Search Results: Authors starting with H from Black Sheep Books

Calgary, Alberta: Micky Hades Enterprises, 1962. Card Cover. Good. Hades, Micky. The purpose of this book is to "acquaint the reader with ideas, designs and methods which may be used in constructing magic apparatus and to introduce time and labour saving techniques in planning, building and decorating magic equipment." Grey card cover with green titling and illustration on front, green cloth tape spine, staple binding, black and white illustrations throughout, 72 pages, publisher's advertising on last page. Cover has shelf wear, small stain on front lower edge, light crease near upper front edge which continues into book, spine tape is split down more than half of its length, first 21 pages torn from upper staple, making binding loose for first 21 pages, previous owner's ink name stamp inside front and back cover and on first end paper, text block edges darkened, text is clean, text is tight after page 22. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional… Read More

Carmel-by-the-Sea, Ca: Carmel Pine Cone Press, 1945. Limited/Numbered/Signed. . Hardcover. Very Good-. Book is limited to 250 autographed copies of which this is #34. A collection of eighteen poems. Pale blue hard cover, dark blue illustration and titling from a wood or linocut, silver speckles over all, signed and numbered on last page, leading text block edge untrimmed, 39 pages. Spine and ajacent front edge as well as rear edge are sunned, light wear to spine ends and corners, some small specks of discolouration, text block edges slightly darkened, first and last free end papers foxed, occasional pale foxing spots in text near page edges. This is a very attractive little book - cover is generally clean and bright, binding is tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you… Read More

Toronto, Ontario: Canadian International Council, 2011. Soft cover. Very Good/-. The Arctic is hot. Part II. International Journal is the scholarly publication of the Canadian International Council (CIC), a nonpartisan, nationwide council established to strengthen Canada's role in international affairs. Illustrated soft cover, pagination continues after Part I with 781 to 1075 plus 9 pages of Index. Minor shelf wear. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Toronto: Collins, 1975. Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good-. Second Canadian Edition, First Impression. Orange cloth, gilt titling on spine, 279 pages. Minor edge wear, stamp with previous owner's intials to top of textblock edge, previous owner's bookplate covering his previous writing, previousowner's blindstamt to rear endpaper. Dust jacket has light edge wear and a sunned spine. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1951. Hardcover. Good+ to Very Good-. An updated version of "Native Administration and Political Development in British Tropical Africa", this is the second of five volumes (the last being an index) covering modern Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia. The report gives a detailed regional account the countries mentioned covering social services, ethnic distribution, native administration, and more; also has general information on each country including its constitution, political associations, laws, courts. Blue boards wtih gilt titling on spine, blind-stamped border on front and back boards, charts throughout, 168 pages. Cover has shelf wear, including some tiny spots along edge adjacent to front of spine and on top edge, corners and spine ends slightly worn, previous owner's name in ink on end paper, ink stamp on same page, tightly bound, interior in very good condition, clean and bright. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under… Read More

Paper Cover. Very Good-/-. twobitter poetry series # 29. No publishing date, ca. 1984. Paper cover, black titling, staple binding, unpaginated. Light sunning to spine and bottom part of front cover. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" Tall

Boston: Benjamin B. Mussey, 1843. Leather. Pale brown leather, gilt titling on black spine label, illustrated with black and white maps, 368 pages. Cover has edge wear, particularly to corners, front board detached, rear gutter weak, leather has significant rubbing, some small spots/stains, text block edges darkened, significant foxing throughout text, some pencil markings in text, occasional page corners turned down. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Pittsburgh, PA: Graphic Arts Technical Foundation, Inc., 1965. Soft cover. Very Good. Color stripping is the workhorse of the lithographic process." This book extends the procedures of color stripping beyond the black and white stripping. Purple and white soft cover with purple titling in white label on front and white titling on the spine, black and white frontispiece, 54 black and white illustrations. Very minor edge wear, tiny chip missing at the front right top corner. 180 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Pittsburgh, PA: Graphic Arts Technical Foundation, Inc., 1966. Soft cover. Very Good-. This book deals with the procedures of stripping as a production process. A plastic proportional circular slide rule is included. Purple and white soft cover with purple titling in white label on front and white titling on the spine, black and white frontispiece, black and white illustrations throughout. Very minor wear to edges. 360 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Sorrento, Victoria, Australia: Arden Press, 1994. Soft cover. Good+ to Very Good-. The seven years of letters of George Prideaux Harris, Deputy Surveyor-General of New South Wales from 1803 to 1812, provide, along with his papers and sketches, a dramatic and poignant account of the hardships of life in the fledgling colony. Colourfully illustrated soft cover with white titling on front, black titling on spine, signed by editor on title page, black and white illustrations as well as a four-page cluster of colour plates, 158 pages. Cover has minor edge wear, shelf wear, upper spine end is bumped resulting in light creases to both front and back covers, creases to free corners of front and back cover, light crease to centre of front cover, some pale spots of discolouration to text block edge, interior is clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please… Read More

