Search Results: Authors starting with H from Johnson Rare Books & Archives

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. Important biographical study of the English-born photographer renowned for his pioneering work in studies of motion, and early work in motion picture projection. Among other things, Haas untangles the different versions of Muybridge's work for Governor Leland Stanford, which was intended to settle an apocryphal $25,000 wager as to whether a trotting horse can have all four feet off the ground at once. Inscribed and dated by the author on the title page. Oblong octavo. Original black buckram binding, with gilt titles. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with just a hint of rubbing.

Tewkesbury: Privately Printed, 1973. First Edition. Trade paperback. Very good/Very good. Inscribed by Irmadene on the front flyleaf. Intimate portrait of the British naval officer and Chipping Campden collector. Frontispiece portrait, with eleven illustrations. Octavo. Original stiff blue paper wrappers, with a pictorial dust jacket. A very good copy.

Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 162 p. Foreword by Karen Armstrong. Inscribed by editor Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad on the front flyleaf. Octavo. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Inscribed By Editor.

Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 1975. Trade paperback. Very good. Octavo: 262 p. Original paper wrappers. A crisp and clean, very good copy.

Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. 46 p. Introduction by Leo Politi. Textual photographs and illustrations. First edition, limited to 300 copies printed by Richard J. Hoffman. Delightful little essay on the Santa Catalina Island Pigeon Messenger Service that was founded in 1894 by the Zahn brothers: Otto Johann, Oswald F., and Lorenzo. The sixteenth volume in the Los Angeles Miscellany series. Original blue cloth-covered boards over a black cloth spine, with pictorial white stamping on the front and gilt titles on the spine. Issued without a dust jacket. A fine copy.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The first full-fledged biography of this singularly important figure in the history of Enlightenment science. Textual illustrations. Octavo. Original dark gray cloth binding, with gilt titles. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.

1962 1st, 1962. First edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Illustrated by Tom Lea. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1962. First edition. The son and grandson of eminent Texas Rangers, Harper B. Lee (born Harper B. Gillett, 1884-1941) became one of the leading matadors in Mexico from 1909-1911. He was the first American to perform as a professional bullfighter, long before the rise of American interest in bullfighting that was stimulated by Ernest Hemingway and Barnaby Conrad. Jacket a bit soiled and lightly edgeworn, with a crease to the rear flap, and an ink price stamp and the remnants of a removed label to front flap; otherwise a very good copy.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. This novel about the fear and heat that plague a group of American soldiers awaiting an enemy ambush offers a realistic portrait of the conflict in Vietnam. Octavo. Original black cloth binding, with orange titles. Just a hint of foxing to the top edge. The dust jacket is a trifle edgeworn; otherwise very good.

New York: Ace Books, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by Joe Haldeman on the title page. Additionally signed by Gay Haldeman, to whom this book is dedicated, on the dedication page. The second book in the Marsbound trilogy. Octavo. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.

New York and London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Inscribed by Hale to George Mitchell, Esq. on the front flyleaf. An American solar astronomer, Hale (1868-1938) is best known for his discovery of magnetic fields in sunspots, and as the leader of key figure in the planning or construction of several world-leading telescopes; namely, the 40-inch refracting telescope at Yerkes Observatory, the 60-inch Hale reflecting telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory, the 100-inch Hooker reflecting telescope at Mount Wilson, and the 200-inch Hale reflecting telescope at Palomar Observatory. In this book, he writes "on the possibilities of large telescopes; on the many problems involved in building a telescope which has a 200-inch mirror; on the radiant drama constantly in progress in the sun's atmosphere; on how explosions in the sun may alter the magnetic field of the earth, cause auroras, and affect radio transmissions." Small octavo. Original blue cloth binding,… Read More

