Search Results: Authors starting with H from Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller

London: N, 2003. . Comprising an account of the taking of Kurachee in Lower Scinde, in 1839; operations in Upper Scinde in 1840 and 1841; and the operations of the Candahar Division of "The Avenging Army of Afghanistan" in 1841 and 1842 under Major-General Sir W. Nott. Pp. [ii]+xvi+364, title page vignette; pictorial glazed paper wrappers; The Naval & Military Press in association with Firepower The Royal Artillery Museum, Woolwich. London, 2003. New edition. *Originally published by Richard Bentley, in 1845. John Martin Bladen Neill (1814-1859) served with the Fortieth Regiment during the first Anglo-Afghan war. In 1855 he was appointed Deputy-Adjutant General of the Australian Colonies, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1971. Pp. 580(last blank); maroon cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, top fore-corner of upper board bruised; dust wrapper, slightly foxed, edges lightly rubbed and chipped; small damp stain to fore-edge of a few leaves, a little light foxing; Simon & Schuster, New York, 1971. First edition.

Richmond, Surrey: Curzon, 2001. Pp. xiv+342(last blank), occasional text illustrations, 4 full page maps, notes at each chapter end, key and glossary, bibliography, index; green cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, lightly rubbed, edges a trifle worn, closed tear at top edge of back flap fold; Curzon, Richmond, Surrey, 2001. First edition..

N: Angus & Robertson, 1975. Pp. [viii]+216, 8 plates, pictorial endpapers, index; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed; top edges of leaves a trifle soiled; Angus & Robertson, 1975. First edition. *Autobiography.

Melbourne: Macmillan, 1978. Pp. 96, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, notes, selected bibliography, glossary; oblong 4to; edges of boards slightly rubbed; dust wrapper; a little light foxing; Macmillan, Melbourne, 1978. Second impression.

London: Humphrey Milford, 1940. Pp. 284(last blank), coloured frontispiece; cr. 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, boards decorated in blind, quite flecked and slightly rubbed, tiny paper adhesion near bottom edge centre of lower board; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled and worn, edges rubbed, and creased, with several mainly small splits and chips; school prize bookplate on upper free endpaper, the frontispiece reattached, outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; Humphrey Milford/Oxford University Press, London, 1940. Reprinted. *First published in 1931.

London: Humphrey Milford, 1935. Pp. [ii]+284(last blank)+288(last blank)+284(last blank); post 8vo; orange cloth, lettered and decorated in dark blue, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and spine slightly faded; top edges orange; gift inscription dated 1937 on upper free endpaper, upper hinge starting; Humphrey Milford/Oxford University Press, London, 1935. *Reprinted from the original plates. John Edward Gunby Hadath (1871-1954) wrote numerous novels for children, many with a school setting.

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd, n.d.. Illustrated by Victor Cooley. Pp. 296, coloured frontispiece, black & white title page vignette and text illustrations; cr. 8v; pink cloth, lettered in black, edges a trifle rubbed; top edges green (slightly scratched); dust wrapper, lightly foxed and soiled, edges rubbed and split, with a few tape repairs on both sides; inked gift inscription (dated 1952) on recto of frontispiece, scattered foxing; Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., London, n.d.[c. 1952]. New Era series. *First published in 1936.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1961. The story of a little wild duck. Pp. 48, illustrated in colour and black & white post 4to; pictorial papered boards, lightly foxed, edges a trifle rubbed; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled and foxed, edges lightly rubbed and split, the backstrip slightly browned; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, the free endpapers slightly offset, a little light foxing; The Macmillan Company, New York, 1961. First edition. *Berta and Elmer Hader illustrated numerous books for children, winning the Caldecott Medal for The Big Snow in 1949.

London: Macmillan, 1920. Pp. xx+316, frontispiece, text illustrations (some full page), index; gilt lettered red cloth, flecked and slightly marked, edges rubbed; uncut; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, hinges starting at a couple of points, the free endpapers offset, edges of leaves foxed; Macmillan, London, 1920. First edition.

Sydney: Ure Smith, 1973. Pp. 106, illustrated in colour and black & white, index; impl. 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, lightly scuffed, verso foxed; Ure Smith, Sydney, 1973. First edition..

