Search Results: Titles starting with H from West of Eden Books

Apollo Publishers, 2018, trade paperback, 216 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial, heavy card covers. The Fitness Hall of Fame inductee and world-famous exercise scientist explains his extraordinarily effective form of training that mixes high- and low-impact activities, including 50 workouts, a guaranteed plan to whip you into shape fast, and a wealth of nutritional and other advice. Illustrated throughout with black-&-white photos, statistical tables, and workout plans. Appended: 100 Winning Ways to Cut Calories in Your Daily Life, Reference, About the Author, Physical Activity Tracker.

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1969, hardcover, xiv-126 pp, First American Edition stated, First Printing, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slight nicks to spine-ends and corners, a bit of laminate lift, in new Brodart sleeve. A play in two acts based on Hadrian the Seventh and other writings of Frederick Rolfe, "Baron Corvo", first staged on May 9, 1967 by the Birmingham (England) Repertory Theatre. Illustrated with a black-&-white frontispiece plate of Alec McCowen in the title role. Introduction by Herbert Weinstock.

Ashland OR, Blackstone Publishing, 2021, hardcover, 372 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, New. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, tiny tears to backstrip at head of spine. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, nick to top front corner, in new Brodart sleeve. A young woman and her daughter, recently-diagnosed with a devastating illness, return to her rural beginnings, and to her father, a man long ago abandoned by his wife and steeped in his own disappointments, as they attempt care for the stricken girl and simultaneously grapple with the ghosts of the past. ISBN 9781094095219

Vancouver WA, Barking Rain Press, 2015, trade paperback, 168 pp, First Edition stated, Signed and inscribed by the Author to the original owner (named), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers, tending to curl. Small town secrets and subterfuge lead to murder when proponents of progress and preservation clash.

London, Ward Lock and Co., 1959, hardcover, 159 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Good condition, lacking dustjacket. Straight and firmly bound, corner bumps, light spine-end wear, spine darkened, rubs to boards, remainder mark to bottom edge, stamped initials to front endpaper, binding slightly shaken but holding firm. The California author of over 1000 books under dozens of pseudonyms presents the tale of a young cowboy who becomes an outlaw for the love of a woman and, with the help of a friend and the local cattlemen, takes on an established crime combine.

Philadelphia, The Jewish Publication Society, 1986, hardcover, 106 pp, First Edition stated, Very Good in Very Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light wear to bottom edges. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light edge nicks, short closed tear to rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. A biography of the Hungarian poet and Zionist pioneer who returned to Europe in 1943 to save Jewish lives only to be executed herself a year later at the age of twenty-three. Illustrations by Donna Ruff.

San Francisco, Bush Street Press, 2012, trade paperback, xv-158 pp, edition not stated, no previous printings noted, Signed by the Author on the rear of the front cover, New. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight bump to rear corner, in bright, pictorial card covers. Jenn Flaa presents a guided trip down your own path to clarity, and a vehicle for communicating what you need. Help your partner 'get you' and have your needs and desires met. Index appended.

Don Mills ON, Harlequin Mira, 2014, trade paperback, 352 pp, Advance Reading Copy (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, bump to head of spine, in bright, pictorial card covers. Emma and Colin are once again drawn into the world of the mysterious art thief where their relationship deepens and a body in Boston Harbor leads to more clues to murder.

New York, The Dial Press, 1980, hardcover, 207 pp, First Edition, First Printing stated, Very Good in Very Good+ dustjacket. Straight tight and clean, small red check-mark to front endpaper, remainder spray to bottom edge, small split to upper rear corner. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light edge nicks, closed tear at rear flap fold, in new Brodart sleeve. The Emmy award-winning writer/producer presents a story of two young men and their diverging lives as the sixties become the seventies. ISBN 9780803734098

Lexington KY, University Press of Kentucky, 2017, hardcover, viii-346 pp, First Edition, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in new pictorial dustjacket. The prolific film author and the widow of Harry Langdon collaborate on an in-depth portrait of the stage and silent film star from his training in minstrel shows, circuses, and medicine shows, through his vaudeville days, the silent films, and his later work in theater, radio, and sound films which he continued literally until his dying day. Profusely illustrated throughout with black-&-white photographs both public and private. Appended: Filmography, Notes, Selected Bibliography, Index. Foreword by Harry Langdon Jr. ISBN 9780813169651

Vesuvian Books, 2021, hardcover, 260 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, Signed by the Author on the half-title page with a short inscription to the original owner, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings, no dustjacket as issued. The award-winning screenwriter, historian, and author of Realm and Sisters of the Moon as well as the Magnus Blackwell series and the St. Benedict series (with Lucas Astor) returns with the chilling story of missing and murdered students at an historic prep school, all privy to a dangerous secret about the school's dark past. ISBN 9781645480754

New York, Dafna Books, 2017, trade paperback, 284 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, New. straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers. A successful young biracial woman, who has passed as white for years, is preparing to marry when a person she wronged in the past appears and threatens all her plans for the future.

