Search Results: Titles starting with H from Whiting Books

Lubbock, Texas: Red Feather Publishing Company, 1980. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed and Signed By Author. 5th or later Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Jacket art by Butch Hancock, portrait (rear) by Paul Milosevich. The lyrics for Texas singer/songwriter Butch Hancock's song, "One Keeps Rollin' On," appear on the jacket's rear flap. The song also figures into the next-to-last chapter of the book. 400 pages..

New York: The H.W. Gray Co., 1921. Book. Good. Soft cover. 7 X 10 Inches. Stapled pages bound in printed paper covers. Staples are rusted, rubbing wear to the extremities. Clean interior with now writing or marks found. 64 pages plus cover ads for additional music offered for sale by the publisher. Cover title misprint (Life of God for Light of God). Entire contents include The Light of God: An Easter Legend After the Nicodemian Gospels (Text by Frederick H. Martens, Music by Philip James); Springs in the Desert: Anthem for Advent or Missions (Isaiah XXXV, Music by Arthur B. Jennings, Jr.); Now Our Hymn Ascendeth (Text by Helen A. Dickinson, XV Century arr. by Clarence Dickinson); When the Dawn was Breaking: Easter (Text by Helen A. Dickinson, Polish Folk Song arr. by Clarence Dickinson); and Near the Cross was Mary Weeping (Translation by James W. Alexander, Music by Dion W. Kennedy)..

London: Geologists' Association, 1976. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. Light edge wear and "Received" stamps on the rear cover. Stapled booklet, pp. 359-387, with References. Reprinted form the Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, Vol. 87, Part 4, 1976..

Beirut: Haigazian College, 1978. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 5.75 X 8.5 inches. 88 pages with Index. Mild to moderate rubbing wear and several margin check marks, otherwise a clean in solid binding..

Philadelphia, 1825. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 2.75 X 6.25 Inches. Slightly darkened around the edges and a small chip in the top left corner, otherwise a well-preserved handbill from nearly 200 years ago. The OCLC lists two copies of this handbill and states that it is from Philadelphia. The new owners, Alexander and Penrose, acknowledge their acquisition with a sale and offer a partial list of their stock of goods, such as Angola Cassimeres, Bombazets and Bombazeens, Irish Popolins, Bengal Chintz and Gingham, and more textiles. The ad goes on to tout their well-rounded inventory with the following items, also reduced in price: Rock and Rifle Powder, Brandy, Gin, Spirits, Molasses, Sugar, Coffee, Tea, Pepper, Alspice, Salt, Fish, etc. Scarce piece of antiquarian merchant ephemera..

Austin, Texas: Texas Library Association, 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Republication of the TLA's first four handbooks, historic in their chronicling the story of libraries in Texas, development of library service, and the rise of state infrastructure for public education. A detailed assessment that includes information on library buildings, books, and staff. The four volumes including illustrations and photographs were reproduced from the original books. Only 300 copies of this book were printed..

Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilm, a Xerox Company, 1970. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Authorized facsimile of the original book, produced in 1970 by microfilm-xerography. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. 378 pages with index. Illustrated with figures, tables, and plates, plus eleven tipped-in, fold-out illustrations. The Geological Society of America Memoir 65 - June 15, 1956..

Spalding, Lincolnshire, England: Self Published, 1993. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Light wear to book and some edge wear to the jacket, which is protected now in a Mylar archival sleeve. 181 pages with Index. Includes a section at the end of the book about Cutters' Captains and technical data. True account of World War II exploits of 10 ex-American Coast Guard cutters and the Officers and men in the Royal Navy who served in them. SIGNED by author Ken Reed. Gift inscription on the half-title page from Winston G. Churchill, Capt., USCG (Ret.) to Admiral Robert E. "Bob" Kramek, 20th Commandant of the United States Coast Guard..

New York: Random House, 1983. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Red mark top edge of pages, possible remainder mark. Previous owner name written in red ink, front free endpaper. Jacket creased on the front flap, protected in new Mylar now. Debut collection of poems from Tichy, many of which are set in the Middle East where she lived in a kibbutz in 1977..

