Search Results: Authors starting with H from The Bookworm

Carson City, Nevada:: Range Magazine, 2013.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: pictorial boards (same as jacket); a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket.. 11.25 inches tall by 8.75 inches wide . Capsule biographies. Light blue endpapers. Description: Profusely illustrated -- primarily in color -- with outstanding artwork of cowboy life in the American West - some clearly from days gone by, some modern, and many timeless. These are accompanied by cowboy poems -- some are sentimental, some humorous, some shockingly real, all honest and forthright.

Glendale, California:: Arthur H Clark Company, 1960.. 1st Edition, ''Pioneers Edition''.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: brown cloth with purple text; ownership note on the front endpaper, otherwise a Very Good book, with a Fair dust jacket; the dust jacket is not price clipped.. 8vo (about 9.25 inches tall) . Appendices, index. Description: The frontis, in faded tones, is from a painting by William H Jackson. Includes a double page map, one contemporary drawing, and four double sided black and white plates. The subtitle continues: ''with contemporary journals, accounts, reports; and rosters of members of the ten Handcart Companies.'' This is Volume Fourteen in the Far West and the Rockies series. As Stanley Paher in his Nevada bibliography says, a ''highly respected series of books, easily the best single source of south-western historical materials before 1860.'' (Note: the series name is not mentioned in this first edition of the book). The Hafens here tell the detailed story, much of it in the… Read More

New York:: Harry N Abrams, 1968.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: olive green cloth; a Near Fine book, with a Very Good dust jacket.. about 9 inches tall by 7.75 inches wide . Bibliography, index. Illustrated endpapers. Description: Features 267 illustrations, including 140 in color, maps, and a chronological table. From the jacket blurb: ''Professor German Hafner, of the University of Mainz, traces the development of artistic expression through two millenniums and throughout the Greek and Aegean worlds. He demonstrates how the unique qualities of Greek art arose from historical and political circumstances as well as from the talents of the creative artists. Professor Hafner follows the course of Greek art from the simple geometric forms and decorations of the Early Helladic potters to the strongly naturalistic sculpture of the Hellenistic age, showing the interplay of Greek genius and the foreign -- particularly Oriental -- influences with which it had contact.''

Murphy, Oregon:: Castle Peak Editions, 2002.. Paperbound . BINDING/CONDITION: paperbound; Very Good condition.. 8vo (9 inches tall) . Description: Foreword by Art Petersen; ''Remembering Stan'' by Lee-Marie Varner; afterword by Bill Hotchkiss; notes by Claude Sanders. Short novels, poems, articles and other.

New York / Nashville:: Abingdon Press, 1957.. 1st Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: green cloth; bookplate, otherwise a Good book with a Poor dust jacket.. 8vo (8.25 inches tall) . Description: Illustrated with drawings by Avery Johnson. A biography of John Muir told for young readers. This is part of the publisher's series, Makers of America.

New York:: Simon & Schuster, 1994.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: paper covered boards with cloth at the spine; the bottom spine is bumped, the top edge of the text block is very faintly stained, otherwise a Very Good book, with a Near Fine dust jacket; the dust jacket is not price clipped.. 8vo (about 9.5 inches tall) . Bibliography. red endpapers. Description: This copy is Inscribed and Signed by the author. Includes a family tree. This copy has a laid-in publicity sheet (for this book).

New York:: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2001.. 2nd Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black binding with cloth at the spine; a Very Good book, with a Very Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 8vo (9.25 inches tall) . Notes, bibliography, index. Description: Panoramic dust jacket art by Eric von Schmidt. Includes two sections of black and white photo plates. The publisher's blurb reads: ''The story of the transformation of folk music from antiquarian pursuit to era-defining art form has never fully been told. David Hajdu tells it as the story of a colorful foursome who were drawn together in Greenwich Village in the early 1960s and inspired a generation to gather around them.''

