Search Results: Titles starting with H from Homeward Bound Books

New York: Harcourt Brace & World. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. [32] p. 21 cm. Sound and square binding in blue, cloth-covered boards. Both boards are slightly bowed. Minor wear to the corners. Bookstore stamp on the front free endpaper. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has some fading to the front panel along top and spine edges. Light edge wear. A bit of light soiling to the rear panel. Large clip from bottom corner of front flap (likely library price). $3.50 price still present on upper corner. The story of a girl named Hai Yin, born in the Year of the Dragon, in Taipei. The little girl works secretly to win a prize for the best paper lantern for the annual Lantern Festival. Pen, ink and wash illustrations. .

Kennisis Lake: Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve Press. Very Good-. 2003. Softcover. 0968742017 . 115 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Minor wear to edges and corners. The title page and a few pages following are lightly rippled from moisture contact. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean and unmarked. A largely photographic history of Haliburton County. Many black and white archival photographs. .

Haliburton, Ont.: Rotary Club. Very Good. 1964. Card Covers. 22 cm. Sound and square binding in heavy, card-stock covers. Light edge wear and soil. Moisture stain to top edge of first few pages. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A collection of historical pieces about the Haliburton area of northern Ontario, including a facsimile copy of "Up to Date or Life of a Lumberman" and a summary of the twenty year history of the local Haliburton Rotary Club. Includes black and white photographs. B&W Photographs .

Muchen: Bayerische Verwaltung der staatlichen Schlosser. Near Fine. 1999. Softcover. 3932982312 . 40, 16 p. 18.5 cm. Virtually no discernible wear. Appears unread. Text is in English. Pamphlet about the Hall laid in. .

Toronto: Clarke, Irwin and Company Limited. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 0772010294 . 304 p. 27 cm. Ex-library with usual stamps and markings. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Tape remains to boards and endpapers where jacket protector was taped down. Tiny shadow mark on front endpaper. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has been protected with mylar. The spine has faded. The history of ecclesiastical architecture of early Ontario from the earliest prehistoric places of worship to the Confederation era. A classic work in its field. Illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams. May require extra postage due to the weight of the book. Ex-Library .

The Hamilton Advertiser. Very Good. Booklet. 20 p. 21 cm. No copyright or publication date. Some darkening along the edges and a few scratch marks. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A brief look at the history of Hamilton, Ontario, likely issued as a supplement to a local newspaper. Includes a few pages of ads for local businesses. Shipping costs may be reduced due to weight and size of book. .

Toronto: Ryerson Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. Hardcover. 0770003087 . 228 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in yellow, cloth-covered boards. Some foxing to the board and text-block edges. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket spine is darkened and mottled. Light edge and corner wear. A history of the city of Hamilton, Ontario from native occupation to the time of publication. Illustrated by the pupils of the Burkholder School. B&W Photographs .

Ameliasburg, Ontario: 7th Town Historical Society. Very Good-. ©1992. Softcover. 0969193548 . 146 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Moderate foxing to the front cover. A bit of soil to the rear. Light wear to the corner tips. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A history of the hamlet of Ameliasburg, located in Prince Edward County, Ontario. Illustrated with black and white archival photographs. .

Toronto: Second Story Press. Very Good+. 2002. Third Printing. Softcover. 189676455X . 111 p. 22. 5 cm. Signed by Author Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Minor wear to edges and corner tips. Lightly shelf rubbed. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. The true story of Hana Brady, a Czechoslovakian Jewish girl who was killed at Auschwitz and how her suitcase brought her story to light. Signed by the author on the title page. .

London: Collins. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1962. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 236 p. 19 cm. Copyright date only. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. A bit of fading at both spine ends. Corners still sharp. Lightly dusty on text block top edge. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustwrapper has some wear at the corners and spine ends and the spine is somewhat darkened. The top edges of the flaps are foxed. The rear white panel has some overall light soil. It is not price clipped. A Superintendent Roderick Alleyn detective novel. .

