Search Results: Authors starting with H from Legacy Books

Bielefeld and Leipzig: Velhagen & Klasing Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1927, large 8vo, 179pp, index, profusely illustrated in color and b&w, folding color map, 16x18 in. TEG. Stiff wrps. VG+ in well worn slipcase, which is lacking a two inch section from the spine. No. 17 in the MONOGRAPHIEN ZUR ERDKUNDE series. In German. A comprehensive guide to Naples and Sicily..

Louisville: The Filson Club Book. Good. Soft cover. pp282-292. Removed from THE FILSON CLUB HISTORY QUARTERLY, Vol 44, No. 3, July, 1970. In report covers. G. May include a first or last copied page. Mary Lincoln seems to have suffered as few other First Ladies have. The author thinks she has been judged unfairly. He contends that it is a wonder that she endured so well and for as long a time as she did, before finally collapsing under the weight of all the burdens she had to bear..

New York: The Literary Guild Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. (1935), 448pp, index, illustrated. G+ in G, lightly chipped dj. Francis the First of France, (1494-1547), reigned from 1515 until his death..

Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, Inc. Book. Good. Hardcover. (1970), x, 118pp, index. Exlib, pocket removed from last endpaper, stamp at front pastedown; no exterior library markings. From the preface: "This is a book for the apprentice scholar. It assumes that he has chosen his field of major concentration and that he is preparing for serious independent work in that field. It offers to help him acquire as part of his scholar's equipment a background in general bibliography.".

Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). N.D., ca 1900, 155pp, front inner hinge cracked, outer hinges tight, else VG. Inscribed, dated, and signed by the author. The author was a resident of Bowling Green, Kentucky..

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. (1938), vii, 246pp, illustrated. Spine and portion of front cover sunned, else G. A history of some of the more notable mutinies in British maritime history..

Boston: Little Brown Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. (1964). First American Edition, 4to, 192pp, index, profusely illustrated in color and b/w. Extremities lightly worn, endpapers lightly foxed, else VG in Fair dj, which has several large open tears at the top and bottom of the front and rear panels. The delights of gardens as recorded and illuminated by poets and philosophers, essayists, diarists, and travellers, and as illustrated by painters and potters, draughtsmen and sculptors..

NY: Macmillan Book. Very Good. Hardcover. (1962), 288pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&. VG in G, chipped, price-clipped dj with a repaired closed tear on the rear panel. Includes the following articles: THE CHANGING FACE OF CHILDHOOD, by Madge Garland; THE VOYAGE HOME, by Richard Church; A SYMPOSIUM OF STYLES: ART NOUVEAU, by Barbara Morris; SOUTH AFRICAN ROCOCO, by Desiree Picton-Seymour; AMERICAN GOTHIC, by John Maass; CANAL BOAT BAROQUE, by John O'Connor; ENGLISH SUBURBAN, by Olive Cook and Edwin Smith. ROGUES AND VAGABONDS: THE ROBIN HOOD MYSTERY, by John Pitt; TWM SHON CATTI, by John Moore; DICK TURPIN, by Frank Morley. THE CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: THE UNNATURAL HISTORY OF THE SALAMANDER, by John Vinden; THE MEN WHO WERE NEVER ALONE, (Chang and Eng Bunker, the original Siamese twins), by Clive Beech; THE JOKER IN THE PACK, by David Gunston; MR. SCHENK AND HIS DRAPERIES, (artistic nude studies from 1899 and 1902), by Cuthbert Edge; THE SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE DUEL, by Christopher and… Read More

New York: D. Appleton and Company Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1897, two volumes, xxviii, 467; xviii, 504pp, index, profusely illustrated. TEG. Bound in half leather and marbled boards. Light to moderate wear, else G+. "Haeckel, 1834-1919, was a German biologist and philosopher and an early exponent of Darwinism in Germany. Although many of his conclusions have been proven erroneous, they attracted a large following and stimulated research. He developed a theory of Recapitulation illustrated by his gastraea theory wherein he postulated a hypothetical ancestral form (gastraea) represented by the gastrula stage of individual development. He is known also for his study of invertebrate marine organisms, especially the Radiolaria and sponges." (See The Columbia Encyclopedia). Two volumes; requires the shipping charges for two books..

New York: Burt Franklin Book. Very Good. Hardcover. (1970), first published 1914, 93pp plus 28 page index. Very light wear, VG. Issued without a dust jacket but now includes a plain brown paper dj for protection. Subtitled: A Select Bibliography on the Causes, Conduct, and the Political Aspect of the War, together with A Select List of Books and other Printed Material on the Resources, Economic Conditions, Politics and Government of the Republic of Mexico and the Characteristics of the Mexican People. Includes the following chapters: History of Mexico in general; General histories of the Mexican War, 1846-48, including also Studies of the war from a political standpoint; The Mexican War, 1846-48 - Works relating to the conquest of California and New Mexico; Special campaigns and battles. Personal narratives. Regimental histories; Biographical material. Lives of prominent characters of the Mexican War, including a few works relating to the former president, Porfirio Dias; The Navy of the United… Read More

Louisville: The Filson Club Book. Good. Soft cover. pp339-348. Removed from THE FILSON CLUB HISTORY QUARTERLY, Vol 29, No. 4, October, 1955. In report covers. G. May include a first or last copied page. In 1779, George Rogers Clark captured British Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton, nicknamed the 'hairbuyer' and his forces at Vincennes, in the Old Northwest Territory, now Indiana. In the course of escorting Hamilton and the other British prisoners to Virgina, a stopover was made at the Fort on Corn Island, which would evolve into the city of Louisville..

