Search Results: Authors starting with H from Beacon Books

Educational Book Crafters. Not Stated Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. 498 pages. Bronze lettering on the spine. Previous owner's name on the half title page and on the title page; ink outline of a region on the front free endpaper map. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, is worn at the top and the tail of the spine, and lightly chipped along the edges. A very good copy of this history of the Armenian people. Illustrated with b/w photographs.

Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1889. Copyright Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 296 pages. Faded gold lettering on the spine. Corners lightly bumped. Edges scuffed. Previous owner's name on the free endpaper. A small stamped star at the bottom of the last page. A very good copy of this edition of Volume 1 of Colonel Quaritch, a tale of country life.

Vydavatelstvo Osveta. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 262 + 22 pages. Gold lettering on the spine, gold partial building on the front cover. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, has minor wear to the upper edge. A very good copy of this coffee table book, filled with b/w and colour photographs. Text is in Slovenian.

Himss. First Edition.. Softcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. xiii, 176 pages. Green lettering on an orange background on the spine, pictorial green front cover. Minor bumping to the lower edge, otherwise this is a fine copy of this book aimed at the medical profession and their staff to teach/understand the current practice of e-prescribing. Size: 7 x 10

Benjamin Blom. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 56, [22] pages. White lettering on the spine and front cover. Architectural drawing on the front cover. Cover is lightly soiled, one page has rusty marks from an old paper clip, otherwise this is a fine copy of this reproduction of the 1725 work by this 18th-century English architect and carpenter. Illustrated with b/w engravings and line drawings.

Francis A. Nicolls & Company, 1911. Celtic Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 6 volumes: 332, 415, 421, 426, 392 and 413 pages. Paper labels on the spines. Top foredges are gilded, the other two foredges are untrimmed. Spines are faded, corners lightly worn; discolouration on some of the covers. A very good copy of this collection of Irish history and travel, illustrated with tissue guarded images. This set is copy 217 of one thousand numbered and registered copies. This is a very heavy set and will require additional shipping charges (at cost). Size: 6.5 x 9.25

Heinemann. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 405 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine, unread, copy of this mystery, signed by the author on the title page in black ink.

Australian Government Publishing Service. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. xiv, 334 pages. Green lettering on the spine, green image on the front cover. Minor bumping to the corners. Previous owner's name on the inside of the front free endpaper. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, is price clipped, has minor wear to the edges at the corners. A very good copy of this forest trees of Australia, which is a reprint with corrections from the 1970 edition. Illustrated with b/w photographs throughout. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges (at cost).

Hutchinson Radius. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 312 pages. Silver lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine copy of this Vish Puri mystery. Signed by the author on the title page in blue ink.

Martin Secker Publisher. Not Stated Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 160 pages. Black lettering on a paper label on the spine. Minor wear to the corners of the cover. There is a blind embossed note on the title page saying 'Presentation Copy for Review'. A very good copy of this scarce edition of this play.

Pointblank. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 212 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine, unread, copy of this novel set in California. Signed on the title page by the author in black ink.

University of Alberta Press, January 1992. Not Stated Presumed First Thus.. Softcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. White lettering on the spine and on the pictorial front cover. Cover edges are shelf worn ; cover lightly soiled. A very good copy of this gardening course which appears to be the complete course in one volume. I comprises 16 lessons from Horticultural soils to fruits and vegetables to hydroponics and greenhouses. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs and line drawings. This is a heavy book and will require additional shipping charges (at cost). Size: 8 x 10.5

Routledge. Not Stated Presumed First Edition.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 486 pages. White and blue lettering on the spine, yellow and white lettering on the front cover. Minor wear to the edges, foredge lightly soiled. A very good copy of this book of anthropology/women's studies. Illustrated with a few b/w photographs. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges (at cost). ISBN 0115901146 Size: 7 x 10

D. H. Advertiser Office, 1898. Not Stated, Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. [xxxviii],152 pages. 1898. Gold lettering on the spine and front cover. Front cover has a charming embossed illustration. Corners and edges are lightly scuffed. Missing the front free endpaper. Fore edges are gilded. A lovely copy of this very scarce book of Scottish poetry, songs and prose sketches, with an introduction by D. H. Edwards, and a few b/w illustrations.

Doubleday and Company Inc.. First American Edition.. Trade Paperback. Very Good +/Very Good-. 12 pages per issue. Gold lettering on the spine and on the front cover. Minor wear to the top and tail of the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, is chipped along the edges. A very good copy this book describing antique, classic and contemporary automobiles of the world, illustrated with detailed colour and b/w drawings and photographs with each description. This is a heavy book and will require additional shipping charges (at cost). Size: 7 x 9.5

The Treherne Times, 1939. Not Stated, Presumed First Edition.. Trade Paperback. Very Good-/No Jacket. 79 pages. Black lettering on the front cover. Cover edges are chipped where the card cover overlap the edges of the text block. The inside cover has a tipped-in plate from 'Rooks' Books', as does the back cover. A very good copy of this scarce local history. Illustrated with two portraits - John Ramsey Scott and William Hooey Spinks. Size: 6 x 8

Oxford University Press, January 2001. Pressumed First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good -. xii, 712 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Spine is very lightly shaken (normal for a book of this size). Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, has minor shelf wear along the edges, nas a taped closed tear on the back turn-in. A very good copy of this comprehensive book dealing with the interaction between religion and health. This is a very heavy book and will require additional shipping charges (at cost). Size: 7 x 10.25

Chapman & Hall Limited, 1902. Not Stated, Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. xvi, 336 pages. Blue lettering on the spine, blue lettering and illustration on the front cover. Cover lightly soiled, edges scuffed, corners bumped. One small tear (1/4') on the front cover. Inside cover has a paste down for the W.H. Smith & Son's Subscription Library. A very good copy of this book, illustrated with 26 plates, and 48 b/w drawings by the author.

Chapman & Hall Limited, 1899. Not Stated, Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. xvi, 273 pages. 1899. Brown lettering on the spine, brown lettering and illustration on the front cover. Cover lightly soiled, corners lightly bumped. Front hinge is cracked. Frontispiece has come unglued and someone has taped it back in, tape has browned and since fallen off, page is now loose again. Despite all these defects this is a very good copy, illustrated with 26 plates, and 48 b/w drawings by the author.

Chapman & Hall Limited, 1895. Not Stated, Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. x, 372 pages. Blue lettering on the spine, blue lettering and illustration on the front cover. Cover lightly soiled, edges lightly scuffed, corners lightly bumped. Spine is lightly cocked. A very good copy of this book, illustrated with 38 plates, and 51 b/w drawings by the author.