London: Routledge, 1992. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good-. This original, imaginative and important book brings together concerns about gender, the family, and wider currents in British social, cultural and even political experience in the second half of the nineteenth century." Black cloth with silver titling on spine, decorated grey end papers, inscribed by author on title page, 236 pages. A letter from the author to the previous owner, as well as a personal invitation to the book launch, are tucked into book as well. There is a very pale, small mark on leading text block edge. Dust jacket has minor edge and shelf wear. This is a handsome book - clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over… Read More

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century Fox Film, 2017. Soft cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Best Original Screenplay in 2017. "For Your Consideration". In as new condition.

The International Wizard of Oz Club, 1988. Hardcover. As New/As New. A concise bibliographical checklist of the Oz books by L. Frank Baum and his successors by Douglas G. Greene and Peter E. Hanff. Founded and Continuing the Baum Bugle Checklist by Dick Martin, James E. Haff and David L. Greene. Red cloth, black titling to front and spine, frontispiece, a cluster of black and white plates with reproductions of covers and dustjackets, 146 pages. The book is still in the publisher's shrink wrap. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, 1967. Card Cover. Very Good. Special Scientific Report - Wildlife No. 111. Blue card cover with black titling and illustration. spine and edges sunned, library sticker on front, otherwise book is in great shape. 144 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

New York, NY: Dick & Fitzgerald. Hardcover. A complete and carfully prepared treatise on the art of trapping, snaring, and netting. Ca. 1917 ( no date ). Boards covered with grey paper and cloth spine, black titling to front, blindstamped titling to spine, pastedown and free endpapers show publisher's advertisements, illustrated with many line drawings, 134 pages plus what appears to be a full catalogue of books published. The book boards show shelf and edge wear, board's free corners visible , discolorations and rubbing, some foxing to textblock edge, a few spots and a few light smudges inside, bookseller's sticker and a tiny hole to rear pastedown. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Sheldon Press. Hardcover. Very Good-. Webb, Archie. Inscription is dated 1932. Shiny green cloth with black titling on front and spine, black and red illustrations on spine and front, colour frontispiece, sixteen pages of publisher's advertising at back. Corners and spine ends have very minor bumping, foxing on end papers, text block edges darkened, very occasional tiny foxing spots in text, ink inscription on front end paper. This is a very handsome book, in great shape - clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Beirut, Lebanon: Societe Techno-Presse Moderne, S.A.L., 1975. Hardcover. Very Good-/Good+. Tutundjian, Vazken, Photographer. Introduction by Morous S. Hasrathian. Text is three languages. Black hard cover with gilt titling on spine, gilt and blind-stamped decoration on front, textured end papers, illustrated throughout with colour and black & white plates, 264 pages. Upper corner of back cover lightly bumped. Dust jacket has edge wear with some chipping to spine ends and edges. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

Chicago, Ill.: Albert Whitman & Co., 1938. Hardcover. Very Good-/Good+. Wiese, Kurt. This edition of Junior Press Books contains a childrens' story, set in the quaint and picturesque old town near the home of the Brothers Grimm, concerning the big event of the year: the annual chess tournament. Blue cloth with red titling and decoration on spine, colour pastedown in a red border on front with black titling, colourfully illustrated end papers, colour frontispiece, colour illustration on title page and throughout book, as well as a few illustrations in black and white, 64 pages. Text block edges and page edges slightly darkened, otherwise book is bright and tight. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, has edge wear, shelf wear, some light soiling, colours a little faded. This is a very attractive book in great condition. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian… Read More

Saint John, N.B.: Tyson Corporation, 1984. Soft cover. Good+ to Very Good-. Butler, Ray. This book, signed by both authors and the artist, is an "artistic tour of the city of Saint John. The historical points of interest presented . are depicted in ink sketches by Saint John artist Ray Butler, [and] accompanied by a brief description." Black soft cover with wrap-around silver illustration, silver titling, attractive black and white illustrations throughout, 56 pages. Cover has edge wear, shelf wear, but is otherwise clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

2000. Comb Binding. Very Good/-. The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm newly translated from the Original German by Gary V. Hartman. Hartman felt that existing translations do not take into account the psychology of the tales. Black plastic comb binding, clear plastic front cover, green plastic back cover, white paper, 193 pages. Minor shelf wear. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall