Search Results: Titles starting with H from Books of the World

New York: The Viking Press, A Studio Book. Hardcover. 1971. First Edition. Sewn binding. Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Jacket clean and bright with light rubbing, two short tears, and dog ear to the lower front flap. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 272 pages. Contents: The foundation of a dynasty : Rudolph I, Frederick III; The Burgundian inheritance : Maximilian I; Habsburg over Europe : Charles V and Martin Luther; The Spanish apotheosis : Philip II and the Austrian cousins; War and Counter-Reformation : Ferdinand II; Vienna besieged and the challenge of Louis XIV : Leopold I, Joseph I, Charles VI; The making of modern Austria : Maria Theresa; Reforming despot : Joseph II; Victory, reaction, collapse : Francis I, II, Ferdinand I and Metternich; Recovery and the long last act : Francis Joseph and Charles I; Genealogical tables; Map of Habsburg territories in Europe.

Harmondsworth, England: Penguin / Pelican Books, 1978. Mass Market Paperback. Revised Edition. Very Good+. Interior unmarked, but lightly tanned. Spine straight and tight with light crease. Light reading and shelf wear to covers. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xi + 324 pages, 8 leaves of plates.

Maplewood, New Jersey: C. S. Hammond & Co. 1964. Paperback. Color pictorial stapled wrap. Very Good+. Interior pristine. Cover and interior pages tightly bound with three clean staples. Light shelfwear to cover. Not from a library. 48 pages; 12.125 inches x 9.375 inches. A collection of maps illustrating geographically the most significant periods and events in the development of western civilization.

Rare! Freetown, Sierra Leone: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, March 1980. Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Cover clear and bright. Light shelfwear. 4to. 47 pages.

New York: Ballantine / Fawcett Crest, February 1987. Mass Market Paperback. 21st printing, December 1989. Very Good. Interior unmarked, but lightly tanned. Spine straight and tight with light spine crease. Cover clean and bright with front hinge crease. Edgewear. 395 pages.Winner of the 1985 Governor General's (Canada) Award and the first Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1987. Adapted into a 1990 film, a 2000 opera, a television series, and other media. It is the world of the near future, and Offred is a Handmaid in the home of the Commander and his wife. She is allowed out once a day to the food market, she is not permitted to read, and she is hoping the Commander makes her pregnant, because she is only valued if her ovaries are viable. Offred can remember the years before, when she was an independent woman, had a job of her own, a husband and child. But all of that is gone now...everything has changed.

New York: Grossett & Dunlap, 1945. Hardcover. Decorated cloth over boards. Color illustrated endpapers. Ten color plates and many B&W illustrations by Cyrus Leroy Baldridge. Sewn binding. Very Good book / No jacket. Bookplate to verso of FFEP, otherwise interior pristine. Spine faded, but straight and tight, ends bumped. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xv+289 pages. When a new friend gives Hans and his sister Gretel enough money for one pair of ice skates, Hans insists that Gretel enter the grand skating competition, while he approaches the great Doctor who consents to try to restore their father's memory.

Santa Monica, California: Clover Park Press, 1995. Hardcover. As New book in an As New jacket. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not damaged. Perfect condition. 289 pages. In the first months of 1964, five female Peace Corps Volunteers went on a journey. They moved a step at a time, from the last place to the next, 4,000 miles from Liberia across the continent and the great Sahara Desert to Algiers. This book is the story of the somewhat random intrusion of the transient selves upon each other and upon the people among whom they passed. Like the Harmattan winds that accompanied them, they moved through each place, stirring it a little, taking a part of it, and leaving a part of ourselves behind. It was a period of hopefulness for them and for the young African nations they visitied. Colonialism was passing, everything was possible. They lived in the present, intensely, learning, testing, improvising their way. In the crucible of Africa they faced the unknown and met themselves. It was a wonderful time.

New York: William Morrow, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good- book / No jacket. Foxing to top edge. Prior owner's note to front free endpaper. Text block unmarked. Spine straight and tight. A nice reading copy. Not from a library. 602 pages.

Chicago: J.G. Ferguson, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good. Quarter-bound in green cloth with brown sides. No jacket. Very Good. Text block unmarked. Torn bookplate to FFEP. Spine straight and tight, tail bumped. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 336 pages. Over 250 photographs and illustrations, including 59 in color. 8.75 x 11.25 x 1.5 inch. An anthology of articles and papers on the history, people and resources of Hawaii.

New York: New American Library / Signet Classic, 1983. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Text unmarked. Prior owner name inside front cover. Spine straight but creased. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 158 pages. The story of the civilized, enlightened Mr. Kurtz who embarks on a harrowing journey into the savage heart of Africa and the saga of a young, inexperienced skipper forced to decide the fate of a fugitive sailor who killed a man in self-defense.

