Search Results: Titles starting with H from Bee Creek Books

Washington: Government Printing Bureau, 1922. From the Smithsonian Report for 1920, pages 165-172 with 3 plates. Publication 2624. "appears" to have been string-tied at spine edge as edge is jagged with tiny holes. Stiff front cover with lettering. No back cover. Otherwise exterior is VG. embossed stamp:" Joseph N. Prokes Minnesota Seal" on title page. Otherwise interior is clean and in VG+ condition.. Wraps. Very Good-. Illus. by Plates, Table. Astronomy.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1920. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Volume XXXVI, 1917-18. Document No. 885. Issued August 4, 1920. Pages 297-366. Figures and b/w plates. Paper covers with chipped edges, discolored page edges especially along spine, creasing to covers and pages. Ex. museum with stamp and identification numbers on front cover and title page. Interior clean. Document in Good+ condition.. Paper Cover. Good+. Illus. by Figures, Plates. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 11". Bureau of Fisheries.

New York: Phillips & Hunt 112 pp. Maroon cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed, edges lightly rubbed, areas of rubbing on cover faces and near joints. Spine is extremely faded from sun exposure, spine ends are bent and starting to fray. Interior is tight and clean. Book in VG+ condition. Scarce.. Cloth. Very Good+. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: Approx. 3 3/4" x 6". Religion.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1968. "...A revolutionary novel; a subjective War and Peace; a literary work of the first importance. It explores a man, the diverse worlds in which he has lived, the life-path he has traversed and the destiny that lies before him, his country and his fellow men." Gift inscription by author on title page that reads "for Polly Rose Work Piled on Work! Admiringly, Charles G. Bell '73" Related ephemera includes a handsome black and white photograph of the author. Stated first printing. 562 pp. DJ in Good condition with edges chipped and a 1.5 inch tear on top back cover of jacket. Brown covers with gilt lettering on front and spine. Covers in Very Good condition with corners slightly bumped and spine edges rubbed. Black top edge. Uncut pages. Interior is very tight, clean and in Very Good condition.. Gift Inscription By Author. First Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Good +. Size: Approx. 6 " x 8 3/4". Fiction.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1914. Plays include: Pantaloon, The Twelve-Pound Look, Rosalind, The Will. 207 pp. Green cloth covers with gilt title lettering on front and spine. Cover corners and edges are bumped and rubbed, light wear to cover faces, scuff mark to front joint, spine ends are bent and starting to fray. Small hole to front hinge, which is loose. Spine is loose in places within interior, otherwise interior is clean. Book in VG condition.. Cloth. Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 7 3/4". Plays.

Philadelphia: The Blakiston Company, Inc., 1945. Authors include: Louis Bromfield, J. Frank Dobie, William Faulkner, Erle Stanley Gardner, Ernest Hemingway, Mackinlay Kantor, Harold Lamb, Ernie Pyle, Ellery Queen, John Steinbeck, James Thurber, Thornton Wilder, and many others. 530 pp. Maroon cloth covers with gilt title on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed, spine ends and corners are bent and frayed. Red top page edge. Interior tight and clean.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4". Fiction.

Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1871. No. 4. Spectrum Analysis Discoveries. Showing its applications in microscopical research, and to discoveries of the physical constitution and movements of the heavenly bodies. From the works of Schellen, Young, Roscoe, Lockyer, Huggins and others. Color Plate of solar prominence observed on October 7-8, 1869. pp. 95-142. Covers in Fair condition. Corners and edges are chipped and bent. Back cover is completely removed. Stains on front cover. Internal document is string-tied, which is still in place. Page edges are uncut and are browned from age. Some pages have small pencil markings. Otherwiese, interior is tight and Good.. Wraps. Good-. Illus. by Color Plate, Figures (engravings). Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8". Science.

Boston: Estes & Lauriat, 1871. No. 5. Nebulae, Comets, Meteoric Showers; and the Revelations of the Spectroscope Regarding Them by Prof. H. Schellen and Others. Coral and Coral Islands by Prof. J. D. Dana, of Yale College. pp. 143-190. Covers in Fair condition. Corners and edges are chipped and torn. Spine is exposed in several places. Internal document is string-tied, which is still in place. Page edges are uncut and are browned from age. Interior is tight, clean and Good. . Wraps. Good. Illus. by Figures. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8". Science.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1875. 43D Congress. 2d Session. House of Representatives. Report No. 310. Report from The Committee on Claims regarding the petition of Hall Colby..."that he is the discoverer of certain principles in nautical astronomy of great importance, which he has for more than twenty years made known for the free benefit of the world:...he invented an improved mariners' compass, ...In the case of the United States naval vessels and transports, for many of which he represents that he has furnished and corrected compasses, he declares that he has never received any compensation..." 2 pages, front and back. Disbound. In Very Good + condition.. Paperbound. Very Good-. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 9". Astronomy.

Boston: Curtis & Cameron, 1897. small tears along paper spine. 1 1/4"x 1/4" missing back bottom edge. Overall Good. Interior is tight, clean, and VG+.. Wraps. Good. Illus. by Fully Illustrated. Size: Approx. 6 1/2" x 8 3/4". Library of Congress.

Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1943. This handbook is issued in response to a current demand for information concerning the functions and records of agencies of the United States Government that contributed to the participation of the United States in the first World War. 666 pp. including Appendix. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Slight scuffing. Spine ends bumped. Mildly discolored residue from removed library label? Overall covers are Very Good-. Front free endpaper with ex-lib. stamp. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good.. Cloth. Good+ to Very Good-. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/4". World War I.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1944. "This handbook of magnetic compass correction, for both normal and degaussed conditions, has been prepared in order to present all pertinent information regarding the practical procedures of adjustment and compensation in one text." 147 pp. with index. Yellow print on front cover and spine. Small round sticker on front cover that reads "HMx152 25". Corners are bumped and edges are rubbed. Large scratch on front cover. Previous owner's name inscribed in front inside cover, and stamps of previous owner's name (H. B. Miller Ch . B'osn USN Commanding) are on the front inside cover, front flypaper, and back inside cover. Edges of pages are browned, but does not interfere with text. Interior is tight and Very Good.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Figures, Graphs. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/4". Science.

Williamsburg, Virginia, 1942. Contents include: The Old Court House, The Capitol, The Public Gaol, The Raleigh Tavern, The Ludwell-Paradise House, The Governor's Palace, the George Wythe House. A copy of this publication is presented to each person purchasing a block ticket to the Exhibition Buildings. 95 pp. Brown paper covers with wear to edges, chipping to joints, tear along back cover near spine. Interior is clean. Book in VG- condition.. Paper Back. Very Good-. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4". Virginia.

Springfield, Ohio: Mast, Crowell & Kirkpatrick, 1898. A New Book of Important and Authentic Information and Statistics on the Many Subjects Related to the Present War, Such as Size, Population, Climate, Commerce and Resources of the Islands Concerned in the Spanish-American Conflict, with Many Other Facts Which Readers of War News Should Have. Pictures of U.S. War Vessels and a Classification and Description of the Various Ships in Navies of Spain and America, with Definitions of Naval Terms Used in Press Dispatches. 82 pp. with index. Maps are missing and not included with the book. Ex. lib. with stamps throughout book and identification numbers on front cover. Covers have dirt stains/smudges, ink dots on front cover, and are browning from age. Previous owner's name written on title page. Interior is tight. Book in Good condition.. Soft Cover. Good. Illus. by Photographs. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 7 3/4". American History.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1976. A Novel of Suspense. 185 pp. DJ is VG- with wear to edges and corners, some smudges to bottom edges. Cover corners are bumped, spine ends bumped from shelf wear. Interior tight and clean. Book in VG+ condition.. Book Club Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Mystery.

1936. Rubbing to corners and spine ends. Along top front edge some dark stain/spots. ex.lib stamp on front endp. and along top edge of pages. Name written on back endp. and numbers on back free endp. otherwise interior is clean, tight and in VG+ condition.. Cloth. Good. Illus. by Roy Beddington . Fishing.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1908. "The half century, whose more familiar aspects this little book is designed to illustrate, has spread its boundary lines." 249 pp. Grey cloth covers with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards, edges rubbed, spine tips are fraying. Lettering on spine is very faded. Small discolored spots on front and back. Gilt top page edge. Water stains on back endpapers and top/side page edges of interior throughout most of book, but text is not affected. Some interior page corners are creased. Book in Good+ condition.. Cloth. Good +. Size: Approx. 4 3/4" x 7 1/4". Essay.

Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1871. Elm Island Stories. Related ephemera included with the book is a full-page newspaper article from the Boston Evening Transcript about Rev. Elijah Kellogg printed on Saturday, August 22, 1925. 320 pp. Green covers with gilt title and design on spine. Endpapers with advertisements of publisher's books. Verso of frontis. Previous owner's names and dates on second page, and owner's initials embossed on title page. Pencil markings indicating when the book was started and finished by former owner on pg. 3 and pg. 320. Very minor rubbing to corners and edges of covers. Some foxing on page edges and on a few interior pages. Overall book in Very Good condition.. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: Approx. 4 1/4" x 7". Juvenile.

London: Hardwicke & Bogue, 1878. 13 issues. January1878 plus complete year for 1879: Jan.-Dec. A Monthly Medium of Interchange and Gossip for Students and Lovers of Nature. Each issue with many illustrations. Subject areas: Natural History, Biology, Botany, Entomology, Zoology, Geology, Microscopy. Many scientific ads with some full pages on microscopes. Some string-tied "announcements" tipped in including one edition with 4 page article by T.Twining. Illustrated covers.Some soiling. Minor chipping on sides. Overall Good or better. 2 issues covers detached. Several issues' pages uncut. Paper on some issues feels stiff-perhaps got moist? Doesn't affect interiors which are clean, tight and overall in VG condition. 2 issues have J.D. Putnam's signature on covers. One issue with ex-mus. stamp.. Wraps. Good. Illus. by Figures(drawings),. Size: Approx. 7 1/4" x 10 1/4". Science.

London: Robert Hardwicke, 1868. Entire collection of Hardwicke's Science Gossip, January - December 1867. Labeled Volume 3. 288 pp. Leather/cloth covers with gilt rope inlay on front and back and gilt title on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards, edges rubbed, scuffing and discoloration to cover faces, joints worn and starting to separate, wear to spine and spine ends. Ex. museum label on bottom spine. Marbled endpapers. Bookplate adhered to front inside cover, identification numbers on front free endpaper. Interior pages are clean, no marks. Book in Good+ condition.. Leather. Good+. Illus. by Figures, Line Drawings. Size: Approx. 7 " x 10 ". Science.