Search Results: Authors starting with H from leaves

los angeles, california: the philosophical research society, inc, 1976. limited first edition, 1976. los angeles, california: the philosophical research society, inc. isbn: 0893145378. hardcover. book condition: fine. jacket condition: minor shelfwear. near fine.

garden city, new york: sundial press, 1928. early edition, 1928. important and initially controversial lesbian novel. judged obscene by a british court, the book was not published there again until 1949. publicity following the legal battles contributed to increased lesbian visibility in the united states and england. garden city, new york: sundial press. 5.5 x 8". 6 pages. hardcover. bound in cloth covered boards. book condition: some water damage to spine. very good+. jacket condition: small chips and losses to front cover, back cover, and spine. unclipped. good+.

new york: random house, 1976. second printing, 1976. a supernatural horror story told from the perspective of fourteen-year-old elizabeth. this debut novel was first published by ken greenhall under his mother's maiden name. "elizabeth" was reissued in 2023. new york: random house. 5.75 x 8.5". isbn: 0394498755. 153 pages. hardcover. book condition: mild shelf wear to edges and corners, toning to block, former owner address sticker on pastedown. very good. jacket condition: very slight toning. minor shelfwear. some creasing on back inner flap. unclipped ($6.95). very good +.

new york: random house, 1967. first edition, 1967. a revolutionary work, black power exposed the depths of systemic racism in america. it marked a turn from the author's work in traditional activism with the student nonviolent coordinating committee (sncc), to a more international, anti-capitalist framework for political transformation. dust jacket photo by gordon parks. new york: random house [8.5 x 5.5"]. hardcover. bound in lagoon blue partial cloth covered boards. stamped with initials of authors. book condition: offsetting to front free endpaper. some negligible foxing. very good+. jacket condition: folding to corners of front flap. quarter inch closed tear to spine. very good+. an overall very handsome copy.

1st. hardcover. signed with drawing.

new york: marion harris, 1994. first edition, 1994. from the intro: "the bartlett collection of sculptures and photographs represents not only a considerable artistic discovery, but a singular expression of american genius. half lifesize to scale, the sculpted group of twelve teenage girls and three accompanying boys, (the latter recognizably self portraits), was created by morton bartlett, a reclusive boston bachelor few knew. these sculptures were how he idealized an unattainable world that eluded him." new york: marrion harris. paperback. isbn: 9780964315907. book condition; fine.

london: faber and faber, 1960. first edition, 1960. the author's first novel, written after his move from london back to guyana. considered a canonical text in caribbean literary studies and an essential early postcolonial work. part of the author's "guyana quartet" of works published between 1961 and 1963. london: faber and faber. 5 x 7.5". hardcover. bound in cloth covered boards. book condition: fading to bottom of spine. near fine. jacket condition: chips to front and back covers. toning to back cover. tear and chips to spine. clipped. very good.

new york: berkley medallion books, 1967. massnmarket paperback. paperback. very good, toning to block, minor shelf wear.

new york: farrar, straus and giroux, 1991. first american edition, 1991. a verse adaptation of sophocles' play, by the irish nobel-prize-winning writer seamus heaney. new york: farrar, straus and giroux. 0-374-13355-7. 81 pages. hard cover. bound in cloth covered boards. book condition: mild shelfwear throughout. near fine. jacket condition: unclipped ($20.00). near fine.

new york: palgrave macmillan, 2012. first edition, 2012. findley examines french literature from the medieval period and suggests that the writing is gendered and feminine. new york: palgrave macmillan. isbn: 9780230112582. hardcover. condition: as new.

new york: simon and schuster, 1953. 1st edition, 1953. a bestselling classic and introduction to the primary economic thinkers of western history by an economist and historian of economic thought. new york: simon and schuster. hardcover. book condition: some toning. near fine. jacket condition: some shelfwear and toning. near fine.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. First Trade Edition 1984. Hardcover. Near fine, shelfwear/Fine. To Ron, With good wishes, some takes from the other 'Good Book' to enjoy in those spells of tranquility which I know we both treasure so dearly. Joe Heller 8/28/84

new york: simon and schuster, 1961. second printing, 1961. comes with a signed bookplate. authorized facsimile jacket of first edition was published in 1989 by first edition library. satirical world war ii novel frequently described as one of the most important books of the 20th century. new york: simon and schuster. 8.5 x 6". 443 pages. hardcover. book condition: near fine; moderate shelf wear with some soiling on back and front block. small tear on front right corner. small stain to block and some fading on spine.

new york: charles scribner's sons, 1952. second printing, 1952. this novella was the last major fictional work published by hemingway in his lifetime. tells the story of an old man, santiago, who fishes alone in a skiff in the gulf stream. his supreme ordeal comes in the form of a battle to catch a giant marlin, after not catching anything for eighty-four days. new york: charles scribner's sons. 5.5 x 8.25". 140 pages. hardcover. book condition: damage to top and bottom of spine, some fraying to bottom of spine. very good -. jacket condition: large chip to spine, chip on back top, spine, and bottom; closed tear on spine. unclipped price ($3.00). good +.

new york: scribner, 2003. first edition, 2003. collection of ernest hemingway's writings on war. hemingway experienced intimately and wrote profusely on world wars i and ii, as well as the spanish civil war. in addition to the nonfiction works collected here, hemingway published numerous fictional pieces in which war was the backdrop. inscribed by his grandson, sean hemingway: "for jessica, best wishes, sean hemingway." new york: scribner. isbn: 9780743243261. 6 x 9.1". 344 pages. hardcover. book condition: very mild soiling to head, faint stain to block. near fine. jacket condition: 2 inch closed tear, light shelf wear, price unclipped ($27.50). near fine -.

north hollywood, california: barclay house, 1970. mass market paperback, 1970. north hollywood, california: barclay house. 4.25x6.6". 191 pages. mass market paperback. bound in colored paper wrappers. book condition: reading creases to spine, else fine. very good +.

new. york: the ecco press, 1985. 1st paperback edition. paperback. fine./fine. unclipped ($8.50)..

philadelphia: chilton, 1965. book club edition, 1965. from publication this science fiction epic has been lauded by critics and book clubbers alike. set in a distant future feudal interstellar society, "dune" won the inaugural nebula award for best novel in 1966 and was tied for the 1965 hugo award for best novel. multiple efforts to adapt the novel successfully for film indicate the immensity of its narrative. true first editions are some of the most valuable books to science fiction collectors. philadelphia: chilton. 5.75 x 8.25". 507 pages. hardcover. book condition: slightest bumping to spine. else fine. jacket condition: fine.

new york: universe, 2009. hardcover.

Harper & Row, New York, 1965. 1st American Edition/ 1st Printing, Hardcover. Book: Fine. DJ: Fine, unclipped ($4.95) ..