New York: Crown, 1982. Hardcover. First Edition / Full number line. Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Red remainder dot on bottom edge. Light rubbing and edge wear to jacket. No tears. Not from a library. Not clipped. 178 pages. The heroic legends described here recreate the events and annals of the kingdom of Segu and of the Bambara tribe that formed a series of important city-states along the Niger River during the 17th century. The deeds of kings, the exploits of warriors, the sorcery of magicians, and battles against invaders are among the subjects addressed. The stories, transmitted orally, were narrated by the djeli, traditional keepers of the history of ruling families of the kingdoms that once flourished in the Western Sudan. They speak of valor, honor, intrigues and rivalries between powerful chiefs; they also include some reactions to the colonial encounters. Contents: The dawning of Segu; Ngolo Diara, who became a king of Segu;… Read more

Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Armstrong's Department Store. Date unknown, probably early 1970s. Staple-bound pamphlet. Fine. Cover and internal pages are tightly secured by two staples. Interior is clean and unmarked. 45 pages. A cookbook assembled by the Handbags and Hosiery Associates of Armstrong's Department Store. Contents include Appetizers, Soup, Salad, Main Dishes, Breads, Desserts, Cookies, Coffee Treats, and Miscellaneous.

Toronto: Vintage Canada, March 2001. Trade Paperback. 2nd printing. Near Fine. Mild reading wear to corners, otherwise As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark. No tears, creases, or folds. 359 pages.

New York: Condé Nast Publications. October-November 1971. 1st Edition. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good. Half-inch tear on upper front hinge (Oct), else Near Fine. John T. Phillifent's novel Hierarchies first appeared in print when it was serialized in the October-November 1971 issues of Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact with a cover illustration and four interior illustrations by John Schoenherr. A surprisingly entertaining romp featuring a couple of likeable wisecracking partners pitted against the private army if a disgruntled alien royal.

New York: Street & Smith Publications, July, August, September 1960. Digest-size Magazine. Good+. Interiors lightly tanned but unmarked. "-20" marked to front covers. Spines chipped and torn (see spine photo). Reading and edge wear. Jan spine cocked. Not from a library. 540 pages. Poul Anderson's novel High Crusade first appeared in print when it was serialized in the July, August, and September 1960 of Astounding Science Fact & Fiction with cover art (July) and 14 interior illustrations by H. R. Van Dongen. Finalist for the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel. An alien starship lands in medieval England, and carries a group of knights off into space. These rough-and-ready chaps eventually succeed in conquering the interstellar empire. A fondly remembered romp which celebrates the human spirit. Adapted into a wargame by TSR in 1983 and into a Monty Pythonesque motion picture in 1994. These are the last issues published under the "Astounding" name as the title morphed into "Analog": July was the last issue… Read more

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, October 2013. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition / full number line. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends lightly bumped. Edge and reading wear to jacket. No tears. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 296 pages. A taut, powerful novel of a small town and its dark wartime secrets, unwittingly brought into the light by a family of outsiders.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Borzoi Book. Hardcover. 1946 Book Club printing. Blue textured cloth lettered in burgundy. Very Good book in a Poor jacket. Unmarked, clean, lightly tanned pages. Clean boards with shelf and reading wear. Binding is tight. No tape, tears, creases, or folds to book. Jacket is falling apart. Not from a library. Original owner's name and "1946" penned on front pastedown along with a bookplate. 118 pages. On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city. This book describes the effect of the bombing of Hiroshima on six survivors of the atomic blast.

Guild Press, 1986. Mass market paperback. Rare first paperback printing of Christopher G. Moore's first novel. Very Good. Interior pristine. Spine straight and very tight with two light creases. Edgewear to covers. Dog-ear to rear cover. 227 pages. Guild Press was a Washington, D.C. publishing house that catered almost exclusively to a gay male audience and played a major role in expanding the legal protections for gay publications against obscenity laws in the United States. Content: Matthew Burlock is a brilliant, eccentric judge, faced with the facts of a bizarre ritual murder. In the run-down Delorse Hotel, two men are found half-eaten by flames: one tied to a cross, the other tied up on the bed, with African lioness masks laid next to him. The police say it is a homosexual murder but Burlock disagrees. Slowly; a strange connection between Burlock's exotic past and the murder is revealed. Somewhere in the family history of the international gun trade, his father's mysterious identity and his… Read more

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1854. Leather Bound. Bound in brown leather with marbled edges. Numerous b&w engravings. Good. Front cover cracked. Front and rear hinges cracked. Corners bumped and worn. Edges worn. Ex-library (Coe College) with the usual stamps and marks. Name label from second owner on front paste-down. Tanning and foxing throughout. Text is complete and unmarked. 366 pages. Includes accounts of or by Magellan, Byron, Wallis, Cartaret and Cook.

Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1954. Paperback. L34. Second Printing, 1955. Very Good. Lightly tanned. Prior owner's name on first page. Occasional underlining in pencil. Spine creased. Light edgewear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 599 pages.