Garden City, New York:: Doubleday & Company, 1975.. Later Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: tan binding with reddish-brown at the spine; a Very Good+ book, with a Very Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Description: Dust jacket art by William Maughan; jacket typography by Lewis Friedman. In this sixth book in the series, Quiller is sent to Hong Kong on a ''routine assignment'' -- just to keep him occupied until his next mission. This of course is not the case. Unknown to Quiller, his real mission, known only by its code name of Mandarin, had been running even before his plane left England. Now he has to find out what's so secret before he gets killed. The adventure takes Quiller from Hong Kong to an oil rig in the South China Sea.

New York:: Ace Books, 1964.. 1st Edition.. Mass market paperback . BINDING/CONDITION: mass market paperback; the paper is tanning, Good condition.. about 6.5 inches tall . Description: Cover art by Jack Gaughan (uncredited). Ace book number F-318. Originally published in 1932 as a serial in Argosy; this first book publication is undated, circa 1964. A novel of parallel worlds -- the doorway between the worlds was blocked. The mysterious room -- the place where two things could occupy the same space at the same time -- had been locked forever, or so its scientist guardian thought. Bug nobody had reckoned with the cunning of the ruler of that Other World, the warrior-king known as the Bar Senestro.

Topeka, Kansas:: Capper Press, August, 1996.. 1st Printing.. Trade size paperback . BINDING/CONDITION: a trade-size paperback; a Near Fine book.. 8vo (about 8'' to 9.5'' tall) . Description: Cover art by Bruce Bealmear.

Birmingham, Alabama:: Notable Trials Library, 1994.. Facsimile Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: from a series with semi-uniform bindings -- quarter leather (leather at the spine); with gilt decorations; raised spine bands; all edges gilt; ribbon place marker; Fine condition.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Marbled endpapers. Description: This is a volume from the Notable Trials Library under the general editorship of Alan M Dershowitz who wrote a special introduction for this facsimile edition. This is a facsimile reprinting of a book published in 1946 by William Hodge & Company as part of the British Notable Trials series. Book design by Daniel B Bianchi and Selma Ordewer. From the publisher: ''On 3 September 1939 Great Britain and France declared war on Germany. Broadcasts of Nazi Germany's radio, the RRF, began that same month. As the war progressed, its English-language broadcasts became systematic and increasingly sophisticated, due in great part to William Joyce, an American citizen… Read More

New York:: Walker & Company, 1992.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: paper covered boards; a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket; the dust jacket is not price clipped.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Description: This copy is Signed by the author, with a personalized note. Dust jacket art by Peter Clarke.

New York:: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1987.. Book of the Month Club Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: cream boards with ivory cloth at the spine; a Near Fine book, with a Very Good dust jacket.. 4to (about 12 inches tall) . Glossary, bibliography, index. Decorated endpapers. Description: Lavishly illustrated in black and white and color. The subtitle reads: ''The Turbulent History of Medieval England and the Plantagenet Kings (1216-1377), Henry III, Edward I, Edward II, Edward III Seen Through the Eyes of Their Contemporaries''. Preface by Hugh Trevor-Roper. From the jacket blurb: ''After the sealing of Magna Carta in 1215 and the death of King John the following year, England went forward into the 13trh century with great hope. But this hope was soon destroyed. As recorded by contemporary chroniclers, the reigns of the next four Plantagenet monarchs were marked by a series of continuing horrors, of famine and war, disorder and cruelty, culminating with the Black Death. These chroniclers of the… Read More

New York:: Modern Library, 1951.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: red cloth with gilt on the spine; a Very Good book, with a Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. small 8vo (7.25 inches tall) . Rockwell Kent endpapers. Description: The most recent printed date is the 1951 Random House copyright; dating with the ML guide places this copy from Spring, 1963; the list of 415 titles includes Hesse, Steppenwolf; does not include Ellison, Invisible Man. The dust jacket rear panel is style i; binding style: 9. Modern Library number 276. The six plays are: The Emperor Jones by Eugene O'Neill; Winterset by Maxwell Anderson; The Man Who Came to Dinner by George S Kaufman and Moss Hart; The Little Foxes by Lillian Hellman; The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams; and Mister Roberts by Thomas Heggen and Joshua Logan. Introduction by Allan G Halline.

