Search Results: Titles starting with H from Good Books In The Woods

University of Minnesota Press. Near Fine. 1966. Softcover. Ships same or next business day. Pamphlet. Book has minimal edge wear. ; Pamphlets of American Writers Number 62; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1968. Second Printing. Hardcover. "A sprightly study that does not contain a single boring paragraph." --Richmond Times Dispatch. Bookplate of famous collector, Rolland Comstock, on front pastedown. Ships same or next business day. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Continuum Intl Pub Group. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0826404197 . "As good an introduction to the zestful critic of American life and letters as we could wish..." Ships same or next business day. ; Literature and Life; 0.94 x 8.27 x 5.59 Inches; 153 pages .

Hockessin, Delaware: Holly Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1980. Hardcover. 0935968075 . Mencken's irreverent thoughts on presidential politics. Ships same or next business day. ; 0.5 x 7.1 x 5.1 Inches; 73 pages .

Albany, CA: Chaosium Inc.. Very Good. 1988. Softcover. 0933635524 . Second Edition. Chaosium 3302. "This book provides everything needed by the Keeper to run Dreamlands adventures. [...] Also included is a map of the Dreamlands. A version of this map is included in the handouts, to be given to the players after their first trip to the Dreamlands." Slight slant to spine. Minor edge wear. Tiny creases on corners. Crease on top right corner of front cover. Small bumps and tiny tears on spine ends. Light tanning to covers and edges of pages. Some soiling to edges of pages. Text is clean. Ships same or next business day. ; B&W and Color Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 135 pages .

Tulsa, Oklahoma: The American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Very Good. 1958. Hardcover. From the foreword, "The papers and introductory summary entitled 'Habitat of Oil and Some Factors Which Control It,' disclose the habitat of most of the oil found in the world to date. They should, therefore, be in wide demand in the training of students and active, young geologists." Ships same or next business day. Ex-library book with all the usual markings, cardholder intact on back endpaper. Spine is skewed, loose, and slightly creased. Normal edge wear. Small bumps on corners and spine ends. Tiny creases on top corners of pages 1079-1084. Light soiling and tanning to edges of pages. No dust jacket. ; Charts, Graphs, and Maps; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 1384 pages .

London: Michael Joseph. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1978. Hardcover. 0718116526 . "James Forde-Johnston presents a complete history of the Wall--why and how it was built, its position in the Roman Empire, what life along the Wall was like and why it eventually fell." Ships same or next business day. Previous owner's bookplate is on the paste-down endpaper, a note is also written on the title page. Fore-edges of text block and tail corner have a stain. Dust jacket's tail end of flaps have a small stain each. ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 205 pages .

New York: Random House. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1985. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0394542223 . Stated 1st American Edition. Covers clean and bright. Head of spine gently bumped. Back top corner very gently bumped. Minimal soiling to edges. No previous owner marks. Glue residue on side edges of front and rear endpapers. Text, photographs and maps clean and bright. Minor fading to Dust Jacket spine. Both ends of DJ spine very gently rubbed. DJ corners gently rubbed. Bottom corner of DJ front flap dog-eared. DJ now protected in mylar. Ships same or next business day.. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 454 pages .

London: Thornton Butterworth. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition Signed by Author. Near Fine black cloth with red title lettering on spine and title embossed on cover. Very Good Plus Dust Jacket with minor chipping at bottom of spine. Protected by Archival Plastic Cover. "A writer of metaphysical thrillers. A keen eye for human foibles, fine characterisation, and a strong suspense element give his books an outwardly naturalistic form: but this masks a deep interest in spiritual forces… Virtually all his books are permeated by his metaphysical ideas. Admired by Hugh Walpole, P. G. Wodehouse, Henry Miller and others, his work was widely acclaimed in the Thirties and Forties…His full name was Claude Houghton Oldfield." -A Guide to Metaphysical Fiction; Signed by Author(s) .

