Search Results: Authors starting with H from Warwick Books

New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2007. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Softcover in illustrated wraps with flaps. First edition. Fine, unread condition, clean, unmarked, unblemished. Elaborate and elaborately illustrated investigation into a musical fantasy. Square 4to. 192 pp.

New York: Macmillan, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover in yellow cloth boards. No dust jacket. First printing (stated). Binding is solid and pages are clean. Front board has light staining. Small bookstore sticker on front pastedown page. Illustrations in black and white and color. A more than decent copy. 4to. Unpaginated.

North Branch, MN: Specialty Press, 1997. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Glossy pictorial softcover. First edition. Book is in fine condition, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Historic photos as well as detailed diagrams, technical specs and crew info throughout. 4to. 100 pp. including index.

Philadelphia: Louis A. Godey, 1850. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +. Hardcover in original red leather binding,. Leather is worn and backstrip is only half there. Binding is firm but could benefit from rebinding. Aside from the tiny type that characterizes the entire book, the pages are attractive, clean and fresh. There are occasional stains on the paper. The color plates are in fine condition, and there are intact tissue guards protecting many of the images. In a letter affixed to the front of the book, Idah Meacham Strobridge, a noted Southern California rancher, miner, bookbinder (Artimesia Bindery), author, and society woman, presents the volume to a Mr. Etchegon, explaining that she inherited the book as a child from her mother, Phebe Amelia Craiger, whose name in imprinted in gilt on the front, but she has no heirs and, rather than have the book "pass out to strangers" when she is gone, she prefers to place it herself, where she feels "they would be valued as a memento of America's days of… Read More

New York: Street & Smith, 1898. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover in original handsome color-landscape-stamped blue boards. 1898 copyright. No edition stated. A guide to both locations circa 1898 including two folding maps, one for each place. Book is sturdy and clean. Penciled ownership name on front free endpaper. 12mo. 174 pp. Philippines; 177 pp. Hawaii.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book is in Fine, As New condition, clean, crisp, and unmarked. The dust jacket is also in As New, pristine condition. Includes a section of color plates as well as black-and-white ones. 4to. 180 pp. including index. Number 3 in the Discovery series, California Studies in the History of Art.

Bridgehampton, NY: Harry Lee Publishing Company, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover in original brown cloth boards. First edition. No dust jacket. Title in bright gilt on front. Book is in near very good condition. Pages (coated paper) are clean and unmarked. Binding is solid. The first two pages are loosening at top. Bottom inch of spine cloth is loose. "To Bessie from Alvin, Christmas 1936" appears on front free endpage. Illustrated with photos and maps. Scarce in the original edition. 4to. 189 pp. including an errata sheet bound in.

London: John Murray, 1874. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Three volumes in original red boards each imprinted with gilt insignia of the Grenadier Guards. Very good condition, with light general wear. Marbleized endpapers. Clean, unfoxed paper. Includes many pictures, engravings, and maps. Former owner's signature on half-title page of each book is that of: Major Charles Milne Cholmeley Dowling of 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards, " killed 21/11/1920, who died in Dublin having survived three wounds on the Western Front. Wounded in the hand 1914; seriously wounded April 1918." 8vo. Heavy--10 pounds to ship. Shipping outside the U.S. will require substantial additional postage.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket is fresh and bright with a couple of tiny closed tears. The book retells Afro-American folktales of animals, fantasy, the supernatural, and desire for freedom, born of the sorrow of slaves, but passed on in hope. Illustrations in black and white. 4to. 178 pp. including bibliography. In protective Mylar. Heavy--will require additional postage if shipped outside the U.S.

Peterborough, UK: GMS Enterprises, 1991. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Softcover in glossy pictorial wraps. First edition. Fine, unread condition, crisp, clean, and fresh. Illustrated throughout. Folio. 126 pp.

New Haven: Yale University Press / Harvard University Art Museums, 2006. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Softcover in illustrated glossy wraps. First edition. Near fine condition, with a whisper of wear to edges and former owner's name neatly inked onto front free endpage. Catalogue published to accompany a traveling exhibition entitled Prayers and Portraits: Unfolding the Netherlandish Diptych. Illustrated with color and black-and-white plates. Large 8vo. 255 pp.

Washington, D.C. and New Haven: National Gallery of Art and Yale University Press, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First edition. Book and jacket are both in Fine, As New condition, clean, crisp, unmarred. Massive catalogue published to accompany a major exhibition that was the collaboration of several American and European museums. Among the artists whose works are discussed are Jan van Eyck, Hugo van der Goes, Hans Memling, and Rogier van der Weyden. Luminous full-page color plates throughout. A gorgeous book in As New condition. Folio. 339 pp. including notes, bibliography, and index. Packed weight is seven pounds; shipping outside the U.S. will be prohibitive.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover in black boards. No dust jacket. First edition. Book is in fine condition, crisp and fresh. Bright gilt title on spine. Binding is sturdy, corners are unbumped. Color and black-and-white plates throughout. Large 4to. 230 pp. including documents, appendix, concordance, notes, bibliography. Heavy --five pounds packed. Will require additional charge for shipping priority or outside the U.S.

Washington, D.C.: Cambridge University Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover in red cloth boards in dust jacket. First edition. Book is As New, crisp, clean, and unblemished. Binding is sturdy and corners are sharp. Dust jacket is in Fine condition. The book documents the National Gallery's holdings of German paintings from the 15th through 17th centuries. Stunning full-page color plates throughout. 4to. 215 pp. including indices.

New York: Seven Seas Press, 1971. Paperback. Very Good. Softcover with pictorial cover. Reprint edition. Some light staining but otherwise very good condition. Illustrated. Originally published in Yachting magazine, Dec. 1923-March, 1924. 4to. 22 pp.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book is As New, crisp and clean. Gift-giving condition. Binding is tight and corners are sharp. Dust jacket is also As New, fresh and bright. Luminous black-and-white photos throughout. Many will be familiar but the book puts them into context. Oblong 4to. 287 pp. including index. Heavy--will require additional postage if shipped priority or outside the U.S.

Koln, Germany: Taschen, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Original 2014 edition with decorated blue faux leather boards and gilt edges on all sides. Fine condition. Two gilt letters in title are very slightly rubbed. Photos of servicemen taking it easy, bathing, swimming, playing around, all in the buff. Text is in English, French, and German. An elegant book of erotica, and a side of history seldom seen. Oblong 4to. 319 pp. Large, heavy, and handsome. International buyers please ask for shipping quote.

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. Near fine condition, crisp and unmarked. Former owner's name inked neatly onto front free endpage. One corner is very slightly bumped. Black-and-white illustrations. 8vo. 343 pp. including several appendices, bibliography, and index.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket is fresh and bright, with minimum wear. A novel about a patrol lost in the Sahara and its desperate march to safely. The second novel by Rene Hardy. Jacket design by Barbara Elias. 8vo. 256 pp. In protective Mylar.

London: Frederick Muller, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book is disbound, though crisp and clean. Perfect for someone who wants to disassemble the book's pictures. Unclipped dust jacket is fresh and bright. Includes 32 full-page laid-in color plates with explanatory text on facing page. 4to. Unpaginated. Laid in are several photos that amplify the uniforms depicted in the plates. From the estate of Donald G. Skinner, Canadian military collector extraordinaire.