Search Results: Authors starting with H from Callaghan Books South

Simon and Schuster, 1966. 1st Ptg. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Good. (1st ptg.) Heavy book, 478 pages. DJ glossy black background, a colorful Blake-like illustration at botrom front, photo of author at center white back. DJ has very tiny tear with slight wear at top front tip, very slight wear at bottom tip, light wear to front edges, very tiny nicks with very slight wear at spine top edge, nicks and slight wear at spine bottom edge, back lightly soiled. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Harper & Row, 1977. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Good. (1st) Smaller book, black cloth spine and sides, red boards, bright red lettering very fine on spine, 186 lightly browned pages. DJ beautiful color illustration with horrifying face in window, a gun with silencer pointed at it on front, b/w photo of authors on back, praise from James Houston, Ring Lardner Jr. and others. DJ has slight wear top front tip, very tiny tear with very slight wear at bottom front tip, 3/8" tear with creases and light wear at top front and back edge, very tiny tear and slight wear at spine top edge, light wear at spine bottom edge, tiny tear with slight wear at top back tip. Near Good DJ/Fine book.

Bradbury Press, 1990. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. (1st edition, 1st ptg.) Ex-library copy, sturdy book, blue cloth spine, peach boards with clear pieces of tape at top and bottom, front and back, very bright red lettering on spine, red color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 138 pages. DJ glossy with color-illustration of children at workbench while mysterious man listens outside the window on front, yellow spine and back with illustration of bed-making machine. Very Good, considering it is ex-library.

Perpetua Books, 1961. Trade Paperback. Fair. Trade paperback, glossy black wrappers with illustration of women and children on front, 135 heavy lightly browned pages plus index. Many full-page illustrations throughout. Badly worn and torn. Fair.

Doubleday, 1984. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Mark, Mona. Large, sturdy, thicker book, shiny purple covers, bright gilt lettering on spine, darker green inside covers and adjacent end papers with positions for symphony orchestra, 465 pages. DJ glossy white background beneath mylar, light brown geometric pattern, a photograph on most of back. Includes a handout for radio service concert at St. Olaf College, 10/9/98. Signed by author. DJ and book, both Fine.

SACOVA Publishing, 2002. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Haas, Robert B.. Very large, heavy sturdy book, quality dark blue cloth, darker blue lettering very fine, red color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 184 heavy glossy pages. DJ glossy with color photo of a man in boat on sunlit river on front, spine and back right. DJ has numerous light scratches to all sides. Near Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

Potomac Books, 2007. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. (1st edition, 1st ptg.) Large book, red covers, very bright gilt lettering on spine, black color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 264 pages plus brief biographical note, includes a glossy photo section. DJ glossy and colorfully designed with illustration of young and older Haas on front, praise on back with star design along top back. DJ and book, both As New.

Penguin Press, 2017. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. Sturdy book, black cloth spine, black boards, very bright silver lettering on spine, 339 pages. DJ heavy paper, light gray background with black lettering, purple bar design to front and spine, praise on back from Robert W. Gates, Walter Isaacson, James M. McPherson and others. DJ and book, both As New.

Chicago, IL, U.S.A.: Academy Chicago Publishers, Limited, 1991. Soft cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very large, heavy softcover, light green background with ornate color illustration of medieval scene on front wrapper, Dutch epic from 1949. Praise on back wrapper from Washington Post, George Garrett, Chicago Tribune and more. 574 lightly browned pages. Very Fine.

Chicago, IL, U.S.A.: Academy Chicago Publishers, Limited, 1990. Hardcover. Fine/Very Fine. Large, sturdy book, purple cloth spine, rich lighter purple boards, gilt lettering bright on spine, 367 pages, map of 16th Century Italy inside covers and adjacent end papers. DJ heavy paper beneath mylar, a color-illustration of men at front left, cream backgroung front right, spine and back with praise from George Garrett and others. . DJ and book, both Very Fine.

