Search Results: Authors starting with H from CraigsClassics

"Pornography and Obscenity" by D.H. LAWRENCE. 1929 1st edition; Faber & Faber Limited; London. Criterion Miscellany - No. 5. From the front flap: "Mr. Lawrence discusses current conceptions of what is clean and what is dirty, and refers to the problem of censorship in art and literature." Softcover; 32 pages.Condition:Light soiling to the covers; there is a small stain near the bottom of the front cover. There is a 2" tear at the bottom edge of the spine; the top edge of the spine is worn. Name(?) written lightly in pencil at the top of the front cover. The pages are clean and nearly appear unread with only initials written in pen at the top of the first page. There is foxing on the blank back-side of the outer wrap. Overall the book is in Good condition.

This is a collection of two books from The Treasury of Song for the Home Circle: "VOCAL - The Richest, Best-Loved Gems, Sacred and Secular" together with "INSTRUMENTAL - The Brightest, Best-Loved Gems, Popular and Classical" by D.H. Morrison. Published in 1882 by Hubbard Brothers. Each book also contains a "Sketches and Portraits of Eminent Musicians and Singers" section with illustrated portraits, decorative floral end papers, a chromolithograph color title page, and gilt page edges on all sides.VOCAL - "Carefully selected from the best works of the American, English, Scotch, Irish, Welsh, Swiss, French, Spanish, German, Italian, African and Russian authors, and containing many of the choicest and grandest harmonies of Handel, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Beethoven, Abt, Sullivan, Gounod, Bliss, Pinsuti, Sweeny, O'Kane, Gilchrist, Marshall, Lowry, Root, and like celebrities. Comprising their favorite songs, hymns, glees, madrigals, ballads, sentences, responses, anthems, chants, and selections from… Read More

This is the first Dutch edition of "LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER" by D.H. Lawrence - complete unexpurgated edition. 1956 1st edition thus; William Heinemann; The Hague. The book is written entirely in English. From the dust jacket: "Lady Chatterley's Lover was Lawrence's last novel. On it he lavished especial care and into it he put his final message. Lady Chatterley and the game-keeper Mellors he holds up as an example to an industrial age suffering from 'sex in the head,' 'a new phallic tenderness between man and woman.' Lawrence prophecied that it would only bring him more hatred and abuse. His intuition was, as usual, right - but only temporarily. Lady Chatterley's Lover has long been acknowledged to be a novel of great power and beauty."Condition:Clean covers; light soiling at the top and bottom edges of the spine. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. The pages are age-toned and clean with only a thin, light stain at the top edge of the… Read More

Nice condition early copy of "LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER" by D.H. Lawrence with its uncommon, original dust jacket. 1933 1st edition thus, 2nd impression (stated); The Odyssey Press; Hamburg, Germany. Softcover. This edition contains an "Open Letter to the Public" written by Frieda Lawrence (D.H.'s wife) providing reasons why this may be the most important of the three versions of the novel: first authorized unexpurgated edition; properly edited ("stripped of all the little typographical mistakes in the original edition"); affordably priced "Cheap Edition" ("issued at a price that would bring the book within reach of everybody"). Though in poor condition, the original front and back covers of the dust jacket are included (the spine is missing). The book had been banned in the United States and England for obscenity - at the bottom of the back cover is printed the following: "Not to be Introduced into the British Empire or the U.S.A." There is an advertisement for James Joyce's "ULYSSES" at the… Read More

This is an unusual, early copy of "LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER" by D.H. Lawrence. Early pirated edition "privately printed" in Florence, Italy in 1928 (following the original publication in Paris the same year). This copy has old newspaper articles regarding the book's censorship laid-in at the front. (A few loose clippings were also found.)Condition:Clean back cover; there are a few small, light stains on the front cover; staining on the label on the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Censorship newspaper clippings have been laid-in at the front on the title page and the facing end paper resulting in tanned outlines of the articles (see photo). Pages 5-8 each have two horizontal tears that span the width of the pages from the inner edge by the spine to the outer edge. Page 365 has a 3/4" tear at the top edge. Aside from the tears, the text pages are in nice condition - lightly age-toned and clean with no other notable issues found. Overall the book is… Read More

