Search Results: Authors starting with H from Elk Creek Heritage Books

London, UK: Faber and Faber, 2000. Soft cover. Very Good. Softcover in very good condition with wraps showing light shelf & edge wear. Corners lightly bumped. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted except rubber stamp on first page saying, ""Drama Dept.""

NY: Scribner, 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing First Edition per number line. Hard cover in fine condition. Muted yellow boards with black spine cloth and gold colored lettering along spine. Text block clean and tight; no writing, no markings noted. Appears unread. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. * From the book, ""Sweeping in its scope and impressive in its depth, . . . provides fascinating portraits of Clinton, Bush, Reagan, Kissinger, James Baker, Dick Cheney, Madeleine Albright, and others, to reveal a stunning view of modern political America.""

New York: Random House, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition in addition to number line including the number two which at the time was the Random House convention for identifying first editions. Hard cover in very good condition with white boards, maroon spine cloth and copper gilt spine lettering. Internal text block clean & tight; no writings; no markings noted. Text block lightly foxed in places. Contains a center section of black & white glossy photographs of 8 leaves/16 pages. 783 numbered pages. Dust jacket in very good condition; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, "". . . [A] brilliant and moving evocation of the early days of the civil rights movement, as seen through the story of the young people - the Children - who met in the 1960s and went on to lead the revolution. Magisterial in scope, with a strong you-are-there quality.. . . a powerful book about one of the most dramatic moments in recent American history. .… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Atheneum, 1994. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1st Printing Stated: First American Edition 1994. First Printing per complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition. Black boards with beige spine cloth containing silver spine lettering. Bump to the top front board. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Text block edge uncut. Dust jacket good but showing some shelf & edge wear and a 1/2 inch chip / strip across top of inside front flap running to outside corner (corresponds to bump noted above to corner of board.) If there was a price, it was on this missing strip. Near top side edge also has about 5 holes that appear to have been made by a pencil point and a rough edge along those points. Chip does not appear to have removed any printing but for price if one was present. See the two photos. Contains some black & white illustrations/photographs throughout. Concludes with chapter end notes, a… Read More

NY: Atria Books, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Atria Books hardcover edition February 2007. (Originally published in Great Britain in 2005 by Hodder & Stoughton, Ltd.) In addition, complete number line including the number one. Hard cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. No markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise very good condition; not price clipped * From the book, ""Bad money habits? Financial guru Alvin Hall shows how to break them, make smarter spending and savings decisions, and glide down the path to economic security.""

New York: Center Street, 2015. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition: March 2015 with complete number line. Hard cover in very good condition; appears unread. Black boards & black spine cloth with silver gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight with no markings found. Dust jacket very good; not price clipped. 278 numbered pages. * From the book, ""Despite numerous warnings from intelligence services, ISIS's rise to power has left countries around the world floundering for solutions. Today, we face a threat that is more violent, powerful and financially stronger than ever before. In this book, Benjamin Hall will provide insights by answering the questions we all are asking: Who are they? Were did they come from? How are they so successful, so quickly? How can they be stopped?""

Oxford University Press, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition, First Printing: Date 1992 on title page and copyright page, in addition to complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition with navy boards and spine clioth and gold gilt spine lettering. Light edge wear to board; small nick along top of front board. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Text block edges age & dust dulled; light foxing on top edge block. Dust jacket very good with light shelf & edge wear; tiny chips & wear to top of front panel. * From the jacket flap, ""The decisions of the Supreme Court have touched - and will continue to influence - every corner of American society. A comprehensive, authoritative guide to the Supreme Court, this volume is an essential reference source for everyone interested in the workings of this vital institution and in the multitude of issues it has confronted over the… Read More

U.S.A.: Eye Contact Media Inc, 2004. Soft cover. Very Good. Soft cover in very good condition. Text block clean & tight. Wraps crisp and shiny; spine uncreased; appears unread.

New York: Crescent Books, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First English Edition published by Colour Library International Ltd, 1982. This edition is published by Crescent Books, 1982, Hard cover in very good condition. Deep blue boards with light rubbing at head & heel of spine corners. Text block clean and tight. Dust jacket very good; 3/8"" closed tear at top front corner. End papers display a collage of color photographs; beautiful glossy colored photos throughout. * From the book, ""This is the stuff of which fairy tales are made,"" said the Archbishop of Canterbury in his address at the wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales. It was an apt observation. The interest with which the nation watched the blossoming of their romance, the wave of enthusiasm and goodwill generated by their engagement, the excited anticipation and rapturous joy of their remarkable wedding--all these were fitting accompaniments to the whirlwind story of the quiet, unassuming… Read More

London: New Orchard Editions, 1994. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First published in 1991 by Arms and Armour Press in London. This edition first published in 1994 by New Orchard Editions in London. Printed in Great Britain. Hard cover in fine condition with glossy pictorial boards that mirror the likewise fine dust jacket. Interior clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Rather than the usual price on dust jacket front, there is at the bottom of flap, the words, ""Previously published at ú19.95."" Overall presents as new and unread. * From the front jacket flap, ""The regimental system has been a fundamental element of the British Army for more than a hundred years. Based on regional identities, the system elicits a fierce loyalty from soldiers steeped in the traditions and history of their unit and native region. As a result of amalgamations a smaller army has evolved, and the focus of pride has inevitably been broadened; sometimes it has been eliminated… Read More

Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, Inc., 1988. Soft cover. Good. Text block clean and tight. No markings or tears. Black and white and colored pictures throughout.