New York:: Modern Library, 1976.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: dark rust colored binding; gilt spine text; a Very Good book; the jacket is faded at the spine, otherwise very good; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 12mo (7.5 inches tall) . Plain endpapers. Description: Though not numbered, this is number 276 in the Modern Library series. The plays are: The Emperor Jones by Eugene O'Neill; Winterset by Maxwell Anderson; The Man Who Came to Dinner by Kaufman and Hart; The Little Foxes by Lillian Hellman; The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams and Mister Roberts by Heggen and Logan.

New York:: Modern Library, 1951.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: green cloth with gilt on the spine; blind stamped torch bearer; this has been rather severely bumped at the top spine; and has letter stamp on the rear endpaper (could be H for 'hurt'?); other than the spine bump, in Very Good condition with a Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. small 8vo (7.25 inches tall) . Rockwell Kent endpapers. Description: The six plays are: The Emperor Jones by Eugene O'Neill; Winterset by Maxwell Anderson; The Man Who Came to Dinner by George S Kaufman and Moss Hart; The Little Foxes by Lillian Hellman; The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams; and Mister Roberts by Thomas Heggen and Joshua Logan. The most recent copyright listed is 1951, which was the year Modern Library first issued this collection (Modern Library number 276). Dating by Modern Library guides, this copy printed in 1965 or 1966. Uses Binding Style 11; dust jacket rear panel style L2.

Washington, D.C.:: Joseph Henry Press, 2007.. 2nd Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black cloth; a slight spine slant, otherwise a Near Fine book, with a Fine dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 8vo (9.25 inches tall) . Notes, reading list, index. Description: Includes a section of black and white plates. The publisher's blurb reads: ''Using modern instruments such as the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe, astronomers have access to information about the age and composition of the universe. By producing such exact results, high-resolution satellite data and novel telescopic techniques have transformed one of science's most speculative fields into a triumph of meticulous and rigorous detection Yet, as the tools grow, as we are able to see farther rand know more, we find that we have even more questions. Featuring interviews with leaders in the field as well as thought-provoking descriptions of their work, this is a guided tour of current advances and… Read More

Philadelphia:: Westminster Press, 1956.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: light khaki-gray cloth; this is strictly a working copy, some stains to the cloth, owner's name on the front endpaper, cellophane tape stains on the front endpaper, no markings in the text, the binding is sound, pages clean; graded Fair, with a Good+ dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. small 8vo (about 7.5 inches tall) . Description: Defines man in his relation to Christ, to his own physical and psychological nature, and to his need for forgiveness. This is part of the Layman's Theological Library -- a series under the editorship of Robert McAfee Brown. This series explores the Christian faith and what it means to every man. Each book is intended for personal or group study. This copy includes a laid-in Study Guide.

Lawrence, Kansas:: University Press of Kansas, 2010.. Book Club Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black binding; a Very Good book, with a Near Fine dust jacket.. 8vo (9.25 inches tall) . Notes, bibliography, index. Description: Includes several maps and charts. The publisher's blurb reads: ''When the Korean War broke out the Marine Corps was ordered to deploy an air-ground brigade in less than ten days, even though no such brigade existed at the time. Assembled from the woefully under-strength 1st Marine Division and 1st Marine Air Wing units, the brigade shipped out only six days after activation, sailed directly to Korea, was in combat within ninety-six hours of landing, and despite these enormous handicaps and numerically superior enemy forces, won every one of its engagements and helped secure the Pusan Perimeter. Despite its remarkable achievements, the brigade's history has largely been lost amid accounts of the sweeping operations that followed. Its real history has been replace by… Read More

New York:: Random House, 1955.. Young Readers of America edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: light green cloth with title and series device printed on the front cover; the top edge tint is red; small address label on the front paste-down endpaper, otherwise a Very Good book, with a Very Good dust jacket.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Index. Endpaper illustrations are in diamond patterns and show scenes from various books in the series. Description: Illustrated with drawings by Walter Buehr. This is Number 51 in the Landmark Books series. This series presents historic and biographical books for young readers, designed to hold the attention as well as to inform. Lives of outstanding people and topics of interest in American and world history are presented in story form with illustrations.