Search Results: Titles starting with H from Arabesque Books

William D. Forester, 1986. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. pp. xi, 1-279. Illustrated. Signed by the author on the front free end paper, not inscribed to anyone. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve. A few notes in pen on the rear paste down. Harlan County, Kentucky. In fine condition, an excellent, gift quality copy.

Australia: Images Publishing, (2009), 2009. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Large 4to. 256 pages. Illustrated in full color and with site plans, floor plans, elevations, interiors, and details. Originally published in 2007. Details many Atlanta, Georgia, and Florida residences. Dust jacket protected in new mylar. Two dog-eared pages straightened out. An attractive copy.

New York: Harry Winston, Inc. and the Gemological Institute of America, (1984), 1984. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Large 4to. pp. xi, [5], 3-206 including notes and bibliography. Ronald Winston, Editor. Illustrated with stunning color photography. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve, price clipped. Signed by the author, "Atlanta, February 1986, With all best wishes, Laurence Krashes". Not inscribed to any individual. Laurence Krashes worked for Harry Winston in New York for over 12 years. From the dust jacket, "Over the years, Mr. Winston purchased and had fashioned some of the finest rough diamonds ever discovered, including the Jonker, the Niarchos, the Taylor-Burton, the Winston, the Star of Independence, and the Star of Sierra Leone. He also handled such famous historical diamonds as the Idol's Eye, the Arcots, the Nepal, The Briolette, the Indore Pearshapes, and the Eugenie Blue. He is perhaps best known for donating the notorious Hope… Read More

New York and London: Funk & Wagnalls Company, (1898), 1898. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Thick 8vo. pp. xxii, [3], 2-534. Includes 56 full page plates, containing over one hundred half-tone reproductions from photographs, with border decorations. Folding map. Most likely first edition with date on the title page. Red illustrated cloth binding with Hawaiian surfer. Binding has edge and corner wear, slight spotting. Book now protected in new mylar. No former owner's names or marks. The front free end paper is missing. Book is solid, square, and tight. Pages are very clean. Published soon after annexation by the United States in 1897. A scarce copy.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1893. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. 210 pages. Protected in mylar. All 26 chromolithographic plates are present with tissue guards. Some light foxing at the plates. One signature slightly pulled, but securely attached. Prepared under the direction of Dr. C. Hart Merrian, Ornithologist. No former owner's names or markings.

Highlands, North Carolina: Faraway Publishing,, 2001. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Issued Without a Dust Jacket. Thick 8vo. pp. xxviii, [1], 2-737. Illustrated. Signed by the author on the title page. Signed only, not inscribed to anyone. Book protected in new mylar. Lightest of shelf wear on the binding. Award Winner sticker from North Carolina Society of Historians on the front cover. No previous owner's names or marks. Interior of book is extremely clean, solid, tight, and square. Scarce signed, first edition hardcover. A very attractive, gift quality copy.

Hartford, Conn.: A.S. Hale and Company, 1870. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo. pp. xi, 501. Illustrated, two folding plates. Frontispiece is missing. Title page has been repaired, but is all present. Emboss stamp from a previous owner. Solidly rebound with new end papers. A scarce book.

Indianapolis, New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, (1955), 1955. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. pp. xiv, 16 pages of photos, 430. Illustrated with a gallery of Confederate Ladies. Autographed by the editor for the members of the Civil War Book Club. Gift inscription on the front free end paper.

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, (2003), 2003. Hardcover. As New. 8vo. 245 pages. Signed by the author on a special page stating that the book has been personally signed. Opened only to photograph. Bound in full genuine leather with raised bands on the spine and gilt decorations. Acid neutral paper, Smyth-sewn pages. All edges are gilt. Permanent satin ribbon page marker sewn in. Includes a Certificate of Authenticity from the Easton Press and a note card about High Adventure and the author. A beautiful, gift quality, collectible copy.

Tokyo, Japan: Bijutsu Shuppan-sha, 1967. First Edition . Pictorial Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 129 pages. Illustrated in color and in black and white. Protected in mylar. Text in Japanese and English by Ryo Yanagi and Elise Grilli. No previous owner's names or marks. A nice copy of a scarce book.

New Brunswick, New Jersey: Wright-Martin Aircraft Corporation, (1918), 1918. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo. 216 pages. Illustrated with famous Aces, plates and fold out diagrams of the engines. All plates and fold outs present with only a very few minor tears. Book looks a little dusty with slight browning around the edges of the paper, but is in solid shape. A scarce copy.

Atlanta, GA: The Foote & Davies Co., 1894. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good to Fair Condition/No Jacket. 8vo. 147 pages with an unpaginated Catalogue of the Trustees, Officers and Alumni of the University of Georgia from 1785 to 1894, Index. Book is protected in mylar. Previous owner's name on the front free end paper dated Dec. 25, 1894. Binding is in poor condition with chips to the spine and damp staining, but solid. Interior of the book is clean and in near very good condition. A scarce book.

Jonesboro, Georgia: Historical Jonesboro, (1975), 1975. First Edition . Hard Cover/Cloth. Fine. 8vo. 93 pages. Illustrated. Protected in mylar. Pictorial Civil War end papers. The fictional home of Margaret Mitchell's Tara in "Gone With the Wind". Photos and discriptions of many of the historical houses of Clayton County, Georgia. A scarce book in fine condition, gift quality.

Atlanta, GA: Constitution Publishing Co., 1892. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo. 232 pages. Book protected in mylar. Binding has minor corner wear, but is original, tight, solid, and square. Previous owner's name is stamped on the free end paper. Interior of book clean. A scarce first edition of a 19th century Atlanta, Georgia imprint.

Dover, Delaware: Public Archives Commission, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Large 4to. pp. [14], 1-227, [14 page index]. Illustrated. Map end papers. Book protected in new mylar. Binding has light wear and a few minor spots. Interior of book is clean, no former owner's name. Many illustrations of early Delaware architecture with detailed descriptions.

Enola, PA: Civil War Antiquities, (1982), 1982. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo. 180 pages. Illustrated. Book protected in new mylar. Other than a previous owner's gift presentation note on the title page, the book is very clean with no other marks. Includes glossary and index. Much on Civil War related equestrian equipment.

Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1855. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to. 319 pages. Illustrated with 7 maps in color and a chart. Binding has light wear and some spotting. Previous owner's name on the front paste down. Interior of book has light foxing throughout. Beautiful color maps have almost no foxing. Book is solid, tight and square. Fairly scarce book.

Cambridge: Brown, Shattuck, and Company, 1833. First Edition . Three-Quarter Morocco. Very Good. 8vo. pp. xix, 316, plus 159 page appendix, notes, and index. Two plates of Harvard with tissue guards. One plate has edge damp staining. Very handsome presentation in a rich red burgundy, three-quarter morocco leather binding with raised bands and gilt tooling on the spine. Marbled end papers. Top edge gilt. Probably bound thus in the early 20th century. Interior of book is clean. A gift quality book.

Myldred F. Hutchins, (1981), 1981. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. 303 pages. Illustrated. Book protected in mylar. Previous owner's name and embossing stamp on the front free end paper. Besides histories of the towns, includes biographical sketches and family histories. Also Bettstown or Gooberville: a town that disappeared in quicksand. A scarce book.

Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1930. Hard Cover/Cloth. Very Good Minus./No Jacket. 4to. Second Edition revised by K. De B. Codrington. pp. xvi, 238. Illustrated with 165 plates. Protected in mylar. Binding has slight fading to the spine and small crease on front cover and a few scuffs. Front and rear hinges are cracked, but holding. Interior is clean, no previous owner's names or marks.