This is a handsome, antique copy of "The Life of MAXIMILIEN ROBESPIERRE" with Extracts from His Unpublished Correspondence by G.H. Lewes. 1849; Chapman and Hall; London. Nicely bound by ZAEHNSDORF in three-quarter leather with marbled covers, marbled end papers, gilt top page edges, and five raised band and gilt decorations on the spine. Robespierre was a French lawyer and statesman who became the architect of the French Revolution's "Reign of Terror." He encouraged the execution, mostly by guillotine, of more than 17,000 enemies of the Revolution. The day after his arrest, Robespierre and 21 of his followers were guillotined before a cheering mob in the Place de la Revolution in Paris.

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There are tiny bits of what appear to be paper remnants at the top edge of the front cover; there are a few scuffs at the top edge of the back cover. Some chipping/small pieces missing on the spine. Bright gilt top page edges. The bottom edge of the spine has worn down. There is a 1.5" tear to the leather… Read More

This is an antique medicine/remedies catalog from H.H. Warner druggists published in 1883. The catalog features wonderful color covers depicting the "BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE 1811" (Warner sold a product line called "Tippecanoe Bitters," thus the tie-in). With illustrations of medicine bottles and an 1884-1885 solar/lunar calendar on the inside front cover. There are dozens of signed (facsimile) product testimonials, drug recipes, and more. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents. More commonly found is the H.H. Warner trade card depicting the Battle of Tippecanoe...this is a complete catalog with 2 color covers.Condition:Small tears along the perimeter; larger 1.5" tear at the top edge. The pages are lightly tanned and are mostly clean with no writing; both inside covers have a couple small stains. There is a small burn hole at the bottom edge of all pages.

"THE CANONS OF COLORADO" from Photographs by W.H. Jackson. Circa 1890's (there is no date of publication stated); Frank S. Thayer; Denver. The book is a collection of 16 black & white photographic images in accordion-style. The plates measure 7 3/4" tall x 5 1/4" wide. W.H. Jackson was an American photographer, Civil War veteran, painter, and explorer famous for his images of the American West.Condition:Clean front cover; there are a couple of tiny stain spots on the back cover. Tiny cloth tears at the top and bottom edges of the spine. Nice interior - there is some light soiling to the title page, and a few of the images have a small, light stain at the top margin (the image itself is unaffected). The second-to-last and third-to-last have nearly separated along the outer edge, but are still attached by 1" at the top. There is an inscription written in pen dated 1913 on the back of the front flap. Overall the book is in Very Good- condition.

"The Merry Gentlemen of Japan" - A Children's Story by H.W. Reiter and Shepard Chartoc. 1935 1st edition (stated); The Bass Publishers; New York. Adapted from the Gilbert & Sullivan Opera "The Mikado." The book contains unique full-page illustrations by Philip Gelb. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.From the Foreword:If this book is found to be entertaining by the youthful reader, only part of the authors' goal will have been reached. It is our hope that we have presented the story of The Mikado in such a clear manner that it will be understood readily, and that the joy and elation created by the opera itself will be reflected and will serve to instill a deeper love for the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. To do this we have followed closely the original work and have reproduced a good number of the lyrics that Sullivan has set uo such captivating music."Condition:Light stains to the front and back covers; cloth tears at corner tips; tiny cloth tear on spine. Tight binding. No loose… Read More

Nice condition copy of "THE SCRIPTURE CLUB of Valley Rest" - or, Sketches of Everybody's Neighbours by John Habberton. 1877 1st edition; G.P. Putnam's Sons; New York. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.Condition:Some very light soiling to the covers; partial label affixed to the spine; sharp corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Library label affixed to front pastedown. The pages are mostly clean and white with only some foxing at the top corners of pages 40-43 and a very light stain at the top edge of the title page. There are a few small numbers written in pen at the bottom edge of the rear pastedown...no other writing found. Overall the book is in very good condition.

