.

Hemet News, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. 1995 Heritage House Publishing / The Hemet News (Hemet, California), oblong 10 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches tall pictorial hardover, no dust jacket (as issued), copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs, 128 pp. Slight soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers. Mild staining to front blank endpapers. Otherwise, apart from an occasional instance of marginal soiling, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce local history. ~II~ [2.0P] A pictorial history of the area around Hemet, a city in the San Jacinto Valley in Riverside County, California. It covers a total area of 27.8 square miles, about half of the valley, which it shares with the neighboring city of San Jacinto. The city is known for being the home of The Ramona Pageant, California's official outdoor play set in the Spanish colonial era. Started in 1923, the play is one of the longest-running outdoor plays in the United States.

The World Press, 1944-01-01. Paperback. Good. 1944 The World Press Inc. (Denver). Gray softbound, 6 x 9 inches tall, x, 118pp. Covers are dirty, edgeworn especially to spine, tips have been bumped. Signed and inscribed on author's picture in the front of the copy. Between free endpapers in front is stained due to inlay of article from 'Rocky Mountain News' dated Wednesday April 9, 1975 of author's second career radio personality on cooking. Otherwise, a very good+ edition - clean, bright, and unmarked. ~J~