Search Results: Titles starting with H from Great Expectations Rare Books

Canberra: Australian War Memorial, 1951. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Later Printing. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format hardcover, green cloth imprinted with dark blue lettering and anchor motif in partial dust-jacket. 200 pages. Foreword by Admiral Sir Guy Royle. Illustrated with 16 color plates, numerous black and white vintage photographs and original drawings. Many of the photographs and sketches were done by the ship's companies, the remainder supplied by artists of the Australian War Memorial, Military History Section. Title page retains 1944 date but this copy is a later printing from 1951. An illustrated collection of prose, poetry and humor compiled by serving members of the Royal Australian Navy during the last year of World War II. No previous ownership marks. Front panel and spine of original dust-jacket loosely mounted on archival paper and preserved under acetate covers. Inner covers show small tanned spots where acetate had been affixed to covers. Else book is in… Read More

West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1989. Hardcover in black and white pictorial dust-jacket. 176 pages. Profusely illustrated with photographs. First American edition, originally published in German as "Die Weissen Spiegel". The history of the HG Panzer Division, from regiment to armored corps. during the fighting on the Vistula in 1944. These formations were organizationally a part of the Luftwaffe and subordinate to Paratroop Army Command I. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, as new. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ / New York: Prentice Hall / Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 4th Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format hardcover, slate gray cloth lettered in gold on spine, in publisher's bright pictorial dust-jacket. 696 pages. Glossary, Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with 846 images, including 135 plates in full color and fold out triptych map of Rome front end-papers. Fourth edition, revised (1994). No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, like new. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. A large heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage. .

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1977. Hardcover, bright red cloth lettered in gold on spine, no dust-jacket. 351pp., Bibliography, Index. Double-page map. Second printing. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, fresh copy. Fine.. Second Printing. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Vendome Press, 2013. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Large format hardcover, folio size volume bound in black boards and lettered in gold on spine, in publisher's black pictorial dust-jacket. 305 pages. Bibliography and Sources, Index. With contributions by Franz Kirchweger, Claudia Kryza-Gersch, Paulus Rainer, Konrad Schlegel, and Katja Schmitz-von Ledebur. Profusely illustrated throughout with hundreds of magnificent color photographs, many full page. First published in German in 2012, translated into English by John Winbigler and Douglas Deitemyer. First American edition (2013), stated first printing. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, like new. As new in an as new dust-jacket. Large format hardcover, folio size volume bound in black boards and lettered in gold on spine, in publisher's black pictorial dust-jacket. 305 pages. Bibliography and Sources, Index. With contributions by Franz… Read More

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1994. Hardcover in dust-jacket. 399pp., Index. Illustrated with photographs and several maps. No previous owner's name, no book-plate, no remainder marks, etc. A clean, square, crisp copy, apparently unread. Fine in a fine dust-jacket.. First Edition. Cloth Spine Over Boards. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sydney, Australia,: Haldane Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd., 1975. Hardcover, light blue cloth in unclipped dust-jacket. 198pp., Illustrated with 20 pages of photographs on coated stock and map endpapers. Signed presentation copy by author. First edition. Dust-jacket protected by reinforced mylar covers that have been pasted to inside front and rear boards. Not an ex-library copy, from a private collection. Presented to previous owner with inscription that reads: "For Dick Corkrum, a valued American comrade-in-arms of the New Guinea campaign, -with best wishes, G.H. Fearnside". A memoir from a front line soldier who fought at Tobruck and El Alamein. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, save for author's inscription on title page. Near Fine in a near fine dust-jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973. Trade paperback. 127 pages. Second printing. SICC Women's Center stamp on lower front free end-paper. Card covers quite rubbed and spine shows crease from reading. A square, tight, internally clean and unmarked copy. Excellent reading copy. Good. . Softcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Nation Books, 2009. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 284 pages. Bibliographical References, Index. First edition, first printing with full number line. The sordid tale of profits and politics; Bush and Cheney; and how an oil company transformed into a formidable military force, No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, as new. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. .

Maplewood, New Jersey: Hamond Incorporated, 1966. Very large format hardcover [elephant folio, 15"], in publisher's price-clipped dust-jacket. 415 pages. Extensive Index, World Statistical Tables, Geographical Terms, Map Projections. Illustrated with hundreds of color maps. First edition thus, New Perspective Edition. Previous owner's small label inside front cover. Dust-jacket protected by handsomely crafted, home-made acetate covers. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket. Due to size and weight, Priority and International orders will require additional postage, calculated as close to actual cost as possible. . First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall.

