Search Results: Titles starting with H from Leaf and Stone Books

Milan: All'Insegna Del Pesce D'Oro. Good. 1959. Softcover. 57 pp. Copy No. 882 of limited edition. Tradotto da Giovanni Giudici, con tre disegni inediti di Jean Cocteau. Poems are in English on the left page, with Italian translation facing on the right. Three very characteristic Cocteau drawings. Cream paper wraps with goldenrod square and a Cocteau portrait of Pound has an old price sticker mark, general wear but nothing major. Interior is creamy and clean. ; Limited Edition; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

Cambridge: Class Report Office, Harvard University. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. Xv + 867 pp. 2 indices and alumni guide to Harvard resources. Red cloth boards with Harvard arms on front cover. Book is in excellent condition, as new. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 867 pages .

Cambridge, Etc.: Cambridge University Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1977. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. 0521297540 . KB...ix, 268 pp. Notes, bibliography, indices. Octavo. Bright green glossy softcovers with white text in English and black text in Arabic. Covers have a bit of corner curl, normal wear. Half title has some old notes in pencil and ink, paper is toned, but otherwise clean and unmarked. Hard to find this controversial work. "This is a controversial study of the origins of Islamic civilisation, first published in 1977. By examining non-Muslim sources, the authors point out the intimate link between the Jewish religion and the earliest forms of Islam. As a serious, scholarly attempt to open up a new, exploratory path of Islamic history, the book has already engendered much debate." Jack Tannous of Princeton said of it: "Apart from Internet enthusiasts and religiously-motivated polemicists, nobody today, not even Cook and Crone themselves, believes that the… Read More

Turnholt: Brepols. Good. 1996. Paperback. 346 pp. Indices. Essays are in English, German or Italian with some Latin. Peach paper covers with illuminated initial in colors. Covers are clean, back cover has a crease at upper corner. Interior inside fc has small ink notation, half title has some of the ink, a few pages with creased corners, otherwise clean and fresh. Authors include: Prinz, Fremer, Donnini, Watkins, Facciotto, Prinzivalli, Andre, Fagnoni, Rockelein, Signori, Goodrich. ; Vol. 3; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 346 pages .

Leiden: E.J. Brill. Good in Good dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 9004097627 . Vol I:xxiv, 709pp + 3 unnumbered pages. Notes, bibliographies, maps, tables, graphs, appendices and indices. DJ is grey-pink with blue on spine, picture on front, white and black text front and back, black and dark blue text on the spine. DJ has minor wear and tears to head, tail, edges and corners, front of DJ has been taped to front of the book. Book has dark blue cloth covers with gold text on the front and spine. Corners bumped, minor marks on spine and back cover. Text is clear and unmarked. (736 pages). Vol II: xxiii, 722pp + 3 unnumbered pages. Maps, notes, bibliographies, tables, appendices and indices. DJ is grey-pink with blue on spine, picture on front, white and black text front and back, black and dark blue text on the spine. DJ has minor wear and bumping to head, tail, corners and edges. Book has dark blue cloth covers with gold text on the front and spine. Book has minor bumping to corners.… Read More

Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2006. Hardcover. 1405113820 . KB57...xviii, 806 pp. Subject & Key names Index. Large heavy quarto. Glossy white dust jacket with red/black designs. DJ has minor shelf wear, first flap has a storage crease. Book itself is clean and tight. A nice copy, heavy for international shipping. ; Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 806 pages .

Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. Good with no dust jacket. 1913. Hardcover. xvi, 366pp + 2 unnumbered pages. Pictures, diagrams, tables, indices, fold-out astrological map. Book has light brown cloth covers with black text on the front and spine and pictures on front cover. Wear and tears to tail and corners, major wear and tears to head, marks on covers, major mark on back cover, minor wear and tears to edges, front, inner hinge cracked, minor tears in few pages. Ex-library with crossed-out white text on spine and stamps, otherwise text is clear and unmarked. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 384 pages .

Weinheim: Verlag Chemie. Good with no dust jacket. 1967. Hardcover. Facsimile Edition. 934 pp in 2 volumes. Tipped in portrait plate of Gmelin at frontis in Vol. I. A 1967 reprint of the 1st edition of 1817. In German. Introduction by E.H. Erich Pietsch in modern type, the book itself, with of original title page is in Gothic type. Brown marbled covers (mimicking the originals) with red and gilt to the spines have a bit of wear, vol. 1 has a thin white line/scratch on the spine. Interiors have old price sticker marks on end papers, a few pages have storage dog-ears, otherwise clean, sturdy and unmarked.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

Tokyo: Shobunsha Co. , Ltd.. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. 25 unnumbered leaves. Small quarto. Cardboard case with grey and dark red pastedown has some normal wear. Book itself has waxed paper jacket, embossed brown covers. Interior has inscription in English by the author, along with another inscription in Japanese (by the illustrator? ) , otherwise clean and nice. Beautiful book of verse in Japanese with English translations at bottom page by Herring. Lovely copy. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 55 pages; Signed by Author .

