Search Results: Authors starting with H from EDM Book Loft

New York: William Morrow, 1959. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Louis Darling. VG condition; hardcover/ no DJ. Assume First Edition, no further printings noted; c. 1959 & same date on title page. Yellow cloth binding bright & square; bit of soil & edge wear. NO significant bumps, rubs, scuffs- v. light use. NO sun. All lettering & illus. on cover & spine crisp & intact- copy displays very well. Gift note on 1st blank page. Text is tight, bright, clean, unmarked. NO hinge splits, NOT ex library. Handsome, well preserved copy. ***Reliable, fast! (18)

Wilmimgton, DE: Dyne-American Publications, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Signed by Author. Fine condition HARDCOVER/ no DJ (as issued?). Stated First American Edition, 1990. SIGNED w/ short inscription, by author (oldest son of Bill Haley), John W. Haley on front free endpaper. Oversize, 11.25 x 8.75"", 249 pages, b/w text illus. Glossy photo pictorial board binding (Bill Haley portrait on front) is tight, bright, clean & square w/ lightest use- trace of rubbing. NO bumps, scuffs, fray or sun discolor. Endpapers & text are tight, white, clean & UNmarked. NO tears, hinge splits or remainder mark; NOT ex library. Excellent copy of hard to find hardcover edition (& harder to find w/ author signature).

Bermuda: Author, 1984. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Assume First Edition. VG+, near Fine condition. Covers show v. light shelf, edge wear, sunning in spine area- nothing major. No spine crease. text is tight, clean, unmarked; hint of toning. Nice copy. ***Reliable, fast! (74)

New York: Arcade Publishing Co., 2011. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover/ DJ (has price $27.95); both Fine+ to New condition. First Edition & 1st printing per full no. line. DJ is clean & glossy w/ no wear. NO chips, tears, rubs, scuffs or sun discolor. Red board binding w/ black cloth spine is clean, square & bright- no flaws. All gold spine lettering crisp & intact. Text is tight, clean & unmarked. NO remainder mark, NOT ex library. Handsome, well preserved copy- displays extremely well. ***Reliable, fast. (139)

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1945. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Manning De V. Lee. Hardcover/ DJ (has price $2.00); both Near Fine to Fine condition. Stated First Edition- no note of further printings. Color pictorial DJ is bright & clean w/ trace of toning & edge wear. No rubbing, frays, sun discolor or tears. Aqua green cloth binding is tight, square & clean w/ little to no wear. All gilt lettering & decoration crisp & intact. Text is tight, clean, UNmarked; NO remainder mark, musty smell or hinge splits, NOT ex library. Both DJ & book display extremely well. Handsome, well preserved copy. ***Reliable, fast! (110)

G. P. Putnam's Sons - Ace / Putnam, 1991. Book Club. Hard Cover. Fine/As New. Hardcover/ DJ; Fine/ As New condition. Appears to be book club edition- no price on DJ. DJ is As New; bright, glossy & clean w/ NO wear. Book is Fine+. Black board binding tight, glossy, clean, square & UNmarred. All silver spine lettering crisp & intact. Text is tight, clean & UNmarked w/ light toning. NO remainder mark, owner names, etc.; NOT ex library. Handsome copy- displays very well. ***Reliable, fast. (31)

London / New York: Methuen & Co. / James Pott & Co., 1907. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Frank Laing. Hardcover/ no DJ; VG to possibly Near Fine condition. 20 watercolor plates by Frank Laing, 24 b/w photos & other illus., top edge of text block gilt, 399 pages incl. index, 7.5 x 5"". First Edition & 1st printing; copyright page states only ""First Published in 1907""- no note of further printings. Red cloth binding tight, bright & clean w/ little wear; trace of rubbing, hint of soil to spine, sm. corner bumps. No frays or scuffs. Color vignette (city on hill) on cover & all gilt lettering & decoration on cover & spine crisp & intact. Old owner name in fountain pen on 2nd blank page. Text is tight, clean & unmarked w/ only lightest toning. NO hinge splits; NOT ex library. Handsome, well preserved copy- displays very well.