Pembrokeshire UK, Haverfordwest Civic Society, 1994, trade paperback, pp 152, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Good+ condition, Signed by the Author inside the front cover "With best wishes - Bill Richards". Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light bumps and nicks to edges and corners, covers lightly rubbed. One of the author's nine books on local history. 'An amalgam of reminiscence and researched local history based on over fifty years experience as a Pembrokeshire newspaper reporter.' Profusely illustrated throughout with photographs of local people and significant local events. ISBN 9780951754030

Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 1950, hardcover, xiii-418 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Fair dustjacket, Signed by the Author without inscription on the half-title page. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, spine-end and corner bumps, light wear to edges, textblock age-toned. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, rubs, edge chips, wear to flap folds, large chips to head of spine and rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. A straightforward, comprehensive, account of Hawaii's dramatic role during WWII based on material collected over a six year period by the Hawaii War Records Depository and written by an Island newspaperwoman with the proper perspective for an unbiased approach to a subject of such massive scope. Profusely illustrated throughout with 8 drawn figures and 135 photographs on black-&-white plates. Appended: Bibliography, Chronology, Index.

Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 1950, hardcover, xiii-418 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good condition, lacking dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end and corner wear, textblock age-toned. A straightforward, comprehensive, account of Hawaii's dramatic role during WWII based on material collected over a six year period by the Hawaii War Records Depository and written by an Island newspaperwoman with the proper perspective for an unbiased approach to a subject of such massive scope. Profusely illustrated throughout with 8 drawn figures and 135 photographs on black-&-white plates. Laid in is a portion of the rear dustjacket flap with advertisements for the author's supplemental volume of Notes and References to Hawaii's War Years containing more than 3000 substantiating references to the material covered in the book prepared primarily for libraries and historical researchers, and In Freedom's Cause by Lloyd L. Lee originally published as a memorial volume… Read More

San Diego, MCM Publishing, 2013, trade paperback, 218 pp, edition not stated, no previous printings noted, Signed and inscribed by the Author on the front endpaper, inscription reads 'Xxxx (name) - Stay Safe, Kurt', New. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, bump to bottom corner, in pictorial card covers. In the author's fourth Firefighter Mystery a painkiller-addicted firefighter joins forces with the Sheriff's Department and an enigmatic aerospace engineer in a battle against a dangerous biker gang.

New York, Mariner Books, 2015, trade paperback, 311 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers. A young woman marries a soldier just returned from battle and finds that, like her father, he bears some invisible battle scars. Limited edition promotional items included.

Cumberland MD, WhiteSpark Publishing, 2019, trade paperback, 308 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers. The popular author of the Daughters of Peverell series returns with a new story as Princess Alina is engaged to be married, Mackenna's presence as companion is no longer required and, like it or not, she must return to the birthright which should have been hers - that of a commoner. Will she find the courage to trust, both herself and the prince shes fallen in love with?

Farmington NM, Yoo Hoo Press, 1993, stapled paperback, 16 pp, First Edition, Near Fine condition in colorfully illustrated card covers, Boldly signed by the Author without inscription on the front endpaper. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, bump to bottom corner. Front cover art: detail from IKON by Jack Hirschman, back cover art: "heart" by Maynard Menefee. A slim volume of verse from one of the leading lights of the San Francisco literary scene, 2006 Poet Laureate of San Francisco, 2009 Poet-in-Residence with Friends of the San Francisco Public Library, key organizer for the now biennial San Francisco International Poetry Festival, organizer of the Latino Poetry Festival, the Vietnamese Poetry Festival, and the Iranian Arts Poetry Festival, and curator of the Poets 11 Anthology, a publication which collected poetry from each of the City's 11 districts. ISBN 9781881544043

Nashville TN, Abingdon Press, 2012, trade paperback, 431 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, New. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, large bump to top rear corner. An epic tale of faith and perseverance aboard the Titanic as two friends planning a wedding must deal with the tragedy and face the future.