Search Results: Titles starting with H from Parker's Rare Books

Paris: Hachette, 1955. HB. Blue cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 16mo, 691 pp. Fold-out color map at rear plus 3 color fold-out maps within text, many b&w maps in text. No marks in book but for owner's name on half-title page, binding tight. Book condition VG. Lacking the dust jacket.

New York: Donald I. Fine, 1988. 1st, 1st. pr. HB. Blue cloth, 8vo., 346pp. Clean copy in dust jacket with slight creases. Book condition VG in VG DJ.

New York: J. A. McGee, 1873. First Edition. HB. Green beveled cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, brown end papers, 12 mo., 330 pp. Brown endpapers. Frontis portrait of Gerald Griffin. Selections from the writings of Griffin, Samuel Lover, William Carleton and Charles Lever. No marks in book, binding tight. Covers show light rubbing at front joint. Book condition VG. Uncommon title.

San Marino, California: The Huntington Library, 1968. HB. Maroon cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 281 pp. No marks in book, binding tight. In a price-clipped dust jacket that shows light chipping top of rear panel. Book condition VG+ in VG DJ.

Edison, New Jersey: Chartwell Books, Inc, 2002. Reprint. HB. Illustrated glossy paper covered boards, 8vo, 256 pp. Profusely illustrated with 84 diagrams, 170 color drawings and 117 photographs of 133 major aircraft of World War II. Clean, unmarked book in like dust jacket. Book condition Near Fine in Near Fine DJ.

Winona, Minnesota: Apollo Books, 1985. HB. Black cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 173 pp. Presentation copy, SIGNED by the author on copyright page, and with a typed note signed by the author, inserted at title page. Also included is a 3 page typed essay signed by the author about the people he met at a truck stop in Texas. No marks in book, binding tight. In a clean dust jacket that shows very light shelf wear. Book condition VG+ in VG DJ. The author was from Galesville in southwestern Wisconsin.

New York: Mystery League, 1930. Stated 1st. HB. Black cloth, 8vo., 319pp. Book clean, but for moisture stain on edges of last 16 pages, in dust jacket with minor chipping, edge wear, old price written on front cover. Book condition Good+ in Good+ DJ.

Philadelphia: Penn Publishing, 1899. HB. Dark green cloth, silver design and red lettering on front cover and spine, 16 mo, 143 pp + 12 pp ads. Owners name ffep, slight soiling, edge wear to covers. No marks in text, binding tight. Book condition VG.

Springfield, Ill: Charles C. Thomas, 1960. HB. With a Section on The Measurement of Body Composition by Josef Brozek". Blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 186 pp. including extensive bibliography. Highlighting on 8 pages of text (at start of text), ffep clipped. Binding solid, slight foxing top of text block. In dust jacket with minor soiling, spine darkened, chipping. Book condition VG- in VG- DJ.

Beloit, Wisconsin: Shumaker & McCabe, Publishers. Printed by the Daily Citizen Steam Press, 1889. First Edition. HB. Quarter black cloth backstrip and blue & white paper covered boards, black lettering on front cover and ad on rear cover, 8vo, 135 pp. plus additions, corrections and errata at rear. As title noted, extensive information about the city of Beloit, Wisconsin in 1889, including a list of all residents of the city, their address, and occupation. Profusely illustrated with ads for local businesses. Previous owner's name front paste-down, no other marks in book, binding tight. Covers show light soiling and edge wear. Book condition VG. Scarce city directory.

Springfield, Ill: Charles C. Thomas, 1929. HB. Green cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo., 268 pp. X-Lib. with minimal markings, book plate at front and card pocket at rear. Binding tight, no marks in text. Book condition VG.

London: Printed Under The Authority Of His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Harrison and Sons, 1915. Tenth Edition. HB. Red pebbled, blindstamped cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 12mo, 12, 199 pp. 12 pages at front a list of other military titles available. Two fold-out plates at rear, of a Lancaschire Boiler and of a Steam Engine. Chapters on the methods and tools for carpenters, smiths, painters and saddlers. Uncommon World War I title for the average soldier in the British Army, profusely illustrated with drawings. No marks in book, binding tight. Light wear to edge of fold-out plates. Covers show minor soiling and edge wear, rear joint cracked about 1" at top. Book condition Good+.

Berlin: Wiegandt & Grieben, 1864-1865. HB. Two volumes in one. Brown blindstamped cloth, 8vo, xii, 567, viii, 698 pp. Owners name front paste-down and top of title page, no other marks in book. Front hinge has been repaired, lacking ffep. Covers show some edge wear, minor soiling, chipping with 1/4" loss top of spine. Each volume has separate title page. Book condition Good+.

Chicago: Farm Mechanics Magazine, 1922. Wraps. Tan paper wraps, dark brown lettering and illustration on front cover, 8vo, 72 pp. Useful ideas for rural life. Profusely illustrated with drawings and photographs. Some soiling throughout, bottom corners dog-eared, writing on rear cover. Book condition Fair to Good.

Berlin, Stuttgart, Leipzig: Deutsche Verlags Anstalt, No Date. HB. Quarter red cloth spine over stiff card illustrated boards, 8vo, 48 pp. Each page one or two black & white cartoons, with verso blank. No color illustrations in this edition. Owners name half-title page, no marks in book, binding solid. Covers show edge wear. Each cartoon accompanied by text in German. Book condition VG-.

Minneapolis: by author, 1923. HB. Black cloth, gilt lettering on front cover, 8vo., 126 pp. Printed by the Press of Murphy-Travis Company, Minneapolis. No marks in book, binding solid. Covers show very minor shelf wear, bottom corners slightly bumped. Book condition VG.

New York: William Sloane, 1950. Stated 1st printing. HB. Green cloth, silver lettering on spine, 8vo., 309 pp. Corners bumped, no marks in book. In unclipped dust jacket that shows edge wear and chipping. Stated first printing. Book condition VG- in Good+ DJ.

New York: Doubleday, 1956. Stated 1st. HB. Black cloth, 8vo., 320pp. Unmarked book in dust jacket that shows some edge wear, chipping. Partially price-clipped. Biography of Al Smith, by his daughter. Book condition VG in Good+ DJ.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1974. 1st Edition. HB. Quarter black cloth over green boards, red and silver lettering on spine, 8vo, 299 pp., brown endpapers. No marks in book, binding tight. Covers show very minor edge wear. In unclipped ($6.96) dust jacket that shows minor edge wear top of spine. Book condition VG in VG DJ.

New York: W. F. Brainard, 1915. HB. Maroon cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 12mo, 193 pp. No marks in book, binding tight. Slight moisture stain on fore edge of pages producing some waviness. Covers show slight edge wear, 2" round stain front cover. Book condition Good.