New York: Quality Paperback Book Club, 1990. Soft cover. Very Good. First published in 1895, this edition is a reproduction of the Wessex edition published by Macmillan & Co., London, in 1912. This edition was specially created in 1990 for Quality Paperback Book Club. Printed in the U.S.A. Large format soft cover in very good condition with clean sharp wraps. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Size approximately 9 1/8"" tall x 7"" wide x 1"" thick; 494 pages. * From the back cover, "" 'Jude the Obscure' is, in Thomas Hardy's words, the story of ""a deadly war waged between flesh and spirit."" It tells of the short, miserable life of the promising Jude Fawley, a stonemason aspiring to the ministry, who is defeated intellectually, spiritually, and emotionally by fate, his own weakness, and his involvement in the lives of others. . . . .The novel's pervasive gloom, verging on the… Read More

U.S.A.: Harcourt, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Stated First Edition. Hardcover with light beige boards and darker beige spine cloth containing gold colored spine lettering in very good condition. Light rust colored endpapers. Interior text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Top edge of text block contains a black marker line. Side edge of text block is uncut / deckle edged. Dust jacket in very good condition; not price clipped. Contains 67 black-and-white photographs and 12 maps.

NY: The Modern Library, 1953. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Stated : First Modern Library Edition, 1953. Copyright 1953; no other printings noted. Hard cover in very good condition with blue boards; red panel on front with gold gilt lettered title; red panel on spine also containing gold lettering and the Modern Library logo.Top stained red. Interior text block clean and tight; no writing, no markings noted. General overall light age toning. No dust jacket.* Volume contains eight plays: The Rehearsal, The Country Wife, The Man of Mode, All for Love, Venice Preserved, The Relapse, The Way of the World and The Beaux' Stratagem.

Doubleday, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition (November 2003). In addition, complete number line including the number one. Hard cover in very good condition with cream colored boards (light smudges) and dark maroon spine cloth with gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Dust jacket very good; only ghost of shelf & edge wear; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, ""For almost a decade, beloved storyteller E. Lynn Harris has welcomed you into his family with his passionate, warm, and trailblazing novels. Now, he invites you into the most intimate world ever - his own.""

New Yoirk: Viking, 2012. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Stated: First American Edition. In addition complete number line including the number one. Hard cover in fine condition with lime green boards, deep blue spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight; no writings, no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; no price clipped. Overall presents as new and unread. * By the author of ""Chocolat,"" this is the third novel featuring Vianne Rocher. From the jacket flap, "". . . a multilayered story full of with and charm that promises to bewitch her readers.'

London and New York: Routledge, 1992. Soft cover. Very Good. Stated: First Published 1992 by Routledge, London, and simultaneously in the US and Canada by Routledge. Trade Paperback in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. Price sticker on back cover. * From the back of book, a review by J. William Harris, University of NH,""Combining established work with that of recent provocative scholarship on the antebellum South, this collection of essays puts students in touch with some of the central debates in this dynamic field. It includes substantial excerpts from the work of Eugene Genovese and Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, who lay out the influential interpretation of the South as a ""paternalistic"" society and culture, and contributions from recent scholars who provide dissenting or alternative interpretations of the relations between masters and slaves, men and women. The essays draw on a wide range of disciplines, including economics, psychology and… Read More

New York: Amphoto, 1993. Soft cover. Very Good. OVERSIZE. Soft cover in fine condition. Text block clean and tight; no writings, no markings noted. Wraps birght & shiny with only a ghost of shelf & edge wear; has a crease at the bottom corner of the back cover. Size: 8 1/2"" wide x 11"" tall. * From the rear cover, ""Whether you're just starting out in 35mm photography or you want to improve your technique, Shoot! is the book you've been waiting for. Its 256 pages are filled to the brim with the finest instruction--detailed information and helpful advice--from fourteen of the world's leading photographers. You'll learn everything you ever wanted to know about 35mm photography. Book contains 272 color photographs and 33 black and white photographs.

Zenith Press, 2014. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hard cover in fine condition with pictorial boards and rust colored end papers. Text block clean & tight with no markings. Dust jacket in fine condition with mirror image of boards. Black & white photos throughout - almost on every page. Originally conceived, designed, and produced by Quid Publishing in England, this is the stated first printing in North America. 208 numbered pages. Concludes with a Bibliography, Index, and Section of Photo Credits. From the jacket, ""...tells the amazing story of the daring photo-reconnaissance flyers and backroom boffins whose role was key in helping the Allies to win the war. Copiously illustrated with aerial photographs drawn from the archives of the major Allied and Azis powers, this book examines all theaters of the war, from Europe to the Pacific.""

New York, New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated: First Edition: December 2006. Hard cover in very good condition. Navy boards with copper gilt spine lettering. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Frontispiece consists of line drawing detail of the 1995 vessel. Contains a section of black & white photographs. Dust jacket very good with only slightest shelf and edge wear except for ripples on the front. Not sure if it rippled from a splash of water or if intentional to emphasis the story of the sea expedition. 313 pages.