Louisville.: The Filson Club Book. Good. Soft cover. pp373-386. Removed from THE FILSON CLUB HISTORY QUARTERLY, Volume 67, No. 3, July, 1993. In report covers. VG. From the article: "No writer can recreate the past completely; however, the extant information about Adam Wible's life and the property he left behind should provide a peek at our pioneer past and, perhaps, a better understanding of life in southern Indiana during the first half of the nineteenth century." The inventory of Wible's estate goods runs several pages and is dated August 12, 1831, and makes for interesting browsing..

Signal Mountain: Mountain Press Book. Very Good. Soft cover. N.D., ca 2000, 4to, 93pp, index. Spiral bound in stiff covers. VG. From the author's introduction: "To complete this book I first researched information from the West Virginia Department of Archives and History at the West Virginia Cultural Center in Charleston. With their permission I took research completed by S. S. Tuckwiller on March 5, 1935, re-typed all the wills from the old files, then made several trips to the Greenbrier County Courthouse at Lewisburg and made corrections and added some additional information acquired from the old marriages, etc.".

Bergen Park: Published by the author Book. Good. Soft cover. 46pp, profusely illustrated. Wrps. Covers very lightly sunned, else G+. The author was a watch-maker who was interested in all the strange aspects of time. This book is reminiscent of Believe it or Not volumes but all the strange facts are about various aspects of time and/or watches often with humorous drawings. .

Leipzig: Weidmann Book. Illus. by C. F. Underwood. Good. Soft cover. 1850, 121pp, errata. Lacks covers, but now terribly bound in what appears to have been the original endpapers, contents lightly toned, else a good reading copy. The subject, 1780-1849, was a German theologian and Biblical scholar.The author, Karl Rudolf Hagenbach, was a Professor of Theology at Basel. In German. Apparently a memorial address. .

Indianapolis.: Indiana Historical Bureau Book. Good. Soft cover. The October, 1937, Volume 14, Number 10, issue of INDIANA HISTORY BULLETIN, pp263-341. In plastic report covers. G+. Divided into three sections: I).The Early Financial Administration of the State 1816-1835 - Early Financing; The Michigan Road; and Wabash and Erie Canal. II).The Internal Improvement Period, 1835-1852 - The State Bank of Indiana; Taxation; and Internal Improvements. III).The Period of Debt Payment, 1852-1872 - Taxation Legislation; Administration of the Finances; The Treasury System; and Education and State Institutions. A major article..

Frankfort.: Kentucky Historical Society Book. Very Good. Soft cover. pp267-280. Removed from THE REGISTER OF THE KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 80, No. 3, Summer, 1982. G. In report covers. May include a copied first or last page. Ebenezer Brooks (c1750-1799) played a significant, though brief, role in early Kentucky history, particularly in the debate over Kentucky statehood, but he has largely been a forgotten figure in the history of the state. From the article: "Thus the Reverend Dr. Ebenezer Brooks passed from the scene at about age forty-nine. He had been a preacher, a doctor, an author, a teacher, a politician, and a center of controversy - yet he had never been fully accomplished in any single role. David Campbell summarized well when he wrote that Brooks `was an unsuccessful great man - because he could never obtain a proper theatre to act upon.' Had he done so, Brooks would have enjoyed a very conspicuous station in society.'".

Baltimore: Clearfield Company, Inc. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. (1995), viii, 162pp. Minor tape repair to spine, not affecting the interior, where the backstrip was torn, else VG. A very handy genealogical resource..

Harrisburg Book. Good. Soft cover. 1849, 36pp, folding table. Wrps. Left half of rear cover missing, else light wear and soiling, G. Pages 16-36 is a report of Merrill Richardson, appointed by the Superintendent of Common Schools in Connecticut, in regard to holding conventions or schools for teachers in several counties of the State..

Cambridge: John Wilson and Son Book. Good. Soft cover. 1873, 48pp. Printed wrps. There is a paint, or ink, stain on the rear cover extending to three or four pages, not affecting text, being primarily in the margin. Light soiling, else G. In report covers. Cambridge is in Massachusetts. Includes a listing of all the public schools in the city of Cambridge with a list of the teachers, and an interesting thirteen page appendix being an examination for admission to the different grade levels in the grammar schools..