New York: Routledge, 1997. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Near Fine to Fine condition trade paperback. Binding tight, clean & square w/ lightest use- trace of shelf wear. No spine crease or remainder mark; NOT ex library. Text is tight, clean, & UNmarked. Nice copy. ***Reliable, fast! (75ah)

Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 1997. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Hardcover/ no DJ; Near Fine to Fine condition; Stated First Edition, 1st printing per no. line. Gray cloth binding tight, bright, clean & square, w/ little to no wear. All lettering crisp & intact. NO bumps, rubs, fray or sun. Owner name stamps on 1st blank page & on side edge of text block. Text is tight, white, clean & UNmarked. NOT ex library. ***Reliable, fast! (115)

New Jersey: Atlantic County Historical Society, 1926. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Hardcover/ no DJ; VG condition. Volume II ONLY, c. 1926- assume First (only?) Edition. 342 pages, b/w frontis of author w/ intact tissue protector, b/w illus. Green cloth binding tight & square w/ light rubbing & soil. NO bumps, frays, sun. Gold Seal on front & gold spine lettering crisp & intact. Copy displays well. Green endpapers clean & bright. Text is tight, clean, unmarked w/ little to no toning. NO hinge splits, NOT ex library. Handsome, well preserved copy. ***Reliable, fast! (70)

London: John Hamilton Ltd, 1933. Cloth. Very Good. Howard Leigh. VG+ condition. Hardcover/ no DJ, NO DATE- appears to be early 1930's, 277 pages followed by 38 page ""List of Publications, Autumn, 1935"" by publisher- many dealing w/ aviation, historical & fictional (super interesting). Color frontis & 4 b/w illus. by Howard Leigh. Blue cloth binding shows only v. light rubbing, trace of edge wear, v. light & thin vert. water stain on front (minor). Spine shows bit of sun. Gold lettering on front & spine is crisp & intact. Art Deco bookplate inside front cover- to me, this adds to copy. Text only lightly toned; tight, clean, unmarked. NO hinge splits, NOT ex library. Handsome, well preserved copy. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1928. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/Fair. Manning De V Lee. Hardcover/ DJ; VG+/ Fair. C.1928- looks like contemporaneous Grosset reprint. 343pp, photos, b/w illustrations and coloured plates which include Lindbergh's flight (Spirit of St. Louis) frontis. Book is VG+ to Near Fine condition w/ only minor shelf wear to edges. Red cloth binding w/ Art Deco illustrated front cover is tight, bright, clean & square- NO bumps, frays or sun. All lettering & decoration crisp & intact. Non clipped (100/100) DJ about Fair; shows moderate wear, mostly to extremities- edge tattering, sm. chips, closed tears, rubbing. Rubbing most severe where front panel meets DJ spine (fragile w/ some points of separation). All said, DJ is all there & together; still displays pretty well- esp. front panel w/ vibrant colors. Old illus. owner bookplate inside front cover- to me, actually adds to copy. Text only lightly toned & NOT brittle; tight, clean, unmarked. NO hinge splits or binding separation,… Read More

New York: New York University Press, 2012. Cloth. Brand New/Brand New. Hardcover/ DJ; both Like New condition. DJ is glossy, bright, clean & unmarred. NO frays, rubs, scuffs, tears or sun. Cream board binding w/ blue cloth spine is tight, bright, clean & square. NO bumps, rubs, scuffs or sun. All gold spine lettering crisp & intact. Text & endpapers tight, clean, UNmarked. NO remainder mark, bookplates, etc.; NOT ex library or book club. Very handsome, well preserved copy- both DJ & book display extremely well. ***Reliable, fast! (7ah)

Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2008. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Hardcover/ no DJ (as issued?), Fine++ to New condition. First Edition; 1st printing per no. line. Glossy color photo pictorial board binding is tight, bright & clean w/ no wear. NO bumps, rubs, frays, scuffs or sunfade- crisp & intact. Endpapers & text tight, WHITE, clean, unmarked. NO remainder mark, owner names, notes, etc.; NOT ex library. Very handsome copy- displays extremely well. ***Reliable, fast. (132)

New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2004. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Alan Daniel. Hardcover/ DJ (has price $16.95); both Fine+ to As New condition. SIGNED by author James Howe, dated Nov. '07 w/ short inscription & carrot drawing, directly on title page. Stated First revised format Edition; 4th printing per no. line. DJ is clean & glossy w/ no wear. No chips, rubs, tears, scuffs, fray or sun discolor. Brown board binding w/ yellow spine is clean, square & bright- no flaws. All metallic red spine lettering is bright, crisp & intact. Endpapers & text are tight, bright, clean, unmarked. NO remainder mark, NOT ex library or book club. Handsome, well preserved copy- displays extremely well.***Reliable, fast. (74)

