Search Results: Authors starting with H from PWK Books

A collection of essays about California's San Joaquin River. Multiple B&W photographs. Two-inch long split at top of spine where it meets front cover. Corners of front cover and first pages are bent. Some rubbing

Early 20th-century pseudo-science at its finest! Determine a person's character from the shape of their nose or the color of their hair! Rely on lazy and offensive stereotypes! "An Exact Science"!Blue cloth cover with gilt letters; gilt at top of text block. Gift inscription dated 1923. Multiple B&W line drawings and 74 B&W photographic plates.Cover is worn and stained, with bumping at right top corner of front cover. Binding is broken with significant cracking at both endpapers. Pages are age tanned with stains and some bent corners. Text has been underlined and in some cases X'd out (when it proved less than exact, perhaps?), although it is still legible.

A book in the Cleek series of mystery novels.Cover has singificant stains and wear, with fraying on corners and the top and heel of spine. Spine is cocked and binding is shaken and somewhat loose. Back endpapers are cracked. Writing on front endpapers. Pages are age tanned with some stains and bent corners.

1963 yearbook for Harvard Medical School & Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Illustrated with B&W photos.Previous owner inscribed title page; Fine condition otherwise.

A children's version of the Crusades, part of the "Stories from History" series, edited by John Lang. Brown cloth cover with gilt stamped into spine and front, full-color illustration on front. Deckle-edged paper. All eight full-color illustrated plates are intact.Inscription by FON dated 1913.Cover has some small stains, wear, and bumping. Book is warped from improper storage. Pages are age tanned. Tear on page 47, but text is intact. Stains on front papers and small markings on back.

A striking edition of Hawthorne's classic novel, part of the 22-volume Graylock set. Copyright date 1900. Red leather limp bound with gilt on front and spine. B&W frontispiece with intact tipped-in protective tissue.FON on FFEP, dated 1924.Cover has bumping, stains, and wear, with fraying on top & heel of spine. Pages are age tanned.

A collection of early stories and poems by O. Henry, along with numerous B&W illustrations that appeared in his parody newspapers. Introductory essay by H.P.S. Red cloth over boards with gilt stamped on spine. Brown endpapers.Light wear on cover, especially corners and top & heel of spine. Endpapers are stained. Title page has been torn and repaired with tape. Pages are age tanned and foxes, and have numerous small tears, missing corners, and pencil markings (text appears unobscured).

History of Framingham, Massachusetts. Dust jacket is brown & beige, cover is burgundy cloth with gold stamping on front and sides. Multiple B&W illustrations. Binding tight. Small stains and writing on pages.

Children's book illustrated with B&W drawings. Inscribed by previous owner, dated 1949. Minor wear on outer cover, one page has a small tear (not on the text) and some pages have bended corners.

Beautiful 19th century edition of Hugo's classic novel. According to the publisher's preface, this was the first English translation to include a more-complete Book V. Tan and guilt marbled paper over boards with tan leather spine strip and corners. Gilt on corners and spine; five raised ribs across spine. Text block has gilt top. Double protective tissue over B&W frontispieces on both volumes; small tissue is detached in Volume 1 but all are otherwise intact. All five B&W illustrated plates are intact. Bindings are tight.FON on frontpapers dated 1901, both volumes.Covers are stained and worn, with fraying and bumping on corners. Spines are worn with flaking. Pages are age tanned with some stains.