New York: Cardoza, 2003. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Trade paperback. 175 pages. Second edition. A primer for the beginning player, as well as a useful guide to those more experienced at the game. No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, near like new. Near fine. .

Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg, 1947. Early printing of the first guidebook to the architecture of Colonial Williamsburg. Small 95 page pamphlet bound in stiff printed wraps. Illustrated wit h drawings and diagrams. Includes chapters on The Old Court House; The Capitol; The public Goal; The Raleigh Tavern; The Ludwell-Paradise House; The Governor's Palace; The Geworge Wythe House. Very good.. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Boston: Hale, Cushman & Flint, 1929. Small hardcover bound in black cloth with paper spine label. 130 pages. Pictorial end-papers. First American edition, first printing. Full title reads: "A Handbook on Hanging. Being a short Introduction to the fine art of Execution, and containing much useful information on Neck-Breaking, Throttling, Strangling, Asphyxiation, Decapitation and Electrocution; as well as Data and Wrinkles for Hangmen, an account of the late Mr. Berry's method of Killing and his working list of Drops; to which is added a Hangman's Ready Reckoner and certain other items of interest. All very proper to be read and kept in every Family." As Arthur Koestler wrote some years later, "Great Britain is that peculiar country in Europe where people drive on the left side of the road, measure in inches and yards, and hang people by the neck until dead." Duff was not the first to pen a satirical polemic against capital punishment [think Swift] but he may be… Read More

New York: HarperResource, 2000. Book. Good. Soft cover. 4th Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Large quarto paperback. 422 pages. Index. Calligraphy by Kenneth Lau. Fourth edition. No previous ownership marks. Two pages dog-eared and page margins toned from age. No spine crease. No writing, underling or highlighting to text. Not ex-library. A clean, sound, unmarked copy. Good. .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1936. Hardcover. Red cloth spine over bluish paper covered boards. 156 pages. Containing 25 illustrations and 2 maps. One authors' introduction to and guide for a Pickwickian journey. This first edition is limited to 2,000 copies. A scarce piece of Dickensiana, in the original dust-jacket with plastic protective wraps. Dust-jacket has several small closed tears. A very good copy in a very good dust-jacket. Not in Podeschi.. First Edition. Cloth Spine Over Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Los Angeles, CA: Pohlmann Press, 1998. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large quarto paperback with large French flaps. 93 pages. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. Stated first edition, first printing with no other printings listed. A suite of devilishly coy and provocative images by photographer and founder of the Pohlmann Press, Klaus Gerhart. No previous ownership marks. Single small dot on blank front free end-paper, else a pristine, like new copy. Fine. .

Philadelphia: Henry B. Ashmead, 1854. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Early Printing. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover, brick red decorative publisher's cloth stamped in black and gold. Red coated end-papers. 419 pages. Published by Henry B. Ashmead [on title-page]; Porter and Coates imprint on lower spine. (1854). Lover was an Irish songwriter and author; "Handy Andy", along with "Rory O'More" were his two most popular novels. Neat previous owner's name on first blank prelim. Mild abrasion to spine cloth. A tight, square, clean copy with strong hinges and attractive publisher's binding. Very good. .

Detroit: Visible Ink Pr, 1993. Large trade paperback. 523pp., Further reading, Index. No previous ownership marks. Mild incidental spotting to fore-edge of bulked sheets, else a clean, square, unread copy.. Third Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Summit Books / Simon & Schuster, 1992. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format hardcover, green cloth in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 96 pages. Index. Illustrated with over 100 color photographs. First American edition, first printing with full number line. Contains a special directory of flowers best suited to growing in containers. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, unmarked copy. Fine in a very good dust-jacket. .

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1874. Book. Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, publisher's olive cloth over beveled boards, gilt and stamped in black. Black coated end-papers. All edges gilt. 64 pages. Illustrated frontispiece [with tissue guard present], and 41 vignette steel engravings by Mary A. Hallock and Thomas Moran. A later printing, without the date on the title-page, but 1874 on the copyright page. Previous owner's names on second blank leaf. Cloth binding shows rubbing and wear commensurate with age. Paper on inner front hinge cracked, albeit hinge strong. Interior is clean with no foxing or writing [but for names mentioned above]. A sound, tightly bound, acceptable copy of this early printing. Good..