Search Results: Authors starting with H from Fables Bookshop

St Martin's Press. New York 1984 1st edition and 1st printing.. A Fine copy in dustwrapper (some rubbing evident else no chips, loss, or tears).. Stone cloth boards. unnumbered large format 360mm x 290mm. 1.2kg. Summer, the shortest season, the longest days, memories, promises kept and broken. Souvenirs of summer gone, moments stopped, evoking memories of experiences and of summers to come.

Rosehill Press. New York 1986.. A very Fine copy overall. Plates 3, 4, & 5, have the lower corner folded 17mm x 10mm thus not affecting image. The slipcase on inspection shows several minor marks to one side, the photographic insert shows some rubbing, hence Fine only. Still a truly excellent copy with excellent shelf and table appearance.. Avocado green cloth boards large format with photographic inset to front. 81 plates. in matching slipcase 370mm x 290mm. no dustwrapper (as issued). large format 2.5kg. Limited edition of 5000 unnumbered copies. Monograph of Author's work spanning the period 1965 to 1985.

St Martin's Press. New York 1989 1st edition thus and 1st printing.. No inscription, light mark showing placement of booksellers label on front wrap. minor wear including small dib on spine, conservatively VG condition.. Large format softcover 340mm x 270mm. 0.6kg. The models are all asleep, or half so, chilling on satin sheets, dozing on couches or snoozing on the sand.

St Martin's Press. New York 1989 1st edition and 1st printing.. Top corners slightly bumped, a near Fine copy in VG+ dustwrapper (front fold-in shows the bump plus a filing-punch hole inside top edge. also the dustwrapper has not been folded quite square and sits a little awkwardly).. Stone cloth boards. unnumbered large format 350mm x 275mm. 1.1kg. The models are all asleep, or half so, chilling on satin sheets, dozing on couches or snoozing on the sand.

Blackwell. Oxford 1948 2nd edition.. No inscription. eps and edges fox. a G+ sound clean copy in dustwrapper (price-clipped, minor loss at bottom of tanned spine).. Green cloth boards. xii + 354pp.

Janssen. Simon's Town 2008.. A very Fine copy.. Softcover illustrated b/w & colour images. 79pp. 280mm x 220mm. 0.6kg. Author originally took photographs to refer to for his drawings, paintings, and etchings but later recognised the art in them. The central theme in this collection is 'the body as sculpture'. The models featured in this book are presented as a counter-example to the archetypal representation of a dark and violent Africa as represented in the media.

Macmillan. London 1914 1st edition.. Neat ownership inscription. a VG sound and attractive copy.. Green cloth boards. 777pp illustrated 8vo. Translated from the 4th German edition.

Hutchinson. London 1969.. No inscrip. a Mint copy in d/w (Fine) and with original presentation box (light wear only).. Green cloth boards

Hutchinson. London 1981.. Ownership inscription on lightly foxed fep else a near Fine copy in matching d/w (no chips, tears, or loss). lovely 'new' smell!. Black cloth boards. 287pp illustrated colour & b/w. 8vo

Gallery 21. Johannesburg 1981.. Wraps lightly rubbed, a 55mm surface-cut to front wrap, hence a VG copy only. The cut does not seriously detract and the book retains a good shelf and table appearance.. Glossy card wraps. 95pp illustrated A4 format. 0.6kg. Inscribed by Author "To Wendy with best regards, Zoltan". Illustrates the artist's work in this medium with textual commentary by the author, the artist, and a brief biographical note by his son. Also includes three loose postcard illustrations of his work.

Commonwealth Relations Office. Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1953.. Ex library with stamps to ffep. no external numbers. overall near VG, contents excellent. no dustwrapper.. Blue cloth boards. 447pp 8vo. The author's original 4-volume work of the same title, published in 1950-1951, dealt only with the dependencies controlled by the United Kingdom Colonial Office. This supplementary volume reports on native administration in the three High Commission Territories in a similar format.