Otto Harrassowitz. Good with no dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 3447029277 . 295 pages + (1) German language, contains plates and indices, off-white and brown cloth covers with brown lettering, minor wear to edges, ex-library with usual markings including removal of pocket, otherwise pages clear and unmarked; Mittelalterliche Handschriften in Niedersachsen; Ex-Library; Vol. 5; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 295 pages .

Oxford: Clarendon Press. Fair. 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. 48 pp + large folding plate with 4 maps, 2 text photos. With an inscription on the inside front cover "T. S. Arnold from the author" Original grey paper hard boards. Boards are detached, spine cover partly perished. Book block still holding on but fragile, blanks foxed. Interior is clean and unmarked. Still usable if delicate. Scarce first edition with the nice inscription. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 48 pages; Signed by Author .

Kingston: Printed for the Author At the Jackson Press. Good. 1925. Limited/Numbered Edition. Hardcover. 125 pp. Limited edition, book is #15 out of 100. Scarce work. Green cloth boards. Book is in good contiion. Some marks/stains on covers. Faint wear along edges. Interior is in good condition, clean with no marks. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Boston: Boston Book and Art. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Slipcase is covered in brown cloth with gold text on spine side opposite opening. Wear and tears to corners, head and tail. Vol 1: xi, 181pp + 4 unnumbered pages. Pictures. All colour pictures are tipped in. Book has brown cloth covers withgold text on the front and spine, gilt on all edges of the textblock. Minor wear to head, tail and corners. Bookplate on front pastedown, evidence of removed sticker on front flyleaf. Text is clear and unmarked.(196 pages). Vol 2: vi, 179pp + 1 unnumbered page. Pagenated 185-363. Pictures, bibliography, glossary and index. All colour pictures and tipped in. Book has brown cloth covers with gold text on the front and spine. Minor wear to head, tail and corners, top corners bumped. Bookplate on front pastedown, evidence of removed sticker on front flyleaf, otherwise text is clear and unmarked. (186 pages). ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 382 pages .

London: Lund Humphries Publishers LTD. Good with no dust jacket. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 853313202 . vi, 207pp. Index, photographs. Book has brown cloth hardover with silver text on spine and front cover. Book sleeve included. Text is clear and unmarked. ; Vol. 3; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 207 pages .

Toronto: William Briggs. Good with no dust jacket. 1908. Hardcover. 312pp. Frontis, photographs, bibliography. Book has brown cloth cover with black and gold text on front cover with image of a tree, black and gold text on spine with image of waterlily image. Signed on the front flyleaf by Reverend M. MacKenzie. Front hinge is broken, cover still attached. Ex-library with stamps, pencil markings, white writing on spine, otherwise text is clear and unmarked. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 312 pages .

Cambridge: Routledge. Good with no dust jacket. 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. 1909662658 . Ix, 189 pp. Index. Bibliography. Tall octavo. Hard paper covers with blue and image of Serbian warriors in orange has minor shelf wear. Interior clean and unmarked, 1st page of 1st chapter turned down at corner, otherwise very good. ; Legenda; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 200 pages .

Chur: Verlag Bundner Monatsblatt. Very Good. 1989. Hardcover. 3905241005 . 522 pp. Register at rear. German text. Tan hardcover. Book is in excellent condition, very clean with no marks or wear. ; German Edition; X X ; 522 pages .

Turnholt: Typographi Brepols Editores Pontificii. Good. Softcover. 1224 columns. columns numbered, not pages. Latin language. Light brown paper covers with black text on the front and spine. Minor wear and creasing to the head, tail, edges and corners. Spine is creased with some minor tears at the edges. Textblock is clear. Text has very minor underlining and writing throughout. ; Patrologiae cursus completus; Vol. 117; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Glasgow: R. Urie; J. Barry. Good with no dust jacket. 1750. Leather. [iv], 572 pp. Entirely in Greek except for the Lectoris page, which is in Latin. Handsome diced calf of the period with gilt ruling, somewhat worn, corners worn and repaired with newer leather, spine has been handsomely rebacked with new leather (nicely mottled to match the boards and with new end bands) with 5 raised bands and gilt blindruling, black/gilt spine label, gilt edges. Interior has old marbled end pages, title page with engraved printer's mark, bit of foxing on title, some foxing at rear pages, otherwise clean and nice, very sturdy. Very handsome and usable Greek New Testament Bible, nice patina, beautiful repairs. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 572 pages .

Athens, OH: Ohio University Press. Good with no dust jacket. 2010. Hardcover. 082141884X . KB 8... Vi, 299 pp + 7 unnumbered pages. Index, bibliography, tables. Octavo. Book has white paper hardcover with black and red text on covers and spine with illustration on front cover. Text is clear and unmarked. ; Ecology & History; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 312 pages .