This is a great condition historical fiction book, "A Family Flight Around Home" by E.E. Hale and Miss Susan Hale. Circa 1890's (there is no date of publication stated, but there is an inscription at the front dated 1891); D. Lothrop Company; Boston. Richly illustrated with drawings throughout, many of which are full-page. The "Family Flight" series was an effort by the publisher to compete with the 'Zig Zag Series.' Lothrop's advertisements stated: "The narrative is told succinctly and with animation." In a similar fashion to other travelogue books of the era, there are numerous sketches and woodcuts throughout the book. The book follows the adventures of the Horner Family "around home" - the northeastern corridor of the United States. Chapters include "Washington's Inauguration," "Pirates," "The War," "The Declaration of Independence," "About Indians," "Franklin and Lafayette," "The First Day in Boston."Condition:Clean covers and spine; tiny cloth tear at the top-left corner of the back cover. Tight… Read More

"Sunshine and Shadow in New York" by Matthew Hale Smith. 1869; J.B. Burr and Company; Hartford. The book features an illustrated title page (with tissue guard) and eleven full-page plates. From the Introduction: "My purpose in this book has been to draw the Great Metropolis with its lights and shades, in a series of graphic papers: to sketch New York as I have seen it. From original and reliable sources I have drawn my information and material for these sketches. I have selected representative men, and have attempted fairly to present their characteristics, and usually as their friends would wish to see them. Of things and places, I have drawn from my own knowledge or observation."

The contents are as follows: The City of New York; High Life in New York; Wall Street; Alexander T. Stewart; A Shoddy Party; Mrs. Burdell-Cunningham; Sharp Business and its Value; A Night on the Battery; Mr. Beecher and Plymouth Church; Harper Brothers; Stock and Oil Preachers; John Jacob Astor; Black-Mailing as an Art;… Read More

"THE FISHING TOURIST" - Angler's Guide and Reference Book by Charles Hallock. 1873 1st edition; Harper & Brothers; New York. The book contains a frontispiece illustration and a few other in-text drawings. Here are a few examples of the contents: Fly Fishing as a Fine Art; Trout and Salmon Fishing Compared; Natural History of the Salmon; Ascending the River to Spawn; Trout and Trout-Rods; The Outfit; The Sportsman; The Adirondacks; New England; The Alleghanies; Nova Scotia; The Lower St. Lawrence; The Michigan Peninsula; The "Big Woods"; The Pacific Slope; Natural and Artificial Propagation, and more - please see the photos for the complete list.From the author's preface: "This volume presents in a concise form all the information necessary to enable gentlemen to visit successfully every accessible salmon and trout region of America; though of course it has not attempted to specify each neighborhood locality."Condition:The top edge of the spine is worn down; small cloth piece missing at the bottom edge… Read More

"The Big Knockover" by DASHIELL HAMMETT (author of "The Maltese Falcon") with its original dust jacket. 1966 1st edition, 1st printing (stated); Random House; New York. The book is a collection of selected stories and short novels.From the dust jacket: "Hammett was the creator of the modern suspense novel, but he also wrote, in the twenties and early thirties, a great many stories and short novels. This vintage collection of nine of the best of these works - plus an unfinished novel, Tulip, which is radically different in style and purpose from anything he had written previously - has been chosen and edited by Lillian Hellmann. None of these selections has ever appeared in hardcover book form before. This superb collection opens with a moving and sympathetic personal memoir by Lillian Hellman, who was a closes friend of Mr. Hammett for almost thirty years."Condition:The book is in Fine condition and appears unread - clean both inside and out with no issues found. The dust jacket has some light… Read More

This is an early biography of Dickens, "The Life and Writings of Charles Dickens" by Phebe Hanaford. 1871 1st edition; B.B. Russell; Boston. With a frontispiece portrait of Dickens and his signature in gold on the front cover. Published shortly after Dickens' death in 1870, this is the first of his biographies by a woman, and one of the earliest of all. There are four pages of publisher's advertisements at the back.Condition:Owner's signatures on front free end paper in pen and pencil. Front hinge starting internally. Spine fading. The ends of the spine are worn. Cloth tears at the corners. The pages are age-toned, but mostly clean with only underlining in pencil on pages 10-15...no other writing found. Overall the book is in Good condition.

"Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile" by John Hanning Speke. 1864 1st American edition; Harper & Brothers; New York. The book is richly illustrated with 552 full-page engravings and in-text illustrations; also included is a large fold-out "Map of Eastern Equatorial Africa" in color, and a color map of "The Course of the River Cali or Great Krishna." There are Appendices and six pages of advertisements at the back. Speke was an English explorer and officer in the British Indian Army who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa. He is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile and was the first European to reach Lake Victoria.Here are a few examples of the contents: The Zulu Kafirs; Turtle Turning; Capture of a Slaver; Sultan Lion's Claw and Sultan Monkey's Tail; The Murderer of M. Maizan; The Slave-Hunters; The Ivory Merchants; A Hunt; A Frightened Village; Tracking a Mule; Rhinoceros Stalking; Buffalo Shooting; Getting Plundered; Wilderness March; Famine; The Arabs… Read More

Handsome 2-Volume complete set, "A History of St. George's Church In The City of Schenectady" by Willis T. Hanson. 1919; "Privately Printed"; Schenectady. Volume I is illustrated.VOLUME I:I. The Early MissionariesII. The Ministrations of the Reverend Thomas Barclay and the Reverend William AndrewsIII. Further Missionary ActivitiesIV. The Founding of St. George's Parish and the Erection of the ChurchV. Efforts to Secure a Minister and Charter and the Friction with the PresbyteriansVI. The Rectorship of the Reverend William AndrewsVII. The Rectorship of the Reverend John Doty VIII. ReconstructionIX. The Rectorship of the Reverend Robert G. Wetmore and AfterX. The Rectorship of the Reverend Cyrus Stebbins XI. The Ministrations of Alonzo Potter and the Rectorship of the Reverend Alexis P. ProalXII. The Rectorships of the Reverend Aldert Smedes and the Reverend William Henry WalterXIII. The Rectorships of the Reverend John Williams and the Reverend William PayneXIV. Later DaysVOLUME II:* Parish Records of… Read More

This is an early copy of "FACTS IN MESMERISM with Reasons for a Dispassionate Inquiry into It" by Chauncy Hare Townshend. 1841; Harper & Brothers; New York. With a frontispiece illustration, and one other full-page illustration within the text. There is an 8-page publisher's catalog at the back. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.Condition:Some staining to the covers; cloth pieces missing from the top and bottom edges of the spine; the ends of the spine are worn; cloth tears at the corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Consistent foxing to the pages throughout the book. Two old names written in pencil on the front end paper...no other writing found. The lower-outer corner of page 83 has torn away, affecting the last 3 lines of text.

This is an antique copy of "Marion Harland's Cook Book of Tried and True Recipes" by Marion Harland. Circa 1890's (there is no date of publication stated); International Publishing Company; New York. "Containing the following recipes: Bread Sponge and Breakfast Breads, Other Breakfast Breads, Eggs, Broiled and Fried Meats, Boiled Meats, What to do with Left Overs, Other Dinner Dishes, Meats, Vegetables, Desserts, Cake Making, Soups, Jellies, Creams and other Fancy Dishes for Luncheons, Teas, or Supper Parties, How to Make Tea and Coffee, etc." There is an Index at the back.

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Stains on the covers; bits of the top paper layer have chipped away at the top/bottom and left/right edges of the spine, and along the edges of the boards. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Nice interior - the text pages are lightly age-toned but clean. Light foxing on the end papers and pastedowns. Overall the book is in Good condition.

"WHERE GHOSTS WALK - The Haunts of Familiar Characters in History and Literature" by Marion Harland. 1898 1st edition; G.P. Putnam's Sons; New York. The book is richly illustrated with dozens of full-page plates. There are vignettes at the beginning of the chapters. Gilt top page edges. Contents include Charlotte Bronte, John Keats, Dante Alighieri and more...please see the photos for the complete list.Condition:Clean covers and spine. Tiny cloth tear at the top-left corner of the back cover. Bright gilt on the front cover and spine; bright gilt top pages. Tight binding with no loose pages. There is a crack at the front hinge between two end papers resulting in the front cover being just a bit shaky. Nice interior - the text pages are clean with no notable issues found. A front end paper has a label outline at the top-left corner. Overall the book is in Good+ condition.