Search Results: Titles starting with H from Astro Trader Books

[CLAUDE HOUGHTON OLDFIELD]. A HAIR DIVIDES. Thorton Butterworth Limited, London, 1930. First Edition. With original black cloth covers, red titles stamped on spine, title and author blind stamped on cover. Condition: Very Good. Appears barely read, mild soiling to cloth covers and hinges starting typical of vintage books of this age. All else excellent, covers are intact with no separation, all pages of text block generally very clean and near fine, all pages present with no tears or visible foxing. Lacking only dust jacket. Overall a very good plus copy. Not a ex-library, not a facsimile signature and not a reprint. Scarce signature by Claude Houghton on first endpaper. Neat inscriptions on pastedown and ffep next to autograph (possibly from author). Classic mystery pulp fiction from a talented and overlooked early twentieth century British author, scarce collectible. 284 pgs. [plus 2 pages publisher ads, recto/verso]. 8vo.

[LELAND EXTON MODESITT, JR.]. HAMMER OF DARKNESS. Avon, New York, 1985. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Avon with the original $2.95 price on the front cover. Condition: VG+. Appears unread, creases to spine, micro-chips to extremities, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight.This is the second novel from the author. Cover art by Kevin Eugene Johnson. Modern first paperback original fantasy from a major author, collectible. 343 pgs. 16mo.

[DASHIELL HAMMETT]. ELLERY QUEEN (EDITOR). HAMMETT HOMICIDES. Dell Publishing, New York, 1948. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Dell Mapback #223. Condition: VG+. Appears unread, original dark blue endpapers, A.E.S. (All Edges Stained), original laminated wrappers as issued, creases to covers, micro-chips to extremities, slightly sunned edge near spine on rear panel, pages are clean, unmarked with the usual slightly age-toned off white pages as expected for it's age and binding tight. Neat owner's inscription on first pastedown. A collection of six hard-boiled detective fiction stories by the author. Cover art by Gerald Gregg and mapback by Ruth Belew. Uncommon first edition vintage paperback original Dell Mapback from a major author, collectible. 192 pgs. 16mo.

[WALTER SATTERTHWAIT]. THE HANGED MAN: A Joshua Croft Mystery. St. Martin's Press, New York, 1993. First Edition, First printing. Condition: Fine / Near Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Dust jacket is near fine to very good + with creases, micro-chips to extremities and a closed one centimeter tear on lower right corner. Set in Sante Fe, New Mexico, this is the fourth in the Joshua Croft series. Flat signed by author Walter Satterthwait on the title page. Modern western mystery thriller, signed collectible. 258 pgs. 8vo.

[KENDELL FOSTER CROSSEN]. ( M.E. CHABER PSEUDONYM). HANGMAN'S HARVEST. Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1952. First Edition, First printing. Book Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, in publisher's original brick red cloth, trivial light soiling to boards, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine, Unclipped with the original price of $2.50 on the upper first inner flap, micro-chips and creases to extremities typical of dust jackets of this age, jacket in professional collector Brodart protector sleeve. Overall a about fine copy. Scarce signature and inscription on the first endpaper by pulp fiction author and comic book creator Kendell Foster Crossen. This is the very first book of the 21 novel pulp fiction detective series featuring one of his most famous protagonists, insurance investigator Milo March, written by Crossen writing under the pseudonym M.E. Chaber. The 1958 movie The Man Inside starring actors Jack Palance and Anita Ekberg was based on one of… Read More

[ALGIS BUDRYS]. HARD LANDING. Warner Books / Questar, New York, 1993. First Edition, First printing. True first edition with full number line. Condition: VG+. Appears unread, cover wraps have much of the original gloss, creases to spine, dealers price in ink on intro page, else pages are clean,unmarked bright and binding tight. Tiny owners inscription in erasable pencil verso of front cover. Cover art by Bob Eggleton. Vintage first edition paperback original collectible. 199 pgs. 16mo.