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co. / Junior Books, 1936. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Harold Von Schmidt. Hardcover/ no DJ, Good condition; C. 1930, year 1936 on title page. Pictorial endpapers, rough-cut side edge of text block. Light brown cloth binding w/ is tight & square w/ trace of soil, light rubbing & scuffing, sm. corner bumps. Sm. nicks at base of spine along w/ 1/2 vert. tear up rear gutter. Minor old scattered & small damp bubbles along part of bottom edge of covers (mostly on back, max. 3/8"" high) & sm. patch (1"" x .25"") of white discolor at bottom back cover (emphasize ""minor""). All lettering & decoration on front & spine crisp & intact; NO musty smell, spine fade/ discolor. Text is tight, clean, unmarked. No owner names, gift notes, etc.; NOT ex library. Still a nice copy- displays well.

New York: Three Sirens Press, 1930. First Edition ?. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Keith Henderson. Hardcover/ no DJ; Good+ to VG condition. May be first edition thus- no publication date, appears to be c. late 1920s- early 1930s. Many striking b/w illus. (full page & vignettes) by Keith Henderson- he illustrated each book separately in late 1920s (1926 & 1929). 276 + 260 pages (both in 1 volume), blue publisher's topstain to texblock, side ege rough-cut, sewn-in green ribbon bookmark. Pebble grain ivory board binding glossy. tight & square; pretty minor soil, rubbing & spine discolor- esp. for this edition. Green lettering & decoration (w/ stylized woman's head) intact & legible. Book still displays well. Light green endpapers bright & clean; remains of small old owner name/ address label in corner of front free endpaper- minor. Text is tight, clean & unmarked w/ only v. light toning. NO hinge splits, gift notes, dogeared pages, etc., NOT ex library. Nice copy. ***Reliable, fast. (27)

Harper & Brothers, 1924. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Rufe Pryor - Frontis. Hardcover/ no DJ; VG+ to Near Fine condition. Stated First Edition, c. 1924, same year on title page & no note of further printings. 187 pages, bright red publisher's topstain to top edge w/ rough-cut side & bottom edges to text block. Brown board binding tight, clean & square w/ little to no wear. NO bumps, fray, rubs or sun discolor. Pastedown title labels on cover & spine are bright, crisp & unmarred. Owner name penned inside front cover, 3 light nos. inside back cover. Text is tight, clean & unmarked w/ just a trace of toning. NO hinge splits, NOT ex library. Handsome, well preserved copy. ***Reliable, fast. (133)

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1955. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Roy Decarava - Photography. Hardcover/ no DJ; Fair (to possibly Good) condition. First Edition- 1955; Stated First Printing; same year on title page. 98 pages, 7 x 5"", b/w photo illus. by Roy Decarava. Ex library w/ inkstamps on top & bottom of text block, 7 digit stamped no. in bottom right corner of half-title page- no other library marks. Binding of black paper over board covers & white cloth spine is Good+: square & shows only light rubbing, 2 small bumped & frayed cover corners at top right. Spine just a bit tanned, all lettering crisp & intact. Copy actually displays well. Fixed endpapers have remains of side edges of DJ glued to them (basically white on white). Crude & light printing, ""Honesty Pays Big"" (to me, kind of adds to copy) in gray semi-indelible pencil (I think) at top of front free endpaper. Front endpapers also have 2 scribbles (1/2"" to 1"" dia.) in light green colored pencil. Title page has same… Read More

Long Beach, CA: Safari Press, 1999. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover/ DJ (has price $29.95); both Fine condition. First Safari Press Edition- 1999, 2nd printing per no. line. DJ is bright, clean & glossy w/ just a trace of shelf wear. NO chips, frays, tears or spine discolor. Book is Fine to New. Light yellow pebble grain binding is tight, bright, clean & square w/ no wear. All spine lettering crisp & intact. Text is tight, white, clean, unmarked. NO remainder mark, owner names, etc.: NOT ex library. Excellent copy. ***Reliable, fast! (11ah)