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. ...this volume presents statistics relative to the Negro race - growth by decades; geographical distribution in 1930 and changes in this distribution during the previous 10 years; movement to the North and to the cities; sex and age composition; marital condition; annual mortality and births in the registration area; school attendance and illiteracy; criminality insofar as this can be measured by the number of persons committed to State and Federal prisons and reformatories; number gainfully occupied; distribution according to occupation groups; ownership and value of homes; religious bodies and Sunday schools; retail business as conducted by Negro proprietors; farms, farm operators, and agricultural production." U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. Quarto: 845 p. with a map and numerous tables. Original green cloth binding, with silver titles. The spine is lightly sun faded, with some general shelfwear;… Read More

Calgary, Canada: Bayeux Arts, Inc, 2006. First Edition. Trade paperback. Fine. Inscribed and dated by both poets on the title page. An inventive "play poem" with equal parts text and images. Octavo. Original pictorial paper wrappers. A fine copy.

London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., Ltd, 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 21 figures. Octavo. Original green cloth binding, with gilt titles. Some general dust staining to the top edge. Mild wear to the corners and tips; else very good.

London: The Hakluyt Society, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Edited by Norman J.W. Thrower. Two volumes. 15 illustrations, with the three folding maps housed in the second volume. Edmond Halley (1656-1742) was already a well-known astronomer, mathematician and natural philosopher when, in 1698, he took command of His Majesty's Ship Paramore. The purpose of Halley's first two voyages was to test his geomagnetical theories; in the third voyage he investigated tidal phenomena. These voyages, which received royal approval, support from the Navy, and sponsorship by the Royal Society have been regarded as the first sea journeys undertaken for purely scientific purposes. The Hakluyt Society, Second Series, Volume 156 and 157. Original blue cloth bindings, with gilt stamping. Some occasional light wear to the dust jackets, which are a trifle sun faded along the spines. A very good set.

London: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good. Two volumes in one: "A Collection of Letters Illustrative of the Progress of Science in England from the Reign of Queen Elizabeth to that of Charles the Second" and "Popular Treatises on Science Written During the Middle Ages, in Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman, and English." Facsimile of the 1841 first editions. This volume contains the whole of the publications of the first History of Science Society ever formed, as well as the prospectus of the Society setting out its rules, aims, intended publications and list of members (under the presidency of the Duke of Sussex). Original blue cloth binding, with gilt stamping. Ink stamp to the front pastedown, with a partial catalogue description affixed to the bottom of the rear pastedown. The boards are ever so slightly bowed; otherwise an especially crisp and clean copy.

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. In these fifteen original essays, eminent cultural historians and classicists not only discuss sex, but demonstrate how norms, practices, and even the very definitions of what counts as sexual activity have varied significantly over time." Numerous textual figures. Octavo. Original green cloth binding, with gilt and black titles. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.

Los Angeles: Cowman Publications, Inc, 1950. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 130 p. Affectionate portrait of Stuart Hamblen (1908-89), one of American radio's first singing cowboys. He went on to become an actor, radio show host, and songwriter, later undergoing a Christian conversion and becoming a Temperance movement supporter and recurring candidate for political office. He is best known as the composer of the song This Ole House (1954). Signed by Oberia Hamblen on the front flyleaf. Small octavo. Original blue cloth binding, with gilt titles. The dust jacket is a bit edgeworn, with some occasional chipping; otherwise very good. Signed by Author.

Printed for The Camden Society by J.B. Nichols and Sons, 1859. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. With an Appendix of Documents Relating to His Connection with the Powell Family. Westminster, England First edition. Most pages uncut and unopened. Original cloth binding, with decorative gilt and blind stamping. A few brief pencil notes to a concluding blank leaf, with a bookplate and small ink stamp to the front pastedown. The boards are unevenly faded, with the ghost of a removed label to the spine, and some general minor rubbing and edgewear. A very good copy.

New York: Greenwillow Books, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Signed by Virginia Hamilton on the title page. "A black family living in the house of long-dead abolitionist Dies Drear must decide what to do with his stupendous treasure, hidden for one hundred years in a cavern near their home." Octavo. Original red paper-covered boards over a red cloth spine, with silver titles. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some very light wear.

East Roseville, New South Wales, Australia: Simon & Schuster, 2003. Trade paperback. Very good. Original paper wrappers. A crisp and clean copy.