[ALGIS BUDRYS]. HARD LANDING.Questar / Warner Books / SFBC, New York, 1994. SFBC/BCE. First appearance in hardcover and also a SFBC edition. Condition: Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Dust jacket in about fine and not price clipped. The authors final novel with a UFO theme told from the point of view of aliens. Cover art by Bob Eggleton. 199 pgs. 8vo.

[HASSELBLAD MASTERS AWARDS 2012]. Victor Hasselblad AB, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2011. Softcover pamphlet. First Edition Thus. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, a few trivial soiling specks to covers, creases, rubbing to extremities, else pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Hasselblad Master Awards of 110 finalists for 2012 in categories; Architectural, Editorial, Fashion and Beauty, Fine Art, Portraiture, Landscapes and Nature, Wildlife and more. Uncommon. 28 pgs. Large 4to.

[HASSELBLAD BROCHURE]. Victor Hasselblad AB, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1996. First Edition. Condition: Fine. Appears unread near white pages, minor indent on front, with much of the original gloss on photo illustrations of brochure. Camera advert brochure for the last of the iconic Hasselblad V System cameras, the Hasselblad 503CW medium format camera first released in 1996 with new ground breaking features specifically improved for wedding, fashion as well as studio photographers. The new camera features include; the Winder CW automatic film winder, TTL OTF flash metering sensor compatible with the Hasselblad D-Flash series and a new Gliding Mirror System that does not vignette in the viewfinder when using 100mm or longer focal length lenses. Original camera brochure from Hasselblad not a facsimile copy and not a reprint. Uncommon Hasselblad brochure of a important medium format camera. 6 pgs. tri-fold. 4to.

[KENDELL FOSTER CROSSEN]. ( M.E. CHABER PSEUDONYM). A HEARSE OF ANOTHER COLOR. Rinehart & Company Inc, New York, 1958. First Edition, First printing. Book Condition: Fine. Appears unread, in publisher's original black cloth boards, slightly age tanned pages typical of books of this age from this publisher, pages are clean and binding tight. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. Unclipped with the original price of $2.95 on the upper first inner flap, lightly sunned spine, micro-chips, rubbing and creases to extremities typical of dust jackets of this age, jacket in professional collector mylar protector sleeve. Overall a about fine copy. Scarce signature and inscription on the first endpaper by pulp fiction author and comic book creator Kendell Foster Crossen. This is the eighth book of the 21 novel pulp fiction detective series featuring one of his most famous protagonists, insurance investigator Milo March, written by Crossen writing under the pseudonym M.E. Chaber. This novel A Hearse of Another Color… Read More

[BILL S. BALLINGER]. HEIST ME HIGHER. Signet, New York, 1969. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Signet #P3799. Condition: VG-. Appears unread, spine slant, creases to spine, slightly age toned pages typical of vintage paperbacks of the age, pages are clean, unmarked and binding tight. Features PI detective protagonist Bryce Patch. Vintage paperback detective pulp fiction, uncommon collectible. 125 pgs.

[JOHN HABBERTON]. HELEN'S BABIES. WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THEIR WAYS INNOCENT, CRAFTY, ANGELIC, IMPISH, WITCHING, AND REPULSIVE. BY THEIR LATEST VICTIM. Loring, Publisher, Boston, 1876. First Edition, early printing. Condition: Good / Fair. In original green cloth, with the original Victorian decorative cloth covers, tooled illustrations and type, black and gilt type with gilt decorations on front cover, spine. Previous owner's inscriptions and stamp to endpapers with shelf wear, mild soiling to covers, rubbing to edge extremities, corners, spine ends, hinges starting, large chip to lower left of cover and tail of spine typical of vintage books of this age, a scarce book in any condition. Pages are generally clean and binding tight. Classic 19th Century fiction, rare collectible. 206 [6] pages 8vo.

[FORD PENDELETON]. HELL RIDER. Graphic Books, New York, 1957. Second printing. Condition: VG+. Appears unread, rubbing, crease to spine, slight spine slant, micro-chips to extremities, else pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. A very good plus to about near fine copy. Cover art by George Gross. Pulp western vintage paperback collectible. 190 pgs. 16mo.