London: Oxford University Press, 1946. Pp. [viii]+226(last colophon), frontispiece portrait, plus 18 plates, folding facsimile letter, appendix, index; boards lightly faded and worn; dust wrapper, soiled and quite torn; bookplate (on upper pastedown) and ownership markings (inscription and card on upper free endpaper) of Lorna Mitchell, plus the printed card of the Society of Oxford Home Students laid on half-title page, the lower free endpaper slightly marked, a little light offsetting; Oxford University Press, London, 1946. First edition. *Grace Hadow was a notable figure in the history of the education of women in Oxford, and the Principal of the Society of Oxford Home Students. Loosely inserted is a postcard from Hadow to Lorna Mitchell, stamped and post-marked 26 September 1938.

Melbourne: The Miegunyah Press, 2011. Pp.[vi]+298(last colophon), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, pictorial endpapers, the title page printed in blue & black, text printed in brown & black, notes, bibliography, index; post 4to; yellow papered boards, spine lettered in white, bottom fore-corner of upper board faintly bruised; dust wrapper, edges a trifle creased; The Miegunyah Press, Melbourne, 2011. First edition. *The first full-scale account of the controversial Australian artist's life and work. In 1966-67, Mike Brown became the only Australian artist to be successfully prosecuted for obscenity. This copy is from the library of David Levine, Sydney, with his book label on verso of upper free endpaper. Loosely inserted is a photocopy of a long review of this book, which refers in passing to Justice Levine's ruling (and reduction of the original sentence) on Mike Brown's appeal.

London: Evans Brothers, 1965. Pp. 128, 12 coloured plates, black & white pictorial double title page and numerous photographic illustrations (some full page); small cr. 4to; price-clipped dust wrapper, corners slightly rubbed and chipped; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, edges of leaves lightly foxed; Evans Brothers, London, 1965. First U.K. edition.

Canberra: The Australian National University, 1966. A History of the Australian Printing Unions 1850-1950. Pp. xii+356, coloured frontispiece, 16 black & white plates, title page vignette, text figures and cartoons, appendices, references, selected bibliography, index; med. 8vo; blue cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, edges a trifle rubbed; name & date (1971) in ink on upper free endpaper, occasional minor marginal pencilling, outer leaves and edges slightly foxed; The Australian National University, Canberra, 1966. First edition.

New York: N, 1981. Illustrated by Michael Hague. Pp. viii+184(last colophon), illustrated in colour throughout; small cr. 4to; red cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt; dust wrapper, a trifle rubbed, edges slightly creased and split; occasional slight soiling; Macmillan, New York, 1981. First edition thus. *This copy with a signed ink sketch of Aslan by Michael Hague on the half-title page.

London: Atlantic Books, 2007. Pp. xviii+510(last blank), 12 plates, 3 text maps, notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, edges lightly worn and split; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, margins of leaves lightly browned, edges slightly soiled; Atlantic Books, London, 2007 . First edition. *Includes chapters on The Somme and Passchendaele.

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1966. Foreword by Sir Arthur Bryant. Pp. 142(last colophon), frontispiece portrait, index; boards a trifle sprung; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges slightly rubbed, the back panel faintly soiled; George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, 1966. First edition. *The author, who went on to become Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, first met Sir Douglas Haig in January 1916. When the Commander-in Chief removed his Headquarters to Montreuil, he requested that Duncan, then a junior army chaplain, should go with him. Their association continued until the end of the war, and their friendship lasted until Haig's death in 1928.

London: Michael Joseph, 1962. Pp. 398(last blank); boards a trifle sprung, spine creased; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split; text block faintly browned, the upper free endpaper a trifle silverfished, a little light foxing and occasional soiling; Michael Joseph/Souvenir Press, London, 1962. First U.K. edition.

New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc, 1988. Pp. 256; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed; a little light foxing; Donald I. Fine, Inc., New York, 1988.First edition. *The first book in the Steve Winslow series. J. P. Hailey is the pseudonym of mystery writer Parnell Hall, author of the Stanley Hastings series.