Turin, Italy: Priuli & Verlucca. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. 8880681192 . 215 p. 33 cm. Sound and square binding in black, paper-covered boards. Minor wear to edges and corners. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has rub wear and light scratches. The spine ends and corners have some wear. A largely unpublished photographic record of the work of American knife-making master craftsmen. Includes introduction, explanatory text, and biographies of the bladesmiths. This book is heavy and will require extra postage to most destinations. .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good-. 1981. First Edition. Card Covers. 0684178931 . 180 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Wear to edges and covers curling somewhat. A little light soil and shelf rubbing. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dye recipes collected from contemporary dyers in North America. Illustrated in black and white. .

Edmonton: Century Press. Good. 1973. Card Covers. 82 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Ex-library copy with the usual marks. A little wear to the edges and corners. Spine is faded. Inside pages are clean and umarked, except for a few library markings. Postage may be reduced due to weight of book. A scarce guide to identification marks found on antique Canadian arms, intended for collectors. Ex-Library .

London: Pan Books. Good+. 1976. Softcover. 0330250418 . 159 p. 22 cm. Some edge and corner wear. Lightly soiled with some rubbing. Text block edges are foxed. Sticker on back cover. Inside pages clean, bright and unmarked. Illustrated with line drawings and colour plates. Piccolo A paperback reprint of Andersen's fairy tales, illustrated by W. Heath Robinson and first published in 1913. .

London: Pan Books. Good+. 1976. Softcover. 0330250418 . 144 p. 22 cm. Some edge and corner wear. Lightly soiled. Text block edges are lightly foxed. Inside pages clean, bright and unmarked. Illustrated with line drawings and colour plates. Piccolo A paperback reprint of Andersen's fairy tales, illustrated by W. Heath Robinson and first published in 1913. .

London: Ward, Lock & Co. , Limited. Very Good-. [1920]. Hardcover. 176 p. 25 cm. Date of publication taken from Baumgarten. Sound and square with cloth-backed spine and paper-covered boards. Both boards are slightly bowed. Upper board is illustrated in colour, with a scene from "The Little Mermaid" (not repeated in text). The corners are worn through and it has some edge wear. The spine is discolored along most of its length. Illustration on upper board has some rubbing. The lower board has a small stain mark on both the top and bottom edges. There is a previous owner's name and a number on the front free endpaper in pencil. Inside pages have a few light smudge or soil marks in the margins. The plates are generally clean and unmarked with one or two with a bit of edge wear. All in all an attractive copy, even with its flaws. A selection of ten of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales, illustrated with 24 colour plates by British artist Margaret W. Tarrant.… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good. 1915. Later Printing. Hardcover. 329 p. 24 cm. Copyright date only. Sound and square binding, with blue cloth-covered boards and pictorial paste-on. Top edge stained yellow. There is a short tear to the cloth at the tail of spine and a tiny tear to the head. Wear to corners. Ding to bottom edge of upper board. Scratch to the fore-edge of text block. Previous owner's name and address on the half-title page. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. An attractive copy overall -- appears barely read. Illustrated with 8 full-colour plates from art by George Wharton Edwards. One of the Scribner Illustrated Classics series. .

New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good. ©1957. Hardcover. 96 p. 25 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Tiny sticker pull mark. Rub wear to edges and corners. Tiny crease to one corner. Light rubbing, impression marks and small creases to both covers. Inside pages are clean and unmarked but are toned. Edited and abridged by Anne Terry White. Number CL-411 of the Golden Picture Classics titles from this publisher. .

Royce Publications. Very Good. 1983. Hardcover. 0887050565 . 48 p. 30 cm. Sound and square binding in glossy, illustrated boards. A little wear to the spine ends and corners. Lightly shelf rubbed with a couple of light scratches. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A retelling of some of the classic fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen. Colour illustrations. .

Royce Publications. Very Good. 1983. Hardcover. 0887050565 . 48 p. 30 cm. Sound and square binding in glossy, illustrated boards. A little wear to the edges and corners including some tiny edge dings. Lightly shelf rubbed. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A retelling of some of the classic fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen. Colour illustrations. .