Bloomsbury. London 1987.. No inscriptions. G-VG in dustwrapper (general wear, no major loss or tears).. Tan cloth boards. 752pp. large 8vo.

Covos-Day. Weltevreden Park 1999.. No inscriptions. A Fine copy in protected dustwrapper.. Tan cloth boards, 183pp. illustrated b/w photos. The story focuses on the three batteries of 4th Brigade Division, Royal Field Artillery, (7th, 14th, 66th). and the six `Long 12s' of the Royal Navy under the command of Col. Long. The Boer general, Louis Botha, scored a resounding victory in the battle of Colenso (15th Dec 1999) against the British forces under the command of Buller, sending shockwaves throughout the British Empire. Extensive appendices & bibliography.

Bathurst 2022 1st edition.. Mint unread copy.. 336pp large format softcover. 0.5kg. Author's third Sopwith Jones novel. When the President of South Africa goes down in an assassination attempt, Sopwith Jones and his partner Ali team up with their longtime friend Kenneth Le Grange to save the day. Their flying skills in the solar-powered aeroplane, invented by Jones, are tested to the limit as they manage to stay one step ahead of the evil Spade Mapeti and his cronies. His faction of the ruling party is hell-bent on regaining the initiative in state capture and undermining South Africa's democracy. Drawing on an intimate knowledge of flying, and introducing a colourful cast of characters in some of the most scenic locations in the country, Haller keeps the reader spellbound in this unputdownable novel.

Bathurst 2022 1st edition.. Mint unread copy.. 336pp softcover. When the President of South Africa goes down in an assassination attempt, Sopwith Jones and his partner Ali team up with their longtime friend Kenneth Le Grange to save the day Their flying skills in the solar-powered airoplane, invented by Le Grange, are tested to the limit as they manage to stay one step ahead of the evil Spade Mapeti and his cronies. This faction of the ruling party is hell-bent on regaining the initiative in state capture and undermining South Africa's democracy. Drawing on an intimate knowledge of flying and introducting a colourful cast of characters in some of the most scenic locations in the country Haller keeps the reader spellbound in this unputdownable novel.

Bathurst 2022 1st edition.. Mint unread copy.. 336pp softcover. When the President of South Africa goes down in an assassination attempt, Sopwith Jones and his partner Ali team up with their longtime friend Kenneth Le Grange to save the day Their flying skills in the solar-powered airoplane, invented by Le Grange, are tested to the limit as they manage to stay one step ahead of the evil Spade Mapeti and his cronies. This faction of the ruling party is hell-bent on regaining the initiative in state capture and undermining South Africa's democracy. Drawing on an intimate knowledge of flying and introducting a colourful cast of characters in some of the most scenic locations in the country Haller keeps the reader spellbound in this unputdownable novel.

Harper Row / Barnes & Noble. New York 1972.. A Fine copy in dustwrapper.. Ochre cloth boards. 206pp illustrated b/w plates. 8vo.

Hutchinson 1986 1st edition.. Gift inscription to front pastedown, a bit dusty else VG condition in lesser dustwrapper (light wear, a bit worn along top edges, no tears or loss).. Blue cloth boards. 373pp illustrated 8vo. 0.9kg. Author moved to Kenya in her early twenties where she came to know all the leading figures of the settler community. From the 1920s she developed a taste for lone travel to distant places. Drawn from sixty years of her personal journal of the years 1914 to 1981 this is a view of the world from a privileged person.

Bantam Press. London 2012 stated 1st edition thus.. Edges tanned els a G-VG copy.. Paperback 290pp illustrated 8vo 0.4kg.

Bantam Press. London 2012 stated 1st edition.. No inscriptions, 4 square corners, edges tanned. A conservatively VG copy in matching dustwrapper (no chips, tears, or loss).. Gilt on blue cloth boards. 290pp illustrated 8vo 0.6kg.