New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good. 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Ships same or next business day. Bookplate from noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on paste-down endpaper. Book has normal edge wear, light bumps on both ends of spine, cardboard slightly shows through on the corners of front board, light discoloration on front board, white mark on back board. Pages are lightly tanned, glue spots and several rough rubs on front paste-down endpaper. No dust jacket. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 207 pages .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0395365112 . SIGNED by author on full title page. "In Half Moon Street, Paul Theroux brings us two brilliant short novels on the theme of a double life." Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on front paste-down endpaper. Spine is slightly cocked, bumps on top corners, moderate edge wear, light soiling to edges of pages; otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has some edge and shelf wear, 3/4-inch tear on head edge of back cover, small creases on top corners. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 219 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. "From the winner of the 1989 National Book Award (for Spartina) , a major new novel - wise, sad, and richly comic - about the meltdown of a marriage against the backdrop of a gloriously awful congressional campaign." Ships same or next business day. Book's spine is slightly skewed and loose, small bumps on both ends of spine; otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has minor edge wear. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 513 pages .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED by author on full title page. "From the winner of the 1989 National Book Award (for Spartina) , a major new novel - wise, sad, and richly comic - about the meltdown of a marriage against the backdrop of a gloriously awful congressional campaign." Excerpt about the article from Publishers Weekly laid in. Ships same or next business day. Book's spine is slightly skewed and loose, small bumps on both ends of spine; otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has some light edge wear. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 513 pages; Signed by Author .

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. Very Good+. 1977. First Edition. Softcover. 0807102830 . SIGNED by author on full title page. "Halfway from Hoxie provides a tentative summary of his creative development during the past decade and a half." Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends. Light foxing and soiling to edges of pages. Overall, book is clean and tight. Protected in archival cover and bag. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 144 pages; Signed by Author .

El Paso, Texas: Texas Western Press. Very Good+. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. INSCRIBED by author on half-title page, "to William Burton Todd from Haldeen Braddy." Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed and faded. Minor edge wear. Small damp stains along tail edges of boards. Otherwise, free from major defect. No dust jacket. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 82 pages; Signed by Author .

Hampden-sydney, VA: The Hampden-Sydney Poetry Review. Near Fine. 1978. First Edition. Soft cover. Includes: A Poem "You Go Out" by Daniel Halpern--SIGNED by Halpern. A Poem "No Particular Day" by Mark Strand. Near Fine. Ships same or next business day. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .

New York: Rizzoli International Publications. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 0847819582 . First Published in United States 1997. Black and white photographs. Essays by Dana Gioia. This book is based on an exhibition at The New York Public Library, The Hand of the Poet. "One hundred writers from the seventeenth century to the present day are represented." Ships same or next business day. Text is clean. Textblock fore-edge has three small spots. Corners are lightly bumped. Boards are bowed. Dust jacket protected in an archival cover. Heavy book; requires extra shipping. ; 10.33 X 8.23 X 1.05 inches; 358 pages .

Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland: U. S. Army Ordnance Center and School. Very Good. 1968. Soft cover. With photographs and illustrations. Very Good: spine and bottom corner of front cover creased. Ships same or next business day. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 573 pages .

Athens, Ohio: Oxford University Press. Very Good. 1967. First Edition. Softcover. No previous owner marks. Text and pages clean and bright. Head of spine gently bumped. Top rear corner creased. Offsetting to spine due to sunlight. Ships same or next business day.. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 58 pages .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0394523741 . INSCRIBED by author on front free endpaper, "For Rolland Comstock, With last wishes, Kathryn Kramer December, 1989." Also SIGNED by author on full title page. This is "a novel that gives us - through the eyes and being of Cyrus Quince, a young American boy filled with classic yearnings but growing up in a no-longer-classic world - a sharply fresh vision of our time." Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on front paste-down endpaper. Spine is skewed and loose. Moderate edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends and back bottom left corner. Lightly faded along head edges of boards. Faint soiling to edges of pages. Otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. Price-clipped. Small tears on top corners. Small blue stain on interior of front cover. Lightly yellowed on flaps. Small damp stain on… Read More