New York: Baker, Pratt & Co., 1880. Cloth. Fair. In the introduction, dated 1877, "Should any one accuse me of having imitated Bret Harte's style, I shall accept the accusation as a compliment..." Large, heavy book, dark blue cloth with embossed borders and designs to all sides, gilt design and title just good on spine, numerous light brown stains on many pages due to collection of dried flowers, now removed. Slight wear to tips, with very slight wear to spine edges, tiny stain and spots on back, brown edge of brown stain barely visible at top tip on p. 63, then increasing toward first front end papers to occupy the top front right area near tip. Fair copy.

McGraw-Hill, 1969. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Good. Bacon, Paul. (1st) Larger, thicker, sturdy book, black cloth spine and sides, gold boards, very bright gilt lettering and beautiful gilt design on most of spine, 366 pages. DJ glossy white background with color-illustration of a person's head inside large fish's mouth on front, spine top and top back. DJ has thin tiny tear at bottom front tip, micronick at spine top right edge, tiny scratch at top back edge, very tiny nick at bottom back edge. Remainder mark at pages' bottom edge. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

New York: Berlag Von S. Zickel, 1885. Cloth. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Heavy book, brown textured cloth, gilt lettering fairly bright on spine, first name there slightly rubbed, slight wear at spine top and bottom edges, all tips very worn, creased at bottom of p. 51, 496 pages. Text in German. Near Good.

Penguin Press, 2022. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. Larger, very thick, sturdy book, gray covers with bright embossed silver initials at top front, very bright silver lettering on spine, 597 pages including two glossy photo sections, most in color. DJ gray background beneath mylar, a photograph of young Trump on front, old Trump on back, black spine. DJ and book, both As New.

Viking/Penguin, 1983. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Fine. Large, heavier sturdy book, red cloth spine, dark yellow boards, dark blue lettering very fine on spine, 300 lightly browned pages. DJ glossy beneath mylar with orange red background to spine and borders front and back, yellow at center front with tiny pattern of flags and large U and S, yellow at cetner back with facts from the 1980 Census. DJ has tiny nick at top front edge next to tip. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 1986. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. (1st edition, 1st printing) Sturdy book, quality purple cloth, bright gilt lettering and borders on spine, 355 pages. Four Parts: The Terrorists, The Victims, The Challenge and The Overview. DJ beneath mylar, glossy in shades of yellow to very dark red front and spine, white back with photo of author at center back.DJ has very tiny tear with very slight wear at bottom front edge near tip, micronick at spine bottom right edge, two light thin smudges near bottom back edge. Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Tulsa OK: Winchester Press, 1981. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. (1st edition) Large, heavy sturdy book, smooth dark rose coves with ornate very bright silver border of vines, crossed rifles and powder flask on front, very bright silver lettering on spine, 283 pages, profusely illustrated. DJ heavy paper, light brown background with crossed rifles and flask, a border with trophy heads and an oval color photo of author with elk, spine very slightly browned, a photo with dark brown border on author and cabin logs. DJ has light blue broken line parallel to back bookfold edge. Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Doubleday, Doran, 1939. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. Ex-library copy, sturdy book with DJ beneath library plastic with colorful illustration of royal woman, curtains and busy street scene on front, gray spine with Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn illustrated, white back light browned and soiled, 485 slightly browned pages. Damaged at bottom between inside back cover and final end papers. Fair, considering it is ex-library.

Doubleday, 1968. Cloth. Fine/Fair. Wilson, Gahan. Very large, squarish, thinner book, green cloth with an illustration of Buddy's head on a golf tee on front, white lettering very fine on spine, 124 lightly browned pages plus a final illustration of Buddy in bed with his clubs. DJ glossy green with a b/w photo of Buddy in a circle on front. DJ is worn and torn at most edges. Fair DJ/Fine book.

Houghton Mifflin, 1978. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Sturdy book, brown cloth, very bright gilt lettering on front and spine, light brown color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 219 pages plus a map in early pages. DJ glossy white spine and back, front borders too, spine very slightly slanted, a color-illustration of city street battle on front, praise on back. DJ has a tiny nick and light crease at top ront edge at spine. Near Fine DJ/Near Very Good book.