Search Results: Authors starting with H from Just My Books

This book records the project tropos, a multi-media exhibit of Ohio artist Ann Hamilton, which was installed in a large warehouse space, and was called "surreal" and a "dreamscape."
There is some discoloration to cover (see pic) but no marks or damage to interior.
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All things dog, throughout the world and throughout history, from the perspective of a century ago. Kinda charming writing style. Picture shows a sampling of the wide range of topics.
Front cover (see picture) has a few scuff marks and a turned-down corner. Pages are tanned, of course. There is a small tear on inside back cover. But the binding is solid and book is unmarked.
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Naive Americana at its best.
A collection of 14 stories by the author known as O. Henry (real name William Sydney Porter), originally published in 1908, seven years after completing a prison sentence for embezzling $854.
Illustrations are uncredited, but thought to be by the author.
Fragile but holding together. Inside front and back covers have been repaired by a librarian.

Philosophical essays reflecting an immersion in European history and thought, written as Europe crumbled. Dedication to a victim of Hitler (see photo). The title refers to a poem about a sailor stranded on a remote island in the South Pacific, alone.
Cover has discolorations (water?) but is undamaged, book is otherwise unmarked, binding is solid.
First edition

Aimed at students in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. This book is also of interest to anyone seeking information about East Africa from a late-20th Century perspective. Many b/w photos and drawings, graphs, maps. Topics range from rift valleys to urbanization.
Book interior is solid and unmarked. Some moderate signs of wear on covers and title page.

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