1888. Book. Very Good. No Binding. 6 X 9.5 single sheet with two fold marks. Faint paper clip mark and some browning noted on the verso. Letterhead for attorney Charles A. Boston of Baltimore to Simons and Siegel, a Charleston, South Carolina law firm. The handwritten, signed letter is dated August 3, 1888 and serves notice that a Mr. F.G. Behre's proposition is withdrawn for want of a reply to Mr. Boston's previous letters to the firm concerning the matter. Charles Anderson Boston (1863-1935) was a graduate of Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland. He had a practice in Baltimore before leaving in 1888 to join the New York firm of Hornblower & Byrne, predecessor to Hornblower, Miller, Miller and Boston and later the present-day Wilkie Farr & Gallagher. Boston was a member of the first national Legal Redress Committee of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and was active in the fight against racial segregation. He was President of the American Bar… Read More

Houston, Texas: Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Inc., 1984. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 16-page exhibition catalog with exhibition list and accompanying price list. Eight full-page illustrations of Hannah Stewart's sculptures in stone, bronze, and steel..

Yale University Press, 1997. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Slight rubbing to jacket, else fine. 353 pages with Notes and Index. From the publisher: Harriot Stanton Blatch (1856-1940), daughter of the famous suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton, played an essential role in the winning of woman suffrage in the United States. She led the 1913-15 votes for women referendum campaign in New York state and cofounded in 1916 the National Woman's Party. And though she devoted herself to enfranchisement, she also envisioned a feminism that encompassed economic power and independence for women. In telling the story of Blatch's life and work, DuBois reinterprets the history and politics of the American suffrage movement and its impact on women's freedom.".

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1958. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Revised Edition. Light fading to covers along spine area. Previous owner name stamped inside front cover, price inked inside rear cover. 74-page stapled booklet. For students in introductory courses of all branches of Oriental art, as well as a reference for anyone interested in the subject. Entries are arranged by countries and periods, and within these categories--architecture, sculpture, and painting. A selected bibliography for examples most often reproduced in the standard works of Indian, Chinese, and Japanese art..

Cambridge: Harvard, 1958. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Crimson cloth with gilt title to spine and stamping of the Harvard University seal (VERITAS) on the front cover. Some soiling or discoloration to the spine. The endpapers show a bit of browning.281 pages. Includes Class Officers, Secretary's Preface, Records of the Class, In Memoriam, Obituaries, Lost Men, and Geographical Index..

Cambridge: Harvard, 1963. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Crimson cloth with gilt title to spine and stamping of the Harvard University seal (VERITAS) on the front cover. Some soiling or discoloration to the spine and light foxing to the page edges. The endpapers show a bit of browning.257 pages. Includes Class Officers, Secretary's Preface, Records of the Class, In Memoriam, Obituaries, Lost Men, and Geographical Index..

DeLand, Florida, 1947. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Browning to the rear endpapers. Rubbed at the corners and spine ends. Scattered writing from students throughout. Issue of the school paper included for that year, with a front page article about the yearbook..

New York: Larrabee Publications, 1962. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Old price sticker on the cover otherwise clean and free of writing and marks, Single sheet folded to 9 X 12 inches, with loose page inserted creating a three-page score. Publisher's Encore Series titles on the rear cover..

Book. Illus. by Hazel E. Olson. Fine. No Binding. Sealed set of 10 note cards and envelopes by local artist Hazel E. Olson, a founding member of the Redlands Historical Museum who sought to preserve San Bernardino County history on canvas before it vanished. This set of cards features Agua Mansa Church. Apparently long out-of-print, these cards measure about 4.25 X 5.5 inches and are in excellent condition, having never been opened. Undated, but likely mid 1970s (we have other Olson cards for sale dated 1975-76). 0.

Temple, Texas: Scott and White Memorial Hospital and the Scott, Sherwood and Brindley Foundation, 1988. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 82 pages, index, photos. History and celebration of Scott and White Memorial Hospital in Temple Texas, for its 25th anniversary in its present location, a move which allowed the medical center to grow into an excellent facility for healing and education. Signed by the author on the title page. Nice, clean copy..

American Correctional Health Services Association, 2003. Book. Fine. Soft cover.