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

London UK, Studio Vista, 1965, trade paperback, 48 pp, The Pocket Poets series, reprint, Near Fine condition in colorful card covers. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slightest corner bumps, text block lightly tanned, original price visible on rear cover. A collection of fifty-three diverse lyrics, many written after the death of Elizabeth I, therefore more correctly described as Jacobean. Contributors include; Barnes, Breton, Campion, Chapman, Constable, Daniel, De Vere, Drayton, Dyer, Elizabeth I, Fletcher, Green, Grenville, Griffin, Lilliat, Lodge, Lyly, Marlowe, Munday, Peele, Raleigh, Sidney, Spenser, Tofte, and Watson, several are attributed to Anonymous. Shakespeare and Donne have been excluded as they are represented by separate volumes in the series.

New York, William Morrow and Company, 1950, hardcover, x-260 pp, First U.S. Edition, First Printing, Signed by the Author on the title page, Good in Fair dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, dampstain to fore-edge of boards affecting no other area, small bookstore sticker to front pastedown, text block top edge darkened. Dustjacket price-clipped, edge nicks, spine faded, faint dampstains to rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. The well-known author of Return to the River, A River Never Sleeps, and The Western Angler traces the development of the seasons and their effect upon his world, the habits of fish and game, the details of family and community life, and, more broadly, the position of mankind amidst the wonder and beauty of the world of nature.

New York, William Morrow and Company, 1951, hardcover, 222 pp, First U.S. Edition, First Printing, Signed by the author on the half-title page, Good condition lacking dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light spine end and corner wear, faded spot at top edge of front board. The respected fishing expert and author of The Western Angler, Return to the River, and A River Never Sleeps presents a look at the intricacies of fly-fishing and his philosophy of life, inspired by the opening of the trout season.

New York, William Morrow and Co, 1949, hardcover, 319 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket, Signed by the Author on the half-title page. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, spots to top edge. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, edge nicks, tiny chips, faint stain to front panel near spine, in new Brodart sleeve. The expert fisherman, naturalist, and author of A River Never Sleeps, Return to the River, The Western Angler, and many more presents the story of a man's adventures in the Pacific Northwest wilderness and his quest for the woman he loves.

New York, William Morrow and Company, 1950, hardcover, x-260 pp, First U.S. Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light touches to spine ends, bookplate to front pastedown. Dustjacket issued by Collins, unpriced, edge nicks mainly to head and heel of spine, shallow crease along top edge of front panel, in new Brodart sleeve. The well-known author of Return to the River, A River Never Sleeps, and The Western Angler traces the development of the seasons and their effect upon his world, the habits of fish and game, the details of family and community life, and, more broadly, the position of mankind amidst the wonder and beauty of the world of nature.

Buffalo NY, White Pine Press, 2012, trade paperback, 93 pp, First Edition stated, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, colorful card covers. Volume 17 in the Korean Voices Series, a collection of the works of Korea's first Zen Master-poet, written 800 years ago, and exemplifying a clarity, joy, and transparency that speaks to us even today. Appended endnotes and Bibliography.

New York NY, Random House, 1968, hardcover, first edition, first printing, Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight split to ffep. Dustjacket price-clipped, short closed edge tears, in new Brodart sleeve. Contains over 50 exercises designed to teach the child a specific skill or fact by actually doing and perceving the principles involved. Illustrated throughout with drawings, appended; list of Montessori terms, list of useful materials, bibliography.

Flagstaff AZ, Northland Research Inc, 1993, trade paperback, xxii-509 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Very Good condition in bright, pictorial card covers. Straight, tight and clean, tidy code number to top of front cover and head of spine, slight corner bumps, slight rubs. An in depth report on three ancient camping sites in the vicinity of Tator Hills at the southern end of the Santa Cruz Flats. Contributions by James M. Copus, Kurt E. Dongoske, Jannifer W. Gish et. al. (full list available on request). Profusely illustrated throughout with photographs, drawn figures, tables, charts and graphs. Appended: Geophysical Exploration of the Tator Hills Site, A Lithic Reconnaissance Survey of the Santa Cruz Flats and Adjacent Environments, Characteristics of the Coffee Camp Pit Features, Selected Pollen Taxa and Their Implications, Tator Hills Project Pollen Results, Ground Stone Raw Data, References cited.