[HENSEL]. HENSEL LIGHTING. Hensel International GmbH, Germany, 2010. Product Catalogue 2010. Softcover. First Edition. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Covers the entire Hensel studio lighting system; power packs including one of the world's most powerful studio strobe power packs; the Hensel TRIA 6000 series, monolights, light modifiers and more. Hensel lighting is made in Germany. 56 pgs. 4to.

[BERNARD GLEMSER]. HERO'S WALK. Ballantine Books, New York, 1954. First Edition, First printing. True first edition BB #71 with the original 35 cent price on the front cover. Condition: VG+. Appears unread, micro-chips to extremities, creases to spine, dried binding glue at the spine ends typical of vintage paperbacks of this age else pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Robert Crane is pseudonym of Bernard Glemser, this is the author's first and only science fiction novel. Cover art by Richard Powers. Science fiction vintage paperback original, collectible. 196 + [8] pgs. 16mo.

[CAROLYN JANICE CHERRY]. HESTIA. DAW Books, New York, 1979. True first edition DAW #UJ1488, #354 with the original $1.95 price on the front cover. Condition: Fine. Appears unread, spine is uncreased, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. A about fine copy. Cover art by Don Maitz. Modern fantasy paperback original from a major author, collectible. 160 pgs. 16mo.

[TERRENCE MALICK]. A HIDDEN LIFE. Fox Searchlight Studios, Los Angeles, CA., 2019. First Edition. Condition: Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Directed and written by Terrence Malick. FYC "For Your Consideration" for Best Adapted Screenplay ( previously Best Original Screenplay) for the Academy and Motion Picture Arts & Sciences 2020 Oscars. First appearance screenplay in book form. With four pages of color movie photo stills. Modern cinema screenplay, collectible. 103 pgs. 8vo.

[POUL ANDERSON, GORDON R. DICKSON]. HOKA. TOR Books, New York, 1984. First Edition Thus. First printing from this publisher. Condition: VG+. Appears unread, creases to cover near spine, creases to spine, book store stamp on top edge, micro-chips to extremities, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Cover art by Michael Whelan. Fantasy collection from two major authors, collectible. 253 pgs. 16mo.

[RUSSELL L. SCHWEICKART], KEVIN W. KELLEY (EDITOR), JACQUES YVES-COSTEAU. THE HOME PLANET. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Reading MA., 1988. First Edition. Condition: Near Fine / Very Good. In publisher's original black cloth with titles stamped in grey on front cover and spine. Appears unread, pages are clean and binding tight. Dust jacket is unclipped, trivial one centimeter closed tear at upper top left of jacket with light edge wear to extremities. Scarce autograph and inscription opposite title page from Apollo 9 astronaut Russell "Rusty" L. Schweickart to the founder of Lotus software Mitch Kapor; "To Mitch Kapor - It's great to float through space with you! Rusty Scwickart." Dated "January 16, 2007". In addition, tipped into first endpaper nearly 40 original autographs from The Association of Space Explorers, world famous astronauts and cosmonauts including; Scott Carpenter (Mercury 7), Walter Cunningham (Apollo 7), John Fabian (STS-7), Donald Peterson (STS-6), Patrick Baudy (STS-51-G),… Read More

[FREDRIC BROWN]. HONEYMOON IN HELL. Bantam, New York, 1958. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Bantam #A1812 with the original price of 35 cents on the front cover. Condition: VG+. Appears unread, creases to spine, micro-chips to extremities, minor buckle to book, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. A collection packed with 21 fantasy / science fiction novelettes, short stories many with first appearances in pulp magazines; Thrilling Wonder Stories, Amazing Stories, Beyond Fantasy Fiction, Galaxy Science Fiction, Planet Stories, Astounding Science Fiction and many more. Cover art from 15th / 16th painter Hieronymus Bosch. Classic fantasy collection from a major author, collectible. 170 pgs. 16mo.