Search Results: Authors starting with H from Barker Books & Vintage

Roberts Brothers, 1882. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good pocket sized hardcover (6 by 41/2 inches) is green cloth with page edges red, blindstamp decoration to covers and spine and gilt to spine and cover, that shows rubbing and shelf wear to covers with touch of fray to ends and corners, light soil at page edges and some other mild wear. 413 pages followed by a couple of adverts. Still an attractive copy of this early printing of the noted work that shares observations on travel to the West including California and Colorado and to New England as well.

Routledge, 1965. Second edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. 2nd edition revised, near fine, tight and clean oversized hardcover shows just a touch of wear, in very good jacket showign mild exposure toning along spine and at edges of panels, along with light edge wear including tiny open chips and tears. 191 pages. Still an attractive copy of this classic work.

World Publishing, 1967. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. 3rd printing 1968, near fine hardcover showing a light bit of trace wear, in very good jacket (price at flap) showign a light bit of rubbing and soil, along with edge wear including a couple of closed tears and tiny bit of chipping at ends. 179 pages. Still an attractive copy of this investment classic.

Rizzoli Publications, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. Very good + oversized cloth hardcover hsows bumping to corners, some bumps at bottom edges, gift inscription at rear endpaper and some other light trace wear, in a very good dust jacket that shows edgewear including couple of short closed tears and rubbing at ends and corners, and with toning along spine and to portions of top area of panels. 160 pages nicely illustrated. Still a solid copy of this work that "..includes a biographical sketch....and richly illustrated overview of Haas's work.

Macmillan Company, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First printing, near fine cloth hardcover shows bit of jacket residue at front cover near spine, small tape blemish at top of front endpaper and mild age toning to pages, in very good price-clipped dust jacket that shows exposure toning along spine and spine edge of front panel, jacket is cut a 1/4 inch shorter than book, clipped at top and bottom of front flap, alogn with edgewear that includes closed tears and couple of small open chips at fore edge of of front panel and with tape reinforcement at top and bottom edge of jacket reverse. 239 pages with black & whites. Stilla solid copy in jacket of this "..story of a man pursued by a dream, one of America's greatest painters, whose genius only now is beginning to be recognized.

Clarkson N. Potter, 1972. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. Near fine cloth hardcover with light musty smell shows some light trace wear including a light scribble to first page, in very good dust jacket that shows a couple of closed tears and a wrinkle rubbing length of rear flap. 256 pages along with numerous illustrations. Still a pleasing copy of this installment in the Saturday Book series that features work from a variety of notable figures.

Clarkson N. Potter, 1971. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. Near fine cloth hardcover with light musty smell shows some light shelfwear including touch of bumping to corners, in very good dust jacket that shows wrinkling at both inner flaps and edgewear including a couple of long closed tears. 256 pages along with numerous illustrations. Still a pleasing copy of this installment in the Saturday Book series that features work from a variety of contributors.

Hutchinson & Company, 1968. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. Near fine cloth hardcover with light musty smell shows some rubbing at cover edges and corners, bump to top corner of group of pages and some other mild trace wear, else tight and clean, in very good + dust jacket (price at flap) showing some mild shelfwear and soil. 256 pages accompanied by a generous offering of illustrations and plates. Still a pleasing copy of this installment in the Saturday Book series that features work from an assortment of literary notables including John Betjeman, Hammond Innes, V. S. Pritchett, Compton Mackenzie, Alec Waugh, Madge Garland and many, many others.

Airlife Publishing, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ. Fine with some age toning to pages in fine jacket. 198 pages with some black & whites. Nice copy of this World War II biography examines the author's "experiences as trainee pilot, operational pilot, ans as a flight deck officer. He was in action against the Japanese in Sumatra and the raid on Sigli is vividly accounted

Marwuette Books, 2009. Paperback. Very Good. Very good + paperback shows a anme and short gift inscription inside fornt wraps, Inscribed by the author at top of dedication page and showing some other very light trace wear. 103 pages with black & whites and followed by a bibliography. Still a solid copy of this Northwest history surrounding the crash of a B-17 Flying Fortress during a blizzard on Feb. 3, 1943. Inscribed.

Caxton Printers, 1980. Signed Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. 3rd printing 1980, very good oblong hardcover shows some mild wear including soil/stain spots at fore edges of half title and page opposite along with another soil spot at rear end paper, in very good jacket (30.00 price present) with edge wear including some wrinkling and a couple of closed tears, rubbing, light soil, and some exposure toning to areas of jacket causing orange to yellow a bit. Solid copy of these "original paintings and calligraphy executed solely for this book and never to otherwise be reproduced" or so it says on front pastedown. Features an artist card at tipped in page that is inscribed "For Helen with best wishes" and duck drawing in pencil beneath, along with signature to title page as well. Signed.

Macmillan Company, 1946. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First printing, very good + cloth hardcover (no dust jacket) is tight and clean while showing a wrinkle at top edge of front cover and bumping to corners. 195 pages with black & whites and index. Still a solid copy of this notable how-to on hunting big game.

Easton Press, 2001. First edition. Leather Bound. Near Fine. Collector's edition #1,158 of 1,300 signed by Hagman. Near fine with just a touch of wear including bumping to bottom corners of covers. 285 pages with black & whites. Leather bound with gilt emboss, ribbon marker, page edges gilt, raised bands to spine and silk moire end papers. Remains an attractive copy of this installment in the Easton Press library of signed-first-editions. Signed.

Easton Press, 1992. Collector's Edition. Leather Bound. Near Fine. Collector's edition signed by Haig. Near fine with just a touch of shelf wear including couple of tiny dings at bottom page edges. 610 pages. Leather bound with gilt emboss, ribbon marker, page edges gilt, raised bands to spine and silk moire end papers. Remains an attractive copy of this installment in the Easton Press library of signed-first-editions. Signed.

Michael Joseph Ltd, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First British edition, near fine in like jacket (price at flap) with both showing just the slightest bit of trace wear. 441 pages. Great looking copy of this work from the popular novelist of works such as Hotel, Airport and many others.

Doubleday & Company, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First edition, near fine hardcover in near fine dust jacket (price at flap) with both showing just a touch of wear. 402 pages. Nice copy in jacket of this novel from the notable author of Wheels and the Moneychangers.

Doubleday & Company, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. First edition, very good + hardcover shows light moisture spotting at top page edges, tiny closed chip at top edge of page 421-22 and just a hint of shelf wear, in very good + dust jacket (price at flap) that shows light soil, mild edgewear including closed tears and soil from cloth at spine of jacket reverse. 472 pages. Still a pleasing first edition in dust jacket of this well regarded novel from the author of Hotel and Airport.

The Cocktail, Wine, Beer and Spirit Digest, Inc., 1945. Hardcover. Near Fine. Early printing of this notable work is a near fine, tight and clean hardcover (no dust jacket if issued) in maroon cloth with silver print to cover and spine that shows just the mildest bit of trace wear, else tight and clean.128 pages illustrated. Still an attractive copy of this attractive little guide to cocktails and more from Oscar Haimo of the Hotel Pierre.

Abingdon Press, 1957. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First edition, near fine cloth hardcover shows just a touch of shelf wear, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows rubbing, exposure toning along spine and spine edge of rear panel, along with edgewear that includes closed tears and shallow open chips. 128 pages with illustrations by Avery Johnson. Still apleasing copy of this installment in the Makers of America series aimed at the young reader.

Red Wheel/Weiser, 2006. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. 6th printing, near fine hardcover in like dust jacket (price at flap) that shows barely a hint of wear. 157 pages. Still a good looking copy of this alternative scientific and religious theory.