Search Results: Titles starting with H from Eureka Books

H. H. Buhne Company, 1896. Hardcover. 800 pages. 13 by 18-1/4 inches, and weighs just under 20 lbs. Handwritten bookkeeping ledger used by the hardware and merchancise store in the heart of what is now Old Town, 422 1st Street, Eureka, California (Humboldt County). Dated June 1896 to May 1897. Every page lists customers -- including prominant individuals and businesses of the day along with their purchases -- which paints a picture of the young, industrial redwood logging town on Humboldt Bay. Customers included railroads, restaurants, fire stations, school districts, and the City of Eureka. Names include Russ, Vance, Falk, Ole Hansen, Dolbeer & Carson Mill, Pacific Lumber Company, Occidental Mill, Eureka Foundry and the H. H. Buhne Farm. Merchandise and sundries of all manner listed, from eggs, butter, sugar and soap to nails, rope, tools, buggywhips, pitch forks, barbed wire fencing and more. The ledger book was manufactured by H. S. Crocker Company of San Francisco. Born in Denmark, Hans Heinrich… Read More

Washington State Historical Society, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. 136 pages. An edition of 1000 copies. First edition (first printing). Near fine copy in illustrated paper over boards and faux leather covers. Lettering on bright gilt on spine. No dust jacket.

n.p., 1904. Hardcover. 384 pages. The author established the St. Paul Dispatch in 1868. The book is his personal observations and recollections of the politics in Minnesota. Signed by the author on p. 6. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Edge and corner wear with spine ends frayed. Spine is faded and scratched. Former owner name on front pastedown. No dust jacket.

Fantasy Press, 1956. First Edition. Pamphlet. [8] pages. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback).

Grove Press, 2016. Trade Paperback. A new copy. One of the New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year One of Slate's 50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Last 25 Years ON MORE THAN 25 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR LISTS: including TIME (#1 Nonfiction Book), NPR, O, The Oprah Magazine (10 Favorite Books), Vogue (Top 10), Vanity Fair, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Seattle Times, San Francisco Chronicle (Top 10), Miami Herald, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Minneapolis Star Tribune (Top 10), Library Journal (Top 10), Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Slate, Shelf Awareness, Book Riot, Amazon (Top 20) The instant New York Times bestseller and award-winning sensation, Helen Macdonald's story of adopting and raising one of nature's most vicious predators has soared into the hearts of millions of readers worldwide. Fierce and feral, her goshawk Mabel's temperament mirrors Helen's own state of grief after her father's death, and together raptor and human "discover the pain and beauty of being… Read More

artulano, 2018. Unknown.

The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1935. Trade Paperback.

The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1935. Trade Paperback.

BLOOMSBURY, 2017. Hardcover. Slight shelfwear tear along upper lefthand corner of dust jacket spine.

Simon & Schuster, 1926. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 29 pages. First edition (first printing). Very good in wrappers (paperback). Covers toned, edges worn, with chip to bottom edge of last several pages.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Script Department, 1960. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 41 mimeographed typed pp., printed recto only, in black. 8.5 x 14 inches. Al Purdy (1918-2000) was primarily recognized as a poet, called by the League of Canadian Poets 'The Voice of the Land.' He was also a playwright working with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Signed by the author on title page with additional ink notes. Holograph corrections and notes in text. First edition (first printing). Very good copy. Tanning to title page. Last leaf wrinkled.

W. Foulsham & Co., Ltd, 1920. Hardcover. 126 pages. A very good copy in cloth covers in a very good color illustrated dust jacket.

Klim, 1991. First Edition. Trade Paperback. A collection of science fiction stories by a Danish writer best-known for his translations of Kerouac, Kesey, Asimov, and many other modern writers. First Edition. A fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Inscribed by the author to the previous owner.

MacGibbon and Kee, 1957. Hardcover.

Harry R. Palmer, 1900. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 3 page report with 2 carbon copies. Report describes the property of 28,040 acres and its potential for crop raising, timber harvesting, grazing, and water. Mr. Howard Anderson, Harry R. Palmer and J. V. McConnell have an option for purchase and offer the property at $2.00/acre. Page 3 presents an estimate of income and expenses, showing a net profit of $110,000.00 in 3 years. The poroperty was purchased by Edwin Gould, son of Jay Gould, who with Edwin and George invested in Mexican railroads and telegraph and telephone services. In 1901 F. G. Oxrheer bought the property from Edwin. First edition (first printing). Very good copy with paper tanned. Previously folded.

Sparrow Hawk, 2023. Pamphlet. A new copy.

Sparrow Hawk, 2023. Pamphlet. Love and Heart.

New World Library, 2022. Trade Paperback. A new copy. RADICALLY REIMAGINE THE SECOND HALF OF LIFE "There can be a certain perverse pleasure, as well as a sense of rightness and beauty, in insisting on flowering just when the world expects you to become quiet and diminish." -- from the book For any woman over fifty who has ever asked "What now? Who do I want to be?" comes a life-changing book showing how your next phase of life may be your most dynamic yet. As mythologist and psychologist Sharon Blackie describes it, midlife is the threshold to decades of opportunity and profound transformation, a time to learn, flourish, and claim the desires and identities that are often limited during earlier life stages. This is a time for gaining new perspectives, challenging and evolving belief systems, exploring callings, uncovering meaning, and ultimately finding healing for accumulated wounds. Western folklore and mythology are rife with brilliantly creative, fulfilled, feisty, and furious role models for… Read More

Hokuseido, 1950. Hardcover. 443 pages. Illustrated with black-and-white plates with tissue guards. One volume of the classic work on haiku. Seventh printing, from 1963. A very good copy; no dust jacket. Previous owner's notes in Japanese and English on front endpapers.

Kokila, 2019. Hardcover. A new copy. A New York Times Bestseller and tie-in to Academy-Award Winning Short Film "Hair Love" "I love that Hair Love is highlighting the relationship between a Black father and daughter. Matthew leads the ranks of new creatives who are telling unique stories of the Black experience. We need this." - Jordan Peele, Actor & Filmmaker It's up to Daddy to give his daughter an extra-special hair style in this ode to self-confidence and the love between fathers and daughters, from Academy-Award winning director and former NFL wide receiver Matthew A. Cherry and New York Times bestselling illustrator Vashti Harrison. Zuri's hair has a mind of its own. It kinks, coils, and curls every which way. Zuri knows it's beautiful. When Daddy steps in to style it for an extra special occasion, he has a lot to learn. But he LOVES his Zuri, and he'll do anything to make her -- and her hair -- happy. Tender and empowering, Hair Love is an ode to loving your natural hair -- and a celebration… Read More