New York, HarperTeen, 2013, trade paperback, 288 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, New, Signed and inscribed by the Author on the title page, inscription reads 'With all best wishes, Kristin Halbrook'. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light corner and edge bumps in new, unclipped, dustjacket bearing original price. An edgy, vivid portrait of two troubled teens on the run, and how they learn to depend on each other.

Camrose AB, self-published, 1991, trade paperback, 206 pp, printing history not given, Very Good condition. Signed by the author 'Sincerely, Norma Hall' on the title page. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight edge and corner bumps, small smudges to rear cover. The autobiography of Norma Hall who suffered from severe polio and spinal curvature at the age of two months. Through her faith in God and the positive self-image instilled by her mother she has emerged as an inspiration to many similarly disadvantaged people. Illustrated with 5 pages of the author's personal photographs.

Edinburgh and London , Oliphant Anderson and Ferrier, 1892, hardcover, 192 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Good condition, lacking dustjacket. Straight, and firmly bound, deep eraser marks on title page and front pastedown, endpapers foxed, front endpaper clipped. Grey boards decorated in colored flower motif with gilt embossing, light soiling, edge bumps, spine-end and corner wear. A cautionary tale of marriage and miscommunication by the author of Barbara Leybourne and An Old Chronicle of Leighton. Illustrated throughout with small drawings.

Karachi PK, Ma'aref Limited, 1979, trade paperback, xiv-175 pp, First Edition stated, Very Good+ in Very Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, covers and edges slightly soiled, Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light edge and corner nicks in new, Brodart sleeve. A travelogue of the Hunza Valley in northern Pakistan including a graphic description of the traditions, social attitudes, moral values, and rich cultural heritage of the inhabitants. Illustrated with 22 pages of photographs and drawings in color and black-&-white. Eight pertinent appendices including a fold-out genealogical chart and Bibliography. Mapped endpapers.

New York, Tom Doherty Associates, 2020, trade paperback, 336 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers. The popular author of The Society of the Sword trilogy completes his Dragonslayer series as opposition gathers from unexpected places, dragonkind fights for survival and a long-awaited reckoning grows close.

Naperville IL, Sourcebooks Landmark, 2014, trade paperback, 332 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers. A pregnant couple's life is turned upside down when the doctor reveals that the sperm used in their fertility treatment was from an anonymous donor and not the husband.

Quadrangle/Times, 1975, BCE, HB, Very Good in Good dj, spine straight & very clean, cover wear on spine ends only. DJ is uncut, has wear & rubbing w/nicks. Small tears & crease on top edge .

San Francisco, Harper and Row, 1988, hardcover, vi-170 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, Signed and inscribed by the author on the front endpaper. Straight. tight and clean with no wear or markings. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slight rubs, very slight edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. The psychiatrist and educator tells his own story of twenty years among the healers of Native America and the additional wisdom they can bring to modern western medicine.

London UK, Jonathan Cape, 1966, hardcover, 413 pp, first edition, first printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light spine-end wear. a few faint spots to text block edge. Dustjacket, price-clipped, light edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. In this second volume of China's evolution as experienced by the author and her family we explore the decade 1928-1938. Illustrated with 10 pages of black-&-white plates, decorated endpapers.

Fort Lee NJ, CavanKerry Press, 2012, trade paperback, 238 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing, Signed and inscribed by the Author on the title page, inscription reads 'For Xxxx (name), I hope Joan speaks to your heart. Happy New Year! Joan Cusack Handler', New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in colorful, self-wrapping covers. A memoir of a Bronx, working-class, Irish Catholic childhood and adolescence in the 1950s.

Seattle, Thomas & Mercer, 2018, hardcover, 397 pp, First Edition stated, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright new, pictorial dustjacket. The popular author of The Inside Dark, The Prettiest One, Shady Cross, Brothers and Bones, Drawn, and Jack of Spades returns with the story of an idealistic young politician caught up in an ever-escalating game of blackmail and pushed to his limits in order to save his family.

New York, William Morrow, 2013, trade paperback, 297 pp, Advance Reader's Edition (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers. A young woman must return to the college she fled after a painful love affair and confront the past to help a missing classmate.